Obituary Listing

Frances G. Hensley

Frances G. Hensley

Jul 9, 2005

Safety Harbor, FL - Frances Louise Gregg Hensley, 85, of 111 Meadowcross Dr. died Saturday July 9, 2005 at Mease-Dunedin Hospital after a short illness. A native of Asheville, she moved to Safety Harbor, Fl in 2005. She was a member of Beverly Hills Baptist Church and a 1938 graduate of Lee Edwards High School. She was a daughter...

Paul Lewis Walker

Paul Lewis Walker

Jul 6, 2005

Greenville, SC - Paul Lewis Walker, 68, of 2605 River Road, passed away unexpectedly Wednesday, July 6, 2005 at Greenville Memorial Hospital. A native of Buncombe County, he had resided in Greenville for the past 32 years and was a Sales Executive with Peterbilt Trucks of Greenville. Mr. Walker was a member of Beaverdam Baptist Church and a member...

David Lee Blankenship Sr.

David Lee Blankenship Sr.

Jul 5, 2005

Asheville - David Lee Blankenship, Sr., 60, of 65 Honeysuckle Lane died Tuesday - July 5, 2005 at his residence after a period of declining health. A native and lifelong resident of Buncombe County, he was a son of the late Frank Patterson and Elouise Quinn Blankenship. He was also preceded in death by a sister, Marie Lord and...

Marla May Stevens

Marla May Stevens

Jul 1, 2005

Asheville Marla May Smith Stevens, 81, of The Laurels of Hendersonville died Friday, July 1, 2005 after a long illness. A native of Joplin, Missouri, she lived in Asheville since 1946 prior to moving to Hendersonville in April 2005. She was a childrens clothes buyer for Bon Marche and Belks and also manager for Pride & Joy childrens store...

Mary Frances Penland

Mary Frances Penland

Jul 1, 2005

West Asheville Mary Frances Doodle Davis Penland, 77, of 261 Bear Creek Road died Friday, July 1, 2005 at the Mountain Area Hospice Solace Center. A lifelong resident of Buncombe County, she was a daughter of the late John Burgin Davis and Anna Lorene Hendrix Davis. Mrs. Penland retired in 1990 from Square D with over 25 years of...

Roberta "Bobbie" Huntley

Roberta "Bobbie" Huntley

Jun 30, 2005

Fairview Roberta Bobbie Huntley of 15 Huntley Cir. died unexpectedly Thursday June 30, 2005 at her home. A native of Buncombe County, she had lived in Norfolk, Va. for several years before returning to Buncombe County in the early 80s. She was a member of Cedar Mtn. Baptist Church and loved working with the children of the church. She...

Larry "Dee" Crompton Jr.

Larry "Dee" Crompton Jr.

Jun 29, 2005

Horse Shoe, NC Larry Dee Crompton, Jr., 45, of Horse Shoe died unexpectantly Wednesday, June 29, 2005. A native of Buncombe County and the son of Nancy Crompton Hawkins of Candler and the late Larry D. Crompton, Sr. He had resided in Henderson County for the past 17 years and attended Emmanuel Baptist Church. Surviving in addition to his...

Dorothy Parker Griffin

Dorothy Parker Griffin

Jun 29, 2005

Cincinnati, OH Dorothy Parker Griffin died quietly in Cincinnati on June 29, 2005 following a long illness. She was born February 26, 1920, to Mr. and Mrs. John Milton Parker of Henderson County and was preceded in death by 4 siblings. She lived in Asheville until 4 years ago, where she worked for Drs. Corcoran, Shuford, Moser, Crews and...

William O. Rhymer

William O. Rhymer

Jun 26, 2005

Marshall - William Otis Rhymer, 58, of 1781 Baileys Branch Road died Sunday June 26, 2005 at Memorial Mission Hospital after an extended illness. A native of Buncombe County, he moved to Madison County in 1999. He was a member of Macedonia Baptist Church, the NRA and AARP. He was a son of the late Will and Mabel Rhymer....

Robert Junior "Bobby" Cannon

Robert Junior "Bobby" Cannon

Jun 26, 2005

Asheville Robert Junior Bobby Cannon, 57, of 93 North Hill Road died Sunday, June 26, 2005 at St. Josephs Hospital. A lifelong resident of Buncombe County. Mr. Cannon was a member of Calvary Church of God in Marshall and was formerly employed with Huntley Construction Company for 18 years and with Orangeburg Plastics. He was a son of the...

Alma Ledford

Alma Ledford

Jun 26, 2005

Asheville Mattie Almeta Alma Rodgers Ledford died Sunday June 26, 2005 at the Oaks at Sweeten Creek after a period of declining health. A native of Greenville, SC, she had lived in Buncombe County most of her life. She attended Biltmore Baptist Church. She was a daughter of the late Samuel Henry and Maude Hollingsworth Rodgers and the wife...

Helen Y. Lee

Helen Y. Lee

Jun 24, 2005

Asheville - Helen Alice Young Lee, 74, of 21 Deleuil Drive passed away Friday, June 24, 2005 at St. Josephs Hospital following a period of declining health. A lifelong resident of Buncombe County. She was formerly employed in retail sales and was a devoted homemaker. Mrs. Lee was a member of Starnes Cove Baptist Church where she was former...

Norma Gale Travaglini

Norma Gale Travaglini

Jun 23, 2005

Asheville, NC - Norma Gale Stempson Travaglini, 65, of 71 Harnot Circle, died Thursday, June 23, 2005 at Memorial Mission Hospital. A lifelong resident of Buncombe County. She retired as manager of K-Mart on Patton Avenue, was a lifelong member of The Church of the Redeemer Episcopal Church, active in volunteering with Asheville Parks & Recreation in youth activities...

Clint Burris

Clint Burris

Jun 23, 2005

Leicester - Clint Tyrone Burris, 35, of 120 Eagles Nest Road died Thursday June 23, 2005. A native of Buncombe County, he resided in Madison County for the past 5 years. He was employed with Rons TV Service. He was a son of Ronnie Ron C. Burris, Sr. and Nancy Lanning Burris of Asheville. Surviving in addition to his...

Charles "Scotty" Collins

Charles "Scotty" Collins

Jun 22, 2005

Asheville - Charles Scott Scotty Collins, Sr. 58 of 224 Bear Creek Road died unexpectedly Wednesday - June 22, 2005 at his home. A native and lifelong resident of Buncombe County, he was the former owner and operator of I-Tech Services Inc.. He was the son of the late Oscar Charles and Irene Travis Collins and was also preceded...

Penny Williams

Penny Williams

Jun 20, 2005

Asheville - Roberta Catherine Penny Clayton Williams, 77, formerly of 7 Warren Avenue went to be with her Lord, Monday, June 20, 2005 at her residence. A native of Transylvania County. She had resided in Buncombe County since 1932. Mrs. Williams was the daughter of the late James Elbert Jones and Jamie Gertrude Rogers Jones and the wife of...

Nick D. Contoleon

Nick D. Contoleon

Jun 19, 2005

Fletcher Nicholas Nick Demetrios Contoleon, 73, of 86 Old Airport Road went peacefully in the arms of his Lord Sunday, June 19, 2005 at Park Ridge Hospital. A native of Kythera, Greece. Mr. Contoleon has resided in the United States since the age of 16 and was a son of the late Demetri and Anna Kontoleon. He was a...

Dorothy Pagony

Dorothy Pagony

Jun 19, 2005

Asheville - Dorothy Pagony, 87, of 18 Fairfax Avenue died Sunday June 19, 2005 at the Hospice Solace Center after a period of declining health. A native of Gouverneur, NY, she lived in Rochester, NY for many years before moving to Asheville, in 1979. She was a daughter of the late Carl and Fannie Foster. Surviving are her husband,...

Genevieve Eller

Genevieve Eller

Jun 16, 2005

Weaverville - Frances Genevieve Eller, 67, of 39 Eller Hollow Road died Thursday - June 16, 2005 at her home following a period of declining health. A native and lifelong resident of Buncombe County, she was a daughter of the late Woodfin and Cora Eller and was also preceded in death by 3 brothers, Don, Dan and James Eller...

Betty Jane Smith

Betty Jane Smith

Jun 15, 2005

Asheville - Betty Jane Shipman Smith, 63, of 408 Hazel Mill Road died Wednesday, June 15, 2005 at her residence. A lifelong resident of Buncombe County. Mrs. Smith was a daughter of the late Jess and Thelma Louise Franks Shipman and the wife of the late Harold Andrew Smith. She was also preceded in death by her sister, Bonnie...