Obituary Listing

Paul Ramsey

Paul Ramsey

Jun 11, 2005

Weaverville - Paul Ramsey, 70, of 375 Bartlett Road, passed away Saturday, June 11, 2005, at the Mountain Area Hospice Solace Center following a period of declining health. A native of Madison County, he had resided in Buncombe County for most of his life. Mr. Ramsey was the owner/operator of Ramsey Trucking Company, and attended First Baptist Church in...

Wilbert Alderman "Bill" Suggs

Wilbert Alderman "Bill" Suggs

Jun 9, 2005

West Asheville - Wilbert Alderman Bill Suggs, 87, of 90 Oakwood Place went to be with his Lord Thursday, June 9, 2005 at his residence following an extended illness. A native of Bladen County, he had resided in Buncombe County for the past 70 years. He was former owner and operator of Suggs Greenhouse. Mr. Suggs was also formerly...

John Alan Mckinney,  Sr.

John Alan Mckinney, Sr.

Jun 9, 2005

Asheville - John Alan McKinney, Sr., 71, of 8 Valle Vista Drive died Thursday June 9, 2005 at Memorial Mission Hospital after a period of declining health. A native of Chesnee, SC he had lived in Atlanta, GA for 20 years before moving to Asheville. He retired from Commercial Credit, Co. He did volunteer work with Memorial Mission Hospital...

Billy Ray Revis

Billy Ray Revis

Jun 8, 2005

Asheville Billy Ray Revis, 66, of 164 McKinnish Cove Road, passed away Wednesday, June 8, 2005 at Memorial Mission Hospital. A lifelong resident of Buncombe County. He was employed with the Asheville VA Medical Center for 28 years and was a member of West Asheville Baptist Church. He was the son of the late Ernest Rethuel and Helen Amelia...

Trevor R. Dicks

Trevor R. Dicks

Jun 7, 2005

Swanzey, NH - Trevor R. Dicks, 37, of 9 Grove Street, passed away Tuesday, June 7, 2005 in Marlow, NH following an automobile accident. He was born in Concord, NH on August 30, 1967, the son of Nelson R. Dicks and wife Susanne of Marlow, NH, and Shirley Matthews Dicks of Beach Grove, TN. He had resided in Asheville...

Faye Magdalene Johnson

Faye Magdalene Johnson

Jun 2, 2005

Arden - Faye Magdalene Johnson, 75, of 103 Appalachian Blvd., passed away Thursday, June 2, 2005 at St. Josephs Hospital following a period of declining health. A native of Saluda, NC, she had resided in Buncombe County for the past 50 years. Miss Johnson was a member of Merrimon Avenue Baptist Church. She was the daughter of the late...

James William Kershaw

James William Kershaw

Jun 1, 2005

Candler - James William Kershaw, 90, passed away June 1, 2005. He was the husband of the late Lucille Kershaw and was a lifetime member of the N.Y.C. Carpenters Union. Surviving are his daughters, Janice Vernuccio and Lynn Salvatto; grandchildren, Alison, Billy, Kelli, Marc and Chad and great grandchildren, Zachary, Shawn, Alex, Kailee and Mariah. You will be missed...

Mary Pauline Carter

Mary Pauline Carter

May 26, 2005

Asheville - Mary Pauline Bible Carter, 90, died Thursday May 26, 2005 at the Hospice Solace Center after a period of declining health. A native of Greene County, TN, she had lived in Buncombe County most of her life. She was a member of First Baptist Church of Asheville and had run the beauty shop at the Brooks Howell...

Thomasine B. Owenby

Thomasine B. Owenby

May 23, 2005

Asheville - Thomasine Burnette Owenby, 84, of 196 Georges Branch Road passed away Monday May 23, 2005 at The Oaks of Sweeten Creek following a period of declining health. A native of Haywood County. She resided most of her life in Buncombe County and was a member of Edgewood Baptist Church. Mrs. Owenby was preceded in death by her...

Sereptha Pearline Mcfee

Sereptha Pearline Mcfee

May 19, 2005

Marion - Sereptha Pearline McFee, 74, died Thursday May 19, 2005 at the Rose Hill Retirement Center in Marion after a period of declining health. A lifelong resident of Buncombe County, she was a member of Pole Creek Baptist Church. She was the daughter of the late Kenny and Ada Reed McFee and also preceded in death by a...

Thelma Cash Farlow

Thelma Cash Farlow

May 16, 2005

West Asheville -Thelma Cash Farlow, 78, of 298 Waynesville Avenue, left her earthly body to receive her heavenly wings surrounded by her family on Monday, May 16th, 2005 at her residence following a period of declining health. She was the daughter of the late Thomas Freeman Cash and Julia Neighbors Cash. She was also preceded in death by three...

Billye West Rymell

Billye West Rymell

May 15, 2005

Asheville Billye West Biggerstaff Rymell, 88, formerly of 105 River Ridge Drive, passed away Sunday, May 15, 2005 at Magnolia Health Care Center. A native of Richmond, KY, she had resided in Asheville since 1992. She retired from the duplicating department of Eastern Kentucky University and was a member of All Souls Episcopal Church. Mrs. Rymell was the daughter...

Eva Estelle Williams

Eva Estelle Williams

May 15, 2005

Asheville - Eva Estelle Craft Williams, 83, of 1337 Merrimon Avenue died unexpectedly Sunday May 15, 2005 at Memorial Mission Hospital. A native of McComb, MS she had lived most of her life in Asheville. She was a member of First Baptist Church Of Asheville for more than 50 years. She was also a Legion of Honor member of...

James Franklin Duckett

James Franklin Duckett

May 15, 2005

Hendersonville - James Franklin Duckett, 50, of 310 Rose Street, passed away Sunday, May 15, 2005 at the Four Seasons Hospice Elizabeth House following a period of declining health. A native of Buncombe County, he had lived in Greenville, SC for a number of years before returning to Hendersonville for the past four months. He was a US Air...

Helen Bonner Eshelman

Helen Bonner Eshelman

May 11, 2005

Asheville - Helen Bonner Eshelman, age 88, of Givens Estates, died Wednesday, May 11, 2005 at Hospice Elizabeth House in Flat Rock. She was born in High Point, NC, daughter of the late Helen Hooker Bonner and John Alfred Eshelman. She was a graduate of UNC Greensboro. She was a registered dietitian, a member of the American Dietetics Association...

Frances R. Slack

Frances R. Slack

May 10, 2005

Asheville - Frances Augusta Richardson Slack, 98, of 100 Wesley Drive died Tuesday May 10, 2005 at the Givens Estate. A native of Bessermer, Michigan. She was the daughter of the late Andrew and Augusta Johnson Richardson and the wife of the late Harry Lester Slack who died November 27, 1977. Mrs. Slack was employed as a Bookkeeper/Switchboard Operator...

Bertha Swafford

Bertha Swafford

May 5, 2005

Candler - Bertha Mae Thomas Ramsey Swafford, 66, of 12 Sagefield Drive died Tuesday May 3, 2005 after an extended illness. A native of Madison County, she lived in Buncombe County for the last 25 years. She was a member of Belva Baptist Church and was a daughter of the late Jesse and Jossie Roberts Thomas and the wife...

Amilee Hazel Mccurry Murray

Amilee Hazel Mccurry Murray

May 5, 2005

Leicester - Amilee Hazel McCurry Murray, 90, passed away peacefully Wednesday night at her home in Leicester. Mrs. Murray was a friend to all. She loved to socialize and meet new people. Some of her hobbies included traveling, cooking, and searching for treasures at yard sales and antique shops. She had abundant energy and always wanted to be on...

Lula Irene Pace

Lula Irene Pace

May 4, 2005

Asheville - Lula Irene Jones Pace passed away Wednesday May 4, 2005 after an extended illness. A native of Anderson Co., Tn. she had lived in Buncombe Co. for most of her life. She attended the Gospel Baptist Church. She was a daughter of the late Hubert and Ollie Phillips Jones and the wife of the late Brownlow Glenn...

Sammie Lou Hensley

Sammie Lou Hensley

May 4, 2005

Candler - Sammie Lou Hensley , 88, went to be with her Lord, Wednesday May 4, 2005 at Pisgah Manor Health Care Center following a period of declining health. A native of Madison County. She had resided in Buncombe County since 1944. Miss Hensley retired in 1979 from Olin Paper Co. with 36 years of service and was a...