
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
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.
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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...
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