Obituary Listing

Edna Lavelda Letterman

Edna Lavelda Letterman

Jan 13, 2005

Candler - Edna Lavelda Patterson Letterman, 90, formerly of 42 Fairmont Road, passed away Thursday, January 13, 2005 at Pisgah Manor Health Care Center after an extended illness. Born in Copper Hill, TN, Mrs. Letterman resided most of her life in Buncombe County. She was a member of Good News Baptist Church. She was the daughter of the late...

James William Fulton

James William Fulton

Jan 13, 2005

Asheville - James William Fulton, 60, of 105 Olivette Rd. died Thursday, January 13, 2005 at his residence. A lifelong resident of Buncombe County, he was a retired supervisor from Beacon Mfg. Mr. Fulton was the son of the late Wilson Norman Fulton and Lois Ray Edmonds. He was also preceded in death by his step-father, James Edmonds. Surviving...

Ethel Edwards

Ethel Edwards

Jan 12, 2005

Asheville - Ethel Strong Edwards, 86, of 410 Silo Drive died Wednesday January 12, 2005 at Pisgah Manor Health Care Center. A native of Breathitt County, Ky. she had lived in Candler for more than 50 years. She had attended Berea College and was an L.P.N. for many years. She was a member of Pleasant Hill United Methodist Church....

John Henry Towe

John Henry Towe

Jan 7, 2005

Asheville - John Henry Towe, 83, of 199 Eliada Home Rd. died Friday. January 7, 2005 at the Brian Center of Weaverville following a short illness. A lifelong resident of Buncombe Co. Mr. Towe retired from Sarah Scott Furniture Co. and was a furniture upholserer for over 38 years. He was a U.S. Navy veteran of W.W. II, son...

James Melvin Hyatt

James Melvin Hyatt

Jan 6, 2005

Candler - James Melvin Hyatt, 81, of 191 Childers Rd. died Thursday, January 6, 2004 at his residence. A lifelong resident of Buncombe County, he was a retired tree surgeon, a WW II veteran of the U.S. Army and was of the Baptist faith. He was an avid hunter and fisherman. Mr. Hyatt was the son of the late...

William Harrell Gass

William Harrell Gass

Dec 31, 2004

Asheville - William Harrell Gass, 61, of 3 Lamb Avenue, died unexpectedly Friday December 31, 2004 at Memorial Mission Hospital. A native of Tyrrell County, he had lived all his life in Asheville. He was a U.S. Army Veteran and had been employed by Cranston Print Works of 30 years. He was a son of the late James Horace...

Artie Poole Derting

Artie Poole Derting

Dec 27, 2004

Columbus - Artie Belle Poole Derting, 100, of 1938 Fox Mountain Road died Monday, December 27, 2004 at the Pisgah Manor Health Care Center following a short illness. A native of Rhea County, Tennessee she had resided in Columbus for the past 20 years. Mrs. Derting was a former elementary school teacher and piano and voice teacher and a...

Elsie Marie Cook Stewart

Elsie Marie Cook Stewart

Dec 26, 2004

Asheville - Elsie Marie Cook Stewart, 85, of 96 Madeline Avenue, passed away Sunday, December 26, 2004 at St. Joseph Hospital after an extended illness. A native of Whitesville, WV, she graduated from the Southland Bible Institute in Pikeville, KY in 1948. She continued her studies at the Philadelphia School Of the Bible and the Biblical School of Theology...

Thomas Columbus Ray Sr.

Thomas Columbus Ray Sr.

Dec 26, 2004

Asheville - Thomas Columbus Ray, Sr., 59, of 3909 Sweeten Creek Road, passed away Sunday, December 26, 2004 at Memorial mission Hospital after a period of declining health. A native of Buncombe County, Mr. Ray had lived for a period of years in El Paso, TX before returning to Buncombe County. He was the son of the late Frederick...

Della Payne Sluder

Della Payne Sluder

Dec 25, 2004

Leicester - Della Payne Sluder, 84, of 200 Morgan Branch Road died unexpectedly Saturday, December 25, 2004 at the Memorial Campus of Mission Hospitals. A native of Buncombe County, she was a member of Zion Hill Baptist Church and was retired from Ball Brothers Corp. She was a loving wife, mother and Mamaw and she loved sewing & quilting,...

Edna Rice Riddle

Edna Rice Riddle

Dec 24, 2004

Cumberland, VA - Edna Rice Riddle, 83, of 303 Putney Rd., formerly of Asheville died Friday, December 24, 2004 at the Halifax Regional Hospital, South Boston, VA. following a period of declining health. A native of Laurens County, S.C. she had resided in Asheville for most of her life and had resided in Virginia for the past 4 years....

Katharine Maria "Marie" Roland

Katharine Maria "Marie" Roland

Dec 24, 2004

Asheville - Katharine Marie Roland, 81, of Raleigh Road died Friday December 24, 2004 at Emerald Ridge Health Care Center. A native of Yancey County, she had resided in Buncombe County since 1940. She retired in 1972 as a meteorological technician from the Air Weather Service. She was a member of Biltmore Baptist Church where she was a member...

Bryan William Rice

Bryan William Rice

Dec 23, 2004

Cleveland, S.C. - Bryan William Rice, 79, of 280 Copperline Drive passed away Thursday December 23, 2004 at St. Francis Hospital in Greenville, S.C. after a brief illness. A native of Buncombe County, he lived in the Flat Creek Community prior to moving to Cleveland, S.C. 8 years ago. He was a member of Flat Creek Baptist Church for...

Elizabeth Lucille Johnston Lynn

Elizabeth Lucille Johnston Lynn

Dec 21, 2004

Gainesville, GA - Elizabeth Lucille Johnston Lynn, 86, of 5024 Farmbrook Lane, went to be with her Lord Tuesday, December 21, 2004 at her residence. A native and resident of Buncombe County for most of her life. She was a member of Emma United Methodist Church. She had resided in Gainesville since March of 2002 Mrs. Lynn was the...

Thomas Calvin Robinson

Thomas Calvin Robinson

Dec 20, 2004

Asheville - Thomas Calvin Robinson, 85, of 256 Brevard Road died Monday December 20, 2004 at Memorial Mission Hospital after an extended illness. A native of Jackson County, he had resided in Asheville for most of his life. He attended Emma School and was of the Baptist Faith. He entered the U.S. Navy in 1938 and also served in...

Lydia Louise Flynn Norris

Lydia Louise Flynn Norris

Dec 20, 2004

Asheville - Lydia Louise Flynn Norris, 78, of 11 Joan Way died Monday, December 20, 2004 at her residence. A native of Henderson County she had lived for most of her life in Buncombe County. She was a member of Georgetown Baptist Church. Mrs. Norris was the daughter of the late John Baxter and Ina Delilah Summey Flynn. She...

Mary Ada Walker

Mary Ada Walker

Dec 19, 2004

Asheville - Mary Ada Redmon Walker, 93, of 72 Pine Ridge Rd. died Sunday, December 19, 2004 at Emerald Ridge Rehab and Care Center. A lifelong resident of Buncombe County, she was a member of Beaverdam Baptist Church. Mrs. Walker was the daughter of the late Joseph Benjamin and Ivory Sue Henderson Redmon and was the wife of the...

Mary Margaret Rives Smith

Mary Margaret Rives Smith

Dec 19, 2004

Mary Margaret Rives Smith, of Asheville and Charlotte, made her trip to heaven on Sunday, December 19, 2004 at the home of daughter and son-in-law, Rosemary and Vernon Bud Hollifield. Mrs. Smith, Margaret to friends, was born June 5, 1917 in Oakland, California to John Rives and Mabel Carwyle Rives. She moved to Asheville, North Carolina by way of...

Leona Norton "Nanny" Buckner

Leona Norton "Nanny" Buckner

Dec 19, 2004

Leicester - Leona Elsie Nanny Norton Buckner, 87, of 35 Buckner Hill Rd., went to be with her Lord Sunday, December 19, 2004 at the Memorial Campus of Mission Hospitals. A native of Tullahoma, Tennessee. She had resided in Buncombe County most of her life, was a homemaker and member of Corinth Baptist Church. Mrs. Buckner was a daughter...

Mabel Follett

Mabel Follett

Dec 16, 2004

Asheville Mabel Byers Follett, formerly of 80 Allen Street, went to be with her Lord on Thursday, November 23, 2017 at Stonecreek Health and Rehabilitation. A native of Rutherford County, she had resided in Asheville since 1957 and was a member of Sand Hill Baptist Church. Mrs. Follett was the daughter of the late Ethel Bell Byers Crain and...