Marie Willis Norton
Oct 8, 2004
Weaverville - Marie Willis Norton, 67, of 147 Upper Flat Creek Road died Friday, October 8, 2004 at the Mountain Area Hospice Solace Center following a period of declining health. A native of Yancey County. Mrs. Norton had resided in Buncombe County most of her life, was a home maker and a member of Coles Cove Baptist Church. She...
Beryl Rose Smith Goddard
Oct 5, 2004
Big Sandy Mush - Beryl Rose Smith Goddard, loving wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother, peacefully went to be with the Lord on Tuesday, October 5, 2004. She is survived by her husband, Ian, and their children, Judy Lee of California, Sheryl Webb and Kenny Welch, both of Georgia, Penny Sherlin of Asheville and Olaf Goddard of Weaverville. She was...
Josie C. Mckinney
Oct 4, 2004
Asheville - Josie Bell Craig McKinney, 88, died Monday October 4, 2004 at the Laurels of Greentree Ridge. A native and lifelong resident of Buncombe County, she was a daughter of the late Charlie and Lena Craig and wife of the late Louis McKinney. She was also preceded in death by a son, Donald McKinney; son-in-law, Carroll Gillis; sister,...
Jack Herbert Lankford
Oct 3, 2004
Asheville - Jack Herbert Lankford, 75, of 32 Balm Grove Avenue died Sunday October 3, 2004 at Magnolia Health Care Center following a long illness. A native and lifelong resident of Buncombe County, he retired in 1991 from Burns International Security Co. as an Area Manager. Mr. Lankford was of the Baptist Faith, served as the president of the...
Eleanor Elizabeth Wooten
Oct 2, 2004
Candler - Eleanor Elizabeth Wooten, 63, of 321 Starnes Cove Rd. died Saturday, October 2, 2004 at her residence. Mrs. Wooten was a native of Buncombe County and a member of Trinity Baptist Church. She was the daughter of the late Thomas Willard and Bessie Phillips Willis. Surviving are her husband, Billy Arthur Wooten of the home; daughter, Billie...
Robert Neil Holcombe
Sep 29, 2004
Fletcher - Robert Neil Holcombe, 41, of 98 Vaughn Circle died Wednesday September 29, 2004. A native of Fayetteville, NC. and a resident of Buncombe County for most of his life, he was the general manager of Judy Jones Trucking Inc. He was a member of Liberty Baptist Church in Candler and a 1981 Graduate of Enka High School....
Robert Garfield "Frog" Lawrence
Sep 29, 2004
Candler - Robert G. Frog Lawrence, 74, of 29 Dogwood Ridge Rd., owner of Frogs Paving Co., died Wednesday, September 29, 2004 at the Mountain Area Hospice Solace Center. Mr. Lawrence was a native of Irdell County and had attended Maple Ridge Baptist Church. He was the son of the late Robert Garfield and Dorothy Templeton Lawrence and was...
George Peter Spaanbroek
Sep 25, 2004
Asheville - George Peter Spaanbroek, 72, of Asheville, passed away Saturday, September 25, 2004 at Memorial Mission Hospital. A native of Asheville, he was a 1949 graduate of Lee H. Edwards High school and a graduate of UNC-Chapel Hill. He retired from Dupont in Kinston, NC. Mr. Spaanbroek was a member of Skyland United Methodist Church, and a US...
Anna Branch Mckinney
Sep 24, 2004
Asheville - Anna ODell Redden Branch McKinney, 60, of 541 Deaverview Rd. died Friday, September 24, 2004 at her residence following a long illness. A lifelong resident of Buncombe County. She was a 1964 graduate of Clyde A. Erwin High School, formerly employed with Champion Finishing Co. and attended Harvest Time Assembly. Mrs. McKinney was a daughter of the...
Oscar Parham
Sep 22, 2004
Asheville - Oscar Parham, 69, of 12 Happy Valley Road died Wednesday September 22, 2004 at Memorial Mission Hospital. A lifelong resident of Buncombe County, he retired in 1997 as owner and operator of Oscar Parham Plumbing Co.. He was the son of the late Alfred Lee and Margaret Rice Parham and was also preceded in death by his...
Wiley Hobert Kirby Jr.
Sep 22, 2004
Mars Hill - Wiley Hobert Kirby, Jr., 63, died Wednesday, September 22, 2004 at Madison Manor. A native of Knoxville, TN, Mr. Kirby was the son of the late Wiley Hobert Kirby, Sr. and the late Verna Craig Kirby Melton. He was also preceded in death by his sister, Delsie Hicks and his step-father, Wardell Melton. Surviving are his...
Bleka Bishop
Sep 22, 2004
Candler - Bleka Mae Honeycutt Bishop, 66, of 38 Ashe Road died unexpectedly Wednesday September 22, 2004. A native and lifelong resident of Buncombe County, she was a daughter of the late Alvin Blake and Margaret Ann Smith Honeycutt. Surviving are her husband Pete Bishop of the home; daughter, Charlotte Jones and husband Mike of Piedmont, SC.; sons, Ricky...
Mary Rae Scarborough
Sep 22, 2004
Asheville - Mary Rae Scarborough, 68, of Apt 1 E Givens Estate died unexpectedly Wednesday September 22, 2004 at her residence. A native of Buncombe County, she had lived several years in California before returning to North Carolina. She was a daughter of the late Charles Norman and Annie Louise Smith Scarborough. She is survived by her brothers and...
Bernice "Bernie" Hamlin
Sep 19, 2004
Asheville - Bernice Bernie Hamlin, 67, of 15 Martel Village, died Sunday, September 19, 2004, at the Mountain Area Hospice Solace Center. A native and resident of Buncombe County, he was the son of the late Guy A. and Blanche Deweese Hamlin. Surviving are three sisters: Rosa Lee Harwood, Eloise Privett, and Jean Hamlin, all of Woodfin; a brother,...
Sarah Christine "Christy" Sloan
Sep 19, 2004
Asheville - Sarah Christine Christy Sloan, 35, daughter of Dr. and Mrs. Jim Sloan, died peacefully Sunday, September 19, 2004. She had gracefully met the challenge of ALS (Lou Gerhigs Disease) for 5 years. Born in Asheville, NC, she attended Asheville Christian Academy and Ben Lippen School before graduating from Davidson College in 1990. Christy enjoyed an eleven year...
Eupha Lusk Bryant
Sep 18, 2004
Asheville - Eupha Lusk Bryant, 86, of 38 Riverview Mobile Park died Saturday, September 18, 2004 at her residence. A lifelong resident of Buncombe County, she was retired from Mission Hospital and was a member of the Old Rugged Cross Baptist Church. Mrs. Bryant was the daughter of the late Thomas and Flossie Giles Lusk and was the wife...
Stella Briggs Carter
Sep 18, 2004
Asheville - Stella Briggs Carter, 81, died Saturday, September 18, 2004 at the Oaks of Sweeten Creek. A lifelong resident of Buncombe County, she was a member of the Christian Missionary Alliance Church. Mrs. Carter was the daughter of the late Lattie and Pearl Shook Briggs and was the wife of the late William Edward Carter, Sr. who died...
Billie Burke Wilson
Sep 18, 2004
Asheville - Billie Burke Ingle Wilson, 88, of The Laurels of Greentree Ridge, formerly of 45 Ridgelawn Road, passed away unexpectedly Saturday, September 18, 2004 at Memorial Mission hospital. A native and lifelong resident of Buncombe County, she was a member of Calvary Baptist Church. A loving and devoted mother, wife, sister, aunt and daughter, Billie touched the hearts...
William James Michael "Bill" Walker
Sep 12, 2004
Alexander - William James Michael Bill Walker, 59, of 28 Sun Valley Drive died unexpectedly Sunday September 12, 2004 at his home. A native of Pittsburgh, Pa. he lived most of his life in Buncombe County. He was the owner and operator of Bill Walker and Sons Tire Center. He was the son of the late Violet Margaret Walker...
David Kimberly "D.K." Ellison
Sep 11, 2004
Asheville - David Kimberly D.K. Ellison, 76, of Asheville, passed away unexpectedly Saturday, September 11, 2004 at his residence. A native of Madison County and lifelong resident of Buncombe County, D.K. worked several years at the Biltmore Forest Country Club in maintenance, and later retired from the City of Asheville as a truck driver for the Sanitation Department. He...
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