Obituary Listing

Sarah Elizabeth Anders Glenn

Sarah Elizabeth Anders Glenn

Feb 18, 2004

Tarpon Springs, FL - Sarah Elizabeth Anders Glenn, 84, of 467 Cypress Street formerly of Deanwood Circle, Asheville died Wednesday, February 18, 2004 following a period of declining health. A native and resident of Buncombe County for most of her life. Mrs. Glenn had resided in Tarpon Springs since 2003. She was formerly employed as a secretary with Van...

Lee Howard Buchanan

Lee Howard Buchanan

Feb 16, 2004

Candler - Lee Howard Buchanan, 84, of 420 Old U.S. Hwy. 19/23 died Monday, February 16, 2004 at Mission Hospitals. A native of Mitchell County, he had resided in Buncombe County since 1947. He attended Hominy Baptist Church and was retired from Southern Railways. Mr. Buchanan was the son of the late Fleeta Burleson Buchanan and was also preceded...

David Daniel King

David Daniel King

Feb 15, 2004

Johnson City, TN - David Daniel King, 43, of Johnson City formerly of Asheville, died Sunday, February 15, 2004 at his residence. A native of Asheville he had resided in Johnson City for the past 3 years and was employed as an electrician. He was a son of the late Harold Lee King and Eunice Wyatt King and was...

Virginia Dillaha

Virginia Dillaha

Feb 14, 2004

Hendersonville - Virginia Elliott Dillaha, 79, of 105 Acorn Drive, died Saturday February 14, 2004 at the Four Seasons Hospice Elizabeth House after an extended illness. A native of Buncombe County, she had lived in Hendersonville for the past 24 years. She was a longtime member of Westwood Baptist Church in Asheville where she had been a Sunday School...

Melvin Lann Letterman

Melvin Lann Letterman

Feb 12, 2004

Asheville - Melvin Lann Letterman, 73, of 660 N. Louisiana Avenue, left this weary world for his place in glory Thursday February 12, 2004. Beloved son of the late Nora Hensley and Malone Letterman, he was born August 18th of the year 1930. He served in the United States Navy during the Korean War and returned to Asheville to...

Robert Dale "Robb" Ramsey

Robert Dale "Robb" Ramsey

Feb 7, 2004

Canton - Robert Dale Robb Ramsey, 65, died Saturday, February 7, 2004, at Haywood Regional Medical Center. A native of Charlotte, NC. Having grown up in the Asheville area, he joined the military and had resided in many locations, retiring in Northern California and returning to Western North Carolina in 2000. He retired in 1981 from the U.S. Army...

Andrew Mcdevitt

Andrew Mcdevitt

Feb 6, 2004

Leicester - Andrew McDevitt, 66, of 1416 Bear Creek Road died Friday, February 6, 2004 following a long illness. A native of Madison County. He had resided in Buncombe County most of his life, was an Assistant Supervisor in the Sanding Department at Drexel Heritage for 37 years and attended Meadow Fork Baptist Church in Spring Creek. He was...

Lloyd A. Watson

Lloyd A. Watson

Feb 5, 2004

Asheville - Lloyd A. Watson, 83, son of the late William and Esther May Watson, went home to be with the Lord on February 5, 2004. Mr. Watson served in the US Army/Airforce in the Pacific in World War II and attained the rank of Master Sergeant. He was a graduate of Blantons Business College and he worked for...

Myrtle Sexton Austin

Myrtle Sexton Austin

Feb 3, 2004

Greenville, SC. - Myrtle Sexton Austin, 83, formerly of Woodfin, NC. died Tuesday, February 3, 2004 at Oakmont East Nursing Home in Greenville, SC. Mrs. Austin was born in Transylvania County, NC. She spent most of her life in the Asheville area where she supported her late husband, Norman M. Austin, as the first mayor of Woodfin. She worked...

Tommye S. Lloyd

Tommye S. Lloyd

Feb 3, 2004

Asheville - Tommye Ella Zane Surrette Lloyd, 77, of 30 Clairmont Ave., apartment G-1, Asheville, died Tuesday, February 3, 2004. Tommye was born in Transylvania County, raised in Bryson City and spent most of her life in Asheville. She attended Western Carolina University. In addition to raising a family, she worked for the City of Asheville and Mountainside Apartments....

Cleo Ann Hatch Morgan

Cleo Ann Hatch Morgan

Feb 2, 2004

Asheville - Cleo Ann Hatch Morgan, 76, formerly of 98 Trotter Place died Monday, February 2, 2004 at Pisgah Manor Health Care Center. A lifelong resident of Buncombe County, she was retired from the Patton Ave. K-Mart and was a member of Crossroads Assembly of God. Mrs. Morgan was the daughter of the late C.C. and Josephine Roberts Hatch...

Betty M. Gaddy

Betty M. Gaddy

Feb 1, 2004

Asheville - Betty Marie Parris Gaddy, 72, of 234 Old County Home Road died Sunday, February 1, 2004, at Memorial Mission Hospital following an extended illness. A native and resident of Buncombe County for most of her life. She was former owner and operator of Little Rascals Day Care on Haywood Road and Hendersonville Highway and was a member...

Edna Watts Edmonds

Edna Watts Edmonds

Jan 29, 2004

Asheville - Edna Cornelia Watts Edmonds, 81, of 1493 Brevard Road died Thursday January 29, 2004 at Memorial Mission Hospital after a period of declining health. A native and resident of Buncombe County for most of her life, she had provided loving day care for her grandchildren and great grandchildren and was a member of Bent Creek Baptist Church....

Marion Louise Cole

Marion Louise Cole

Jan 28, 2004

Asheville - Marion Louise Everett Cole, 94, of 100 Riceville Rd., The Summit, died Wednesday, January 28, 2004 at her residence. A native of Ontonagon County, Michigan. Mrs. Cole had resided in Buncombe County since 1972. She was a High School Teacher with over 30 years of service as an educator. Mrs. Cole was a daughter of the late...

Douglas Ray Jones

Douglas Ray Jones

Jan 26, 2004

Leicester - Douglas Ray Jones, 59, of 124 Smith Rd. died Monday, January 26, 2004 at the Mountain Area Hospice Solace Center following a long illness. A native of Cherokee County, NC. He had resided in Buncombe County since 1979. Mr. Jones was formerly employed with Paving Enterprise and was a member of Zion Hill Baptist Church. He was...

Hester R. Hensley

Hester R. Hensley

Jan 26, 2004

Asheville - Hester Katie Ellen Rogers Hensley, 85. of 205 Riverview Church Road died Monday at the WNC Baptist Home after and extended illness. A native and lifelong resident of Buncombe County, she was a member of Bingham Heights Baptist Church and of the Eastern Star. She was the daughter of the late Clarence and Rosa Rogers and the...

Albert Wayne Morrow

Albert Wayne Morrow

Jan 25, 2004

Alexander - Chaplain Albert Wayne Morrow, 66, of 2184 Jenkins Valley Road died unexpectedly Sunday January 25, 2004. A native of Rutherford County, he had lived most of his life in Buncombe County. He retired from the U.S. Navy after 20 years of service and had served as a Chaplain for Craggy Prison for the past 15 years. He...

Barbara Ann Morningstar

Barbara Ann Morningstar

Jan 24, 2004

Asheville - Barbara Ann Dotson Morningstar, 59, of 286 Oakley School Rd. died Saturday, January 24, 2004 at Mission Hospitals. A lifelong resident of Buncombe County, she was the daughter of the late William Thad and Lillian Huntley Dotson. She was also preceded in death by her son, William Ray Morningstar. Surviving are her husband, Michael R. Morningstar of...

Alfred Dee Massey Sr.

Alfred Dee Massey Sr.

Jan 23, 2004

Weaverville - Alfred Dee Massey, Sr., 80, of 61 Arrowood Road died Friday, January 23, 2004 at his residence. A native of Madison County, he lived in Buncombe County for most of his life. He was a US Army veteran of WW II and a son of the late Joseph H. Massey and Cora Revis Massey. He was also...

Carl Alvin Chambers

Carl Alvin Chambers

Jan 23, 2004

Marshall - Carl Alvin Chambers, 64, of 622 Ivy Hill Rd. died Friday, January 23, 2004 at St. Josephs Hospital following an extended illness. He was a native and resident for most of his life in Buncombe County and had lived in Madison County for a little over a year. Mr. Chambers was the son of the late Clarence...