Obituary Listing

Helen B. Little

Helen B. Little

Nov 3, 2003

Asheville - Helen B. Little, 92, formerly of Asheville Health Care, went to be with her Lord on November 3, 2003. She was preceded in death by her first husband, William Woodby, who died in 1930, and her second husband, Godfrey Little, who died in 1988. She is survived by two children of her first marriage, Ray Woodby of...

Dradon Gilbert Ingle Sr.

Dradon Gilbert Ingle Sr.

Nov 2, 2003

Asheville - Dradon Gilbert Ingle, Sr., 89, of 770 Cedar Hill Road, died Sunday November 2, 2003 at Memorial Mission Hospital following a period of declining health. A life long resident of Buncombe County. He was a retired automobile diesel mechanic. He was a son of the late John and Mary Ingle. Surviving are his wife of 52 years,...

Richard Kirk "Rick" Swayngim

Richard Kirk "Rick" Swayngim

Oct 29, 2003

Asheville - Richard Kirk Rick Swayngim, 35, of 11 Rhodes Cemetery Drive died Wednesday, October 29, 2003 at Mission St. Joseph Health System following a brief illness. A lifelong resident of Buncombe County, he was a 1986 graduate of Clyde A. Erwin High School, a member of Emma Baptist Church and was employed with Volvo Construction Equipment. He was...

Edna Lois Sircey

Edna Lois Sircey

Oct 28, 2003

Leicester - Edna Lois Sircey, 91, of 2583 New Leicester Highway died Tuesday, October 28, 2003 at the Mountain Area Hospice. A lifelong resident of Buncombe County. She retired in 1975 from American Enka Corp. after 40 years of service. She was a member of Newfound Baptist Church and a member of the American Enka Pioneer Club. Mrs. Sircey...

Marie Kelly Deweese

Marie Kelly Deweese

Oct 27, 2003

Asheville - Marie Kelly DeWeese, 80, formerly of 143 Brucemont Cir. died Monday October 27, 2003 at the Hospice Solace Center after a brief illness. A native of Warrington-Cheshire, England, she had lived in Buncombe County for the past 55 years and was a former member of Zion Hill Baptist Church. She was the daughter of the late Thomas...

James F. "Bill" Carter Jr.

James F. "Bill" Carter Jr.

Oct 26, 2003

Candler - James Fred Bill Carter, Jr., 81, of 576 Davis Creek Rd. died Sunday, October 26, 2003 at Memorial Mission Hospital following a period of declining health. A lifelong resident of Buncombe County. Mr. Carter retired from E A Industries where he served as a machinist, was a World War II U S Airforce Veteran, a 1941 graduate...

Wayne Lisenbee Jr.

Wayne Lisenbee Jr.

Oct 26, 2003

Fletcher - Wayne Lisenbee, Jr., 63, of 237 Lindsey Loop, died Sunday October 26, 2003 at Park Ridge Hospital. He was a beloved husband, father and grandfather and a lifelong resident of Buncombe County. He served in the Vietnam War and retired from the Air Force National Guard. He was a General Manager with WTOO and a mechanic. He...

Maxwell E. "Max" Woodard

Maxwell E. "Max" Woodard

Oct 25, 2003

Weaverville - Maxwell Edgar Max Woodard, 65, of 8 Wildwood Avenue died Saturday October 25, 2003 at the Hospice Solace Center. A native of Swain County he resided in Buncombe County most of his life. He retired in 1988 from Gray & Creech Co. as a Technical Representative and was a member of Nichols-West Asheville Masonic Lodge #650. He...

Roy Weldon Parham

Roy Weldon Parham

Oct 23, 2003

Asheville - Roy Weldon Parham, 68, of 301 Aurora Vista Dr. died Thursday, Oct. 23, 2003 at Mission St. Josephs Health System. A lifelong resident of Buncombe County, he was the son of the late Conley and Pearl Meadows Parham and was the husband of the late Kathleen Revis Parham who died in 2000. Surviving are his sons, David...

Geneva Owenby Garrison

Geneva Owenby Garrison

Oct 21, 2003

Fairview - Geneva Owenby Garrison, 88, of 16 Garrison Road went to be with the Lord on Tuesday October 21, 2003 at her residence with her family by her side. A native and lifelong resident of Buncombe County she was a member of Chestnut Hill Baptist Church. She was a daughter of the late Baxter and Minnie McAbee Owenby...

Luther "Luke" Robinson

Luther "Luke" Robinson

Oct 16, 2003

Woodfin - Luther Luke Robinson, 77 of 15 McPhearson Street, died Thursday October 16, 2003 at V.A. Medical Center, Asheville. A life long resident of Buncombe County. He was a graduate of Old Farm School in Swannanoa, a W.W.II Navy Veteran and a member of VFW Post #891. He was a son of the late Herman and Bertha Gardner...

Johnathan S. Giardina

Johnathan S. Giardina

Oct 16, 2003

Mars Hill - Johnathan Stein Giardina, 33, of 2572 Fox Creek Road died unexpectedly Thursday October 16, 2003. A native of San Francisco, California, he had resided in Yancey County for the past 4 years. He was a paramedic with the Buncombe County Rescue Squad where he held the rank of Captain. Johnathan was a certified Swift Water Rescue...

William Lewis "Bill" Ashe

William Lewis "Bill" Ashe

Oct 14, 2003

Hendersonville - William Lewis Bill Ashe, 79, of 118 Turley Falls Rd., died Tuesday, October 14, 2003 at Elizabeth House. A native of Jackson County, NC. He had lived most of his life in Buncombe County before moving to Hendersonville in 1996. He retired from B.F. Goodrich Tire and then was employed with Bell Tone Hearing Aid. He was...

William Dillard Ballew Sr.

William Dillard Ballew Sr.

Oct 13, 2003

Asheville - William Dillard Ballew, Sr., 86, of 47 Bellevue Rd. died Monday, October 13, 2003 at his residence. A lifelong resident of Buncombe County, he was a member of Arden Missionary Baptist Church where he was a member of the Mens Bible Class. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army, serving during WW II, was a retired...

Brenda B. Rice

Brenda B. Rice

Oct 13, 2003

Weaverville - Brenda Burnice Lloyd Rice, 51, of 25 Sheppard Branch Road Ext., died Monday October 13, 2003 at St. Josephs Hospital. A native of Madison County. She had resided in Buncombe County since 1979. She attended Ivy Ridge First Church of God in Madison County and was a daughter of the late Minard Winston and Climmie Ophelia Hensley...

Mildred Genell Buckner

Mildred Genell Buckner

Oct 11, 2003

Weaverville - Mildred Genell Buckner, 87, of 605 Old Mars Hill Hwy. died Saturday, October 11, 2003 at Mountain Area Hospice Solace Center. A life long resident of Buncombe Co., she was a member of French Broad Missionary Baptist Church. Mrs. Buckner was the daughter of the late Gaston and Hattie Carter Warlick and was the wife of the...

William Glenn "Bill" Freeman

William Glenn "Bill" Freeman

Oct 10, 2003

Asheville - Bill Freeman, 87, died Friday October 10, 2003 at Mountain Area Solace. A native and lifelong resident of Buncombe County, he retired from the Buncombe County Schools Maintenance Department after 28 years of service. He was a member of New Liberty Baptist Church. He was the son of the late Millard Fillmore and Essie Magdalena Capps Freeman...

Albert "Al" Wilson Jr.

Albert "Al" Wilson Jr.

Oct 8, 2003

Swannanoa - Albert Al Wilson, Jr., 61, of 110 Pine Tree Drive, died Wednesday October 8, 2003 at his residence. A native of Yancey County, he had lived most of his life in Buncombe County. He was General Manager for Azalea Management and Leasing Corporation and a member of Calvary Baptist Church. He was a Vietnam Army Veteran, a...

Mildred Follett Frazier

Mildred Follett Frazier

Oct 8, 2003

Asheville - Mildred Louise Follett Frazier, 88, of 62 Allen Street, died Wednesday October 8, 2003 at Aston Park Health Care Center. A life long resident of Buncombe County. She retired from Broadway Hosiery Mill and was a member of Calvary Baptist Church. She was a daughter of the late George and Edith Hensley Follett and wife of the...

Lily Angel Winsell

Lily Angel Winsell

Oct 8, 2003

Clyde - Lily Angel Winsell, infant daughter of Jason and Ashley DeBruhl Winsell, went home to be with the Lord and with her great grandfather Bob Wilson and her mamaw DeBruhl, who she was named after on Wednesday, October 8, 2003 at Mission St. Josephs Health System. Surviving in addition to her parents are her maternal grandparents, Lonnie and...