Katie Smith Sams
Dec 11, 2003
Candler - Katie Smith Sams, 88, of 109 Liberty Rd. died Thursday, December 11, 2003 at Pisgah Manor Health Care Center. A lifelong resident of Buncombe County , she was formerly employed with the Salvation Army and was a member of the West Asheville Salvation Army. Mrs. Sams was the daughter of the late Lillie Maude Ramsey Smith and...
Hazel O. Forster
Dec 10, 2003
Fletcher - Hazel Roena Owens Forster, 95, of 35 Mt. Laurel Lane died Wednesday December 10, 2003 at Park Ridge Hospital after a brief illness. A native of Newport, TN. she had lived most of her life in the Asheville area. She was a member of The Chapel and had worked for 18 years at the Mary Rose Beauty...
Bertie Virginia Cauble Williams
Dec 10, 2003
Fletcher - Bertie Virginia Cauble Williams, 95, of 15 Wrights Meadow Drive went to be with the Lord on Wednesday, December 10, 2003 at Fleshers Fairview Health Care Center. Mrs. Williams was a lifelong resident of Buncombe County and was a member of Trinity of Fairview Baptist Church where she was a member of the Sunshine Sunday School Class....
Jessie Huffman
Dec 9, 2003
Asheville - Jessie Matilda Gillespie Huffman, 89 died Tuesday December 9, 2003 at Samaritan Place Assisted Living Center. She was a daughter of the late John Adjar and Etta Ducworth Gillespie. She is survived by her brother William Harold Gillespie of West Union, SC.
Pauline B. "Nanny" Silver
Dec 9, 2003
Asheville - Pauline Bartlett Nanny Silver, 78, of 40 ODonald Road went to be with her Lord Tuesday, December 9, 2003 at Memorial Mission Hospital following a period of declining health. A lifelong resident of Buncombe County, she and her husband were owners & operators of the National Frame and Body Shop and a member of Sunnyside Missionary Baptist...
Lafae Allen Lipe
Dec 8, 2003
Asheville - Lafae Bonnie Allen Lipe, 56, of 11 Brookdale Road, died unexpectedly Monday December 8, 2003 at her residence. A lifelong resident of Buncombe County. She attended Woodfin Church of God. Mrs. Lipe was a daughter of the late Roy Leonard Allen and Argie Virginia Lee Wheeler Allen and was also preceded in death by her sister, Vivian...
Ricky Allen Caldwell
Dec 6, 2003
Asheville - Ricky Allen Caldwell, 44, of 58 Evergreen Ave. died Saturday December 6, 2003 at Memorial Mission Hospital. A native and lifelong resident of Buncombe, he was a son of the late Charles Willard and Kathleen Edna McHone Caldwell. He was also preceded in death by a brother, Charles Edward Caldwell, Sr.. Surviving are his wife, Debbie English...
William Wayne Duncan Sr.
Dec 4, 2003
Asheville - William Wayne Duncan, Sr., 83, of 2077 Wilson Rd. died Thursday, December 4, 2003 at the VA Medical Center, Asheville. A lifelong resident of Buncombe County, he was the son of the late Harrison Clarence and Maude Myers Duncan. He was a veteran of the U. S. Army, serving during WW II. Surviving are his daughters, Linda...

Bernice Boyd
Dec 3, 2003
West Asheville - Delphia Bernice Boyd, 69, of 177 School Road, Malvern Hills died Wednesday, December 3, 2003 at St. Josephs Hospital following a brief illness. A lifelong resident of Buncombe County. Miss Boyd retired in 1996 from Commercial Credit Co. after 41 years of service. She was a member of Turkey Creek Baptist Church where she was a...
Rev. James Andrew "Jim" Allen Jr.
Dec 2, 2003
Asheville - Rev. James Andrew Jim Allen, Jr., of 126 Wilde Brook Dr. died Tuesday, December 2, 2003 at Mission Hospitals following a brief illness. He was a native of Buncombe County and a resident for most of his life. Rev. Allen attended Brevard College and Carson Newman College. He was a retired Baptist Minister having served as pastor...

Edna Mae Benfield
Nov 28, 2003
Enterprise, AL - Edna Mae House Benfield, 88, died Friday November 28, 2003 at Enterprise Nursing Home. A native and resident of Buncombe County most of her life. She had resided in Alabama since 1995 and was a member of Inanda Baptist Church. She was a daughter of the late Winnie Lee and Viola Jones House and wife of...
Mildred Betty Rutledge Williams
Nov 26, 2003
Asheville - Mildred Betty Rutledge Williams, 79, of 650 Caribou Rd., Apt. 107 died Wednesday, November 26, 2003 in Tulare, California. A lifelong resident of Buncombe County, she was the daughter of the late Will and Della Harrrison Rutledge and was the wife of the late Herbert Eugene Williams. She was also preceded in death by a son, Raymond...

Charles Frederick "Fred" Pinkerton
Nov 25, 2003
Leicester - Charles Frederick Fred Pinkerton, 63, died Tuesday November 25, 2003 at St. Josephs Hospital following a period of declining health. A lifelong resident of Buncombe County. He retired in 2003 as President of Stroup Sheet Metal Works, Inc., was a member of the John A. Nichols Masonic Lodge, the Oasis Shrine Temple and served in the U.S....
Rev. Neils H. Larsen Jr.
Nov 25, 2003
Old Fort - Rev. Neils Henry Larsen, Jr., 84, of 111 West Carson Street, went to be with his Lord, Tuesday November 25, 2003 at his residence following a period of declining health. Rev. Larsen was born in Patchogue, Long Island, NY December 13, 1918. He attended school in Riverhead, Long Island graduating from High School in 1937. He...
Robert Calvin Newton Jr.
Nov 21, 2003
Fairview - Robert Calvin Newton, Jr., 56, went to be with Jesus Friday, November 21, 2003 a Mission Hospitals. A native of Asheville, he graduated from Lee Edwards High School where he played basketball, baseball, and football. He was voted Best All Around Athlete his senior year. While at Hall Fletcher Junior High, he won the Bobby Owens Award...

Walter H. Hipps Jr.
Nov 21, 2003
Candler - Walter Henry Hipps, Jr. 73 of 66 Morgan Cove Road went home to be with his Lord, Friday, November 21, 2003. A native and lifelong resident of Buncombe County, he was a member of Maple Ridge Baptist Church where he was a former Sunday School teacher and choir member. He was a 32nd Degree Mason and a...
Houston T. "Tommy" Adams
Nov 18, 2003
Candler - Houston T. Tommy Adams, 54, of 63 Rangeview Acres, died Tuesday November 18, 2003 at his residence after an extended illness. A native and lifelong resident of Buncombe County, he was a son of Hilda Adams of Asheville and the late E. R. Adams. Surviving in addition to his mother are his special friend Jackie Hensley of...
Larry Ray Conner
Nov 15, 2003
Harriman, TN - Larry Ray Conner, 48, of 640 Skyline Dr. died Saturday, November 15, 2003 at his residence following a period of declining health. A native of Buncombe County, he had resided in Oak Ridge and Harriman for the past 23 years. He was a 1973 graduate of T.C. Roberson High School and a 1980 graduate of A-B...
Nedra Wade Rice
Nov 15, 2003
Asheville - Nedra Wade Rice, 75, of 739 Aiken Road died Saturday, November 15, 2003 at Memorial Mission Hospital. A lifelong resident of Buncombe County. She was a daughter of the late Paul and Minnie Bell DuVall Wade and wife of Julius Hardwick Rice who died December 30, 2001. She was formerly employed with Shaw Industries and Mills Manufacturing...
Catherine Sue Drake
Nov 14, 2003
Asheville - Catherine Sue Kelley Drake, 79, of 15 Valley Park Road, went to be with the Lord, Friday November 14, 2003 at Memorial Mission Hospital. A native of Brevard, she had lived most of her life in Buncombe County. She was employed with Teagues Soda Shop for 23 years and then was owner and operator of Valley Park...
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