Bobby Gus "Papaw" Wilson Sr.
Aug 29, 2003
Asheville - Bobby Gus Papaw Wilson, Sr., 70, of 136 Weiss Rd. died Friday, August 29, 2003 at the Mountain Area Hospice Solace Center. A native of Madison County he had lived in Buncombe County for most of his life. He was the son of the late Major and Pearl Morrow Wilson and he was also preceded in death...
Mildred Brown Gray
Aug 28, 2003
Asheville - Mary Mildred Brown Gray, 73, beloved wife of Virgil Gray died unexpectedly Thursday August 28, 2003 at Memorial Mission Hospital. A native and lifelong resident of Buncombe County, she attended Kennelworth Presbyterian Church. She was the daughter of the late Carmel and Mattie Wallen Brown and was also preceded in death by her brother, Clarence Brown. Surviving...
Liddie Moore Green
Aug 23, 2003
Asheville - Liddie Green, 70, of 4 Louisville Place, died Saturday August 23, 2003 at St. Josephs Hospital. A native of Yancey County, she had lived most of her life in Buncombe County. She was a former employee of Burlington Industries and Valdese Manufacturing. She was a daughter of the late William and Pearl Burns Moore. She was also...
David Eugene Bell Jr.
Aug 21, 2003
MT. GILEAD, NC David Eugene Bell, Jr., 80, formerly of Weaverville, died August 21, 2003 at his home. He was born November 12, 1922 in Fort Leavenworth, Kansas. He was the son of the late David E. Bell and the late Ruby Lyda Bell. Mr. Bell was a veteran of World War II, in which he served in the...
Stephanie H. Mumby
Aug 20, 2003
Asheville - Stephanie Rose Holubetz Mumby, 78, of 35 Webb Cove Road died Wednesday, August 20, 2003 at Aston Park Health Care Center following a period of declining health. A native of Amsterdam, N.Y. Mrs. Mumby has resided in Asheville since 1987. She was a daughter of the late John and Victoria Domitz Holubetz and the wife of Alvin...
Ernest Sams
Aug 20, 2003
Asheville -Ernest Sams, 81, went to be with the Lord Wednesday, August 20, 2003 at Memorial Mission Hospital. He was a native of Madison County. Mr. Sams resided in Chicago, Illinois until his retirement and moved to Buncombe County in 1979. He was a member of Bingham Heights Baptist Church since 1985 and was a U.S. Army Veteran of...
Willie Donald Clark Sr.
Aug 19, 2003
Asheville - Willie Donald Clark, Sr., 80, of 4 Winding Rd. died Tuesday, August 19, 2003 at Mission St. Joseph Health System. A lifelong resident of Buncombe Co., he was the son of the late Willie H. and Grace Wright Clark. He was a member of Victory Baptist Church. Surviving are his wife, Janice Miller Clark of the home;...
Donnie L. Benson
Aug 18, 2003
Asheville - Donnie L. Benson, Sr., 56, of 516 Deaverview Road, died Monday August 18, 2003 at the Asheville V.A. Medical Center. A lifelong resident of Buncombe County. He was a retired plumber and a Vietnam War Veteran serving in the U.S. Army. He was a son of Thelma Ledford Benson of Asheville and the late Horace Benson. Surviving...
Robert Leroy Goettge
Aug 17, 2003
Leicester - Robert L. Goettge, 53, of 152 Green Acre Dr. passed away Sunday, August 17, 2003 after a brief illness. A native of New Philadelphia, Ohio, he had lived in Buncombe County for the past 30 years and had been employed by Hubbell Mid Atlantic Distribution CO. for the past 5 years. He was a son of the...
Raymond W. Spencer
Aug 16, 2003
Asheville - Raymond W. Spencer went home to be with the Lord on August 16, 2003. He was born in Marshalltown, Iowa on December 14, 1924 the sixth child of Floyd Bryant Spencer, Sr. and Beulah Marie Bray Spencer. He spent four years in the Marine Corps in W.W.II fighting for his country and never lost his respect for...
Sarah Henderson "Sally" Dunk
Aug 16, 2003
Asheville - Sarah Sally Henderson Dunk, 87, of 163 Arthur Rd. died Saturday, August 16, 2003 at The Laurels of Greentree Ridge after a period of declining health. A native of Tuscon, AZ, she had resided in Buncombe County for over 40 years. She retired form the U.S. Forest Service after 25 years of service as a secretary and...
Terry Glenn Netherton
Aug 16, 2003
Asheville - Terry Glenn Netherton, 51, of 676 N. Louisiana Ave. died Saturday August 16, 2003 at his residence. A lifelong resident of Buncombe County. He was a 1970 graduate of Clyde A. Erwin High School and a salesman for Automotive Supplies. He was a son of the late Morris Edward and Reba DeHart Netherton. Surviving are his brother,...
Barbara C. Spain
Aug 16, 2003
Asheville - Barbara Collier Spain, 66, of 76 Raleigh Rd. died Saturday, August 16, 2003 at the Mountain Area Hospice Solace Center after a courageous battle with cancer. A native of Hogansville, GA. Mrs. Spain had resided in Asheville since 1974. She was a daughter of the late Louie Andrew and Mildred Lancaster Collier and was also preceded in...
Ruby Louise Silvers
Aug 13, 2003
Asheville - Ruby Louise Silvers, 93, of 46 Millbrook Rd. died Wednesday, August 13, 2003 at the Laurels of Greentree Ridge, surrounded by her family, after a period of declining health. A native of Yancey County, she had lived in Buncombe County for 65 years. Mrs. Silvers was the oldest living member of Westwood Baptist Church. She loved her...
Margaret Ann Crowder
Aug 10, 2003
Asheville - Margaret Ann Bailey Crowder, 74, of 730 Olivette Road passed away Sunday August 10, 2003 at her residence with her children by her side. A native of Madison County and resident of Buncombe County most of her life. She was a member of New Liberty Baptist Church and was a daughter of the late Curtis Haskew Bailey...
Virginia Marilyn Eichler Carr
Aug 9, 2003
Asheville - Virginia Marilyn Eichler Carr, 87, died Saturday August 9, 2003 at the Alterra Clare Bridge of Asheville after a period of declining health. A native of Iowa City, Iowa, she resided in Garden City, Long Island New York for many years prior to moving to Asheville in 1993. She graduated in 1937 from the University of Iowa...
William Eugene "Bill" Dillaha
Aug 8, 2003
Hendersonville - William Eugene Bill Dillaha, 78, of 105 Acorn Drive died Monday August 25, 2003 at Memorial Mission Hospital after an extended illness. A native of Greenbrier, AR., he had lived in the Asheville area for most of his life. He retired due to injuries sustained in the line of duty in 1973 from the Asheville Fire Dept....
Kathleen Trantham Sexton
Aug 7, 2003
Asheville - Mary Kathleen Trantham Sexton, 79, of 3864 Sweeten Creek Road went to be with the Lord Thursday, August 7, 2003 at The Oaks at Sweeten Creek following a period of declining health. A lifelong resident of Buncombe County. She was formerly employed with Deerfield Retirement Home as a Nurses Assistant and was a member of Oakley Baptist...
Don "Papaw" Best
Aug 5, 2003
Asheville - Donald Eugene Papaw Best, 70, of 148 Porter Road died Tuesday August 5, 2003 at Memorial Mission Hospital after a brief illness. A native and lifelong resident of Buncombe County, he was a Member of Merrimon Avenue Baptist Church and a former Sunday School Teacher. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army and a son of...
Vera Erline Kelley
Aug 5, 2003
Asheville - Vera Erline Kelley, 93, of Asheville and formerly of Jasper, Al., died August 5, 2003, at Aston Park Health Care Center. She was the daughter of the late Willie Lowe Parker and the late Julia Myrtie Parker of Moulton, Al. She was of the Baptist faith and was a member of First Baptist Church in Jasper, Al....
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