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
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
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
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.
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
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
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
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.
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
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
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...
Debra Reese Smith
Oct 7, 2003
Asheville - Debra Yvonne Deb Reese Smith, 42, died Tuesday, October 7, 2003 at Mission St. Josephs Health System after an extended illness. A lifelong resident of Buncombe County, she was a member of State Street Church of God and was employed by Medical Business Resources as a Medical Coder and Licensed Medical Lab Technician. Mrs. Smith was the...
Lionel Cheney
Oct 7, 2003
Asheville - Lionel Cheney ,81, of 305 Piney Mountain Drive died Tuesday October 7, 2003 at the Hospice Solace Center. A native of Bridgeport, Conn. he had lived in Asheville for the past 15 years. He was a son of the late Maurice Lionel and Ethel Grisenwaite Cheney and was a U.S. Navy Veteran of WWII. Surviving are his...
Ralph Vernon "Red" Garrison
Oct 5, 2003
Fairview - Ralph Red Vernon Garrison, 64, of 951 Old Fort Road, caught his train to Glory Sunday, October 5, 2003 at his residence with his family by his side. A lifelong resident of Fairview. He was owner and operator of R. V. Garrison Electric and was a U.S. Army Veteran. He was a son of Geneva Catherine Owenby...
Harry Donald "Don" Trantham
Oct 5, 2003
Asheville - Harry Donald Don Trantham, 72, of 2805 Sagamore Lane died Sunday October 5, 2003 at the Mountain Area Hospice following a year long battle with pancreatic cancer. A lifelong resident of Buncombe County. He was the former owner & operator of the Merrimon Avenue Shell Station before retiring in 1972 due to health. He was a son...
David L. Ingle
Oct 3, 2003
Asheville - David Lewis Ingle, 69, of 247 Richmond Hill Drive, died Friday October 3, 2003 at Memorial Mission Hospital following a brief illness. A lifelong resident of Buncombe County. He retired in 1992 from Revco Scientific and was formerly employed with Southern Railroad. He was an U.S. Marine Corp Veteran serving in the Korean War, a member of...
Ruby M. Benson
Sep 25, 2003
Candler - Ruby M. Rector Benson, 88, of 95 Holcombe Cove Road, died Thursday September 25, 2003 at Memorial Mission Hospital. A native of Madison County. She lived all of her life in Buncombe County. She was a daughter of the late Dexter and Deffie Price Rector. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Joseph Jackson Benson;...
Lucille Kershaw
Sep 23, 2003
Candler - Lucille Kershaw, 86, loving wife of James, passed away on Tuesday September 23, 2003. Surviving are her husband of 62 years, James Kershaw; daughters, Janice Vernuccio and Lynn Salvatto; grandchildren, Alison, Billy, Kelli, Marc and Chad and great grandchildren, Zachary, Shawn, Alex and Kailee. You will be missed but never forgotten.
Louise Anders Roland
Sep 20, 2003
Asheville - Louise Anders Roland, 83, of 511 Onteora Blvd., died Saturday September 20, 2003 at her residence. A native of Haywood County. She had lived most of her life in Buncombe County and was a member of Zion Hill Baptist Church. She was a daughter of the late Lum C. and Lona Kuykendall Anders. She was also preceded...
Margaret L. Jordan
Sep 18, 2003
Asheville - Margaret Louise Roberts Jordan, 80, of 222 Glendale Avenue died Thursday, September 18, 2003 at her residence. Mrs. Jordan was a native of Madison County and had resided in Buncombe County since 1941. She was a Housekeeper and a daughter of the late Mitchell Washington and Rosie Ann Buckner Roberts and the wife of the late Howard...
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