Obituary Listing

James Dale Lowe

James Dale Lowe

Mar 20, 2003

Asheville - James Dale Lowe, 71, of 81 Indiana Ave. died Thursday, March 20, 2003 at Mission St. Josephs Health System. A life long resident of Buncombe County, he was retired from Fishburne International and was a member of Oakley Freewill Baptist Church. He was a song writer and a very talented artist and musician. Mr. Lowe was the...

John Julius Williams

John Julius Williams

Mar 19, 2003

Asheville - John Julius Williams, 82, of Asheville died Wednesday, March 19, 2003 at Memorial Mission Hospital following a period of declining health. A native of Haywood County, he had resided in Buncombe County since 1938. He was a graduate of Asheville Biltmore College and attended U.N.C.A. Mr. Williams retired in 1990 after 35 years as owner and President...

Robert Lawrence Harwood

Robert Lawrence Harwood

Mar 19, 2003

Mars Hill - Robert Lawrence Harwood, 56, of 1484 Sprinkles Creek Rd. died Wednesday, March 19, 2003. A native of Buncombe County, he was the son of the late Sylvan and Myrtle Duckett Harwood. He was also preceded in death by his brother, Tim Harwood, and his sisters, Gertrude Ray and Minnie Roberts. Surviving are his wife, Doris Shelton...

Huston Chrisley Payne

Huston Chrisley Payne

Mar 18, 2003

Asheville - Huston Chrisley Payne, 63. of 501 Aurora Vista Dr. died Tuesday March 18, 2003 at his home after an extended illness. A native of Madison County, he lived most of his life in Buncombe County and was of the Baptist Faith. He was a son of Matilda Hagan Payne of Emma and the late Floyd Payne. He...

John William Pendergrast

John William Pendergrast

Mar 18, 2003

Asheville - John William Pendergrast, 84, of 14 Skyland Circle, died Tuesday March 18, 2003 at the Asheville V.A. Medical Center. He was born in Cleveland, OH, raised in Jackson, TN and had resided in Buncombe County since 1944. He was owner and operator of Skyland Cleaners and former manager of Minico Cleaners and Laundry. After his retirement he...

Willie Charlie Littrell Jr.

Willie Charlie Littrell Jr.

Mar 18, 2003

Woodfin - Willie Charlie Littrell, Jr., 66, 0f 83 Martel Village died Tuesday March 18, 2003 at St. Joseph's Hospital after a brief illness. A native and lifelong resident of Buncombe County he retired from Three Mountaineers Inc. and also from the Woodfin Volunteer Fire Department after 21 years of service as a volunteer fireman and was a former...

Johnnie Baird Moss

Johnnie Baird Moss

Mar 16, 2003

Fletcher - Johnnie Baird Moss, 73, of 135 Old Hendersonville Rd. died Sunday, March 16, 2003 at the Mountain Area Hospice Solace Center, Asheville. A native of Buncombe County, he was a veteran of the US Army, and attended Fletcher Church of God. Surviving are his sisters, Wanda Moss and Doris McElrath, both of Fletcher; brothers, Lee Moss of...

Edna Greene "Gay" Rice

Edna Greene "Gay" Rice

Mar 14, 2003

Asheville - Edna Gay Greene Rice, 82, of 126 Goldview Road, who resided at the Brian Center in Weaverville for the past six months, died Friday, March 14, 2003 at Memorial Mission Hospital following a period of declining health. A native of Madison County and a graduate of Red Oak High School. She had resided in Buncombe County since...

Carroll Lewis Mitchell

Carroll Lewis Mitchell

Mar 13, 2003

Fairview - Carroll Lewis Mitchell, 74, of 928 Old Fort Rd. Lot 1, died Thursday, March 13, 2003 at the Mountain Area Hospice Solace Center. A native of Transylvania County, had lived for most of his life in Buncombe County. He was a member of Emma Baptist Church. Mr. Mitchell was the son of the late William Tomiss and...

Clifford H. Rice

Clifford H. Rice

Mar 13, 2003

Asheville - Clifford Herman Rice, 82, of 56 Goldview Road died Thursday March 13, 2003 at St. Josephs Hospital following a period of declining health. A native of Madison County. He had resided in Buncombe County since 1945 and was a carpenter and farmer. He was a member of Pleasant Hill Baptist Church where he served on the building...

Naomi Haynes Messer Waddell

Naomi Haynes Messer Waddell

Mar 12, 2003

Skyland - Naomi Haynes Messer Waddell, 67, formerly of Edgewood Drive went to be with the Lord Wednesday March 12, 2003 at the Hospice Solace Center after an extended illness. A native of Haywood County, she had lived in Buncombe County for the past 40 years. She was a member of Lake Junaluska Baptist Church. She was a daughter...

Jamie Freelin "Jimbo" Rutherford

Jamie Freelin "Jimbo" Rutherford

Mar 11, 2003

Asheville - Jamie Freelin Jimbo Rutherford, 78, of 121 Bartlett Street, died Tuesday March 11, 2003 at his residence. A native of Robbinsville, NC. He had lived most of his life in Buncombe County. He was a son of the late Jeff and Frankie Birchfield Rutherford. Surviving are his sister, Evalee Rutherford of Robbinsville; brother, Pearley Rutherford of Monticello,...

Thomas Dale Penley

Thomas Dale Penley

Mar 10, 2003

Skyland - Thomas Dale Penley, 54, of 49 Maude Ave. died Monday, March 10, 2003 at the VA Medical Center, Asheville. A lifelong resident of Buncombe County, he was a veteran of the US Army, serving during Vietnam. He was an avid race fan and sportsman. He was the son of Charles M. Penley, Sr. of Asheville and the...

Milo Mrazek

Milo Mrazek

Mar 10, 2003

Asheville - Milo Mrazek, 88, died Monday March 10, 2003 at Mountain Area Hospice after an extended battle with cancer. A native of New York City, NY. He had resided in Buncombe County since 1976. He was a son of the late Joseph and Ada Mrazek. Surviving are his wife of 62 years, Lela Mae Barbee Mrazek of Pisgah...

Robert Eugene Angell

Robert Eugene Angell

Mar 9, 2003

Asheville - Robert Eugene Angell, 73, of 500 Beaverdam Road, died Sunday March 9, 2003 at Memorial Mission Hospital after an extended illness. A native of Denver Colorado, he had resided in Buncombe County for the past 33 years. He retired from the U.S. Army having served in the Korean and Vietnam Wars and also retired from St. Josephs...

Ernest Charles Redmon

Ernest Charles Redmon

Mar 9, 2003

Alexander- Ernest Charles Redmon, 52, of Alexander, went to be with the Lord on Sunday March 9, 2003 at his residence. Mr. Redmon was a native and lifelong resident of Buncombe County. He was the son of the late Scott and Bessie Redmon. Survivors include his wife of 34 years, Patty Redmon of the home; one son, Scott Redmon,...

Mary Inez Lunsford

Mary Inez Lunsford

Mar 9, 2003

Asheville - Mary Inez McLean Lunsford, 85, of 393 Weaverville Hwy. Died Sunday March 9, 2003 at the Mt. Area Hospice Solace Center after a period of declining health. A native of Madison County, she had lived most of her life in Buncombe County. She was a member of Pleasant Hill Baptist Church. She was a daughter of the...

Louise Rice "Mammie" Plemmons

Louise Rice "Mammie" Plemmons

Mar 9, 2003

Asheville - Louise Mammie Rice Plemmons, 86, of 200 Tunnel Road, Apt #426 died Sunday, March 9, 2003 at Memorial Mission Hospital. A native of Old Fort she had resided in Swannanoa for most of her life and was the wife of the late William Hubert Plemmons. She was also preceded in death by her sons, Carl Jack Plemmons,...

Cartie Mae Rathburn

Cartie Mae Rathburn

Mar 8, 2003

Asheville - Cartie Mae Rice Rathburn, 95, passed away Saturday, March 8, 2003 at Emerald Ridge Rehabilitation and Care Center. Surviving are her daughter, Barbara Cintron of Asheville; grandson, Joseph Wayne Smith of Fairfax Station, Virginia; sister, Dorothy Hall of Asheville and several nieces and nephews. Private burial will be in Ashelawn Gardens of Memory. Anders-Rice Funeral Home is...

Virginia Sanders Hocking

Virginia Sanders Hocking

Mar 5, 2003

Asheville - Virginia Sanders Hocking, 92, died Wednesday March 5, 2003 at the WNC Baptist Home after a period of declining health. A native of Columbia S.C., she had lived in Asheville most of her life. She was a member of Malvern Hills Presbyterian Church and had retired from the National Climatic Data Center after 30 years of service....