Obituary Listing

Imogene Jarvis Roberts

Imogene Jarvis Roberts

Dec 17, 2002

Canton - Imogene Margaret Jarvis Roberts, 69, of 695 Old Michael Road died Tuesday December 17, 2002 at her home. A native and resident of Buncombe County for most of her life, she was a daughter of the late James Edward and Anna Mae Rogers Jarvis and the wife of the late James Edward Roberts. Surviving are her sons,...

Darlene Hensley Mckinney

Darlene Hensley Mckinney

Dec 16, 2002

Asheville - Darlene Hensley McKinney, 68, of 8 Valle Vista Dr. died Monday, December 16, 2002 at Mission St. Josephs Health System. Raised in Buncombe County, she had lived in the Atlanta area for 20 years before moving back to Buncombe County in 1988. She was a graduate of Lee H. Edwards High School and St. Genevieve-of-the-Pines Junior College....

Latt Estele Clemmons

Latt Estele Clemmons

Dec 16, 2002

Asheville - Latt Estele Clemmons, infant son of Jake Buford Clemmons and Melinda Ann Nelon of 18 Old Leicester Highway, entered eternal life Monday, December 16, 2002. Surviving in addition to his parents are his sisters, Ashley Moore and Kimberly Clemmons both of the home; maternal grandfather, George Russ, Jr. of Leicester; maternal grandmother, Linda Russ of Asheville; paternal...

Fredrice Ballard Manning

Fredrice Ballard Manning

Dec 15, 2002

Black Mountain - Fredrice Ballard Manning, 70, of 353 Cragmont Road, died Sunday December 15, 2002 at St. Josephs Hospital after a period of declining health. A native of Brevard, she had lived most of her life in Buncombe County. She had retired form Biltmore Manor Nursing Home and was a member of Wilkie Baptist Church. She was a...

Pearl G. Scroggs

Pearl G. Scroggs

Dec 14, 2002

Leicester - Pearl Ada Gillespie Scroggs, 92, of 109 Brookshire Road, died Saturday December 14, 2002 at Memorial Mission Hospital following a brief illness. A native of Walhalla, SC she had resided in Buncombe County since 1955. She was an owner & produce manager at W.N.C. Farmers Market. Mrs. Scroggs was a daughter of the late Adger and Ada...

"2002 Service Of Remembrance"

"2002 Service Of Remembrance"

Dec 14, 2002

To Our Valued Families, We invite you and your family to our third annual Service of Remembrance which will take place at 2 PM Saturday, December 14, 2002, in our chapel. This service is being held in memory of our families loved ones that we have had the privilege of serving since December 16, 2001. A reception will take...

Patricia Whitlock Jackson

Patricia Whitlock Jackson

Dec 13, 2002

Asheville - Patricia Lee Whitlock Jackson, 72, died Friday December 13, 2002 at Magnolia Health Care Center after an extended illness. She was born in Staunton, VA on June 22, 1930. She was a daughter of Virginia Dickinson Whitlock of Waukesha, WI. and the late Weldon Fendol Whitlock. On July 16, 1971 she married Scott Jackson, who preceded her...

Vance Levi Hamlin

Vance Levi Hamlin

Dec 12, 2002

Asheville - Vance Levi Hamlin, 76, of 140 Jonestown Road died Thursday December 12, 2002 at his home after an extended illness. A native of Buncombe County, he moved back to Asheville in 1984. He retired from Chrysler Co. in 1980 and was a U.S. Navy veteran of WWII. He was a son of Sarah Blanch Hamlin of Woodfin...

Lester Carter

Lester Carter

Dec 12, 2002

Fairburn, Georgia - Joseph Lester Carter, 97, formerly of 14 Cooper Blvd, Asheville died Thursday, December 12, 2002 at the Fairburn Health Care Center. A native of Democrate he had resided in Buncombe County since 1907. He retired in 1971 from Home Insulation and was formerly employed with Eckerds Drug Store as a salesman. Mr. Carter was a member...

Samuel Wilson

Samuel Wilson

Dec 12, 2002

Candler - Samuel Wilson, 88, of 282 Monte Vista Road died Thursday December 12, 2002 at the Hospice Solace Center. A native of Scotland, he came to the U.S. in 1930. He was a member of Acton United Methodist Church and was a WWII veteran of the U.S. Army Air Corp. He was the husband of the late Lula...

Patrick Marion Wright

Patrick Marion Wright

Dec 11, 2002

Asheville - Patrick Marion Wright, 91, died Wednesday December 11, 2002 at Mission St. Joseph Health System after a long illness. Mr. Wright was the son of the late Marion A. Wright and Jessie Queen Wright. He was also preceded in death by five brothers, Clarence, Clyde, Howard, Garland and Rex and one sister, Alma Ray. He is survived...

Ruth Frances Doriot

Ruth Frances Doriot

Dec 11, 2002

Leicester - Ruth Frances Doriot, 93, of 119 Bald Creek Rd. died Wednesday, December 11, 2002 at her residence with her 4 children at her bedside. A native of New Jersey she was a former resident of Las Vegas, NV and was a two year resident of Leicester. She was the daughter of the late Harry Byron and Marion...

Nanna Bateman Morrow

Nanna Bateman Morrow

Dec 8, 2002

Fairview - Nanna Bateman Morrow, 91, died Sunday December 8, 2002 at St. Josephs Hospital after a brief illness. A native of Macon County, she had resided in Buncombe County since 1940 and was a faithful member of Pleasant Grove Baptist Church. She was a daughter of the late Alex and Mallie Waters Bateman and was also preceded in...

Kenneth Doyle Smith

Kenneth Doyle Smith

Dec 7, 2002

Asheville - Kenneth Doyle Smith, 71, of 335 Emma Rd. died Saturday, December 7, 2002 at the Mountain Area Hospice Solace Center. A life long resident of Buncombe Co., he was the son of the late James Lee and Elsi Ogle Smith. Surviving is his sister, Ethel Burleson of Asheville. Private services will be held at a later date....

Claude Wilson

Claude Wilson

Dec 6, 2002

Asheville - Claude Wilson, 67, of 26 Family Lane died Friday December 6, 2002 at St. Josephs Hospital after an extended illness. A native of Yancey County, he had lived most of his life in Buncombe County. He was a member of Inanda Baptist Church. He was a son of the late Sam and Nellie Axie Ledford Wilson. Surviving...

James William "Jim" Reaves Sr..

James William "Jim" Reaves Sr..

Dec 6, 2002

Marion - James William Jim Reaves, Sr., 68, of 915 Goose Creek Road died Friday, December 6, 2002 at the Asheville V.A. Medical Center following a short illness. A former resident of Wilmington. He had resided in Candler from 1960 until moving to Marion in 1995. He was a U.S. Army veteran of the Korean War and was formerly...

Cecil Guinn Sullivan

Cecil Guinn Sullivan

Dec 5, 2002

Asheville - Cecil Guinn Sullivan, 94, of 125 Fox Chase Road West died Thursday, December 5, 2002 at the Oaks at Sweeten Creek. A native of Laurens, SC, he was a retired librarian with New York University. He attended Hendersonville First Baptist Church. Mr. Sullivan was the son of the late Joseph Giroud and Lidie M. Miller Sullivan and...

Donald Everett Barnes

Donald Everett Barnes

Dec 3, 2002

Asheville - Donald Everett Barnes, 70, of 56 Hunt Hill Place, Apt. 3-F died Tuesday, December 3, 2002 at Blue Ridge Health Care Center following an extended illness. A lifelong resident of Buncombe County. He was a member of the Salvation Army of Asheville where member of the Mens Club and served as a volunteer for the Manna Food...

Marie Kuykendall Moody

Marie Kuykendall Moody

Dec 2, 2002

Asheville - Marie Kuykendall Moody, 82, of 211 Edgewood Rd. died Monday, December 2, 2002 at Emerald Ridge Rehab and Care Center. A native of Forsyth County, she had lived in Buncombe County for most of her life. She was the daughter of the late Phillip Mingus and Jevia Mae Burnette Kuykendall and she was also preceded in death...

James Robert "Bud" Blackwell

James Robert "Bud" Blackwell

Dec 1, 2002

Asheville - James Robert Bud Blackwell, 66, of 162 Hazel Mill Road died Sunday, December 1, 2002 at his home following a period of declining health. A native of Brevard, he had resided in Buncombe County most of life, was a Retired Truck Driver and attended Open Door Baptist Church. He was a U.S. Army Veteran of the Korean...