Iris Lanning Curry
Feb 9, 2003
Fairview - Iris Erma Lanning Curry, 75, of 90 Number Nine Road, died Sunday, February 9, 2003 at Memorial Mission Hospital following a period of declining health. A lifelong resident of Buncombe County, she retired in 1980 as a Biology Teacher at A.C. Reynolds High School and had taught for over 25 years in Buncombe County. Following her retirement...
Ruth Wesley Brooks Edwards Rotowitz
Feb 7, 2003
Asheville - Ruth Wesley Brooks Edwards Rotowitz, 85, died Friday, February 7, 2003 at Mission St. Josephs Health System. Mrs. Rotowitz was born August 31, 1917 to the late William Curtis Brooks of Balsam and the late Myrtle Patton Brooks of Haywood County. She was a granddaughter of the late John Brooks and Mary Jane Ensley of Jackson County...
Ellen Irene Anderson
Feb 4, 2003
Asheville - Ellen Irene Anderson, 78, went home to be with the Lord on Tuesday February 4, 2003 at Huntersville Oaks. She was born in Polk County, NC and was a lifelong resident of Buncombe County. She was a member of Asheville Full Gospel Tabernacle and had retired from J.C. Penny after 20 years of service. She was a...
Georgia S. Boone
Feb 4, 2003
Fairview - Georgia Ruby Sales Boone, 80, of 142 Old Fort Rd. died unexpectantly Tuesday, February 4, 2003 at Memorial Mission Hospital. A lifelong resident of Buncombe Co., she was retired from Eaton Cutler Hammer Corp. after 10 years of service. She was a member of Laurel Pines Baptist Church where she was a member of the Adult Bible...
Lula Beatrice Rice
Feb 4, 2003
Asheville - Lula Beatrice Rice, 76, of 56 Oteen Church Rd. died Tuesday, February 4, 2003 at Mission St. Josephs Health System. A native of Spartanburg, SC, she was the daughter of the late George and Mary Alice Effler Rice. She was also preceded in death by a son, William Edward Rice, II. Surviving are her husband of 58...
Claude L. Bramlett
Jan 31, 2003
Asheville - Claude Lafayette Bramlett, 87, of 41 Rosemary Road, died Friday January 31, 2003 at Memorial Mission Hospital after a brief illness. A native and lifelong resident of Buncombe County, he retired from Globe Furniture Co. as the manager and after retirement worked a number of years with the Johnny Penland Auction Co. He was a member of...
Juanita Ledbetter Patterson
Jan 30, 2003
Woodfin - Juanita Ledbetter Patterson, 82, of 10 Revonda Drive died Thursday, January 30, 2003 at Memorial Mission Hospital. A native of Missoula, Montana. She was raised in Henderson County and moved to Enka in 1942 where she lived most of her life. Mrs. Patterson moved to Hickory where she resided for 15 years prior to returning to Buncombe...
Winifred Arzela Willingham Banning
Jan 30, 2003
Florence, SC - Winifred Arzela Banning, 94, formerly of Asheville, died Thursday January 30, 2003 at McClouds Medical Center. A native of Elberton, GA, she had resided in Buncombe County since 1924 before moving to Florence in 1996. She retired in 1972 from Memorial Mission where she was house manager for the nurses quarters, a charter member of Grace...
Judy Chambers Williams
Jan 28, 2003
Arden - Judy Ernestine Teetle Chambers Williams, 80, of 8 Graceland Place died Tuesday January 28, 2003 at her home after an extended illness. A native of Spartanburg, S.C., she had lived most of her life in Buncombe County and retired from Gerber Ind. after 25 years of service. She was a daughter of the late Ernest Ruben and...
George Raymond Huntley
Jan 24, 2003
Leicester - George Raymond Huntley, 61, passed away suddenly, Friday January 24, 2003 at his residence. He was a native of Buncombe County and had resided in Sacramento, CA for 25 years prior to returning to Buncombe County in 1985. He was the son of the late Robert Huntley and Ora Cauble Huntley. He served four years in the...
Guynella "Nea" Rice
Jan 23, 2003
Asheville - Guynella Nea Thomas Rice, 90, of 4 Maple Street went to be with her Lord, Monday January 23, 2006 at St. Josephs Hospital. A native of Madison, Co., she had lived most of her life in Buncombe County and was a longtime member of State Street Baptist Church. She was a daughter of the late John Washington...
Evelyn Joan Taylor Hensley
Jan 21, 2003
Weaverville - Evelyn Joan Taylor Hensley, 64, of 888 1/2 Barnardsville Hwy. died Tuesday, January 21, 2003 at the Mountain Area Hospice Solace Center. A native of Greenville County SC, she had lived in Buncombe County most of her life and was a member of Union Chapel Baptist Church. She was the daughter of Robert and Vluarie Shelton Taylor...
Patricia "Patsy" Stines
Jan 20, 2003
Asheville - Patricia Patsy Rodgers Stines, 51, of North Bear Creek Road, died Monday January 20, 2003 at Memorial Mission Hospital. A lifelong resident of Buncombe County. She was co-owner of Low Rider Auto Sales and Stines Towing, member of the Women of the Moose Chapter 142 since 1997 where she served as Chaplain for the 2000-2001 year, received...
Kathleen Barrett Pridgen
Jan 18, 2003
Asheville - Kathleen Barrett Pridgen, 95, formerly of 614 Buena Vista Dr., Hendersonville died Saturday, January 18, 2002 at Fleshers Fairview Health Care Center after a long illness. A native of Buncombe County, she was a member of Reed Memorial Baptist Church where she was a former Sunday School teacher of the Lydia Class and was retired from the...
Suffie Riddle Fender
Jan 15, 2003
Candler - Suffie Riddle Fender, 91, of 293 Liberty Road died Wednesday January 15, 2003 at her home after an extended illness. A native of Madison County, she lived in Buncombe County for most of her life. She was a charter member of Good News Baptist Church and a member of the church choir. She was a daughter of...
Martha Lee Sawyer
Jan 14, 2003
Weaverville - Martha Lee Sawyer, 78, formerly of 17 Grove Street died Tuesday, January 14, 2003 at the Brian Center following a period of declining health. A lifelong resident of Buncombe County. She attended Mars Hill College and was a graduate of Erskine College. Miss Sawyer retired from the National Climatic Center where she was employed for many years...
Susie Brown - Ray
Jan 12, 2003
Asheville - Susanna June Susie Brown-Ray, 27, began her journey with her Lord Sunday, January 12, 2003 after a courageous battle with cancer for the past year. She was born in Stuttgart, Germany, had resided in Buncombe County for the past 18 years and was a member of Victory Baptist Church. Susie was preceded in death by her maternal...
Ruth Masters Beck
Jan 12, 2003
Asheville - Ruth Masters Beck, 82, of 57 Culvern St. died Sunday, January 12, 2003 at the Laurels of Greentree Ridge. A lifelong resident of Buncombe County, she was a member of Asbury Memorial United Methodist Church. During her years in the food service industry, she worked at the Battery Park Hotel, Grove Park Inn and the Sheraton Hotel....
Ruby Sue Taylor
Jan 12, 2003
Mills River - Ruby Sue Murphy Taylor, 91, died Sunday January 12, 2003 at the Elizabeth House in Hendersonville after a period of declining health. A native of Union S.C. she resided in Buncombe County until moving to Henderson County in 1957. She was formerly employed with American Enka Corp. She was a member of Oak Hill United Methodist...
Quay Edward Blackwell
Jan 11, 2003
Hendersonville - Quay Edward Blackwell, 68, of 3103 Blue Goose Court, died Saturday January 11, 2003 at St. Josephs Hospital following a period of declining health. A native of Henderson County. He had resided in Buncombe and Henderson County most of his life. He retired in 1999 from the Buncombe County Inspections Department as a Mechanical Inspector. He was...
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