Obituary Listing

Clyde Lee Edwards

Clyde Lee Edwards

Aug 24, 2002

Alexander - Clyde Lee Edwards, 65, of 210 Old #20, died Saturday August 24, 2002 at his residence. A life long resident of Buncombe County. He had retired from the U.S. Postal Service, was a member of Mount Carmel Baptist Church, the Erwin District Lions Club and was an U.S. Army Veteran. Mr. Edwards was a son of the...

Joseph J. Adamski

Joseph J. Adamski

Aug 23, 2002

Alexander - Joseph Junior Adamski, 75, of 282 Mag Sluder Road, died Friday August 23, 2002 at Memorial Mission Hospital following a period of declining health. A native of Pomeroy, OH, he had resided in Buncombe County since 1964. He had retired from the U.S. Air Force in 1964 as a MSTG., retired from the U.S. Postal Service in...

Ruth Marie Allen

Ruth Marie Allen

Aug 22, 2002

Asheville - Ruth Marie Freshour Allen, 83, formerly of 14-C Woodridge Apts. died Thursday, August 22, 2002 at Park Ridge Hospital. A native of Newport, Tennessee. Mrs. Allen resided in Spartanburg, S.C. where she attended High School and moved to Asheville in 1938. She was a retired nurse having trained at Metropolitan Bible School in Waukesha, Wisconsin, Spartanburg General...

Patricia Anne "Trisha" Jones

Patricia Anne "Trisha" Jones

Aug 21, 2002

Knoxville, Tennessee - Patricia Anne Trisha Bailey Jones, 38, went home to be with the Lord Wednesday, August 21, 2002 in Knoxville. She was born September 10, 1963 in Yancey County and lived most of her life in Asheville. Trisha was a 1982 graduate of Enka High School. She was preceded in death by her father, Joe Bailey, maternal...

Dennis Reed Bolton

Dennis Reed Bolton

Aug 19, 2002

Asheville - Dennis Reed Bolton, 47, of 36 Blalock Street died unexpectantly Monday, August 19, 2002 at Memorial Mission Hospital. A native of Atlanta, Georgia. He had resided in Asheville since 1961 and was a 1975 graduate of A.C. Reynolds High School. He was employed with the Asheville Housing Authority for 11 years in the Modernazation Division and formerly...

Helen Rector Parham

Helen Rector Parham

Aug 18, 2002

Asheville - Helen Rector Parham, 84, died Sunday, August 18, 2002 at the Brian Center following an extended illness. A lifelong resident of Buncombe County. Mrs. Parham was a former License Practical Nurse and did Private Duty nursing. She was the daughter of the late Chris and Lilly Laster Rector and the wife of the late James Allen Parham....

Elmer Anderson Sr.

Elmer Anderson Sr.

Aug 18, 2002

Asheville - Elmer Anderson, Sr., 74, of 100 Cherrio Lane died Sunday, August 18, 2002 at Memorial Mission Hospital following a period of declining health.. A lifelong resident of Buncombe County. Mr. Anderson was a self employed mechanic and was of the Baptist faith. He was a son of the late Willie Anderson and late MurFule Sprinkle Anderson Grant....

Carl Hardy Fisher

Carl Hardy Fisher

Aug 16, 2002

Asheville - Carl Hardy Fisher, 81, of 200 Tunnel Rd., Apt. 351 died Friday, August 16, 2002 at the VA Medical Center, Asheville, NC. A native of Madison County, he had lived for most of his life in Buncombe County. He was a veteran of the US Army, serving during WW II. Mr. Fisher was the son of the...

Oma Woody Brown

Oma Woody Brown

Aug 15, 2002

West Asheville - Oma Woody Brown, 97, died Thursday, August 15, 2002 at the Pisgah Manor Nursing Home following a brief illness. A native of Town County, Washington. She had resided in Buncombe County most of her life. She was formerly employed with Woody Brothers Bakery and was employed with Memorial Mission and Aston Park Hospitals as a nurses...

Jackie Lee Williams I

Jackie Lee Williams I

Aug 15, 2002

Asheville - Jackie Lee Williams, I, 55, of 95 Richmond Hill Rd. went to be with our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on Thursday, August 15, 2002 at Mission St. Josephs Health System. A native of Buncombe County, he was the Owner/Administrator of Richmond Hill Rest Home and he was a member of Oak Grove Baptist Church in Madison...

Patsy King

Patsy King

Aug 15, 2002

Asheville - Patsy Ann Joyce King, 59, (2 Timothy 4:7) I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the faith: of 60 1/2 Hi Alta Ave., died Thursday August 15, 2002 at McDowell Hospital after an extended illness. A native and lifelong resident of Buncombe County. She was a member of Cedar Hill...

Rufus Hugh Rice

Rufus Hugh Rice

Aug 14, 2002

Asheville - Rufus Hugh Rice, 84, of 126 Goldview Rd. died Wednesday, August 14, 2002 at the Mountain Area Hospice Solace Center following a brief period of declining health. A native of Madison County and a graduate of Marshall High School. He had resided in Buncombe County since 1945 . He retired in 1980 after 40 years of service...

Albert N. Manning

Albert N. Manning

Aug 13, 2002

Asheville - Albert Norris Manning, 74, of 5 Pleasant Hill Drive, died Tuesday, August 13, 2002 at Memorial Mission Hospital following a brief illness. His parents, Frank M. and Era Baker Manning of Prattville, AL and a sister, Juanita Jacks, also of Prattville, preceded him in death. He is survived by his wife, Muriel Manning; two sons, Alan N....

Col. Luther B. Anderson Sr.

Col. Luther B. Anderson Sr.

Aug 10, 2002

Asheville - Col. Luther Burton Anderson, Sr., 82, of 30 Adams Hill Road, died Saturday August 10, 2002 following a period of declining health. Col. Anderson was born in Blue Ridge, Georgia September 10, 1919 to the late Mark C. and Lottie Azalee Anders Anderson and had resided in Buncombe County most of his life. He was a 1937...

Clee Othor Bishop

Clee Othor Bishop

Aug 9, 2002

Weaverville - Clee Othor Bishop, 74, of 73 Kennedy Road Annex died Friday, August 9, 2002 at his residence following a period of declining health. A native of Madison County, Mr. Bishop had resided in Buncombe County for over 21 years. He retired in April of 1990 as a truck driver for Consolidated Freight Ways and served in the...

Nellie Hunter Dalton

Nellie Hunter Dalton

Aug 9, 2002

Fairview - Nellie Eva Hunter Dalton, 78, of 1313 Old Fort Road died Friday, August 9, 2002 at the Mountain Area Hospice Solace Center following a long illness. A native of Madison County. She had resided in Buncombe County most of her life and was the daughter of the late Harrison Lloyd and Lillian Rice Hunter. She was the...

William Ernest "June Bug" Mcabee

William Ernest "June Bug" Mcabee

Aug 7, 2002

Asheville - William Ernest June Bug McAbee, 71, of 102 Old Hwy. #20, died Wednesday August 7, 2002 at his home following a long illness. A native of Haywood County, he had resided in Buncombe County most of his life. He retired from Buncombe County in 1997 where he was employed in the maintenance Dept. and had formerly been...

Lillie Poole Myrick

Lillie Poole Myrick

Aug 7, 2002

Asheville - Lillie Martha Poole Myrick who was born September 15, 1907 died Wednesday, August 7, 2002 at the Sales Health Care Center of Givens Estate. Mrs. Myrick was the seventh of nine children of the late Annie Moriah Mahaley and Milas James Poole formerly of East Spencer, Rowan County, N.C. and was the wife of Carlie A. Myrick...

Joretta Crowder Guy

Joretta Crowder Guy

Aug 7, 2002

Candler - Joretta Lena Crowder Guy, 69, of 73 South Morgan Branch Road, died Wednesday August 7, 2002 at Memorial Mission Hospital following an extended illness. A native and lifelong resident of Buncombe County. She was a member of White Rock Baptist Church and was a daughter of the late Clarence and Ethel Morgan Crowder. She was also preceded...

Beatrice Imogene Austin Jenkins

Beatrice Imogene Austin Jenkins

Aug 6, 2002

Woodfin - Beatrice Imogene Austin Jenkins, 50, of 6 Union St., died Tuesday, August 6, 2002 at Mission/St. Josephs Health System. A lifelong resident of Buncombe County, she was a member of Trinity Baptist Church and was an employee of Memorial Mission Hospital with 31 years of service. Mrs. Jenkins was the daughter of the late William E. and...