Walter James Russell
Aug 14, 2001
Asheville - Walter James Russell, 88, of 50 State Street, died Tuesday August 14, 2001 at Memorial Mission Hospital. A native and lifelong resident of Buncombe County, he retired from the city of Asheville with 30 years of service. He was a member of West Asheville Church of God on State Street. He was the son of the late...
Kenneth Earl Higgins
Aug 13, 2001
ASHEVILLE - Kenneth Earl Higgins, 78, of 55 Lees Creek Rd. died Monday, August 13, 2001 after a long, hard fought battle with cancer. Mr. Higgins was a lifelong resident of Buncombe County and was an US Army veteran of WW II. He was in the D-Day landing and was wounded at the Battle of the Bulge. He was...
Thomas Howard "Red" Stafford
Aug 13, 2001
Asheville - Thomas Howard Red Stafford, 73, of 19 Old Weaverville Road Ext., died Monday August 13, 2001 at Beverly Health Care. A life long resident of Buncombe County. He had retired from Burlington Industries and was a member of the WNC CB Club. He was the son of the late Ellen C. Fox. Surviving are his wife, Fay...
Wilma Metcalf Wix
Aug 12, 2001
Asheville - Wilma Marie Metcalf Wix, 70, of 42 West Oak View Road, died Sunday August 12, 2001 at St. Elizabeth Medical Center in Williamstown, Ky. after a period of declining health. A native of Buncombe Co., she grew up in Madison Co., then lived most of her adult life in Buncombe Co. She retired from the accounting dept...
Elizabeth Compton Smith
Aug 11, 2001
Asheville - Elizabeth Compton Smith, 101, of 500 Beaverdam Road died Saturday, August 11, 2001 at the Beverly Health Care Center following a brief illness. A native of Haywood County, she had resided in Buncombe County since 1942. Mrs. Smith was a retired nurse, having formerly been employed with Appalachian Hall Hospital until retirement and was a member of...
Michael Thomas Lee
Aug 9, 2001
Canton - Michael Thomas Lee, 45, of 29 Garnet Dr., died Thursday August 9, 2001 at his residence. He was born at Fort Leonard Wood, MO and he had lived many years in Haywood County. He was a member of Mt. Pisgah Academy Seventh Day Adventist Church. He was the son of Robert and Mary Ward Lee of Altamonte...
William Thomas Slingerland Jr.
Aug 3, 2001
Candler - William Thomas Slingerland, Jr. 59, of 5 Hidden Forest Estates, died Friday August 3, 2001 at Asheville V.A. Medical Center. A native of Wayne County, MI., he had lived most of his life in Miami Fl. before moving to Buncombe County 1985. He was owner and operator of Poor Man Electric Company, an U.S. Navy veteran and...
Robenia Smith Carter
Aug 1, 2001
Fletcher- Robenia Smith Carter, 68, of 47 Limestone Lane died Wednesday, August 1, 2001 at the Harris Reginal Hospital following a period of declining health. Mrs. Carter was a native of Buncombe County and had resided in Henderson County for the past 24 years. Surviving are her husband of 51 years, Joe Carter of the home; daughters, Margaret Duncan...
Brent Wesley Williamson
Aug 1, 2001
Brent Wesley Williamson Asheville - Brent Wesley Williamson, 47, of 673 Brevard Road, died Wednesday August 1, 2001 from injuries sustained in an automobile accident. A native and lifelong resident of Buncombe County, he was employed by Arvinmeritor in Fletcher and was co-owner of Star Grocery. He was a graduate of UNCA. He was the son of the late...
Rev. James Edward Sutton
Aug 1, 2001
Leicester - Rev. James Edward Sutton, 56 , of 84 Hayes Cove Road went to be with the Lord Wednesday, August 1, 2001 at St. Josephs following a long illness. A native of Haywood County. He had resided in Buncombe County for the past 37 years. He was a Buncombe County Jail Chaplain for ABCCM and worked with the...
Gertrude M. Rice
Jul 31, 2001
Woodfin - Gertrude Marie Fender Rice, 94, of 20 Union Street, died Tuesday July 31, 2001 at Beverly Healthcare after a short illness. A native of Yancey, NC, she had resided in Buncombe County most of her life. She was a homemaker and devoted mother, grandmother and great grandmother who always put others before herself. She was a member...
Grace Calloway Whitt
Jul 30, 2001
Asheviile - .Grace Calloway Whitt 76 of 75 Haywood Street, Vanderbuilt Apartments, died Monday July 30, 2001 at the Asheville V.A. Medical Center following a brief illness. A lifelong resident of Buncombe County. She was formerly employed with Baileys Cafeteria and with the Buncombe County Courthouse. Mrs. Whitt was a W.W. I I U.S. Womens Army Corp Veteran and...
Wade Edward "Dudley" Tesner
Jul 28, 2001
Asheville - Wade Edward Dudley Tesner, 85, of 21 Beverly Rd. West, died Saturday, July 28, 2001 at the Brian Center, Weaverville following a short period of declining health. A lifelong resident of Buncombe County, he was retired as the owner/operator of Dudleys Produce and was formerly employed with Ingles Markets. Mr. Tesner formerly attended Pleasant Hill Baptist Church...
Wanda S. Robinson
Jul 28, 2001
ASHEVILLE - Wanda Sluder Robinson, 72, of 15 Ramsey Road and most recently of Averys View Assisted Living died Saturday, July 28, 2001 at Memorial Mission Hospital. A lifelong resident of Buncombe County, she was formerly employed for 15 years with Sky City stores where she served as manager of the jewelry department. She was an avid bowler and...
Grace Lee Jones
Jul 27, 2001
Candler - Grace Lee Jones, 76, went to be with the Lord Friday, July 27, 2001. A Native of Rockingham County, N.C. She was a daughter to the late Jim and Minnie Johnson formerly of Reidsville. Surviving are her husband, of 56 years, Cecil P. Jones; daughters, Janis C. McGan and her husband James McGan both of Henderson, Kentucky...
Ronald Francis Browning
Jul 27, 2001
Candler - Ronald Francis Browning, 47, of 175 Fairmont Rd. went home to be with the Lord on Friday, July 27, 2001. A native of Haywood County, he had resided in Buncombe County for 18 years. He was a member of Trinity Baptist Church where he had coached the ladies and mens softball teams, and the mens basketball team....
James "Jim" Roseborough Iii
Jul 26, 2001
ASHEVILLE - James Jim W. Roseborough III, 85, of 23 Morse Street, died Thursday July 26, 2001 at his residence. A native of Jackson County, Fl. he had lived most of his life in Buncombe County. He was a member of Cedar Hill Free Will Baptist Church and son of the late James W. Roseborough, Jr. and Ethel Tolley...
Thomas John Newton
Jul 26, 2001
Arden - Thomas John Newton 72, of 65 Rockwood Road - A, died Thursday, July 26, 2001 at the Asheville V.A. Medical Center. Memorial services will be held at a later date. Anders-Rice Funeral Home is assisting Mr. Newtons family.
Dorothy Louise Stamey King
Jul 26, 2001
CANDLER - Dorothy Louise Stamey King, 72, of 434 Reeves Cove Rd. died Thursday, July 26, 2001 at the home of her daughter. A lifelong resident of Buncombe County, she was a member of Asheville Pentecostal Holiness Church. Mrs. King was the daughter of the late Buster Stamey and Ethel Cooper Stamey Trull. Surviving are her husband, Vernon Troy...
Joe "Old Joe" Cantley Jr.
Jul 25, 2001
West Asheville - Ira Joe Old Joe Cantley, Jr. of 11 Inglewood Ave. died Wednesday July 25, 2001 at St. Josephs Hospital. A native of Seth, West Virginia. He had resided in Buncombe County since the 1950s. He retired in 1998 from McKinney Welding Supplies Inc. after 14 years of service as a repairman and was formerly employed with...
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