Lynn Buckner
Oct 9, 2001
Candler - Lynn Buckner, 91, of 240 Liberty Rd. died Tuesday, October 9, 2001 at Pisgah Manor. A native of Buncombe County, he was a retired foreman from American Enka and was of the Baptist faith. Mr. Buckner was the son of the late Jim Martin Buckner and Minnie Lee Penland Buckner and was the husband of the late...
Lorenzo C. "Lonnie" Taylor
Oct 9, 2001
Fletcher - Lorenzo Carl Lonnie Taylor, 76, of 39 Golden Oaks Lane, died Tuesday October 9, 2001 at Park Ridge Hospital. A native of Sunburst Community in Haywood County, he had lived most of his life in Buncombe County. He retired in 1991 from American Enka Corporation after 44 years of service. Mr. Taylor was a member, deacon, layreader...
Robert Neal "Bob" Quakenbush
Oct 8, 2001
Asheville - Robert Neal Bob Quakenbush, 71, of 210 Adams Hill Road died Monday October 8, 2001 at his home after an extended illness. He was born June 30, 1930 in Asheville and was a son of the late Elwood and Frances Sherlin Quakenbush and was preceded in death by his sister, Betty Terry. He attended Emma School and...
Carl R. Crawford
Oct 4, 2001
West Asheville - Carl Robert Crawford, 81, of 136 Vermont Ave. died Thursday October 4, 2001 at Aston Park Health Care Center after a long illness. A native of Jackson County, he had resided in Buncombe county since 1959. He retired in 1982 from Apple Tree Chevrolet after 23 years of service and was an avid hunter and fisherman....
C. Bruce Hunter Sr.
Oct 3, 2001
Asheville - Calvin Bruce Hunter, Sr. 95 of 25 Warwick Road died suddenly, Wednesday, October 3, 2001 at Memorial Mission Hospital. A native Jacks Creek Section of Yancey County. He had resided in Buncombe County since 1947. He studied at Maryville College, Biltmore College and Western Carolina University with additional correspondence work at UNC- Chapel Hill and the University...
Harold Richard Payne
Oct 3, 2001
Candler - Harold Richard Payne, 60, of Maple Ridge Rd. died Wednesday, October 3, 2001 at Mountain Area Hospice. A native of Swain County, he had resided in Buncombe County for 35 years. He was a member of Starnes Cove Baptist Church, was an Army Veteran, and was retired from BASF. He was the son of Grady Robert Payne...
Verdelle Lester Buice
Oct 3, 2001
Swannanoa - Verdelle Lester Buice, 85, of Swannanoa died Wednesday, October 3, 2001 at the Asheville V.A. Medical Center following a period of declining health. A native of Augusta, Georgia. He had resided in Bamberg, S.C. for most of his life prior to moving to Asheville in June of 1992. Mr. Buice retired in 1966 from Dupont after many...
Samuel Frederick "Fred" Embler
Oct 2, 2001
Swannanoa - Samuel Fred Embler, 50, of 1 Hillside Circle, died Tuesday October 2, 2001 unexpectedly in Charleston, SC. He was a lifelong resident of Buncombe County and was a former employee of Mountain View Restaurant. He was the son of the late Sam and Dolores McIntyre Embler. Surviving are his wife, Karen Banks Embler of the home; sons,...
Carroll T. "Slippy" Fowler
Oct 1, 2001
Asheville - Carroll T. Slippy Fowler, 89, formerly of the Spring Creek Community of Madison County died Monday, October 1, 2001 at Mountain Area Hospice. He was the son of the late Furman and Addie Cody Fowler, Surviving are his loving and dedicated wife of 65 years, Carolyn Childress Fowler of the home; daughter, Yvonne Petersen of Arden; 3...
Katheryne S. Scarborough
Oct 1, 2001
Asheville - Robbie Katheryne Sprouse Scarborough, 81, of 71 West Street went to be with Jesus Monday, October 1, 2001. A lifelong resident of Buncombe County. She was a devoted and loving wife, mother and grandmother and a member of Merrimon Avenue Baptist Church. She was a daughter of the late Robert L. and Althea Elizabeth Hall Sprouse and...
Elouise Mchone Ingle
Sep 29, 2001
Asheville - Elouise Ingle, 86, of 67 Joyner Ave. died Saturday, September 29, 2001 at her residence. A native of Madison County, she had lived in Buncombe County for most of her life. She was the daughter of the late Spurgeon L. and Lola Murray McHone and was the wife of the late Hillary Julius Ingle. She was also...
Dewey Howard Rice
Sep 28, 2001
Asheville - Dewey Howard Rice, 75, of 4 Maple St. died Friday September 28, 2001 at Memorial Mission Hospital. A native and lifelong resident of Buncombe County, he retired from Burlington Ind. and was a U.S. Navy veteran of WWII. He was a son of the late Dewey Talmadge and Lela Meadows Rice. Surviving are his wife, Nea Rice...
Harold Vernon Campbell
Sep 28, 2001
Asheville - Harold Vernon Campbell, 74, of 15 Holly Drive died Friday September 28, 2001 at Memorial Mission Hospital. A native of Tampa, Fl., he first came to Asheville in 1967 where he served as a Postal Service Officer and later served as Postmaster and Western North Carolina Sectional Center Manager. After serving as Deputy Manager of Logistics in...
Morris Ervin Williams
Sep 27, 2001
Asheville - Morris Ervin Williams, 76, 0f 63 Pisgah View Rd. died Thursday, September 27, 2001 at Memorial Mission Hospital. A lifelong resident of Buncombe County, he was the son of the late Luther Martin Williams and Bertha Cordell Williams. He was an US Navy Veteran of WW II, serving on the USS Pullix. He was a member of...
Rebecca Taylor Travis
Sep 27, 2001
CANDLER - Rebecca Sue Taylor Travis, 55, of 105 Queen Road died Thursday September 27, 2001 at her home. A native and lifelong resident of Buncombe County, she was formerly employed as the human resources manager for Perry Alexander Construction Co. and was a graduate of Mars Hill College. She was a member of Mills River Presbyterian Church and...
Mabel Pauline Robinson
Sep 26, 2001
Swannanoa - Mabel Pauline Robinson, 88, of 121 Edwards Avenue, went to be with the Lord Wednesday September 26, 2001 at her home. A native and lifelong resident of Buncombe County, she was a member of Clayton Avenue Baptist Church. She was a daughter of the late Robert and Ella Banks Ledford and the wife of the late B....
Thomas "Tommy" Garren
Sep 25, 2001
Asheville - Thomas Tommy Clarence Garren, 45, of 64 3rd St. died unexpectedly. A native of Canton, OH, he was employed as a painter with Brown Paint Co. and was a member of the Biltmore Holiness Temple. Mr. Garren was the son of Eugene R. Garren of Asheville and Elizabeth Rhew Thomas of Asheville. Surviving in addition to his...
James Arthur Lutz
Sep 24, 2001
Asheville - James Arthur Lutz, 43, of 30 Renee Rd. died Monday, September 24, 2001 at Memorial Mission Hospital. A native of Ft. Lauderdale, FL, he had lived in Buncombe County since 1969. He was a long distance truck driver with US Xpress and had worked with PST Trucking and Sayles Bleacheries. Mr. Lutz was the son of Alice...
Karl L. Rowell
Sep 23, 2001
Arden - Karl L. Rowell, 32, of Glenn Bridge Rd. SE died Sunday, Sept. 23, 2001. A native of Raleigh, he had lived in Buncombe County for most of his life. He was the husband of Tammy A. Rowell and the father of Ashley and Alexander Rowell of Arden. Surviving in addition to his wife and children are his...
Eugene C. Smith
Sep 22, 2001
Candler - Eugene C. Smith, 55, of 819 Monte Vista Road, died Saturday September 22, 2001 at St. Josephs Hospital. A lifelong resident of Buncombe County. Mr. Smith was owner and operator of Asheville Auto Parts and H & S Auto Parts, a member of Liberty Baptist Church and a veteran of the U.S. Marine Corps serving during the...
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