Obituary Listing

Bonnie Russell Ducker

Bonnie Russell Ducker

Jun 10, 2001

ASHEVILLE - BONNIE RUSSELL DUCKER, 92, FORMERLY OF 104 BRADLEY ST. WENT HOME TO BE WITH THE LORD SUNDAY JUNE 10, 2001 AT THE MAGNOLIA HEALTH CARE CENTER AFTER A PERIOD OF DECLINING HEALTH. A NATIVE OF MADISON COUNTY, SHE HAD LIVED MOST OF HER LIFE IN BUNCOMBE COUNTY AND ATTENDED WESTWOOD BAPTIST CHURCH. SHE WAS A DAUGHTER OF...

Jewel Evelyn Debruhl

Jewel Evelyn Debruhl

Jun 10, 2001

WEST ASHEVILLE - JEWEL EVELYN DEBRUHL, 84, OF 15 RASH ROAD DIED SUNDAY JUNE 10, 2001 AT HER RESIDENCE. A NATIVE AND LIFE LONG RESIDENT OF BUNCOMBE COUNTY. SHE WAS A HOMEMAKER, A MEMBER OF WESTWOOD BAPTIST CHURCH, MEMBER OF THE LADIES BIBLE CLASS AND A VOLUNTEER FOR ELIDA HOME THRIFT SHOP. SHE WAS THE DAUGHTER OF THE LATE...

Mabel Maney Woody

Mabel Maney Woody

Jun 9, 2001

MABEL VAUGHN MANEY WOODY, 97, OF 422 HAZEL MILL ROAD DIED SATURDAY JUNE 9, 2001 AT THE BAPTIST RETIREMENT HOME. A NATIVE AND LIFE LONG RESIDENT OF BUNCOMBE COUNTY. SHE WAS A RETIRED ELEMENTARY SCHOOL TEACHER WITH THE BUNCOMBE COUNTY SCHOOL SYSTEM. SHE WAS A GRADUATE OF WEAVER COLLEGE AND ASHEVILLE NORMAL TEACHERS COLLEGE. MRS. WOODY WAS A FORMER...

Virginia Bradley Buckner

Virginia Bradley Buckner

Jun 8, 2001

ASHEVILLE - VIRGINIA BRADLEY BUCKNER, 91 OF 50 HARVARD PLACE DIED FRIDAY JUNE 8, 2001 AT MOUNTAIN AREA HOSPICE. A NATIVE AND LIFE LONG RESIDENT OF BUNCOMBE COUNTY. SHE HAD RETIRED FROM THE OTEEN MEDICAL RECORDS DEPARTMENT AS A BOOKKEEPER AND WAS A MEMBER OF WEST ASHEVILLE BAPTIST CHURCH. SHE WAS THE DAUGHTER OF THE LATE HENRY BRADLEY, SR....

Evelyn Virginia Casman Rubenhagen

Evelyn Virginia Casman Rubenhagen

Jun 7, 2001

EVELYN CASMAN RUBENHAGEN WEAVERVILLE - EVELYN CASMAN RUBENHAGEN, 81, OF 25 NEW COVENANT DR. DIED THURSDAY, JUNE 8, 2001. A NATIVE OF BUNCOMBE COUNTY, SHE WAS THE DAUGHTER OF THE LATE HENRY AND MARGARET WARD CASMAN. SHE WAS ALSO PRECEDED IN DEATH BY A DAUGHTER, RUTH DEARING, AND A SON, JIMMY CUTSHAW. SURVIVING ARE HER HUSBAND, EDWARD RUBENHAGEN; SONS,...

Walter Loron Jackson

Walter Loron Jackson

Jun 5, 2001

ASHEVILLE - WALTER LORON JACKSON, 77, OF 325 CHURCH ROAD DIED TUESDAY JUNE 5, 2001 AT PISGAH MANOR HEALTH CARE CENTER AFTER A PERIOD OF DECLINING HEALTH. A NATIVE OF BUNCOMBE COUNTY, HE HAD LIVED AND WORKED IN SEVERAL STATES BEFORE RETURNING HOME IN 1985. HE WAS THE FORMER OWNER AND OPERATOR OF GARRISON AND JACKSON ESSO SERVICE CENTER...

Andrew Jackson Williams

Andrew Jackson Williams

Jun 5, 2001

LEICESTER - ANDREW JACKSON WILLIAMS, 65, OF 6 GILBERT ROAD DIED TUESDAY JUNE 5, 2001 AT ASHEVILLE V.A. MEDICAL CENTER. A NATIVE AND LIFE LONG RESIDENT OF BUNCOMBE COUNTY. HE WAS A SMALL ENGINE REPAIRMAN AND WAS A U.S. ARMY VETERAN. HE WAS THE SON OF THE LATE JOHN WESLEY AND NOLA LORENA GILES WILLIAMS. SURVIVING ARE HIS SISTER,...

Thelma Elizabeth Webb

Thelma Elizabeth Webb

Jun 4, 2001

ASHEVILLE - THELMA ELIZABETH WEBB, 88, OF 380 BREVARD ROAD DIED MONDAY JUNE 4, 2001 AT ASTON PARK HEALTH CARE CENTER. A NATIVE OF BUNCOMBE COUNTY SHE HAD RESIDED IN CHICAGO, IL FOR 31 YEARS PRIOR TO RETURNING TO ASHEVILLE IN 1972. SHE WAS A MEMBER OF WESTWOOD BAPTIST CHURCH, FORMER PRESIDENT OF DARCUS SUNDAY SCHOOL CLASS AND CAPTAIN...

Harriet Kathleen Creasman

Harriet Kathleen Creasman

Jun 3, 2001

HARRIET KATHLEEN CREASMAN ASHEVILLE - HARRIET KATHLEEN NANNEY CREASMAN, 76, OF 119 OLD CHARLOTTE HWY. DIED SUNDAY, JUNE 3, 2001 AT MEMORIAL MISSION HOSPITAL. A LIFELONG RESIDENT OF BUNCOMBE COUNTY, SHE WAS THE DAUGHTER OF THE LATE WILLARD CORDELL AND HARRIET JOSEPHINE BAILEY NANNEY AND WAS THE WIFE OF THE LATE OREN BICKETT CREASMAN WHO DIED IN 1988. SHE...

John Wray Denzine

John Wray Denzine

May 31, 2001

ASHEVILLE - JOHN WRAY DENZINE, 83, OF 67 MOUNTAIN BROOK ROAD DIED THURSDAY, MAY 31, 2001 AT MOUNTAIN BROOK RIDGE REST HOME FOLLOWING A PERIOD OF DECLINING HEALTH. A NATIVE OF PICHER. OKLAHOMA. HE HAD RESIDED IN BUNCOMBE COUNTY SINCE 1946. MR. DENZINE RETIRED IN 1970 AS SUPERVISOR OF THE BLEACHING DEPARTMENT AT CRANSTON PRINT WORKS AND WAS A...

Jay Clyde Rhodes

Jay Clyde Rhodes

May 30, 2001

ASHEVILLE - JAY CLYDE RHODES, 82, OF 443 WEAVERVILLE HWY, DIED WEDNESDAY MAY 30, 2001 AT HIS RESIDENCE AFTER A PERIOD OF DECLINING HEALTH. A LIFE LONG RESIDENT OF BUNCOMBE COUNTY. HE RETIRED OCTOBER 1977 FROM WRIGHT UPHOLSTERY COMPANY AND WAS FORMERLY EMPLOYED WITH SOUTHERN RAILWAY. MR. RHODES WAS A MEMBER OF PINE BURR PARK BAPTIST CHURCH AND WAS...

Ellijay Jarrett Rogers

Ellijay Jarrett Rogers

May 30, 2001

ASHEVILLE - ELLIJAY LEDFORD JARRETT ROGERS, 99, OF 1153 SWEETEN CREEK ROAD, DIED SATURDAY MAY 26, 2001 AT MERCY SOUTH HOSPITAL IN CHARLOTTE AFTER A BRIEF ILLNESS. A NATIVE OF YANCEY COUNTY, SHE HAD LIVED IN BUNCOMBE COUNTY FOR THE PAST 90 YEARS AND WAS A MEMBER OF THE ASHEVILLE FULL GOSPEL TABERNACLE, WHICH IS NOW KNOWN AS THE...

Earl Freeman

Earl Freeman

May 27, 2001

LEICESTER - EARL FREEMAN, 69, OF 505 SLUDER BRANCH ROAD, DIED SUNDAY MAY 27, 2001 AT MOUNTAIN AREA HOSPICE. A NATIVE OF MADISON COUNTY HE HAD LIVED IN BUNCOMBE COUNTY SINCE 1961. HE WAS A FARMER AND THE SON OF THE LATE CLIFFORD AND LOUISE PAYNE FREEMAN. HE WAS ALSO PRECEDED IN DEATH BY A DAUGHTER, DONNA JEAN FREEMAN....

James Norris Tranbarger

James Norris Tranbarger

May 24, 2001

ASHEVILLE - JAMES N. TRANBARGER, 85, DIED THURSDAY, MAY 24, 2001 AT ST. JOSEPHS HOSPITAL. A NATIVE OF BRISTOL, VA. HE HAD LIVED IN BUNCOMBE COUNTY SINCE 1937. HE WAS RETIRED FROM AMERICAN ENKA CORP. AFTER 33 YEARS OF SERVICE AND RETIRED FROM ASHEVILLE WATER DEPARTMENT AFTER 12 YEARS OF SERVICE. HE WAS A MEMBER OF OAKLEY BAPTIST CHURCH...

Johnny Rhymer

Johnny Rhymer

May 22, 2001

ALEXANDER - JOHNNY RHYMER, 81, OF 1516 OLD HWY #20, DIED TUESDAY MAY 22, 2001 AT ST. JOSEPHS HOSPITAL AFTER A PERIOD OF DECLINING HEALTH. A LIFELONG RESIDENT OF BUNCOMBE COUNTY. HE WAS A SON OF THE LATE ALCY GEROME AND LINA FRISBEE RYMER. . HE WAS A SERGEANT IN THE U. S. ARMY ANTI AIRCRAFT DURING WW II...

Katie Beatrice Whitaker

Katie Beatrice Whitaker

May 21, 2001

FAIRVIEW - KATIE BEATRICE WHITAKER, 70, OF 376 GARREN CREEK ROAD DIED MONDAY MAY 21, 2001 AT MOUNTAIN AREA HOSPICE SOLACE CENTER. A LIFELONG RESIDENT OF BUNCOMBE COUNTY, SHE HAD WORKED FOR SEVERAL TEXTILE MANUFACTURERS IN BUNCOMBE COUNTY. SHE WAS A MEMBER OF FAIRVIEW SHARON UNITED METHODIST CHURCH WHERE SHE SERVED ON THE ADMINISTRATIVE BOARD AND WAS A MEMBER...

Edna Mae Tesner

Edna Mae Tesner

May 21, 2001

WEST ASHEVILLE - EDNA MAE JOHNSON TESNER, 79, OF 21 BEVERLY ROAD-WEST DIED MONDAY MAY 21, 2001 AT THE BRIAN CENTER IN WEAVERVILLE FOLLOWING A SHORT PERIOD OF DECLINING HEALTH. A NATIVE OF MADISON COUNTY. SHE WAD RESIDED IN BUNCOMBE COUNTY MOST OF HER LIFE. SHE WAS A MEMBER OF PLEASANT HILL BAPTIST CHURCH AND THE DAUGHTER OF THE...

Preston S. Bagwell Jr.

Preston S. Bagwell Jr.

May 18, 2001

ASHEVILLE - PRESTON S. BAGWELL, JR., 76, DIED FRIDAY, MAY 18, 2001. MR. BAGWELL WAS A NATIVE OF BUNCOMBE COUNTY AND LIVED HERE FOR MOST OF HIS LIFE. HE WAS OF THE BAPTIST FAITH, A VETERAN OF THE US MARINE CORP, SERVING DURING WW II, AND HE HAD WORKED FOR THE NC WILDLIFE RESOURCE COMMISSION, ASHEVILLE CITY POLICE DEPT.,...

Dolores Moore Rice

Dolores Moore Rice

May 18, 2001

WEST ASHEVILLE - DOLORES ESTORA MOORE RICE, 68, OF 21 MOUNTAIN TERRACE ROAD, WAS REUNITED WITH HER HUSBAND, THE LATE CHARLES C. RICE, MAY 18, 2001, ON THEIR 49TH WEDDING ANNIVERSARY. A NATIVE OF TALLAHASSEE, FLORIDA SHE HAD RESIDED IN BUNCOMBE COUNTY MOST OF HER LIFE AND WAS THE DAUGHTER OF THE LATE LEMUEL FREDERICK MOORE, SR. AND DELILAH...

Nellie Alexander Taylor

Nellie Alexander Taylor

May 17, 2001

NELLIE ALEXANDER TAYLOR ASHEVILLE - NELLIE ALEXANDER TAYLOR, 92, OF 17 GREEN VALLEY RD. DIED THURSDAY, MAY 17, 2001 AT MEMORIAL MISSION HOSPITAL. SHE WAS A LIFELONG RESIDENT OF BUNCOMBE COUNTY AND WAS A MEMBER OF OAK FOREST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH. MRS. TAYLOR WAS THE DAUGHTER OF THE LATE E.L. AND CELIA SHEPPARD ALEXANDER AND WAS THE WIFE OF THE...