Obituary Listing

Jobie H. Lewis

Jobie H. Lewis

Dec 18, 2000

REV. JOBIE H. LEWIS FLETCHER - REV. JOBIE H. LEWIS, 87, OF RT. #3 BOX 375 DIED MONDAY DECEMBER 18, 2000 IN PARK RIDGE HOSPITAL AFTER A PERIOD OF DECLINING HEALTH A NATIVE OF MADISON COUNTY HE HAD LIVED MOST OF HIS LIFE IN HENDERSON COUNTY. HE HAD RETIRED FROM MOUNTAIN RUG MILLS AND WAS A MEMBER AND DEACON...

Benjamin Luke Acton

Benjamin Luke Acton

Dec 15, 2000

ASHEVILLE - BENJAMIN LUKE ACTON, 22, OF 1 ROSE ST., THE IRENE WORTHAM CENTER RESIDENTIAL FACILITY, DIED FRIDAY DECEMBER 15, 2000. A NATIVE OF ST. CHARLES, MO., HE HAD LIVED MOST OF HIS LIFE IN BUNCOMBE COUNTY AND WAS A MEMBER OF BEVERLY HILLS BAPTIST CHURCH. SURVIVING ARE HIS FATHER, DONALD RAY ACTON AND WIFE JOANIE OF ASHEVILLE; MOTHER,...

Warren Daniel 'Danny' Mckinney

Warren Daniel 'Danny' Mckinney

Dec 14, 2000

DAYTONA BEACH, FL - WARREN DANIEL DANNY McKINNEY, 45, DIED THURSDAY DECEMBER 14, 2000. A NATIVE OF BALTIMORE, MARYLAND. HE HAD RESIDED IN ASHEVILLE FOR 30 YEARS PRIOR TO MOVING TO DAYTONA BEACH WHERE HE HAS RESIDED FOR THE PAST 10 YEARS. HE WAS A SELF EMPLOYED BRICK LAYER, ATTENDED MT PISGAH ACADEMY, A GRADUATE OF ENKA HIGH SCHOOL...

Winne Hensley West

Winne Hensley West

Dec 13, 2000

LEICESTER - WINNIE HENSLEY SHELTON, 90, OF THE OAKS AT SWEETEN CREEK, FORMERLY OF SLUDER BRANCH RD. A DEVOTED MOTHER AND HOME MAKER WENT TO BE WITH THE LORD WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 13, 2000 . A NATIVE OF YANCEY COUNTY, MRS. SHELTON HAD RESIDED IN BUNCOMBE COUNTY SINCE 1950. SHE WAS A MEMBER OF MT. SHEBA BAPTIST CHURCH WHERE SHE...

Verna Mae West

Verna Mae West

Dec 13, 2000

ASHEVILLE - VERNA MAE BUCKNER WEST, 77, OF 41 SALOLA ST. DIED WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 13, 2000 AT ST. JOSEPHS HOSPITAL AFTER A PERIOD OF DECLINING HEALTH A NATIVE OF MADISON COUNTY, MRS. WEST HAD LIVED MOST OF HER LIFE IN BUNCOMBE COUNTY. SHE WAS OF THE BAPTIST FAITH. SHE WAS THE DAUGHTER OF THE LATE WILLIAM EDDIE AND MARY...

Jane Henderson Mooney

Jane Henderson Mooney

Dec 10, 2000

JANE HENDERSON MOONEY, 83, OF 95 HOLCOMBE COVE ROAD DIED SUNDAY, DECEMBER 10, 2000 AT PISGAH MANOR NURSING HOME FOLLOWING A PERIOD OF DECLINING HEALTH. A LIFELONG RESIDENT OF BUNCOMBE COUNTY. MRS. MOONEY RETIRED IN 1983 AS PURCHASING SUPERVISOR FROM CHEMTRONICS INC. AFTER 23 YEARS OF SERVICE. SHE WAS A MEMBER OF ASBURY MEMORIAL UNITED METHODIST CHURCH. SHE WAS...

Doris Jenkins Holder

Doris Jenkins Holder

Dec 9, 2000

ASHEVILLE - DORIS JENKINS HOLDER, 71, OF 47 ELK MONT DRIVE, DIED SATURDAY DECEMBER 9, 2000 AT HER RESIDENCE AFTER AN EXTENDED ILLNESS. A NATIVE OF MADISON COUNTY SHE HAD LIVED MOST OF HER LIFE IN BUNCOMBE COUNTY. SHE WAS A MEMBER OF ASHEVILLE FREEWILL BAPTIST CHURCH AND DAUGHTER OF THE LATE WILLIAM PAUL AND MILDRED LAWSON JENKINS. SHE...

Marie Deweese Buckner

Marie Deweese Buckner

Dec 9, 2000

WOODFIN - MARIE DeWEESE BUCKNER, AGE 71, PASSED THROUGH HEAVENS GATES SATURDAY NIGHT, AFTER A COURAGEOUS STRUGGLE WITH SEVERAL ILLNESSES AND DISABILITIES. SHE WILL BE MISSED BY A GREAT HOST OF FRIENDS AND CHILDREN, UPON WHOM SHE HEAPED LAVISH PRAISE AND LOVE - AND THEY DID LIKEWISE. MARIE WAS THE DAUGHTER OF THE LATE CLYDE L. AND GIPSIE DeBORD...

Vera Brown Spivey

Vera Brown Spivey

Dec 9, 2000

ASHEVILLE - VERA BELLE BROWN SPIVEY, 96, OF W.N.C. BAPTIST HOME, DIED SATURDAY, DECEMBER 9, 2000. A LIFELONG RESIDENT OF BUNCOMBE COUNTY. SHE WAS THE DAUGHTER OF THE LATE J. FLOYD BROWN AND LENORA ELIZABETH LYERLY BROWN. SHE WAS THE WIFE OF THE LATE ARDEL J. SPIVEY WHO DIED IN 1975 AND WAS ALSO PRECEDED IN DEATH BY HER...

James Neil Sumner

James Neil Sumner

Dec 8, 2000

ASHEVILLE - JAMES NEIL SUMNER, 67, OF 116 HEMPHILL ROAD DIED FRIDAY DECEMBER 8, 2000 AT MEMORIAL MISSION HOSPITAL. A LIFELONG RESIDENT OF BUNCOMBE COUNTY, HE WAS A MEMBER OF BIBLE BAPTIST CHURCH AND A U.S. ARMY VETERAN. HE WAS A SON OF THE LATE JAMES LEONARD AND ROBENA HUNTER SUMNER AND WAS ALSO PRECEDED IN DEATH BY A...

Lula Monteith Cole

Lula Monteith Cole

Dec 8, 2000

ASHEVILLE - LULA MONTEITH COLE, 87, OF 40 WOLF PARK CIRCLE, DIED FRIDAY, DECEMBER 8, 2000 IN A CHARLESTON, SC HOSPITAL AFTER A BRIEF ILLNESS. A NATIVE OF SWAIN COUNTY SHE HAD LIVED IN BUNCOMBE COUNTY SINCE 1949. SHE WAS THE DAUGHTER OF THE LATE RUFUS BREVARD AND ELIZABETH DAVIS MONTEITH AND WIFE OF THE LATE FRANK PIERCE COLE...

Lester Richard Greene

Lester Richard Greene

Dec 8, 2000

LESTER RICHARD GREENE, 80, OF 159 OLD MARSHALL HIGHWAY DIED FRIDAY, DECEMBER 8, 2000 AT MEMORIAL MISSION HOSPITAL FOLLOWING A PERIOD OF DECLINING HEALTH. A NATIVE OF MADISON COUNTY. HE HAD RESIDED IN BUNCOMBE COUNTY FOR OVER 50 YEARS. MR. GREENE RETIRED IN 1985 FROM SOUTHERN CONCRETE AFTER 38 YEARS OF SERVICE AS A TRUCK DRIVER. HE WAS A...

Glenn W. Jarvis

Glenn W. Jarvis

Dec 7, 2000

ASHEVILLE - GLENN W. JARVIS, 79, OF 694 FAIRVIEW RD. DIED THURSDAY, DECEMBER 7, 2000 AT MEMORIAL MISSION HOSPITAL. HE WAS A LIFELONG RESIDENT OF BUNCOMBE COUNTY. MR. JARVIS RETIRED AS MAINTENANCE SUPERVISOR FOR THE BUNCOMBE COUNTY COURTHOUSE AFTER 40 YEARS OF SERVICE. HE WAS A MEMBER OF GASHES CREEK BAPTIST CHURCH, AND WAS A VETERAN OF THE US...

Edith Adele Jones Ward

Edith Adele Jones Ward

Dec 5, 2000

MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. - EDITH ADELE JONES WARD, 97, DIED TUESDAY, DECEMBER 5, 2000 AT GRAND STRAND HEALTH CARE CENTER. A NATIVE OF MADISON COUNTY, N.C. SHE HAD RESIDED IN MYRTLE BEACH FOR THE PAST 12 YEARS. MRS. WARD WAS THE DAUGHTER OF THE LATE WILLIAM HENRY AND MOLLIE AUSTIN JONES, WIFE OF THE LATE JOHN ARTHUR WARD AND...

Paul Judson Tew

Paul Judson Tew

Dec 5, 2000

CANDLER - PAUL JUDSON TEW, 84, OF 26 LOG CABIN TRAIL WENT TO BE WITH OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST ON TUESDAY, DECEMBER 5, 2000 AT MEMORIAL MISSION HOSPITAL AFTER A LONG PERIOD OF ILLNESS. A NATIVE OF GREENVILLE, MISSISSIPPI, HE HAD LIVED IN BUNCOMBE COUNTY SINCE 1966. HE WAS A MEMBER OF THE FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH, GAINESVILLE, FL. AND...

Paul Myers Sr.

Paul Myers Sr.

Dec 2, 2000

WEAVERVILLE - PAUL MYERS, SR., 83, OF 11 PINE ST. DIED SATURDAY, DECEMBER 2, 2000 AT HIS RESIDENCE AFTER A LENGTHY ILLNESS. HE WAS A LIFELONG RESIDENT OF BUNCOMBE COUNTY AND HE WAS A VETERAN OF THE US ARMY, SERVING DURING WW II. MR. MYERS WAS THE SON OF THE LATE WILLIAM ARTHUR MYERS, SR. AND JOSIEPHINE P. MYERS....

Ray Brendle

Ray Brendle

Nov 26, 2000

RAY BRENDLE, 74, OF 223 FAIRFAX AVENUE DIED SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 2000 AT GREENTREE RIDGE FOLLOWING AN EXTENDED ILLNESS. A NATIVE OF SWAIN COUNTY. HE HAD RESIDED IN BUNCOMBE COUNTY SINCE 1944. HE RETIRED AS A CLERK WITH NORFOLK SOUTHERN RAILROAD AFTER 42 YEARS OF SERVICE AND WAS A MEMBER OF WESTWOOD BAPTIST CHURCH. MR. BRENDLE WAS A SON...

David Joe 'Catfish&Quo Bailey

David Joe 'Catfish&Quo Bailey

Nov 24, 2000

ASHEVILLE - DAVID JOE BAILEY, 36, OF PISGAH HWY. PASSED AWAY AT HIS HOME, FRIDAY NOVEMBER 24, 2000. DAVID WAS BORN IN YANCEY COUNTY ON AUGUST 20, 1964. HE HAD LIVED IN BUNCOMBE COUNTY FOR THE LAST 30 YEARS. KNOWN TO HIS FRIENDS AS CATFISH HE HAD WORKED AT ROCKWELL AND BORG WARNER. HE LOVED HIS FAMILY AS WELL...

Ruby Lee Mc Bee

Ruby Lee Mc Bee

Nov 23, 2000

RUBY LEE McBEE, 86, DIED THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 23, 2000 AT MEMORIAL MISSION HOSPITAL. SHE WAS A NATIVE AND LIFE LONG RESIDENT OF BUNCOMBE COUNTY. SHE WAS A SELF EMPLOYED ACCOUNTANT AND CHARTER MEMBER OF THE ARDEN FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH WHERE SHE HAD SERVED AS CHURCH CLERK FOR OVER 30 YEARS. SHE STARED THE FIRST W.M.U IN THE CHURCH, WAS...

Marion Jeff Waldrop

Marion Jeff Waldrop

Nov 23, 2000

ASHEVILLE - MARION JEFF WALDROP, 91, OF 249 OLD WEAVERVILLE ROAD WENT TO BE WITH THE LORD THURSDAY NOVEMBER 23, 2000 AT THE ASTON PARK HEALTH CARE CENTER. A NATIVE OF MADISON COUNTY HE HAD LIVED MOST OF HIS LIFE IN BUNCOMBE COUNTY. HE WAS A RETIRED CARPENTER , A MEMBER OF NEWBRIDGE BAPTIST CHURCH AND A WW II...