Obituary Listing

Andrew Paul Owenby

Andrew Paul Owenby

Feb 8, 2001

ASHEVILLE - ANDREW PAUL OWENBY, 71, OF 251 ELK MOUNTAIN ROAD, DIED THURSDAY FEBRUARY 8, 2001 AT HIS RESIDENCE. A NATIVE OF UNION COUNTY, SC. HE HAD LIVED MOST OF HIS LIFE IN BUNCOMBE COUNTY WHERE HE WORKED FOR BURLINGTON INDUSTRIES. HE WAS A U.S. AIR FORCE VETERAN AND SON OF THE LATE GRADY, SR. AND FLORA COPE OWENBY....

Denver Hilliard Burnette Sr.

Denver Hilliard Burnette Sr.

Feb 7, 2001

ASHEVILLE, - DENVER HILLIARD BURNETTE, SR., 83 OF 14 HARMONY LAND DIED WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 7, 2001 AT HIS HOME. A NATIVE AND LIFELONG RESIDENT OF BUNCOMBE COUNTY, HE RETIRED FROM GEORGIA-PACIFIC LUMBER CO.. HE ALSO RETIRED FROM THE U.S. NAVY HAVING SERVED 4 YEARS ACTIVE DUTY AND 26 YEARS IN THE RESERVES. HE SERVED IN THE SOUTH PACIFIC DURING...

Brownlow Glenn "Brownie" Pace

Brownlow Glenn "Brownie" Pace

Feb 6, 2001

ASHEVILLE - BROWNLOW GLENN BROWNIE PACE, 79, WENT TO BE WITH HIS LORD ON TUESDAY FEBRUARY 6, 2001 FOLLOWING A SHORT ILLNESS. A NATIVE OF HAYWOOD COUNTY HE HAD LIVED MOST OF HIS LIFE IN BUNCOMBE COUNTY. HE WAS A RETIRED BRICK MASON AND AN ACTIVE MEMBER OF GOSPEL BAPTIST CHURCH IN WOODFIN. MR. PACE WAS A W.W.II U.S....

Jack "Junkman" Wilson

Jack "Junkman" Wilson

Feb 5, 2001

ASHEVILLE - JACK "JUNKMAN" WILSON, 59, OF 385 OAK VIEW ROAD, DIED MONDAY FEBRUARY 5, 2001 AT MEMORIAL MISSION HOSPITAL AFTER A PERIOD OF DECLINING HEALTH. A LIFELONG RESIDENT OF BUNCOMBE COUNTY. HE WAS A SELF-EMPLOYED CONTRACTOR AND WAS A MEMBER OF THE N.C. BOARD OF AUCTIONEERS. HE WAS THE SON OF LAWRENCE AND THELMA BURNETTE WILSON OF ASHEVILLE....

Charles O'Neal Allen

Charles O'Neal Allen

Feb 4, 2001

ARDEN - CHARLES ONEAL ALLEN, 58, OF 132 AVERYS CREEK RD. DIED SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 2001 AT HIS RESIDENCE. MR. ALLEN WAS A NATIVE OF BUNCOMBE COUNTY AND HAD RESIDED THERE FOR MOST OF HIS LIFE. HE WAS A MEMBER OF BENT CREEK BAPTIST CHURCH. HE WAS THE SON OF ORVILLE CONARD AND MOZELLE AYERS ALLEN OF ARDEN. SURVIVING...

Mildred Maxwell Jones

Mildred Maxwell Jones

Feb 3, 2001

ASHEVILLE - MILDRED SARAH MAXWELL JONES, 74, OF 525 ELIADA HOME ROAD, DIED SATURDAY FEBRUARY 3, 2001 AT MOUNTAIN AREA HOSPICE. A LIFE LONG RESIDENT OF BUNCOMBE COUNTY. SHE HAD RETIRED FROM SWANNANOA CLEANERS AFTER 17 YEARS OF EMPLOYMENT. SHE WAS A MEMBER OF WESTWOOD BAPTIST CHURCH WHERE SHE TAUGHT THE JR. DEPARTMENT SUNDAY SCHOOL CLASS. SHE WAS A...

Tommy Hunter

Tommy Hunter

Feb 3, 2001

ASHEVILLE - GEORGE THOMAS TOMMY HUNTER, 49, OF 313 McKINNEY ROAD DIED SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 2001 AT HIS RESIDENCE. A LIFELONG RESIDENT OF BUNCOMBE COUNTY. HE WAS A SON OF THE LATE MARGARET ELIZABETH BROWN HUNTER. SURVIVING ARE HIS FATHER, ROBERT GRAHAM HUNTER AND STEP MOTHER, MILDRED SHULLER HUNTER BOTH OF CLYDE; BROTHER, BOBBY HUNTER AND SISTER IN LAW,...

Maxine Harris Hensley

Maxine Harris Hensley

Feb 2, 2001

ASHEVILLE - EMMA MAXINE HARRIS HENSLEY, 65, OF 70 PANORAMA DRIVE DIED FRIDAY FEBRUARY 2, 2001 AT MEMORIAL MISSION HOSPITAL. A NATIVE AND LIFELONG RESIDENT OF BUNCOMBE COUNTY, SHE RETIRED FROM VICTORIA UROLOGICAL ASSOCIATES WHERE SHE WAS A NURSE FOR DR. ALAN FRIEDMAN AND SHE WAS FORMER CO-OWNER AND OPERATOR WITH HER HUSBAND OF HENSLEY & SON PRODUCE AT...

Clemmie Annabelle Groomes Reeves

Clemmie Annabelle Groomes Reeves

Jan 28, 2001

LEICESTER - CLEMMIE ANNABELLE GROOMES REEVES, OF 105 GILBERT RD., DIED SUNDAY, JANUARY 28, 2001 AT MOUNTAIN AREA HOSPICE. MRS. REEVES WAS A NATIVE OF HAYWOOD COUNTY AND HAD RESIDED IN BUNCOMBE COUNTY SINCE 1944. SHE RETIRED FROM DREXEL FURNITURE IN 1972 AFTER 11 1/2 YEARS OF EMPLOYMENT AND HAD BEEN FORMERLY EMPLOYED BY GORDON FURNITURE COMPANY. SHE WAS...

Donna Warren Miller

Donna Warren Miller

Jan 27, 2001

ASHEVILLE - DONNA JEAN WARREN MILLER, 37, OF 115 MAPLEWOOD DRIVE DIED SATURDAY, JANUARY 27, 2001 AT MEMORIAL MISSION HOSPITAL. A LIFELONG RESIDENT OF BUNCOMBE COUNTY, SHE WAS A CASHIER AND CERTIFIED TRAINER AT FUDDRUCKERS RESTAURANT, FORMERLY ATTENDED OAKLEY GOSPEL TABERNACLE, WAS A FORMER MEMBER OF THE CIVIL AIR PATROL AND ATTENDED CLYDE A. ERWIN HIGH SCHOOL. SHE WAS...

Mary Frances Brockwell

Mary Frances Brockwell

Jan 26, 2001

ASHEVILLE - MARY FRANCES CRIGGER BROCKWELL, 66, OF 28 MT. CLARE AVE. WENT TO BE WITH JESUS FRIDAY JANUARY 26, 2001 AT MEMORIAL MISSION HOSPITAL AFTER AN EXTENDED ILLNESS. A LIFELONG RESIDENT OF BUNCOMBE COUNTY. SHE WAS A DEVOTED, LOVING WIFE AND MOTHER AND WAS A MEMBER OF GODS FILLING STATION FULL GOSPEL CHURCH. SHE HAD WORKED AS A...

Edward D.V. Dyer

Edward D.V. Dyer

Jan 23, 2001

ASHEVILLE - EDWARD D.V. DYER, 77, OF 19 IRVING STREET DIED TUESDAY JANUARY 23, 2001 AT HIS HOME. A LIFELONG RESIDENT OF BUNCOMBE COUNTY, HE WAS A SON OF THE LATE W. J. AND DOLLY PARTON DYER. HE WAS ALSO PRECEDED IN DEATH BY SON, EDWARD JIMMY DYER; BROTHERS, GORDON, CORDELL, LLOYD, CLARENCE AND J.G. DYER AND SISTER, MATTIE...

James Monroe Shook

James Monroe Shook

Jan 22, 2001

CANDLER - JAMES MONROE SHOOK, 52, OF 5 PLEMMONS DRIVE DIED MONDAY, JANUARY 22, 2001 AT THE RESIDENCE FOLLOWING A PERIOD OF DECLINING HEALTH. A LIFELONG RESIDENT OF BUNCOMBE COUNTY. HE WAS A SELF EMPLOYED ROOFER AND A VETERAN OF THE U.S. ARMY. HE WAS A SON OF MAZEL HANEY SHOOK OF ASHEVILLE AND THE LATE WILLIAM SHOOK. SURVING...

Bernez L. "Monk" Vehaun

Bernez L. "Monk" Vehaun

Jan 21, 2001

ASHEVILLE - BERNEZ LOMINAC "MONK" VeHAUN, 83, OF 21 BROWN AVE. DIED SUNDAY, JANUARY 21, 2001 AT ASTON PARK HEALTH CARE FOLLOWING A PERIOD OF DECLINING HEALTH. SHE WAS A LIFELONG RESIDENT OF BUNCOMBE COUNTY AND RETIRED AFTER MANY YEARS OF SERVICE FROM J.C. PENNYS. SHE WAS A LIFELONG MEMBER OF NEWBRIDGE BAPTIST CHURCH WHERE SHE WAS A MEMBER...

Mary Louise Bell

Mary Louise Bell

Jan 21, 2001

MT. GILEAD, NC - Mary Louise Ray Bell, 73, formerly of Weaverville, died January 21, 2001 at her home. She was born February 18, 1927 in Buncombe County. She was the daughter of the late Prince Bismarck Ray and the late Effie Shelton Ray. She was a graduate of Weaverville High School and was a teller supervisor for First...

Beatrice "Bea" Hawkins Styles

Beatrice "Bea" Hawkins Styles

Jan 21, 2001

ASHEVILLE - BEATRICE "BEA" HAWKINS STYLES, 77, OF 35 MULBERRY STREET, WENT TO BE WITH JESUS, SUNDAY JANUARY 21, 2001 AT HER DAUGHTERS RESIDENCE. A LIFELONG RESIDENT OF BUNCOMBE COUNTY. SHE WAS RETIRED FROM SQUARE-D AND WAS A MEMBER OF RICHLAND BAPTIST CHURCH. SHE WAS THE DAUGHTER OF THE LATE KELLY C. AND THELMA HAYES HAWKINS. SHE WAS THE...

Richard Foy Williams

Richard Foy Williams

Jan 21, 2001

FAIRVIEW - RICHARD FOY WILLIAMS, 74, OF 1372 UPPER BRUSH CREEK ROAD, DIED SUNDAY JANUARY 21, 2001 AT MARGARET PARDEE HOSPITAL AFTER A PERIOD OF DECLINING HEALTH. A LIFELONG RESIDENT OF BUNCOMBE COUNTY. HE WAS A RETIRED CARPENTER AND A W.W. II ARMY VETERAN. HE WAS THE SON OF THE LATE MARVIN AND BESSIE CROCKER WILLIAMS. HE WAS ALSO...

Willie Mae Metcalf

Willie Mae Metcalf

Jan 20, 2001

ASHEVILLE - WILLIE MAE CHAMBERS METCALF, 91, OF 63 VINEWOOD CIRCLE DIED SATURDAY, JANUARY 20, 2001 AT HER RESIDENCE. A LIFELONG RESIDENT OF BUNCOMBE COUNTY, SHE WAS THE DAUGHTER OF THE LATE CANEY AND MINER ELVIRA ALLISON CHAMBERS AND WAS THE WIFE OF THE LATE REV. HUBERT EDWARD METCALF, SR. SHE WAS ALSO PRECEDED IN DEATH BY A DAUGHTER,...

Larry Ray Greene

Larry Ray Greene

Jan 20, 2001

FLETCHER - LARRY RAY GREENE, 44, OF 20 GREENLEAF DR. DIED SATURDAY JANUARY 20. 2001 UNEXPECTEDLY. A NATIVE OF SACRAMENTO, CA. HE HAD LIVED MOST OF HIS LIFE IN DUNCAN, SC. BEFORE MOVING TO HENDERSON COUNTY IN 1982. HE WAS AN ENGINEERING TECHNICIAN FOR CAROLINA POWER AND LIGHT. HE WAS PRECEDED IN DEATH BY HIS MOTHER LAVERNE BRIDWELL GREENE....

Isabell Harris

Isabell Harris

Jan 19, 2001

ASHEVILLE - ISABELL CAUBLE HARRIS, 94, OF 91 VICTORIA ROAD, DIED FRIDAY JANUARY 19, 2001 AT BLUE RIDGE HEALTH CARE AFTER A PERIOD OF DECLINING HEALTH. A LIFE LONG RESIDENT OF BUNCOMBE COUNTY. SHE WAS A MEMBER OF OAKLEY BAPTIST CHURCH AND THE DAUGHTER OF THE LATE ADAM AND DORA LOUISE CAUBLE. SHE WAS ALSO PRECEDED IN DEATH BY...