Ronald Lewis Conner

Weaverville - Ronald Lewis Conner, 60, passed away unexpectedly August 25, 2009 at the Memorial Campus of Mission Hospitals. A native and resident of Buncombe County for most of his life, he was a veteran of the U.S. Navy and retired from the U.S. Postal Service. He was the son of the late Robert Lewis and Roma Elizabeth Gosnell Conner. Surviving are his sisters, Deborah Conner Ashkar and husband Nabil of Amman Jordan, Marie Case Grant of Leicester and Kathie Case Adams of Asheville; nephews, Issam, Nasri and Yazan Ashkar and Randy Adams; niece, Katie Adams and several aunts, uncles and cousins. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 P.M. Friday in the Chapel of the Western Carolina State Veterans Cemetery in Black Mountain with Rev. J.R. Johnson and Father Morris C. Boyd officiating. In lieu of Flowers, memorials may be made to: American Diabetes Assoc. Memorial and Honor Program, P.O. Box 11454, Alexandria, VA 22312