Verna Mae West

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 ELIZABETH BULLMAN BUCKNER. SURVIVING ARE HER HUSBAND, ROBERT E. WEST OF THE HOME; SISTER, ANNA LEE BUCKNER LEWIS OF ASHEVILLE; SEVERAL NIECES AND NEPHEWS. FUNERAL SERVICES WILL BE HELD AT 2:00 PM SATURDAY IN THE ANDERS-RICE FUNERAL HOME CHAPEL WITH THE REV. LARRY SPROUSE OFFICIATING. BURIAL WILL BE IN ASHELAWN GARDENS OF MEMORY. THE FAMILY WILL RECEIVE FRIENDS FROM 7 UNTIL 8:30 PM FRIDAY AT THE FUNERAL HOME. MEMORIALS MAY BE MADE TO THE AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY, BUNCOMBE COUNTY UNIT, 120 EXECUTIVE PARK, BLDG. 1, ASHEVILLE, NC 28801.