Patsy Matthews
Dec 29, 2011
Asheville Patsy Ruth Allen Matthews, 79, of 324 Pole Barn Drive went to be with her Lord Thursday, December 29, 2011 at her home. A native of Buncombe County, she was born on May 27, 1932 at their familys home on Howard Street in West Asheville. She was the daughter of the late Dick and Helen Allen and wife...
Sharon Elingburg Rice
Dec 29, 2011
Leicester Sharon Lee Elingburg Rice, 57, of 1744 Bear Creek Road passed away Thursday, December 29, 2011 at St. Josephs Campus of Mission Hospitals. A native of Lansing, MI, she had resided in Asheville most of her life. She was an Administrative Assistant for 29 years with Progress Energy and was a member of Street Tiques of Asheville. Sharon...
Billie Robinson
Dec 27, 2011
Asheville Billie Mae Evans Robinson, 82, passed away Tuesday, December 27, 2011 at The Oaks of Sweeten Creek. A native of Seminole, OK, she had lived in Asheville the past 36 years and was a member of Abernethy United Methodist Church. Mrs. Robinson was the daughter of the late Floyd Andrews Evans and Laura Bell Clark Evans. She was...
Mary Marie Biddix
Dec 23, 2011
Asheville Re was born on July 31, 1930 and left to be with the Lord on December 23, 2011. She was surrounded by her special family, the Sheltons and Robertsons, at her passing into Heaven. She was the daughter of the late Melvin and Myrtle Buckner. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Hobart Biddix and son,...
Mable Harwood
Dec 21, 2011
Mable Buckner Harwood, 94, passed away Wednesday, December 21, 2011, at John F. Keever, Jr. Solace Center. Mable was a lifelong resident of Buncombe County. She was the daughter of the late Samuel and Belle Slagle Buckner and wife of the late William Harwood. She was also preceded in death by her sister, Edna Miller and her brothers, Arnold...
Patty Bean
Dec 19, 2011
Asheville Patty Louise Bean, 92, of 194 Pennsylvania Avenue passed away peacefully Monday, December 19, 2011 at her home. A lifelong resident of Buncombe County, Ms. Bean retired in 1982 from the Buncombe County Register of Deeds where she served as a Deputy Clerk. She was a member of Trinity Episcopal Church and the daughter of the late John...
Herman E. Kennedy Jr.
Dec 18, 2011
Mount. Airy - Herman E. Kennedy, Jr., 80, passed away unexpectedlySunday, December 18, 2011 at his residence. A native of Siler City, NC, he was a son of the late Herman E. Kennedy, Sr. and Edna Jordan Kennedy. He was also preceded in death by his sisters, Margaruite Brissett and Helen Neher, brother-in-law, Glenn Neher. Mr. Kennedy was a...
Katherine Hohstadt
Dec 17, 2011
Asheville Katherine Haynes Hohstadt, 83, of 31 Melody Lane, affectionately known as Nanny Tat-Tat passed away Saturday, December 17, 2011. A native of Haywood County and Buncombe County resident most of her life, she was a Home Maker and a daughter of the late Posey and Bertha Davis Haynes. Mrs. Hohstadt was also preceded in death by her husbands,...
Johnny Rice
Dec 17, 2011
Asheville Johnny Rice, 83, of 86 Goldview Road went to be with the Lord Saturday, December 17, 2011 at the St. Joseph Campus of Mission Hospitals. A native of Madison County, he resided in Buncombe County most of his life. He retired in 1987 as a truck driver with Citizen Express and Charlotte Observer and was a member of...
Margie Bishop
Dec 15, 2011
Asheville Margie Louise Rumfelt Bishop, who died on December 15, 2011, was born in Rutherfordton Township in Rutherford County on December 19, 1924. She was one of 10 children (5 boys and 5 girls) to Albert J. Rumfelt and Nancy Suzanna Davis Rumfelt. Margie was the last surviving child. She was the wife of Arrie Paul Bishop, who preceded...
Donald E. Buckner
Dec 12, 2011
Asheville - Donald Elbert Buckner, 72, passed away Monday, December 12, 2011 at the Memorial Campus of Mission Hospitals. A native and lifelong resident of Buncombe County. He attended Harvest Time Assembly. Mr. Buckner was the son of the late Huey and Evelyn Buckner and husband of the late Doris Buckner. He was also preceded in death by his...
Marlee Sophia Ramos
Dec 11, 2011
Candler - Marlee Sophia Ramos, 2 months, passed away Sunday, December 11, 2011. Surviving are her parents, Andres and Letasha Elliott Ramos, maternal grandparents, Bruce and Carla Elliott, paternal grandparents, Zulema Tristan and Felipe Ramos, maternal great grandparents, Henry and Betty Elliott and Pat Hodges and Roger Ward, paternal great grandparents, Maria Hernandaz and Ricardo Lara, paternal great great...
Peggy Ann Deal
Dec 6, 2011
Woodfin - Peggy Ann Dockery Deal, 80, passed away Tuesday, December 6, 2011 at the Brian Center, Weaverville. A native of Buncombe County, she was the daughter of the late Carl and Irene Dockery. She was preceded in death by her husband of 57 years, Charles David Deal and her sister, Pat Dotson. Peggy was a member of the...
Winnie Maynard
Dec 5, 2011
Asheville Winnie Lou Wilson Maynard, 85, of 225 Upper Grassy Branch Road passed away Monday December 5, 2011 at her residence. A native of Yancey County. She had resided in Buncombe County most of her life, was a homemaker and of the Baptist faith. Mrs. Maynard was a daughter of the late Huey Wilson and Bertha Murphy Wilson. She...
Tommy Shelton
Dec 1, 2011
Asheville Thomas Wesley Tommy Shelton, II, 44, of 17 Eve Lake Drive passed away Thursday, December 1, 2011 at his residence. A lifelong resident of Buncombe County and was a self-employed Landscaper. Surviving are his parents, Earl James Shelton and JoAnne Graham Brown Shelton of the home; sisters, Laura Shelton Holland and Jamie Shelton Ketterman both of Asheville; maternal...
Alvin Wilson
Nov 29, 2011
Asheville William Alvin Wilson, Sr., 87, passed away Tuesday, November 29, 2011 at his residence. A lifelong resident of Buncombe County, Mr. Wilson retired following 32 years of service from Sayles-Biltmore Bleacheries, was a member of Gashes Creek Baptist Church and founder of the Alvin Wilson and the Happy Valley Boys Bluegrass Band. He was a son of the...
Ralph Ingle
Nov 23, 2011
Zirconia - Ralph William Ingle, 85, died peacefully on November 23, 2011. He was born April 6, 1926 in Asheville, NC to James Walter and Juanita King Ingle. He was predeceased by his parents; sister, Blanch Austin; brothers, Hilliard, Albert, Lloyd and Ernest Ingle. Ralph was a Navy veteran serving in the Asian-Pacific Campaign in WWII. He was a...
Tom Miller
Nov 23, 2011
Candler - William Thomas "Tom" Miller, 70, passed away unexpectedly Wednesday, November 23, 2011 at his residence. A lifelong resident of Buncombe County, he was a son of the late Daniel Delbert Miller and Jo Alice Harwood Miller. Mr. Miller, a veteran of the U.S. Navy and of the Baptist faith, was an auto mechanic and master of all...
Gladys Saine Franklin
Nov 22, 2011
Pickens - Gladys Saine Franklin, 82, went to be with her Lord and Savior Tuesday - November 22, 2011. A native of Dahlonega, Ga. she had lived in North and South Carolina most of her life. She was a daughter of the late George Tate Saine and Ollie Jane Ingram Saine. Ms. Franklin was a beloved mother, grandmother and...
George C. Cothran
Nov 19, 2011
Leicester George Carlton Cothran, 66, passed away Saturday, November 19, 2011 at the St. Josephs Campus of Mission Hospitals. A native and lifelong resident of Buncombe County, he was a son of the late Howard Heywood Cothran, Sr. and Eleanor Eloise Davis Cothran and was also preceded in death by his brother, Howard Heywood Sonny Cothran, Jr. Mr. Cothran...
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