John Otis Zimmerman, Jr.
Apr 20, 2011
Leicester - John Zimmerman. Jr, 80, of Leicester, passed away Wednesday, April 20, 2011. A native and lifelong resident of Buncombe County. He was a member of Skyland Baptist Church and the oldest member of the Blue Ridge Mustang Club of Asheville. He had retired from Southern Railroad as a conductor after 42 years of service and had served...
Martha Robinson
Apr 19, 2011
Leicester - Martha Ann Robinson, 74, of Leicester, passed away Tuesday, April 19, 2011 at the Memorial Campus of Mission Hospitals. A lifelong resident of Buncombe County, she was the daughter of the late Jeter and Esther Icenhower Head. Surviving are her husband, Alonzo W. Robinson; sons: Danny Robinson and Darrell Robinson, both of Leicester; twin sister, Mary Ellen...
Frank J. Greene
Apr 15, 2011
ASHEVILLE - Frank J. Greene, 84, of the Oakley Community went to be with his heavenly Father, his wife, Cora Belle and a host of family and loved ones who have waited to welcome him home. He passed on April 15, 2011, exactly one month shy of his 85th birthday. Frank was the son of the late Julius D....
Joyce Warren
Apr 14, 2011
Candler Joyce Marie Ray Warren, 73, of 5 Ladybird Lane passed away Thursday, April 14, 2011 at the Memorial Campus of Mission Hospitals. A native of Haywood County, she had resided in Buncombe County most of her life. She retired in 1999 with BASF following 40 years. Mrs. Warren was the daughter of the late Thomas Roland Ray and...
Dillard Searsey
Apr 13, 2011
Asheville Dillard Searsey, 72, of 100 Skyline Terrace went to be with his Lord on Wednesday, April 13, 2011 following heart complications. A lifelong resident of Buncombe County. He was a firefighter and EMT with the Asheville Fire Department where he retired, was former owner and operator of Northland Barber Shop where he cut hair for many years, was...
Moree "Polly" Moore
Apr 13, 2011
Moree Polly Moore, 85, died Wednesday, April 13, 2011 at her home. Polly was a native of Clarksdale, MS and had resided in Buncombe County since 1998. She was a member of Mt. Carmel Baptist Church and was preceded in death by her parents, Frank and Bessie Brand East and her husband, James Henry Moore. She is survived by...
Summer Kolesar
Apr 12, 2011
Asheville - Summer S. Kolesar, 36, of Asheville N.C., died Tuesday, April 12, 2011, at Mission Hospital Asheville after a courageous battle with cancer. Summer was born on August 28, 1974, in Lucerne, Switzerland, to Bob and Sylvia Reisenbigler-Siewert. Summer graduated from Roycemore School in Evanston Illinois in 1992 where she received the Outstanding Artist Award her senior year,...
Annie Mae Bowman-Wooten
Apr 10, 2011
Asheville - Annie Mae Bowman-Wooten, 76, of 9 Bowman Drive went to be with her Lord Sunday, April 10, 2011 at the John F. Keever, Jr. Solace Center. A native of Danville, VA. She had resided in Buncombe County since 1944 and was a member of Trinity Baptist Church where she ministered in the Welcome Center. Mrs. Bowman-Wooten was...
Darlene Rice
Apr 8, 2011
Asheville - H. Darlene Rice, 56, of Goldview Road, passed away Friday, April 8, 2011 at the John F. Keever, Jr. Solace Center. A native and resident for most of her life of Buncombe County, Darlene worked in the food service industry and was a member of Pleasant Hill Baptist Church. She was the daughter of Marie Silver Rice,...
Jannette Dillard
Apr 7, 2011
Asheville Jannette White Dillard, 84, of Asheville, passed away Thursday, April 7, 2011 at Fleshers Fairview Health Care Center. A lifelong resident of Buncombe County, she graduated from Canton High School, and received her B. A. Degree from Western Carolina University, and her Masters from Peabody University. Mrs. Dillard retired in 1982 following 35 years of teaching at Haw...
Charles E. Stephenson
Apr 6, 2011
Asheville Charles Edward Stephenson, 74, of 34 Smith Graveyard Road, passed away Wednesday, April 6, 2011 at Pisgah Manor Health Care Center. He was a native of Buncombe County, and was a former Truck Driver with Westall Lumber Co. He was the son of the late Arthur Henry Stephenson and Mollie Ann Williams Stephenson and was also preceded in...
Marjorie Blankenship
Apr 1, 2011
Asheville - Marjorie Robinson Blankenship, 95, died Friday April 1, 2011 at the John F. Keever Jr. Solace Center. A native of Madison County, she had lived in Buncombe County for the last 50 years. She was a daughter of the late Sam and Julie Ponder Robinson and the wife of the late Ted Blankenship. Surviving are her sons,...
David Montgomery
Mar 31, 2011
Asheville - David Albert Montgomery, 54, died Thursday March 31, 2011. A native of Norfolk, VA, he lived in Buncombe County most of his life. He was a graduate of Bob Jones University and was a member of Asheville Gospel Chapel. He was a son of Hortense B. Montgomery of Asheville and Robert David Montgomery of VA. Surviving in...
Elizabeth Thomas
Mar 28, 2011
Elizabeth Thomas, 78, passed away Monday, March 28, 2011. Mrs. Thomas was a native of Buncombe County and was the daughter of the late William Thomas and Anna Ledford Rhew. She was preceded in death by her son Thomas C. Garren and sister, Frances Harris. She retired from the U. S. Forest Service and was an U. S. Air...
Marguerite Isgett
Mar 28, 2011
Asheville - Marguerite Creech Isgett, 81, passed away Monday, March 28, 2011 at The Oaks at Sweeten Creek. A native of Bennettsville, SC. She had resided in Asheville for over 50 years, was a homemaker and was a member of First Baptist Church of Asheville. Mrs. Isgett was the daughter of the late Ebbie Creech and Julia Quick Creech...
Jeannette Hudson
Mar 27, 2011
Hendersonville - Jeannette Marie Bigeau Hudson, known affectionately as Little Mama, 79, of 1731 Haywood Road went to be with her Lord on Sunday, March 27, 2011 at the Elizabeth House. A native of Leominster, MA. She had resided in Shelby from 1978 to 1999, then moved to Chimney Rock where she resided with her daughter until moving to...
Wallace Setser
Mar 26, 2011
Candler Wallace Andrew Setser, 60, of Candler, passed away Saturday, March 26, 2011 at the John F. Keever, Jr. Solace Center. A native of Macon County, Wallace had resided in Buncombe County since 1974. He worked for the NC DOT as an inspector. Wallace was a former member of Louisa Chapel United Methodist Church in Franklin, and was a...
Ralph Bishop
Mar 24, 2011
Ralph Gordon Bishop, 95, of Asheville passed away March 24, 2011. Born in Buncombe County in 1915, he was the last surviving sibling in his family and was preceded in death by his parents, one brother and three sisters. He is survived by his wife of 32 years, Mildred Watts Bishop, son James Lewis (Buddy) Bishop of Goose Creek,...
Edith Israel
Mar 23, 2011
Hendersonville - Marian Edith Israel, age, 86, of 2000 Haywood Road, passed away Wednesday, March, 23, 2011 at Hendersonville Health and Rehab. Edith was born in Buncombe County, and had resided in Henderson County since 1964. She had retired from American Enka Corporation after 40 years of service and was a member of Main Street Baptist Church, Hendersonville. She...
Jason Lee Rogers
Mar 22, 2011
Maggie Valley - Jason Lee Rogers, 31, died unexpectedly Tuesday March 22, 2011. A native and resident of Buncombe County for most of his life, he was a son of Kimberly Ann Turner of Leicester and the late Tony Lee Rogers. Surviving in addition to his mother are his Fiancee, Josephine Limoli of Maggie Valley and his brother, Travis...
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