Obituary Listing

Nickolas Gannon

Nickolas Gannon

Dec 29, 2010

Arden - Nickolas Gannon, 58, of 892 Glenn Bridge Road died accidentally on Wednesday, December 29, 2010. A native of Rockland County, NY he had resided in Buncombe County the past 17 years and was employed with Mission Hospital. Mr. Gannon was a son of the late George William and Julia Ryder Gannon. He was also preceded in death...

Barbara Smith

Barbara Smith

Dec 29, 2010

Leicester - Barbara Anne Robertson Smith, 74, of 392 Turkey Creek Road passed away Wednesday, December 29, 2010 at the Memorial Campus of Mission Hospitals. A native of Henderson County, she had resided in Buncombe County for most of her life. Mrs. Smith was a loving and dedicated wife and mother. She retired in 2008 from Crossroads Assembly of...

Elisha Williams

Elisha Williams

Dec 29, 2010

Asheville - Elisha Lunsford Williams, age 30, passed away Wednesday, December 29, 2010 . Elisha was a native and lifelong resident of Buncombe County and attended Biltmore Baptist Church. She was the daughter of Lee Roy, Jr. and Lou Ann Sexton Lunsford. She was preceded in death by her maternal grandparents, Houston and Kathleen Sexton and her paternal grandfather,...

Charles E. Mcmahan

Charles E. Mcmahan

Dec 28, 2010

Asheville- Charles Edward Charlie Mac McMahan, 75, went home to be with his Lord following a long battle with cancer on Tuesday, December 28, 2010 at the John F. Keever, Jr. Solace Center. A native and lifelong resident of Buncombe County. He was the son of the late Glenn Charles and Reva Daves McMahan. He retired in 1997 from...

Olen Ray Owenby

Olen Ray Owenby

Dec 27, 2010

Asheville - Olen Ray Owenby went home to be with the Lord on December 27. He was preceded in death by his wife, Ileene and son Jackie Owenby. He is survived by his daughter, Kathy Brady (Terry); grandsons, Chad (Sara) and Eddie Owenby and 4 great grandchildren. Memorial services will be held 6:30 P.M. Thursday at Woodland Terrace Baptist...

Mcpo Leonard Crook-U.S. Navy,  Ret.

Mcpo Leonard Crook-U.S. Navy, Ret.

Dec 26, 2010

ASHEVILLE - MCPO Leonard Corbett Corb Crook, U.S. Navy, Ret., 80, went to be with his Lord Sunday, December 26, 2010 at the John F. Keever, Jr. Solace Center. A native of Buncombe County, he retired in 1975 from the U.S. Navy following 30 years of service where at the time of his retirement he held the Rank of...

Rev. J. Lloyd Wolfe

Rev. J. Lloyd Wolfe

Dec 25, 2010

Asheville - On Christmas Day J. Lloyd Wolfe 96 years of age, entered Heaven that he had preached about for 65 years. He is now with his Heavenly Father and Gertrude, his wife of 62 years. Mr. Wolfe was born on November 11, 1914, in the Oakley community to the late Carl and Drama Wolfe. He resided at the...

David Allen Cartwright

David Allen Cartwright

Dec 23, 2010

Leicester David Allen Cartwright, 50, went to be with his Savior and family in Heaven on Thursday, December 23, 2010. A lifelong resident of Buncombe County, Mr. Cartwright was a member of Corinth Baptist Church. He was the son of Janet Bowman Cartwright and the late Bill Cartwright. He was also preceded in death by his wife, Teresa Smathers...

Agnes Stone

Agnes Stone

Dec 22, 2010

Candler Agnes Geraldine Hagan Stone, 74, of 16 Wade Drive passed away Wednesday, December 22, 2010 at the Memorial Campus of Mission Hospitals. A lifelong resident of Buncombe County. Mrs. Stone was a daughter of the late Queen Alexander Hagan Barnes and wife of John Edward Stone who died April 8, 1994. Surviving are her children, Nola Kaufman &...

Anne Manning

Anne Manning

Dec 22, 2010

Asheville - Anne Muriel Manning, 82, passed away Wednesday December 22, 2010. A native of Jefferson County, AL she had lived in Asheville for the past 10 years and was a member of Woodland Hills Church. Anne was a daughter of the late Bomer H. and Iva Lee Harper and wife of the late Albert Norris Manning. Surviving are...

Jessie Mae Moore

Jessie Mae Moore

Dec 22, 2010

Malvern Hills-West Asheville Jessie Mae Burris Moore, 91, of 24 Arthur Road passed away Wednesday, December 22, 2010 at Wake Med North Hospital in Raleigh, N.C. A lifelong resident of Buncombe County, she retired in the late 70s following 28 years of service with the National Air Weather Service as Key Punch Operator. She was a lifetime member of...

Sally (Sarah) Jane Gould Richard-Bradshaw

Sally (Sarah) Jane Gould Richard-Bradshaw

Dec 20, 2010

Sally, her husband Mark called her Sarah, was born August 12, 1955 and passed away December 20, 2010. She was a wonderful mother to her pups Lila, Luka and Lucy and loving wife to her husband Mark. Sally was preceded in death by her Father, and Mother. She is survived by her husband Mark, and three brothers, Ralph Joseph,...

Junior Ducker

Junior Ducker

Dec 20, 2010

Asheville - Burgin "Junior" Ducker, Jr., 81, of 2 Hack Rhodes Drive went to be with his Lord Monday, December 20, 2010 at the St. Joseph Campus of Mission Hospitals. A native of Madison County, he had resided in Buncombe County for most of his life. He retired in 2008 from Young Transportation where he served as a Bus...

Sandra Dawn Sanders

Sandra Dawn Sanders

Dec 17, 2010

Asheville Sandra Dawn Sanders, 37, of 165 South French Broad Avenue, passed away Friday, December 17, 2010 at the Memorial Campus of Mission Hospitals. A native of Ft. Hood, TX, Sandra had resided in Buncombe County since 1983. She had worked many years in the child care field, and was a member of Balfour United Methodist Church in Hendersonville....

Claud Gentry

Claud Gentry

Dec 17, 2010

Asheville - Claud Wesley Gentry, 88, passed away Friday December 17, 2010. A native and lifelong resident of Buncombe County. Claud was a WWII Marine Veteran, a member of West Asheville Baptist Church and had retired after 34 years of service as a fireman. Claud was a son of the late Claud Henry Gentry and Viola Mantooth Gentry. He...

Gregory Joe Littrel

Gregory Joe Littrel

Dec 17, 2010

Asheville - Gregory Joe "Iceman" Littrel, 44, Died unexpectedly Friday December 17, 2010. Gregory was born in Heidelburg, Germany and had lived most of his life in Asheville. He was a truck driver for Crete Carrier Corp. He was a son of Shirley J. Littrel of Leicester and the late Leroy Riley Littrel. Surviving in addition to his mother...

Tammy Seals Shepard

Tammy Seals Shepard

Dec 16, 2010

Canton Tammy Danielle Seals Shepard, 33, of Canton, passed away unexpectedly Thursday, December 16, 2010 at the Memorial Campus of Mission Hospitals. A native of Buncombe County, Tammy had resided in Haywood County for the past 10 years. She was a 1999 graduate of Western Carolina University, where she was a member of the Nursing Honor Society, with a...

Cecil Williams

Cecil Williams

Dec 16, 2010

Candler - Cecil J. Williams, 92, of Candler, formerly of Graham County, NC, passed away Thursday December 16, 2010. A native of Graham County, he had lived in Candler for the past 5 years. He was a member and Deacon of Powells Branch Missionary Baptist Church and served in the US Navy during WWII. Cecil was a son of...

Bill Carrano

Bill Carrano

Dec 13, 2010

Asheville - William Bill Carrano, Jr. went to be with the Lord, Monday December 13, 2010. He was loved dearly by his special friend Amanda Pressley and her family. Surviving include his three children. A special thanks to all of those who cared for him.

Elizabeth "Lib" Simpson

Elizabeth "Lib" Simpson

Dec 11, 2010

Asheville - Mary Elizabeth Lib Herron Simpson, 96, passed away Saturday, December 11, 2010 at Tidelands Community Hospice House in Georgetown, SC. A lifelong resident of Buncombe County, she had resided in Georgetown, SC since April 2010. She retired from American Enka Corporation and was of the Baptist faith. Mrs. Simpson was the daughter of the late Charles Edwin...