Robert (Bob) Eugene Bowman
Oct 2, 2010
ASHEVILLE, NC - Robert (Bob) Eugene Bowman, age 82, died Saturday, October 2, 2010. Born October 8, 1927 in Huntington, Indiana to William L. and Marie (Baker) Bowman, he attended Huntington High School and Huntington College and graduated from Ball State University with a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Education. Subsequently, he attended the University of Iowa and...
Thomas "Tommy" Nesbitt
Oct 1, 2010
Fairview - Thomas "Tommy" Crawford Nesbitt, 68, passed away Friday October 1, 2010 at his residence. A native of Buncombe County, he had lived in the Newport News area of Virginia for 40 years before returning to Buncombe County 3 years ago. He was a member of the Masonic Lodge in Williamsburg, VA. He was a son of the...
Thelma S. Duck
Oct 1, 2010
Asheville - Thelma Shepherd Duck, 89, of Asheville, N.C. passed away peacefully Friday, October 1, 2010. A native of Yancey County, she has resided in Buncombe County since 1940. She was a member of Victory Baptist Church where she served as a Sunday School teacher for young people, a member of the Dorcas Sunday School class and the Womens...
Oscar Jerome Hensley
Sep 29, 2010
Weaverville Oscar Jerome Hensley, 90, passed away Wednesday, September 29, 2010 at Madison Manor Nursing Center following a brief illness. A lifelong resident of Buncombe County, Mr. Hensley worked as a carpenter with H.M. Rice Construction for 35 years. He served as a Sergeant in the US Army during World War II. Mr. Hensley was the son of the...
Kathleen M. Proctor
Sep 29, 2010
ASHEVILLE Kathleen Elizabeth Maxwell Proctor, 87, passed away Wednesday, September 29, 2010 at Aston Park Health Care Center. Mrs. Proctor was a lifelong resident of Buncombe County. She was the daughter of the late William Albert Maxwell and Sarah Anna Moore Maxwell and the wife of Charles Edward Proctor who passed away December 26, 2002. She was also preceded...
Walter Boland
Sep 27, 2010
Hendersonville -Walter Reed Boland, 80, of Hendersonville, passed away September 26, 2010. Walt was born August 28, 1930, in Detroit, Michigan, to Walter and Lucille Boland and grew up in Ferndale, a suburb of Detroit. He attended the University of Michigan and then served in the U.S. Army in Alaska during the Korean War. After completing his service, Walt...
Fay V. Franklin Lanning
Sep 26, 2010
St. Augustine, FL/Asheville On September 26, 2010, a truly beautiful spirit left this earth to go be with God in heaven. She was 99 years old, born May 14, 1911 and was a lifelong resident of Asheville until she moved to St. Augustine, Florida in August, 2005. She was preceded in death December 14, 1983 by her husband, Clinton...
C.R. "Papa" Whitson
Sep 25, 2010
Fairview - C. R. Whitson, 68, went home to be with his Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, on September 25, 2010 after battling pancreatitis for 87 days. He was born on December 6, 1941 in Madison County. He was the son of the late Claude and Beulah Whitson. He was preceded in death by one sister, Doris Guthrie; and...
Charles J. Solesbee
Sep 25, 2010
Hendersonville Charles Jerome Solesbee, 88, of Hendersonville, went to be with the Lord Saturday, September 25, 2010. He was born April 7, 1922 in Woodfin. His parents were the late Jerome Ralph Solesbee and Zella Rhoads Solesbee. Charles Solesbee graduated from Woodfin High School in 1939. He was employed at Sayles Biltmore Bleacheries, Morgan Furniture Company, Blue Cross and...
Raymond Handy
Sep 24, 2010
Candler - Raymond Alfred Handy, 64, passed away Friday September 24, 2010 at the John F. Keever, Jr. Solace Center. A native of Milford, Mass. he had lived in Buncombe County for the last 15 years. Raymond had retired from the US Army and was of the Catholic faith. Raymond was a son of the late Raymond Bradford and...
Carolyn Rice
Sep 24, 2010
Barnardsville - Carolyn Jane Rice, 62, of 14 Ricetown Road passed away Friday, September 24, 2010 at the home of her daughter. A lifelong resident of Buncombe County. She was a member of Barnardsville Church of God. Mrs. Rice was the daughter of the late Guy Rice and Lucinda Whittemore Rice. She was also preceded in death her brother,...
Helen Parker
Sep 22, 2010
Asheville - Helen Elizabeth Parker, 82, passed away Wednesday September 22, 2010 at Courtyard Rehabilitation and Nursing Center. A lifelong resident of Buncombe County, she was a daughter of the late William Clarence and Adeline Creasman Capps and the wife of the late Carroll Grady Parker. She was also preceded in death by 3 brothers. Surviving are her children,...
Dorothy T. Wilson
Sep 20, 2010
Arden - Dorothy T. Wilson, age 91, of Arden, died Monday September 20, 2010 at the St Joseph's Campus of Mission Hospital. A native of Cuyahoga County, OH, she had lived in Franklin, NC before moving to Arden two and a half years ago. She was a member of the Macon County Homemaker Extension Club, the Nantahala Hiking Club,...
Geraldine White
Sep 20, 2010
Asheville Geraldine Bradford White, born April 1, 1936 in Yancey County, passed away Monday, September 20, 2010 after a gallant battle with extended illnesses for the past three years. She was married to Gene Franklin White who passed away in 1995. Surviving are her son, Rodney Franklin White and wife Dulcy Martinez-White; daughter, Jacqueline Suzanne White Landis; four grandchildren:...
Louise L. Reemes
Sep 19, 2010
Asheville - Louise Laughter Reemes, 81, of 27 Beechwood Road slipped away Sunday, September 19, 2010 at Grace Health Care of Asheville. A lifelong resident of Buncombe County. She retired in 1984 from St. Josephs Hospital after 20 years of service, was a member of First Baptist Church for 65 years, was a 1956 graduate of Duke University and...
Pearlene Morrow
Sep 19, 2010
Asheville - Pearlene Pressley Morrow, 83, passed away Sunday at The Laurels of Greentree Ridge. A native of Haywood County, she had lived in Buncombe County since 1946. She was a daughter of the late Hobert and Nora Mae Pressley and the wife of the late Clyde Morrow, Sr. She was also preceded in death by a grandson. Surviving...
Shelli Roxanne Lee
Sep 18, 2010
Asheville - Shelli Roxanne Tracy Lee, 50, of 41 Wilmington Road, died Saturday September 18, 2010 at her home following an extended illness. A native of Oakland, MI, she had lived in Asheville for the past 35 years. Surviving are her husband Gary Lee of the home; sons, Jack Sunstrum, Jr and wife Stephanie and Derek Sunstrum; granddaughters, Liberty...
Fred F. "Freddie" Price
Sep 16, 2010
Fred Franklin "Freddie" Price, 91, formerly of River Rouge, MI and Canton, NC. Died peacefully Thursday, September 16, 2010, at Westland Convalescent Ctr., Westland, MI with family at his side. Born Nov. 7, 1918, to the late Dolphus and Juliana Isabelle Price in Trust, NC. Husband of the late Edna Grooms Price, dearest father of E. Jeannene Smith (Wick)...
Inez Mccoy
Sep 16, 2010
Asheville - Inez Thomas McCoy, 81, of 62 Hopedale Street passed away Thursday, September 16, 2010 at her home. A native of Madison County, she had resided in Buncombe County most of her life. She was a former Supervisor with Allen Family Care Homes and was a member of the Asheville Family Church of God of Prophecy. Mrs. McCoy...
Brittany Nicole Hampton
Sep 11, 2010
Candler Brittany Nicole Hampton, 18, passed away Saturday, September 11, 2010 as a result of injuries sustained in an automobile wreck. A native and lifelong resident of Buncombe County, she was a proud mother of her unborn son, Tristan Samuel Hampton. She was a member of Gods Filling Station and had been a member of the Enka High School...
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