Obituary Listing

Sandra Tolley

Sandra Tolley

Feb 17, 2010

Alexander - Sandra Irene Sheppard Tolley, 54, passed away unexpectedly Wednesday February 17, 2010 at her home. A native and lifelong resident of Buncombe County, she was a daughter of Violet Sheppard of Alexander and the late Thad Charles Sheppard. She was also preceded in death by a brother, Charlie Sheppard. Surviving in addition to her mother are her...

Keaver Strait Adams

Keaver Strait Adams

Feb 17, 2010

ASHEVILLE Keaver Strait Adams, 89, of 42 Gaston Mountain Road passed away Wednesday, February 17, 2010 at the Memorial Campus of Mission Hospitals. A native of Lancaster, SC, he had resided in Canton, OH prior to moving to Asheville in 1991. He retired from the Hoover Company in North Canton, OH where he served as supervisor of the foundry...

William "Bill" Bramlett

William "Bill" Bramlett

Feb 16, 2010

Asheville - William Lester Bill Bramlett, 92, passed away Tuesday February 16, 2010. A lifelong resident of Buncombe County, he retired from the U.S. Army and received the Bronze Star in WWII. He was a member of the Moose Club and the VFW. He was preceded in death by his wife, Ann Bramlett. Surviving are his wife, Barbara Carter...

Earl Smith

Earl Smith

Feb 15, 2010

Asheville Earlie Lee Earl Smith, 93, of 249 Waynesville Avenue, passed away Monday, February 15, 2010 at the Charles George VA Medical Center. A native of Tague, WV, Mr. Smith had resided in Buncombe County since 1945. He was a Master Watchmaker, and served in the US Army during World War II. Mr. Smith was the son of the...

James Lowell Mckee

James Lowell Mckee

Feb 15, 2010

GAITHERSBURG, MD James Lowell McKee, 83, of 19323-103 Clubhouse Road passed away Monday, February 15, 2010. He was a native of Asheville, NC and had resided in Bristol, TN for 38 years prior to moving to Gaithersburg, MD in 1995. Mr. McKee retired from Food City where he served as a Manager of Meat Departments. He was a member...

Orel Allen

Orel Allen

Feb 11, 2010

ASHEVILLE - Mary Orel Calhoun Allen, 92, passed away peacefully Thursday February 11, 2010. A native of Graham County, she had lived most of her life in Buncombe County. She was a daughter of the late Virgil and Hattie Hooper Calhoun and the wife of the late Joe I. Allen, Sr. Surviving are her sons, Joe Ira Allen, Jr....

Buddy Gene Price Sr.

Buddy Gene Price Sr.

Feb 11, 2010

Asheville Buddy Gene Price, Sr., 77, of 165 Gashes Creek Road, passed away Thursday, February 11, 2010 at the Memorial Campus of Mission Hospitals. A lifelong resident of Buncombe County, he was the son of the late Willard and Cora Walker Price, and the husband of the late Margaret Jane Jones Price. He was also preceded in death by...

Ruth Davis Mcelrath

Ruth Davis Mcelrath

Feb 10, 2010

CANDLER Ruth Davis McElrath, 87, of 11 Softwind Trail passed away Wednesday, February 10, 2010 at the Oaks of Sweeten Creek. Mrs. McElrath was a lifelong resident of Buncombe County. She was a daughter of the late Don and Mary Ann Ray Davis and the wife of Ernest Ray McElrath, Sr. who died March 20, 1998. Surviving are her...

Lillian Shope Glosson

Lillian Shope Glosson

Feb 10, 2010

Asheville - Lillian Shope Glosson, 86, passed away Wednesday February 10, 2010 in Concord. A lifelong resident of Buncombe County, she loved ceramics, working with her flowers and shopping. She was a daughter of the late Emory Long and Jessie Carrie Lee Hall Shope and the wife of the late Louis Hanes Glosson. Surviving are her daughter, Sandra G....

Ronald Michael Niemiec

Ronald Michael Niemiec

Feb 10, 2010

Asheville - Ronald Michael Niemiec, 62, passed away Wednesday February 10, 2010 at his residence. A native of Passaic, NJ, he had lived in Buncombe County since 1974. He was a son of the late Joseph Anthony and Jean Targos Niemiec. Surviving are his wife, Joyce G. Niemiec of the home; daughter, Rhynea Adkins and husband Brian of Canton;...

Ralph E. Dills

Ralph E. Dills

Feb 10, 2010

LEICESTER Ralph Edward Dills, 80, of 44 Gibbs Road passed away Wednesday February 10, 2010 at the Memorial Campus of Mission Hospitals. He was a native of Macon County, had resided in California for 32 years prior to moving to Buncombe County in 1989. Mr. Dills retired as a Sheet Metal Mechanic from the Long Beach Naval Shipyard and...

Thomas E. "Tom" Williams Jr.

Thomas E. "Tom" Williams Jr.

Feb 10, 2010

Asheville Thomas Edgar Tom Williams, Jr., 90, of 159 Keystone Drive, passed away Wednesday, February 10, 2010 at the John F. Keever, Jr. Solace Center. A native of Buncombe County, Mr. Williams retired from the FAA in 1974 as an Air Traffic Controller. He served in the US Army Air Corps from 1943-1946 during World War II as a...

Joseph Martin Bailey Sr.

Joseph Martin Bailey Sr.

Feb 9, 2010

Asheville - Joseph Martin Bailey, Sr., 78, passed away Tuesday February 9, 2010 at the Asheville VA Medical Center. A native of Dalton, GA, he had lived in Buncombe County for the past 42 years. He was a member of Westminster Presbyterian Church. He was a veteran of the U.S. Navy and had played football for Middle Tennessee State...

Nanette C. Caldwell

Nanette C. Caldwell

Feb 8, 2010

Nanette Carter Caldwell, 84, of Candler, died on Monday, February 8, 2010, at her home, surrounded by devoted family and caregivers. A native of Western North Carolina, she was the beloved wife of John S. Caldwell, Sr., and daughter of Clarence McClellan Carter, Sr., and Carrie Sluder, all of whom preceded her in death. Her brothers, Clarence McClellan Carter,...

Dorothy Clark

Dorothy Clark

Feb 7, 2010

Denton, NC Dorothy Lee Brown Clark, 92, of 157 Carroll Avenue, passed away Sunday, February 7, 2010 at the Mountain Vista Health Park in Denton, NC. A native of Madison County, she had resided in both Haywood and Buncombe Counties before moving to Denton. Mrs. Clark worked as a nurses aide at Memorial Mission Hospital and retired from Klopman...

Earl Ray

Earl Ray

Feb 7, 2010

Asheville Earl Rex Ray, 78, beloved husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather, brother and friend went on to be with the Lord Sunday, February 7, 2010, and will be dearly missed. A lifelong resident of Buncombe County, he was the son of the late Kenneth and Alma Wright Ray. He was also preceded in death by his brothers: Richard, Max, and...

Robert Riddle

Robert Riddle

Feb 4, 2010

ASHEVILLE - Robert A. Riddle, 77, of 2 Mountain Terrace passed away Thursday, February 4, 2010 at Emerald Ridge Rehabilitation Center. A native of Madison County, he had resided in Buncombe County for 57 years. He was a City Police Officer, a member of Piney Grove Baptist Church, attended Beulah Baptist Church, was a member of the VFW Post...

Mary Rhodes

Mary Rhodes

Jan 31, 2010

Fletcher Mary Grace McCarson Rhodes, 89, formerly of 72 Summerwalk Drive, passed away Sunday, January 31, 2010 at the Universal Health Care Center. A lifelong resident of Henderson County, she worked as a supervisor with Ruth Originals, and was a member of Hoopers Creek Baptist Church. Mrs. Rhodes was the daughter of the late James and Grace Lanning McCarson,...

Frank J. Lanford,  Sr.

Frank J. Lanford, Sr.

Jan 29, 2010

WEST ASHEVILLE Frank Joseph Lanford, Sr., 91, of 164 Dorchester Avenue went to be with his Lord Friday, January 29, 2010 at the St. Joseph Campus of Mission Hospitals. A lifelong resident of Buncombe County. He was a Paint Contractor, a member of Calvary Baptist Church, a former member of the West Asheville Kiwanis Club, a member of the...

Elizabeth Ballew

Elizabeth Ballew

Jan 29, 2010

Asheville - Elizabeth Suzanne Ballew, 88, of 3 Audrey Lane, passed away Friday, January 29, 2010 at the Memorial Campus of Mission Hospitals. A native of Haywood County, she was the daughter of the late Noah Franklin and Jessie Wright Ellis. She was also preceded in death by a son, Doug Ballew. Surviving are children: Charles Ballew, Jr., Robbie...