Harold Brandon
Dec 10, 2009
ASHEVILLE Harold Jennings Brandon, 84, passed away Thursday, December 10, 2009 at the John F. Keever, Jr. Solace Center. A native of Tobaccoport, TN, he had resided in Asheville for the past 20 years. He was a lifetime member of V.F.W. He retired from the USAF having served in three wars, was one of twelve survivors from a company...
Ruth J. Campbell
Dec 9, 2009
Fairview Ruth Johnson Campbell, 81, formerly of 12 Waters Road, passed away Wednesday, December 9, 2009 at Fleshers Fairview Health Care Center. A native of Iredell County, Mrs. Campbell resided in Buncombe County for the past 58 years. She was the daughter of the late William Coy and Fannie Bell Crouse Johnson, and the wife of LeRoy Campbell, who...
Sharon Rene Sledge
Dec 8, 2009
Sunman, Indiana - Sharon Rene Sledge, 52, of Sunman, Indiana and formerly of Candler, died Tuesday, December 8, 2009 at Margaret Mary Community Hospital in Batesville, Indiana. She was born November 7, 1957 in Asheville and was the daughter of Barbara Jean Payne Dorlan and Howard Dorlan. She was a graduate of Enka High School and she also graduated...
J. B. Rice
Dec 7, 2009
MARSHALL Joseph Boyd J.B. Rice, 56, of 182 Zenina Farms Drive passed away Monday, December 7, 2009. A lifelong resident of Buncombe County. He retired from the N.C. DOT and was of the Baptist faith. Mr. Rice was a son of Dovie Marler Rice of the home and the late Clarence Rice. He was also preceded in death by...
William "Bill" Baker Jr.
Dec 5, 2009
Asheville - William Bill Marcus Baker, Jr., 87, passed away unexpectedly on Saturday December 5, 2009 at his residence. Bill was a lifelong resident of Buncombe County. He was a flight engineer in the U.S. Army Air Corp and Flew the Hump during WWII. Bill was a member of The Basilica of Saint Lawrence Catholic Church and a Fourth...
Dee Robinson Stroupe
Dec 5, 2009
ASHEVILLE Delia Jean Dee Robinson Stroupe passed away Saturday, December 5, 2009. Delia was born October 28, 1944 in Asheville where she graduated from Erwin High School in 1962. She soon married and traveled across the United States (including Alaska) and Germany as the military wife of Don Stroupe also from Asheville. She returned to the Asheville area in...
Leah Mae "Lynn" Embler
Dec 4, 2009
Arden Leah Mae Lynn Embler, 63, of Arden, passed away Friday, December 4, 2009 at the John F. Keever, Jr. Solace Center. A lifelong resident of Buncombe County, Mrs. Embler was the co-owner of Mountain View Restaurant, and was a member of Biltmore Baptist Church. She was the daughter of the late Ralph and Thelma Sluder Adams, and was...
Ruth E. Praytor
Dec 3, 2009
WEST ASHEVILLE Ruth Frances Edwards Praytor, 94, formerly of 36 Maple Crescent passed away Thursday, December 3, 2009 in a Marietta, GA Health Care Center. A native of Haywood County. She lived in Buncombe County from 1945 until 1998. Mrs. Praytor retired in 1980 following 27 years of service with American Enka Corporation where she served as a Supervisor...
Amelia Colagerakis Candler
Nov 29, 2009
ASHEVILLE - Amelia Colagerakis Candler, 86, formerly of 70 Rumbough Place passed away Sunday November 29, 2009 at The Oaks of Sweeten Creek. A lifelong resident of Buncombe County, she was a member of Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church. She was the daughter of the late Lucas Xedes Colagerakis and Bessie Spirakis Colagerakis; the wife of the late James...
Jacqueline Buckner Sexton
Nov 29, 2009
ASHEVILLE Mrs. Jacqueline Buckner Sexton, 84, of Aston Park Health Care Center, went to be with Jesus and to be reunited with her husband, the late Dr. Ralph Sexton, Sr. on Sunday, November 29, 2009. Mrs. Sexton was fondly known to her family and Church family as Nana. Mrs. Sexton was born on October 1, 1925 in Buncombe County...
Dorothy Bell Ashe
Nov 26, 2009
Asheville - Dorothy Christine Elliott Bell Ashe, 89, passed away Thursday November 26, 2009 at the WNC Baptist Retirement Home. A native and lifelong resident of Buncombe County, she was a member of Calvary Baptist Church in Hendersonville and a former member of Westwood Baptist Church in Asheville. She was a daughter of the late Wade and Pauline Roberts...
Elizabeth M. Chandler
Nov 24, 2009
FAIRVIEW Elizabeth Marie Osoinach Chandler, 81, of Fleshers Fairview Health Care Center passed away Tuesday, November 24, 2009. A native of Bay St. Louis, Mississippi, she had resided in Buncombe County for several years and was an Opera Singer. Mrs. Chandler was a daughter of the late Henry Watterson Osoinach and Cecelia Yager Osoinach and the wife of Frank...
Thomas Samuel Schutte
Nov 24, 2009
Candler - Thomas Samuel Schutte, 87, passed away Tuesday November 24, 2009 at the Memorial Campus of Mission Hospitals. Born in Denver Colorado, he had lived in Buncombe County since 1963. He was a U.S. Army veteran of WWII having served in the South Pacific. He retired from Asheville High School in 1989 after 20 years as a teacher....
Mamie E. Owenby
Nov 23, 2009
ASHEVILLE Mamie Evelyn Lyda Owenby, 87, of 91 Victoria Road passed away Monday, November 23, 2009 at Grace Healthcare of Asheville. Mrs. Owenby was a native of Asheville and a member of Starnes Cove Baptist Church. She was a daughter of the late Arville Henry and Annie Mae Crook Lyda. She was also preceded in death by her first...
Tom Henson
Nov 22, 2009
LEICESTER Talmadge Tom Henson, 80, of 91 Leet Sluder Road passed away Sunday, November 22, 2009 at the Asheville VA Medical Center. A native of Haywood County, he had resided in Buncombe County most of his life. He was a veteran of WWII having served in the U.S. Army and a veteran of the Korean War having served in...
Mary Shook Pruitt
Nov 21, 2009
Asheville Mary Elizabeth Shook Pruitt, of 1 Hickory Tree Road, passed away Saturday, November 21, 2009 at the Four Seasons Hospice Elizabeth House in Flat Rock. A lifelong resident of Buncombe County, she was a member of Westwood Baptist Church. Mrs. Pruitt was the daughter of the late Dwight Walter and Lillian Elizabeth Sloop Shook, and the wife of...
Danny Ledford
Nov 20, 2009
HENDERSONVILLE - Danny Edward Ledford, 42, of 225 Old King Road passed away Friday, November 20, 2009 at his home. A native and resident of Buncombe County most of his life, he had resided in Henderson County the past 9 years. He is a son of the late Harold Lloyd Ledford and Rose Lee Mathis Ledford. Surviving are his...
Bernice Davis Griffin
Nov 19, 2009
Asheville - Bernice Davis Griffin, 81, died Thursday November 19, 2009 at the John F. Keever Solace Center. A native of Haywood County, she had lived in Buncombe County since 1950. She was a daughter of the late Orion and Bertha Moore Davis and the wife of the late James Albert Griffin. She was also preceded in death by...
Paul Harrison Reynolds Sr.
Nov 16, 2009
Asheville Paul Harrison Reynolds, Sr., of Asheville, died at his home Monday, November 16, 2009 after a period of declining health. He was born on February 22, 1924 in Asheville to the late Sarah Edith Ramsey and Edward George Reynolds (Ted). Paul was preceded in death by his first wife, Blondell Conner Reynolds; his brothers: Ross Reynolds, Earl Myers,...
Myrtle Graham Cutshall
Nov 16, 2009
Woodfin Myrtle Graham Cutshall, 90, of 7 Locust Street, passed away Monday, November 16, 2009 at her residence. A native of Madison County, she had resided in Buncombe County most of her life. Mrs. Cutshall retired from Square D and was a member of Newbridge Baptist Church. She was a very wise, courageous, and independent woman. Mrs. Cutshall was...
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