
C. Bruce Jr. Hunter
Nov 13, 2009
Carrboro Calvin Bruce Hunter, Jr., 65, of 123 Hanna Street passed away Friday, November 13, 2009 at UNC-Chapel Hill Hospital. He was a retired teacher and son of the late Calvin Bruce Hunter, Sr. and Mary Earnhardt Hunter. Surviving are several cousins and other relatives. Funeral services will be held 2:30 PM Friday in the chapel of Anders-Rice Funeral...
Westa Honeycutt
Nov 11, 2009
Asheville - Mary Westa Roland Honeycutt, 86, died Wednesday November 11, 2009 at the John F. Keever, Jr. Solace Center after an extended illness. A lifelong resident of Buncombe County, she was the daughter of the late Silas and Ida Rice Roland and the wife of the late Roy Mace Honeycutt. She was also preceded in death by an...
Charlie Redmon
Nov 7, 2009
ASHEVILLE Charles Ryan "Charlie" Redmon, 66, passed away with his family by his bedside, Saturday, November 7, 2009 at the St. Joseph Campus of Mission Hospitals. A native and lifelong resident of Buncombe County. He retired in May 2006 from Bell South following 30 years of service and was a U.S. Navy veteran. Mr. Redmon was a son of...
Jerry Bryson Gosnell
Nov 6, 2009
Candler Jerry B. Gosnell, age 77, departed this life on Friday, November 6, 2009 with his loving family by his side, following a lengthy illness. He was the son of the late William Milford and Mary Redmon Gosnell. He was preceded in death by his brother, Rev. David Gosnell. Jerry worked as a deputy for the Buncombe County Sheriffs...

Pauline S. Johnson
Nov 5, 2009
ASHEVILLE Pauline Sparks Johnson, 93, of 148 Arthur Road passed away Thursday, November 5, 2009 at her home. A native of McDowell County, she had lived most of her adult life in Boone and Asheville. Mrs. Johnson was a daughter of the late Harrington Sparks and Nellie Blalock Sparks and wife of the late William James Johnson. Surviving are...
Wilsie H. Sutton
Nov 5, 2009
WAYNESVILLE Wilsie Cecil Hoyle Sutton, 98, of 117 Virginia Ave. went to be with her Lord Thursday, November 5, 2009. A native and resident most of her life of Haywood County, Mrs. Sutton was the oldest living member of Hazelwood Baptist Church where she formerly sung in the choir. She was a daughter of the late Jules Baxter and...
Gerald "Jerry" Johnston
Nov 3, 2009
Marshall - Gerald Wayne Jerry Johnston, 57, passed away unexpectedly Tuesday November 3, 2009 at the Asheville VA Medical Center. A native of Buncombe County, he had lived in Madison County for the past six years. He retired from the U.S. Navy and was a very proud Vietnam veteran. He was a member of Mars Hill VFW Post #...
Thedra P. Brumfield
Oct 31, 2009
Woodfin - Thedra Parham Brumfield, 85, passed away Saturday October 31, 2009 at her residence. A native and lifelong resident of Buncombe County, she retired from Square D. She was a daughter of the late Alonzo Lon and Harriet Elizabeth Lizzie Parham. She was also preceded in death by her first husband, John Smart; second husband, Glenn Duckett; sister,...
Lillie M. Turner
Oct 30, 2009
Asheville - Lillie Mary Taylor Turner, 94, of 1957 Old Haywood Road, died Friday October 30, 2009 at the Wellmont-Holston Valley Hospital in Kingsport, TN. A native and resident of Buncombe County, N.C. for most of her life, she retired from Taylor Instrument Co. in 1980 and was a member of Cedar Hill Free Will Baptist Church. Mrs. Turner...

Helen J. Allen
Oct 26, 2009
ASHEVILLE Helen Mae Jeanette Brockwell Allen, 82, formerly of Asheville, passed away Monday October 26, 2009 in Gig Harbor WA. She was the daughter of the late Robert Edward and Bertha Jane Ollis Brockwell and the wife of the late Charles Willard Allen. Surviving are her daughter, Carolyn Ann Sproul and husband Richard of Gig Harbor, WA; grandson, Jasyn...
Virginia Merrill
Oct 26, 2009
Fairview Virginia Dare Mason Merrill, 88, passed away Monday, October 26, 2009 at Fleshers Fairview Health Care. A native of Macon County, Mrs. Merrill had resided in Henderson County for 34 years prior to returning to Buncombe County in 2004. She was a member of Hoopers Creek Baptist Church. She was the daughter of the late Arthur Deets and...

Carroll Anderson
Oct 26, 2009
Asheville - Carroll Jackson Anderson, 81, passed away Monday October 26, 2009 at his residence. He was a native and lifelong resident of Buncombe County. He was the son of the late Zeb and Lena Anderson. Surviving are his wife, Ruby Summey Anderson of the home; daughter, Gail Hensley of Asheville; son, Phillip Anderson of Marion; sisters, Bernice Rumbough...
Max E. Wilson
Oct 25, 2009
ASHEVILLE - Max Elbert Wilson was born January 19, 1929 in Pensacola, N.C. He went to be with his heavenly father on Sunday, October 25, 2009. Max served as a Master Seargent in National Guard. In 1955, he started Wilsons Spring and Body Works and in 1973 changed the name to Wilsons Mobile Home Repairs, Inc. of which his...
Rebecca Louise Dyer
Oct 24, 2009
Hendersonville Rebecca Louise Ray Dyer, beloved mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, sister and friend, stepped securely from this life on Saturday, October 24, 2009 into her Heavenly homenow well and healed. She was the daughter of the late Kenneth and Alma Wright Ray and the wife of the late Lloyd J. Dyer, who passed away in 1997. Rebecca and Lloyd were...
Judy Rhodes
Oct 22, 2009
ASHEVILLE Clara Mae (Judy) Tyson Rhodes went to be with her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, on Thursday, October 22, 2009 after a period of declining health. She was born in Ansonville, NC in 1925 and moved to Asheville in 1945. She worked in the data processing department of Dayton Rubber Corp. and for the Civil Service with Postal...
Bernice Hughes
Oct 21, 2009
Asheville Bernice Lunsford Hughes, 82, passed away Wednesday, October 21, 2009 at Emerald Ridge Health and Rehabilitation Center. A lifelong resident of Buncombe County, Mrs. Hughes retired from Kenilworth Drug Store as a Pharmacy Assistant. She loved camping and crafts. She was the daughter of the late Bailey and Leona Candler Lunsford, and the wife of Austin Daniel Hughes,...
Dorothy Harper Blackwell
Oct 19, 2009
SWANNANOA - Dorothy Mae Harper Turley Blackwell, 88, of 320 New Salem Road passed away Monday, October 19, 2009. A native of Inman, SC, she had resided in Buncombe County most of her life. She was a former Nurses Assistant at Memorial Mission Hospital and in her latter years, served as a Private Duty Nurse and was the oldest...
Walter R. Peck
Oct 19, 2009
Asheville Monday, October 19, 6:17pm, Walter Richard Peck of Bent Tree Road (Asheville NC) passed gently into the presence of his Lord, following a brief illness. Mr. Peck, 83, was known to many in various circles as aeronautical research engineer, inventor, Bible teacher, local church elder, philanthropist, friend, brother, father, and husband. To his last breath, his great desire...
Michael Eugene Mccurry
Oct 17, 2009
Archdale, NC Michael Eugene McCurry, 59, passed away Saturday, October 17, 2009 at High Point Regional Medical Center. A native of Buncombe County, Mr. McCurry was a 1968 graduate of Lee H. Edwards High School, and was employed with Lankford Security Services in Archdale. Mr. McCurry was preceded in death by his father, Herbert McCurry, Jr.; mother, Peggy Barnes;...
Carroll Sr. Banks
Oct 15, 2009
ASHEVILLE - Benny Carroll Banks, Sr., 81, of 35 Busbee View Road, passed away Thursday, October 15, 2009 at the John F. Keever, Jr. Hospice Center following an extended illness. A lifelong resident of Buncombe County, Mr. Banks attended Mt. Zion Baptist Church and was a US Army veteran of the Korean War. He was the son of the...
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