Obituary Listing

Dorothy "Dot" Hyams

Dorothy "Dot" Hyams

Sep 22, 2009

ASHEVILLE Dorothy Dot Irene Gallion Hyams, 101, passed away Tuesday, September 22, 2009 at Pisgah Manor Health Care Center. A lifelong resident of Buncombe County. She was a member of West Asheville Presbyterian Church. Mrs. Hyams was the daughter of the late Aldolphus Liston Gallion and Carrie Goodson Gallion and the wife of the late Thomas Rollins Hyams. She...

Blanche W. Stamey

Blanche W. Stamey

Sep 22, 2009

CANTON Blanche Wilson Stamey, 90, formerly of 29 Gilbert Street went to be with her Lord Tuesday, September 22, 2009 at the Memorial Campus of Mission Hospitals. A native and resident most of her life of Haywood County. She was a member of Calvary Baptist Church in Canton where she was a former Sunday School Teacher for over 20...

Claude Conrad Jacobs

Claude Conrad Jacobs

Sep 22, 2009

Asheville Claude Conrad Jacobs, 78, formerly of 31 Gatewood Road, passed away Tuesday, September 22, 2009 at Emerald Ridge Rehab and Care Center. A native of Jackson County, Mr. Jacobs had resided in Buncombe County since 1959. He retired in 1994 as a cab driver with Yellow Cab and Bluebird Cab Company, and was of the Baptist faith. He...

Bobby Smith

Bobby Smith

Sep 22, 2009

ASHEVILLE Robert Bobby Louis Smith, 58, of 56 Dorchester Avenue passed away Tuesday, September 22, 2009 at his home. A native and lifelong resident of Buncombe County. He was a Transport Contractor for the U.S. Postal Service, a 1968 graduate of Lee H. Edwards High School and served in the U.S. Army from 1970 - 1972. Mr. Smith was...

Jeanette W. Holcombe

Jeanette W. Holcombe

Sep 21, 2009

ASHEVILLE - Jeanette Waldrop Holcombe, 62, of 125 Elk Mtn. Road passed away Monday, September 21, 2009 at the Memorial Campus of Mission Hospitals. She was a lifelong resident of Buncombe County and a 1965 graduate of Erwin High School. She loved her animals and friends, was a devoted wife and will truly be missed. Mrs. Holcombe was the...

Evelyn J. Rogers

Evelyn J. Rogers

Sep 20, 2009

ARDEN Evelyn Josephine Lail Rogers, 75, of 74 Hemlock Street went to be with her Lord Sunday, September 20, 2009 at her residence. A lifelong resident of Buncombe County, she was a member of West Asheville Full Gospel Tabernacle. Mrs. Rogers was a daughter of the late Robert Pinkney Lail and Ruby Mae Wilson Lail. She was the wife...

Bobbie Styles

Bobbie Styles

Sep 17, 2009

ASHEVILLE - Bobbie Yevonna Cook Styles, 80, of 43 Trojan Street passed away Thursday, September 17, 2009 at the Memorial Campus of Mission Hospitals. A native of Greene County, TN, she had resided in Buncombe County the past 75 years. She was a member of the Community Service Committee of Woodfin, a past President and Treasurer of VFW Post...

Carl Ray Bowers,  Jr.

Carl Ray Bowers, Jr.

Sep 17, 2009

Asheville - Carl Ray Bowers, Jr., 49, of 128 Hudson St. passed away Thursday at the Memorial Campus of Mission Hospitals. A native and lifelong resident of Buncombe County, he was a veteran of the U.S. Army. He was the son of Carl Ray and Emma Lucille Bowers of Asheville. Surviving in addition to his parents are his daughters,...

Roy "Bud" Crowell,  Jr.

Roy "Bud" Crowell, Jr.

Sep 16, 2009

Candler - Roy Churchwell Bud Crowell, Jr., 85, of 22 Janet Road joined his fellow fallen Marines Wednesday September 16, 2009 at his residence. He was a lifelong resident of Buncombe County, a lifelong dairy farmer and also retired from Burlington Industries following over 10 years of service. He was WW II Veteran, having served in the U.S. Marine...

Jeanette Wilson

Jeanette Wilson

Sep 16, 2009

ASHEVILLE - Jeanette Rooks Wilson, 76, passed away Wednesday September 16, 2009 after an extended illness. A native of Winston County AL., she had resided in Buncombe County for several years. She was the daughter of the late Golden and Annie Mae Rooks. She is survived by her sons, Dan Smith of Brevard, Jack Smith of Leicester and Terry...

Lottie Keener Pace

Lottie Keener Pace

Sep 12, 2009

ASHEVILLE Lottie Lucille Jones Keener Pace, 92, went to be with her Lord Saturday, September 12, 2009. A native of Haywood County she had resided in Buncombe County most of her life. She was a member of Westwood Baptist Church where also a member of the Adult #4 Sunday School Class. Mrs. Pace retired in 1982 following 15 years...

Doris Mae Scroggs

Doris Mae Scroggs

Sep 11, 2009

Leicester On September 11, 2009, a day forever known for tragedy, a triumph over death occurred as our loving mother was claimed by our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, in her sleep at her home in Leicester. Doris was originally from Cleveland, OH, graduating from Shaw High School in 1949. She was a resident of Buncombe County since 1951,...

Grace S. Cable

Grace S. Cable

Sep 11, 2009

ASHEVILLE Grace Simpson Cable, 77, of Crowell Square Apartments went to be with her Lord Friday, September 11, 2009 at the John F. Keever, Jr. Solace Center. A native and resident of Buncombe County, she was a daughter of the late Luke Nat Simpson and Floy Grace Forrester Simpson and wife of Charles Evans who died in 1980 and...

Kate Clontz Mathis

Kate Clontz Mathis

Sep 10, 2009

WOODFIN - Annie Kate Clontz Mathis, 86, of 35 Skyland Circle, passed away Thursday, September 10, 2009 at her home. Kate will be best remembered as a good and moral person who was loved by all. A native of Burke County, NC, she had resided in Buncombe County most of her life. She had numerous jobs and lastly as...

Eloise Chandler Blankenship

Eloise Chandler Blankenship

Sep 6, 2009

Leicester Eloise Chandler Blankenship, of 1114 Gouges Branch Road, passed away Sunday, September 6, 2009 at the Memorial Campus of Mission Hospitals. A native of Madison County, she resided in Buncombe County most of her life. She was employed for over 23 years with Square D and was a member of Zion Hill Baptist Church. Mrs. Blankenship was the...

Lucy Sprouse

Lucy Sprouse

Sep 4, 2009

ASHEVILLE - Lucy Naomi Taylor Sprouse, 92, of 14 Lawndale Ave. died peacefully in her home Friday September 4, 2009. She was the wife of the late Zelro Dexter Sprouse and the daughter of the late Oliver Westly and Mary Williams Taylor. She had 7 brothers, 4 sisters, and a dear son, the late, Jerry Dexter Sprouse. She is...

Bruce Wilson

Bruce Wilson

Sep 2, 2009

Asheville Wayne Bruce Wilson, Jr., 56, of 36 Klondyke Place, Apt. A, passed away peacefully Wednesday, September 3, 2009 at his home. A lifelong resident of Buncombe County, Bruce graduated from Erwin high School in 1970, where he was a member of the Honor Society, played trumpet in the band, and was very active in the French Club. After...

Jeffery Allyn Seemann

Jeffery Allyn Seemann

Aug 30, 2009

Candler - Jeffery Allyn Seemann, 59, passed away Sunday August 30, 2009 after fighting a long battle with AML. A native of Appleton, WI, he was a longtime resident of Fredonia, WI. and had moved to Candler in November of 2008. He served his country with the U.S. Army and retired from Simplicity Mfg. in Port Washington, WI after...

Arthur Lee Walker

Arthur Lee Walker

Aug 27, 2009

Asheville Arthur Lee Walker, 74, of Asheville, passed away Thursday, August 27, 2009 at the Memorial Campus of Mission Hospitals. A lifelong resident of Buncombe County, Mr. Walker worked for Magnavox as a cabinet finisher. His passion was music, and could play a variety of stringed instruments. He played guitar for several quartets in the area. Mr. Walker was...

Florine Hembree

Florine Hembree

Aug 26, 2009

Asheville Florine Rogers Hembree, 86, passed away Wednesday, August 26, 2009 at the Charles George VA CLC. Born May 6, 1923 in Andrews, Mrs. Hembree had resided in Buncombe County for the past 35 years. She was a member of Morningside Baptist Church and was a veteran of the US Army. Mrs. Hembree was the daughter of the late...