William James "Bill" Reese
Nov 6, 2008
Swannanoa William J. (Bill) Reese, 60, of 1335 Bee Tree Road in Swannanoa, passed from this life into the gates of Heaven on Thursday, November 6, 2008 following an extended illness. He was the son of Vernon J. Reese and his wife Gertie of Asheville and the late Helen Stone Moore. He is survived by his wife, Linda G....
Ralph King
Nov 4, 2008
Candler - Ralph Crawford King, 87, of 1 Jugtown Road passed away Tuesday, November 4, 2008 at Asheville V.A. Medical Center. A native of Haywood County, he had resided in Buncombe County most of life. He was a truck driver and a veteran of the U.S. Army during WWII. Mr. King was the son of the late Crawford C....
Brenda Gail Maney Bates
Nov 4, 2008
Asheville - Brenda Gail Maney Bates, 57, of 49 Langwell Avenue, died Tuesday November 4, 2008 at her residence after an extended illness. A native and lifelong resident of Buncombe County, she loved to draw, loved Little League Baseball and was a member of Merrimon Avenue Baptist Church. She was a daughter of the late Harold Dean and Beulah...
Frances Ann Rhew Harris
Nov 3, 2008
Asheville - Frances Ann Rhew Harris, 71, of 1314 Tunnel Road, passed away Monday, November 3, 2008 at the John F. Keever, Jr. Solace Center. A lifelong resident of Buncombe County, she was the daughter of the late William Thomas Rhew, Sr. and Anna Katherine Ledford Rhew. Surviving are her brothers: William Thomas Rhew, Jr. and wife Lassie of...
Marie Harrison
Nov 2, 2008
Asheville Lueola Marie Wagoner Harrison, 83, passed away Sunday, November 2, 2008. A native of Gold Hill, N.C. she had resided in Asheville since 1947. She was formerly employed as a Relief Manager for Western Union Telegraph Company (W.N.C.) and was a member of West Asheville Presbyterian Church. Mrs. Harrison was the daughter of the late Rufus Alexander Wagoner...
June Brinkley
Nov 1, 2008
Fairview - June Elizabeth Nelson Brinkley, 78, died Saturday November 1, 2008 at the Mission Campus after an extended illness. A native of Unicoi County, TN, she had lived in Buncombe County most of her life. She was a daughter of the late Earl Nelson and Creedy Martin Hensley. Surviving are her husband Richard Brinkley of the home; daughter,...
Velda Arrington Morgan
Nov 1, 2008
Candler Velda Arrington Morgan, 90, of 8 Curtis Creek Road passed away Saturday, November 1, 2008 at the John F. Keever, Jr. Solace Center. A native of Buncombe County. She retired as a Seamstress from Myers Arnold and was a member of Hominy Baptist Church. Mrs. Morgan was a daughter of the late Bryson C. Arrington and Okra E....
Trilla Claudette Willett
Oct 31, 2008
Leicester Trilla Claudette Willett, 41, of 229 Newfound Road, passed away Friday, October 31, 2008 at her residence. A native of DeKalb Co., GA, she had resided in Buncombe County since 2001. Trilla was the Office Manager of Willett Electric Co., and was a member of Meadow Fork Baptist Church in Spring Creek. She was an avid collector of...
Ronnie Jackson
Oct 30, 2008
Leicester Jay Ronnie Jackson, 61, of 21 Jim Stevens Road went to be with his Lord Thursday, October 30, 2008. A lifelong resident of Buncombe County. He worked at Grove Park Inn as a Team Supervisor-Security since 2004, served as NCHSAA official for our local High Schools, was a loving father and papaw and was a veteran of the...
James Glenn Gaddy
Oct 28, 2008
Fairview James Glenn Gaddy, 58, of 704 Old Fort Road, passed away unexpectedly Tuesday, October 28, 2008 at the Memorial Campus of Mission Hospitals. A lifelong resident of Buncombe County, he was a 1968 graduate of Clyde A. Erwin High School, where he played saxophone in the band. Mr. Gaddy was an avid HAM Radio enthusiast, having the call...
Jack D. Nanney
Oct 25, 2008
Asheville Jack Donald Nanney passed away at his home peacefully, Saturday, October 25, 2008 with his beloved wife by his side. A native of Buncombe County. He served in the United States Navy from 1955 to1962, was a member of Fruit of Labor Worship Center and he loved the Lord. He was also a member of Old Timers Model...
James "Jim" Candler
Oct 25, 2008
Asheville James Jim Ernest Candler, 82, of 70 Rumbough Place passed away Saturday, October 25, 2008 at the John F. Keever, Jr. Solace Center. A native of Marshall, he had resided in Asheville most of life. He retired in 2003 from the City of Asheville, was a member of West Asheville Baptist Church, a member of the V.F.W. Post...
Doris Aiken Rice
Oct 25, 2008
Asheville Doris Hilda Aiken Rice, 80, of 86 Goldview Road went into Heaven as one of Gods Angels Saturday, October 25, 2008 at the Memorial Campus of Mission Hospitals. A lifelong resident of Buncombe County. She retired in 1988 from Kearfott, Inc. and following her retirement was employed part-time for 6 years with J.C. Penneys at the Asheville Mall...
Cora Maude Hughes
Oct 24, 2008
Candler - Cora Maude Gibson Hughes, 93, of 46 Holly Ridge Road, passed away Friday, October 24, 2008 at her residence. A native of Jackson County, Mrs. Hughes had resided most of her life in Buncombe County. She was the daughter of the late Cole Alexander and Dixie Bumgarner Gibson, and the wife of the late Fred Lester Hughes,...
Lewis W. Green
Oct 24, 2008
Fairview Lewis Wallace Green, 76, passed away with his family by his side October 24, 2008. He was a native of Haywood County, NC and is best known as a writer and journalist. He published numerous stories and poems in journals and wrote and published eight books including the widely acclaimed And Scatter the Proud and the Korean War...
Paul D. Metcalf
Oct 24, 2008
Paul D. Metcalf 65, a resident of Deming, NM entered eternal life Friday, October 24, 2008 after a long fight with cancer. He is one of 12 children of the late Lark and Nina Metcalf formerly of Candler. He is survived by his loving wife Karen Metcalf of Deming, NM.: two sons, Jeremy of Deming, NM.; Paul Daniel of...
Fred Mcswain Wix Jr.
Oct 21, 2008
Asheville - Fred McSwain Wix, Jr., 83, of 42 West Oak View Rd. went home to be with Jesus Tuesday October 21, 2008 at the Asheville VA Medical Center. A resident of Buncombe County for most of his life, he was a WWII veteran of the U.S. Navy. He was a member of Hominy Lodge # 491 AF and...
Terry Lee Haney
Oct 21, 2008
Asheville Terry Lee Haney, 54, of 57 Westgate Road, passed away unexpectedly Tuesday, October 21, 2008 at the Memorial Campus of Mission Hospitals. A lifelong resident of Buncombe County, he had worked for Townhouse Bakeries for 26 years, as well as with several other restaurants in the West Asheville area. Terry was the son of Pauline Jenkins Haney of...
Michael Kenneth "Mike" Coward
Oct 19, 2008
Candler - Michael Kenneth Mike Coward, 52, of 54 Rangeview Acres, passed away unexpectedly Sunday, October 19, 2008 at the Memorial Campus of Mission Hospitals. A lifelong resident of Buncombe County, he was a member of Starnes Cove Baptist Church. Mike was a veteran of the 82nd Airborne Division of the US Army, serving in Granada and as an...
Bill Black
Oct 19, 2008
Waynesville William Bill Luther Black, 86, of 128 Burnette Circle passed away Sunday, October 19, 2008 at Haywood Regional Hospital. A native of Madison County, he had resided in Haywood County from 1942 - 1966, then resided in Asheville for 35 years prior to retiring to Haywood County in 2003. He was a licensed Funeral Director and Embalmer and...
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