Obituary Listing

Jo Ann Cole

Jo Ann Cole

Aug 20, 2008

Asheville Jo Ann Conger Cole, 79, of 67 Mountainbrook Road passed away Wednesday, August 20, 2008. A native of Morristown, Tennessee. She had resided in Asheville since her retirement in 1986 from the Franklin Social Security Office and was a member of West Asheville Baptist Church. While residing in Franklin, she cared for many Foster Children and was an...

Evelyn Buckner

Evelyn Buckner

Aug 19, 2008

Asheville Evelyn Lois Allen Buckner, 84, of 103 Elk Mountain Road passed away Tuesday, August 19, 2008 at Emerald Ridge. A native of Madison County, she had resided in Buncombe County most of life. She retired in 1987 from Burlington Industries and was a member of Maranatha Baptist Church. Mrs. Buckner was the daughter of the late Lloyd Wade...

Margaret Sperry

Margaret Sperry

Aug 18, 2008

Horse Shoe - Margaret Mae Penland Sperry, 83, of 2666 Brannon Road, died Monday August 18, 2008 at The Elizabeth House after a brief illness. A native of Buncombe County, she lived most of her life in Westfield, MA. She was a daughter of the late John Lester and Alberta Rose Crook Penland and the wife of the late...

Ophard Chandler

Ophard Chandler

Aug 18, 2008

Asheville Ophard Chandler, 71, of 20 Impala Trail passed away Monday, August 18, 2008 at the St. Joseph Campus. A native of Madison County. He was Manager for Direct Oil Company for 25 years and served in the U.S. Army. Mr. Chandler was a son of the late Blake and Viola Chandler. He was also preceded in death by...

Floyd Calvin Wise

Floyd Calvin Wise

Aug 17, 2008

Asheville - Floyd Calvin Wise, 87, of 35 Galax Avenue passed away Sunday, August 17, 2008 at his home. A native and life long resident of Buncombe County. Mr. Wise retired from Sealtest Dairy after 31 1/2 years of service, was a member of Grace Baptist Church and served in the U.S. Army-Air Corps during World War II. He...

Evelyn Jackson Garland

Evelyn Jackson Garland

Aug 17, 2008

Asheville Evelyn Jackson Garland, 62 of 805 Ridge Road died Sunday, August 17, 2008 at the John F. Keever, Jr. Solace Center. She was a life long resident of Buncombe County and formerly employed with Phillips Products. Mrs. Garland was a daughter of the late James Dewey Jackson and Lula Bell Hightower Jackson and was also preceded in death...

Luise Burow

Luise Burow

Aug 15, 2008

Asheville - Luise Emily Doehring Burow, 103, died Friday August 15, 2008 at the Oaks at Sweeten Creek. A native of Danzig, Germany she moved to the United States in the 1920s and had lived in Buncombe County since 1968. She was a retired school teacher. She was the wife of the late Erwin Wilhiem Burow and is survived...

Ruby W. Honeycutt

Ruby W. Honeycutt

Aug 10, 2008

LEICESTER Ruby Wilde Honeycutt, 91, of 141 Sluder Branch Road, passed away Sunday, August 10, 2008 at her residence. A native of Madison County, she had resided in Buncombe County since 1939. She retired in 1975 from Sears & Roebuck Co. where she served as an accountant and was a member of Newfound Baptist Church. She was a loving...

Jeanette S. Lassiter

Jeanette S. Lassiter

Aug 9, 2008

Asheville Jeanette Susie Robinson Lassiter, 73, of 35 King Arthur Place, passed away Saturday, August 9, 2008 at her residence. A lifelong resident of Buncombe County. She retired in 1998 from Square D Company after 25 years of service and was a member of Macedonia Baptist Church. Mrs. Lassiter was a daughter of the late Fate Raymond Robinson and...

David Carl Madison Sr.

David Carl Madison Sr.

Aug 8, 2008

Asheville - David Carl Madison, Sr., 44, died Friday August 8, at Carteret General Hospital in Morehead City. A native of New Jersey, he had lived in Asheville since 1996 and was employed by Frito Lay. He was a son of William and Ruth Madison of Cocoa, FL. Surviving in addition to his parents are his wife, Maria of...

Lucille D. Duncan

Lucille D. Duncan

Aug 7, 2008

Asheville - Lucille Duncan Duncan, 92, formerly of 7 Company Street, died Thursday August 7, 2008 after an extended illness. She had retired from Mills Mfg. after 32 years of service and was a member of Pole Creek Baptist Church. Surviving are her daughters, Nina Treadway of Asheville and Reba Ross and husband Larry of Charlotte; grandsons, Sean Treadway...

James Franklin Hyatt Jr.

James Franklin Hyatt Jr.

Aug 6, 2008

Asheville - James Franklin Hyatt, Jr., 75, formerly of 84 Lakeside Drive, died Wednesday August 6, 2008 in Peachtree City, GA. A native and resident most of life of Buncombe County, he recently moved to Peachtree City, GA to be closer to his family. He retired as an Inspector for the Engineering Department of the City of Asheville and...

Mildred Bell Case

Mildred Bell Case

Aug 6, 2008

Asheville Mildred Bell Case, 91, of 1043 Alexander Road, went home to be with her friends and loved ones in Heaven Wednesday, August 6, 2008. A lifelong resident of Buncombe County, she was a homemaker and a member of Macedonia Baptist Church. Mrs. Case was the daughter of the late Grover Cleveland and Hattie Jones Haney, and the wife...

Eva B. Stewart

Eva B. Stewart

Aug 5, 2008

Swannanoa - Eva Marie Bryant Stewart, 83, of 5 Pyfrom Drive passed away Tuesday, August 5, 2008 at Memorial Mission Hospital. A native of Surry County, N.C., she had resided in Buncombe County for the past 63 years. She retired from Beacon Manufacturing Company following over 40 years of service and following her retirement, she was employed with McDonalds...

Doug Clark

Doug Clark

Aug 3, 2008

Asheville William Grover Doug Clark, Jr., 76, passed away Sunday, August 3, 2008 at his home. A native of Gaston County, he had resided in Buncombe County most of life. He retired from Acoustic Sealings and was a member of Happy Valley Baptist Church. He served in the U.S. Army during the Korean War where he had received the...

Jeanne Rathburn

Jeanne Rathburn

Aug 2, 2008

Asheville - Atha Jeanne Brooks Rathburn, 82, passed away Saturday, August 2, 2008 at her home. Mrs. Rathburn was born March 10, 1926 in Haywood County to the late William Curtis and Myrtle Patton Brooks. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Robert Rathburn; sisters: Hazel Brooks Smith, Ruth Brooks Rotowitz, and Gennell Topsy Tate; and brothers:...

Randal G. "Tadpole" Lawrence

Randal G. "Tadpole" Lawrence

Jul 25, 2008

Candler - Randal Garfield Lawrence (Tadpole son of a Frog), 56, of 29 Dogwood Ridge Road went to be with the Lord and his family July 25, 2008. Randal was born in Iredell County, August 13, 1951 to the lateRobert Garfield Lawrence (Frog) and Maxine Deal Lawrence. He was also preceded in death by his brother, Rodney Lawrence. He...

Charlotte Elaine Allen

Charlotte Elaine Allen

Jul 23, 2008

Swannanoa Charlotte Elaine Young Allen, 58, closed her eyes July 23, 2008 and awoke in Heaven in the presence of her Lord. A seventh generation, lifelong resident of Buncombe County, she was a former Alcohol and Substance Abuse Counselor with the JFK ADATC, and retired in 2006 from the Black Mountain Center, where she cared for the developmentally disabled....

Linda Smith Chitwood

Linda Smith Chitwood

Jul 22, 2008

Asheville Linda Joy Smith Chitwood, 57, of 220 White Pine Drive died peacefully Tuesday, July 22, 2008 at the John F. Keever, Jr. Solace Center. A lifelong resident of Asheville. She was the daughter of Hazel Dalton Smith, with whom she made her home, and the late Melvin Smith. She was born June 25, 1951. She was a 1969...

Barry R. Clayton

Barry R. Clayton

Jul 22, 2008

ASHEVILLE Barry Russell Clayton, 57, of 8 Stevens Hill Road, went to be with his Lord Tuesday, July 22, 2008. A native of Wake County, he had resided in Buncombe County since High School and was a 1969 graduate of A.C. Reynolds High School. He worked 32 years for Farm Equipment Company, was very active with the Boy Scouts...