Linda L. Banks
Jun 9, 2008
Asheville Linda Lou Southerland Banks, 69, of 21 Wolf Park Circle, died Monday, June 9, 2008 at St. Joseph Campus of Memorial Mission Hospitals. A native of Polk County, she had resided in Buncombe County most of life and was a home maker. She was a daughter of the late Posey Humphrey Southerland and Edna Mae Duckett Southerland and...
Michael Gene "Mike" Alexander
Jun 9, 2008
Asheville - Michael Gene Mike Alexander, 63, of 88 Tipperary Drive, passed away Monday, June 9, 2008 at the Memorial Campus of Mission Hospitals. A native of Kings Mountain, NC, he had resided in Buncombe County for most of his life. He served as Sergeant with the Asheville Police Department for 21 years, and was a US Army veteran....
Floyd A. "Bud" Biddix
Jun 8, 2008
Fletcher Floyd Adam Bud Biddix, 85, of 336 Yellowstone Drive died Sunday, June 8, 2008. A native and resident of Buncombe County most of life, he had resided in Henderson County since 1990. Mr. Biddix was formerly Owner & Operator of The Biltmore Woodworking Company in Black Mountain, was a member of Gashes Creek Baptist Church in Asheville and...
Martha L. Cauble
Jun 6, 2008
Candler Martha Ellen Lunsford Cauble passed away peacefully at the home of her daughter, Friday, June 6, 2008 surrounded by her loved ones. A native of Buncombe County. She was the daughter of the late Ernest and Elsie Rathbone Lunsford. She was also preceded in death by a son, Jack D. Nanney, Jr. and a brother, William Lunsford. She...
Red Howard
Jun 5, 2008
Asheville - Bernice Eugene Red Howard, 78, of 73 Wild Cherry Road, went to be with the Lord Thursday, June 5, 2008 at the St. Joseph Campus of Mission Hospitals. A lifelong resident of Buncombe County, he worked as a journeyman butcher with A&P Stores and was a member of Haywood Street United Methodist Church. Reds livelihood was the...
John Wesley Fox
Jun 4, 2008
Woodfin - John Wesley Fox, 85, of Woodfin, passed away Wednesday, June 4, 2008 at the Memorial Campus of Mission Hospitals. A lifelong resident of Buncombe County, he retired in 1984 from American Enka after 43 years of service. He was a member of Victory Baptist Church, and served in the US Army Air Corps during World War II....
Odessa Lou Duckett
Jun 3, 2008
Asheville - Odessa Lou Williams Duckett, 76, of 22 Laurel Avenue, passed away Tuesday, June 3, 2008 at the Memorial Campus of Mission Hospitals following a period of declining health. A lifelong resident of Buncombe County, she was a member of the First Church of the Nazarene. Mrs. Duckett was the daughter of the late John and Lucy Bell...
Virginia W. Smith
Jun 1, 2008
Asheville Virginia Woodson Sheppard Smith, 83, of 34 Florida Place, died Sunday, June 1, 2008 at Fleshers Fairview Health Care Center. A native and life long resident of Buncombe County. Mrs. Smith was a homemaker and was a member of French Broad Methodist Church, the Ladies Auxiliary of V.F.W. Post #891, the American Legion Auxiliary, the Eastern Star and...
Betty Hall Chambers
May 31, 2008
Asheville - Betty Ailene Hall Chambers of 6 Toad Drive died Saturday May 31, 2008 at the Laurels of Greentree Ridge after a brief illness. A native and lifelong resident of Buncombe County, she was the former owner of Chambers Oil Company and a member of Bethel Baptist Church. She was the daughter of the late Laurel Crag and...
Mildred H. Maxwell
May 25, 2008
Asheville - Mildred H. Maxwell, 86, of Asheville, died Sunday, May 25, 2008 at Heather Glen Assisted Living Center. Mildred was born November 12, 1921. She was a native of McDowell County, but resided in Buncombe County for most of her life. She was the daughter of the late Herman Edgar and Essie Bright Hensley, and the wife of...
Dewey Wilson "Bill" Putnam
May 25, 2008
Asheville - Dewey Wilson Bill Putnam, 91, of Asheville, passed away Sunday, May 25, 2008 at Pisgah Manor Health Care Center. Born in Peckham, CO and raised in Haywood County, he was the son of the late Robert Coleman and Margaret Roxie Stamey Putnam. He was the sixth of eight children, all of whom are deceased. He served in...
Marva Glenn Bradley
May 25, 2008
Fletcher Marva Glenn Owenby Bradley, 57, of 39 Ivy Ridge Road, went to be with her Lord and Savior Sunday, May 25, 2008. A native and lifelong resident of Buncombe County, she worked as an assembler with Bussmann-Cooper Industries and was a member of Stony Mountain Baptist Church. Marva was a very respected lady. She witnessed to many people...
Wanda Lou Banks
May 25, 2008
Enka - Wanda Lou Banks, 63, went to rest in the arms of her Lord Sunday, May 25, 2008 at Memorial Mission Hospital, St. Joseph Campus after a brief battle with cancer. Wanda was a Buncombe County native; daughter of James Everett Banks (deceased) and Helen Kathleen Coffey of Leicester. She was also predeceased by ex-husband, Terry A. Knight;...
Ruby Gaddy Johnson
May 25, 2008
Woodfin Mary Ruby Gaddy Johnson, 82, of 1975 Riverside Drive, passed away Sunday, May 25, 2008 at the Brian Center of Weaverville. A lifelong resident of Buncombe County. She retired from Burlington Industries and formerly attended West Asheville Assembly of God (Crossroads). She is the daughter of the late John Bunyon Gaddy and Addie Hayes Gaddy and wife of...
Delbert Lamar Tochterman
May 24, 2008
Murfreesboro, TN - Delbert Lamar Tochterman, 59, of Murfreesboro, TN, passed away Saturday, May 24, 2008 at the VA Medical Center in Murfreesboro. A native of Buncombe County, he was a graduate of Lee Edwards High School and a US Army veteran. He was the son of the late John and Jessie Mae Tinsley Tochterman. Surviving are a niece,...
Hillard Vestal Ward
May 23, 2008
Asheville Hillard Vestal Ward, 64, of 218 Westwood Place, passed away Friday, May 23, 2008 at his residence. A native and lifelong resident of Buncombe County, he retired in 1988 from the maintenance division of the Asheville Housing Authority. Mr. Ward was the son of the late Hillard David Ward and Grace Helen McGhee Ward Brown. Surviving are his...
Kenneth Daniel "Kenny" Hensley
May 20, 2008
Asheville - Kenneth Daniel Kenny Hensley, 33, of Asheville, died Tuesday, May 20, 2008 at the John F. Keever, Jr. Solace Center. Born June 19, 1974 in Fayetteville, NC, Kenny spent most of his life in Buncombe County. He was preceded in death by his paternal grandparents: The Rev. Elmer and Louise Hensley; and by his beloved niece, Haela...
Alma Lucille Drake
May 20, 2008
Hiawassee, GA Alma Lucille Kelley Drake, 93, of 108 Church Street, passed away Tuesday, May 20, 2008 at Brasstown Manor. A native of Haywood County, she resided most of her life in Buncombe County prior to moving to Georgia 3 1/2 years ago. She retired from Deerfield Retirement Community as a nurses assistant, and was a member of Oakley...
Virtie Mashburn Ballew
May 20, 2008
Asheville - Virtie Verdell Mashburn Ballew, 90, went home to be with the Lord on May 20, 2008 and to be united with her husband of 68 years William Ballew who past away October 13, 2003. A native of Swain County, she had lived most of her life in Buncombe County. She retired from Minico Cleaners after 23 years...
Zeola Buckner
May 19, 2008
Mars Hill - Zeola Hollar Buckner, 79, passed away Monday, May 19, 2008 at Madison Manor Nursing Center. A native of Caldwell County, she was a graduate of Mars Hill College, where she worked as a secretary until her retirement. Mrs. Buckner was very active in the Ladies Auxiliary of several civic and Baptist organizations and was a member...
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