Obituary Listing

James A. Ledford

James A. Ledford

Mar 22, 2007

Asheville James Alvin Ledford, 80, of 1063 Riverside Drive passed away Thursday, March 22, 2007 at the Memorial Campus of Mission Hospitals. He was a native and resident most of life of Buncombe County and a son of the late Lonnie DeVault Ledford and Mary Elizabeth Smith Nine. Mr. Ledford was formerly employed with the Rankin-Patterson and the Thrash...

Asia Starr Connor

Asia Starr Connor

Mar 22, 2007

Hubert/Asheville - Asia Starr Connor, 14 month old daughter of Ronnie and Mechelle Conner passed away unexpectedly Thursday March 22, 2007 at her home in Hubert, NC. A native and resident of Buncombe County most of her life, she had recently moved to Hubert with her family. In addition to her parents, she is also survived by her sister,...

William "Papaw Bill" Hagan

William "Papaw Bill" Hagan

Mar 22, 2007

Asheville - William Granville "Papaw Bill" Hagan, 81, died unexpectedly Thursday March 22, 2007 at his home. A native and lifelong resident of Buncombe County, he was a veteran of the U.S. Navy and a member of Sunrise Baptist Church. He was the husband of the late Gertha E. Hagan. Surviving are his son, Tony Edwards and wife Donna...

Dean Connor

Dean Connor

Mar 21, 2007

Asheville - James McDean Connor, 90, of 165 Elk Mountain Road passed away Wednesday March 21, 2007 at his home. A native of Madison County, he had resided in Buncombe County most of his life. He retired from Marshalls Oil Company and following his retirement worked with Biltmore Oil Company. He was a member of Elk Mountain Baptist Church...

Thomas Anthony "Tommy" Jones

Thomas Anthony "Tommy" Jones

Mar 20, 2007

Asheville Thomas Anthony Tommy Jones, 41, of 19 Allen Street passed away Tuesday, March 20, 2007 at the Wake County Medical Center following a lengthy illness. Tommy was a lifelong resident of Buncombe County, 1983 graduate of Asheville High School and was a former Automobile Mechanic and Landscaper. Surviving are his parents, Thomas Edward and Virginia Ann Rogers Jones...

Edith Freeman Clemmons

Edith Freeman Clemmons

Mar 19, 2007

Asheville Edith A. Freeman Clemmons, 83, of Asheville, went to be with her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ Monday, March 19, 2007. She had lived her entire life in Buncombe County near her children and grandchildren that were very dear to her heart. She was a member of Victory Baptist Church. Mrs. Clemmons was the daughter of the late...

Willye Velda Stevens

Willye Velda Stevens

Mar 17, 2007

Asheville Willye Velda Stevens, 87, of Laurels of Green Tree Ridge went to be with her Lord Saturday, March 17, 2007 following a period of declining health. A native of Wilkes County, she had lived in Asheville prior to moving to Travelers Rest, SC where she resided for several years and was a member of Renfrew Baptist Church. She...

Vluarie Jane Taylor

Vluarie Jane Taylor

Mar 16, 2007

Weaverville Vluarie Jane Shelton Taylor, 88, of 888 Barnardsville Highway died Friday, March 16, 2007 at Magnolia Health Care Center. A native of Madison County. She lived in Buncombe County since 1946, was a Homemaker, a member of Pentecostal Holiness Church and attended Faith Independent Baptist Church in Barnardsville. Mrs. Taylor enjoyed singing and will sing on the other...

Paul Harrison Reynolds Jr.

Paul Harrison Reynolds Jr.

Mar 16, 2007

Asheville - Paul Harrison Reynolds, Jr., 57, died Friday March 16, 2007. He was a lifelong resident of Asheville and a veteran of the U.S. Army. He was preceded in death by his mother, Blondell Conner Reynolds; brother, John Timothy Reynolds and sister, Ann Reynolds White. Surviving are his father, Paul Harrison Reynolds, Sr. of Asheville and several uncles,...

William John "Bill" Ball

William John "Bill" Ball

Mar 15, 2007

Candler - William John Bill Ball, 65, of Mimi Lane died Thursday, March 15, 2007 at his home. A native of Westmoreland County, PA and a resident of Asheville for the past 23 years. He was a former Bus Mechanic, a member of Pole Creek Baptist Church and an avid NASCAR fan. Mr. Ball was a son of the...

Johnson Elmer Robinson

Johnson Elmer Robinson

Mar 14, 2007

Asheville, NC - Johnson Elmer Robinson, 82, of 22 Broadview Avenue, passed away Wednesday, March 14, 2007 at his residence following a period of declining health. A native of McDowell County, Elmer had resided most of his life in Buncombe County. He worked as a security officer for Mission Hospitals for 23 years. He was a US Army veteran...

Floyd Eugene Fuller

Floyd Eugene Fuller

Mar 12, 2007

Asheville Floyd Eugene Fuller, 85, of 500 Beaverdam Road, passed away Monday, March 12, 2007. A native of Swain County, he had resided most of his life in St. Petersburg, FL and in Buncombe County. He was U.S. Army Veteran of W.W. II, a former Police Officer with the St. Petersburg Police Department and retired as a meat cutter...

Huel Ezekiel Rice

Huel Ezekiel Rice

Mar 8, 2007

Asheville - Huel Ezekiel Rice, 71, of 72 Goldview Road died Thursday, March 8, 2007 at his home following a period of declining health. A native of Madison County, he had resided in Buncombe County since 1945. He worked as a Salesman and Deliveryman for several Auto Dealerships, was a Farmer most of his life and a member of...

Georgia Duyck

Georgia Duyck

Mar 7, 2007

Weaverville - Georgia Ann Fox Duyck, 81, of 261 Garrison Branch Road, died Wednesday - March 7, 2007 at her home after a period of declining health. A lifelong resident of Buncombe County, she was a member of Locust Grove Baptist Church. She was a daughter of the late John Fulton and Dessie Mae Rice Fox and the wife...

William Ray Kitchin

William Ray Kitchin

Mar 7, 2007

Asheville - William Ray Kitchin, 82, went to be with his Lord Wednesday March 7, 2007. A native of Newport News, VA, he had lived in Buncombe County the last 28 years. He joined the U. S. Navy December 8, 1941, one day after the bombing of Pearl Harbor. He was a son of the late Jesse E. and...

Harold Glenn "Pud" Reynolds

Harold Glenn "Pud" Reynolds

Mar 7, 2007

Leicester - Harold Glenn Pud Reynolds, 74, of 459 Dix Creek #2, passed away Wednesday, March 7, 2007 at the Memorial Campus of Mission Hospitals following a period of declining health. A native and lifelong resident of Buncombe County, Harold retired from the US Postal Service and delivered for B&B Pharmacy. He was a US Army Veteran of the...

Faye Fox Hickman

Faye Fox Hickman

Mar 1, 2007

Asheville - Faye Fox Hickman, 91, of 32 Lee Avenue, passed away Thursday, March 1, 2007 at her residence following a period of declining health. A native of Yancey County, she had resided in Buncombe County for the past 70 years. Faye loved to cook, tell stories and tend to her flowers. She was of the Methodist faith. She...

Helen G. Devine

Helen G. Devine

Mar 1, 2007

Swannanoa - Helen Geraldine Lane Devine, 91, of 39 Honeycomb Circle died Thursday March 1, 2007 at Memorial Mission Hospital after a short illness. A native of Morganton, she resided in Buncombe County most of her life , having resided in Michigan for 11 years. She was formerly employed with Deerfield Retirement Center and was a member of Swannanoa...

James Russell "Jim" Young

James Russell "Jim" Young

Feb 25, 2007

Asheville - James Russell Jim Young, 71, of 97 Elkwood Avenue died Sunday February 25, 2007 at the Asheville V.A. Medical Center after a brief illness. A native and lifelong resident of Buncombe County, he was of the Baptist Faith. He served with the U.S. Army as an MP on Okinawa. He was a tank truck driver with over...

Nora Lee Fisher Pruitt

Nora Lee Fisher Pruitt

Feb 22, 2007

ASHEVILLE Nora Lee Sherlin Fisher Pruitt, 83, formerly of 16 Brownwood Ave., passed away Thursday, February 22, 2007 at the Blue Ridge Rehabilitation Center. Mrs. Pruitt was a native of Madison County and was a resident of Buncombe County since 1964. She was the daughter of the late John Luther Sherlin and Orpha Fagen Sherlin and the wife of...