Obituary Listing

Dorothy "June" Hugg

Dorothy "June" Hugg

Feb 19, 2007

Asheville - Dorothy June Sayles Hugg, 67, of 30 Harmony Lane, went to be with her Lord Monday, February 19, 2007 at her home. A native and lifelong resident of Buncombe County, she retired from Square D and was a member of Calvary Baptist Church. June was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, and aunt, and will be greatly missed....

Arville Thomas "Tommy" Bassett

Arville Thomas "Tommy" Bassett

Feb 17, 2007

Perkinston, Mississippi, Arville Thomas Tommy Bassett, 69 of Perkinston, Mississippi and formerly of Asheville, passed away Saturday, February 17, 2007 after a brief illness. He will be forever missed by all who knew him, family and friends. Born in Asheville, July 20, 1937, he was a son of the late William Penn Bassett and Leona Shope Bassett. In addition...

Bertie L. Edwards

Bertie L. Edwards

Feb 16, 2007

Asheville - Bertie Leona Edwards, 91, of 132 Vermont Avenue, passed away Friday, February 16, 2007 at the Brian Center of Weaverville. A native of Madison County, she had resided most of her life in Buncombe County. Bertie retired in 1981, along with her husband, as owners and operators of Edwards Bicycle Shop. She was of the Baptist Faith....

Gladys Mae King

Gladys Mae King

Feb 16, 2007

Asheville - Gladys Mae Henson King, 82, of 42 Old County Home Road, passed away Friday, February 16, 2007 at Magnolia Health Care Center following a period of declining health. A native of Rutherford County, she had resided in Buncombe County since 1948. She was a homemaker and of the Baptist Faith. Gladys was the daughter of the late...

Duffus "Poppy" Johnston

Duffus "Poppy" Johnston

Feb 16, 2007

Asheville Duffus Burton Poppy Johnston, 82, of 6 Ferry Road died Friday, February 16, 2006 at his home following an extended illness. A lifelong resident of Buncombe County. Mr. Johnston retired in 1985 from Gerber Baby Products following 24 years service and was formerly employed with J.A. Baker Packing Company. He was veteran of World War II serving in...

Elizabeth Bruce "Lib" Dayton

Elizabeth Bruce "Lib" Dayton

Feb 15, 2007

Candler - Flora Elizabeth Bruce Lib Dayton, 87, formerly of 19 Asbury Acres Drive went to be with her Lord Thursday February 15, 2007 at the Aston Park Health Care Center following a brief illness. A native and lifelong resident of Buncombe County, she was a member of Merrimon Avenue Baptist Church. She was a former member of the...

Vernie M. Riddle

Vernie M. Riddle

Feb 14, 2007

Arden - Vernie Martha Robinson Riddle, 92, of 25 Laurel Park Drive died Wednesday - February 14, 2007 at Memorial Mission Hospital following a period of declining health. A native of Mars Hill, she resided in Buncombe County most of her life. She was a member of Paint Gap Baptist Church. She was the daughter of the late Bascombe...

Novella Stills

Novella Stills

Feb 14, 2007

FAIRVIEW Novella Stills, 78, of Fairview, passed away Wednesday morning, February 14, 2007 at her home after an extended illness. Mrs. Stills was born August 28, 1928 in Greene County, Tennessee to the late Rev. Bill and Lucy Metcalf. Mrs. Stills moved to Fairview in 1957 and worked for several years at C.P. Clare and was the owner and...

R. Jack Kilpatrick

R. Jack Kilpatrick

Feb 13, 2007

Candler - R. Jack Kilpatrick, 83, left his loved ones to be with his Lord and Savior on Tuesday - February 13, 2007 at the VA Hospital in Asheville, NC. Born May 20, 1923, in Marshall, NC, he was the son of the late James and Dora Kilpatrick. At 15, he moved to Candler and worked at London Grocery...

Victor "Vic" Tourner

Victor "Vic" Tourner

Feb 13, 2007

Candler - Victor Andrew Vic Tourner, 75, of 4 Kayce Drive died Tuesday February 13, 2007 at St. Josephs Hospital after an extended illness. A native of Delray, MI, he had lived in Buncombe County since 1995. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army and a member of Pole Creek Baptist Church. He was a son of the...

Ray Douglas Fisher

Ray Douglas Fisher

Feb 12, 2007

Asheville - Ray Douglas Fisher, 62, of 139 Hanover Street, passed away Monday, February 12, 2007 at the John F. Keever, Jr. Solace Center following a period of declining health. A native and lifelong resident of Buncombe County, Ray owned and operated Rays Lock and Key for many years. He will be remembered for his great sense of humor...

Bonnie T. Sluder

Bonnie T. Sluder

Feb 11, 2007

Asheville - Bonnie Towe Sluder, 98, of 2400 Appalachian Blvd., Arden and formerly of 7 Hillview Rd., went to be with her Lord Sunday, February 11, 2007 at the John F. Keever, Jr. Solace Center. A native and resident most of her life in Buncombe County. She was a member of Merrimon Avenue Baptist Church, which was her life,...

Jeanette Sinclair Hughes

Jeanette Sinclair Hughes

Feb 11, 2007

Asheville - Jeanette Sinclair Hughes, 95, of 9 Pine Knoll Drive, went to be with her Lord Sunday, February 11, 2007 at Pisgah Manor Health Care Center. A native of Lancaster County, SC, she had resided in Rutherford County before moving to Buncombe County in 1949. Jeanette worked as a textile worker for Burlington Industries. She was a member...

Melvin Earl Webb

Melvin Earl Webb

Feb 10, 2007

Leicester - Melvin Earl Webb, 73, formerly of Dix Creek #1 died Saturday February 10, 2007 at St. Josephs Hospital after a period of declining health. A native and lifelong resident of Buncombe County, he was a son of the late William Alonzo and Hattie Cox Webb. He was the husband of the late Mary Frances Stines Webb. Surviving...

Jonathan Eric Sprinkle

Jonathan Eric Sprinkle

Feb 9, 2007

Candler - Jonathan Eric Sprinkle, 34, of 103 Lollis Road died unedpectedly Friday February 9, 2007 at the home of his mother. A native and lifelong resident of Buncombe County, he was a member of Glady Missionary Baptist Church. He was a son of Linda Mae Stewart Sprinkle of Asheville and John Keith Sprinkle and his wife Sherry of...

Harry B. Williams

Harry B. Williams

Feb 5, 2007

Asheville - Harry B. Williams lost his battle with Parkinsons Disease Monday, February 5, 2007 and has gone on beyond to wait for his wife, the former Phyllis Loynd. Born March 13, 1937 in Hampton, TN to the late Robert Taylor and Myrtle Louise Hill Williams, he was proceeded in death by his sisters: Betty Williams, Josephine Williams, and...

Mary R. Frisbee

Mary R. Frisbee

Feb 5, 2007

Asheville Mary Alice Rice Frisbee, 71, of 25 Reddick Road died Monday February 5, 2007 at St. Josephs Hospital. A native and resident of Buncombe for most of her life, she was a member of Midway Baptist Church. She was a daughter of the late Lloyd and Mamie West Rice and the wife of the late Fred M Frisbee....

Michael Anthony "Tony" Warren

Michael Anthony "Tony" Warren

Feb 4, 2007

Candler - Michael Anthony Tony Warren, 20, of 11 Ladybird Lane, died Sunday February 4, 2007. A lifelong resident of Buncombe County, he worked with his Dad as a Heavy Duty Equipment Operator. He loved life and was a friend to all. He was the son of Charles Washington Chuck Warren, Jr. and Beverly Lorraine Bennett Warren of Candler....

Florence Leila Goldsmith

Florence Leila Goldsmith

Feb 4, 2007

Asheville - Florence Leila Goldsmith, 86, formerly of Asheville and resident of Boone for the last several years, passed away Sunday February 4, 2007 at the Blowing Rock Hospital. She was born in Asheville, June 4, 1920 to the late John William and Emaline McAbee Goldsmith. She was also preceded in death by her sister, Helen Goldsmith Freeman and...

Charlie Jenkins

Charlie Jenkins

Feb 2, 2007

Asheville Charles Foster Charlie Jenkins, 92, of 126-A North Ridge Drive died Friday, February 2, 2007 at his home. A native of Macon, Georgia, he resided in Buncombe County since the late 1950s. He was Owner and Operator of Charlie Jenkins Realty, former Owner and Operator of several Automobile Dealerships in Thomasville, Georgia and Spartanburg, South Carolina. He was...