David Lee Ingle
Jan 7, 2007
Candler David Lee Ingle, 74, of 329 Davis Creek Road, went to be with the Lord on Sunday, January 7, 2007 following a period of declining health. Mr. Ingle was a lifelong resident of Buncombe County and a son of the late Dallas A. Ingle and Fleta Ballard Ingle. He was also preceded in death by his sister, Clara...
Don Greene
Jan 6, 2007
Weaverville - Don Greene, 80, of 8 Ridgewood Avenue, went to be with his Lord, Saturday January 6, 2007 at his residence following a period of declining health. A native and resident most of life of Buncombe County. Mr. Greene retired in 1985 from B.A.S.F. following 37 years of service, was a member of Pleasant Hill Baptist Church and...
Bruce Max Blankenship
Jan 5, 2007
Candler Bruce Max Blankenship, 76, of 788 N. Luther Road, passed away Friday, January 5, 2007 at the St. Joseph Campus of Mission Hospitals following a period of declining health. A native of Madison County, Bruce had resided in Buncombe County since 1952. He retired from Taylor Instruments following 26 years of service. He was a member of Lusk...
Frances "Granny" Brown
Jan 3, 2007
Asheville - Frances Helen Johnston Granny Brown, 95, formerly of 301 Haywood Street died Wednesday, January 3, 2007 at St. Josephs Hospital after a brief illness. A lifelong resident of Buncombe County she was co-owner of Browns Grocery for 23 years and a lifelong member of Erwin Hills Baptist Church. She was the daughter of the late John Burgin...
Virginia Wright
Jan 3, 2007
Clyde - Virginia Dare Cook Wright, 70, of 73 Galloway Place died Wednesday - January 3, 2007 at her residence after an extended illness. A native of Fayetteville, she had lived in Haywood County the last 8 years. She was a daughter of the late Frank L. and Mila E. Cook. Surviving are her husband of 51 years, Milton...
Ransom Robinson
Dec 30, 2006
Asheville Ransom Robinson, 80, of 1314 Tunnel Road Lot # 195 passed away Saturday December 30, 2006 in Morganton. He was born February 18, 1926 in Burnsville. He previously lived in Ft. Wayne, Indiana and moved to Asheville in the 1970s. He served in the U.S. Navy during WW II on the USS Colorado and retired from the City...
Carolyn Henderson
Dec 28, 2006
Asheville Lois Carolyn Murray Henderson, 70, of 239 Mt. Carmel Road, passed away Thursday, December 28, 2006 at the Laurels of Greentree Ridge, following a period of declining health. A native of Madison County, she had resided most of her life in Buncombe County. She was a caregiver in home healthcare and was a member of Mt. Carmel Baptist...
Margaret Hagan Hembree
Dec 28, 2006
Asheville - Rachel Margaret Hagan Hembree, 92, died Thursday December 28, 2006 at the Brian Center in Weaverville after a period of declining health. A native of the Big Pine Community of Madison County, she had resided in Buncombe County since 1939. She was a member of Bingham Heights Baptist Church. She was a daughter of the late John...
Charles Penley
Dec 28, 2006
Asheville - Charles Edward Penley, 65, of 407 Gorman Bridge Road, passed away unexpectedly Thursday, December 28, 2006 at his home. A native and lifelong resident of Buncombe County, Charles worked as a drywall finisher, and was a member of Browns Chapel Baptist Church. His passion was classic cars and car shows. He was a loving husband, father, and...
President Gerald R. Ford
Dec 26, 2006
Gerald R. Ford was the thirty-eighth president of the United States. When he took the oath of office on August 9, 1974, he declared, I assume the presidency under extraordinary circumstancesthis is an hour of our history that troubles our minds and hurts our hearts. It was, indeed, an unprecedented time. In late 1973, following the resignation of Vice...
Jimmy James
Dec 26, 2006
HOT SPRINGS Jimmy Lee James, 70, of 76 Old Dixie Road went home to the loving arms of his Lord and Savior, whom he had faithfully served for 40 years on Tuesday, December 26, 2006. He left this world behind after a long and couragous battle with A.L.S. He never lost his faith and still witnessed to whomever crossed...
Betty Louise Cooksey
Dec 24, 2006
Asheville - Betty Louise Cooksey, 79, formerly of 42 Swannanoa Avenue, went to be with her Lord on Christmas Eve, Sunday, December 24, 2006 at the Memorial Campus of Mission Hospitals following a period of declining health. A native and lifelong resident of Buncombe County, Ms. Cooksey was the former manager of H.E. Garrett Insurance Company, the owner of...
Oliver Burrell
Dec 23, 2006
Asheville Oliver Garfield Burrell, 85, of 34 Raleigh Road, passed away Saturday, December 23, 2006. A native and lifelong resident of Buncombe County, Mr. Burrell retired following several years of employment with Sayles-Biltmore Bleacheries. He was a US Army veteran of World War II, and was an avid C.B.er, using the handle of Wild Goose. Mr. Burrell was the...
Angela Baer
Dec 22, 2006
HENDERSONVILLE- Angela Cynthia Filloy Baer, 73, passed away Friday December 22, 2006. A native of Lansford, PA she was a homemaker and of the Christian Faith. Mrs. Baer was a daughter of the late Manual and Adalena Filloy and wife of the late Gilbert B. Baer. Surviving are her sons, Jeff Radocha and wife, Connie of Arden and Jerry...
"Lg" Davis
Dec 21, 2006
Leicester - Little LG Gauvain Davis, Jr., 51, of Leicester, died Thursday, December 21, 2006 at the John F. Keever Solace Center after an extended illness. He was employed by Mills Mfg. for 26 years and attended the Church of God of Prophecy on Leicester Highway. He was the son of the late Little Gauvain Davis, Sr. and Elna...
Ann Elizabeth Gray
Dec 19, 2006
Asheville - Ann Elizabeth Banks Gray, 84, went to be with her Lord & Savior Jesus Christ, Tuesday December 19, 2006 following a period of declining health. A native of McDowell County, she had resided in Buncombe County most of her life. She was the last child surviving of 11 children born to the late Jack and Charity Coates...
Margaret Sexton Ballew
Dec 18, 2006
Asheville Margaret Mae Cordell Sexton Ballew, 78, of Asheville, passed away Monday, December 18, 2006 at the Memorial Campus of Mission Hospitals. She was born April 8, 1928 in Buncombe County to the late John Henry and Jensie Mae Baker Cordell. She was also preceded in death by her husband, William Jackie Jack Ballew; four brothers, Porter, Joe, Dewey...
Addie Lee Blankenship
Dec 17, 2006
CANDLER - Addie Lee Hughes Blankenship, 87, passed away December 17, 2006 at the Pisgah Manor Health Care Center following an extended illness. A native of Burnsville, she has resided in Buncombe County for most of her life. Mrs. Blankenship was a daughter of the late Avery and Mallie Chrisawn Hughes and the wife of the late Gilbert Gill...
"2006 Service Of Remembrance"
Dec 16, 2006
To Our Valued Families, We invite you and your family to our seventh annual Service of Remembrance which will take place at 2 pm Saturday, December 16, 2006, in our chapel. This service is being held in memory of our families loved ones that we have had the priviledge of serving since December 17, 2005. A reception will take...
Thomas Byron "Tommy" Sales
Dec 15, 2006
Fairview - Thomas Byron (Tommy) Sales, 47, of 8 Elmers Place died unexpectedly Friday December 15, 2006 at Memorial Mission Hospital. A native of Fort Lauderdale, FL, he had resided in Buncombe County most of his life. He was an Independent Sales Representative for National Welders and a former Welding Supply Salesman for Pioneer Welding Supply for 23 years....
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