Obituary Listing

Ella "Granny" Johnston

Ella "Granny" Johnston

Mar 29, 2006

Woodfin - Ella Elizabeth English Granny Johnston, 85, of 35 Crestfield Ave. went to be with her Lord, Wednesday - March 29, 2006. A lifelong resident of Buncombe County, she was a daughter of the late Charlie Lee and Luila Moody English and the wife of the late Horace Samuel Johnston, Jr. who died in 1992. She was also...

Joshua Shane "Josh" Williams

Joshua Shane "Josh" Williams

Mar 25, 2006

Candler Joshua Shane Williams, 20, of 8 Yellow Rock Drive went to be with his Lord Saturday, March 25, 2006. A native of Scioto County, Ohio. Josh had resided in Buncombe County for most of his life. He attended Enka High School and was an Assistant Manager for Little Caesars Pizza. He was the son of Tenita Maureen Chester...

Wilma Israel

Wilma Israel

Mar 22, 2006

Asheville - Wilma Jane Parham Israel, 75, of 200 Tunnel Road Apt. 311 died Wednesday March 22, 2006 at the John F. Keever, Jr. Solace Center after a brief illness. A native and lifelong resident of Buncombe County, she attended Bethel Baptist Church. She was a daughter of the late Lester and Claudine Hoover Parham and the wife of...

Leota Brown

Leota Brown

Mar 20, 2006

Candler - Eva Leota Crowder Brown, 73, of 41 Grooms Road, died Monday March 20, 2006 at her home after an extended illness. A native of Madison County, she had lived in Buncombe County since 1953 and was a member of Bethesda Baptist Church. She was a daughter of the late Herman G. and Effie Fox Crowder and was...

Lola Bell Davis

Lola Bell Davis

Mar 18, 2006

Asheville Lola Bell Hollifield Davis, 94, formerly of 126 Olivette Road, passed away Saturday, March 18, 2006 at the WNC Baptist Home following a period of declining health. A native of Rutherford County, she had resided in Buncombe County over 60 years. She was a member of Victory Baptist Church. Mrs. Davis was the daughter of the late Caswell...

John William "Will" Johnson

John William "Will" Johnson

Mar 18, 2006

Asheville - John William Will Johnson, 88, of Olivette Road passed away Saturday, March 18, 2006 at Madison Manor Nursing Home. A lifelong resident of Buncombe County. Mr. Johnson retired in 1979 as a Building Inspector for Buncombe County and formerly was employed as a Deputy Sheriff for Harry P. Clay. He was a WW II veteran having served...

Benjamin James "Bud" Kirkpatrick

Benjamin James "Bud" Kirkpatrick

Mar 17, 2006

Leicester Benjamin James Bud Kirkpatrick, 55, of 47 Crowder Road, went to be with his Lord Friday, March 17, 2006 at his residence, following a period of declining health. A native of Haywood County, he had resided in Buncombe County since 1972. He was employed with Day International for 16 years, and was a member of Community Chapel Baptist...

Eva L. Meares

Eva L. Meares

Mar 13, 2006

Candler Eva Elmeda Lindsey Meares, 80, of 95 Holcombe Cove Road, went to be with her Lord, Monday, March 13, 2006 at Pisgah Manor Health Care Center. A native of Haywood County and a resident of Buncombe County most of her life. Mrs. Meares was a homemaker and a member of West Asheville Baptist Church. She was the daughter...

Asher Ladd

Asher Ladd

Mar 11, 2006

Fletcher - Christopher Asher Ladd, infant son of Christopher Michael Ladd and Joi Lynn Reynolds passed away March 11, 2006 at Memorial Mission Hospital. Surviving in addition to his parents are his paternal grandfather, John Ladd of Newton Grove; paternal grandmother, Deborah Hayes of Granite Falls; maternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Rickey Reynolds of Flat Rock; maternal great grandparents,...

Thelma E. Grigg

Thelma E. Grigg

Mar 10, 2006

Asheville Thelma Elberta Deal Grigg, 84, of 88 Maney Avenue, passed away Friday, March 10, 2006 at St. Josephs Campus of Mission Hospitals. A native of Catawba County and a resident of Buncombe County since 1956. She was formerly employed with Mars Manufacturing Co. and a honorary member of St. Marks Lutheran Church. She was the daughter of the...

Olga Chuprevich

Olga Chuprevich

Mar 9, 2006

Candler Olga Kowalchik Chuprevich, 92, passed away Thursday, March 9, 2006 at Pisgah Manor Health Care Center. A native of Scranton, PA. She had resided in N.C. since 1977 and was of the Russian Orthodox faith. She was the daughter of the late Gregory and Theodora Kowalchik and the wife of Charles Constantine Chuprevich who died in 1995 Surviving...

Claude Egbert Laughter

Claude Egbert Laughter

Mar 9, 2006

Asheville - Claude Egbert Laughter, 82, of 129 Reynolds School Road, Died Thursday - March 9, 2006 at Memorial Mission Hospital after a period of declining health. A native of Henderson County, he had lived most of his life in Buncombe County. He was a WWII veteran of the U.S. Navy and had retired from ABF Trucking Co. He...

Michael James Walsh

Michael James Walsh

Mar 8, 2006

Asheville - Michael James Walsh, 67, of 800 Elk Mountain Scenic Hwy. died unexpectedly Wednesday - March 8, 2006 at his home. A native of New York City, he retired from Rescue 1 of the NYC Fire Department. He was a Vietman Veteran, serving in the U.S. Marine Corp. He was a custom woodworker. He was a SC resident...

Frankie Lee Whittemore

Frankie Lee Whittemore

Mar 7, 2006

Asheville - Frankie Lee Browning Whittemore, 72, of 37 McKinney Road, died unexpectedly Tuesday - March 7, 2006 at home. A lifelong resident of Buncombe County, she was employed by Daniels Graphics for over 50 years. She attended Starnes Cove Baptist Church and was a rock in her Christian faith and witnessed to everyone. She loved to quilt and...

Rev. Jennis Sluder

Rev. Jennis Sluder

Mar 7, 2006

Weaverville Rev. Jennis Paul Sluder, 84, of 195 Murphy Hill Road and formerly of 4435 Cedar Creek Road, Greenville, TN went to be with his Lord Tuesday, March 7, 2006 at his residence. A native and resident of Buncombe County for most of his life, he had resided in Greenville, TN for 9 years. He was a WW II...

Christopher "Chris" Seigler

Christopher "Chris" Seigler

Mar 5, 2006

Asheville - Christopher Barry Chris Seigler, 35, was tragically taken away from us on Sunday - March 5, 2006. A native of St. Petersburg, FL, he moved to Buncombe County in June of 2005 after graduation from St. Petersburg College where he was a member of Phi Theta Kappa. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army, serving as...

Mary Margaret Lankford

Mary Margaret Lankford

Mar 3, 2006

Asheville Mary Margaret Black Lankford, 62, of 32 Balm Grove Road, passed away Friday, March 3, 2006 at her home following a period of declining health. A lifelong resident of Buncombe County, she was a 1961 graduate of Clyde A. Erwin High School. She was currently employed with Appalachian Technologies and was a member of Pine Burr Park Baptist...

Agnes Cornelia Revis

Agnes Cornelia Revis

Mar 2, 2006

Weaverville - Agnes Cornelia Revis, 85, of 5 McLean Road passed away Thursday, March 2, 2006 at her home following a period of declining health. A lifelong resident of Buncombe County, she was formerly employed with Vanderbilt Shirt Company and was a member of Coles Cove Baptist Church. She was the daughter of the late W. O. and Martha...

Henry Cauthen Spivey

Henry Cauthen Spivey

Mar 2, 2006

Black Mountain - Henry Cauthen Spivey, 63, passed away Thursday - March 2, 2006 at Memorial Mission Hospital. He was born in Asheville on, December 21, 1942 to the late Lawrence Bascolm Spivey and Rose Cauthen Spivey. He was a member of St. Joan of Arc Catholic Church in West Asheville. He is survived by his sister, Mrs. Rose...

Agnes Brown Spivey

Agnes Brown Spivey

Feb 28, 2006

Leicester - Agnes Brown Spivey, 100, of Leicester, passed away Tuesday, February 28, 2006 following a period of declining health. A lifelong resident of Buncombe County, she was a devoted homemaker to her husband and children. She loved to read, and to work hard. She was a member of West Asheville Baptist Church, where she was active in church...