Obituary Listing

Paul Honeycutt

Paul Honeycutt

Jan 14, 2006

Asheville - Paul Honeycutt, 71, of 16 Tradewind Drive died unexpectedly Saturday, January 14, 2006 at Memorial Mission Hospital. A native of Rutherford County, he had lived most of his life in Buncombe County and was an avid Church Attendant and Deacon at several area churches. He was the son of the late Pearl Gladys Honeycutt. He was a...

Mitchell "Mitch" Carver Jr.

Mitchell "Mitch" Carver Jr.

Jan 13, 2006

Leicester - Chief Warrant Officer 3 Mitchell Kyle Mitch Carver, Jr. U.S. Army, 31, of Bravo Company 1st Battalion 10th Aviation Regiment, 10th Mountain Division, Ft. Drum, New York, formerly of 125 Green Valley Rd. went to be with Jesus as he was called from the battlefield of Mosul, Iraq on Friday, January 13, 2006. A native of Buncombe...

Elfriede Moser Wallen

Elfriede Moser Wallen

Jan 13, 2006

Leicester Elfriede Moser Wallen, 78, of 110 Gillespie Road, passed away Friday, January 13, 2006 at the Memorial Campus of Mission Hospital System following a period of declining health. A native of Karshule, Germany, she had resided in Buncombe County for the past 45 years. She was a member of Jones Valley Baptist Church, and a member of Eastern...

C. M. Carter Jr.

C. M. Carter Jr.

Jan 13, 2006

Asheville - Clarence McClelland Carter, Jr., 71, of 27 Sycamore Street died Friday, January 13, 2006, at his home. A lifelong resident of Buncombe County, he saw formerly employed by CTS on Mills Gap Road as a foreman where he was the youngest person to be promoted to foreman. He was a member and Deacon of Trinity of Fairview...

Sam Robinson

Sam Robinson

Jan 11, 2006

Leicester - Sgt. Ralph Samuel Sam Robinson, Retired, 55, went to be with his Lord and family on Wednesday, January 11, 2006 at Memorial Mission Hospital after a long illness. A native of Anniston, Ala., he resided in Buncombe County most of his life. He retired in 1998 from the Buncombe County Sheriffs Dept. following 20 years in the...

Catherine Sluder

Catherine Sluder

Jan 11, 2006

Alexander Vera Catherine Sluder, 86, of 768 Alexander Road died Wednesday, January 11, 2006 at her residence. She was a lifelong resident of Buncombe County and a daughter of the late Ottis Franklin Sluder and Grace Louella Embler Sluder. She was also preceded in death by her brother, Embler Sluder and nephew, Dale Sluder. Miss Sluder retired from the...

Weaver Sams

Weaver Sams

Jan 11, 2006

Leicester - Weaver Sams, 83, of 71 Mink Farm Road, passed away Wednesday, January 11, 2006 at the Memorial Campus of Mission Hospital System following a period of declining health. A native of Madison County, he had resided most of his life in Buncombe County. He was a construction worker for Bonitz Insulation Company. Mr. Sams was the son...

Bill K. Matthews

Bill K. Matthews

Jan 9, 2006

Asheville Bill K. Matthews, 78, of 46 Deerwood Drive, joined the church triumphant on Monday, January 9, 2006 at his residence following an extended illness. A native of Buncombe County, he was a 1944 graduate of Lee H. Edwards High School and a graduate of Asheville Biltmore College. He was formerly employed with the Asheville Citizen-Times from 1943 to...

James Tommy "Tom" Harris

James Tommy "Tom" Harris

Jan 9, 2006

Fairview James Tommy Harris, 63, of 367 Bob Barnwell Road, passed away unexpectedly Monday, January 9, 2006 at the Memorial Campus of Mission Hospital System. A native of Yancey County, He had resided most of his life in Buncombe County. He was self-employed as a painting contractor and was of the Baptist faith. He was the son of the...

Rev. Dr. Bruce L. Bartlett

Rev. Dr. Bruce L. Bartlett

Jan 5, 2006

Asheville - Rev. Dr. Bruce Lewis Bartlett, 52, of 863 Merrills Cove Road, went to be with his Lord Thursday, January 5, 2006. A lifelong resident of Buncombe County. Rev. Bartlett was Pastor and Founder of Bible Way Baptist Church in Black Mountain. He was a 1972 graduate of A.C. Reynolds H.S., attended Tennessee Temple University and graduated in...

Robert Alex "Bob" Shaft

Robert Alex "Bob" Shaft

Jan 4, 2006

Weaverville Robert Alex Bob Shaft, 81, of 297 Garrison Branch Road, died January 4, 2006 at the Asheville VA Medical Center. A native of Buncombe County, he lived in Atlanta, GA for many years before returning to Buncombe County in 1981. He was a member of Mt. Bethel Freewill Baptist Church. He was a WW II veteran of the...

Dorothy Marie "Dottie" Wells

Dorothy Marie "Dottie" Wells

Jan 3, 2006

Asheville - Dorothy Marie Crisp Dottie Wells, 77, of 200 Tunnel Road Apt. 465 died Tuesday January 3, 2006 at St. Josephs Hospital after a period of declining health. A native of Buncombe County, she had lived in Grand Prairie, TX for several years before returning to Buncombe County in 1993. She was a daughter of the late Arthur...

Roselin Judith "Rose" Williams

Roselin Judith "Rose" Williams

Jan 2, 2006

Asheville Roselin Judith Rose Williams, 71, of 17 Pine Burr Road, passed away Monday, January 2, 2005 at the Laurels of Summit Ridge. A lifelong resident of Buncombe County, she was the Associate Manager for Eckerds Drug Store for 45 years and a longtime member of West Asheville Baptist Church. Rose was the daughter of the late Gordon Charles...

Roger Clark Pepper

Roger Clark Pepper

Jan 1, 2006

Asheville - Roger Clark Pepper, 58, of 30 Edgemont Rd. Apt 23A, died unexpectedly Sunday January 1, 2006 at his residence. A native of Huntington, WV, he had resided in Buncombe County since 2001. He was a member of 4th Avenue United Methodist Church in Huntington, WV and a U.S. Army veteran. He was a son of the late...

Mary Lee Sparks

Mary Lee Sparks

Jan 1, 2006

Asheville - Mary Lee Sparks, 49, of 39 Ridgeway Drive went to be with her Lord on January 1, 2006. A native of Clovis, NM she had resided in Buncombe County most of her Life. She was a graduate of Owen High School and Berea College and received her AAS in Nursing from AB Tech. She formerly worked with...

Harriett Snelson

Harriett Snelson

Dec 31, 2005

Asheville - Harriett Louise Hunter Snelson, 77, of 3 Huntington Road died Saturday - December 31, 2005 at The Laurels of Summit Ridge after a period of declining health. A native of McDowell County, she had lived in Buncombe County for most of her life and was a longtime member of Groce United Methodist Church. She was the daughter...

Wilma Sexton

Wilma Sexton

Dec 28, 2005

Asheville - Wilma Mary Jane Sexton, 75, of 70 Sweeten Creek Rd. passed away Wednesday, December 28, 2005. A native of Madison County. She was a daughter of the late Manuel James and Bessie Mae Edwards Sexton. Surviving are her sister, Christine Moulds of Asheville; brothers, James Sexton of Asheville and Charles Albert Sexton of Marshall; several nieces and...

Myrtle B. Ramsey

Myrtle B. Ramsey

Dec 28, 2005

West Asheville Myrtle Bell Briggs Ramsey, 99, of 6 Wilburn Road, passed away Wednesday, December 28, 2005 at her residence following a period of declining health. A native of Yancey County she had resided in Buncombe County since 1943. She was the daughter of the late Willard Kimsey Briggs and Darcas Jane Wilson Briggs and the wife of Arnold...

William Herbert "Bill" Anders

William Herbert "Bill" Anders

Dec 23, 2005

Asheville - William Herbert Anders, 82, of Asheville, was born August 23, 1923 in Asheville and died December 23, 2005 at the John F. Keever Solace Center. A native of Buncombe County, Herbert was the son of the late William Bart and Jennie Watkins Anders, and the older brother of the late Charles N. Anders, who is survived by...

Stallard M. Roberts

Stallard M. Roberts

Dec 23, 2005

Charlotte - Stallard M. Roberts of Charlotte passed away unexpectantly Friday, December 23, 2005. A native of Asheville. He was a son of the late Reagan Roberts, Mae Roberts Payne and Daitus Payne and had resided in Charlotte for over 20 years. After graduating from Lee Edwards High School in 1954 he entered the US Army and spent two...