Obituary Listing

Ruby Waldrop Cassida

Ruby Waldrop Cassida

Aug 9, 2005

Asheville Ruby Louise Waldrop Cassida, 70, of 95 Reynolds School Road died Tuesday, August 9, 2005 at Memorial Mission Hospital after a period of declining health. A native and lifelong resident of Buncombe County, she retired from Thoms Rehabilitation Center in 1998 as a dietary supervisor. She was a loving, caring mother and grandmother who loved NASCAR and the...

Clarence Hensley

Clarence Hensley

Aug 8, 2005

Asheville - Clarence Hensley, 73, of 7 Ingle Road passed away Monday, August 8, 2005 at his home. A native of Madison County, he had resided in Buncombe County since the late 1970s. He retired as a Law Enforcement Officer and formerly worked with the Marshall Police Department as a Patrolman. Mr. Hensley was the son of the late...

Alice Mae Corn

Alice Mae Corn

Aug 5, 2005

Asheville - Alice Mae Barnes Corn, 84, formerly of 380 Brevard Road, passed away Friday, August 5, 2005 at the John F. Keever, Jr. Solace Center following a period of declining health. A native of Buncombe County, she lived here until 1961, when she moved to Orlando, FL and began working for the Bendix Corporation, where she manufactured parts...

David Randall Barnes

David Randall Barnes

Jul 31, 2005

Candler David Randall Barnes, 58, of 301 Big Cove Rd., died Sunday, July 31, 2005 at his residence following a period of declining health. A lifelong resident of Buncombe County, Mr. Barnes retired from Continental Teves (ITT) Automotive. He formerly was employed with Sears and American Enka Corp. He was the son of Margaret Trull Barnes of Candler and...

Loyd Thomas Duckett

Loyd Thomas Duckett

Jul 27, 2005

Asheville Loyd Thomas Duckett, 83, of 200 Tunnel Road - Apt #101, passed away Wednesday, July 27, 2005 at the John F. Keever Solace Center following a period of declining health. A lifelong resident of Buncombe County, he retired in 1992 from Telco Credit Union after 14 years of service. Mr. Duckett was formerly employed with Avondale Mills Mfg....

James Hubert Noland

James Hubert Noland

Jul 23, 2005

Asheville - James Hubert Noland, 77, of 51 Bee Ridge Road, passed away Saturday, July 23, 2005 at St. Joseph Hospital following a period of declining health. A native and lifelong resident of Buncombe County, he worked as a shift foreman for Carolina Power and Light for 37 years. He was a member of Reynolds Baptist Church. Mr. Noland...

Clara Mae Dockery

Clara Mae Dockery

Jul 13, 2005

Largo, FL. Clara Mae Cassida Dockery, 77, of 1140 Woodbrook Drive, died Wednesday, July 13, 2005 at Mease-Dunedin Hospital in Dunedin, FL. A native of Buncombe County, she had resided in the Clearwater, FL area since 1975. She was a waitress and a member of Mt. Sheba Baptist Church. Ms. Dockery was the daughter of the late Jeter Pritchard...

Tony Smith Hollar

Tony Smith Hollar

Jul 12, 2005

Asheville - Tony Smith Hollar, 82, of 40 Woodhill Dr. died Tuesday July 12, 2005 at his home. A native of Caldwell, County, he had resided in Buncombe County most of his life. He was of the Baptist faith and had taught Sunday School at several local churches. He was the owner and operator of the Mars Hill Shoe...

Merita Hill Mcmahan

Merita Hill Mcmahan

Jul 10, 2005

West Asheville - Merita Dorothy Hill McMahan, 75, died Sunday July 10, 2005 at her home following an extended illness. A native and lifelong resident of Buncombe County, she was a daughter of the late Eugene Lamar and Eva Louise Buckner Hill. She was a loving mother and grandmother. Surviving are her daughters, Mary M. Crosby of Asheville and...

Eva Rice Edwards

Eva Rice Edwards

Jul 9, 2005

Morganton Eva Rice Edwards, 92 of 2380 Highway 70 E, passed away Saturday, July 9, 2005 at Valdese General Hospital following a brief illness. A native of Buncombe County, she had resided in Burke County most of her life. She was a member of Pleasant View Baptist Church of Morganton, where she formerly sung in the church choir, was...

Frances G. Hensley

Frances G. Hensley

Jul 9, 2005

Safety Harbor, FL - Frances Louise Gregg Hensley, 85, of 111 Meadowcross Dr. died Saturday July 9, 2005 at Mease-Dunedin Hospital after a short illness. A native of Asheville, she moved to Safety Harbor, Fl in 2005. She was a member of Beverly Hills Baptist Church and a 1938 graduate of Lee Edwards High School. She was a daughter...

Paul Lewis Walker

Paul Lewis Walker

Jul 6, 2005

Greenville, SC - Paul Lewis Walker, 68, of 2605 River Road, passed away unexpectedly Wednesday, July 6, 2005 at Greenville Memorial Hospital. A native of Buncombe County, he had resided in Greenville for the past 32 years and was a Sales Executive with Peterbilt Trucks of Greenville. Mr. Walker was a member of Beaverdam Baptist Church and a member...

David Lee Blankenship Sr.

David Lee Blankenship Sr.

Jul 5, 2005

Asheville - David Lee Blankenship, Sr., 60, of 65 Honeysuckle Lane died Tuesday - July 5, 2005 at his residence after a period of declining health. A native and lifelong resident of Buncombe County, he was a son of the late Frank Patterson and Elouise Quinn Blankenship. He was also preceded in death by a sister, Marie Lord and...

Marla May Stevens

Marla May Stevens

Jul 1, 2005

Asheville Marla May Smith Stevens, 81, of The Laurels of Hendersonville died Friday, July 1, 2005 after a long illness. A native of Joplin, Missouri, she lived in Asheville since 1946 prior to moving to Hendersonville in April 2005. She was a childrens clothes buyer for Bon Marche and Belks and also manager for Pride & Joy childrens store...

Mary Frances Penland

Mary Frances Penland

Jul 1, 2005

West Asheville Mary Frances Doodle Davis Penland, 77, of 261 Bear Creek Road died Friday, July 1, 2005 at the Mountain Area Hospice Solace Center. A lifelong resident of Buncombe County, she was a daughter of the late John Burgin Davis and Anna Lorene Hendrix Davis. Mrs. Penland retired in 1990 from Square D with over 25 years of...

Roberta "Bobbie" Huntley

Roberta "Bobbie" Huntley

Jun 30, 2005

Fairview Roberta Bobbie Huntley of 15 Huntley Cir. died unexpectedly Thursday June 30, 2005 at her home. A native of Buncombe County, she had lived in Norfolk, Va. for several years before returning to Buncombe County in the early 80s. She was a member of Cedar Mtn. Baptist Church and loved working with the children of the church. She...

Larry "Dee" Crompton Jr.

Larry "Dee" Crompton Jr.

Jun 29, 2005

Horse Shoe, NC Larry Dee Crompton, Jr., 45, of Horse Shoe died unexpectantly Wednesday, June 29, 2005. A native of Buncombe County and the son of Nancy Crompton Hawkins of Candler and the late Larry D. Crompton, Sr. He had resided in Henderson County for the past 17 years and attended Emmanuel Baptist Church. Surviving in addition to his...

Dorothy Parker Griffin

Dorothy Parker Griffin

Jun 29, 2005

Cincinnati, OH Dorothy Parker Griffin died quietly in Cincinnati on June 29, 2005 following a long illness. She was born February 26, 1920, to Mr. and Mrs. John Milton Parker of Henderson County and was preceded in death by 4 siblings. She lived in Asheville until 4 years ago, where she worked for Drs. Corcoran, Shuford, Moser, Crews and...

William O. Rhymer

William O. Rhymer

Jun 26, 2005

Marshall - William Otis Rhymer, 58, of 1781 Baileys Branch Road died Sunday June 26, 2005 at Memorial Mission Hospital after an extended illness. A native of Buncombe County, he moved to Madison County in 1999. He was a member of Macedonia Baptist Church, the NRA and AARP. He was a son of the late Will and Mabel Rhymer....

Robert Junior "Bobby" Cannon

Robert Junior "Bobby" Cannon

Jun 26, 2005

Asheville Robert Junior Bobby Cannon, 57, of 93 North Hill Road died Sunday, June 26, 2005 at St. Josephs Hospital. A lifelong resident of Buncombe County. Mr. Cannon was a member of Calvary Church of God in Marshall and was formerly employed with Huntley Construction Company for 18 years and with Orangeburg Plastics. He was a son of the...