Billy Jack Allen Jr.
Apr 16, 2005
Alexander - Billy Jack Allen, Jr., 49, of 226 Rhymer Road, passed away Saturday, April 16, 2005 at Memorial Mission Hospital. A native and lifelong resident of Buncombe County. He was a graduate of Clyde A. Erwin High School and employed with Broadlands Company. He was the son of Lois McFalls Allen of Woodfin and the late Billy Jack...
Dora Mary Ellen Brown
Apr 15, 2005
Swannanoa - Mrs. A.B. (Dora) Brown, 93, of Sunset Drive, passed away Friday, April 15, 2005 at Memorial Mission Hospital after a period of declining health. A native of Dandridge, TN, she had resided in Western North Carolina for many years. She was preceded in death by her husband, Bly Brown, who passed away in 1964, and a son,...

Mary Elizabeth Tate
Apr 11, 2005
Asheville - Mary Elizabeth Bush Tate, 81, formerly of 103 Newfound Street, Canton died Monday, April 11, 2005 at the Asheville Health Care Center following a period of declining health. A native of Newport, TN, she had resided in Buncombe and Haywood Counties for most of her life. She was a former Private Duty Nurse, daughter of the late...
Leila Ramsey Rector
Apr 9, 2005
Candler - Leila Mae Ramsey Rector, 79, of 47 Rangeview Acres, died Saturday April 9, 2005 at her home following a period of declining health. A native and resident of Buncombe County for most of her life, she had resided in Haywood County for 22 years. She was a former member of Westwood Baptist Church and Grace Baptist Church....
Earl Mitchel King
Apr 9, 2005
Swannanoa - Earl Mitchel King, 93, of 335 Fountain Way died Saturday April 9, 2005 at the Hospice Solace Center after an extended illness. A native of Yancey County, he had lived in Florida for several years and then Buncombe County for the past 35 years. He was a son of the late Sam and Lori Edwards King and...
Michael Bruce "Mike" Haney
Apr 8, 2005
Candler - Michael Bruce Mike Haney, 47, died Friday April 8, 2005 at Memorial Mission Hospital. A native of Haywood County, he resided in Buncombe County for most of his life. He was a hair stylist with 3s Company Hair and Nail. He was a son of the late Robert Noah and Rose Marie Ray Haney. Surviving are his...

Dorothy Chambers Rice
Apr 6, 2005
Leicester - Dorothy Doris Irene Wilson Chambers Rice, 82, of 145 Sandy River Road died Wednesday April 6, 2005 at the Mt. Area Hospice Solace Center after a brief illness. A lifelong resident of Buncombe County, she was the daughter of the late Fred Theodore and Veokley Smith Wilson and the wife of the late Ralph Chambers who died...

Mary Barnett Monteith
Apr 5, 2005
Pisgah Forest Mary Barnett Monteith, 86, of 365 Cemetery Rd. went to be with the Lord on Tuesday, April 05, 2005 at Ivy Hill Health and Retirement Center. A native and resident of Transylvania County for most of her life, she was a 1936 graduate of Brevard High School. She was a former member of the Brevard V.F.W. Ladies...
Patricia Jeanne "Pat" Foster
Apr 2, 2005
Woodfin - Patricia Pat Jeanne Foster, 75, of 120 Elk Mtn. Road, died Saturday, April 2, 2005 at Emerald Ridge, Rehab and Care Center following a long illness. A native and resident most of life of Buncombe County. Mrs. Foster was a homemaker, member of the Church of the Redeemer where she was a member of the Ladies Auxiliary...
Barbara Jay Shook
Mar 31, 2005
Candler - Barbara Jay Shook, 57, of 75 Foxbriar Drive. died Thursday March 31, 2005 at Memorial Mission Hospital after a period of declining health. A native and lifelong resident of Buncombe County, she was a member of West Asheville Baptist Church. She was a daughter of the late Ray James and Leatha Messer Autrey and was also preceded...

Robert Wright "Bob" Pridgen Jr.
Mar 30, 2005
Asheville - Robert Wright Bob Pridgen, Jr., 71, of 1100 Tunnel Road passed away Wednesday, March 30, 2005 at the Asheville V.A. Medical Center following an extended illness. A native of Mecklenburg, Co. Mr. Pridgen resided in Buncombe County most of his life. He was a U.S. Air Force veteran and retired from the National Climatic Center. He was...
Robert Neil Smith
Mar 30, 2005
Asheville Robert Neil Smith, 63, of 24 Collins Mountain Drive, passed away unexpectedly Wednesday, March 30, 2005 at his residence. A native and lifelong resident of Buncombe County, he was a member of Georgetown Baptist Church and retired from the VA Medical Center. Mr. Smith was also a US Army veteran. He was the son of the late Robert...

Frances "Mamaw" Shuford
Mar 30, 2005
Asheville - Frances Mamaw Marjorie Mack Shuford, 82, of 16 Goodwill Street died Wednesday, March 30, 2005 at the Brian Center in Weaverville. Mrs. Shuford was a life long resident of Buncombe County and retired in 1984 as a Nurses Assistant with Brentwood Nursing Home She was the daughter of the late Thomas A. Mack and Lyndy Plemmons Mack....

Eric Paul Joseph Zurrer
Mar 29, 2005
Cruso, N.C. - Eric Paul Joseph Zurrer,84, Died Tuesday, March 29, 2005 at the St. Josephs Campus of Memorial Mission Hospital in Asheville. Surviving are his wife, Ramona and his dog, Rosie of Cruso and his three children and eight grandchildren of Canada. A Canadian Veteran of WW II, he was a man of great courage and perseverance. Memorial...
Phillip William "Phil" Coulby
Mar 29, 2005
Candler - Phillip William Phil Coulby, 33, of 11 Corey Lane died Tuesday, March 29, 2005. Phil was a lifelong resident of Buncombe County, attended Clyde A. Erwin High School and was a Rock Mason. He was preceded in death by his Aunt, Jackie Sams. Surviving are his mother, Gladys Sams Foster and husband, James D. Foster of Candler;...
Auburn Roland
Mar 27, 2005
Asheville - Auburn Roland, 98, of 511 Onteora Blvd., passed away Sunday, March 27, 2005 at St. Joseph Hospital after a period of declining health. A native of Yancey County, he had resided most of his life in Buncombe County. He retired from Sayles Bleachery, and was a longtime member of Biltmore Church of God. He was the son...

Bobbie C. Todd
Mar 27, 2005
Asheville Bobbie Crook Todd of 455 Victoria Road died Sunday, March 27, 2005 at the Mountain Area Hospice Solace Center. A lifelong resident of Buncombe County. She retired as a Practical Nurse and was a daughter of the late James Robert Crook and Sudie Matilda Cole Crook. Mrs. Todd was also preceded in death by her three brothers, Zeb,...
Willie Farmer Harvey
Mar 23, 2005
Swannanoa - Mrs. Willie Farmer Harvey of Swannanoa NC passed away peacefully to be with her Lord Wednesday March 23, 2005 at a local care facility. She was born April 12, 1917 in Bobtown, KY to the late Mrs. Nina H. Turpen and Mr. Mr. J.B. Turpen. She was a retired school teacher and homemaker. She was preceded in...
Dell Mae Penland
Mar 21, 2005
Candler Dell Mae Penland, 98, formerly of 185 Brooks Cove Road, went peacefully to be with the Lord Monday, March 21, 2005 at the Mountain Area Hospice Solace Center following a period of declining health. A native of Yancey County, she had lived most of her life in Buncombe County. Miss Penland was a homemaker and dedicated most of...

Clara Holcombe Mccain
Mar 18, 2005
Candler - Clara Lee Clark Holcombe McCain, 68, of 46 Milk Sick Cove Rd. died Friday March 18, 2005 at Universal Health Care Center in Fletcher after a period of declining health. A native of Maryland, she lived most of her life in Buncombe County. She was a daughter of the late Taft Isaac Clark, Sr. and Pauline Helen...
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