Willie Pritchard
Feb 25, 2005
Asheville - Willie Francis Bowers Pritchard, 101, of Asheville, went to be with the Lord on Friday, February 25, 2005. She was born in Hart County, Georgia on September 13, 1903 and was the last remaining child of 16 children born to Sanford Gordon Bowers and Mary Pinkney Texanna McGee Bowers. She was preceded in death by her husband,...
Charles Everette Pounders
Feb 25, 2005
Asheville - Charles Everette Pounders, 65, of 30 Pounders Drive died Friday February 25, 2005 at his home after an extended illness. A native of Buncombe County, he had lived in California for several years before moving back in 1998. He was a son of the late Oscar Howard and Bertie Ellen Shook Pounders and was also preceded in...
Catherine Mae Nanney
Feb 24, 2005
Asheville - Catherine Mae Nanney, 70, of Ledgewood Village Apartments, died Thursday, February 24, 2005 at St. Joseph Hospital. A native and lifelong resident of Buncombe County, she was a 1954 graduate of Oakley High School, where she was May Queen. She was the daughter of the late Isaac and Bonnie Thompson Hendren. She was also preceded in death...
David Alan White
Feb 24, 2005
Leicester - David Alan White, 24, of 107 Gorman Road, went to be with the Lord Thursday, February 24, 2005 following injuries sustained in an automobile accident. Born in Orlando, FL, he had been a resident of Buncombe County since 1998. He attended Georgetown Baptist Church, and was well liked by everyone he knew. He was the son of...
Frances L. Solesbee
Feb 20, 2005
Mills River - Frances L. Allen Solesbee, 80, of Mills River went to be with the Lord, Sunday, February 20, 2005 following a long illness. Mrs. Solesbee was a native of Barnardsville, NC and the daughter of the late William J. Allen and Belle V. Carson Allen. Mrs. Solesbee graduated from Barnardsville High School and attended business school. She...
Nellie Henson
Feb 19, 2005
Asheville - Nellie Ann Cabe Henson, 95, formerly of 35 Sandhurst Drive, died Saturday, February 19, 2005 at Pisgah Manor Health Care. A native of Macon County. She was a daughter of the late Thomas Lafayette Cabe and Laura Adortha McCall Cabe and the wife of the late Carter Wesley Henson. Mrs. Henson had resided in Buncombe County since...
Dennis Parley "D.P." Sparks
Feb 17, 2005
Asheville - Dennis (D.P.) Sparks, 87, of Asheville, passed away Thursday, February 17, 2005 at Mountain Area Hospice Solace Center after an extended illness. A native of Unicoi County, TN, he had been a resident of Buncombe County for the past 55 years. He retired from American Enka and from the Buncombe County Juvenile Detention Center. Mr. Sparks was...
Ronald Mcpeters
Feb 15, 2005
Calabash - Ronald Lewis McPeters, 67, died Tuesday February 15, 2005 at the Grand Strand Regional Hospital after a period of Declining health. A native of Buncombe County, he had lived in NY and NJ for 30 years prior to moving to Calabash 14 years ago. He was a 1955 graduate of West Buncombe High School and a U.S....
Julia M. Dyer
Feb 15, 2005
Asheville Julia Erwin Dyer, 80, of 19 Irving St., passed away unexpectedly Tuesday, February 15, 2005 at Memorial Mission Hospital. A native and lifelong resident of Buncombe County, she was member of Richland Baptist Church. She had worked for Mills Manufacturing as a sewing machine operator. Ms. Dyer loved to quilt, and enjoyed spending her time bird watching. She...
William Lee Isgett
Feb 14, 2005
Asheville - William Lee Isgett, 77, of 10 Greenleaf Circle, died Monday, February 14, 2005 at the Laurels of Greentree Ridge following a period of declining health. A native of Cheraw, SC, he had resided in Asheville since 1961. He was the former owner of Walls and Marshall Fuel Oil Company and Isgett Distributors. Mr. Isgett was a member...

Fannie Mae Miller
Feb 13, 2005
Candler Fannie Mae Miller, 86, formerly of 157 Oak Hill Road, passed away Sunday, February 13, 2005 at Pisgah Manor Health Care Center. A native of the Shutin Community of Hot Springs, Miss Miller resided in Millville, NJ for a number of years before moving to Buncombe County in 1996. She retired from the Ball Glass Company in Millville...
Norma June "Mickey" Shultz
Feb 9, 2005
Asheville - Norma June Mickey Shultz, 59, went to be with her Lord Jesus Christ on Wednesday, February 9, 2005. Her family and friends are saddened to see her pass, but know that heaven is rejoicing at her arrival. Mickey is a native of Buncombe County born to the late Norman Vance Davis and the late Beulah Estelle Williams...
Julia Greenwood Wright
Feb 9, 2005
Fletcher - Julia Criddle Greenwood Wright, 76, of 349 Foxhall Road died Wednesday February 9, 2005 at Park Ridge Hospital. A native of Buncombe County, she had lived in Henderson County since 1981. She was a longtime member of the Civil Air Patrol, the first woman ever admitted into the North-South Skirmish Assoc., competed with the Thomas Legion and...
Nell B. Smith
Feb 7, 2005
Cartersville, Ga - Nell B. Smith, 85, formerly of 71 Center Road, Cartersville, Ga., passed away Monday, February 7, 2005 at the Roswell Nursing & Rehabilitation Center in Roswell, Ga. Mrs. Smith was born May 24, 1919 in Buncombe County and the daughter of the late George W. Boyd and Cora R. Fisher Boyd. She was also preceded in...
Edward Leonard Phillips
Feb 7, 2005
Asheville - Edward Leonard Phillips, 78, of 110 Swannanoa River Road, went home to be with his Lord Monday, February 7, 2005 at St. Joseph Hospital after a brief illness. A native of Madison County, he had resided in Buncombe county since 1952. Mr. Phillips was a retired pipe fitter and a member of Trinity Baptist Church. He also...
Jobie M. Redmon
Feb 5, 2005
Asheville - Jobie M. Redmon, 76, of 73 Dryman Valley Road died Saturday February 5, 2005 at the Asheville VA Medical Center after an extended illness. A native of Madison County, he had lived all his life in Buncombe County. He was a U.S. Army veteran or the Korean War and had been an active member of the board...

Sarah Rebecca Peck
Feb 4, 2005
Black Mountain - Sarah Rebecca Peck, 2 year old daughter of David and Sandra Peck went to be with the Lord on Friday - February 4, 2005 at Memorial Mission Hospital. She was born in Jackson County and had lived most of her life in Buncombe County. She attended Asheville Gospel Chapel along with her family. She was a...
Merdia Calvin Davis
Feb 3, 2005
Asheville Merdia Calvin Davis, 90, formerly of Olivette Road, passed away Thursday, February 3, 2005 at the Western North Carolina Baptist Home after an extended illness. A native of McDowell County, he had lived in Buncombe County for the past 50 years. He was a retired loom mechanic from Burlington Industries, and was a member of Victory Baptist Church....
Curtis O'Neal Hyatt
Feb 2, 2005
Asheville - Curtis ONeal Hyatt, 49, of 260 Clayton Avenue died unexpectedly Wednesday February 2, 2005. A native and lifelong resident of Buncombe County, he was an avid fisherman. He was a son of Catherine Thelma Smith Hyatt of Candler and the late George Harold Hyatt, Sr. Surviving in addition to his mother are his brothers, George Harold Hyatt,...

Edmond L. Welchance
Feb 1, 2005
Leicester Edmond Luther Welchance, 84, of 10 Brookshire Road, passed away Tuesday, February 1, 2005 at The Laurels of Summit Ridge after an extended illness. A native of Murfreesboro, TN, he had resided in Buncombe County for the past 5 years. He was a retired form operator in the steel industry. Mr. Welchance had served in the US Army...
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