Obituary Listing

Edna Rice Riddle

Edna Rice Riddle

Dec 24, 2004

Cumberland, VA - Edna Rice Riddle, 83, of 303 Putney Rd., formerly of Asheville died Friday, December 24, 2004 at the Halifax Regional Hospital, South Boston, VA. following a period of declining health. A native of Laurens County, S.C. she had resided in Asheville for most of her life and had resided in Virginia for the past 4 years....

Katharine Maria "Marie" Roland

Katharine Maria "Marie" Roland

Dec 24, 2004

Asheville - Katharine Marie Roland, 81, of Raleigh Road died Friday December 24, 2004 at Emerald Ridge Health Care Center. A native of Yancey County, she had resided in Buncombe County since 1940. She retired in 1972 as a meteorological technician from the Air Weather Service. She was a member of Biltmore Baptist Church where she was a member...

Bryan William Rice

Bryan William Rice

Dec 23, 2004

Cleveland, S.C. - Bryan William Rice, 79, of 280 Copperline Drive passed away Thursday December 23, 2004 at St. Francis Hospital in Greenville, S.C. after a brief illness. A native of Buncombe County, he lived in the Flat Creek Community prior to moving to Cleveland, S.C. 8 years ago. He was a member of Flat Creek Baptist Church for...

Elizabeth Lucille Johnston Lynn

Elizabeth Lucille Johnston Lynn

Dec 21, 2004

Gainesville, GA - Elizabeth Lucille Johnston Lynn, 86, of 5024 Farmbrook Lane, went to be with her Lord Tuesday, December 21, 2004 at her residence. A native and resident of Buncombe County for most of her life. She was a member of Emma United Methodist Church. She had resided in Gainesville since March of 2002 Mrs. Lynn was the...

Thomas Calvin Robinson

Thomas Calvin Robinson

Dec 20, 2004

Asheville - Thomas Calvin Robinson, 85, of 256 Brevard Road died Monday December 20, 2004 at Memorial Mission Hospital after an extended illness. A native of Jackson County, he had resided in Asheville for most of his life. He attended Emma School and was of the Baptist Faith. He entered the U.S. Navy in 1938 and also served in...

Lydia Louise Flynn Norris

Lydia Louise Flynn Norris

Dec 20, 2004

Asheville - Lydia Louise Flynn Norris, 78, of 11 Joan Way died Monday, December 20, 2004 at her residence. A native of Henderson County she had lived for most of her life in Buncombe County. She was a member of Georgetown Baptist Church. Mrs. Norris was the daughter of the late John Baxter and Ina Delilah Summey Flynn. She...

Mary Ada Walker

Mary Ada Walker

Dec 19, 2004

Asheville - Mary Ada Redmon Walker, 93, of 72 Pine Ridge Rd. died Sunday, December 19, 2004 at Emerald Ridge Rehab and Care Center. A lifelong resident of Buncombe County, she was a member of Beaverdam Baptist Church. Mrs. Walker was the daughter of the late Joseph Benjamin and Ivory Sue Henderson Redmon and was the wife of the...

Mary Margaret Rives Smith

Mary Margaret Rives Smith

Dec 19, 2004

Mary Margaret Rives Smith, of Asheville and Charlotte, made her trip to heaven on Sunday, December 19, 2004 at the home of daughter and son-in-law, Rosemary and Vernon Bud Hollifield. Mrs. Smith, Margaret to friends, was born June 5, 1917 in Oakland, California to John Rives and Mabel Carwyle Rives. She moved to Asheville, North Carolina by way of...

Leona Norton "Nanny" Buckner

Leona Norton "Nanny" Buckner

Dec 19, 2004

Leicester - Leona Elsie Nanny Norton Buckner, 87, of 35 Buckner Hill Rd., went to be with her Lord Sunday, December 19, 2004 at the Memorial Campus of Mission Hospitals. A native of Tullahoma, Tennessee. She had resided in Buncombe County most of her life, was a homemaker and member of Corinth Baptist Church. Mrs. Buckner was a daughter...

Mabel Follett

Mabel Follett

Dec 16, 2004

Asheville Mabel Byers Follett, formerly of 80 Allen Street, went to be with her Lord on Thursday, November 23, 2017 at Stonecreek Health and Rehabilitation. A native of Rutherford County, she had resided in Asheville since 1957 and was a member of Sand Hill Baptist Church. Mrs. Follett was the daughter of the late Ethel Bell Byers Crain and...

James Howard Salter

James Howard Salter

Dec 16, 2004

Candler- James Howard Salter, 82, passed away unexpectedly Thursday, December 16, 2004 at his residence. Born in Geneva, AL, he had resided in Buncombe County since 1942. Mr. Salter retired from American Enka after 37 years of service, a member of Glady Baptist Church, and a US Army Veteran of World War II. He was the son of the...

George Follett Jr.

George Follett Jr.

Dec 16, 2004

Asheville - George Ervin Follett, Jr., 78, of 80 Allen Street died Thursday December 16, 2004 at the Blue Ridge Health Care Center after a period of declining health. A native and lifelong resident of Buncombe County, he was a member of Sand Hill Baptist Church and had retired from the Buncombe County Court House Maintenance Dept. after 20...

Juanita Fender Dye

Juanita Fender Dye

Dec 16, 2004

Candler - Juanita Fender Dye, 73, of 114 Moody Ave. died Thursday, December 16, 2004 at her residence. A native of Madison County, she had resided in Buncombe County since 1945. She was a member of Good News Baptist Church. Mrs. Dye was the daughter of the late Hushai H. and Suffie Riddle Fender and was the wife of...

Dixie Lee Franks

Dixie Lee Franks

Dec 15, 2004

Arden - Dixie Lee Penland Franks, 57, of 9 Norton Lane died Wednesday, December 15, 2004 at the St. Joseph Campus of Mission Hospitals. A native of Henderson County, she had lived in Bucombe County for most of her life. She was a cherished mother, nana, daughter, sister and friend. She was the daughter of Arsula Pressley Penland of...

Mae Payne

Mae Payne

Dec 13, 2004

Asheville - Mae Payne, 86, joined her heavenly family Monday, December 13, 2004 with her loved ones at her side. She was born in Madison County on July 5, 1918 to the late Frank and Mollie Shelton Davis, but lived her adult life in Buncombe County. She was preceded in death by her husbands, Reagan Roberts and Daitus Payne,...

Elizabeth Franklin Ponton Bizzarro

Elizabeth Franklin Ponton Bizzarro

Dec 12, 2004

Asheville - Elizabeth Ayres Hope Franklin Bizzarro, 67, died Monday December 12, 2004 after an extended illness. A native of New York City, she had lived in Asheville for the past 16 years. She held Masters Degrees in Literature and Social Work. She was the daughter of the late C. R. Franklin, M.D. and Winifred Hope Franklin, M.D. and...

Patricia Rose Jones

Patricia Rose Jones

Dec 12, 2004

Candler - Patricia Jones, 67, went home to be with her Lord with her family by her side Sunday, December 12, 2004, at the Mountain Area Hospice Solace Center after an extended illness. A native and lifelong resident of Buncombe County, she retired from Cardinal Healthcare, formerly American Threshold. She was the daughter of the late Jennings Coy and...

David William Franks

David William Franks

Dec 12, 2004

Asheville - David William Franks, 24, of 9 Frith Drive died Sunday December 12, 2004 at Memorial Mission Hospital. A lifelong resident of Buncombe County. David was a member of Central United Methodist Church and attended Biltmore Baptist Church. He was a 1998 honor graduate of T.C. Roberson High School, attended Appalachian State University and currently a student at...

Robena Sams Metcalf

Robena Sams Metcalf

Dec 11, 2004

Asheville - Robena Sams Metcalf, 71, went home to be with Jesus Saturday, December 11, 2004 at her residence following a brief illness. A native of Madison County she had resided in Buncombe County for most of her life. She retired from Sears in 1992 after 25 years of service and was a member of West Asheville Baptist Church...

2004 Service Of Remembrance

2004 Service Of Remembrance

Dec 11, 2004

To Our Valued Families, We invite you and your family to our fifth annual Service of Remembrance which will take place at 2 pm Saturday, December 11, 2004, in our chapel. This service is being held in memory of our families loved ones that we have had the privilege of serving since December 14, 2003. A reception will take...