Perry W. Clark
Mar 30, 2004
Asheville - Perry Wesley Clark, 73, of 8 Louisville Place died Tuesday, March 30, 2004 at Mission Hospitals following a short illness. A lifelong resident of Buncombe County, he was a member of Westwood Baptist Church, a U.S. Navy veteran of WW II, and was employed for 30 years as a fork lift operator with Asheville Wastepaper Co. Mr....
Walter Murdock Chockley Jr.
Mar 30, 2004
Asheville - Walter Murdock Chockley, Jr., 92, of the Oaks of Sweeten Creek, formerly of 22 Covington St., died Tuesday, March 30, 2004 at the Oaks of Sweeten Creek. A native of Buncombe County, he was A U.S. Army veteran of WW II and was a retired painting contractor. He was a member of the Christian Missionary Alliance Church....

Eugene Debbs "Gene" Stockton
Mar 28, 2004
Candler - Eugene Gene Debbs Stockton, 81, of 1 Glencliff Road died Sunday March 28, 2004 at the Asheville V.A. Medical Center following a long period of declining health. A native of Madison County, he resided in Buncombe County most of his life. He was formerly owner and operator of the Enloe-Stockton Florist in West Asheville. Mr. Stockton was...
Leatha Messer Autrey
Mar 28, 2004
Candler- Our mother, Leatha Mae Messer Autrey, 79, went home to be with the Lord Sunday March 28, 2004 at Pisgah Manor Nursing Home after a short illness. She will be greatly missed by her family and friends who knew and loved her. A lifetime resident of Buncombe County, she was born June 15, 1924 to the late Edward...
Clyde B. Williams
Mar 26, 2004
Leicester - Clyde Benjamin Williams, 87, of Newfound Road died Friday March 26, 2004 at the Oaks of Sweeten Creek after an extended illness. A native and lifelong resident of Buncombe County, he was a son of the late Gordon Charles Williams, Sr. and Lavada Taylor Williams and the husband of the late Myrtle Hill Mills Williams. He was...
Michael D. "Mike" Smith
Mar 26, 2004
Asheville - Michael David Smith, Jr., 78, of 22 Ballantree Drive, died Friday March 26, 2004 at Memorial Mission Hospital. A lifelong resident of Buncombe County. He retired in 1996 as co-owner / owner and operator of R&W Inc. after 38 years. He was a member of Merrimon Ave. Baptist Church where he was a Deacon and had been...
Maye Helms Crosby
Mar 25, 2004
Asheville - Anna Maye Helms Crosby, 67, of 547 Elida Home Rd., Compton Place Apts. # 112 died Thursday, March 25, 2004. A native and resident of Buncombe County most of her life. She was a devoted and loving mother and a member of Gospel Tabernacle. Mrs. Crosby was a daughter of the late John Thomas Helms and Ollie...
Etta Bell Roberts Cox
Mar 25, 2004
West Asheville - Etta Bell Cox, 93, of 90 State Street died Thursday, March 25, 2004 at Magnolia Health Care Center. A native of Madison County, she was the daughter of the late John and Ruanna Ledford Roberts and was the wife of the late Charlie Clayton Cox. She was also preceded in death by her sisters, Sudie Carter,...

Eula Letterman Lambert
Mar 23, 2004
Cherokee - Eula Letterman Lambert, 94, formerly of 27 Virginia Ave., West Asheville, died Tuesday, March 23, 2004 at her residence in Whittier, NC. A native of Yancey County. Mrs. Lambert resided in West Asheville for most of her life before moving to Whittier 11 years ago. She served at West Asheville Baptist Church in the Nursery for 55...
Alvin Harold Lovin
Mar 22, 2004
Asheville - Alvin Harold Lovin, 90, of Aston Park Health Care Center died Monday March 22, 2004 at St. Josephs Hospital after a period of declining health. A native of Yancey County, he had lived in Madison County prior to moving to Buncombe County in 1952. He retired from Blaylock Lumber Co. and was a U.S. Army veteran of...
Mack Wesley Angel
Mar 21, 2004
Leicester - Mack Wesley Angel, 80, of 90 Griffin Branch Road died peacefully in his sleep Sunday March 21, 2004. A native of Yancey County. He had resided in Buncombe County most oh his life. Mack was a deputy for the Buncombe County Sheriffs Department for many years. He was an avid sportsman and spent much of his time...
Grady Dehart "Granny" Conner
Mar 15, 2004
Fairview - Grady DeHart Granny Conner, 98, died Monday, March 15, 2004 at the home she lived at for nine years with her granddaughter and her husband, Becky and Marvin McIntosh and family, at 330 Lower Brush Creek Rd. on March 15, 2004. Born April 18, 1905, in Macon County, she was the oldest of ten children, the daughter...

Dale W. Parker
Mar 14, 2004
Asheville - Dale Washington Parker, 76, of 42 Rocky Ridge Road, died Sunday March 14, 2004 at Memorial Mission Hospital following a period of declining health. A native and resident of Buncombe County for most of his life, he was formerly employed with Buck Stove Co. and American Enka Corporation. He was a member of Sardis United Methodist Church...
Brezell Bonnie Anderson
Mar 12, 2004
Asheville - Brezell Bonnie Anderson was born June 13, 1920 in the Beech Glen Community near Mars Hill to Carl Kenneth Gardner and Christina Chambers Gardner, both now deceased. She married Wayne Anderson (now deceased) in 1938 and is survived by one son, Donald Wayne Anderson and his wife Barbara Anderson. Mrs. Anderson worked for Mills Manufacturing, Madison County...
Betty Carol Banks
Mar 11, 2004
Asheville - Betty Carol Arrington Banks, 72, of 36 Skyland Circle went home to be with her Lord, at her home Thursday March 11, 2004. A lifelong resident of Buncombe County, she was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, daughter and sister. She was formerly employed with Woodfin Elementary School Cafeteria. She was a member of Elk Mountain Baptist Church...
Earsley Mae Tesner
Mar 11, 2004
Asheville - Earsley Mae Tesner, 79, went to be with her Lord Thursday, March 11, 2004 at her home following a period of declining health. A lifelong resident of Buncombe County and a member of Pleasant Hill Baptist Church. Miss Tesner retired after 45 years of service in retail sales and at the time of her retirement was employed...
Muriel Lee Nelson
Mar 11, 2004
Asheville - Muriel Lee Nelson, 63, of 18 Ascension Court, Apt E, died Thursday March 11, 2004 at his home. A native of Andersonville, Tn., he had lived in Asheville since 1965. He was a son of the late Louie and Ruby Ethel Fritts Nelson. Surviving are his wife, Margaret Elizabeth Fordham Nelson of the home; sons, Todd Anthony...
Geneva Ballew "Sue" King
Mar 10, 2004
Woodfin - Geneva Sue Ballew King, 77, of Woodfin, went to be with the Lord, Wednesday March 10, 2004, at Emerald Ridge Care Facility, where she had resided for the last 3 years. Special appreciation goes to her very special friends Norma and Junior and all the great staff at Emerald Ridge for the love, care and support that...
Mary Parker Hayes
Mar 8, 2004
Honea Path, S.C. - Mary Augustine Parker Hayes, 76, of 201 Holiday Dam Road died Monday, March 8, 2004 at her residence. Born in Yancey County, N.C. She was the daughter of the late David Fraizer and Maude Lee Wyatt Parker and the wife of the late Howard Hayes who died in 1965. Mrs. Hayes was a Homemaker and...
John Douglas "Doug" Stevens Sr.
Mar 7, 2004
Asheville - John Douglas Stevens, Sr., 77, of 68 Deaver Park Circle, died Sunday, March 7, 2004 at Memorial Mission Hospital. A native of Buncombe County and a resident for most of his life. Mr. Stevens retired in 1991 from the Asheville Housing Authority following over 20 years of service. He was a W.W. II U.S. Navy Veteran and...
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