Obituary Listing

Mary Adele Morton

Mary Adele Morton

Mar 5, 2004

Candler - Mary Adele Morton, 90, of 123 Robinson Cove Road died Saturday, March 5, 2005 at the Pisgah Manor Health Care Center. A native of Greenville County, S.C. she had resided in Buncombe County (Candler) since 1964. Mrs. Morton was a homemaker and a member of Mt. Pisgah Seventh-Day Adventist Church. She was the daughter of the late...

Edith Sales Grant

Edith Sales Grant

Mar 1, 2004

Fairview - Edith Sales Grant, 92, of 118 Reeds Creek Rd. died Monday, March 1, 2004 at Mission Hospitals. A lifelong resident of Buncombe County, she was a member of Laurel Pines Baptist Church. Mrs. Grant was the daughter of the late Prince and Theodosia Spivey Sales and was the wife of the late Sherman Grant who died in...

Brown Lo Haun

Brown Lo Haun

Feb 29, 2004

Asheville - Brown Lo Haun, 69, of 25 Karen Place died Sunday, February 29, 2004 at his residence. A native of Yancey County, he was the son of the late Pete and Ada Ledford Haun. He was also preceded in death by his brothers, Harry, Gus, and Ralph Haun. Surviving are his wife, Bernadine Vigue Haun of the home;...

Mamie Barker Williams

Mamie Barker Williams

Feb 29, 2004

Asheville - Mamie Elizabeth Barker Williams, 92, of 249 Smith Rd. died Sunday, February, 29, 2004. A native of Swain County She had resided in Buncombe County since 1929. Mrs. Williams was a retired cosmetologist with the former Cosmetolitan Beauty Salon and a member of Aaron Baptist Church. She was a daughter of the late Andrew Elias and Laurena...

Ervin Edward Gowan

Ervin Edward Gowan

Feb 28, 2004

Asheville - Ervin Edward Gowan, 92, formerly of 33 Campground Road died Saturday, February 28, 2004 at the Oaks of Sweeten Creek. A native of Madison County. He had resided in Buncombe County since 1943. He retired following 30 years of service with Sales Biltmore Bleachers and was a member of Tennelina Church of God. He was the son...

Doris Clontz Cook Buckner

Doris Clontz Cook Buckner

Feb 28, 2004

Asheville - Doris Clontz Cook Buckner, our loved one passed away February 28, 2004. She was born May 24, 1926 and was a native of Buncombe County. She was a resident of a local nursing home. She was the daughter of the late Clarence LeRoy Clontz and Lillian Penland Clontz. She was raised by the late C.E. Brookshire, Sr....

Carsie Mae Hensley

Carsie Mae Hensley

Feb 25, 2004

Asheville - Carsie Mae Hensley, 74, of 100 Cherrio Lane, Apt. 64-B died Wednesday, February 25, 2004 at Mission Hospitals. A native of Yancey County, she was a daughter of the late Elsie Fox and Arlie Hensley Fox. She was a homemaker and a member of Sweeten Creek Freewill Baptist Church. Mrs. Hensley was the wife of James Francis...

Geraldine Revis Swann

Geraldine Revis Swann

Feb 23, 2004

Leicester - Geraldine Revis Swann, 69, of 228 Browntown Rd. died Monday, February 23, 2004 at Memorial Mission Hospital. A lifelong resident of Buncombe County. She was a Homemaker and attended Gospel Tabernacle. Mrs. Swann was a daughter of the late Joseph Benjamin and Mary West Revis. Surviving are her husband, Kenneth Lee Swann of the home; sons, Darrell...

Joyce Swafford Roper

Joyce Swafford Roper

Feb 19, 2004

Fairview - Joyce Swafford Roper, 72, of 37 Windy Acres Dr. died Thursday, February 19, 2004 at Mission Hospitals. A native of Macon County, she had resided in Buncombe County since 1959. She was retired from the Baptist Book Store, which is now Lifeway Christian Store, was a member of Fairview Baptist Church, and was a member of the...

Joyce Swafford Roper

Joyce Swafford Roper

Feb 19, 2004

Fairview - Joyce Swafford Roper, 72, of 37 Windy Acres Dr. died Thursday, February 19, 2004 at Mission Hospitals. A native of Macon County, she had resided in Buncombe County since 1959. She was retired from the Baptist Book Store, which is now Lifeway Christian Store, was a member of Fairview Baptist Church, and was a member of the...

Sarah Elizabeth Anders Glenn

Sarah Elizabeth Anders Glenn

Feb 18, 2004

Tarpon Springs, FL - Sarah Elizabeth Anders Glenn, 84, of 467 Cypress Street formerly of Deanwood Circle, Asheville died Wednesday, February 18, 2004 following a period of declining health. A native and resident of Buncombe County for most of her life. Mrs. Glenn had resided in Tarpon Springs since 2003. She was formerly employed as a secretary with Van...

Lee Howard Buchanan

Lee Howard Buchanan

Feb 16, 2004

Candler - Lee Howard Buchanan, 84, of 420 Old U.S. Hwy. 19/23 died Monday, February 16, 2004 at Mission Hospitals. A native of Mitchell County, he had resided in Buncombe County since 1947. He attended Hominy Baptist Church and was retired from Southern Railways. Mr. Buchanan was the son of the late Fleeta Burleson Buchanan and was also preceded...

David Daniel King

David Daniel King

Feb 15, 2004

Johnson City, TN - David Daniel King, 43, of Johnson City formerly of Asheville, died Sunday, February 15, 2004 at his residence. A native of Asheville he had resided in Johnson City for the past 3 years and was employed as an electrician. He was a son of the late Harold Lee King and Eunice Wyatt King and was...

Virginia Dillaha

Virginia Dillaha

Feb 14, 2004

Hendersonville - Virginia Elliott Dillaha, 79, of 105 Acorn Drive, died Saturday February 14, 2004 at the Four Seasons Hospice Elizabeth House after an extended illness. A native of Buncombe County, she had lived in Hendersonville for the past 24 years. She was a longtime member of Westwood Baptist Church in Asheville where she had been a Sunday School...

Melvin Lann Letterman

Melvin Lann Letterman

Feb 12, 2004

Asheville - Melvin Lann Letterman, 73, of 660 N. Louisiana Avenue, left this weary world for his place in glory Thursday February 12, 2004. Beloved son of the late Nora Hensley and Malone Letterman, he was born August 18th of the year 1930. He served in the United States Navy during the Korean War and returned to Asheville to...

Robert Dale "Robb" Ramsey

Robert Dale "Robb" Ramsey

Feb 7, 2004

Canton - Robert Dale Robb Ramsey, 65, died Saturday, February 7, 2004, at Haywood Regional Medical Center. A native of Charlotte, NC. Having grown up in the Asheville area, he joined the military and had resided in many locations, retiring in Northern California and returning to Western North Carolina in 2000. He retired in 1981 from the U.S. Army...

Andrew Mcdevitt

Andrew Mcdevitt

Feb 6, 2004

Leicester - Andrew McDevitt, 66, of 1416 Bear Creek Road died Friday, February 6, 2004 following a long illness. A native of Madison County. He had resided in Buncombe County most of his life, was an Assistant Supervisor in the Sanding Department at Drexel Heritage for 37 years and attended Meadow Fork Baptist Church in Spring Creek. He was...

Lloyd A. Watson

Lloyd A. Watson

Feb 5, 2004

Asheville - Lloyd A. Watson, 83, son of the late William and Esther May Watson, went home to be with the Lord on February 5, 2004. Mr. Watson served in the US Army/Airforce in the Pacific in World War II and attained the rank of Master Sergeant. He was a graduate of Blantons Business College and he worked for...

Myrtle Sexton Austin

Myrtle Sexton Austin

Feb 3, 2004

Greenville, SC. - Myrtle Sexton Austin, 83, formerly of Woodfin, NC. died Tuesday, February 3, 2004 at Oakmont East Nursing Home in Greenville, SC. Mrs. Austin was born in Transylvania County, NC. She spent most of her life in the Asheville area where she supported her late husband, Norman M. Austin, as the first mayor of Woodfin. She worked...

Tommye S. Lloyd

Tommye S. Lloyd

Feb 3, 2004

Asheville - Tommye Ella Zane Surrette Lloyd, 77, of 30 Clairmont Ave., apartment G-1, Asheville, died Tuesday, February 3, 2004. Tommye was born in Transylvania County, raised in Bryson City and spent most of her life in Asheville. She attended Western Carolina University. In addition to raising a family, she worked for the City of Asheville and Mountainside Apartments....