Obituary Listing

Catherine Sue Drake

Catherine Sue Drake

Nov 14, 2003

Asheville - Catherine Sue Kelley Drake, 79, of 15 Valley Park Road, went to be with the Lord, Friday November 14, 2003 at Memorial Mission Hospital. A native of Brevard, she had lived most of her life in Buncombe County. She was employed with Teagues Soda Shop for 23 years and then was owner and operator of Valley Park...

Betty Lou Ellenburg

Betty Lou Ellenburg

Nov 14, 2003

Asheville - Betty Lou Price Ellenburg, 61, of 102 Vinewood Circle, died Friday November 14, 2003 at Mountain Area Hospice. A native of Haywood County, She had lived most of her life in Buncombe County. She had worked for Sky City for 16 years and for Square-D for 16 years. She was a daughter of the late Steve and...

William Allen "Bill" Crisp

William Allen "Bill" Crisp

Nov 12, 2003

Asheville - William Allen Bill Crisp, 83, of 17 Hi-Alta Ave., died Wednesday November 12, 2003 at Mountain Area Hospice following a ling illness. A native of Graham County, NC. He had lived most of his life in Buncombe County. He had retired from the City of Asheville Street Division after 23 years of service and was of the...

Herbert Curtis "Hubie" Hodge

Herbert Curtis "Hubie" Hodge

Nov 12, 2003

Asheville - Herbert Curtis Hubie Hodge, 76, of 1430 Riverside Dr. died Wednesday, November 12, 2003. A native of Buncombe County, he was raised in Brevard and lived most of his life in Buncombe County. He was a son of the late William Wayne Hodge, Sr. and Leoria Wright Hodge and was also preceded in death by 3 brothers,...

Juanita Virginia Follett Sprinkle

Juanita Virginia Follett Sprinkle

Nov 8, 2003

Asheville - Juanita Virginia Follett Sprinkle, 82, of 53 Euclid Blvd. went to be with her Lord on November 8, 2003 at Pisgah Manor Nursing Home. A native of Madison County, she had lived in Buncombe Co. for most of her life. She was a member of Grace Baptist Church and she was retired from the Patton Ave. K-Mart....

Robert Couch

Robert Couch

Nov 6, 2003

Asheville - Robert D. Couch, 63 of 77 Ramsey Road died Thursday November 6, 2003 at St. Josephs Hospital after an extended illness. A native of Harlan, Ky. he had lived in Buncombe County for the past 7 years and was an avid gardener and fisherman. He was a son of the late Harrison and Sallie Ann Lewis Couch....

Edna Gladys Harwood Clark

Edna Gladys Harwood Clark

Nov 4, 2003

Asheville - Edna Gladys Harwood Clark, 85, of 264 Roberts Rd. died Tuesday, November 4, 2003 at the Laurels of Summit Ridge. A lifelong resident of Buncombe County, she was retired from Burlington Industries and was a member of Macedonia Baptist Church. Mrs. Clark was the daughter of the late William Monroe Harwood and Evie Lee Banks Harwood and...

Helen B. Little

Helen B. Little

Nov 3, 2003

Asheville - Helen B. Little, 92, formerly of Asheville Health Care, went to be with her Lord on November 3, 2003. She was preceded in death by her first husband, William Woodby, who died in 1930, and her second husband, Godfrey Little, who died in 1988. She is survived by two children of her first marriage, Ray Woodby of...

Dradon Gilbert Ingle Sr.

Dradon Gilbert Ingle Sr.

Nov 2, 2003

Asheville - Dradon Gilbert Ingle, Sr., 89, of 770 Cedar Hill Road, died Sunday November 2, 2003 at Memorial Mission Hospital following a period of declining health. A life long resident of Buncombe County. He was a retired automobile diesel mechanic. He was a son of the late John and Mary Ingle. Surviving are his wife of 52 years,...

Richard Kirk "Rick" Swayngim

Richard Kirk "Rick" Swayngim

Oct 29, 2003

Asheville - Richard Kirk Rick Swayngim, 35, of 11 Rhodes Cemetery Drive died Wednesday, October 29, 2003 at Mission St. Joseph Health System following a brief illness. A lifelong resident of Buncombe County, he was a 1986 graduate of Clyde A. Erwin High School, a member of Emma Baptist Church and was employed with Volvo Construction Equipment. He was...

Edna Lois Sircey

Edna Lois Sircey

Oct 28, 2003

Leicester - Edna Lois Sircey, 91, of 2583 New Leicester Highway died Tuesday, October 28, 2003 at the Mountain Area Hospice. A lifelong resident of Buncombe County. She retired in 1975 from American Enka Corp. after 40 years of service. She was a member of Newfound Baptist Church and a member of the American Enka Pioneer Club. Mrs. Sircey...

Marie Kelly Deweese

Marie Kelly Deweese

Oct 27, 2003

Asheville - Marie Kelly DeWeese, 80, formerly of 143 Brucemont Cir. died Monday October 27, 2003 at the Hospice Solace Center after a brief illness. A native of Warrington-Cheshire, England, she had lived in Buncombe County for the past 55 years and was a former member of Zion Hill Baptist Church. She was the daughter of the late Thomas...

James F. "Bill" Carter Jr.

James F. "Bill" Carter Jr.

Oct 26, 2003

Candler - James Fred Bill Carter, Jr., 81, of 576 Davis Creek Rd. died Sunday, October 26, 2003 at Memorial Mission Hospital following a period of declining health. A lifelong resident of Buncombe County. Mr. Carter retired from E A Industries where he served as a machinist, was a World War II U S Airforce Veteran, a 1941 graduate...

Wayne Lisenbee Jr.

Wayne Lisenbee Jr.

Oct 26, 2003

Fletcher - Wayne Lisenbee, Jr., 63, of 237 Lindsey Loop, died Sunday October 26, 2003 at Park Ridge Hospital. He was a beloved husband, father and grandfather and a lifelong resident of Buncombe County. He served in the Vietnam War and retired from the Air Force National Guard. He was a General Manager with WTOO and a mechanic. He...

Maxwell E. "Max" Woodard

Maxwell E. "Max" Woodard

Oct 25, 2003

Weaverville - Maxwell Edgar Max Woodard, 65, of 8 Wildwood Avenue died Saturday October 25, 2003 at the Hospice Solace Center. A native of Swain County he resided in Buncombe County most of his life. He retired in 1988 from Gray & Creech Co. as a Technical Representative and was a member of Nichols-West Asheville Masonic Lodge #650. He...

Roy Weldon Parham

Roy Weldon Parham

Oct 23, 2003

Asheville - Roy Weldon Parham, 68, of 301 Aurora Vista Dr. died Thursday, Oct. 23, 2003 at Mission St. Josephs Health System. A lifelong resident of Buncombe County, he was the son of the late Conley and Pearl Meadows Parham and was the husband of the late Kathleen Revis Parham who died in 2000. Surviving are his sons, David...

Geneva Owenby Garrison

Geneva Owenby Garrison

Oct 21, 2003

Fairview - Geneva Owenby Garrison, 88, of 16 Garrison Road went to be with the Lord on Tuesday October 21, 2003 at her residence with her family by her side. A native and lifelong resident of Buncombe County she was a member of Chestnut Hill Baptist Church. She was a daughter of the late Baxter and Minnie McAbee Owenby...

Johnathan S. Giardina

Johnathan S. Giardina

Oct 16, 2003

Mars Hill - Johnathan Stein Giardina, 33, of 2572 Fox Creek Road died unexpectedly Thursday October 16, 2003. A native of San Francisco, California, he had resided in Yancey County for the past 4 years. He was a paramedic with the Buncombe County Rescue Squad where he held the rank of Captain. Johnathan was a certified Swift Water Rescue...

Luther "Luke" Robinson

Luther "Luke" Robinson

Oct 16, 2003

Woodfin - Luther Luke Robinson, 77 of 15 McPhearson Street, died Thursday October 16, 2003 at V.A. Medical Center, Asheville. A life long resident of Buncombe County. He was a graduate of Old Farm School in Swannanoa, a W.W.II Navy Veteran and a member of VFW Post #891. He was a son of the late Herman and Bertha Gardner...

William Lewis "Bill" Ashe

William Lewis "Bill" Ashe

Oct 14, 2003

Hendersonville - William Lewis Bill Ashe, 79, of 118 Turley Falls Rd., died Tuesday, October 14, 2003 at Elizabeth House. A native of Jackson County, NC. He had lived most of his life in Buncombe County before moving to Hendersonville in 1996. He retired from B.F. Goodrich Tire and then was employed with Bell Tone Hearing Aid. He was...

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