Dr. Ralph H. Sexton Sr.
Jan 13, 2004
Asheville - Dr. Ralph Hanes Sexton, Sr., 84, of 156 Shelburne Road went home to be with Jesus Tuesday, January 13, 2004 at his residence. Dr. Sexton was born to the late Charlie Harrison Sexton and Mary Elizabeth Shetley Sexton on September 14, 1919. He was born in a log cabin just beyond Buzzard Rock at Sassafras Gap on...
Garfield F. "Smokey" Wood Jr.
Jan 12, 2004
Skyland - Garfield F. Smokey Wood, Jr., 87, of 5 Atkins St. died Monday January 12, 2004 at the Mountain Area Hospice Solace Center after an extended illness. A Native and lifelong resident of Buncombe County, he retired from Greyhound Bus Lines after 35 years of service. He was a member of Skyland Baptist Church where he was a...
Patricia Ann Ellenburg
Jan 12, 2004
Asheville - Patricia Ann Ellenburg, 62, of 102 Vinewood Circle died Monday January 12, 2004 at Fleshers Fairview Health Care Center after a period of declining health. A native of Mt. Airy, she lived most of her life in Asheville. She was a very faithful and dedicated member of Bingham Heights Baptist Church. She was a daughter of the...
Nellie Rogers Cox
Jan 11, 2004
Asheville - Nellie Rogers Cox, 89, died Sunday, January 11, 2004 at the WNC Baptist Home. A native of Lake City, SC, she had lived in Buncombe County since 1995. Mrs. Cox was the daughter of the late Grover Cleveland Rogers and Mary Ellen Forrest Rogers and was the wife of the late Lonnie Howell Cox who died in...
Julia Ann West
Jan 10, 2004
Swannanoa - Julia Ann Lindsey West, 64, of 103-6 Old Jims Branch Road, died Saturday, January 10, 2004 at Mountain Area Hospice Solace Center following a period of declining health. A lifelong resident of Buncombe County. She was Co-owner and partner along with her husband of the West Nursery & Landscaping Company, a member of Biltmore Church of God...
Joan Parham
Jan 10, 2004
Swannanoa - Joan Parham, 66, of 434 Lytle Cove Rd. died Saturday, January 10, 2004 at Mission Hospitals. A native of McDowell County, she had lived in Buncombe County for most of her life. She was the daughter of the late George and Emma Bright. Surviving are her daughter, Revonda Kay Willis of Arden; sons, Samuel Bruce Parham and...
Shirley Boyd Knight Mcclain
Jan 6, 2004
Asheville - Shirley Oleva Boyd Knight McClain, 68, of 130 Dorchester Avenue died Tuesday January 6, 2004 at her home after a period of declining health. A lifelong resident of Buncombe County, she was a former school teacher in the Asheville City School System where she worked until she left to help her son manage the Depot Restaurant. She...
Clarence "Cub" Williams
Jan 6, 2004
Candler - Clarence Cub Williams, 82, of 10 Glencliff Road died Tuesday, January 6, 2004 at Memorial Mission Hospital following a period of declining health. A native of Graham County, he resided in Buncombe County since 1973. He retired from Select Foods after 29 years of service. During his retirement he enjoyed woodcrafting and specialized in making seagulls. He...
Karen Sue Blinderman
Jan 6, 2004
Asheville - Karen Sue Blinderman, 45, of 337 North Emerald Road II3 Greenwood, SC. died Tuesday January 6, 2004 at St. Josephs Hospital after a brief illness. A native of Miami, FL. she was raised in Asheville NC. She was a graduate of Warren Wilson College and had taught school in the Greenwood County Schools for the past 18...
Alta Leona Allman
Jan 5, 2004
Mars Hill - Alta Leona Allman, 103, of 50 Manor Rd. died Monday, January 5, 2004 at Madison Manor Nursing Home. Miss Allman was a native of Madison County and had lived there for most of her life. She was a member of Grandview Baptist Church where she was a member of the Ladies Adult Sunday School Class. She...
Dan Mitchell Jenkins
Jan 4, 2004
Asheville - Dan Mitchell Jenkins, 91, of 601 Beaverdam Road died Sunday, January 4, 2004 at The Laurels of Greentree Ridge following a brief illness. A native and lifelong resident of Buncombe County. He was a retired plumber, a member of Beaverdam Baptist Church and a member of Royal Arcanum Rhododendron Council #701. He was the son of the...
Ralph Thomas Case
Jan 2, 2004
Arden - Ralph Thomas Case, 88, of 2533 Hendersonville Rd., Crescent View Retirement Center, Apt. #305 died Friday, January 2, 2004 at St. Josephs Hospital following a short illness. A Native of Asheville. Mr. Case was a veteran of W.W. II, Korea and Vietnam and retired following 23 years of service in the U.S. Navy where at the time...
Lois Allen Greene
Jan 2, 2004
Candler - Lois Allen Greene, 85, of 177 Rhinehart Road died Friday January 2, 2004 at Memorial Mission Hospital after a brief illness. A lifelong resident of Buncombe County, she was a member of Liberty Baptist Church where she had been active in the WMU and had formerly been a Sunday School Teacher. She had retired from American Enka...
Sarah Ruth Elliott
Jan 1, 2004
Asheville - Sarah Mae Ruth Elliott, 64, of 49 Ben Lippen Road died Thursday January 1, 2004 from injuries sustained in a motor vehicle accident. A lifelong resident of Buncombe County, she was an accomplished pianist having taught music and played for various churches. She was a daughter of the late Samuel Ebenezer and Willie Mae Barclay Ruth and...
Clarence Marvin "Pop" Lively Sr.
Dec 30, 2003
Arden - Clarence Marvin Pop Lively, Sr., 80, of 15 Holly Acres Drive, died Tuesday, December 30, 2003 following an extended illness. A native of Atlanta, GA. Mr. Lively was a retired plumber and carpenter and was of the Baptist faith. He honored his country by serving in the U.S. Army and was preceded in death by a stepson,...
Annie Faye Hill
Dec 29, 2003
Asheville - Annie Faye Hill, 63, of 10 Dove Haven Dr. died Monday, December 29, 2003 at St. Josephs Hospital, Asheville. A native of Rutherford County, she had resided in Buncombe County for the past 28 years. She was a member of Shingle Hollow Congregational Church of Rutherford County and attended the Pentecostal Tabernacle, Montford Ave., Asheville. Miss Hill...
Zella Mae Magdaline Neff
Dec 26, 2003
Candler - Zella Mae Magdaline Stafford Neff, 82, took the hand of her Lord and went home on Friday December 26, 2003 at Mountain Area Hospice. A native of Knox County, TN She had lived most of her adult life in Buncombe County. She was a member of Clayton Avenue Baptist Church. She was a daughter of the late...
James Bryan Rhodes
Dec 26, 2003
Asheville - James Bryan Rhodes, 89, of 16 Elk Mountain Road died Friday, December 26, 2003 after a brief period of declining health. Bryan, a lifelong resident of Buncombe County, was a member and past deacon at Riverside Baptist Church and later became a member of Newbridge Baptist Church. He was a son of the late William Henderson and...
Tyrus Todd
Dec 25, 2003
Asheville - Tyrus Todd, 87, died Thursday, December 25, 2003 at Beverly Health Care Center. A native of Toccoa, Georgia. He had resided in Asheville for most of his life.. He was a veteran of W.W.II, serving his country in the U.S. Army. Mr. Todd was a son of the late Coke Daniel and Alma Camp Todd and was...
Jack Newton Smith
Dec 24, 2003
Swannanoa - Jack Newton Smith, 81, of 137 Eastwood Ave, died Wednesday December 24, 2003 at Highland Farms Retirement Center. A lifelong resident of Buncombe County. He retired in 1983 following 38 years of service with Southern Railroad where at the time of his retirement was a switchman. He was a faithful member of Edgewood Baptist Church where member...
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