Obituary Listing

Jerry Mark Fletcher

Jerry Mark Fletcher

Sep 12, 2003

Horse Shoe - Jerry Mark Fletcher, 60, of 30 Old Turnpike Road unexpectedly went home to be with his Lord Friday September 12, 2003. He was a native of Buncombe County and lived there for most of his life. He was a son of the late Houston and Lizzie Fletcher and was also preceded in death by 2 brothers,...

Joseph Teat "J.T." Chandler

Joseph Teat "J.T." Chandler

Sep 12, 2003

Leicester - Joseph Teat J.T. Chandler, 74, of 775 Piney Knob Rd. died Friday, September 12, 2003 at Mission St. Joseph Health System. A native of Madison County, he had resided in Buncombe County since 1959. He was a former member of Deaverview Baptist Church and was a retired U.S. Navy veteran, serving during the Korean Conflict. He was...

Marylee Reed Davis

Marylee Reed Davis

Sep 10, 2003

Candler - Marylee Perfection Reed Davis, 37, of 15 Forsythia Lane went home to be with her Lord, Wednesday September 10, 2003 following a courageous battle with Rheumatoid Arthritis. A native of Portsmouth, Oh. She resided in Asheville for the past 7 years and was formerly a Teachers Assistant with the Asheville City Schools at Isaac Dickson Elementary School....

Reva Mae Briggs Snapp

Reva Mae Briggs Snapp

Sep 10, 2003

Asheville - Reva Mae Briggs Snapp, 92, died Wednesday September 10, 2003 at Mission St. Josephs Health System. A native of Yancey County, she had worked for the U.S. Government at the Pentagon and was on the administrative staff for a member of the U.S. House of Representatives. She also had worked at various retail businesses. She returned to...

Michael A. Gray

Michael A. Gray

Sep 8, 2003

Asheville - Michael Avery Gray, 42, of 600 Merrimon Ave. Apt. 9-A died Monday September, 8, 2003, at the Mountain Area Hospice Solace Center after an extended illness. A native and lifelong resident of Asheville, he was a graduate of Erwin High School, attended Mars Hill College and graduated from UNCA. He was employed with the UNCA Safety Dept....

John Ben "J. B." Holt

John Ben "J. B." Holt

Sep 6, 2003

Asheville - John Ben J. B. Holt, 74, of 20 Cedar Farm Road, died Saturday September 6, 2003 at Memorial Mission Hospital following a brief illness A lifelong resident of Buncombe County. He retired in 1988 following 41 years of service with CP&L where at the time of retirement he was a Line Service Supervisor. He was a member...

Bobby Gus "Papaw" Wilson Sr.

Bobby Gus "Papaw" Wilson Sr.

Aug 29, 2003

Asheville - Bobby Gus Papaw Wilson, Sr., 70, of 136 Weiss Rd. died Friday, August 29, 2003 at the Mountain Area Hospice Solace Center. A native of Madison County he had lived in Buncombe County for most of his life. He was the son of the late Major and Pearl Morrow Wilson and he was also preceded in death...

Mildred Brown Gray

Mildred Brown Gray

Aug 28, 2003

Asheville - Mary Mildred Brown Gray, 73, beloved wife of Virgil Gray died unexpectedly Thursday August 28, 2003 at Memorial Mission Hospital. A native and lifelong resident of Buncombe County, she attended Kennelworth Presbyterian Church. She was the daughter of the late Carmel and Mattie Wallen Brown and was also preceded in death by her brother, Clarence Brown. Surviving...

Liddie Moore Green

Liddie Moore Green

Aug 23, 2003

Asheville - Liddie Green, 70, of 4 Louisville Place, died Saturday August 23, 2003 at St. Josephs Hospital. A native of Yancey County, she had lived most of her life in Buncombe County. She was a former employee of Burlington Industries and Valdese Manufacturing. She was a daughter of the late William and Pearl Burns Moore. She was also...

David Eugene Bell Jr.

David Eugene Bell Jr.

Aug 21, 2003

MT. GILEAD, NC David Eugene Bell, Jr., 80, formerly of Weaverville, died August 21, 2003 at his home. He was born November 12, 1922 in Fort Leavenworth, Kansas. He was the son of the late David E. Bell and the late Ruby Lyda Bell. Mr. Bell was a veteran of World War II, in which he served in the...

Stephanie H. Mumby

Stephanie H. Mumby

Aug 20, 2003

Asheville - Stephanie Rose Holubetz Mumby, 78, of 35 Webb Cove Road died Wednesday, August 20, 2003 at Aston Park Health Care Center following a period of declining health. A native of Amsterdam, N.Y. Mrs. Mumby has resided in Asheville since 1987. She was a daughter of the late John and Victoria Domitz Holubetz and the wife of Alvin...

Ernest Sams

Ernest Sams

Aug 20, 2003

Asheville -Ernest Sams, 81, went to be with the Lord Wednesday, August 20, 2003 at Memorial Mission Hospital. He was a native of Madison County. Mr. Sams resided in Chicago, Illinois until his retirement and moved to Buncombe County in 1979. He was a member of Bingham Heights Baptist Church since 1985 and was a U.S. Army Veteran of...

Willie Donald Clark Sr.

Willie Donald Clark Sr.

Aug 19, 2003

Asheville - Willie Donald Clark, Sr., 80, of 4 Winding Rd. died Tuesday, August 19, 2003 at Mission St. Joseph Health System. A lifelong resident of Buncombe Co., he was the son of the late Willie H. and Grace Wright Clark. He was a member of Victory Baptist Church. Surviving are his wife, Janice Miller Clark of the home;...

Donnie L. Benson

Donnie L. Benson

Aug 18, 2003

Asheville - Donnie L. Benson, Sr., 56, of 516 Deaverview Road, died Monday August 18, 2003 at the Asheville V.A. Medical Center. A lifelong resident of Buncombe County. He was a retired plumber and a Vietnam War Veteran serving in the U.S. Army. He was a son of Thelma Ledford Benson of Asheville and the late Horace Benson. Surviving...

Robert Leroy Goettge

Robert Leroy Goettge

Aug 17, 2003

Leicester - Robert L. Goettge, 53, of 152 Green Acre Dr. passed away Sunday, August 17, 2003 after a brief illness. A native of New Philadelphia, Ohio, he had lived in Buncombe County for the past 30 years and had been employed by Hubbell Mid Atlantic Distribution CO. for the past 5 years. He was a son of the...

Sarah Henderson "Sally" Dunk

Sarah Henderson "Sally" Dunk

Aug 16, 2003

Asheville - Sarah Sally Henderson Dunk, 87, of 163 Arthur Rd. died Saturday, August 16, 2003 at The Laurels of Greentree Ridge after a period of declining health. A native of Tuscon, AZ, she had resided in Buncombe County for over 40 years. She retired form the U.S. Forest Service after 25 years of service as a secretary and...

Terry Glenn Netherton

Terry Glenn Netherton

Aug 16, 2003

Asheville - Terry Glenn Netherton, 51, of 676 N. Louisiana Ave. died Saturday August 16, 2003 at his residence. A lifelong resident of Buncombe County. He was a 1970 graduate of Clyde A. Erwin High School and a salesman for Automotive Supplies. He was a son of the late Morris Edward and Reba DeHart Netherton. Surviving are his brother,...

Barbara C. Spain

Barbara C. Spain

Aug 16, 2003

Asheville - Barbara Collier Spain, 66, of 76 Raleigh Rd. died Saturday, August 16, 2003 at the Mountain Area Hospice Solace Center after a courageous battle with cancer. A native of Hogansville, GA. Mrs. Spain had resided in Asheville since 1974. She was a daughter of the late Louie Andrew and Mildred Lancaster Collier and was also preceded in...

Raymond W. Spencer

Raymond W. Spencer

Aug 16, 2003

Asheville - Raymond W. Spencer went home to be with the Lord on August 16, 2003. He was born in Marshalltown, Iowa on December 14, 1924 the sixth child of Floyd Bryant Spencer, Sr. and Beulah Marie Bray Spencer. He spent four years in the Marine Corps in W.W.II fighting for his country and never lost his respect for...

Ruby Louise Silvers

Ruby Louise Silvers

Aug 13, 2003

Asheville - Ruby Louise Silvers, 93, of 46 Millbrook Rd. died Wednesday, August 13, 2003 at the Laurels of Greentree Ridge, surrounded by her family, after a period of declining health. A native of Yancey County, she had lived in Buncombe County for 65 years. Mrs. Silvers was the oldest living member of Westwood Baptist Church. She loved her...

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