Obituary Listing

Margaret Ann Crowder

Margaret Ann Crowder

Aug 10, 2003

Asheville - Margaret Ann Bailey Crowder, 74, of 730 Olivette Road passed away Sunday August 10, 2003 at her residence with her children by her side. A native of Madison County and resident of Buncombe County most of her life. She was a member of New Liberty Baptist Church and was a daughter of the late Curtis Haskew Bailey...

Virginia Marilyn Eichler Carr

Virginia Marilyn Eichler Carr

Aug 9, 2003

Asheville - Virginia Marilyn Eichler Carr, 87, died Saturday August 9, 2003 at the Alterra Clare Bridge of Asheville after a period of declining health. A native of Iowa City, Iowa, she resided in Garden City, Long Island New York for many years prior to moving to Asheville in 1993. She graduated in 1937 from the University of Iowa...

William Eugene "Bill" Dillaha

William Eugene "Bill" Dillaha

Aug 8, 2003

Hendersonville - William Eugene Bill Dillaha, 78, of 105 Acorn Drive died Monday August 25, 2003 at Memorial Mission Hospital after an extended illness. A native of Greenbrier, AR., he had lived in the Asheville area for most of his life. He retired due to injuries sustained in the line of duty in 1973 from the Asheville Fire Dept....

Kathleen Trantham Sexton

Kathleen Trantham Sexton

Aug 7, 2003

Asheville - Mary Kathleen Trantham Sexton, 79, of 3864 Sweeten Creek Road went to be with the Lord Thursday, August 7, 2003 at The Oaks at Sweeten Creek following a period of declining health. A lifelong resident of Buncombe County. She was formerly employed with Deerfield Retirement Home as a Nurses Assistant and was a member of Oakley Baptist...

Don "Papaw" Best

Don "Papaw" Best

Aug 5, 2003

Asheville - Donald Eugene Papaw Best, 70, of 148 Porter Road died Tuesday August 5, 2003 at Memorial Mission Hospital after a brief illness. A native and lifelong resident of Buncombe County, he was a Member of Merrimon Avenue Baptist Church and a former Sunday School Teacher. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army and a son of...

Vera Erline Kelley

Vera Erline Kelley

Aug 5, 2003

Asheville - Vera Erline Kelley, 93, of Asheville and formerly of Jasper, Al., died August 5, 2003, at Aston Park Health Care Center. She was the daughter of the late Willie Lowe Parker and the late Julia Myrtie Parker of Moulton, Al. She was of the Baptist faith and was a member of First Baptist Church in Jasper, Al....

Richard Lanny Brockmeier

Richard Lanny Brockmeier

Aug 1, 2003

Swannanoa - Richard Lanny Brockmeier, 56, of 2126 Hwy. 70 went to be with his Lord Friday, August 1, 2003 after a brief illness. He was born in Cincinnati, OH March 11, 1947 to the Late William Edward Brockmeier and Myrtle McFalls Brockmeier. In addition to his parents, he is preceded in death by his brother, Eddie Brockmeier. He...

Jean Glance Moore

Jean Glance Moore

Aug 1, 2003

Asheville - Jean Glance Moore, 76, of 16 Holly Hill Drive went home to be with the Lord Friday, August 1, 2003 while being cared for at Mountain Area Hospice Solace Center. A lifelong resident of Buncombe County, she attended Mt. Carmel Baptist Church. She was a daughter of the late Clinton C. and Icie Rogers Glance. She was...

Roxie Clark Young

Roxie Clark Young

Jul 31, 2003

Asheville - Roxie Inez Clark Young, 90, of 100 Riceville Road, died Thursday July 31, 2003 at the Laurels of Summit Ridge following a period of declining health. A lifelong resident of Buncombe County. Mrs. Young retired from Taylor Instruments and was the oldest member of Elkwood United Methodist Church. She was the daughter of the late Charlie and...

Carl Everett "Ham" Pike

Carl Everett "Ham" Pike

Jul 31, 2003

Asheville - Carl Everett Ham Pike, 66, of 307 Gorman Bridge Road, died Thursday July 31, 2003 at his residence after brief illness. A lifelong resident of Buncombe County. He was an electrician and a son of the late Carl Baxter and Jennie Evelyn Pike. He was also preceded in death by a brother, T.A. Gibbs. Surviving are his...

Betty Irene Carland

Betty Irene Carland

Jul 26, 2003

Fletcher - Betty Irene Torrence Carland, 78, of 19 Jones Circle, died Saturday July 26, 2003 at the Elizabeth House. A native and resident most of her life of Buncombe County. She was a member of Mount Zion Baptist Church, Skyland. She was a daughter of the late Ralph Torrence and Minnie Lee Emory Torrence Jones and wife of...

Robert Hoyt "Bobby" Spivey

Robert Hoyt "Bobby" Spivey

Jul 26, 2003

Asheville - Robert Hoyt Bobby Spivey, 69, of Asheville went to be with the Lord Saturday, July 26, 2003 at the Mountain Area Hospice Solace Center. A lifelong resident of Buncombe County. He was the son of the late Hoyt Lee Spivey and Bertha Jeanette Whitaker Spivey. Mr. Spivey graduated from Emma High School in 1952 and Asheville Biltmore...

George Thurman "Uncle Bug" Woodby Jr.

George Thurman "Uncle Bug" Woodby Jr.

Jul 21, 2003

Asheville - George Thurman Uncle Bug Woodby, Jr., 70, of 129 Little Knob Rd. and Winter Haven, FL died Monday, July 21, 2003 at the VA Medical Center, Asheville. A native of Buncombe County, he was a 15 year veteran of the US Army, serving during the Korean Conflict where he was awarded a Bronze Star with a V....

William Alonzo Field

William Alonzo Field

Jul 20, 2003

Asheville - William Alonzo Field, 80, of 86 Raleigh Road, died Sunday July 20, 2003 at the Asheville V. A. Medical Center. A native of Henderson County, he had lived most of his life in Buncombe County. He was retired from the U.S. Government as a Weather Technician. He was a W.W. II Army Veteran and a member of...

Evelyn Ramsey Ball

Evelyn Ramsey Ball

Jul 19, 2003

Asheville - Evelyn Ramsey Ball, 95, of 177 Lakeshore Dr. died Saturday, July 19, 2003 at her residence. A lifelong resident of Buncombe County, she was the daughter of the late James Albert and Betty Ramsey and was the wife of the late Gay Theodore Ball who died in 1981. She was also preceded in death by several brothers...

Dorothy Crowder Hyatt

Dorothy Crowder Hyatt

Jul 17, 2003

Candler - Dorothy Mae Crowder Hyatt, 69, went to be with the Lord on Thursday , July 17, 2003. A native of Buncombe Co., she was a daughter of the late Jess L. and Pansy Mae Riddle Crowder. Mrs. Hyatt was a 1952 graduate of Emma High School and was employed by Roses, Meyers Arnold, Bon Marche and for...

June S. Bellucci

June S. Bellucci

Jul 16, 2003

Alexander - June S. Bellucci, 80, of 5 Sapphire Dr. began her new life on Wednesday, July 16, 2003 at her residence. She was a native of Buncombe County and was a member of Macedonia Baptist Church. Mrs. Bellucci was the daughter of the late Hiram Spurgeon and Sallie Belle Luther Sluder and was the wife of the late...

Bonnie Hyatt Jarrett

Bonnie Hyatt Jarrett

Jul 15, 2003

Candler - Bonnie Patricia Hyatt Jarrett, 90, of 95 Holcombe Cove Road died Tuesday, July 15, 2003 at the Pisgah Manor Nursing Home following a period of declining health. A native of Asheville. Mrs. Jarrett was former Owner & Operator of Wayside Market and a member of Edgewood Baptist Church. She was a daughter of the late James Raymond...

Luke Poston Adams

Luke Poston Adams

Jul 10, 2003

Fairview - Luke Poston Adams, beloved son of Joseph and Melisa Adams, born June 16, 2003, went home to be with our merciful Lord, July 10, 2003. Surviving in addition to his parents are his older brother, Jacob Adams; grandparents, James & Linda Penland and Ronald & Jean Bruton; great grandparents, Ray Poston & Arlene Jenkins, Dorothy Archer and...

Benson Henry Allen

Benson Henry Allen

Jul 9, 2003

Asheville - Benson Henry Allen, 83, of 436 N. Louisiana Avenue died Wednesday, July 9, 2003 at the Asheville Health Care following a period of declining health. A native of Star, NC and a resident of Buncombe County since 1962. He retired from Walker Manufacturing Company and retired after 20 years of service from the U.S. Airforce having served...

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