Edna Mae Benfield
Nov 28, 2003
Enterprise, AL - Edna Mae House Benfield, 88, died Friday November 28, 2003 at Enterprise Nursing Home. A native and resident of Buncombe County most of her life. She had resided in Alabama since 1995 and was a member of Inanda Baptist Church. She was a daughter of the late Winnie Lee and Viola Jones House and wife of...
Mildred Betty Rutledge Williams
Nov 26, 2003
Asheville - Mildred Betty Rutledge Williams, 79, of 650 Caribou Rd., Apt. 107 died Wednesday, November 26, 2003 in Tulare, California. A lifelong resident of Buncombe County, she was the daughter of the late Will and Della Harrrison Rutledge and was the wife of the late Herbert Eugene Williams. She was also preceded in death by a son, Raymond...
Charles Frederick "Fred" Pinkerton
Nov 25, 2003
Leicester - Charles Frederick Fred Pinkerton, 63, died Tuesday November 25, 2003 at St. Josephs Hospital following a period of declining health. A lifelong resident of Buncombe County. He retired in 2003 as President of Stroup Sheet Metal Works, Inc., was a member of the John A. Nichols Masonic Lodge, the Oasis Shrine Temple and served in the U.S....
Rev. Neils H. Larsen Jr.
Nov 25, 2003
Old Fort - Rev. Neils Henry Larsen, Jr., 84, of 111 West Carson Street, went to be with his Lord, Tuesday November 25, 2003 at his residence following a period of declining health. Rev. Larsen was born in Patchogue, Long Island, NY December 13, 1918. He attended school in Riverhead, Long Island graduating from High School in 1937. He...
Robert Calvin Newton Jr.
Nov 21, 2003
Fairview - Robert Calvin Newton, Jr., 56, went to be with Jesus Friday, November 21, 2003 a Mission Hospitals. A native of Asheville, he graduated from Lee Edwards High School where he played basketball, baseball, and football. He was voted Best All Around Athlete his senior year. While at Hall Fletcher Junior High, he won the Bobby Owens Award...
Walter H. Hipps Jr.
Nov 21, 2003
Candler - Walter Henry Hipps, Jr. 73 of 66 Morgan Cove Road went home to be with his Lord, Friday, November 21, 2003. A native and lifelong resident of Buncombe County, he was a member of Maple Ridge Baptist Church where he was a former Sunday School teacher and choir member. He was a 32nd Degree Mason and a...
Houston T. "Tommy" Adams
Nov 18, 2003
Candler - Houston T. Tommy Adams, 54, of 63 Rangeview Acres, died Tuesday November 18, 2003 at his residence after an extended illness. A native and lifelong resident of Buncombe County, he was a son of Hilda Adams of Asheville and the late E. R. Adams. Surviving in addition to his mother are his special friend Jackie Hensley of...
Larry Ray Conner
Nov 15, 2003
Harriman, TN - Larry Ray Conner, 48, of 640 Skyline Dr. died Saturday, November 15, 2003 at his residence following a period of declining health. A native of Buncombe County, he had resided in Oak Ridge and Harriman for the past 23 years. He was a 1973 graduate of T.C. Roberson High School and a 1980 graduate of A-B...
Nedra Wade Rice
Nov 15, 2003
Asheville - Nedra Wade Rice, 75, of 739 Aiken Road died Saturday, November 15, 2003 at Memorial Mission Hospital. A lifelong resident of Buncombe County. She was a daughter of the late Paul and Minnie Bell DuVall Wade and wife of Julius Hardwick Rice who died December 30, 2001. She was formerly employed with Shaw Industries and Mills Manufacturing...
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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.
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
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
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...
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