John William Pendergrast
Mar 18, 2003
Asheville - John William Pendergrast, 84, of 14 Skyland Circle, died Tuesday March 18, 2003 at the Asheville V.A. Medical Center. He was born in Cleveland, OH, raised in Jackson, TN and had resided in Buncombe County since 1944. He was owner and operator of Skyland Cleaners and former manager of Minico Cleaners and Laundry. After his retirement he...
Johnnie Baird Moss
Mar 16, 2003
Fletcher - Johnnie Baird Moss, 73, of 135 Old Hendersonville Rd. died Sunday, March 16, 2003 at the Mountain Area Hospice Solace Center, Asheville. A native of Buncombe County, he was a veteran of the US Army, and attended Fletcher Church of God. Surviving are his sisters, Wanda Moss and Doris McElrath, both of Fletcher; brothers, Lee Moss of...
Edna Greene "Gay" Rice
Mar 14, 2003
Asheville - Edna Gay Greene Rice, 82, of 126 Goldview Road, who resided at the Brian Center in Weaverville for the past six months, died Friday, March 14, 2003 at Memorial Mission Hospital following a period of declining health. A native of Madison County and a graduate of Red Oak High School. She had resided in Buncombe County since...
Carroll Lewis Mitchell
Mar 13, 2003
Fairview - Carroll Lewis Mitchell, 74, of 928 Old Fort Rd. Lot 1, died Thursday, March 13, 2003 at the Mountain Area Hospice Solace Center. A native of Transylvania County, had lived for most of his life in Buncombe County. He was a member of Emma Baptist Church. Mr. Mitchell was the son of the late William Tomiss and...
Clifford H. Rice
Mar 13, 2003
Asheville - Clifford Herman Rice, 82, of 56 Goldview Road died Thursday March 13, 2003 at St. Josephs Hospital following a period of declining health. A native of Madison County. He had resided in Buncombe County since 1945 and was a carpenter and farmer. He was a member of Pleasant Hill Baptist Church where he served on the building...
Naomi Haynes Messer Waddell
Mar 12, 2003
Skyland - Naomi Haynes Messer Waddell, 67, formerly of Edgewood Drive went to be with the Lord Wednesday March 12, 2003 at the Hospice Solace Center after an extended illness. A native of Haywood County, she had lived in Buncombe County for the past 40 years. She was a member of Lake Junaluska Baptist Church. She was a daughter...
Jamie Freelin "Jimbo" Rutherford
Mar 11, 2003
Asheville - Jamie Freelin Jimbo Rutherford, 78, of 121 Bartlett Street, died Tuesday March 11, 2003 at his residence. A native of Robbinsville, NC. He had lived most of his life in Buncombe County. He was a son of the late Jeff and Frankie Birchfield Rutherford. Surviving are his sister, Evalee Rutherford of Robbinsville; brother, Pearley Rutherford of Monticello,...
Thomas Dale Penley
Mar 10, 2003
Skyland - Thomas Dale Penley, 54, of 49 Maude Ave. died Monday, March 10, 2003 at the VA Medical Center, Asheville. A lifelong resident of Buncombe County, he was a veteran of the US Army, serving during Vietnam. He was an avid race fan and sportsman. He was the son of Charles M. Penley, Sr. of Asheville and the...
Milo Mrazek
Mar 10, 2003
Asheville - Milo Mrazek, 88, died Monday March 10, 2003 at Mountain Area Hospice after an extended battle with cancer. A native of New York City, NY. He had resided in Buncombe County since 1976. He was a son of the late Joseph and Ada Mrazek. Surviving are his wife of 62 years, Lela Mae Barbee Mrazek of Pisgah...
Robert Eugene Angell
Mar 9, 2003
Asheville - Robert Eugene Angell, 73, of 500 Beaverdam Road, died Sunday March 9, 2003 at Memorial Mission Hospital after an extended illness. A native of Denver Colorado, he had resided in Buncombe County for the past 33 years. He retired from the U.S. Army having served in the Korean and Vietnam Wars and also retired from St. Josephs...
Louise Rice "Mammie" Plemmons
Mar 9, 2003
Asheville - Louise Mammie Rice Plemmons, 86, of 200 Tunnel Road, Apt #426 died Sunday, March 9, 2003 at Memorial Mission Hospital. A native of Old Fort she had resided in Swannanoa for most of her life and was the wife of the late William Hubert Plemmons. She was also preceded in death by her sons, Carl Jack Plemmons,...
Ernest Charles Redmon
Mar 9, 2003
Alexander- Ernest Charles Redmon, 52, of Alexander, went to be with the Lord on Sunday March 9, 2003 at his residence. Mr. Redmon was a native and lifelong resident of Buncombe County. He was the son of the late Scott and Bessie Redmon. Survivors include his wife of 34 years, Patty Redmon of the home; one son, Scott Redmon,...
Mary Inez Lunsford
Mar 9, 2003
Asheville - Mary Inez McLean Lunsford, 85, of 393 Weaverville Hwy. Died Sunday March 9, 2003 at the Mt. Area Hospice Solace Center after a period of declining health. A native of Madison County, she had lived most of her life in Buncombe County. She was a member of Pleasant Hill Baptist Church. She was a daughter of the...
Cartie Mae Rathburn
Mar 8, 2003
Asheville - Cartie Mae Rice Rathburn, 95, passed away Saturday, March 8, 2003 at Emerald Ridge Rehabilitation and Care Center. Surviving are her daughter, Barbara Cintron of Asheville; grandson, Joseph Wayne Smith of Fairfax Station, Virginia; sister, Dorothy Hall of Asheville and several nieces and nephews. Private burial will be in Ashelawn Gardens of Memory. Anders-Rice Funeral Home is...
Virginia Sanders Hocking
Mar 5, 2003
Asheville - Virginia Sanders Hocking, 92, died Wednesday March 5, 2003 at the WNC Baptist Home after a period of declining health. A native of Columbia S.C., she had lived in Asheville most of her life. She was a member of Malvern Hills Presbyterian Church and had retired from the National Climatic Data Center after 30 years of service....
Ervin Sams
Mar 4, 2003
Asheville - Ervin Sams, 77, of Arrowhead Apts. passed from this life to life everlasting on Tuesday, March 4, 2003. A native of Madison Co., he served as a Staff Sargent in the US Army Medical Corp. during WW II. Mr. Sams was the son of the late Rev. Dell and Josie Ramsey Sams. He was also preceded in...
Mary D. Hensley
Mar 4, 2003
Asheville - Mary Melissa Doan Hensley, 70, of 106 Shelburne Rd. died Tuesday, March 4, 2003 at Pisgah Manor Health Care following a period of declining health. A lifelong resident of Buncombe County. She was a daughter of the late William Taylor and Iva Joel Rice Doan and was also preceded in death by her son, Jack Hensley; sisters,...
William Bryant "Bill" Melton Sr.
Mar 3, 2003
Asheville - William Bill Bryant Melton, Sr., 68, of 5 Sunset Drive, died Monday March 3, 2003 at Mountain Area Hospice. A native of Buncombe County. He had retired from WLOS after 43 years of service, was an U.S. Army Veteran, a member of Mt. Carmel Baptist Church, retired member and past Chief of the Buncombe County Rescue Squad,...
Lidiya Fedun
Mar 2, 2003
Asheville - Lidiya Fedun, 67, of 61 Bingham Road, Apt # 8-C died Sunday, March 2, 2003 at her residence. A native of the Ukraine, she had resided in Asheville since October 1996. Mrs. Fedun was a daughter of the late Nikolay Poruchenko and Katerina Gritsaychuk. Surviving are her husband, Yakov Fedun of the home; sons, Viktor Fedun of...
Alice Sluder
Mar 1, 2003
Weaverville - Alice Sluder ,75, of 11 Robinwood Road, died March 1, 2003 at the Brian Center. A lifelong resident of Buncombe County. She was a member of United Missionary Baptist Church and was a homemaker. She was the daughter of the late Willie McFalls. Surviving are her husband of 54 years, Raymond George Sluder of the home; daughters,...
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