Obituary Listing

Claude L. Bramlett

Claude L. Bramlett

Jan 31, 2003

Asheville - Claude Lafayette Bramlett, 87, of 41 Rosemary Road, died Friday January 31, 2003 at Memorial Mission Hospital after a brief illness. A native and lifelong resident of Buncombe County, he retired from Globe Furniture Co. as the manager and after retirement worked a number of years with the Johnny Penland Auction Co. He was a member of...

Juanita Ledbetter Patterson

Juanita Ledbetter Patterson

Jan 30, 2003

Woodfin - Juanita Ledbetter Patterson, 82, of 10 Revonda Drive died Thursday, January 30, 2003 at Memorial Mission Hospital. A native of Missoula, Montana. She was raised in Henderson County and moved to Enka in 1942 where she lived most of her life. Mrs. Patterson moved to Hickory where she resided for 15 years prior to returning to Buncombe...

Winifred Arzela Willingham Banning

Winifred Arzela Willingham Banning

Jan 30, 2003

Florence, SC - Winifred Arzela Banning, 94, formerly of Asheville, died Thursday January 30, 2003 at McClouds Medical Center. A native of Elberton, GA, she had resided in Buncombe County since 1924 before moving to Florence in 1996. She retired in 1972 from Memorial Mission where she was house manager for the nurses quarters, a charter member of Grace...

Judy Chambers Williams

Judy Chambers Williams

Jan 28, 2003

Arden - Judy Ernestine Teetle Chambers Williams, 80, of 8 Graceland Place died Tuesday January 28, 2003 at her home after an extended illness. A native of Spartanburg, S.C., she had lived most of her life in Buncombe County and retired from Gerber Ind. after 25 years of service. She was a daughter of the late Ernest Ruben and...

George Raymond Huntley

George Raymond Huntley

Jan 24, 2003

Leicester - George Raymond Huntley, 61, passed away suddenly, Friday January 24, 2003 at his residence. He was a native of Buncombe County and had resided in Sacramento, CA for 25 years prior to returning to Buncombe County in 1985. He was the son of the late Robert Huntley and Ora Cauble Huntley. He served four years in the...

Guynella "Nea" Rice

Guynella "Nea" Rice

Jan 23, 2003

Asheville - Guynella Nea Thomas Rice, 90, of 4 Maple Street went to be with her Lord, Monday January 23, 2006 at St. Josephs Hospital. A native of Madison, Co., she had lived most of her life in Buncombe County and was a longtime member of State Street Baptist Church. She was a daughter of the late John Washington...

Evelyn Joan Taylor Hensley

Evelyn Joan Taylor Hensley

Jan 21, 2003

Weaverville - Evelyn Joan Taylor Hensley, 64, of 888 1/2 Barnardsville Hwy. died Tuesday, January 21, 2003 at the Mountain Area Hospice Solace Center. A native of Greenville County SC, she had lived in Buncombe County most of her life and was a member of Union Chapel Baptist Church. She was the daughter of Robert and Vluarie Shelton Taylor...

Patricia "Patsy" Stines

Patricia "Patsy" Stines

Jan 20, 2003

Asheville - Patricia Patsy Rodgers Stines, 51, of North Bear Creek Road, died Monday January 20, 2003 at Memorial Mission Hospital. A lifelong resident of Buncombe County. She was co-owner of Low Rider Auto Sales and Stines Towing, member of the Women of the Moose Chapter 142 since 1997 where she served as Chaplain for the 2000-2001 year, received...

Kathleen Barrett Pridgen

Kathleen Barrett Pridgen

Jan 18, 2003

Asheville - Kathleen Barrett Pridgen, 95, formerly of 614 Buena Vista Dr., Hendersonville died Saturday, January 18, 2002 at Fleshers Fairview Health Care Center after a long illness. A native of Buncombe County, she was a member of Reed Memorial Baptist Church where she was a former Sunday School teacher of the Lydia Class and was retired from the...

Suffie Riddle Fender

Suffie Riddle Fender

Jan 15, 2003

Candler - Suffie Riddle Fender, 91, of 293 Liberty Road died Wednesday January 15, 2003 at her home after an extended illness. A native of Madison County, she lived in Buncombe County for most of her life. She was a charter member of Good News Baptist Church and a member of the church choir. She was a daughter of...

Martha Lee Sawyer

Martha Lee Sawyer

Jan 14, 2003

Weaverville - Martha Lee Sawyer, 78, formerly of 17 Grove Street died Tuesday, January 14, 2003 at the Brian Center following a period of declining health. A lifelong resident of Buncombe County. She attended Mars Hill College and was a graduate of Erskine College. Miss Sawyer retired from the National Climatic Center where she was employed for many years...

Susie Brown - Ray

Susie Brown - Ray

Jan 12, 2003

Asheville - Susanna June Susie Brown-Ray, 27, began her journey with her Lord Sunday, January 12, 2003 after a courageous battle with cancer for the past year. She was born in Stuttgart, Germany, had resided in Buncombe County for the past 18 years and was a member of Victory Baptist Church. Susie was preceded in death by her maternal...

Ruth Masters Beck

Ruth Masters Beck

Jan 12, 2003

Asheville - Ruth Masters Beck, 82, of 57 Culvern St. died Sunday, January 12, 2003 at the Laurels of Greentree Ridge. A lifelong resident of Buncombe County, she was a member of Asbury Memorial United Methodist Church. During her years in the food service industry, she worked at the Battery Park Hotel, Grove Park Inn and the Sheraton Hotel....

Ruby Sue Taylor

Ruby Sue Taylor

Jan 12, 2003

Mills River - Ruby Sue Murphy Taylor, 91, died Sunday January 12, 2003 at the Elizabeth House in Hendersonville after a period of declining health. A native of Union S.C. she resided in Buncombe County until moving to Henderson County in 1957. She was formerly employed with American Enka Corp. She was a member of Oak Hill United Methodist...

Quay Edward Blackwell

Quay Edward Blackwell

Jan 11, 2003

Hendersonville - Quay Edward Blackwell, 68, of 3103 Blue Goose Court, died Saturday January 11, 2003 at St. Josephs Hospital following a period of declining health. A native of Henderson County. He had resided in Buncombe and Henderson County most of his life. He retired in 1999 from the Buncombe County Inspections Department as a Mechanical Inspector. He was...

Frances Sluder Sprinkle

Frances Sluder Sprinkle

Jan 10, 2003

Asheville - Frances Sluder Sprinkle, 89, of 45 Green Oak Road died Friday January 10, 2003 at Emerald Ridge Rehab and Care Center. A lifelong resident of Buncombe County. She was the oldest living member of Elk Mountain Baptist Church. She was a daughter of the late Jesse Lon and Harriett Elizabeth Gantt Parham. She was also preceded in...

Alvin Weaver Turner

Alvin Weaver Turner

Jan 10, 2003

Asheville - Alvin Weaver Turner, 86, of 31 Ridgeway Drive, died Friday January 10, 2003 at Memorial Mission Hospital following a period of declining health. A native of Haywood County. He had resided in Buncombe County most of his life. He retired from American Enka Corp. following 45 years of service and was a member of Malvern Hills Presbyterian...

Louise E. Wallen

Louise E. Wallen

Jan 10, 2003

Asheville - Louise Elizabeth Wallen, 83, died Friday, January 10, 2003 at St. Josephs Hospital. A lifelong resident of Buncombe County. Mrs. Wallen was formerly employed with Memorial Mission Hospital and the Asheville V.A. Medical center as a Licensed Practical Nurse and was a member of Bible Baptist Church. She was a daughter of the late Charles Lee Rabbit...

Ernest Mills

Ernest Mills

Jan 9, 2003

Asheville - William Ernest Mills, Sr., 81, of 8 Sun Haven Drive died Thursday, January 9, 2003 at St. Josephs Hospital. A lifelong resident of Buncombe County. He was formerly employed with Pattersons Oil Co., was a member of Aaron Baptist Church and a U.S. Army Veteran of W W II. Mr. Mills was the son of the late...

Clyde Moore

Clyde Moore

Jan 8, 2003

Leicester - Clyde Moore, 64, of 132 Green Acres Drive died Wednesday, January 8, 2003 at the Mountain Area Hospice Solace center following a period of declining health. A native of Yancey County. He had resided in Buncombe County most of life. Mr. Moore was a son of the late William Calvin Moore and Pearl Burns Moore. Surviving are...

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