Obituary Listing

Ruby Kathleen Odum Wyatt

Ruby Kathleen Odum Wyatt

Jan 8, 2003

Asheville - Ruby Kathleen Odum Wyatt, 73, of 111 Ingle Road was welcomed into the loving arms of Jesus on Wednesday January 8, 2003 after a prolonged illness. She was the daughter of the late Jonathan Auther and Zannie Carver Odum. She was also preceded in her journey by her brother, Jonathan Andrew Odum and her sisters, Willie Mae...

James M. "Jim" Frisbee

James M. "Jim" Frisbee

Jan 7, 2003

Asheville - James M. "Jim" Frisbee, 92 of 816 Emma Road, died Tuesday January 7, 2003 at Pisgah Manor Health Care following a brief illness. A native of Madison County, he had resided in Buncombe County most of his life and was a member of Cross Rock Baptist Church. Mr. Frisbee retired in 1972 after 20 years of service...

Annis Gardner Demos

Annis Gardner Demos

Jan 6, 2003

Asheville - Annis Gardner Demos, 88, of The Oaks at Sweeten Creek, died Monday January 6, 2003. A native of Yancey County, she had resided in Buncombe County most of her life. She was a member of First Presbyterian Church of Asheville and a former member of the Asheville Country Club. She was a daughter of the late James...

William Allan "Bill" Cartwright

William Allan "Bill" Cartwright

Jan 3, 2003

Leicester - William Allan Bill Cartwright, 74, of Frisbee Rd. went to be with the Lord on January 3, 2003 while sitting in his chair in the living room of his home. Born in Haywood Co., he was the son of Reba Starnes of Asheville and the late James K. Cartwright. In addition to his father, he was also...

Jonathan Kade Jones

Jonathan Kade Jones

Jan 2, 2003

Waynesville - Jonathan Kade Jones, 28, passed away unexpectedly in his home on Thursday, January 2, 2003. A native of Haywood County, Kade had worked as a networking Engineer in Charlotte and Asheville for the past 7 years. Surviving are his parents, Jimmy and Judy Jones and his brother, Jason Jones. A private service was held Sunday January 5,...

Ruth Gertrude Robinson

Ruth Gertrude Robinson

Jan 2, 2003

Asheville - Ruth Gertrude Robinson, 80, died Thursday January 2, 2003 at Memorial Mission Hospital. A native of Madison County, she was a daughter of the late Flenor and Lottie Treadway Cutshaw and the wife of the late Robert Crate Robinson. She is survived by a sister, Pauline Bogle of Ravenna, Ohio; several nieces, nephews and friends.. Graveside serivces...

Lucille G. Fore

Lucille G. Fore

Jan 2, 2003

Asheville - Lucille G. Fore, 91, died Thursday January 2, 2003 at The Oaks at Sweeten Creek. A native and lifelong resident of Buncombe County. She was a member of Oakley Baptist Church. She was a daughter of the late Lonnie and Jessie Pressley Garren and wife of the late Paul J. Fore, Sr. who died in 1996. She...

Jewell Stowe "Judy" Marshall

Jewell Stowe "Judy" Marshall

Jan 1, 2003

Arden - Jewell Judy Maye Stowe Marshall, 83, of 10 South Forest Lane, went to be with the Lord Wednesday January 1, 2003 at Memorial Mission Hospital. She was a native of Buncombe County where she had resided most of her life. Mrs. Marshall retired in 1999 following 26 years of service with the Better Business Association of Asheville/WNC....

William Cornelius "Bill" Connelly

William Cornelius "Bill" Connelly

Dec 29, 2002

Asheville - William Bill Cornelius Connelly, 87, of 445-A Chunns Cove Rd. died Sunday, December 29, 2002 at Mission St. Josephs Health System. A native of Passaic, NJ, he had resided in Buncombe County since 1988. He was the son of the late William and Trina Warner Connelly and the husband of the late Alice Frances Vandersande Connelly who...

Joyce E. Carpenter

Joyce E. Carpenter

Dec 29, 2002

Parsons, Kansas - Joyce E. Carpenter, 79, formerly of Asheville, died Sunday, Decemeber 29, 2002 at the Elmhaven East Nursing Home in Parsons. She was born July 6, 1923 in Hickory to the late Arthur A. and Alda Wise Saine and was a 1940 graduate of Hickory High School. On April 21, 1946 she married Charles H. Carpenter in...

Betty Jean Tipton

Betty Jean Tipton

Dec 29, 2002

Candler - Betty Jean Tipton, 57, of 5 Tipton Farm Road died Sunday, December 29, 2002 at Beverly Health Care Center following an extended illness. A native of Haywood County, she lived in Buncombe County most of her life, was a member of Pole Creek Baptist Church and a daughter of the late Boyd Tipton. Surviving are her mother,...

Alvia M. Wallace

Alvia M. Wallace

Dec 28, 2002

Woodfin - Alvia M. Wallace, 82, of Woodfin went home to be with the Lord on Saturday, December 28, 2002. A native of Lumpkin County Georgia, he had resided in Buncombe County since 1928. He retired form Blalock Lumber Company as a saw tiller, was a member of Asheville Freewill Baptist Church and the Mens Bible Class, member of...

Viola Allen Marshall

Viola Allen Marshall

Dec 26, 2002

Asheville - Viola Allen Marshall, 86, died Thursday December 26, 2002 at Emerald Ridge Rehab and Care Center. She was a lifelong resident of Buncombe County and was a member of Oakley Free Will Baptist Church. She was a daughter of the late James Andrew and Maude Holcombe Allen and wife of the late Rev. George A. Marshall. She...

Mildred Anders Jenkins

Mildred Anders Jenkins

Dec 26, 2002

Asheville - Mildred Anders Jenkins, 76, of 60 Park Square, died Thursday December 26, 2002 at her residence. A native of Transylvania County, she had lived most of her life in Buncombe County. She was a daugher of the late Capp and Rosa Lee Owens Anders and wife of the late Roy Jenkins. She was also preceded in death...

Michael Gene "Mikie" Mitchell

Michael Gene "Mikie" Mitchell

Dec 26, 2002

Fairview - Michael Mikie Mitchell, 47, of 928 Old Fort Road Lot #1, died Thursday December 26, 2002 at Spartanburg Regional Hospital following injuries sustained while at work. A lifelong resident of Buncombe County. He was a roofer for A-Brickey Company, Enka. He was a son of Carroll Lewis Mitchell of Fairview and the late Mary Elizabeth Haney Mitchell....

Charles Edward Proctor

Charles Edward Proctor

Dec 26, 2002

Asheville . Charles Edward Proctor, 82, of 25 Reynolds Mountain Blvd. died Thursday, December 26, 2002 at the Mountain Area Hospice Solace Center following a period of declining health. A native of Little Rock, Arkansas. He had resided in Asheville since 1967. He formerly was employed by the Biltmore Company as a security guard at the Biltmore House, was...

John Robert Carroll Sr.

John Robert Carroll Sr.

Dec 26, 2002

Burnsville - John Robert Carroll, Sr., 66, of 320 Newfield Lane, died Thursday December 26, 2002 at Elizabeth House after a long illness. He was a native of Charleston, SC. He had resided in Hendersonville and Burnsville for the past 11 years. Mr. Carroll retired in 1988 from Tri-County Utilities in Charleston, SC, where he had served as superintendent...

Herbert Ray Roberson Jr.

Herbert Ray Roberson Jr.

Dec 24, 2002

Candler - Herbert Ray Roberson, Jr., 74, died Tuesday December 24, 2002 in an Asheville Health Care Facility after a period of declining health. A Buncombe County native, he was born August 11, 1928. He was the son of the late Herbert R. Roberson, Sr. and Verchie Lance Roberson. He attended Asheville City Schools, Mars Hill College and was...

Dana Alan Rathburn

Dana Alan Rathburn

Dec 22, 2002

Fletcher - Dana Alan Rathburn, 46, of Howard Gap Rd. died Sunday, December 22, 2002 at Mission St. Josephs Health System. A native of Buncombe Co., he was the son of the late David Alfred and Ruby Lackey Rathburn. He was also preceded in death by his brother, David Rathburn. Surviving are his son, Dana Alan Rathburn, Jr. of...

Grady Franklin Edens

Grady Franklin Edens

Dec 22, 2002

Asheville - Grady Franklin Edens, 68 of 96 Skyview Terrace died Sunday December 22, 2002 at Memorial Mission Hospital after an extended illness. A native of York S.C., he had lived in Asheville since 1978. He had been a member of St. Pauls United Methodist church since 1984 and was a Korean War veteran of the U.S. Navy. He...

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