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...
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,...
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,...
Carolyn Sue "Meme" Sherlin
Feb 28, 2003
Mars Hill - Carolyn Sue Meme Galloway Sherlin, 52, of 911 Mountain View Rd. died Friday, February 28, 2003 at Mission St. Josephs Health System. A native of Henderson Co., she was the daughter of the late Robert Galloway and Doris Rice. Surviving are her husband, Carlisle Sherlin of the home, daughters of the heart, Marlena Sherlin of the...
Willie "Bill" Hill
Feb 26, 2003
Leicester, N.C. - Willie Bill Hill, 80, of 56 Hayes Cove Road, died Wednesday February 26, 2003 in an Asheville Health Care Center following a period of declining health. A native of Laurens County, SC. He had resided in Buncombe County since 1970. Mr. Hill was a member of Zion Hill Baptist Church in Leicester and a W.W.II Army...
Emory Kirk Lee Rosser
Feb 25, 2003
Candler - Emory Kirk Lee Rosser, 28, of 87 Conner Road, died Tuesday February 25, 2003 in a Morganton hospital. A lifelong resident of Buncombe County, he was a carpenter and a member of Candler House of Prayer. He was a son of Michael E. Rosser of Miami, FL and Linda Ramsey Rosser of Candler. Surviving in addition to...
Herbert Parker Rogers
Feb 20, 2003
West Asheville - Herbert Parker Rogers, 80, of 109 Appalachian Way died Thursday, February 20, 2003 at Wake Forest Baptist Hospital in Winston-Salem following a period of declining health. A lifelong resident of Buncombe County. He retired in 1984 following 32 year as owner & operator of Rogers T.V. Service. Mr. Rogers was a member of The Asheville Gospel...
Ruble Vester Waldrup
Feb 19, 2003
Arden - Ruble Vester Waldrup, 81, of Mulberry Drive died Wednesday February 19, 2003 at St. Josephs Hospital after a long illness. A native of Madison County, he attended Mars Hill High School and A-B Tech College. He served in the U.S. Navy during WW II and retired from Olin Paper Mfg. in Brevard in 1986 after 32 years...
Lena Clark Hill
Feb 19, 2003
Leicester - Lena Clark Hill, 88, of 56 Hayes Cove Rd. died Wednesday February 19, 2003 at the Mountain Area Hospice Solace Center following a brief illness. A native of Mitchell County. Mrs. Hill has resided in Buncombe County since 1942. She was formerly employed with Kellwood and was a member of Zion Hill Baptist Church where also member...
Esther Mccurry Jones
Feb 17, 2003
Asheville - Mary Esther McCurry Jones, 85, formerly of 290 Old County Home Road passed away Monday February 17, 2003 at Ivy Hill Assisted Living in Brevard after a period of declining health. A native of Asheville, she was a member of Deaverview Baptist Church for more than 55 years where she taught Sunday School and was a very...
Mary Elizabeth "Beth" Strom
Feb 16, 2003
Asheville - Mary Elizabeth Beth Lonberg Strom, 53, of 57 Nancy Street #3 died Sunday, February 16, 2003 at her residence following a period of declining health. A native of Jacksonville, Florida. She had resided in Eastern Tennessee and Colorado prior to moving to Asheville in December of 2000. Mrs. Strom was a writer of childrens stories and was...
Gloria "Cricket" Tweed
Feb 16, 2003
Arden - Gloria Gail "Cricket" Tate Tweed, 54, of 10 Forest Ridge Drive went to be with her savior Jesus Sunday, February 16, 2003 at the Mountain Area Hospice Solace Center following a courageous battle with cancer. A native of Polk County, N.C. She had resided in Buncombe County for 53 years. Mrs. Tweed served as a School Counselor...
Barbara Evelyn Craig
Feb 16, 2003
Black Mtn. - Barbara Evelyn Craig, 60, of 31 Chestnut Hill Rd. was called Home to be with Jesus on Sunday, February 16, 2003 at Mission St. Josephs Health System after a long illness. A lifelong resident of Buncombe County, she was a member of Freedom Baptist Church, Black Mtn. Mrs. Craig was the daughter of the late Thomas...
Franklin D. Mcghee
Feb 15, 2003
Asheville - Franklin Dee McGhee, 66, of 8 Magnolia Ave. died Saturday, February 15, 2003 at Mission St. Josephs Health System. A lifelong resident of Buncombe Co., he was the owner/operator of Broadway Grocery. He was the son of the late Columbus and Altha Penley McGhee and he was also preceded in death by his sister, Mildred Snelson and...
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