Charles Steven Lynn
Jul 4, 2002
Asheville - Charles Steven Lynn, 67, of 95 Unaka Ave., died Thursday July 4, 2002 at his residence. A native of Broward County, Florida. He had resided in Buncombe County for over 50 years. He was a Juke Box repairman for over 20 years and a son of the late Charles Wendell and Anna Belle Stevens Lynn. Surviving are...
Nellie S. Roberson
Jul 3, 2002
Asheville - Nellie Iris Sosebee Rhinehardt Roberson, 90, of 170 Elkwood Avenue died Wednesday July 3, 2002 at Memorial Mission Hospital after a period of declining health. A natiave of Habersham County, Ga. she had lived most of her younger life in Gastonia then 2 years in Waynesville before moving to Buncombe County in 1956. She had been an...
Betty Jane Penland
Jul 3, 2002
Asheville - Betty Jane Francis Penland, 77 of 46 Jonestown Road, died unexpectedly Wednesday July 3, 2002. A Native of Buncombe County, she had resided in Kingsport, Tn. for several years before returning to Buncombe County in 1986 and was a member of Newbridge Baptist Church. She was a daughter of the late Jennings Bryan and Edith Thomas Francis....
Furman Leroy Luther
Jul 2, 2002
Asheville - Furman Leroy Luther, 67, of 176 Cedar Hill Rd. died Tuesday, July 2, 2002 at Mission St. Josephs Care System. A lifelong resident of Buncombe County, he was a member of Woodland Terrace Baptist Church. Mr. Luther was the son of the late Furman Melvin and Nell Banks Luther. In addition to his parents, he was also...
William Benjamin Lang
Jul 1, 2002
Greenville, Florida - William Benjamin Lang of Greenville, Florida died Monday July 1, 2002 at his residence. A native of Collins, Arkansas and a son of the late John and Scott Lang. He had resided in Jacksonville, Florida from 1957 until moving to Greenville in 1974 where he was a farmer. Mr. Lang retired from the U.S. Navy after...
Virginia Eller Mcguire
Jun 29, 2002
Weaverville - Virginia Eller McGuire went to be with the Lord on Saturday June 29, 2002 in an Asheville Hospital. A life long resident of Buncombe County, she was born on August 2, 1923 and was an active member of Refuge Christian Center. She was preceded in death by her parents, Bascombe C. and Jessie M. Eller of Weaverville...
Max M. Hagood
Jun 29, 2002
Candler- Max Martin Hagood, 89, of 727 Monte Vista Road, died Saturday, June 29, 2002 at the Mountain Area Hospice Solace Center following a long illness. A native of Danville, Virginia. He had resided in Buncombe County for the past 45 years and was a son of the late John T. Hagood and Emma Clay Hagood. Mr. Hagood was...
Everett Weldon Dalton
Jun 27, 2002
Fairview - Everett Weldon Dalton, 83, of 1313 Old Fort Rd. died Thursday June 27, 2002 at his residence following a short illness. A lifelong resident of Buncombe County. He retired in 1983 as a self employed Logger and was a W.W. I I veteran of the U.S. Army. Mr. Dalton was a son of the late Yourn Curtis...
Azile Whisnant Boone
Jun 27, 2002
Asheville - Azile Whisnant Boone, 92, died Thursday June 27, 2002 following an extended battle with cancer. A native of Asheville, she was a daughter of the late Asbury and Ella Austin Whisnant. She was also preceded in death by her husband of 51 years, Boyce Carlyle Boone, who died in 1977; sister, Bertha Ball; brother, John Whisnant and...
Jonah N. Rice Sr.
Jun 27, 2002
Weaverville - Jonah Nepolean Rice, Sr., 90, of 260 McLean Road died Thursday, June 27, 2002 at St. Josephs Hospital following a period of declining health. A native and resident most of his life in Madison County. He had resided in Buncombe County since 1986. He retired in 1974 after 33 years of service with American Enka Corp where...
Burnice S. Harwood
Jun 22, 2002
Asheville - Burnice S. Harwood, 79, of 87 3rd. St., Martel Village, died Saturday June 22, 2002 at the Brian Center in Weaverville. A native and lifelong resident of Buncombe County, he worked at the Newport News Ship Yard during WWII and worked 21 years for North State Building Materials and was the caretaker for Elk Mountain Cemetery for...
Rhoda Jenkins
Jun 22, 2002
Sylva - Rhoda Lucille Jenkins, 80, of 146 Vermillian Drive, died Saturday June 22, 2002 at Harris Regional Hospital after a brief illness. A native of Bryson City, she had lived most of her life in Buncombe County. She was a daughter of the late Pete and Emma Jane Ball Jenkins and was also preceded in death by her...
Nancy Jean Riddle Ball
Jun 19, 2002
Asheville - Nancy Jean Riddle Ball, 54, of 14 Cooper Blvd., Lot 65 died Wednesday, June 19, 2002 following injuries sustained in an auto accident. A native of Newberry, SC, she had resided in Buncombe County for most of her life. She was the daughter of Margaret Prather Riddle of Asheville and the late Robert Riddle. In addition to...
Ruby Joyce Smith
Jun 17, 2002
Swannanoa - Ruby Joyce Smith, 63, of 40 Myrtle Rd. died Monday, June 17, 2002 at Mountain Area Hospice Solace Center. A lifelong resident of Buncombe Co., she was retired from the Dietary Dept. of the Black Mtn. Center. She was the daughter of the late Richard and Minnie Smith Joyce. She was also preceded in death by her...
Charles Dickson "Dick" Dillingham
Jun 16, 2002
Asheville - Charles Dick Dickson Dillingham, 78, of 200 Pennsylvania Avenue and Barnardsville died Sunday June 16, 2002 at Memorial Mission Hospital following a period of declining health. A lifelong resident of Buncombe County and was a member of Dillingham Presbyterian Church. Mr. Dillingham was a W.W.II veteran of the U.S. Army Air Corp. serving in the European Theater....
Teddy Lee Ferrell Ross
Jun 16, 2002
Leicester - Teddy Lee Ferrell Ross, 46, of 582 Mink Farm Road died Sunday June 16, 2002 at Mission St. Josephs Health Care System. A native of Brandon, Iowa, he had lived in Buncombe County most of his life. He was a member and choir director at Corinth Baptist Church. He was a son of Ada Marie Anders Peterson...
Ruby Fowler Dryman
Jun 12, 2002
Ruby Fowler Dryman, 87, formerly of 3 Hubbard Street, West Asheville died Wednesday, June 12, 2002 at the Autumn Care Nursing Home in Saluda. A native and resident most of her life in Buncombe County. Mrs. Dryman had retired from the Laundry Department at the Asheville V.A. Medical Center and following her retirement attended nursing school and worked as...
Dorothy Redmon
Jun 12, 2002
Asheville - Dorothy Redmon Granny on the Hill, 90, formerly of 2 Woodrow Place passed Wednesday June 12, 2002 after a brief illness. She was a native and lifelong resident of Buncombe County. Surviving are her daughters, Doris Watts of Candler and Helen Jan and husband Jack Minyard of Asheville; granddaughters, Rhonda Carter of Candler, Lisa and husband Robert...
Wilber Lee Raborn Jr.
Jun 12, 2002
Asheville - Wilber Lee Raborn, Jr., 76, of 2301 Abbey Circle died Wednesday, June 12, 2002 at Mission St. Josephs Health Care System. A native of Plant City, FL, he had lived in Dallas, TX for 42 years before moving to Asheville in 1988. He was a member of Rockdale, TX, Baptist Church and was a veteran of the...
Michael Thomas "Mike" Duane
Jun 9, 2002
Asheville- Michael Thomas Peter Duane, 61, of 5 Clairmont Avenue died Sunday, June 9, 2002 at his residence. A native of Staten Island, NY. He had resided in Asheville since 1979 and was employed with Anders-Rice Funeral Home since 1988 as a Funeral Service licensee. He served in the 42nd Administrative Co. in the New York National Guard, was...
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