Kate Rice Keever
Sep 30, 2002
Asheville - Kate Rice Keever, 91, 0f 98 School Road, Oakley, died Monday September 30, 2002 at Emerald Ridge Care Center. She was born on September 18, 1911 in Madison County but was a resident of Buncombe County. She was a member of Oakley Baptist Church. She was a daughter of the late Joseph Woodard and Lodusky Anders Rice...
Wayne Wright
Sep 29, 2002
East Flat Rock - Wayne Wright, 94, of 465 Oak Grove Rd, formerly of Asheville, born October 7, 1908 died Sunday September 29, 2002 at Pardee Hospital in Hendersonville. Son of the late Robert L. (Bob) and Minnie Lee Snyder Wright, he was also preceded in death by his beloved wife, Josephine Laughter Wright; brothers, Abe, Tom and Lewis...
Gertrude Elizabeth Wolfe
Sep 27, 2002
Asheville - Gertrude Elizabeth Ragain Wolfe, 82, went home to be with her Heavenly Father on Friday, September 27, 2002. A native of Orangeburg, SC, she was the daughter of the late Malcomb and Earlene Patrick Ragain. She was also preceded in death by her daughter, Linda Falcone, great grandson, Angel Isaiah Massey, and one brother, McRay Ragain. She...
Joanna Graham Browning
Sep 27, 2002
Arden - Joanna Graham Browning, 65, of 29 Azalea Rd. went to be with the Lord on Friday, September 27, 2002. Born in Gary, Indiana, she had resided in Buncombe County since she was twelve years old. She was a Cafeteria Manager with the Buncombe County Schools, retiring in 2000 after 30 years of service. She was a member...
John Ernest Mcclure
Sep 27, 2002
Fairview - John Ernest McClure, 77 died Friday September 27, 2002 at his home after a period of declining health. A native and resident of Buncombe county for most of his life, he was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. He was a U.S. Army veteran of WWII and the Korean War. He...
Jed Gilbert Williams
Sep 25, 2002
Leicester - Jed Gilbert Williams, 14, of 102 Piney Mountain Road, died unexpectedly Wednesday September 25, 2002 at Memorial Mission Hospital. A native of Tallahassee, FL. He had moved to Asheville in May of 2002 and was a member of Calvary Chapel of Asheville. Surviving are his parents, Ted and Janis Williams of the home; sister Sunny Williams and...
Pearl Jones Ward
Sep 24, 2002
Arden - Pearl Jones Ward, 96, of 25 Laurel Park Drive, died Tuesday September 24, 2002 at St. Josephs Hospital after a brief illness. A lifelong resident of Buncombe County. She was a member of Beulah Baptist Church. She was a daughter of the late Charles and Allie Jones and wife of the late Homer Ward. Surviving are her...
Flora Dayton Carter
Sep 21, 2002
Asheville - Flora Dayton Carter, 99, of 15 Sprinkle Street, died Saturday September 21, 2002 at Mountain Area Hospice. A native of Yancey County. She had lived most of her life in Buncombe County and was a charter member of Bingham Heights Baptist Church. She retired in 1970 from Eliada Home where she served as Supervisor of the Dining...
Mary Magdalene Caldwell
Sep 13, 2002
Asheville - Mary Magdalene Creasman Caldwell, 88, of 19 Cub Road died Friday, September 13, 2002 at her residence following a period of declining health. A lifelong resident of Buncombe County. Mrs. Caldwell was a homemaker, member of Clayton Avenue Baptist Church and wife of 69 years to Lester Caldwell, Sr. who died July 21, 1999. She was also...
Maude Flynn Griffin
Sep 12, 2002
Asheville - Maude Flynn Griffin, 78, of 25 Winding Rd. died Thursday, September 12, 2002 at Mission St. Josephs Health System. A native of Henderson County, she had been employed by Mills Manufacturing and had attended Biltmore Church of God. Mrs. Griffin was the daughter of the late John and Ina Summey Flynn and was the wife of the...
Golen "Mamaw" Rice
Sep 12, 2002
Asheville - Golen MaMaw Pearlie Biddix Rice, 85, of 32 North Ann St. died Thursday September 12, 2002 at the Mt. Areas Hospice Solace Center after an extended illness. A native and lifelong resident of Asheville, she retired from the Hot Shot Cafe after 25 years of service. She was a daughter of the late John and Edith Biddix...
Ruby Mae Penley
Sep 12, 2002
Asheville - Ruby Mae Campbell Penley, 72, of 9 Skyland Circle died Thursday September 12, 2002 at St. Josephs Hospital following a period of declining health. A native of Gilmer County, West Virginia, she had resided in Buncombe County since 1952. Mrs. Penley retired in 1988 as a school teacher from the N.C. Juvenile Evaluation Center after 20 years...
Gail Foster Finch
Sep 11, 2002
Seneca S.C. - Donna Gail Foster Finch, 54, of 203 Fair Oaks Village died Wednesday, September 11, 2002 at the Oconee Memorial Hospital. A native of Buncombe County. She had resided in Seneca since 1993. Mrs. Finch was a graduate of Enka High School, former member of Mt. Pisgah Baptist Church and was a veteran of the U.S. Navy....
Thomas Avery Dillard
Sep 11, 2002
Asheville - Thomas Avery Dillard, 84, of 52 Wildwood Acres Road, died Wednesday September 11, 2002 at St. Josephs Hospital. A native of Jackson County, NC, he had lived most of his life in Buncombe County. He had worked for Federated Insurance Company and Hutton Insurance Company and was a member of West Asheville Baptist Church where he was...
Huey Thomas Jr.
Sep 10, 2002
Alexander - Huey Thomas, Jr., 56, of 1143 Old Hwy. #20 died Tuesday, September 10, 2002 at Mission St. Josephs Health System. A life long resident of Buncombe County, he was the son of the late Huey and Mary Calloway Thomas. Surviving are his brothers, Roy Bassett and wife Lucille of Woodfin, Claude Bassett and wife Sandy of West...
Mazel Cogdill Heiner
Sep 8, 2002
Asheville - Mazel Elizabeth Cogdill Heiner, 80, of 10 Clarendon Ave. died Sunday September 8, 2002 after a brief illness. A native and lifelong resident of Buncombe County, she retired from A. B. Emblem after 30 years of service and was a member of Newbridge Baptist Church. She was a daughter of the late John Fate and Leah Elizabeth...
Viola Wright Owen
Sep 7, 2002
Asheville - Viola Vergie Wright Owen, 90, of 5 Braddock Way died Saturday, September 7, 2002 at the Rickman Health Care Center of the W.N.C. Baptist Home following a period of declining health. A native of Buncombe County, she had resided in Jacksonville, FL most of her life, having returned to Asheville in the early 90s. She was a...
Bertie Lee Rice
Sep 6, 2002
Alexander - Bertie Lee Roberts Rice, 93, formerly of 1223 Lower Flat Creek Road, died Friday, September 6, 2002 at a Columbus, Georgia Health Care Center following a period of declining health. A native of Madison County. She had resided in Buncombe County since 1925. She retired in 1971 from Karlyn Shirt Factory after 27 years of service where...
Helen S. Williams
Sep 2, 2002
Asheville - Helen Marie Sloop Williams, 76, of 184 Elk Mountain Road, died Monday September 2, 2002 at her residence following a period of declining health. A lifelong resident of Buncombe County. She was former co-owner and secretary of Williams Feed Store and from 1942 to 1946 worked as a keypunch operator with Postal Accounts. She was a member...
Patricia Jean Knapp
Aug 29, 2002
Montgomery, Illinois - Patricia Jean Knapp, 42, of 2274 Jericho Rd. Apt. C-2 , formerly of Asheville, Died Thursday August 29, 2002 at the Provena Mercy Center in Aurora, Illinois. A native of West Frankfort, Illinois, she moved to Buncombe County in 1995 and returned to Montgomery, Illinois in 2000. She was a daughter of the late John Benjamin...
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