William Thomas "Tom" James
Jun 9, 2002
Candler - William Thomas Tom James, 65, of 150 Canaan Drive died Sunday June 9, 2002 at Mountain Area Hospice. A native of Buncombe County he had lived in Maryland for 30 years before moving back to Candler in 1995. He had retired from IBM as a computer analyst, was an avid gardener and wood carver, enjoyed training the...
John Lewis Marlowe
Jun 8, 2002
Fairview - John Lewis Marlowe, 75, of 6 Spring Mountain Rd. died Saturday, June 8, 2002 at Mission St. Joseph Health Care System following a long illness. A lifelong resident of Buncombe County, he was a member, Deacon, and former choir director of Spring Mountain Baptist Church. He was a veteran of the US Army, serving during WW II,...
Bessie Shelton Thomas
Jun 6, 2002
Asheville - Bessie Shelton Thomas, 100, of 303 Hi-Alta Ave. died Thursday, June 6, 2002 at Mountain Area Hospice Solace Center. A native of Madison County, she was the daughter of the late Dan and Martha Treadway Shelton and was the wife of the late Cas Thomas. She was also preceded in death by her son, Wayron D. Thomas....
Anna Kathleen Rubeck
Jun 5, 2002
Holly Hill, Fl. Anna Kathleen Rubeck, 55, of 817 8th St. died Wednesday June 5, 2002 at Erie County Medical Center in Buffalo, NY. A native of Candler, N.C., she had resided in Fl. since 1984. She was a daughter of the late Onley Plemnons and Edith Reed. Surviving are her husband, Donald Rubeck of the home; sons, Kenneth...
Irene Rice English
Jun 2, 2002
Asheville - Irene Rice English, 87, of 100 Cheerio Lane Apt C-70, died Sunday, June 2, 2002 at St. Josephs Hospital. A native of Madison, County. She had lived in Buncombe County since 1928. She was a member of Arden Presbyterian Church and had worked for Biltmore Bleachers. Mrs. English was a daughter of the late Ashford Bryson and...
Thomas J. Flynn
Jun 1, 2002
Alexander - Thomas J. Flynn, 80, died Saturday June 1, 2002 at Mountain Area Hospice Solace Center. A native of New York City, NY he had resided in Buncombe County since December of 1977. He retired in 1977 after 25 years of service with Hostess Cake, was an W.W.II Army Veteran where a recipient of the Bronze Star Medal....
Doris Redden "Dot" Buckner
May 31, 2002
Asheville - Doris Dot Redden Buckner, 65, of 11 Ben Lippen Road, died Friday May 31, 2002 at Memorial Mission Hospital after an extended illness. A lifelong resident of Buncombe County. She was a retired private duty LPN, a member of Harvest Time Assembly, the church choir and the Western N.C. C.B. Club with the handle Little Dot. She...
Stella Rector Elliott
May 29, 2002
Black Mountain - Stella Allison Rector Elliott, 81, of 212 Goldmont Street died Wednesday, May 29, 2002. A native of McDowell County. Mrs. Elliott had resided in Buncombe County since the mid 1940s and was a homemaker. She was a daughter of the late Richard and Mae Moore Allison and the wife of the late John Wesley Rector who...
Louise Propest Edwards
May 26, 2002
Candler - Louise P. Edwards, 62, went to be with her Lord on Sunday May 26, 2002 at St. Josephs Hospital. She was a native and lifelong resident of Buncombe County and was employed by Mitchell Height Family Care Home. She was a daughter of the late Rev. Garrett A. and Addie L. Propest. She was also preceded in...
Pansy Gelene Worley Roberts
May 25, 2002
Asheville - Pansy Gelene Roberts, 70, of 912 New Leicester Hwy. died Saturday May 25, 2002 at Mission St. Josephs Health Care System. A native and lifelong resident of Buncombe County, she retired from Square D. She was a member of Mt. Carmel Baptist Church and the Margaret Roberts Bible Study Class and also a former member of Turkey...
Bobby James Wyatt
May 23, 2002
Asheville - Bobby James Wyatt, 64, of 2 Allison Court died Thursday, May 23, 2002 at Mission St. Josephs Health Care System. A lifelong resident of Buncombe County, he was employed for 27 years by Ingles Markets. He was the son of the late William Henry and Virginia Taylor Wyatt. Surviving are his wife, Elizabeth McLean Wyatt of the...
Ruth Roberta "Bobbi" Kurth
May 22, 2002
Asheville - Roberta Bobbi Wright Kurth, 64, formerly of Given Estates, died Wednesday May 22, 2002 at Memorial Mission Hospital after a long illness. She was a native of Buncombe County and had lived in Chicago, IL before moving back to Asheville in 1990. She was of the Baptist faith and a daughter of Frank and Charlotte Redmon Wright...
Deborah Bartlett Williams
May 22, 2002
Asheville - Deborah Kay Bartlett Williams, 47, went home May 22, 2002 to be with her Lord, after a courageous battle with leukemia. She was a wonderful loving wife, mother, grandmother and friend. She was employed by Waddell Sluder and Adams Insurance and Comforce Staffing. Debbie had also worked for the Buncombe County Department of Social Services and N.C....
Inez Cogdill Roberts
May 20, 2002
Weaverville - Inez Cogdill Roberts, 70, died Monday May 20, 2002 at her residence. A native of Madison County and a resident most of her life in Buncombe County. She was a homemaker and a member of Woodland Hills Baptist Church. Mrs. Roberts was a daughter of the late Lonnie and Nannie Roberts Cogdill and wife of Rev. Lloyd...
Charles Willard Allen
May 20, 2002
Ocala, FL -Charles Willard Allen, 72, of 2125 N.E. 55th Street, died Monday May 20, 2002 at his residence following a period of declining health. A native of Fletcher, NC he had resided in Dearborne, Michigan for 35 years and had resided in Ocala, FL for the past 19 years. He retired in 1985 from Ford Motor Company and...
Raymond Maurice Lance
May 16, 2002
Hendersonville - Raymond Maurice Lance, 59 of 239 Carolina Circle went home to be with the Lord Thursday May 16, 2002 at the Elizabeth House. A native of Buncombe county, he had lived in Henderson County since 1980 and was a veteran of the U.S. Army. He was a son of the late Frank Boyce and Robena Ester Cabe...
Grace Helen Brown
May 15, 2002
Asheville - Grace Helen Brown, 80, of 224 Westwood Place, died Wednesday May 15, 2002 at Blue Ridge Rehab and Health Care. A life long resident of Buncombe County. She had worked at different nursing homes as a nurse and was a member of Trinity Baptist Church. She was a daughter of the late Isaac William and Mandy Clark...
Everett Tate
May 15, 2002
Asheville - Everett Britt Tate, 83, of 3402 St. Augustine Place, died Wednesday May 15, 2002 at the Mountain Area Hospice Solace Center after a brief illness. A native and lifelong resident of Buncombe County, he was a member and former Deacon at Riverside Baptist Church. Mr. Tate was a Life Member of NIchols West Asheville Masonic Lodge #650...
Mary Elizabeth "Toni" Coates
May 15, 2002
Barnardsville - Mary Elizabeth Toni Fleming Coates, 81, of 2645 Riverside Dr., Trenton, MI, formerly of 393 Paint Fork Rd., Barnardsville, died Wednesday, May 15, 2002 after an extended illness. Born in Pikeville, KY, she had lived most of her life in Detroit, MI before returning to Buncombe County in 1972. She retired from Shaw Industries in 1983. Mrs....
Johnny Mack Watts
May 13, 2002
Asheville - Johnny Mack Watts, 70, of 70 Avondale Rd. died Monday, May 13, 2002 at the Mountain Area Hospice Center. A native of Buncombe County, he was the son of the late Frank LeRoy and Leona McMahan Watts. Surviving are his sons, Paul Watts and John Christian Watts and wife Olga all of Candler; sisters, Doris Watts and...
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