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...
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...
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