Joshua Carter Henderson
Apr 8, 2002
Asheville - Joshua Carter Henderson, 88, died Monday April 8, 2002 at his home after a period of declining health. A native and lifelong resident of Buncombe County, he retired from the Asheville Fire Department in 1974 after 34 years of service as a fireman and was a U.S. Army veteran of WWII. He was a son of the...
Margaret O. Bates
Apr 7, 2002
Asheville - Margaret O. Bates, 83, of 29 Marlowe Dr. died Sunday April 7, 2002 at Mountain Area Hospice following an extended illness. A native of Charleston, SC, she had resided in Buncombe County most of her life. She was a former waitress at Hot Shot Cafe, Eckerds Drug Store downtown and Merrimon Ave. and Burger King in Biltmore....
Tommy Dean Rogers
Apr 7, 2002
Leicester - Tommy Dean Rogers, 48, of 561 Mink Farm Road, died Sunday April 7, 2002 at Memorial Mission Hospital. A life long resident of Buncombe County, he was retired from the N.C. Department of Transportation. He was a son of Grace B. Rogers of Leicester and the late Albert R. Rogers. Surviving in addition to his mother are...
Vivian Carline Allen Wyatt
Apr 7, 2002
Asheville - Vivian Carline Allen Wyatt, 56, of 149 Reed St. died Sunday, April 7, 2002 at St. Josephs Hospital. A lifelong resident of Buncombe County, she was the daughter of the late Roy Leonard and Argie Wheeler Allen. Surviving are her husband, James Richard Wyatt of the home; daughters, Glenda Smathers and husband John Morgan Smathers of Asheville,...
Helen Ball
Apr 7, 2002
Candler - Helen Lori Greene Ball, 81, of 1293 Pisgah Hwy., died Sunday April 7, 2002 at Memorial Mission Hospital following a period of declining health. A native of Spartanburg, SC, she had resided in Buncombe County for 75 years. She was co-owner and former office manager of Ball Heating Company since 1964 and was of the Baptist faith....
Robert Glenn King
Apr 6, 2002
Candler - Robert Glenn King, 57, of 2 Jugtown Road, a devoted and loving Husband, Father and PaPaw went to be with the Lord Saturday, April 6, 2002 at the Asheville V.A. Medical Center following an extended illness. A native of Buncombe County. Mr. King had resided in Darlington, S.C. prior to returning to Buncombe County in 1990. He...
Leona B. Kinney
Apr 5, 2002
Candler - Leona Bernese Grubb Kinney, of 95 Holcombe Cove Road, died Friday April 5, 2002 at Pisgah Manor Health Care Center. She was born in Knox County, Ohio to the late John Clarence and Florence Syler Grubb. She graduated from high school in Silver Lake, Indiana and completed a business course at Indiana State Business College. She graduated...
Margaret L. Wilson
Apr 3, 2002
Fairview - Margaret Ellen Laughter Wilson, 87, of 125 Old Fort Road, died Wednesday April 3, 2002 at Fleshers Fairview Health Care following a period of declining health. A lifelong resident of Buncombe County. She was a member of Cedar Mountain Baptist Church where she enjoyed playing the piano. She was a loving wife and devoted mother and formerly...
Wayne W. Woody
Apr 3, 2002
Asheville - Wayne W. Woody, 82, of 100 Ramsey Rd. died Wednesday, April 3, 2002 at St. Josephs Hospital. He was a native of Buncombe County and had resided there for most of his life. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army, WW II, serving in the 101st Airborne Division, Screaming Eagles, 327 Glider Infantry where he was...
Philip W. Reid
Mar 31, 2002
Asheville -Philip W. Reid, 87, of 6 Elkmont Place, died Sunday, March 31, 2002 at Mission St. Josephs Health System following a brief illness. He was a beloved father and grandfather and a special friend to children. Mr. Reid owned and operated Sky City Furniture Co. in Asheville for 40 years before retiring in the 1980s. He was born...
Donna Lynn Elkins
Mar 28, 2002
Hiram, GA - Donna Lynn Sherlin Elkins, 47, formerly of Asheville, died Thursday March 28, 2002 unexpectedly. She was a native of Buncombe County and had lived in Georgia the past 8 years. She was the daughter of the late Roy and Peggy Caudle Sherlin. Surviving are her husband, Daniel Herbert Elkins of the home; daughter, Jennifer Shuemake of...
Ann Lora Bramlett
Mar 26, 2002
Asheville - Ann Lora Bramlett, 89, of 15 Pentland Hills Drive died Tuesday, March 26, 2002 at the Mountain Area Hospice Solace Center following an extended illness. A native of Atoka, Oklahoma. Mrs. Bramlett had resided in Tacoma, Washington for many years prior to moving to Asheville in 1962. Along with her husband they formerly owned and operated the...
Arthur Wade Edwards
Mar 25, 2002
Asheville - Arthur Wade Edwards, 60, of 132 Arnold Rd. died Monday, March 25, 2002 at the VA Medical Center, Asheville. A native of Mitchell County, he had lived in Buncombe County for 18 years. He was a veteran of the US Army, serving in during the Vietnam War. Surviving are his wife, Helen Raby Edwards of the home;...
Betty Jean Pressley
Mar 25, 2002
Asheville - Betty Jean Pressley, 77, of 5 Chatham Road died Monday, March 25, 2002 at Memorial Mission Hospital. A lifelong resident of Buncombe County. She was the daughter of the late Walter and Beatrice Swink King and the wife of the late William Eugene Pressley. She was also preceded in death by her son, Bill Pressley; daughters, Barbara...
Vernon Carlton Baldwin
Mar 24, 2002
Asheville - Vernon Carlton Baldwin, 74, of 106 School Road died Sunday March 24, 2002 at his home after an extended illness. A native and lifelong resident of Buncombe County, he was a U.S. Navy veteran of WWII and a member of the AMVETS club. He was a son of the late Theadore and Ethel Wright Baldwin. Surviving are...
Delphia Dean Fults
Mar 23, 2002
Candler - Delphia Dean Morton Fults, 104, of 93 Holly Hill Drive, died Saturday, March 23, 2002, at Pisgah Manor Health Care Center following a period of declining health. Born August 13, 1897 in San Jose, California. She was the daughter of the late Rolla Alexander Morton and Sarah Louisa Miles Morton and was also preceded in death by...
Gertie Leatherwood Branton
Mar 23, 2002
Penrose - Gertie Leatherwood Branton, 69, of Penrose went to be with the Lord on Saturday, March 23,2002 after a long battle with cancer. Born in Haywood County, she was the daughter of the late Sam Pack and Emma Jane Messer Leatherwood. Gertie was the wife of William B. Bill Branton, Sr. and is survived by a daughter and...
Joseph Dean "Joey" Harding
Mar 22, 2002
Asheville - Joseph Dean Joey Harding, 39, of 112 Beverly Road, died Friday March 22, 2002 at his residence. A life long resident of Buncombe County, he was a charter member of Reynolds Baptist Church. He was the son of Jean Ingle Harding with whom he made his home and the late Thomas D. Harding. Surviving in addition to...
James Clayton Banks
Mar 21, 2002
Fletcher - James Clayton Banks, 51, of 416 Emmas Grove Road died Thursday March 21, 2002 at his home. A native and resident of Buncombe County for most of his life, he was a son of the late Charlie Monroe Banks and Vera Leona Franklin Banks. He was also preceded in death by his brother, Charles Banks, Jr. Surviving...
Nina Elizabeth Shepherd Foster
Mar 16, 2002
Candler - Nina Elizabeth Shepherd Foster, 75, of 17 Hominy Hill Dr. died Saturday, March 16, 2002 at Magnolia Health Care Center. A native of Macon County, she had resided in Buncombe County for most of her life. She was formerly employed by Terry Enterprises as an inspector and she was a member of Inanda Baptist Church. Mrs. Foster...
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