Geneva Blankenship
Feb 7, 2002
Asheville - Geneva Ballard Spivey Blankenship, 78, of 22 Dry Ferry Road died Thursday February 7, 2002 at the Mt. Area Hospice Solace Center. A native of Shell Creek, Tn. she resided in Buncombe County all of her life. She was the daughter of the late Dewey and Leona Hass Ballard and was also preceded in death by daughter...
Kate Mashburn Lunsford
Feb 6, 2002
Asheville - Kate Mashburn Lunsford, 78, of 25 Woodlawn Ave. died February 6, 2002 at St. Josephs Hospital after an extended illness in the loving arms of her family. Born in Jackson County, she moved to Swain County as a child and then moved to Buncombe County in 1932 where she resided the rest of her life. She was...
Michael M. Harwood
Feb 6, 2002
Weaverville - Michael M. Harwood, 47, of 28 Camel Field Dr. died Wednesday, February 6, 2002. Born in Madison County, he had lived in Buncombe County for all of his life. He was employed by he US Department of the Interior, Blue Ridge Parkway. Mr. Harwood was a member of Woodland Hills Baptist Church, a member of the Reems...
Eloise "Mama Bill" Ferguson
Feb 4, 2002
Leicester - Eloise Mattie Mama Bill Swann Ferguson, 95, of 187 Martin Branch Rd. died Monday, February 4, 2002 at her residence. A resident of Madison County most of her life before moving to Buncombe County in the mid 1970s. She was member of Laurel Fork Free Will Baptist Church. Mrs. Ferguson was the daughter of the late Howell...
Clyde Donald Israel
Feb 2, 2002
Lexington, KY. - Clyde Donald Israel, 75, passed away Saturday, February 2, 2002 at the VA hospital in Lexington, Ky. after a brief illness. A native of Woodfin, he had lived in Lexington, Ky. for the past 10 years. He was a disabled WWII veteran of the U.S. Navy, having served on the USS Coates. He was a lifelong...
Kevin Jerell White
Feb 1, 2002
Candler - Kevin Jerell White, 29, of 475 Dogwood Rd. died Friday, February 1, 2002 at Jefferson Memorial Hospital, Jefferson City TN from injuries sustained in an automobile accident. A lifelong resident of Buncombe County, he was a member of Pole Creek Baptist Church. He was preceded in death by a brother, Keith Wayne White. Surviving are his parents,...
Emma Inez Burgin
Jan 29, 2002
Asheville - Emma Inez Greene Burgin, 84, of 129 Marietta Street, died Tuesday January 29, 2002 at her home following a period of declining health. A native & resident for most of her life in Buncombe County. She was a loving mother and devoted grandmother and a school crossing guard with the city of Asheville for over 20 years....
Helen M. Candler
Jan 26, 2002
Darby, Montana - Helen Marquette Sams Candler, 82, of 7302 West Fork Road died Saturday, January 26, 2002 at the Valley View Estates Nursing Home in Hamilton, Montana following a period of declining health. A native and resident of Buncombe County she had moved to Darby in 1994. She retired as a sales clerk from K-Mart in Skyland and...
Alma Mae Coffey
Jan 25, 2002
Swannanoa - Alma Mae Harper Coffey, 83, of 204 Eastwood Avenue - Grovemont died Friday January 25, 2002 at the Mtn. Area Hospice Solace Center following a period of declining health. A lifelong resident of Buncombe County, she retired from the Asheville City Schools in 1980 as a dietician after 20 years of service. She was a member of...
Robert Willard Hill
Jan 23, 2002
Asheville - Robert Willard Hill, 64, of 437 Onteora Blvd. died Wednesday January 23, 2002 at his home following a period of declining health. A lifelong resident of Buncombe country, he was a member of Calvary Baptist Church in Fairview. He was a volunteer with the Asheville V.A. Medical Center with over 2500 hours of service and with Meals...
Luella Reese Ammons
Jan 22, 2002
Fletcher - Luella R. Ammons, 80, died Tuesday January 22, 2002. A native of Madison County she had lived most of her life in Henderson County. She was the daughter of the late Robert H. and Mary West Reese and wife of the late Porter Leroy Ammons. Surviving are her daughter, two grandsons and a brother. Graveside service will...
Jack Ward Ponder
Jan 21, 2002
Asheville - Jack Ward Ponder, 74, of 249 Gorman Bridge Rd. died Monday, January 21, 2002 at Memorial Mission Hospital. A lifelong resident of Buncombe County, he retired from the NC State Highway Department and was of the Baptist faith. Mr. Ponder was the son of the late Kia and Zennie Shook Ponder. Surviving are his wife, Ruby Walker...
Sandra Elizabeth Gaddy
Jan 21, 2002
Asheville - Sandra Elizabeth Capps Gaddy, 59, of 11 Honeysuckle Lane died Monday January 21, 2002 at St. Josephs Hospital after an extended illness. A native and lifelong resident of Buncombe county, she was a member of Woodfin Baptist Church. She was a daughter of Ruth Marie Allen of Asheville and the late Lewis Edward Capps and was also...
Helga Grossmann Silver
Jan 21, 2002
Asheville - Helga Grossman Silver, 58, of 71 Wellington Street, died unexpectedly Monday January 21, 2002 at Memorial Mission Hospital. She was a native of Bad-Vilbel, Germany and had resided in Asheville since 1973. She had worked over 15 years for Clothing Care Center as an attendant and was a Diamond Card Member of the Cherokee Casino. She was...
Helen Irene Hollar
Jan 19, 2002
Asheville - Helen Irene Gentry Hollar, 73, of 40 Woodhill Dr. died Saturday, January 19, 2002 at Memorial Mission Hospital. A lifelong resident of Buncombe County, she was a member of Westview Baptist Church in Weaverville where she was a long time Sunday School Teacher and Church Secretary. She attended Words of Life Tabernacle in Arden and she was...
Willis Lee Brewer
Jan 18, 2002
Asheville - Willis Lee Brewer, 63, of 42 Barn Owl Rd. died Friday, January 18, 2002 at the VA Medical Center, Asheville. A lifelong resident of Buncombe County, he was a veteran of the US Army, serving in the 4th Infantry. Mr. Brewer was a son of the late Justin Arnold and Maybelle Wells Brewer. In addition to his...
Kenneth William "Bill" Schilt
Jan 16, 2002
Asheville - Tech SGT. Kenneth William Bill Schilt, US Air Force (Ret), 80, of 23 Woodland Ave. died Wednesday, January 16, 2002 at the VA Medical Center. A native of Paulding Co., Ohio, he retired from the US Air Force in 1967 having served during WW II, the Korean Conflict, and the Vietnam War. Mr. Schilt was the son...
Michelle Renee Ray
Jan 15, 2002
Asheville - Michelle Renee Ray, 25, of 5 Kilkenny Drive died unexpectantly Tuesday, January 15, 2002 at Memorial Mission Hospital. A lifelong resident of Buncombe County. She was a child care provider and the daughter of Michael Dale Ray of the home and the late Mary Ray. Surviving in addition to her father are her children, Savannah, Briana and...
Robert Lewis "Bob" Taylor
Jan 15, 2002
Jacksonville, FL. - Robert Lewis Bob Taylor, 42, died Tuesday January 15, 2002 at his residence. He was a son of the late John Henry and Rosa Lee Rector Taylor, both formerly of Asheville. Surviving are his son, Dustin Taylor; sister, Vickie Miller of Dublin, Ohio; Fiancee, Doreen Schwartz of Jacksonville and six nieces and nephews. Memorial services were...
Bobbie Quinn Warren
Jan 13, 2002
Asheville - Bobbie Bertha Quinn Warren, 74, of 95 West Cedar Lane died Sunday January 13, 2002 at her home. A lifelong resident of Buncombe County, she was a member of V.F.W. Post #891 Ladies Auxiliary and the Moose Lodge. She attended The Chapel. She was a daughter of the late William Walter and Luna Elizabeth Butler Quinn and...
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