Clifford William Worley
Oct 25, 2001
Asheville - Clifford William Worley, 87, of 522 Upper Grassy Branch Rd. died Thursday, October 25, 2001 at his residence. A native of Madison County, he had lived in Buncombe County for most of his life. He was the former owner/operator of Worleys Grocery and he was a member of the Biltmore Church of God. Mr. Worley was the...
Roger Jud Mcelroy
Oct 24, 2001
Asheville - David Roger Jud McElroy, 87, of 33 Baker Place died Wednesday October 24, 2001 at the Laurels of Summit Ridge after an extended illness. A native of Haywood County, he lived most of his life in Asheville. He retired in 1975 from Norfolk & Southern Railroad with 33 years of service and was a member of Liberty...
Clyde Allison Roberts
Oct 24, 2001
Asheville - Clyde Allison Roberts, 90, of 3 Oak Forest Court, died Wednesday October 24, 2001 at the Mountain Area Hospice Solace Center. A native and lifelong resident of Buncombe County, he retired from American Enka Corp. in 1974 after 37 years of service. He was a member of West Asheville Baptist Church since 1941 and was active in...
Ethel Johnston Hawkins
Oct 23, 2001
Asheville - Ethel Jerline Johnston Hawkins, 92, of 324 West Haywood Street, died Tuesday October 23, 2001 at her residence following a period of declining health. Mrs. Hawkins was a lifelong resident of Buncombe County and a member of Erwin Hills Baptist Church. She was the daughter of the late John Burgin and Ella Asalee Bishop Johnston and wife...
Jessica Haley Parker
Oct 23, 2001
Fairview - Jessica Haley Parker, 6, of 336 Old Charlotte Hwy. died Tuesday, October 23, 2001 at Memorial Mission Hospital. A lifelong resident of Buncombe County, she was a 1st grade student at Fairview Elementary School. Surviving are her parents, Timothy Shane and Jennifer Donnelly Parker of the home; maternal grandparents, Mike and Alice Donnelly of Fairview; paternal grandparents,...
Ray "Yogi" Curtis
Oct 22, 2001
Asheville - Ray Yogi Curtis, 69, of 15 Ben Lippen Rd., Lot #16 died Monday, October 22, 2001 at Memorial Mission Hospital after a brief illness. A native of Muscatine, Iowa, he had resided in Asheville for the past 13 years. He retired in 1988 as a Feed Salesman for Kent Feed Co. and he was a member of...
Frances Morgan Burris
Oct 21, 2001
Asheville - Frances Eva Morgan Burris, 69, formerly of Holly Hill, FL, died Sunday October 21, 2001at the residence of her son. A native of Buncombe County. She had retired from America Enka Corporation and was a member of Faith Tabernacle. She was the daughter of the late James S. Sr. and Roxann Medford Morgan and wife of the...
Robert Vester "Bob" Harwood
Oct 20, 2001
Arden - Robert Vester Bob Harwood, 55, of 21 Southwicke Drive, died Saturday October 20, 2001 at Mountain Area Hospice Solace Center. A native and lifelong resident of Buncombe County. He had retired June 2001 as Chief of Police of Biltmore Estate with whom he has been employed for 25 years. He was a native American of the Cherokee...
Clarence Edward "Bill" Embler
Oct 17, 2001
West Asheville - Clarence Edward Bill Embler, 74, of 76 Allen Street died Wednesday, October 17, 2001 at his residence following a period of declining health. A native of Buncombe County. He was a retired Sheet Metal Mechanic and a W.W. I I veteran of the U.S. Navy. He was a member of the American Legion, Faternal Order of...
Wilma Silvers Covert
Oct 17, 2001
Siler City - Wilma Crawford Silvers Covert, 81, of 110 East Sunview Drive died Wednesday, October 17, 2001 at Sun Bridge Care Facilities. A native of Buncombe County. Mrs. Covert was a daughter of the Late Bron Curtis and Flora Radcliff Crawford and the wife of the Late Raymond Silvers and the Late Henry Covert. She was a member...
Helen Woody Caldwell
Oct 16, 2001
Fairview - Helen Woody Caldwell, 79, of 3016 Cane Creek Road, died Tuesday October 16, 2001 at St. Josephs Hospital following a period of declining health. A native of Madison County. She had resided in Buncombe County most of her life, having resided in Lakeland, Florida from 1989 to 1997 when she returned to Buncombe County. She attended Family...
Preston Murray Jr.
Oct 12, 2001
Asheville - Preston Murray, Jr., 81, of 379 Old Leicester Hwy. died Friday, October 12, 2001 at Mountain Area Hospice. A native of Stokes County, he was a veteran of the US Navy, serving during WW II. He retired from Southern Railroad in 1982. Mr. Murray was the son of the late Preston Murray Sr. and Rosa Neal Murray....
Ruth Head Hampton
Oct 12, 2001
Asheville - Ruth Jeanette Head Hampton, 94, of 28 Skyview Terrace died Friday October 12, 2001 at her home. A native of Madison County, she lived most of her life in Buncombe County. She was a member and former Sunday School teacher at New Bridge Baptist Church. She was a daughter of the late Lattie Pender and Vista Carson...
Ben Richard Taylor
Oct 10, 2001
Asheville - Ben Richard Taylor, 89, of Chestnut Terrace died Wednesday October 10, 2001 at his home. He was a good husband, father, grandfather, father-in-law, and a special friend to others. He was a faithful member of Sweeten Creek Free Will Baptist Church where he was former Deacon, usher, and janitor for many years. He was retired from McLean...
Lynn Buckner
Oct 9, 2001
Candler - Lynn Buckner, 91, of 240 Liberty Rd. died Tuesday, October 9, 2001 at Pisgah Manor. A native of Buncombe County, he was a retired foreman from American Enka and was of the Baptist faith. Mr. Buckner was the son of the late Jim Martin Buckner and Minnie Lee Penland Buckner and was the husband of the late...
Lorenzo C. "Lonnie" Taylor
Oct 9, 2001
Fletcher - Lorenzo Carl Lonnie Taylor, 76, of 39 Golden Oaks Lane, died Tuesday October 9, 2001 at Park Ridge Hospital. A native of Sunburst Community in Haywood County, he had lived most of his life in Buncombe County. He retired in 1991 from American Enka Corporation after 44 years of service. Mr. Taylor was a member, deacon, layreader...
Robert Neal "Bob" Quakenbush
Oct 8, 2001
Asheville - Robert Neal Bob Quakenbush, 71, of 210 Adams Hill Road died Monday October 8, 2001 at his home after an extended illness. He was born June 30, 1930 in Asheville and was a son of the late Elwood and Frances Sherlin Quakenbush and was preceded in death by his sister, Betty Terry. He attended Emma School and...
Carl R. Crawford
Oct 4, 2001
West Asheville - Carl Robert Crawford, 81, of 136 Vermont Ave. died Thursday October 4, 2001 at Aston Park Health Care Center after a long illness. A native of Jackson County, he had resided in Buncombe county since 1959. He retired in 1982 from Apple Tree Chevrolet after 23 years of service and was an avid hunter and fisherman....
C. Bruce Hunter Sr.
Oct 3, 2001
Asheville - Calvin Bruce Hunter, Sr. 95 of 25 Warwick Road died suddenly, Wednesday, October 3, 2001 at Memorial Mission Hospital. A native Jacks Creek Section of Yancey County. He had resided in Buncombe County since 1947. He studied at Maryville College, Biltmore College and Western Carolina University with additional correspondence work at UNC- Chapel Hill and the University...
Harold Richard Payne
Oct 3, 2001
Candler - Harold Richard Payne, 60, of Maple Ridge Rd. died Wednesday, October 3, 2001 at Mountain Area Hospice. A native of Swain County, he had resided in Buncombe County for 35 years. He was a member of Starnes Cove Baptist Church, was an Army Veteran, and was retired from BASF. He was the son of Grady Robert Payne...
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