Verdelle Lester Buice
Oct 3, 2001
Swannanoa - Verdelle Lester Buice, 85, of Swannanoa died Wednesday, October 3, 2001 at the Asheville V.A. Medical Center following a period of declining health. A native of Augusta, Georgia. He had resided in Bamberg, S.C. for most of his life prior to moving to Asheville in June of 1992. Mr. Buice retired in 1966 from Dupont after many...
Samuel Frederick "Fred" Embler
Oct 2, 2001
Swannanoa - Samuel Fred Embler, 50, of 1 Hillside Circle, died Tuesday October 2, 2001 unexpectedly in Charleston, SC. He was a lifelong resident of Buncombe County and was a former employee of Mountain View Restaurant. He was the son of the late Sam and Dolores McIntyre Embler. Surviving are his wife, Karen Banks Embler of the home; sons,...
Carroll T. "Slippy" Fowler
Oct 1, 2001
Asheville - Carroll T. Slippy Fowler, 89, formerly of the Spring Creek Community of Madison County died Monday, October 1, 2001 at Mountain Area Hospice. He was the son of the late Furman and Addie Cody Fowler, Surviving are his loving and dedicated wife of 65 years, Carolyn Childress Fowler of the home; daughter, Yvonne Petersen of Arden; 3...
Katheryne S. Scarborough
Oct 1, 2001
Asheville - Robbie Katheryne Sprouse Scarborough, 81, of 71 West Street went to be with Jesus Monday, October 1, 2001. A lifelong resident of Buncombe County. She was a devoted and loving wife, mother and grandmother and a member of Merrimon Avenue Baptist Church. She was a daughter of the late Robert L. and Althea Elizabeth Hall Sprouse and...
Elouise Mchone Ingle
Sep 29, 2001
Asheville - Elouise Ingle, 86, of 67 Joyner Ave. died Saturday, September 29, 2001 at her residence. A native of Madison County, she had lived in Buncombe County for most of her life. She was the daughter of the late Spurgeon L. and Lola Murray McHone and was the wife of the late Hillary Julius Ingle. She was also...
Dewey Howard Rice
Sep 28, 2001
Asheville - Dewey Howard Rice, 75, of 4 Maple St. died Friday September 28, 2001 at Memorial Mission Hospital. A native and lifelong resident of Buncombe County, he retired from Burlington Ind. and was a U.S. Navy veteran of WWII. He was a son of the late Dewey Talmadge and Lela Meadows Rice. Surviving are his wife, Nea Rice...
Harold Vernon Campbell
Sep 28, 2001
Asheville - Harold Vernon Campbell, 74, of 15 Holly Drive died Friday September 28, 2001 at Memorial Mission Hospital. A native of Tampa, Fl., he first came to Asheville in 1967 where he served as a Postal Service Officer and later served as Postmaster and Western North Carolina Sectional Center Manager. After serving as Deputy Manager of Logistics in...
Morris Ervin Williams
Sep 27, 2001
Asheville - Morris Ervin Williams, 76, 0f 63 Pisgah View Rd. died Thursday, September 27, 2001 at Memorial Mission Hospital. A lifelong resident of Buncombe County, he was the son of the late Luther Martin Williams and Bertha Cordell Williams. He was an US Navy Veteran of WW II, serving on the USS Pullix. He was a member of...
Rebecca Taylor Travis
Sep 27, 2001
CANDLER - Rebecca Sue Taylor Travis, 55, of 105 Queen Road died Thursday September 27, 2001 at her home. A native and lifelong resident of Buncombe County, she was formerly employed as the human resources manager for Perry Alexander Construction Co. and was a graduate of Mars Hill College. She was a member of Mills River Presbyterian Church and...
Mabel Pauline Robinson
Sep 26, 2001
Swannanoa - Mabel Pauline Robinson, 88, of 121 Edwards Avenue, went to be with the Lord Wednesday September 26, 2001 at her home. A native and lifelong resident of Buncombe County, she was a member of Clayton Avenue Baptist Church. She was a daughter of the late Robert and Ella Banks Ledford and the wife of the late B....
Thomas "Tommy" Garren
Sep 25, 2001
Asheville - Thomas Tommy Clarence Garren, 45, of 64 3rd St. died unexpectedly. A native of Canton, OH, he was employed as a painter with Brown Paint Co. and was a member of the Biltmore Holiness Temple. Mr. Garren was the son of Eugene R. Garren of Asheville and Elizabeth Rhew Thomas of Asheville. Surviving in addition to his...
James Arthur Lutz
Sep 24, 2001
Asheville - James Arthur Lutz, 43, of 30 Renee Rd. died Monday, September 24, 2001 at Memorial Mission Hospital. A native of Ft. Lauderdale, FL, he had lived in Buncombe County since 1969. He was a long distance truck driver with US Xpress and had worked with PST Trucking and Sayles Bleacheries. Mr. Lutz was the son of Alice...
Karl L. Rowell
Sep 23, 2001
Arden - Karl L. Rowell, 32, of Glenn Bridge Rd. SE died Sunday, Sept. 23, 2001. A native of Raleigh, he had lived in Buncombe County for most of his life. He was the husband of Tammy A. Rowell and the father of Ashley and Alexander Rowell of Arden. Surviving in addition to his wife and children are his...
Eugene C. Smith
Sep 22, 2001
Candler - Eugene C. Smith, 55, of 819 Monte Vista Road, died Saturday September 22, 2001 at St. Josephs Hospital. A lifelong resident of Buncombe County. Mr. Smith was owner and operator of Asheville Auto Parts and H & S Auto Parts, a member of Liberty Baptist Church and a veteran of the U.S. Marine Corps serving during the...
Fred Henry Chasteen Sr.
Sep 20, 2001
Weaverville - Fred Henry Chasteen, Sr., 55, of 26 North Hills Rd. died Thursday, September 20, 2001 at Memorial Mission Hospital. He was a resident of Buncombe County for most of his life. He was employed by R.L. Coleman and Company at Edgewood Apts. for about 15 years He was a very loving and devoted son, husband, dad, granddad,...
Hazel Sanders Bennett
Sep 20, 2001
Asheville - Hazel Sanders Bennett of 213 Richmond Hill died Thursday September 20, 2001 at Rickman Nursing Center. A native of Columbia, SC. She had lived most of her life in Buncombe County. She worked for R.L. Coleman and Company and retired from St. Genevieves Gibbons Hall Catholic School. She was a member of Calvary Baptist Church for 50...
James Vaughn "Jim" Taylor
Sep 19, 2001
ARDEN - James Vaughn Jim Taylor, 48, of 177 Old Shoals Road, died Wednesday September 19, 2001 at his home. A lifelong resident of Buncombe County, he was a son of Dorothy Dale Taylor Blake of the home and the late Vaughn L. Taylor. Surviving are his brothers, Ron Taylor of Murphy and Bob Taylor of Asheville and several...
Joanna Kay "Jinny" Hawkinson
Sep 19, 2001
Greensboro - Joanna Kay Jinny Hawkinson, 23, formerly of Asheville, went to be with the Lord on Wednesday September 19, 2001, following injuries sustained in an automobile accident. Jinny was a member of Trinity Presbyterian Church in Asheville, where she had been involved in small group discipleship. She moved to Winston-Salem in 1998 and was a faithful employee of...
Irene Mcmanus Long
Sep 18, 2001
Lakeland, Florida - Irene Elkins McManus Long, 80, of 633 Edgewood Dr., formerly of 32 Hopedale Circle, Asheville, died Tuesday September 18, 2001 at her residence following a period of declining health. A native of Buncombe County and resident most of her life prior to moving to Lakeland in 1985. She had retired in 1985 from Square D and...
Robert Byrd "Bob" Melton Sr.
Sep 18, 2001
Asheville - Tech Sgt. Robert Byrd Bob Melton, Sr., U.S Air Force, Retired, died Tuesday, September 18, 2001 at the Hospice Solace Center following a brief illness. A native of Ft. Oglethorpe, Georgia. He had resided in Buncombe County most of his life. Mr. Melton retired in 1980 after 20 years with the U.S. Air Force of which he...
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