Obituary Listing

Ronald Francis Browning

Ronald Francis Browning

Jul 27, 2001

Candler - Ronald Francis Browning, 47, of 175 Fairmont Rd. went home to be with the Lord on Friday, July 27, 2001. A native of Haywood County, he had resided in Buncombe County for 18 years. He was a member of Trinity Baptist Church where he had coached the ladies and mens softball teams, and the mens basketball team....

James "Jim" Roseborough Iii

James "Jim" Roseborough Iii

Jul 26, 2001

ASHEVILLE - James Jim W. Roseborough III, 85, of 23 Morse Street, died Thursday July 26, 2001 at his residence. A native of Jackson County, Fl. he had lived most of his life in Buncombe County. He was a member of Cedar Hill Free Will Baptist Church and son of the late James W. Roseborough, Jr. and Ethel Tolley...

Thomas John Newton

Thomas John Newton

Jul 26, 2001

Arden - Thomas John Newton 72, of 65 Rockwood Road - A, died Thursday, July 26, 2001 at the Asheville V.A. Medical Center. Memorial services will be held at a later date. Anders-Rice Funeral Home is assisting Mr. Newtons family.

Dorothy Louise Stamey King

Dorothy Louise Stamey King

Jul 26, 2001

CANDLER - Dorothy Louise Stamey King, 72, of 434 Reeves Cove Rd. died Thursday, July 26, 2001 at the home of her daughter. A lifelong resident of Buncombe County, she was a member of Asheville Pentecostal Holiness Church. Mrs. King was the daughter of the late Buster Stamey and Ethel Cooper Stamey Trull. Surviving are her husband, Vernon Troy...

Joe "Old Joe" Cantley Jr.

Joe "Old Joe" Cantley Jr.

Jul 25, 2001

West Asheville - Ira Joe Old Joe Cantley, Jr. of 11 Inglewood Ave. died Wednesday July 25, 2001 at St. Josephs Hospital. A native of Seth, West Virginia. He had resided in Buncombe County since the 1950s. He retired in 1998 from McKinney Welding Supplies Inc. after 14 years of service as a repairman and was formerly employed with...

Dr. James "Chip" Morgan Jr.

Dr. James "Chip" Morgan Jr.

Jul 22, 2001

Asheville - Dr. James "Chip" Morgan, Jr., 49, of 623 Forest Rd., Asheville, died Sunday, July 22, 2001 at Memorial Mission Hospital. A native of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, he was the son of Jane Kessler Morgan and the late James Sill Morgan Sr. After graduating from Trinity College in Connecticut he earned his MD degree from Cornell University School of...

Lloyd F. Embler

Lloyd F. Embler

Jul 22, 2001

LLOYD F. EMBLER ASHEVILLE - LLOYD F. EMBLER, 91, OF 892 OLD LEICESTER HWY. DIED SUNDAY, JULY 22, 2001 AT HIS RESIDENCE FOLLOWING A PERIOD OF DECLINING HEALTH. A NATIVE OF BUNCOMBE COUNTY, HE HAD RESIDED IN SAN DIEGO, CA AND FT. WORTH, TX BEFORE RETURNING TO BUNCOMBE COUNTY IN 1947. HE WAS THE FORMER OWNER AND OPERATOR OF...

Elizabeth Clark Lewis

Elizabeth Clark Lewis

Jul 21, 2001

ELIZABETH CLARK LEWIS WEAVERVILLE - ELIZABETH CLARK LEWIS, 59, OF 21 CLINTON STREET, APT. # A-4 DIED SATURDAY, JULY 21, 2001 AT HER RESIDENCE FOLLOWING A PERIOD OF DECLINING HEALTH. A LIFELONG RESIDENT OF BUNCOMBE COUNTY. MRS. LEWIS RETIRED IN 1996 FROM MILLS MANUFACTURING COMPANY WHERE SHE SERVED AS A SEWING MACHINE OPERATOR. SHE WAS A DAUGHTER OF THE...

Homer Sanford Davis

Homer Sanford Davis

Jul 21, 2001

ASHEVILLE - HOMER SANFORD DAVIS, 67, DIED AS HE LIVED, A CHRISTIAN, ON SATURDAY JULY 21, 2001 AT THE MAGNOLIA HEALTH CARE CENTER AFTER A PERIOD OF DECLINING HEALTH. HE WAS A NATIVE AND LIFELONG RESIDENT OF BUNCOMBE COUNTY AND A MEMBER OF PLEASANT HILL BAPTIST CHURCH. HE WAS THE SON OF LOIS BOWERS DAVIS OF ASHEVILLE AND THE...

Reggie Lee Gardner

Reggie Lee Gardner

Jul 20, 2001

WEST ASHEVILLE - REGGIE LEE GARDNER, 89, OF 2 EOLA AVENUE DIED FRIDAY, JULY 20, 2001 AT GREEN TREE RIDGE FOLLOWING A PERIOD OF DECLINING HEALTH. A NATIVE OF YANCEY COUNTY. HE HAD RESIDED IN BUNCOMBE COUNTY MOST OF HIS LIFE AND WAS CO-OWNER & OPERATOR OF G & R MOTOR SALES. HE WAS A MEMBER OF TEMPLE BAPTIST...

Grace Monday Downes

Grace Monday Downes

Jul 20, 2001

ASHEVILLE - GRACE MONDAY DOWNES, 92, FORMERLY OF 1473 !/2 PATTON AVENUE, DIED FRIDAY JULY 20, 2001 AT ST. JOSEPHS HOSPITAL. A NATIVE AND LIFELONG RESIDENT OF BUNCOMBE COUNTY SHE WAS A RETIRED OPERATOR FOR SOUTHERN BELL TELEPHONE AFTER 37 YEARS OF SERVICE. SHE WAS A MEMBER OF TELEPHONE PIONEERS AND CAROLINA MEMORY FUND. SHE WAS THE DAUGHTER OF...

Elvin Ruth Pettit

Elvin Ruth Pettit

Jul 19, 2001

ASHEVILLE - ELVIN RUTH BANK PETTIT, 61, OF 15 WOODLAND TERRACE , DIED THURSDAY JULY 19, 2001 AT MOUNTAIN AREA HOSPICE A LIFELONG RESIDENT OF BUNCOMBE COUNTY. SHE WAS A MEMBER OF WOODLAND TERRACE BAPTIST CHURCH WHERE SHE WAS A SUNDAY SCHOOL TEACHER AND SANG WITH THE GIFT TRIO AND WAS A MEMBER OF POST #891 V.F.W. LADIES AUXILIARY....

Margaret Geneva "Mimi" Jackson

Margaret Geneva "Mimi" Jackson

Jul 13, 2001

MARGARET G. JACKSON MIMI ARDEN - MARGARET GENEVA AUSTIN JACKSON, 75, OF 24 McDONALD RD. DIED FRIDAY, JULY 13, 2001 AT THE HOME OF HER DAUGHTER. SHE WAS A LIFELONG RESIDENT OF BUNCOMBE COUNTY, WAS A MEMBER OF WORDS OF LIFE TABERNACLE, AND HAD BEEN A LPN AT ST. JOSEPHS HOSPITAL FOR 20 YEARS. MRS. JACKSON WAS THE DAUGHTER...

Nancy Martin Pressley

Nancy Martin Pressley

Jul 13, 2001

ASHEVILLE - NANCY LEE MARTIN PRESSLEY, 49, OF 30 TRUE FAITH DR. DIED FRIDAY, JULY 13, 2001 AT HER HOME AFTER A PERIOD OF DECLINING HEALTH. A LIFELONG RESIDENT OF BUNCOMBE COUNTY. MRS. PRESSLEY WAS CO-OWNER OF CARS UNLIMITED. SHE WAS A 1970 GRADUATE OF CLYDE A ERWIN HIGH SCHOOL AND A GRADUATE OF ST. GENEVIEVE SCHOOL. SHE WAS...

Della Brown Peek

Della Brown Peek

Jul 10, 2001

ASHEVILLE - DELLA LEE BROWN PEEK, 96, FORMERLY OF 185 RAMSEY ROAD DIED TUESDAY, JULY 10, 2001 AT THE OAKS AT SWEETEN CREEK. MRS. PEEK WAS BORN ON FEBRUARY 7, 1905 TO THE LATE CHARLIE B. AND GEORGIA RAMSEY BROWN OF LEICESTER AND WAS ALSO PRECEDED IN DEATH BY HER HUSBAND, ELBERT W. PEEK IN 1974 AND FOUR SISTERS...

Wanda Lillie Cooper

Wanda Lillie Cooper

Jul 9, 2001

WANDA LILLIE COOPER ASHEVILLE - WANDA LILLIE MEHAFFEY COOPER, 61, OF 265 SMITH GRAVEYARD RD. DIED MONDAY, JULY 9, 2001 AT MEMORIAL MISSION HOSPITAL. A LIFELONG RESIDENT OF BUNCOMBE COUNTY, SHE WAS A MEMBER OF ZION HILL BAPTIST CHURCH. SHE WAS THE DAUGHTER OF GENEVIEVE BROOKSHIRE MEHAFFEY OF LEICESTER AND THE LATE RUFUS LEROY MEHAFFEY. SURVIVING IN ADDITION TO...

Marie Trantham Nanney

Marie Trantham Nanney

Jul 7, 2001

FAIRVIEW - MARIE TRANTHAM NANNEY, 73, OF 715 CHARLOTTE HWY. DIED SATURDAY JULY 7, 2001. A NATIVE AND LIFELONG RESIDENT OF BUNCOMBE COUNTY, SHE WAS A DAUGHTER OF THE LATE CURTIS DEWEY AND THELMA REED TRANTHAM AND THE WIFE OF THE LATE HUBERT FRANKLIN NANNY. SHE WAS ALSO PRECEDED IN DEATH BY A SON, HUBERT FRANKLIN NANNY, JR. SURVIVING...

Nellie Rice Reese

Nellie Rice Reese

Jul 6, 2001

ASHEVILLE - NELLIE LOU NANCY RICE REESE, 99, OF 70 SWEETEN CREEK ROAD, DIED FRIDAY JULY 6, 2001 AT GREENTREE RIDGE FOLLOWING A PERIOD OF DECLINING HEALTH. A NATIVE OF MADISON COUNTY. SHE RESIDED IN BUNCOMBE COUNTY FOR THE PAST 58 YEARS AND WAS A DEVOTED AND LOVING WIFE AND MOTHER. SHE WAS A MEMBER OF PLEASANT HILL BAPTIST...

Donald Clay Griffin

Donald Clay Griffin

Jul 4, 2001

DONALD CLAY GRIFFIN MARION - DONALD CLAY GRIFFIN, 72, OF 4 BRIAR CLIFF RD. DIED WEDNESDAY, JULY 4, 2001 AT MCDOWELL COUNTY HOSPITAL. A NATIVE OF RUTHERFORD COUNTY, HE HAD LIVED MOST OF HIS LIFE IN BUNCOMBE COUNTY. HE WAS RETIRED FROM THE ASHEVILLE-CITIZEN TIMES WITH 27 YEARS OF SERVICE. HE WAS THE SON OF THE LATE CLARENCE AND...

Jack Savaria

Jack Savaria

Jun 28, 2001

ASHEVILLE - URBAIN WILFRED JOSEPH "JACK" SAVARIA, 43, OF 14 CROWS FOOT TRAIL DIED THURSDAY, JUNE 28, 2001 AT MEMORIAL MISSION HOSPITAL. A NATIVE OF WOONSOCKET, RHODE ISLAND. HE HAD RESIDED IN HAZEL PARK, MICHIGAN FOR MOST OF HIS LIFE BEFORE MOVING TO ASHEVILLE IN JANUARY, 2001. HE WAS FORMERLY EMPLOYED WITH GOODYEAR AS A SERVICE MANAGER. MR. SAVARIA...

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