Obituary Listing

Thelma Elizabeth Webb

Thelma Elizabeth Webb

Jun 4, 2001

ASHEVILLE - THELMA ELIZABETH WEBB, 88, OF 380 BREVARD ROAD DIED MONDAY JUNE 4, 2001 AT ASTON PARK HEALTH CARE CENTER. A NATIVE OF BUNCOMBE COUNTY SHE HAD RESIDED IN CHICAGO, IL FOR 31 YEARS PRIOR TO RETURNING TO ASHEVILLE IN 1972. SHE WAS A MEMBER OF WESTWOOD BAPTIST CHURCH, FORMER PRESIDENT OF DARCUS SUNDAY SCHOOL CLASS AND CAPTAIN...

Harriet Kathleen Creasman

Harriet Kathleen Creasman

Jun 3, 2001

HARRIET KATHLEEN CREASMAN ASHEVILLE - HARRIET KATHLEEN NANNEY CREASMAN, 76, OF 119 OLD CHARLOTTE HWY. DIED SUNDAY, JUNE 3, 2001 AT MEMORIAL MISSION HOSPITAL. A LIFELONG RESIDENT OF BUNCOMBE COUNTY, SHE WAS THE DAUGHTER OF THE LATE WILLARD CORDELL AND HARRIET JOSEPHINE BAILEY NANNEY AND WAS THE WIFE OF THE LATE OREN BICKETT CREASMAN WHO DIED IN 1988. SHE...

John Wray Denzine

John Wray Denzine

May 31, 2001

ASHEVILLE - JOHN WRAY DENZINE, 83, OF 67 MOUNTAIN BROOK ROAD DIED THURSDAY, MAY 31, 2001 AT MOUNTAIN BROOK RIDGE REST HOME FOLLOWING A PERIOD OF DECLINING HEALTH. A NATIVE OF PICHER. OKLAHOMA. HE HAD RESIDED IN BUNCOMBE COUNTY SINCE 1946. MR. DENZINE RETIRED IN 1970 AS SUPERVISOR OF THE BLEACHING DEPARTMENT AT CRANSTON PRINT WORKS AND WAS A...

Jay Clyde Rhodes

Jay Clyde Rhodes

May 30, 2001

ASHEVILLE - JAY CLYDE RHODES, 82, OF 443 WEAVERVILLE HWY, DIED WEDNESDAY MAY 30, 2001 AT HIS RESIDENCE AFTER A PERIOD OF DECLINING HEALTH. A LIFE LONG RESIDENT OF BUNCOMBE COUNTY. HE RETIRED OCTOBER 1977 FROM WRIGHT UPHOLSTERY COMPANY AND WAS FORMERLY EMPLOYED WITH SOUTHERN RAILWAY. MR. RHODES WAS A MEMBER OF PINE BURR PARK BAPTIST CHURCH AND WAS...

Ellijay Jarrett Rogers

Ellijay Jarrett Rogers

May 30, 2001

ASHEVILLE - ELLIJAY LEDFORD JARRETT ROGERS, 99, OF 1153 SWEETEN CREEK ROAD, DIED SATURDAY MAY 26, 2001 AT MERCY SOUTH HOSPITAL IN CHARLOTTE AFTER A BRIEF ILLNESS. A NATIVE OF YANCEY COUNTY, SHE HAD LIVED IN BUNCOMBE COUNTY FOR THE PAST 90 YEARS AND WAS A MEMBER OF THE ASHEVILLE FULL GOSPEL TABERNACLE, WHICH IS NOW KNOWN AS THE...

Earl Freeman

Earl Freeman

May 27, 2001

LEICESTER - EARL FREEMAN, 69, OF 505 SLUDER BRANCH ROAD, DIED SUNDAY MAY 27, 2001 AT MOUNTAIN AREA HOSPICE. A NATIVE OF MADISON COUNTY HE HAD LIVED IN BUNCOMBE COUNTY SINCE 1961. HE WAS A FARMER AND THE SON OF THE LATE CLIFFORD AND LOUISE PAYNE FREEMAN. HE WAS ALSO PRECEDED IN DEATH BY A DAUGHTER, DONNA JEAN FREEMAN....

James Norris Tranbarger

James Norris Tranbarger

May 24, 2001

ASHEVILLE - JAMES N. TRANBARGER, 85, DIED THURSDAY, MAY 24, 2001 AT ST. JOSEPHS HOSPITAL. A NATIVE OF BRISTOL, VA. HE HAD LIVED IN BUNCOMBE COUNTY SINCE 1937. HE WAS RETIRED FROM AMERICAN ENKA CORP. AFTER 33 YEARS OF SERVICE AND RETIRED FROM ASHEVILLE WATER DEPARTMENT AFTER 12 YEARS OF SERVICE. HE WAS A MEMBER OF OAKLEY BAPTIST CHURCH...

Johnny Rhymer

Johnny Rhymer

May 22, 2001

ALEXANDER - JOHNNY RHYMER, 81, OF 1516 OLD HWY #20, DIED TUESDAY MAY 22, 2001 AT ST. JOSEPHS HOSPITAL AFTER A PERIOD OF DECLINING HEALTH. A LIFELONG RESIDENT OF BUNCOMBE COUNTY. HE WAS A SON OF THE LATE ALCY GEROME AND LINA FRISBEE RYMER. . HE WAS A SERGEANT IN THE U. S. ARMY ANTI AIRCRAFT DURING WW II...

Katie Beatrice Whitaker

Katie Beatrice Whitaker

May 21, 2001

FAIRVIEW - KATIE BEATRICE WHITAKER, 70, OF 376 GARREN CREEK ROAD DIED MONDAY MAY 21, 2001 AT MOUNTAIN AREA HOSPICE SOLACE CENTER. A LIFELONG RESIDENT OF BUNCOMBE COUNTY, SHE HAD WORKED FOR SEVERAL TEXTILE MANUFACTURERS IN BUNCOMBE COUNTY. SHE WAS A MEMBER OF FAIRVIEW SHARON UNITED METHODIST CHURCH WHERE SHE SERVED ON THE ADMINISTRATIVE BOARD AND WAS A MEMBER...

Edna Mae Tesner

Edna Mae Tesner

May 21, 2001

WEST ASHEVILLE - EDNA MAE JOHNSON TESNER, 79, OF 21 BEVERLY ROAD-WEST DIED MONDAY MAY 21, 2001 AT THE BRIAN CENTER IN WEAVERVILLE FOLLOWING A SHORT PERIOD OF DECLINING HEALTH. A NATIVE OF MADISON COUNTY. SHE WAD RESIDED IN BUNCOMBE COUNTY MOST OF HER LIFE. SHE WAS A MEMBER OF PLEASANT HILL BAPTIST CHURCH AND THE DAUGHTER OF THE...

Preston S. Bagwell Jr.

Preston S. Bagwell Jr.

May 18, 2001

ASHEVILLE - PRESTON S. BAGWELL, JR., 76, DIED FRIDAY, MAY 18, 2001. MR. BAGWELL WAS A NATIVE OF BUNCOMBE COUNTY AND LIVED HERE FOR MOST OF HIS LIFE. HE WAS OF THE BAPTIST FAITH, A VETERAN OF THE US MARINE CORP, SERVING DURING WW II, AND HE HAD WORKED FOR THE NC WILDLIFE RESOURCE COMMISSION, ASHEVILLE CITY POLICE DEPT.,...

Dolores Moore Rice

Dolores Moore Rice

May 18, 2001

WEST ASHEVILLE - DOLORES ESTORA MOORE RICE, 68, OF 21 MOUNTAIN TERRACE ROAD, WAS REUNITED WITH HER HUSBAND, THE LATE CHARLES C. RICE, MAY 18, 2001, ON THEIR 49TH WEDDING ANNIVERSARY. A NATIVE OF TALLAHASSEE, FLORIDA SHE HAD RESIDED IN BUNCOMBE COUNTY MOST OF HER LIFE AND WAS THE DAUGHTER OF THE LATE LEMUEL FREDERICK MOORE, SR. AND DELILAH...

Nellie Alexander Taylor

Nellie Alexander Taylor

May 17, 2001

NELLIE ALEXANDER TAYLOR ASHEVILLE - NELLIE ALEXANDER TAYLOR, 92, OF 17 GREEN VALLEY RD. DIED THURSDAY, MAY 17, 2001 AT MEMORIAL MISSION HOSPITAL. SHE WAS A LIFELONG RESIDENT OF BUNCOMBE COUNTY AND WAS A MEMBER OF OAK FOREST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH. MRS. TAYLOR WAS THE DAUGHTER OF THE LATE E.L. AND CELIA SHEPPARD ALEXANDER AND WAS THE WIFE OF THE...

Ormond Edward Lawing

Ormond Edward Lawing

May 16, 2001

ASHEVILLE - ORMOND EDWARD LAWING, 73, OF 62 FRANCES ST. DIED WEDNESDAY, MAY 16, 2001 AT ST. JOSEPHS HOSPITAL. A NATIVE AND LIFE LONG RESIDENT OF BUNCOMBE COUNTY. HE WAS A WW II, KOREAN AND VIETNAM VETERAN HAVING SERVED IN THE US ARMY, US AIR FORCE AND RETIRED FROM THE MERCHANT MARINES AFTER 40 YEARS OF SERVICE. HE WAS...

Willard Edmonds

Willard Edmonds

May 15, 2001

WILLARD EDMONDS, 70, OF 3933 SWEETEN CREEK ROAD DIED TUESDAY MAY 15, 2001 AT MEMORIAL MISSION HOSPITAL AFTER AN EXTENDED ILLNESS. A NATIVE OF MADISON COUNTY, HE LIVED MOST OF HIS LIFE IN BUNCOMBE COUNTY. HE WAS THE PAST OWNER AND OPERATOR OF EDMONDS SANITATION PICK UP COMPANY AND A MEMBER OF SUNNYVIEW BAPTIST CHURCH. HE WAS A SON...

Robert L. Hudgins

Robert L. Hudgins

May 13, 2001

ROBERT L. HUDGINS FAIRVIEW - ROBERT L. HUDGINS, 78, OF 1197 UPPER BRUSH CREEK RD. DIED SUNDAY, MAY 13, 2001 AT MEMORIAL MISSION HOSPITAL. A LIFE LONG RESIDENT OF BUNCOMBE COUNTY, HE WAS RETIRED FROM BUNCOMBE CONSTRUCTION AND HE ATTENDED CALVARY BAPTIST CHURCH IN FAIRVIEW. HE WAS THE SON OF THE LATE J. H. AND VERNA SMART HUDGINS AND...

Eleanor Katherine Sivess

Eleanor Katherine Sivess

May 12, 2001

ASHEVILLE - ELEANOR KATHERINE SIVESS, 87, DIED SATURDAY MAY 12, 2001. A NATIVE OF QUEENS CO., N.Y., SHE LIVED MOST OF HER LIFE IN ST. MICHAELS, MD. BEFORE MOVING TO ASHEVILLE 4 YEARS AGO. SHE WAS A GRADUATE OF RUTGERS UNIVERSITY. SHE WAS A DAUGHTER OF THE LATE GEORGE JOHN AND ADELAIDE ANKNER SIEGEL. SURVIVING ARE HER HUSBAND PETER...

Kimberly O'Ryan Farmer

Kimberly O'Ryan Farmer

May 10, 2001

KIMBERLY ORYAN FARMER, INFANT DAUGHTER OF BRANDY NOEL MACK AND CLINTON BRADY FARMER DIED THURSDAY MAY 10, 2001 AT MEMORIAL MISSION HOSPITAL. SURVIVING IN ADDITION TO HER PARENTS ARE HER PATERNAL GRANDFATHER, TED FARMER OF WEAVERVILLE; PATERNAL GRANDMOTHER AND STEP-GRANDFATHER, BARBARA AND TY BLACK OF BURNSVILLE; MATERNAL GRANDMOTHER, ANGELA TAYLOR OF ASHEVILLE; MATERNAL GRANDFATHER, CHRIS HIPPS OF ASHEVILLE; MATERNAL...

Melinda Ann Partee

Melinda Ann Partee

May 10, 2001

- MELINDA ANN PARTEE, 41, OF ASHEVILLE DIED THURSDAY MAY 10, 2001 AT MEMORIAL MISSION HOSPITAL FROM INJURIES SUSTAINED IN AN AUTOMOBILE ACCIDENT. A NATIVE OF TAMPA, FL. SHE HAD LIVED MOST OF HER LIFE IN MT. CARMEL, IL. BEFORE MOVING TO ASHEVILLE. SHE HAD SERVED 3 YEARS IN THE U.S. MARINE CORP, WAS A TUTOR FOR THE MATH...

Fassie Vernon Worley

Fassie Vernon Worley

May 8, 2001

ASHEVILLE - FASSIE VERNON WORLEY, 89, OF 288 MERRILLS COVE ROAD DIED TUESDAY MAY 8, 2001 AT MEMORIAL MISSION HOSPITAL. A NATIVE OF MADISON COUNTY, HE HAD LIVED IN BUNCOMBE COUNTY FOR THE PAST 51 YEARS. HE WAS A MEMBER AND FORMER DEACON AT CHAPEL HILL BAPTIST CHURCH FOR MANY YEARS. HE WAS A DEVOTED AND LOVING HUSBAND, FATHER,...

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