Edgar Lee "Eddie" Mecum
Apr 4, 2001
CANDLER - EDGAR LEE "EDDIE" MECUM, 52, OF PISGAH MANOR HEALTH CARE CENTER DIED WEDNESDAY, APRIL 4, 2001 AT HIS RESIDENCE. A NATIVE OF WINSTON SALEM. HE HAD RESIDED IN ASHEVILLE MOST OF HIS LIFE AND WAS THE SON OF THE LATE WALLACE LEE MECUM. SURVIVING ARE HIS MOTHER, INEZ HOWELL MECUM OF ASHEVILLE; GREAT AUNT, CUMI LONDON AND...
Margaret Louise Bell
Apr 4, 2001
SWANNANOA - MARGARET LOUISE CANTRELL BELL, 81, OF 84 STROUPE ROAD, DIED WEDNESDAY APRIL 4, 2001 AT ST. JOSEPHS HOSPITAL. A NATIVE OF TRANSYLVANIA COUNTY SHE HAD LIVED MOST OF HER LIFE IN BUNCOMBE COUNTY. SHE HAD RETIRED FROM KEARFOTT IN 1981 AS AN INSPECTOR. SHE WAS A MEMBER OF SWEETEN CREEK BAPTIST CHURCH AND FORMER MEMBER OF TRINITY...
Charles Richard Plemmons
Apr 3, 2001
WEAVERVILLE - CHARLES RICHARD PLEMMONS, 57, FORMERLY OF 20 WELLINGTON DR. DIED TUESDAY, APRIL 3, 2001 AT MEMORIAL MISSION HOSPITAL, ASHEVILLE. A NATIVE AND LIFELONG RESIDENT OF BUNCOMBE COUNTY, HE WAS THE SON OF THE LATE RICHARD HOMER AND CONNIE DEVADA ROGERS PLEMMONS. SURVIVING ARE HIS DAUGHTERS, TAMMY PLEMMONS McKINNEY AND HUSBAND BILLY OF ASHEVILLE AND TAMMY McKENTYRE OF...
Lucille Shelton Lunsford
Apr 1, 2001
ALEXANDER - LUCILLE GRACE SHELTON LUNSFORD, 67, OF 122 MURRAY DEBRUHL ROAD DIED SUNDAY APRIL 1, 2001. A NATIVE OF BUNCOMBE COUNTY, SHE WAS RAISED IN RIVER ROUGE, MI. AND RETURNED TO BUNCOMBE COUNTY IN 1960. SHE RETIRED FROM WELCH ALLYN, INC. AND WAS A MEMBER OF TURKEY CREEK BAPTIST CHURCH. SHE WAS A DAUGHTER OF THE LATE EDWARD...
Lucy Virginia Brookshire
Mar 31, 2001
ASHEVILLE - LUCY VIRGINIA BROOKSHIRE, 79, OF 374 OLD COUNTY HOME ROAD, DIED SATURDAY MARCH 31, 2001 AT ST. JOSEPHS HOSPITAL. A NATIVE AND LIFE LONG RESIDENT OF BUNCOMBE COUNTY. SHE HAD RETIRED FROM AMERICAN ENKA CORPORATION AND WAS A MEMBER OF MT. CARMEL BAPTIST CHURCH. SHE WAS THE DAUGHTER OF THE LATE JOSEPH BEDFORD AND BUNEA VISTA DAVIS...
Faye C. Roberts
Mar 31, 2001
EMMA FAYE COWAN ROBERTS, 88, DIED SATURDAY MARCH 31, 2001 AT THE ASTON PARK HEALTH CARE CENTER. A NATIVE AND LIFELONG RESIDENT OF BUNCOMBE COUNTY, SHE WAS A MEMBER OF SUNRISE BAPTIST CHURCH AND OF THE DORCAS SUNDAY SCHOOL CLASS. SHE WAS A DAUGHTER OF THE LATE WILLIAM CORNELIUS AND ELIZA CORNELIA BRUCE COWAN AND THE WIFE OF THE...
Albert Burgin Rich
Mar 30, 2001
ASHEVILLE - ALBERT BURGIN RICH, 69, OF 16 RICH HILL DRIVE PASSED AWAY FRIDAY MARCH 30, 2001 AT HIS HOME AFTER AN EXTENDED ILLNESS. A NATIVE AND LIFELONG RESIDENT OF BUNCOMBE COUNTY, HE WAS A SON OF THE LATE HOMER LANG RICH AND BETTY McELREATH RICH SMITH. SURVIVING ARE HIS WIFE OF 47 YEARS, GALDYS P. RICH OF THE...
Helen Brownell Carroll
Mar 30, 2001
HELEN SELMA BROWNELL CARROLL, 87, OF THE GIVENS ESTATE DIED FRIDAY MARCH 30, 2001 AT HER HOME. A NATIVE OF CHICAGO, ILL., SHE HAD RESIDED IN ASHEVILLE SINCE MAY OF 1979 AND WAS A MEMBER OF SKYLAND UNITED METHODIST CHURCH. SHE WAS A DAUGHTER OF THE LATE CHARLES AND SELMA ZICKLER LOHSE AND THE WIFE OF THE LATE KENNETH...
Viola Irene Howell
Mar 29, 2001
ASHEVILLE - VIOLA IRENE HOWELL, 63, OF 20 GOODWILL STREET, DIED THURSDAY, MARCH 29, 2001 AT ST. JOSEPHS HOSPITAL. A NATIVE OF MADISON COUNTY. SHE HAD RESIDED IN BUNCOMBE COUNTY FOR MOST OF HER LIFE AND WAS A DEVOTED HOMEMAKER. SHE WAS A DAUGHTER OF THE LATE GASTON BURLIN BROWN AND ANNIE BEASLEY BROWN AND WAS ALSO PRECEDED IN...
Jack Rufus Rust Sr.
Mar 25, 2001
ASHEVILLE - JACK R. RUST, SR., 78, OF 135 EDGEWOOD ROAD S. DIED SUNDAY MARCH 25, 2001 AT ST. JOSEPHS HOSPITAL. A NATIVE OF DANVILLE, VA HE HAD LIVED MOST OF HIS LIFE IN BUNCOMBE COUNTY. HE HAD RETIRED FROM BURLINGTON INDUSTRIES AFTER 26 YEARS OF SERVICE AND WAS A WW II NAVY VETERAN. HE WAS THE SON OF...
Nettie Estelle Compton Mcelrath
Mar 25, 2001
WOODFIN - NETTIE ESTELLE COMPTON McELRATH, 99, FORMERLY OF 60 WASHINGTON AVE., WOODFIN, DIED SUNDAY, MARCH 25, 2001 AT THE LAURELS AT GREENTREE RIDGE. A NATIVE OF HAYWOOD COUNTY, SHE HAD LIVED IN BUNCOMBE COUNTY FOR MOST OF HER LIFE. SHE WAS A NIECE OF LUCIUS COMPTON, FOUNDER OF ELIADA HOME, WAS A MEMBER OF MERRIMON AVENUE BAPTIST CHURCH,...
Spurgeon Charles Auldredge
Mar 25, 2001
WEST ASHEVILLE - SPURGEON CHARLES AULDREDGE, 80, OF 2 WILBURN ROAD DIED UNEXPECTANTLY SUNDAY, MARCH 25, 2001 AT ST. JOSEPHS HOSPITAL. A NATIVE OF BIG SANDY COMMUNITY. HE HAS RESIDED IN BUNCOMBE COUNTY ALL OF HIS LIFE. MR. AULDREDGE WAS A SELF EMPLOYED CARPENTER, A MEMBER OF JONES VALLEY BAPTIST CHURCH AND ATTENDED WESTWOOD BAPTIST CHURCH. HE WAS THE...
Troy Charles Banks
Mar 22, 2001
CANDLER - TROY CHARLES BANKS, 77, OF PLEASANT COVE REST HOME DIED THURSDAY, MARCH 22, 2001 AT MEMORIAL MISSION HOSPITAL. A NATIVE OF MADISON COUNTY, HAD LIVED IN BUNCOMBE COUNTY FOR MOST OF HIS LIFE. HE WAS THE SON OF THE LATE MONROE AND ELIZABETH PARKER BANKS AND HE WAS A VETERAN OF THE US ARMY, SERVING DURING WW...
Herschel Everett Bailey Sr.
Mar 15, 2001
ASHEVILLE - HERSCHEL EVERETT CALLOWAY, SR., 70, DIED THURSDAY MARCH 15, 2001 AT THE MAGNOLIA HEALTH CARE CENTER AFTER AN EXTENDED ILLNESS. A NATIVE AND LIFELONG RESIDENT OF BUNCOMBE COUNTY, HE WAS U.S. ARMY VETERAN OF WWII. HE WAS THE SON OF THE LATE WILLIAM AND MAUDE JOHNSON CALLOWAY AND THE HUSBAND OF THE LATE MARGARET REBECCA TWEED CALLOWAY....
Bessie Parham Fox
Mar 15, 2001
HENDERSONVILLE - BESSIE PARHAM FOX, 87, FORMERLY OF 20 COTTAGE STREET, ASHEVILLE, DIED THURSDAY MARCH 15, 2001 AT MARGARET PARDEE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL AFTER A PERIOD OF DECLINING HEALTH. A LIFELONG RESIDENT OF BUNCOMBE COUNTY. SHE HAD RESIDED IN HENDERSON COUNTY FOR THE PAST 2 YEARS. MRS. FOX RETIRED FROM WOODFIN SCHOOL CAFETERIA AFTER 20 YEARS OF SERVICE, SHE WAS...
Herschel Everett Bailey Sr.
Mar 15, 2001
ASHEVILLE - HERSCHEL EVERETT CALLOWAY, SR., 70, DIED THURSDAY MARCH 15, 2001 AT THE MAGNOLIA HEALTH CARE CENTER AFTER AN EXTENDED ILLNESS. A NATIVE AND LIFELONG RESIDENT OF BUNCOMBE COUNTY, HE WAS U.S. ARMY VETERAN OF WWII. HE WAS THE SON OF THE LATE WILLIAM AND MAUDE JOHNSON CALLOWAY AND THE HUSBAND OF THE LATE MARGARET REBECCA TWEED CALLOWAY....
Sue Elizabeth Snelson
Mar 14, 2001
CANDLER - SUE ELIZABETH POUNDERS SNELSON, 83, OF 95 HOLCOMBE COVE RD. DIED WEDNESDAY, MARCH 14, 2001 AT PISGAH MANOR NURSING HOME FOLLOWING A PERIOD OF DECLINING HEALTH. SHE WAS A LIFE LONG RESIDENT OF BUNCOMBE COUNTY. MRS. SNELSON WAS THE DAUGHTER OF THE LATE SALVO POUNDERS AND ADDIE BONNIE GILLESPIE PLEMMONS AND WAS ALSO PRECEDED IN DEATH BY...
James S. Ussery
Mar 14, 2001
FLAT ROCK - JAMES S. USSERY, 56, OF 10 HEARTHSTONE LANE, DIED WEDNESDAY MARCH 14, 2001 UNEXPECTEDLY AT HAYWOOD REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER. A NATIVE OF BUNCOMBE COUNTY HE HAD LIVED THE LAST 30 YEARS IN HENDERSON COUNTY. HE WAS A SALES REPRESENTATIVE FOR BAYER CORPORATION AND HAD BEEN IN THE PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRIES FOR THE PAST 30 YEARS. HE WAS...
Andrew "Andy" Christopher Rice
Mar 13, 2001
MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA - FIREMAN ANDREW "ANDY" CHRISTOPHER RICE, 19, OF THE UNITED STATES COAST GUARD STATIONED IN MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, FORMERLY OF ASHEVILLE, DIED TUESDAY MARCH 13, 2001 FROM INJURIES SUSTAINED IN AN AUTOMOBILE ACCIDENT. HE WAS A LIFE LONG RESIDENT OF BUNCOMBE COUNTY AND WAS A MEMBER OF BETHEL BAPTIST CHURCH. HE WAS A 1999 GRADUATE OF...
Caleb Andrew Anderson
Mar 13, 2001
FAIRVIEW - CALEB ANDREW ANDERSON, INFANT SON OF LISA JONES AND SHELBY ANDERSON, DIED TUESDAY, MARCH 13, 2001 AT MEMORIAL MISSION HOSPITAL. SURVIVING IN ADDITION TO HIS PARENTS ARE HIS BROTHER, NICHOLAS ANDERSON; PATERNAL GRANDPARENTS, PHYLLIS AND CHARLES ANDERSON OF FAIRVIEW; MATERNAL GRANDMOTHER, JENNIFER STASTNY OF BLACK MTN.; PATERNAL GREAT GRANDMOTHERS, FANNIE GREGORY OF FAIRVIEW AND STELLA ANDERSON OF...
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