Thomas Larry Bailey Sr.
Feb 21, 2001
THOMAS LARRY BAILEY, SR ASHEVILLE - LARRY BAILEY, 48, OF 79 UNAKA AVE. DIED WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 21, 2001 AT HARRIS REGIONAL HOSPITAL, SYLVA. A NATIVE AND LIFE LONG RESIDENT OF BUNCOMBE COUNTY, HE WAS THE SON OF THE LATE NORMAN DOUGLAS BAILEY, SR. AND THE LATE MARGARET JANE CALLOWAY BAILEY. HE WAS ALSO PRECEDED IN DEATH BY A SISTER,...
Ross Cornelius Wheeler
Feb 19, 2001
SWANNANOA - ROSS CORNELIUS WHEELER, 77, OF 183 MOCKINGBIRD RD. DIED MONDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 2001 AT HIS RESIDENCE. A NATIVE OF MADISON COUNTY, HE HAD LIVED IN BUNCOMBE COUNTY FOR MOST OF HIS LIFE. HE WAS A MEMBER OF GRACE FREEWILL BAPTIST CHURCH AND HE WAS RETIRED FROM GROVE STONE AND SAND CO. MR. WHEELER WAS THE SON OF...
Benjamin Franklin Thompson
Feb 19, 2001
BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA - BENJAMIN FRANKLIN THOMPSON, 90, FORMERLY OF ASHEVILLE DIED MONDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 2001. MR. THOMPSON WAS AN OUTSTANDING ALL AROUND ATHLETE AT LOMBARD AND KNOX COLLEGES AND A GRADUATE OF PALMER SCHOOL OF CHIROPRACTIC IN DAVENPORT, IOWA. AS A YOUNG MAN HE PLAYED THE TRUMPET WITH BIG BANDS AND RINGLING BROTHERS CIRCUS. HE LATER BECAME NOTED FOR...
Leatha Belle Martin
Feb 18, 2001
BREVARD - LEATHA BELLE PARHAM MARTIN, 88, DIED SUNDAY FEBRUARY 18, 2001 AT IVY HILL NURSING HOME. A LIFELONG RESIDENT OF BUNCOMBE COUNTY HAVING MOVED TO BREVARD IN 1996. SHE RETIRED FROM BILTMORE INDUSTRIES AFTER 48 YEARS OF SERVICE WHERE SHE WAS A TOUR GUIDE AND IN HER LATTER YEARS WORKED IN THE MUSEUM. SHE WAS A MEMBER OF...
Rev. Lloyd Roberts
Feb 17, 2001
WEAVERVILLE - REV. LLOYD V. ROBERTS, 72, 0F 466-1 REEMS CREEK WENT HOME TO GLORY LAND FEBRUARY 17, 2001 . A NATIVE OF MADISON COUNTY HE HAD LIVED MOST OF HIS LIFE IN BUNCOMBE COUNTY. HE WAS THE SON OF THE LATE JOHNNY AND SUSIE ROBERTS. HE WAS ALSO PRECEDED IN DEATH BY HIS BROTHER, JAMES ROBERTS AND A...
Jack Lynn Reese
Feb 17, 2001
CANDLER - JACK LYNN REESE, 61, OF 7 GERTRUDE LANE DIED SATURDAY FEBRUARY 17, 2001 AT HIS RESIDENCE AFTER A BRIEF ILLNESS. A NATIVE OF SPARTANBURG, SC. HE HAD LIVED MOST OF HIS LIFE IN BUNCOMBE COUNTY. HE HAD WORKED FOR TAYLOR AND MURPHY CONSTRUCTION COMPANY. HE WAS THE SON OF THE LATE CALVIN THOMAS REESE AND FLORIA LANNING...
Jack Everett Anderson
Feb 17, 2001
ASHEVILLE - JACK EVERETT ANDERSON, 75, OF 1650 GORMAN BRIDGE ROAD DIED SATURDAY FEBRUARY 17, 2001 AT MEMORIAL MISSION HOSPITAL AFTER AN EXTENDED ILLNESS. A LIFELONG RESIDENT OF BUNCOMBE COUNTY. HE WAS A WW II AIR FORCE VETERAN AND HAD RETIRED FROM OTEEN V.A. HOSPITAL. HE WAS A MEMBER OF CALVARY BAPTIST CHURCH AND WEST ASHEVILLE MASONIC LODGE #665....
Oscar Reese
Feb 16, 2001
LEICESTER - OSCAR SMITH, 78, DIED FRIDAY FEBRUARY 16, 2001 AT ST. JOSEPHS HOSPITAL AFTER AN EXTENDED ILLNESS. A LIFELONG RESIDENT OF BUNCOMBE COUNTY. HE HAD WORKED FOR BURLINGTON INDUSTRIES AND WAS A WW II ARMY VETERAN. HE WAS OF THE BAPTIST FAITH AND WAS THE SON OF THE LATE KING K.D. AND SARAH PEEK SMITH AND THE HUSBAND...
Bessie Sales Piercy
Feb 14, 2001
ASHEVILLE - BESSIE SALES PIERCY, 72, OF 26 SEVIER STREET DIED WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 14, 2001 AT HER HOME FOLLOWING AN EXTENDED ILLNESS. A NATIVE AND RESIDENT MOST OF HER LIFE OF BUNCOMBE COUNTY. MRS. PIERCY RETIRED FEBRUARY 24, 1978 FROM THE NATIONAL CLIMATIC CENTER AFTER 35 YEARS OF SERVICE AND AT THE TIME OF HER RETIREMENT WAS A KEY...
Rev. Talmadge E. Whittemore
Feb 14, 2001
ASHEVILLE - REV. TALMADGE E. WHITTEMORE, 92, OF 14 VINEWOOD CIRCLE DIED WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 14, 2001 AT MEMORIAL MISSION HOSPITAL. A NATIVE OF BUNCOMBE COUNTY, HE SERVED PASTORATES ALL OVER THE STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA WITH THE CHURCH OF GOD FAITH AND HAD RETIRED FROM BURLINGTON INDUSTRIES AFTER 13 YEARS OF SERVICE WHERE HE SERVED AS A GATEKEEPER AND...
Mae Grooms Roberts
Feb 13, 2001
CANDLER - MAE GROOMS ROBERTS, 83, OF 439 MONTE VISTA ROAD DIED TUESDAY AT THE ASTON PARK HEALTH CARE CENTER AFTER A PERIOD OF DECLINING HEALTH. A NATIVE OF MADISON COUNTY, SHE HAD LIVED MOST OF HER LIFE IN BUNCOMBE COUNTY. SHE WAS A MEMBER OF SUNRISE BAPTIST CHURCH. SHE WAS A DAUGHTER OF THE LATE WILLIAM WALTER AND...
Clarence "Bud" Bates
Feb 13, 2001
ASHEVILLE - CLARENCE BUD BATES, 87, OF 75 HUBBARD ST. DIED TUESDAY FEBRUARY 13, 2001 AT ST. JOSEPHS HOSPITAL AFTER A PERIOD OF DECLINING HEALTH. A NATIVE AND LIFELONG RESIDENT OF BUNCOMBE COUNTY. HE WAS THE SON OF THE LATE ANDREW AND HESTER BROWN BATES. HE WAS THE HUSBAND OF THE LATE CARMEN OPAL LANCE BATES. SURVIVING ARE HIS...
Martha Jeanette Morgan
Feb 9, 2001
ASHEVILLE - MARTHA JEANETTE BRIDGES MORGAN, 67, OF 844 OLD LEICESTER HWY. DIED FRIDAY FEBRUARY 9, 2001 AT HER HOME. A NATIVE OF BUNCOMBE COUNTY, SHE RETIRED FROM THE ASHEVILLE CITY SCHOOLS AS A TEACHER WITH OVER 20 YEARS OF SERVICE. SHE WAS A MEMBER OF MT. CARMEL BAPTIST CHURCH AND ATTENDED THE ADULT CARE PROGRAM AT THE LEICESTER...
Andrew Paul Owenby
Feb 8, 2001
ASHEVILLE - ANDREW PAUL OWENBY, 71, OF 251 ELK MOUNTAIN ROAD, DIED THURSDAY FEBRUARY 8, 2001 AT HIS RESIDENCE. A NATIVE OF UNION COUNTY, SC. HE HAD LIVED MOST OF HIS LIFE IN BUNCOMBE COUNTY WHERE HE WORKED FOR BURLINGTON INDUSTRIES. HE WAS A U.S. AIR FORCE VETERAN AND SON OF THE LATE GRADY, SR. AND FLORA COPE OWENBY....
Denver Hilliard Burnette Sr.
Feb 7, 2001
ASHEVILLE, - DENVER HILLIARD BURNETTE, SR., 83 OF 14 HARMONY LAND DIED WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 7, 2001 AT HIS HOME. A NATIVE AND LIFELONG RESIDENT OF BUNCOMBE COUNTY, HE RETIRED FROM GEORGIA-PACIFIC LUMBER CO.. HE ALSO RETIRED FROM THE U.S. NAVY HAVING SERVED 4 YEARS ACTIVE DUTY AND 26 YEARS IN THE RESERVES. HE SERVED IN THE SOUTH PACIFIC DURING...
Brownlow Glenn "Brownie" Pace
Feb 6, 2001
ASHEVILLE - BROWNLOW GLENN BROWNIE PACE, 79, WENT TO BE WITH HIS LORD ON TUESDAY FEBRUARY 6, 2001 FOLLOWING A SHORT ILLNESS. A NATIVE OF HAYWOOD COUNTY HE HAD LIVED MOST OF HIS LIFE IN BUNCOMBE COUNTY. HE WAS A RETIRED BRICK MASON AND AN ACTIVE MEMBER OF GOSPEL BAPTIST CHURCH IN WOODFIN. MR. PACE WAS A W.W.II U.S....
Jack "Junkman" Wilson
Feb 5, 2001
ASHEVILLE - JACK "JUNKMAN" WILSON, 59, OF 385 OAK VIEW ROAD, DIED MONDAY FEBRUARY 5, 2001 AT MEMORIAL MISSION HOSPITAL AFTER A PERIOD OF DECLINING HEALTH. A LIFELONG RESIDENT OF BUNCOMBE COUNTY. HE WAS A SELF-EMPLOYED CONTRACTOR AND WAS A MEMBER OF THE N.C. BOARD OF AUCTIONEERS. HE WAS THE SON OF LAWRENCE AND THELMA BURNETTE WILSON OF ASHEVILLE....
Charles O'Neal Allen
Feb 4, 2001
ARDEN - CHARLES ONEAL ALLEN, 58, OF 132 AVERYS CREEK RD. DIED SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 2001 AT HIS RESIDENCE. MR. ALLEN WAS A NATIVE OF BUNCOMBE COUNTY AND HAD RESIDED THERE FOR MOST OF HIS LIFE. HE WAS A MEMBER OF BENT CREEK BAPTIST CHURCH. HE WAS THE SON OF ORVILLE CONARD AND MOZELLE AYERS ALLEN OF ARDEN. SURVIVING...
Tommy Hunter
Feb 3, 2001
ASHEVILLE - GEORGE THOMAS TOMMY HUNTER, 49, OF 313 McKINNEY ROAD DIED SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 2001 AT HIS RESIDENCE. A LIFELONG RESIDENT OF BUNCOMBE COUNTY. HE WAS A SON OF THE LATE MARGARET ELIZABETH BROWN HUNTER. SURVIVING ARE HIS FATHER, ROBERT GRAHAM HUNTER AND STEP MOTHER, MILDRED SHULLER HUNTER BOTH OF CLYDE; BROTHER, BOBBY HUNTER AND SISTER IN LAW,...
Mildred Maxwell Jones
Feb 3, 2001
ASHEVILLE - MILDRED SARAH MAXWELL JONES, 74, OF 525 ELIADA HOME ROAD, DIED SATURDAY FEBRUARY 3, 2001 AT MOUNTAIN AREA HOSPICE. A LIFE LONG RESIDENT OF BUNCOMBE COUNTY. SHE HAD RETIRED FROM SWANNANOA CLEANERS AFTER 17 YEARS OF EMPLOYMENT. SHE WAS A MEMBER OF WESTWOOD BAPTIST CHURCH WHERE SHE TAUGHT THE JR. DEPARTMENT SUNDAY SCHOOL CLASS. SHE WAS A...
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