Marie Deweese Buckner
Dec 9, 2000
WOODFIN - MARIE DeWEESE BUCKNER, AGE 71, PASSED THROUGH HEAVENS GATES SATURDAY NIGHT, AFTER A COURAGEOUS STRUGGLE WITH SEVERAL ILLNESSES AND DISABILITIES. SHE WILL BE MISSED BY A GREAT HOST OF FRIENDS AND CHILDREN, UPON WHOM SHE HEAPED LAVISH PRAISE AND LOVE - AND THEY DID LIKEWISE. MARIE WAS THE DAUGHTER OF THE LATE CLYDE L. AND GIPSIE DeBORD...
Vera Brown Spivey
Dec 9, 2000
ASHEVILLE - VERA BELLE BROWN SPIVEY, 96, OF W.N.C. BAPTIST HOME, DIED SATURDAY, DECEMBER 9, 2000. A LIFELONG RESIDENT OF BUNCOMBE COUNTY. SHE WAS THE DAUGHTER OF THE LATE J. FLOYD BROWN AND LENORA ELIZABETH LYERLY BROWN. SHE WAS THE WIFE OF THE LATE ARDEL J. SPIVEY WHO DIED IN 1975 AND WAS ALSO PRECEDED IN DEATH BY HER...
James Neil Sumner
Dec 8, 2000
ASHEVILLE - JAMES NEIL SUMNER, 67, OF 116 HEMPHILL ROAD DIED FRIDAY DECEMBER 8, 2000 AT MEMORIAL MISSION HOSPITAL. A LIFELONG RESIDENT OF BUNCOMBE COUNTY, HE WAS A MEMBER OF BIBLE BAPTIST CHURCH AND A U.S. ARMY VETERAN. HE WAS A SON OF THE LATE JAMES LEONARD AND ROBENA HUNTER SUMNER AND WAS ALSO PRECEDED IN DEATH BY A...
Lula Monteith Cole
Dec 8, 2000
ASHEVILLE - LULA MONTEITH COLE, 87, OF 40 WOLF PARK CIRCLE, DIED FRIDAY, DECEMBER 8, 2000 IN A CHARLESTON, SC HOSPITAL AFTER A BRIEF ILLNESS. A NATIVE OF SWAIN COUNTY SHE HAD LIVED IN BUNCOMBE COUNTY SINCE 1949. SHE WAS THE DAUGHTER OF THE LATE RUFUS BREVARD AND ELIZABETH DAVIS MONTEITH AND WIFE OF THE LATE FRANK PIERCE COLE...
Lester Richard Greene
Dec 8, 2000
LESTER RICHARD GREENE, 80, OF 159 OLD MARSHALL HIGHWAY DIED FRIDAY, DECEMBER 8, 2000 AT MEMORIAL MISSION HOSPITAL FOLLOWING A PERIOD OF DECLINING HEALTH. A NATIVE OF MADISON COUNTY. HE HAD RESIDED IN BUNCOMBE COUNTY FOR OVER 50 YEARS. MR. GREENE RETIRED IN 1985 FROM SOUTHERN CONCRETE AFTER 38 YEARS OF SERVICE AS A TRUCK DRIVER. HE WAS A...
Glenn W. Jarvis
Dec 7, 2000
ASHEVILLE - GLENN W. JARVIS, 79, OF 694 FAIRVIEW RD. DIED THURSDAY, DECEMBER 7, 2000 AT MEMORIAL MISSION HOSPITAL. HE WAS A LIFELONG RESIDENT OF BUNCOMBE COUNTY. MR. JARVIS RETIRED AS MAINTENANCE SUPERVISOR FOR THE BUNCOMBE COUNTY COURTHOUSE AFTER 40 YEARS OF SERVICE. HE WAS A MEMBER OF GASHES CREEK BAPTIST CHURCH, AND WAS A VETERAN OF THE US...
Edith Adele Jones Ward
Dec 5, 2000
MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. - EDITH ADELE JONES WARD, 97, DIED TUESDAY, DECEMBER 5, 2000 AT GRAND STRAND HEALTH CARE CENTER. A NATIVE OF MADISON COUNTY, N.C. SHE HAD RESIDED IN MYRTLE BEACH FOR THE PAST 12 YEARS. MRS. WARD WAS THE DAUGHTER OF THE LATE WILLIAM HENRY AND MOLLIE AUSTIN JONES, WIFE OF THE LATE JOHN ARTHUR WARD AND...
Paul Judson Tew
Dec 5, 2000
CANDLER - PAUL JUDSON TEW, 84, OF 26 LOG CABIN TRAIL WENT TO BE WITH OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST ON TUESDAY, DECEMBER 5, 2000 AT MEMORIAL MISSION HOSPITAL AFTER A LONG PERIOD OF ILLNESS. A NATIVE OF GREENVILLE, MISSISSIPPI, HE HAD LIVED IN BUNCOMBE COUNTY SINCE 1966. HE WAS A MEMBER OF THE FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH, GAINESVILLE, FL. AND...
Paul Myers Sr.
Dec 2, 2000
WEAVERVILLE - PAUL MYERS, SR., 83, OF 11 PINE ST. DIED SATURDAY, DECEMBER 2, 2000 AT HIS RESIDENCE AFTER A LENGTHY ILLNESS. HE WAS A LIFELONG RESIDENT OF BUNCOMBE COUNTY AND HE WAS A VETERAN OF THE US ARMY, SERVING DURING WW II. MR. MYERS WAS THE SON OF THE LATE WILLIAM ARTHUR MYERS, SR. AND JOSIEPHINE P. MYERS....
Ray Brendle
Nov 26, 2000
RAY BRENDLE, 74, OF 223 FAIRFAX AVENUE DIED SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 2000 AT GREENTREE RIDGE FOLLOWING AN EXTENDED ILLNESS. A NATIVE OF SWAIN COUNTY. HE HAD RESIDED IN BUNCOMBE COUNTY SINCE 1944. HE RETIRED AS A CLERK WITH NORFOLK SOUTHERN RAILROAD AFTER 42 YEARS OF SERVICE AND WAS A MEMBER OF WESTWOOD BAPTIST CHURCH. MR. BRENDLE WAS A SON...
David Joe 'Catfish&Quo Bailey
Nov 24, 2000
ASHEVILLE - DAVID JOE BAILEY, 36, OF PISGAH HWY. PASSED AWAY AT HIS HOME, FRIDAY NOVEMBER 24, 2000. DAVID WAS BORN IN YANCEY COUNTY ON AUGUST 20, 1964. HE HAD LIVED IN BUNCOMBE COUNTY FOR THE LAST 30 YEARS. KNOWN TO HIS FRIENDS AS CATFISH HE HAD WORKED AT ROCKWELL AND BORG WARNER. HE LOVED HIS FAMILY AS WELL...
Ruby Lee Mc Bee
Nov 23, 2000
RUBY LEE McBEE, 86, DIED THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 23, 2000 AT MEMORIAL MISSION HOSPITAL. SHE WAS A NATIVE AND LIFE LONG RESIDENT OF BUNCOMBE COUNTY. SHE WAS A SELF EMPLOYED ACCOUNTANT AND CHARTER MEMBER OF THE ARDEN FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH WHERE SHE HAD SERVED AS CHURCH CLERK FOR OVER 30 YEARS. SHE STARED THE FIRST W.M.U IN THE CHURCH, WAS...
Marion Jeff Waldrop
Nov 23, 2000
ASHEVILLE - MARION JEFF WALDROP, 91, OF 249 OLD WEAVERVILLE ROAD WENT TO BE WITH THE LORD THURSDAY NOVEMBER 23, 2000 AT THE ASTON PARK HEALTH CARE CENTER. A NATIVE OF MADISON COUNTY HE HAD LIVED MOST OF HIS LIFE IN BUNCOMBE COUNTY. HE WAS A RETIRED CARPENTER , A MEMBER OF NEWBRIDGE BAPTIST CHURCH AND A WW II...
Fred Van Penley Jr.
Nov 20, 2000
ASHEVILLE - FRED VAN PENLEY, JR. , 71, OF 10 SKYLAND CIRCLE DIED MONDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 2000 AT HIS RESIDENCE. MR. PENLEY WAS A NATIVE AND LIFE LONG RESIDENT OF BUNCOMBE COUNTY. HE WAS A MEMBER OF ELK MOUNTAIN BAPTIST CHURCH AND HE WAS A VETERAN SERVING DURING THE KOREAN WAR. HE WORKED FOR BURLINGTON INDUSTRIES FOR 38 YEARS...
Mildred K. "Granny" Briggs
Nov 20, 2000
- MILDRED KUYKENDALL "GRANNY" BRIGGS, WIFE OF 67 YEARS TO OSCAR E. BRIGGS, SR., OF 44 HOPEDALE CIRCLE DIED MONDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 2000. MRS. BRIGGS WAS THE DAUGHTER OF THE LATE W. A. AND BONNIE JUMP KUYKENDALL. SHE WAS BORN AND RAISED IN ASHEVILLE AND RETIRED IN 1987 FROM WESTWOOD BAPTIST CHURCH AS CUSTODIAN AFTER 20 YEARS SERVICE. SHE...
Rev. Nathan Penland Sr.
Nov 19, 2000
REV. NATHAN PENLAND, SR. WENT TO BE WITH HIS LORD AND SAVIOR JESUS CHRIST ON NOVEMBER 19, 2000. REV. PENLAND WAS THE YOUNGEST SON OF THE LATE WILLARD AND MARY PENLAND FORMERLY OF PAINT GAP, NORTH CAROLINA. REV. PENLAND RECEIVED HIS COLLEGE EDUCATION FROM TOCCOA FALLS COLLEGE AND THE UNIVERSITY OF GOERGIA. HE WAS ORDAINED AS A MINISTER IN...
Frances Belle Walker Betcher
Nov 18, 2000
HENDERSONVILLE - FRANCES BELLE WALKER BETCHER, FORMERLY OF OLD FORT, NC, ST. PETERSBURG, FLORIDA, AND SPOKANE, WASHINGTON PASSED AWAY NOVEMBER 18, 2000 IN A HENDERSONVILLE HEALTH CARE FACILITY AFTER A LONG ILLNESS. SHE WAS THE DAUGHTER OF THE LATE CONLEY L. AND MINNIE TOWNS WALKER OF OLD FORT, NC. SHE IS SURVIVED BY A SISTER, DOROTHY REED OF SPRINGHILL,...
Barbara Ann Wilson
Nov 17, 2000
ASHEVILLE - BARBARA ANN WHITTED WILSON, 63, OF 172 VERMONT AVE. DIED FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 2000 AT HER HOME FOLLOWING A PERIOD OF DECLINING HEALTH. SHE WAS A LIFELONG RESIDENT OF BUNCOMBE COUNTY AND WAS A MEMBER OF WEST ASHEVILLE BAPTIST CHURCH. SHE WAS A RETIRED DIETICIAN FOR MANY YEARS WITH ASTON PARK HEALTH CARE. MRS. WILSON WAS THE...
Lorene Edith Ramsey
Nov 12, 2000
LORENE EDITH RAMSEY, 82, OF 380 BREVARD ROAD, DIED SUNDAY NOVEMBER 12, 2000 AT ASTON PARK HEALTH CARE CENTER. A NATIVE AND RESIDENT OF BUNCOMBE COUNTY MOST OF HER LIFE. SHE WAS FORMERLY EMPLOYED FOR MANY YEARS WITH CASH AND CARRY GROCERY STORES AND WAS OF THE BAPTIST FAITH. SHE WAS A DAUGHTER OF THE LATE WILLIAM CHARLIE SYNDER...
William Lawrence "Bill" Boisblanc
Nov 9, 2000
ASHEVILLE - WILLIAM L. "BILL" BOISBLANC, 75, DIED THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 2000 AT MITCHELL HEIGHTS FAMILY CARE HOME. HE WAS THE SON OF THE LATE LAWRENCE GORDON AND FRANCES WEATHERFORD WOOD BOISBLANC AND BROTHER OF THE LATE FRANCES WOOD BOISBLANC. A NATIVE OF MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE. HE HAD RESIDED IN ASHEVILLE FOR THE PAST SEVERAL YEARS AND WAS OF THE...
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