Obituary Listing

Samuel E. Ruth

Samuel E. Ruth

Aug 30, 2000

ASHEVILLE - SAMUEL E. RUTH, 93, OF 44 BEN LIPPEN ROAD, DIED WEDNESDAY AUGUST 30, 2000 AT THE BLUE RIDGE REHABILITATION AND HEALTHCARE CENTER AFTER A PERIOD OF DECLINING HEALTH. A NATIVE OF HENDERSON COUNTY, HE HAD LIVED IN BUNCOMBE COUNTY FOR THE PAST 65 YEARS. HE WAS OF THE BAPTIST FAITH AND WAS AN ADULT BIBLE TEACHER AT...

Shirley Mae Curtis

Shirley Mae Curtis

Aug 28, 2000

ASHEVILLE - SHIRLEY MAE PARKS CURTIS, 68, OF 15 BEN LIPPEN ROAD, LOT # 16 DIED MONDAY, AUGUST 28, 2000 AT THE MOUNTAIN AREA HOSPICE SOLACE CENTER FOLLOWING A LONG ILLNESS. A NATIVE OF MARION, ILLINOIS. SHE HAD RESIDED IN ASHEVILLE SINCE 1988. MRS. CURTIS WAS A HOMEMAKER, VOLUNTEER OF THE YEAR IN 1993 WITH THE SALVATION ARMY HERE...

William Glenn "Preacher" Kirby

William Glenn "Preacher" Kirby

Aug 27, 2000

ASHEVILLE - WILLIAM GLENN PREACHER KIRBY, 96, OF MOUNTAIN BROOK RIDGE CARE HOME DIED AUGUST 27, 2000. A NATIVE OF CALDWELL COUNTY, HE HAD RESIDED IN ASHEVILLE FROM 1935 TO 1939 AND FROM 1945 UNTIL NOW. HE WAS THE SON OF THE LATE FRANK AND ELIZABETH FLOWERS KIRBY. HE WAS PRECEDED IN DEATH BY HIS WIFE OF 73 YEARS,...

Winnie Mae "Nannie" Riddle

Winnie Mae "Nannie" Riddle

Aug 21, 2000

ASHEVILLE - WINNIE MAE "NANNIE" LOWE RIDDLE, 98, OF 51 GOODMAN ROAD, DIED MONDAY, AUGUST 21, 2000 AT ST. JOSEPH'S HOSPITAL FOLLOWING A BRIEF ILLNESS. SHE WAS A NATIVE OF MAYO, SC AND HAD RESIDED IN MADISON AND BUNCOMBE COUNTIES FOR MOST OF HER LIFE. SHE WAS A MEMBER OF ELK MOUNTAIN BAPTIST CHURCH AND RETIRED FROM BURLINGTON INDUSTRIES....

John William "Johnny" Staffon Sr.

John William "Johnny" Staffon Sr.

Aug 20, 2000

ASHEVILLE - JOHN WILLIAM "JOHNNY" STAFFON, SR., 60, OF 58 FULTON ST., DIED SUNDAY, AUGUST 20, 2000 AT HIS RESIDENCE. HE WAS A LIFELONG RESIDENT OF BUNCOMBE COUNTY AND THE SON OF THE LATE HOWRD NICHOLAS AND MYRTLE WEST STAFFON. MR. STAFFON WAS EMPLOYED BY SKYLAND OLDSMOBILE FOR THE PAST 10 YEARS AND WAS FORMERLY EMPLOYED WITH MATTHEWS FORD...

Geneva Ethel Luther

Geneva Ethel Luther

Aug 18, 2000

ARDEN - GENEVA ETHEL LUTHER, 88, OF 42 NEW ROCKWOOD RD. LOT 4, DEARLY BELOVED WENT OF BE WITH THE LORD ON FRIDAY, AUGUST 18, 2000 IN ST. JOSEPHS HOSPITAL. SHE WAS A NATIVE OF MADISON COUNTY AND HAD RESIDED IN BUNCOMBE COUNTY FOR MOST OF HER LIFE. SHE WAS A MEMBER OF FRIENDSHIP BAPTIST CHURCH ON HAYWOOD STREET....

William Alexander "Mac" Mcelduff

William Alexander "Mac" Mcelduff

Aug 12, 2000

ASHEVILLE - WILLIAM ALEXANDER "MAC" McELDUFF, 88, OF 212 E. CHESTNUT STREET, DIED SATURDAY, AUGUST 12, 2000 AT HIS RESIDENCE. A NATIVE OF BLACKSTOCK, S.C. AND RESIDENT OF ASHEVILLE FOR OVER 50 YEARS. HE WAS A SON OF THE LATE HENRY M. McELDUFF AND SARA ALEXANDER McCARLEY McELDUFF AND WAS PRECEDED IN DEATH BY HIS BROTHERS, JAMES EDWIN "JIM"...

Michael Patrick Berry

Michael Patrick Berry

Mar 4, 2000

Leicester - Michael Patrick Berry, 26, passed away on Sunday, March 5, 2000.

Michael was a lifelong resident of Buncombe County, a telephone system installer, and member of Freedom Baptist Church.

Surviving are his parents, Vaughn Ellis Berry and Nancy Bowlin Hensley; Sons: Logan and Jonathan; brother, Sonny Berry; step-sister, Stephanie...

Dewey Richard Sluder

Dewey Richard Sluder

Nov 23, 1995

Dewey Richard Sluder, 25, passed away on Thursday, November, 23, 1995 at Memorial Mission Hospital. A native of Panama City, Panama, he resided in Buncombe County for 24 years. He was a son of Roy Samuel Sluder and Patricia Ann Messer Duarte. He was a member of New Hope Baptist Church and was employed as a CNA at Victory...

Kathy Randall

Kathy Randall

Oct 22, 1983

Delray Beach, FL Private memorial graveside services for Kathleen Helen Kathy Randall, who passed away October 22, 1983 will be held at 1 PM Saturday, September 16, 2017 at Green Hills Cemetery, Asheville, NC. Kathy was born in Miami, FL on April 18, 1958 to the late Leslie Paul Randall and Helen Eula Travis Randall and was a member...

Mason Gardner Bridges

Mason Gardner Bridges

Jan 1, 1753

Asheville Mason Gardner Bridges, born a sleeping angel into his parents arms at 8:30 am on Tuesday, May 20, 2014, 5 lbs and 18 inches. A beautiful baby boy who touched so many lives in such a brief time. Mason is survived by his loving parents: Gardner and Cissy Bridges; paternal grandparents: Howard and Jewel Bridges; maternal grandparents: Mike...

'Service Of Remembrance'

'Service Of Remembrance'

Jan 1, 1753

TO OUR VALUED FAMILIES, WE INVITE YOU AND YOUR FAMILY TO OUR FIRST ANNUAL SERVICE OF REMEMBRANCE WHICH WILL TAKE PLACE AT 2 PM SUNDAY, DECEMBER 17, 2000, IN OUR CHAPEL. THIS SERVICE IS BEING HELD IN MEMORY OF OUR FAMILIES LOVED ONES THAT WE HAD THE PRIVILEGE OF SERVING SINCE JANUARY 1, 2000. A RECEPTION WILL TAKE PLACE...

Cashton Isaac Townsend

Cashton Isaac Townsend

Jan 1, 1753

Asheville Heaven's gain was our loss when God called our precious Cashton Isaac Townsend home on Tuesday, February 5, 2013. He was greeted in Heaven by his loving grandmother, Carol Hurte. Cashton is deeply loved by his parents, Rev. C.T. Townsend and Becky Hurte Townsend; Big brother, Tucker Townsend; maternal grandparents, Dr. Steve Hurte and wife Brenda Hurte and...

Joseph "Joe" Michael  Dawson

Joseph "Joe" Michael Dawson

Joseph “Joe” Michael Dawson, 46, passed away unexpectedly Thanksgiving week, November 2024.

A native of DeLand, Florida, he moved with his parents to Swannanoa, North Carolina when he was 14, spent many years in Asheville, and recently resided in Marshall, North Carolina. He was the son of the late Michael Alan Dawson and Shara Lynn...

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