Obituary Listing

Winifred Mcaleer Whalen

Winifred Mcaleer Whalen

Oct 8, 2000

WINIFRED McKENZIE McALEER WHALEN, 94, OF 49 DOCK BRANCH ROAD WENT HOME TO BE WITH JESUS ON SUNDAY OCTOBER 8, 2000 AT MOUNTAIN AREA HOSPICE SOLACE CENTER. A NATIVE OF SAVANNAH, GEORGIA, SHE HAD RESIDED IN BUNCOMBE COUNTY SINCE 1991. SHE WAS PRECEDED IN DEATH BY BOTH OF HER HUSBANDS AND WAS A MEMBER OF CROSSROADS ASSEMBLY OF GOD....

Juanita Rice Granat

Juanita Rice Granat

Oct 8, 2000

JUANITA RICE GRANAT, 74, OF 74 SLEEPY HOLLOW DRIVE DIED SUNDAY OCTOBER 8, 2000 AT MEMORIAL MISSION HOSPITAL AFTER A SHORT ILLNESS. A NATIVE OF MADISON COUNTY, SHE HAD RESIDED IN BUNCOMBE COUNTY MOST OF HER LIFE. SHE RETIRED FROM AMERICAN ENKA CORP. AFTER MANY YEARS OF SERVICE. SHE WAS A DAUGHTER OF THE LATE THOMAS H. AND DORA...

Pauline Garren Merrill

Pauline Garren Merrill

Oct 7, 2000

FAIRVIEW - BESSIE PAULINE GARREN MERRILL, 87, OF 1364 UPPER BRUSH CREEK ROAD DIED SATURDAY, OCTOBER 7, 2000 AT THE MOUNTAIN AREA HOSPICE SOLACE CENTER FOLLOWING AN EXTENDED ILLNESS. A LIFELONG RESIDENT OF BUNCOMBE COUNTY. SHE WAS A DAUGHTER OF THE LATE FRED J. AND JEANIE ELLA DALTON GARREN AND THE WIFE OF 64 YEARS TO GEORGE ROSS MERRILL...

Jerry Lee Metz

Jerry Lee Metz

Oct 6, 2000

ASHEVILLE - JERRY LEE METZ, 52 OF 212 RIVERVIEW CHURCH ROAD DIED FRIDAY, OCTOBER 6, 2000 AT HIS RESIDENCE FOLLOWING A LONG ILLNESS. MR. METZ WAS A NATIVE AND RESIDENT OF BUNCOMBE COUNTY FOR MOST OF HIS LIFE. HE WAS FORMERLY EMPLOYED BY SOUTHEASTERN CONTAINER, WAS A VETERAN OF THE US MARINE CORP, SERVING DURING VIETNAM, AND WAS OF...

Barbara Ann Conard

Barbara Ann Conard

Oct 5, 2000

ASHEVILLE - BARBARA ANN BEACHBOARD CONARD, 59, OF 707 STARNES COVE RD. DIED THURSDAY, OCTOBER 5, 2000 AT HER RESIDENCE. MRS. CONARD WAS A NATIVE AND LIFE LONG RESIDENT OF BUNCOMBE COUNTY AND WAS A MEMBER OF HARMONY GROVE BAPTIST CHURCH. SHE WAS A DAUGHTER OF THE LATE OSCAR AND CHETTA MAE LANNING BEACHBOARD. IN ADDITION TO HER PARENTS,...

James Allen Stewart Sr.

James Allen Stewart Sr.

Oct 5, 2000

CANDLER - JAMES ALLEN STEWART, SR., 53, OF 33 SPENCER RD. DIED THURSDAY, OCTOBER 5, 2000 FROM INJURIES SUSTAINED IN A MOTORCYCLE ACCIDENT. MR. STEWART WAS A NATIVE AND LIFELONG RESIDENT OF BUNCOMBE COUNTY, WAS A MEMBER OF REYNOLDS BAPTIST CHURCH, AND WAS VETERAN OF THE US ARMY, SERVING IN VIETNAM. HE WAS THE SON OF LOUISE ALLEN STEWART...

Carvel Glenn "George" Whitt

Carvel Glenn "George" Whitt

Oct 2, 2000

CARVEL GLENN "GEORGE" WHITT, 76, OF 324 OAK VIEW PARK RD. DIED MONDAY, OCTOBER 2, 2000 AT MEMORIAL MISSION HOSPITAL FROM PNEUMONIA DUE TO COMPLICATIONS FROM HIS COLON CANCER. MR. WHITT WAS A NATIVE AND LIFE LONG RESIDENT OF BUNCOMBE COUNTY. HE RETIRED JANUARY 1, 1988 AFTER 39 YEARS OF SERVICE WITH THE CITY OF ASHEVILLE FIRE DEPT. WHERE...

Sybil Jean Riggins

Sybil Jean Riggins

Oct 2, 2000

FLETCHER - SYBIL JEAN RIGGINS, 87, OF 89 FANNING BRIDGE ROAD DIED MONDAY, OCTOBER 2, 2000 AT PARK RIDGE HOSPITAL. A NATIVE OF SOUTH CAROLINA. SHE HAD LIVED MOST OF HER LIFE IN HENDERSON COUNTY. SHE WAS A MEMBER OF PLEASANT HILL BAPTIST CHURCH IN SIX MILE, S.C. AND A DAUGHTER OF THE LATE FLOYD A. BELL AND SARA...

Alexandre Klimovitch

Alexandre Klimovitch

Oct 2, 2000

ASHEVILLE - ALEXANDRE KLIMOVITCH, 38, OF 107 SPRUCE HILL LANE DIED MONDAY, OCTOBER 2, 2000 AT MEMORIAL MISSION HOSPITAL. A NATIVE OF THE UKRAINE. HE HAS RESIDED IN ASHEVILLE SINCE SEPTEMBER 8, 1997 AND WAS THE SON OF THE LATE ALEXSEY AND ANNA KOSTUKOVICH KLIMOVITCH. HE WAS EMPLOYED WITH STEELCASE SINCE JANUARY , 2000 AND WAS FORMERLY EMPLOYED WITH...

Charles W. Smith

Charles W. Smith

Sep 29, 2000

ASHEVILLE - CHARLES W. SMITH, 82, OF 121 SPEARS AVE. DIED FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 29, 2000 AT HIS RESIDENCE. A NATIVE OF CHESNEE, SC HE HAD LIVED IN BUNCOMBE COUNTY MOST OF HIS LIFE. HE WAS OWNER OF C.W. SMITH SURVEYING FOR 54 YEARS AND HAD ATTENDED MERRIMON AVENUE BAPTIST CHURCH. HE WAS THE SON OF THE LATE WILLIAM R....

Norman Steve "Normie" Pruitt

Norman Steve "Normie" Pruitt

Sep 29, 2000

NORMAN STEVE "NORMIE" PRUITT, 29, OF 201 GLENDALE AVENUE WENT HOME TO BE WITH HIS GRANDPARENTS AND OTHER FAMILY ON FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 29, 2000. A NATIVE AND LIFELONG RESIDENT OF BUNCOMBE COUNTY, HE WAS EMPLOYED BY INGLES DELI AT OTEEN AND MACK KELLS PUB AND GRILL. HE WAS A SON OF NORMAN STONE PRUITT AND HELEN JOANN GARREN PRUITT...

Juanita Todd Coleman

Juanita Todd Coleman

Sep 25, 2000

JUANITA TODD COLEMAN, 76, OF 27 OAKLEY PLACE DIED MONDAY SEPTEMBER 25, 2000 AT ST. JOSEPHS HOSPITAL AFTER A BRIEF ILLNESS. A NATIVE AND LIFELONG RESIDENT OF BUNCOMBE COUNTY SHE HAD RETIRED FROM MARS MANUFACTURING. SHE WAS A MEMBER OF THE V.F.W. AUXILIARY POST # 3040. SHE WAS THE DAUGHTER OF THE LATE SAMUEL B. AND CALLIE HAYNES TODD...

Richard Leon "Rick" Cole

Richard Leon "Rick" Cole

Sep 23, 2000

RICHARD RICK LEON SWEET, 60, OF 112 FIR STREET DIED SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 2000 AT HIS RESIDENCE FOLLOWING A PERIOD OF DECLINING HEALTH. A NATIVE OF BUNCOMBE COUNTY. MR. SWEET HAD RESIDED IN BROWARD COUNTY, FLORIDA FOR MOST OF HIS LIFE PRIOR TO RETURNING TO WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA IN 1995. HE WAS A FORMER DIESEL ENGINEER AND A MEMBER...

Etta Jane Revis

Etta Jane Revis

Sep 22, 2000

ETTA JANE REVIS, 69, OF 314 MONTE VISTA RD. WENT HOME TO BE WITH JESUS ON FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 2000 AFTER INJURIES SUSTAINED IN AN AUTOMOBILE ACCIDENT. MRS. REVIS WAS A NATIVE OF GRAHAM COUNTY AND HAD LIVED IN BUNCOMBE COUNTY FOR MOST OF HER LIFE. SHE WAS A MEMBER OF BEAVERDAM FREEWILL BAPTIST CHURCH. SHE WAS A DAUGHTER...

Jack Steverson "Jackie" Morrow Jr.

Jack Steverson "Jackie" Morrow Jr.

Sep 22, 2000

JACK STEVERSON "JACKIE " MORROW, JR., 48, OF 207 WEDGEWOOD LANE, DIED FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 2000. A NATIVE OF RUTHERFORD COUNTY. JACKIE HAD RESIDED IN BUNCOMBE COUNTY SINCE 1959. HE ATTENDED T.C. ROBERSON HIGH SCHOOL AND WAS A VIETNAM VETERAN SERVING IN THE U.S. ARMY. HE WAS A SON OF MARTHA SUE DOWNEY MORROW OF THE HOME AND THE...

William "Eddie" Edward King Jr.

William "Eddie" Edward King Jr.

Sep 19, 2000

LEICESTER - WILLIAM "EDDIE" EDWARD KING, JR., 52, OF 21 SHORT DIX CREEK RD. DIED TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 2000 AT HIS RESIDENCE. MR. KING WAS A NATIVE OF McDOWELL COUNTY AND HAD LIVED FOR MOST OF HIS LIFE IN BUNCOMBE COUNTY. HE WAS THE SON OF STELLA WALKER KING OF ASHEVILLE AND THE LATE WILLIAM EDWARD KING, SR. SURVIVING...

Barbara Ann Fowler

Barbara Ann Fowler

Sep 18, 2000

CANDLER - BARBARA ANN FOWLER, 65, OF 21 BLACKBERRY LANE DIED MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 2000 IN THE MOUNTAIN AREA HOSPICE SOLACE CENTER. SHE WAS A NATIVE OF BUNCOMBE COUNTY AND HAD LIVED THERE MOST OF HER LIFE. SHE WAS A FINANCIAL ADMINISTRATOR FOR JIM WALTER HOMES AND FORMERLY HELD THE SAME POSITION WITH BOB LEDFORDS RV AND BOAT SALES....

Rev. James E. Cordell

Rev. James E. Cordell

Sep 14, 2000

REV. JAMES E. CORDELL, 78, WENT TO BE WITH THE LORD ON SEPTEMBER 14, 2000 AFTER A BRIEF ILLNESS. HE WAS A NATIVE AND LIFELONG RESIDENT OF BUNCOMBE COUNTY. REV. CORDELL WAS ORDAINED A MINISTER FOR THE CHRISTIAN MISSIONARY ALLIANCE CHURCH IN 1958 IN PALM BEACH, FL. HE PASTORED CHURCHES IN N.C. AND ALABAMA. HE WAS A LIEUTENANT IN...

David Calloway

David Calloway

Sep 14, 2000

HAROLD DAVID CALLOWAY, 46, OF 2115 WILSON DRIVE DIED THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 14, 2000. A NATIVE AND LIFELONG RESIDENT OF BUNCOMBE COUNTY HE WAS EMPLOYED WITH TARMATT SEAL COATING, INC. HE WAS THE SON OF HAROLD EDWARD AND JUANITA AUSTIN CALLOWAY OF ASHEVILLE. SURVIVING IN ADDITION TO HIS PARENTS ARE HIS SONS, MATT CALLOWAY OF ASHEVILLE AND MARSHALL CALLOWAY OF...

Sophia White

Sophia White

Sep 13, 2000

West Asheville Sophia Bernice White, 82, passed away at her brothers home in Morehead City. A native of Buncombe County, she had served as a cashier at the St Joseph Hospital Snack Shop and was a member of Naples Baptist Church. Mrs. White was the daughter of the late Wilkie Surrett and Alice King Mitchell and wife of William...