Obituaries
Jack Roberson
Mar 15, 2013
WEAVERVILLE– Jack Roberson, age 85, of 297 Reems Creek Road, died Friday, March 15, 2013. Jack was born April 29, 1927 in Buncombe County where he had lived all of his life. He was a member of Newbridge Baptist Church and a former member of the Lions Club. A veteran of World War II, he served in the U.S. Navy....
Tommy E. Solesbee
Mar 14, 2013
WOODFIN—Tommy E. Solesbee, age 65, of 8 Crestfield Ave., died Thursday, March 14, 2013. Mr. Solesbee was born May 4, 1947, in Buncombe County. He worked at Sayles Biltmore Bleacheries and the Grove Park Inn. He was a faithful member of Richland Baptist Church. He was a son of the late Thomas Walter and Annie Honeycutt Solesbee. Surviving are his...
Gladys Louise Tweed Griffin
Mar 11, 2013
LEICESTER—Gladys Louise Tweed Griffin, age 85, of Leicester, died Monday, March 11, 2013, at home surrounded by her family. Mrs. Griffin was born April 7, 1927, in Madison County and was a resident of Buncombe County for most of her life. She retired from Square D in 1993 after 25 years. She was a member of Cedar Hill Baptist Church...
Jettie Lee Gregg
Mar 6, 2013
WEAVERVILLE—Jettie Lee Gregg, age 92, of Maney Branch Rd., died Wednesday, March 6, 2013. Mrs. Gregg was born December 15, 1920, in Buncombe County where she had lived all of her life. She formerly worked at Drexel and retired from Square D. She was a member of United Missionary Baptist Church, now Covenant Church of the Highlands. She was preceded...
Linda Peek Ponder
Feb 26, 2013
WOODFIN—Linda Peek Ponder, age 62, of 41 Laurel Terrace died Tuesday, February 26, 2013. Mrs. Ponder was born January 26, 1951, in Buncombe County where she had lived most of her life. She enjoyed driving around and seeing new things and visiting Charleston. She was the daughter of the late Rufus H. and Louisa Ramsey Peek. Surviving are her husband...
Maphra Sue Hensley
Feb 19, 2013
WOODFIN—Maphra Sue Hensley, age 85, of Woodfin died Tuesday, February 19, 2013. She was born September 11, 1927, in Yancey County and was a resident of Buncombe County for most of her life. Maphra retired from American Enka Corporation. She was an active member of the Senior Meal Center at First Baptist Church, Weaverville. She was the daughter of the...
Betty Jean Rawls
Feb 19, 2013
WEAVERVILLE—Betty Jean Rawls, age 77, of 112 Mundy Cove Rd., died Tuesday, February 19, 2013. Betty Jean was born August 13, 1935, in Madison County and was a resident of Buncombe County for most of her life. She loved to quilt, grow flowers, and collect Barbie Dolls and Beanie Babies. She was a daughter of the late Charlie C. and...
Dorothy Parker Sawyer
Feb 17, 2013
WEAVERVILLE—Dorothy Parker Sawyer, age 82, of Weaverville, died Sunday, February 17, 2013. Mrs. Sawyer was born June 30, 1930, in Buncombe County where she had lived all of her life. She worked many years as manager of the Army Store in Weaverville. Dorothy was of the Christian faith, formerly attending the Methodist church. She took great pride in her flowers...
Paul Joseph Borden
Feb 16, 2013
ASHEVILLE—Paul Joseph Borden, age 84, of Asheville died Saturday, February 16, 2013.
Mr. Borden was born June 20, 1928, in Van Wert, Ohio. He entered service in the Merchant Marines and then served in the Coast Guard during World War II and later in the US Army Air Force. He was a furniture manufacturer's representative (Paul Borden Represents, Inc.)...
Annie McCarter
Feb 16, 2013
Annie McCarter, age 89, of 32 Upper Herron Cove Road, died Saturday, February 16, 2013. Mrs. McCarter was born December 26, 1923, in Transylvania County and was a resident of Buncombe County for most of her life. She was formerly employed at Mills Mfg. and volunteered at North Buncombe Samaritan Ministry, she was also a former member of the Eastern...
Jerome \ Noel
Feb 14, 2013
Jerome \"Jerry\" Noel, 62, of Barnardsville, North Carolina, passed away on February 14, 2013, after a long, brave battle with pancreatic cancer.
The funeral service will be held at St. Mark's Lutheran Church on Monday, February 18th, at 1:00 in the afternoon. Pastor Christopher Webb will be officiating. Visitation will be held Monday at 11:30 a.m. at St. Mark's...
Frank R. Lyda
Feb 13, 2013
ASHEVILLE—Frank R. Lyda, age 80, formerly of Emma Community, died Wednesday, February 13, 2013.
Mr. Lyda was born January 9, 1933, in Buncombe County. He was a US Army veteran during Korea. He was preceded in death by his parents, Ruben McKinley and Bertha Mae Banks Lyda, and his wife, Dorothy Rice Allen who died in 2009.
Surviving are...
Byrd Edgar Warlick
Feb 13, 2013
WEAVERVILLE—Byrd Edgar Warlick, 85, of Weaverville, NC, formerly of Valdese, passed away on Wednesday, February 13, 2013, at his Weaverville home, after a courageous battle with lung cancer.
Mr. Warlick was born August 26, 1927, in Icard, North Carolina. Mr. Warlick was the tenth and last surviving child of the late Daisy Cook Warlick and Edgar Tate Warlick of...
Ernest E. Franks
Feb 8, 2013
WEST ASHEVILLE—Ernest E. Franks, age 87, West Asheville, died Friday, February 8, 2013.
Mr. Franks was born July 24, 1925, in Buncombe County. He was a decorated veteran of the U.S. Army Air Forces serving during World War II. Ernest was the son of the late Jesse B. and Bonnie Anderson Franks.
Surviving are his children, Sherrill Franks and...
Marion \ Wyatt
Feb 3, 2013
ASHEVILLE—Marion "Dee" Wyatt, age 79, of Asheville, died Sunday, February 3, 2013.
Mr. Wyatt was born November 4, 1933, in Buncombe County where he had lived all of his life. He served in the US Air Force. He was preceded in death by his parents, Elbert and Nancy Allen Wyatt; daughter, Donna; sisters, Gladys and Effie; brothers, Frank, Ed,...
Harold Mundy
Feb 2, 2013
BARNARDSVILLE—Harold Mundy, age 71, of 509 Paint Fork Road died Saturday, February 2, 2013. Mr. Mundy was born November 3, 1941 in Buncombe County, where he had lived all of his life, to the late Taft and Gladys Burrell Mundy. He was an automobile mechanic most of his life but could fix anything and was frequently referred to as "Mr....
Jack W. Silver
Feb 1, 2013
WOODFIN—Jack W. Silver, age 86, of 209 Old Weaverville Rd., died Friday, February 1, 2013.
Mr. Silver was born October 2, 1926, in Buncombe County. He was a veteran of World War II serving in the US Army, Occupation Troops, Japan. Jack was one of the founding members of Morningview Baptist Church and Fellowship Baptist Church. He was the...
Myrtle Dillingham Smith
Feb 1, 2013
ARDEN—Myrtle Etta Dillingham Smith, age 95 passed from this life to the next on February 1, 2013, at her daughter's home in Arden. She was born in Dillingham (Barnardsville), on May 21, 1917, to Vestal J. Dillingham and Mary Etta Jarrett Dillingham where she spent her childhood with her brothers, V. J. Dillingham, Carlee Dillingham, Oscar Dillingham, and Walter Dillingham...
JoAnn Dillingham Glasscock
Jan 29, 2013
ARDEN—JoAnn Dillingham Glasscock, age 80, from Barnardsville, died peacefully on January 29, 2013. JoAnn was raised in these beautiful mountains and loved them fiercely. She also lived for many years in Los Angeles and spoke often and fondly of the ocean. She was a retired pediatric nurse instructor, who loved children but none greater than her own four who survive...
Dulcie Lee McKenzie
Jan 29, 2013
ASHEVILLE—Dulcie Lee McKenzie, age 89, formerly of Spooks Branch Rd., died Tuesday, January 29, 2013. Mrs. McKenzie was born May 13, 1923, in Rutherford County and was a resident of Buncombe County for most of her life. She was formerly the assistant manager at the S&H Green Stamps Store, retiring in 1985. She was a long-time member of Beaverdam Baptist...
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