Obituaries
Tom \ Fox
Sep 17, 2011
WOODFIN—Tom "Junior" Fox, age 65, of Woodfin died Saturday, Sept. 17, 2011. Tom was born July 23, 1946 in Buncombe County to the late Thomas A. Fox and Lucy Sheppard Fox. He loved southern gospel music and collecting albums. He also enjoyed gardening and just being outside. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by his wife...
Marie Gregg Bowlin
Sep 17, 2011
WEAVERVILLE—Marie Gregg Bowlin, age 73, of 9 Phoenix Cove Road, died Saturday, Sept. 17, 2011. Mrs. Bowlin was born January 30, 1938 in Buncombe County. She was the daughter of Jettie Hale Gregg of Weaverville and the late Alvin Ferris Gregg. Surviving in addition to her mother are her husband, Alton Bowlin; daughters, Karen Hutchinson and husband Jay W. of...
Grace Brown
Sep 10, 2011
WEAVERVILLE—Grace Morgan Brown, age 100, of Church St., died Saturday, September 10, 2011. Mrs. Brown was born July 2, 1911, in Buncombe County. She retired after 39 ½ years of teaching at Flat Creek Elementary School. She attended Asbury College in Wilmore, Ky. and was a graduate of Asheville Normal College. She was a member of the First Baptist Church...
Frances Elizabeth Ray Canter
Sep 9, 2011
WEAVERVILLE—Frances Elizabeth Ray Canter, age 76, of Ballard Rd., died Friday, September 9, 2011. Mrs. Canter was born July 22, 1935, in Madison County and was a resident of Buncombe County for most of her life. She taught for 34 years including 25 years as a first grade teacher at Weaverville Primary. She was a member of Beta Sigma Phi....
Betty J. Pegg Dillingham
Sep 9, 2011
BARNARDSVILLE—Betty J. Pegg Dillingham, age 80, of Barnardsville, died Friday, September 9, 2011. Mrs. Dillingham was born May 13, 1931, in Buncombe County where she had lived all of her life. She was a retired seamstress from Mills Manufacturing. Betty was a lifelong member of Dillingham Presbyterian Church. She was preceded in death by her parents, Harley Ray and Louise...
F. B. Chambers
Sep 7, 2011
LEICESTER—F. B. Chambers, Jr., age 81, of 1024 Goughes Branch Rd., celebrated his heavenly homecoming Wednesday, September 7, 2011.
Mr. Chambers was born April 27, 1930, in Buncombe County. He loved gardening, woodworking and his John Deere tractor. He served in the U.S. Navy. A devout Christian and true gentleman, he was very proud of his wife, children, grandchildren,...
Imogene Ann Moss Wimer
Aug 29, 2011
WEAVERVILLE - Imogene Ann Wimer, 72, of Weaverville, the wife of James Harold Wimer, died Aug. 29, 2011, at home of heart failure after being weakened for more than ten years by a rare blood disorder. Born November 9, 1938, in Buckhannon, W.Va., she was the daughter of Ethel Gladys Green Moss and James Raymond Moss. She graduated from Buckhannon-Upshur...
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