Obituaries
Myrtle Minor Holden
Jun 27, 2011
ASHEVILLE—Myrtle Minor Holden, age 90, died Monday, June 27, 2011, at her home. Mrs. Holden was born March 20, 1921, in Vance County. She and her late husband, Charles Burr Holden, Jr., were founders of Sky View Memorial Park. She was a member of St. Paul's United Methodist Church. In addition to her husband, she was also preceded in death...
Virginia Williams Morton
Jun 26, 2011
WEAVERVILLE—Virginia Williams Morton, age 85, of Weaverville, died Sunday, June 26, 2011. Mrs. Morton was born October 17, 1925, in Buncombe County. She was a wife, mom and grandmother who loved her family. She was the daughter of the late William Roy and Carol Hensley Williams. In addition to her parents, she was also preceded in death by her husband,...
Laura Novella Wood Burrell
Jun 20, 2011
BARNARDSVILLE—Laura Novella Wood Burrell, age 98, died at her home on June 20, 2011. A native of Buncombe County, she was the daughter of the late Lonnie C. and Mary Ada Chapman Wood. She was married to the late J. Glenn Burrell who died in 1995. In addition to her parents and husband, she was preceded in death by her...
Clayton Eugene \ Kuykendall
Jun 18, 2011
ASHEVILLE—Clayton Eugene "Gene" Kuykendall, age 68, died Saturday, June 18, 2011.
Mr. Kuykendall was born Feb. 4, 1943, in Buncombe County where he had lived all of his life. He retired from Tencarva in 2006. He was a veteran of the US Army. He was a member of Alexander United Methodist Church. Gene was a son of the late...
Betty Jean Smith Payne
Jun 15, 2011
ASHEVILLE—Betty Jean Smith Payne, age 82, of Asheville, died Wednesday, June 15, 2011. Mrs. Payne was born January 6, 1929, in Pike County, Miss. She was a daughter of the late Johnny and Maybelle Jones Smith. In addition to her parents, she was also preceded in death by her husband, James "Jimmy" Milton Payne; brother, J.B. Smith, Jr.; and sister,...
Edith Brown Ball
Jun 7, 2011
WEAVERVILLE—Edith Brown Ball, age 95, of Weaverville, died Tuesday, June 7, 2011. "Granny," as everyone knew her, was born October 17, 1915, in Madison County and was a resident of Buncombe County for most of her life. She formerly worked at the Fireplace Restaurant and Connie Fashions. She was a member of Locust Grove Baptist Church. She was the daughter...
Eileen Meyer Tuch
Jun 2, 2011
ASHEVILLE—Eileen Meyer Tuch, age 90, of Asheville, died Friday, June 3, 2011. Mrs. Tuch was born April 2, 1921, in Bergen County, N.J., the first of her family's generation born in America to her father, Joseph Meyer, a native of Switzerland, and her mother, Ellen Maher Meyer, a native of Ireland, both of whom arrived in America through Ellis Island....
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