Obituaries
Peggy Rosalind Armstrong
Jan 19, 2010
Cemetery: Asheville Area Alternative Funeral & Cremation Services
Beulah Ballard Hemphill
Jan 14, 2010
WEAVERVILLE—Beulah Ballard Hemphill, age 96, formerly of the Ox Creek community, died Thursday, January 14, 2010. Mrs. Hemphill was born October 25, 1913, in Buncombe County. She was a daughter of the late W. Dennis and Minnie Smith Ballard. In addition to her parents, she was also preceded in death by her husband, Troy Hemphill; daughter, Betty Hemphill; brothers, Clarence,...
Helen Sherlin Parton
Dec 29, 2009
WEAVERVILLE—Helen Sherlin Parton, age 83, of Weaverville died Tuesday, December 29, 2009. Mrs. Parton was born February 12, 1926, in Buncombe County where she had lived all of her life. She was a daughter of the late Lee Roy and Maggie Rutledge Sherlin. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Jasper N. Parton, Sr., who died in 1996....
Lelia S. Chambers-Howell
Dec 27, 2009
MARS HILL—Lelia Silverthorn Chambers-Howell, age 98 of Mars Hill died Sunday, December 27, 2009. Mrs. Howell was born November 26, 1911 in Pamlico County, NC and had lived in Asheville since 1929. She was self-employed as a tailor who would hand sew suits made from Biltmore Homespun Fabrics. Her clientele included international visitors to the Grove Park Inn and Biltmore...
Eleanor Yates
Dec 22, 2009
CHARLOTTE/FLETCHER - Eleanor Spittle Yates, age 94, formerly of Charlotte, died Tuesday, December 22, 2009, at Flesher's Fairview Healthcare Center. Mrs. Yates was born December 18, 1915, in Mt. Holly and was a resident of Charlotte most of her life. She was educated at Mt. Holly School and Wake Forest University with an English major. She was a member of...
Carolyn Griffin Justice
Dec 19, 2009
WEAVERVILLE—Carolyn Griffin Justice, age 70, of 96 Maney Branch Rd., died Saturday, December 19, 2009. Mrs. Justice was born August 27, 1939, in Buncombe County where she had lived all of her life. She retired from the State of North Carolina as the assistant manager of Vance Birthplace. Mrs. Justice was a member of South Fork Independent Methodist Church, of...
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