Callie Gertrude Plemmons
Dec 8, 2006
Candler - Callie Gertrude Ashe Plemmons, 100, of 9 Ashe Road, passed away Friday, December 8, 2006 at the John F. Keever, Jr. Solace Center following a short illness. A native of Swain County, she grew up in the small town of Judson, before the construction of the Fontana Dam. She came to Buncombe County in 1973 following retirement...
Willard Byron Shallenberger
Dec 7, 2006
Asheville - Willard Byron Shallenberger (Panther of the Dawn), born June 26, 1950 in Connellsville, PA, died on December 7, 2006 after a long battle with a debilitating illness. He is survived by his daughter, Jaime Marie Shallenberger; son, Jason Byron Shallenberger; their mother, Kayla Ann Shallenberger; his father, Willard Layton Shallenberger; brothers, Kevin and Eric Shallenberger, sisters, Barbara...
Herman C. Smith
Dec 6, 2006
WEST ASHEVILLE Herman Columbus Smith, 61, of 7 Manila Street, passed away Wednesday, December 6, 2006 at his residence. A native and resident most of his life of Asheville. He retired from MSD where he had served as a Supervisor and formerly was employed with the City of Asheville. Mr. Smith was a Vietnam Veteran having served in the...
Don Wayne Burrell
Dec 5, 2006
Candler Don Wayne Burrell, 69, of Candler passed away Tuesday, December 5, 2006, at his residence. He was a lifelong resident of Buncombe County and a son of the late Geter Wayne & Reva Mae Rogers Burrell. Mr. Burrell retired in 1998 from Square D, was former Manager of Eckerds Drug Co. and a member of Biltmore Baptist Church....
Pender Williams
Dec 5, 2006
Asheville - Pender Williams 79, of 245 Cedar Hill Road died Tuesday December 5, 2006 at Memorial Mission Hospital after an extended illness. A native and lifelong resident of Buncombe County, he was a member of New Hope Baptist Church and a U. S. Army veteran of WWII. He was a son of the late Robert and Dovie Davis...
Kenneth Glenn "Kenny" Messer
Dec 3, 2006
Asheville - Kenneth Glenn Kenny Messer, 40, of 101 Morris Street, passed away unexpectedly Sunday, December 3, 2006 at his residence. A lifelong resident of Buncombe County, Kenny was a 1986 graduate of Asheville High School, and was previously employed at Borg Warner as an assembly line worker. He was kind-hearted and loving, had a wonderful sense of humor,...
Edna Reynolds White
Dec 2, 2006
Rock Hill, S.C. - Edna Louise Reynolds White, 92, of 368 Berkeley Road died Saturday, December 2, 2006 at Magnolia Manor in Rock Hill, S.C. A native of Buncombe County where she resided most of her life before moving to Rock Hill in 1996. Mrs. White was the former co-owner along with her husband of H.M. White Sheet Metal...
Anna Belle Pipes Elliott
Dec 1, 2006
Arden - Anna Belle Pipes Elliott, 87, died Friday - December 1, 2006 at Fleshers Fairview Health Care Center. A native of Cherokee County, she grew up in Peachtree, attended Murphy High School, graduated from Burnsville High School and attended Mars Hill College. She had lived in Buncombe County since 1958 and was a member of Arden First Baptist...
Thomas Matthew Henderson
Nov 24, 2006
ASHEVILLE Thomas Matthew Henderson, 51, of 7 Pisgah View Ave. passed away Friday, November 24, 2006. He was a longtime resident of Buncombe County and the son of Lois Carolyn Murray Henderson of Leicester and the late Robert Thomas Henderson. He was a 1973 graduate of Clyde A. Erwin H.S. and was a veteran of the Vietnam and Persian...
Cierra Rose Smith
Nov 22, 2006
Asheville - Cierra Rose Smith, 1 month old infant of Charles Lamont Smith and Christie Jean Fowler, passed away unexpectedly Wednesday, November 22, 2006. Cierra was born in Buncombe County. Our beloved infant will be greatly missed. In addition to her parents, surviving are her brothers and sisters: Alexandria Michelle Shook, Trevon Nichols, Lakia Whiteside, Randy Shook, Charles Smith,...
Dale Russell Gunn
Nov 19, 2006
Weaverville Dale Russell Gunn, 68, of 11 Deacon Drive, passed away Sunday, November 20, 2006 at his residence, following a period of declining health. A native of Nashville, TN, Dale had lived in Buncombe County since 1948. He retired from Volvo as a welder in 1995. Dale was a very religious man, and kept several notebooks of Bible study...
Gladys Thompson
Nov 16, 2006
Asheville - Gladys Mildred Wolfe Thompson, 80, died Thursday November 16, 2006. A native and lifelong resident of Buncombe County, she was a daughter of the late Elzie and Hattie Eva Goldsmith Wolfe. She was also preceded in death by a daughter, Mary Lou Robbins; brother, Raymond Wolfe and 2 grandchildren. Surviving are her son, Dennis Eugene Matthews of...
William Horace "Bill" Duckett
Nov 16, 2006
KANNAPOLIS William Horace Bill Duckett, 87, of Kannapolis and formerly of 49 Johnston Blvd., Asheville passed away Thursday, November 16, 2006. A native and resident for most of his life of Buncombe County he had resided in Kannapolis since 2003. He was the son of the late William Dow and Amanda Elkins Duckett. Mr. Duckett was a U.S. Navy...
Bobby Lands
Nov 15, 2006
ASHEVILLE Bobby Lucious Lands, 74, of 98 E. Porter Road, passed away Wednesday, November 15, 2006 at John F. Keever, Jr. Solace Center. He resided in Western North Carolina until moving to Hampton, VA in 1951 where he started work with Newport News Shipbuilding and Drydock Company as an electrician. In the spring of 1983 he transferred back to...
Lowell Elmer "Junior" Solesby Jr.
Nov 12, 2006
Asheville - Lowell Elmer Junior Solesby, Jr., 72, of 50 Kenwood Street, passed away unexpectedly Sunday, November 12, 2006 at his home. A native of Buncombe County, Junior had resided in Tryon for a period of time before returning to Buncombe County. He was a graduate of Western Carolina University and the Chief Engineer for St. Lukes Hospital of...
Clara Massey "Nanny" Dover
Nov 12, 2006
Asheville - Clara Massey Nanny Dover, 76, of 525 Macedonia Rd., went home to be with her Lord Sunday, November 12, 2006 after an extended illness. A native of Buncombe County, Clara was the daughter of the late Joseph H. Massey and Cora Revis Massey. She was also preceded in death by her brothers; Clyde Dover, Lloyd Dover, Joseph...
Margaret Viola Riddle
Nov 4, 2006
Asheville - Margaret Viola Prather Riddle, 83, died Saturday November 4, 2006 after an extended illness. A native of Newport, TN, she had lived most of her life in Asheville. She was a daughter of the late Howard Allen and Sue Emmer Prather and wife of the late Robert Riddle. She was also preceded in death by a daughter,...
Adrian Reid Woolley
Nov 3, 2006
Charlotte, NC - Adrian Reid Woolley, 73, formerly of Asheville died Friday, November 3, 2006 at his residence with family and friends by his side. Mr. Woolley was born in Wilton, Alabama and was the son of the late Mr. & Mrs. Adrian Reid Woolley Sr. (Nell Pauline) He was preceded in death by his grandson Andrew Reid Blackwelder....
Lois Foster Mccoy
Nov 2, 2006
Asheville - Lois Foster McCoy, 86, of 19 Twin Oaks Drive, passed away Thursday, November 2, 2006 at her home. A native and resident of Buncombe County for most of her life, Mrs. McCoy assisted her husband for over 40 years in his business. She was a member of Newfound Baptist Church. Mrs. McCoy was a loving mother who...
Walter F. Hanson
Oct 31, 2006
Asheville Walter F. Hanson, 84, of 100 Riceville Rd. and formerly of Old Chunns Cove Rd. passed away Tuesday October 31, 2006 at the John F. Keever, Jr. Solace Center. A native of Middleton County, Connecticut .He was the son of the late Severin and Sigrid Louisa Anderson Hanson. Mr. Hanson was a U.S. Army Air Corps Veteran of...
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