Rex Arrington
Sep 20, 2005
Leicester - Ernest Rex Arrington, 70, died Tuesday September 20, 2005 at St. Josephs Hospital following a period of declining health. A lifelong resident of Buncombe County, he was of the Baptist Faith. He was a son of the late Bryson Columbus and Okra Emmaline Wallin Arrington and was also preceded in death by a brother, James Everette Arrington...
Ellen Streadwick
Sep 19, 2005
Asheville - Ellen Blanche Buckner Streadwick, 94, formerly of 230 Shelburne Road, passed away Monday, September 19, 2005 at Elderberry Health Care Center. A native of Madison County, she lived most of her life in Buncombe County. She retired from Southern Bell as a telephone operator. Mrs. Streadwick was a member of Trinity Baptist Church. She was the daughter...
Mary Frances Bishop
Sep 16, 2005
Leicester - Mary Frances Robinson Bishop, 87, of 136 Smith Road, died Friday, September 16, 2005 at Blue Ridge Rehabilitation Center following a period of declining health. A native and lifelong resident of Buncombe County, she was a member of Aaron Baptist Church. She was a daughter of the late James Burgin and Mary Loretta Barclay Robinson, and the...
Dorothy Virginia Harwood
Sep 15, 2005
Asheville - Dorothy Virginia Harwood, 80, of 81 Martel Village, passed away unexpectedly Thursday, September 15, 2005 at Memorial Mission Hospital. A native and lifelong resident of Buncombe County, she retired from Square D Company. She was a member of Elk Mountain Baptist Church. She was the daughter of the late Lee Jay and Aery Harwood. She was also...
Gertrude Wright
Sep 11, 2005
Fairview - Gertrude Wright, 86, of 57 Ballard Creek Road died Sunday, September 11, 2005 at Beckys Rest Home following a brief illness. A lifelong resident of Buncombe County, she retired form C.P. Claire (CII)following 30 years of service and was a member of Laurel Pines Baptist Church. She was the daughter of the late Robert Franklin and Hester...
Anah Corn Tate
Sep 10, 2005
Asheville - Anah Thelma Corn Tate 97, of Reynolds Mountain Road died Saturday, September 10, 2005 following an extended illness. A lifelong resident of Buncombe County she was the daughter of the late Tolliver and Dora Frances Moore Corn. She was the wife of the late James Robert Tate and was also preceded in death by her daughters, Virginia...
Houston Lattie Ponder
Sep 10, 2005
Asheville - Houston Lattie Ponder, 57, of 270 Rock Hill Road died Saturday, September 10, 2005 at Memorial Mission Hospital following a brief illness. A native of Madison County, he had resided in Buncombe County most of his life and was a son of the late Stanley James and Rellie Lee Ponder. He retired from Gerber Products following 14...
Brenda Sue Dover
Sep 9, 2005
Asheville - Brenda Sue Dover, 64, of 100 Cheerio Lane died Friday - September 9, 2005 at her home following a period of declining health. A native of Buncombe County, she was a member of the Penland Historical Society. She was a daughter of Evelyn Louise Dover of Asheville and the late Charles B. Dover. Surviving in addition to...
Ganey C. Hare
Sep 8, 2005
Arden - Ganey Clifford Hare, 35, of 3 Hidden Creek Drive died Thursday September 8, 2005 at Park Ridge Hospital following a long illness. A lifelong resident of Buncombe County, he was employed with Rich Mount, Inc. and was a member of Mt Zion Baptist Church. He was a son of Myrtle Webb Hare of Skyland and the late...
Violet Myrtle Pinkerton
Sep 8, 2005
Asheville Violet Myrtle Hartsell Pinkerton, 97, formerly of 414 Lakeshore Drive, passed away Thursday, September 8, 2005 at Fleshers Fairview Health Care Center following a period of declining health. A native of Jonesville, SC, she and her family moved to Asheville in 1922. She was a member of the First Christian Church of Asheville. Mrs. Pinkerton was the daughter...
Fred William Davis
Sep 6, 2005
Arden Fred William Davis died September 6, 2005 after a short illness. Born at Averys Creek, Buncombe County, NC, on November 21, 1917, Fred was the first of eight children of the late Nola Taylor Davis and Robert L. Davis. He is survived by his loving wife of 68 years, Jessie Collins Davis. Fred is also survived by his...
Carrie Lucille "Lucy" Hollifield
Sep 6, 2005
Asheville - Carrie Lucille Lucy Hollifield was a loving mother and grandmother who will be missed dearly. She went to be with the Lord Tuesday, September 6, 2005. Lucy was the daughter of the late Charlie and Lydia Jones Case. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Roy Hollifield; a daughter, Christine; 1 brother, 5 sisters and...
Frances Louise Carr
Sep 5, 2005
Leicester - Frances Louise Carr, 83, formerly of Dix Creek #2 died Monday - September 5, 2005 at the Hominy Valley Retirement Center. A native and lifelong resident of Buncombe County, she retired in 1984 from Burlington Industries after 44 years of service. She was a member of Corinth Baptist Church, the W.M.U. and the Ladies Auxiliary of V.F.W....
Alda V. Evans
Sep 3, 2005
Woodfin - Alda Vearl Hollifield Evans, 89, of 33 Reese Street died Saturday, September 3, 2005 at Emerald Ridge Health Care and Rehabilitation Center following a period of declining health. A lifelong resident of Buncombe County. Mrs. Evans retired in 1974 from the Norge Village Laundry & Dry Cleaning Co. She formerly was employed with the Weaverville Laundry and...
Mildred Jackson Hyder
Sep 2, 2005
Trussville, Al. - Mildred Jackson Hyder, 84, passed away Friday - September 2, 2005. She was a native of Asheville and was a member of the Biltmore United Methodist Church. Mildred retired from J.C. Penneys after over 15 years of service and was an honorary member of Beta Sigma Phi. She was preceded in death by her husband Harry...
Betty Banks
Sep 2, 2005
Asheville - Betty Jane King Banks, 77, of 2060 Wilson Road died Friday - September 2, 2005 at her home following a long illness. A native and lifelong resident of Buncombe County, she was a daughter of the late Verley and Essie King and the wife of the late Grady M. Banks, Jr. to whom she was married for...
Gretchen Johnson Corbitt
Sep 1, 2005
Asheville - Gretchen Johnson Corbitt, 84, of 25 Cardinal Drive died Thursday, September 1, 2005 at the Mountain Area Hospice Solace Center. She was born December 20, 1920 in Taylors Bridge, N.C. and was the daughter of the late Rev. L.L. and May Garner Johnson. She was married December 22, 1949, in Harrells, N.C., to her husband of 46...
Sallie Juanita "Wincie" Sluder
Aug 31, 2005
Asheville - Sallie Juanita Wincie Gurley Sluder, 71, of 25 Panorama Drive, passed away unexpectedly on Wednesday, August 31, 2005 at her residence. A native and lifelong resident of Buncombe County, she was a Primary Education Teacher for many years in Buncombe County. She had attended Berea College, and graduated from Western Carolina University. Wincie was a member of...
David Michael Haney
Aug 31, 2005
Candler - David Michael Haney, 59, of 3 Shanes Lane, passed away unexpectedly on Wednesday, August 31, 2005 at his residence. A native of Madison County, he had resided most of his life in Buncombe County. He retired as a machinist with Leo Jacksons Precision Products Performance Center in Arden. He was of the Baptist faith, and enjoyed reading...
Kathleen Ruth Guffey
Aug 30, 2005
Asheville Kathleen Ruth Fore Guffey, 91, of Asheville went to be with the Lord on Tuesday, August 30, 2005. A lifelong resident of Buncombe County, she was the widow of the late James Weldon Guffey who died December 25, 1985. She was also preceded in death by her parents, Joseph Peter Fore and Georgia Florence Haynes Fore as well...
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