Obituary Listing

Frances L. Solesbee

Frances L. Solesbee

Feb 20, 2005

Mills River - Frances L. Allen Solesbee, 80, of Mills River went to be with the Lord, Sunday, February 20, 2005 following a long illness. Mrs. Solesbee was a native of Barnardsville, NC and the daughter of the late William J. Allen and Belle V. Carson Allen. Mrs. Solesbee graduated from Barnardsville High School and attended business school. She...

Nellie Henson

Nellie Henson

Feb 19, 2005

Asheville - Nellie Ann Cabe Henson, 95, formerly of 35 Sandhurst Drive, died Saturday, February 19, 2005 at Pisgah Manor Health Care. A native of Macon County. She was a daughter of the late Thomas Lafayette Cabe and Laura Adortha McCall Cabe and the wife of the late Carter Wesley Henson. Mrs. Henson had resided in Buncombe County since...

Dennis Parley "D.P." Sparks

Dennis Parley "D.P." Sparks

Feb 17, 2005

Asheville - Dennis (D.P.) Sparks, 87, of Asheville, passed away Thursday, February 17, 2005 at Mountain Area Hospice Solace Center after an extended illness. A native of Unicoi County, TN, he had been a resident of Buncombe County for the past 55 years. He retired from American Enka and from the Buncombe County Juvenile Detention Center. Mr. Sparks was...

Ronald Mcpeters

Ronald Mcpeters

Feb 15, 2005

Calabash - Ronald Lewis McPeters, 67, died Tuesday February 15, 2005 at the Grand Strand Regional Hospital after a period of Declining health. A native of Buncombe County, he had lived in NY and NJ for 30 years prior to moving to Calabash 14 years ago. He was a 1955 graduate of West Buncombe High School and a U.S....

Julia M. Dyer

Julia M. Dyer

Feb 15, 2005

Asheville Julia Erwin Dyer, 80, of 19 Irving St., passed away unexpectedly Tuesday, February 15, 2005 at Memorial Mission Hospital. A native and lifelong resident of Buncombe County, she was member of Richland Baptist Church. She had worked for Mills Manufacturing as a sewing machine operator. Ms. Dyer loved to quilt, and enjoyed spending her time bird watching. She...

William Lee Isgett

William Lee Isgett

Feb 14, 2005

Asheville - William Lee Isgett, 77, of 10 Greenleaf Circle, died Monday, February 14, 2005 at the Laurels of Greentree Ridge following a period of declining health. A native of Cheraw, SC, he had resided in Asheville since 1961. He was the former owner of Walls and Marshall Fuel Oil Company and Isgett Distributors. Mr. Isgett was a member...

Fannie Mae Miller

Fannie Mae Miller

Feb 13, 2005

Candler Fannie Mae Miller, 86, formerly of 157 Oak Hill Road, passed away Sunday, February 13, 2005 at Pisgah Manor Health Care Center. A native of the Shutin Community of Hot Springs, Miss Miller resided in Millville, NJ for a number of years before moving to Buncombe County in 1996. She retired from the Ball Glass Company in Millville...

Norma June "Mickey" Shultz

Norma June "Mickey" Shultz

Feb 9, 2005

Asheville - Norma June Mickey Shultz, 59, went to be with her Lord Jesus Christ on Wednesday, February 9, 2005. Her family and friends are saddened to see her pass, but know that heaven is rejoicing at her arrival. Mickey is a native of Buncombe County born to the late Norman Vance Davis and the late Beulah Estelle Williams...

Julia Greenwood Wright

Julia Greenwood Wright

Feb 9, 2005

Fletcher - Julia Criddle Greenwood Wright, 76, of 349 Foxhall Road died Wednesday February 9, 2005 at Park Ridge Hospital. A native of Buncombe County, she had lived in Henderson County since 1981. She was a longtime member of the Civil Air Patrol, the first woman ever admitted into the North-South Skirmish Assoc., competed with the Thomas Legion and...

Nell B. Smith

Nell B. Smith

Feb 7, 2005

Cartersville, Ga - Nell B. Smith, 85, formerly of 71 Center Road, Cartersville, Ga., passed away Monday, February 7, 2005 at the Roswell Nursing & Rehabilitation Center in Roswell, Ga. Mrs. Smith was born May 24, 1919 in Buncombe County and the daughter of the late George W. Boyd and Cora R. Fisher Boyd. She was also preceded in...

Edward Leonard Phillips

Edward Leonard Phillips

Feb 7, 2005

Asheville - Edward Leonard Phillips, 78, of 110 Swannanoa River Road, went home to be with his Lord Monday, February 7, 2005 at St. Joseph Hospital after a brief illness. A native of Madison County, he had resided in Buncombe county since 1952. Mr. Phillips was a retired pipe fitter and a member of Trinity Baptist Church. He also...

Jobie M. Redmon

Jobie M. Redmon

Feb 5, 2005

Asheville - Jobie M. Redmon, 76, of 73 Dryman Valley Road died Saturday February 5, 2005 at the Asheville VA Medical Center after an extended illness. A native of Madison County, he had lived all his life in Buncombe County. He was a U.S. Army veteran or the Korean War and had been an active member of the board...

Sarah Rebecca Peck

Sarah Rebecca Peck

Feb 4, 2005

Black Mountain - Sarah Rebecca Peck, 2 year old daughter of David and Sandra Peck went to be with the Lord on Friday - February 4, 2005 at Memorial Mission Hospital. She was born in Jackson County and had lived most of her life in Buncombe County. She attended Asheville Gospel Chapel along with her family. She was a...

Merdia Calvin Davis

Merdia Calvin Davis

Feb 3, 2005

Asheville Merdia Calvin Davis, 90, formerly of Olivette Road, passed away Thursday, February 3, 2005 at the Western North Carolina Baptist Home after an extended illness. A native of McDowell County, he had lived in Buncombe County for the past 50 years. He was a retired loom mechanic from Burlington Industries, and was a member of Victory Baptist Church....

Curtis O'Neal Hyatt

Curtis O'Neal Hyatt

Feb 2, 2005

Asheville - Curtis ONeal Hyatt, 49, of 260 Clayton Avenue died unexpectedly Wednesday February 2, 2005. A native and lifelong resident of Buncombe County, he was an avid fisherman. He was a son of Catherine Thelma Smith Hyatt of Candler and the late George Harold Hyatt, Sr. Surviving in addition to his mother are his brothers, George Harold Hyatt,...

Edmond L. Welchance

Edmond L. Welchance

Feb 1, 2005

Leicester Edmond Luther Welchance, 84, of 10 Brookshire Road, passed away Tuesday, February 1, 2005 at The Laurels of Summit Ridge after an extended illness. A native of Murfreesboro, TN, he had resided in Buncombe County for the past 5 years. He was a retired form operator in the steel industry. Mr. Welchance had served in the US Army...

Eva Gardner Payne

Eva Gardner Payne

Jan 31, 2005

Asheville Eva Tina Gardner Payne, 84, of 455 Victoria Road died Monday at Magnolia Health Care Center. A native of Madison County. She had resided in Buncombe County for most of her life. Mrs. Payne was the daughter of the late Charlie and Tina Alvira Anders Gardner and was also preceded in death by her daughter, Mary Ann Penley....

Grace Calloway

Grace Calloway

Jan 31, 2005

Arden Grace Mason Calloway, 65, of Hickory Hills Drive, passed away Monday, January 31, 2005 at her residence after a period of declining health. Ms. Calloway was born in McDowell County, and resided in several European countries before returning to Buncombe County 12 years ago. While in Europe, she ran the Overseas MBA Program for the University of Utah...

Peggy J. Taylor

Peggy J. Taylor

Jan 28, 2005

Asheville - Peggy Jean Snelson Taylor, 66 of 2 Melody Lane died Friday January 28, 2005 at St. Josephs Hospital after an extended illness. A native of Madison County, she had lived all her life in Buncombe County. She was a member of Merrimon Avenue Baptist Church. She was the daughter of Edna Snelson of Leicester and the late...

Vernon Boyd "Curly" Wright

Vernon Boyd "Curly" Wright

Jan 27, 2005

Fairview - Vernon Boyd Curly Wright, 81, went to be with his Lord on Thursday, January 27, 2005 at Park Ridge Hospital, Fletcher following a period of declining health. A lifelong resident of Buncombe Co. he was, along with his son was a self employed contractor. He was a member of Laurel Pines Baptist Church and a loving husband,...