Obituaries
Patricia A. Sprouse
Jan 24, 2013
FAIRVIEW—Patricia A. Sprouse, age 69, of 112 Church Rd., went home to be with the Lord on Thursday, January 24, 2013. Mrs. Sprouse was born June 22, 1943, in Buncombe County where she had lived all of her life. Her life was her children, grandchildren and church. She was a loving member of Cedar Mountain Missionary Baptist Church. Patricia was...
Bruce Don Jamerson
Jan 23, 2013
WEAVERVILLE - Bruce Don Jamerson, 84, of Weaverville, went to be with the Lord on January 23, 2013. He died peacefully in his home. Mr. Jamerson was born December 1, 1928, to the late Asbury and Dessie Jamerson. Bruce spent his life in service to God. He was a dedicated Christian who loved reading and studying his Bible, spending time...
Mary Jane Foures
Jan 23, 2013
ASHEVILLE—Mary Jane Foures passed away and began a new journey on January 23, 2013. She was born Mary Jane Veta Mason in Pasco, Washington on October 17, 1922. Her parents were Roy and Veta Mason. She had a sister, Evelyn, and a brother, Richard. Her children are Suzanne Hanrahan, Colette Guillebeau, and Christopher Foures. She has a nephew, Joseph Guillebeau....
Katherine Moore Ingle
Jan 23, 2013
WEAVERVILLE—Katherine Moore Ingle, age 83, of 229 Stoney Knob Rd., died Wednesday, January 23, 2013. Mrs. Ingle was born February 10, 1929, in Buncombe County where she had lived all of her life. She was a retired nutritionist assistant at Weaverville Primary School and a member of Long's Chapel Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by her parents, Columbus...
Donna Kay Bowens
Jan 21, 2013
MARS HILL—Donna Kay Bowens, age 56, of Mountain View Rd., died Monday, January 21, 2013. Donna Kay was born June 22, 1956, in Buncombe County and was a resident of Madison County for most of her life. She was a lifelong hard worker. She was a daughter of the late Emma Anderson Worley. Surviving are her father, Cleates Worley, and...
R. Paul Moore
Jan 19, 2013
WEAVERVILLE—R. Paul Moore, age 88, of 268 Long's Chapel Rd., died Saturday, January 19, 2013. Mr. Moore was born March 31, 1924 in Buncombe County where he had lived all of his life. He was a retired brick mason and ran Spivey Fishing Lake in Fairview for a number of years. Paul was a veteran of World War II serving...
Bessie Mae Rudd
Jan 18, 2013
WEAVERVILLE—Bessie Mae Rudd, age 90, of 78 Weaver Blvd., died Friday, January 18, 2013. Mrs. Rudd was born October 18, 1922, in Clarke County, Alabama, and was a resident of Greenville, S.C., for a number of years. She had resided in Weaverville since 1994. She was a great mother, a seamstress, enjoyed quilting, was an excellent cook, and enjoyed gardening....
Bobby Pike
Jan 17, 2013
WEAVERVILLE—Bobby Pike, age 61, of 68 Deerborne Lane, died Thursday, January 17, 2013. Bobby was born November 25, 1951, in Buncombe County to the late James Lloyd Pike, Jr., and Betty Benefield Pike. He was a self-employed carpenter and enjoyed fishing with his father and brothers. Bobby attended Shepherd's Fold House of Worship. Surviving are his sister, Katie Pike; brothers,...
Virginia T. Hoyle
Jan 17, 2013
WEAVERVILLE—Virginia T. Hoyle of 59 Murphy Hill Road went to meet her Lord and her beloved husband James on January 17, 2013. Mrs. Hoyle was born in Madison County and was a resident of Melbourne, Fla., from 1955 to 1975 when she moved to Weaverville. She retired from JC Penney after 18 years of service. She was a member of...
Pastor Gordon Howard Powlison
Jan 13, 2013
WEAVERVILLE—Pastor Gordon Howard Powlison (June 28, 1945—January 13, 2013) went to be with the Lord peacefully Sunday morning with loving family present. Pastor Gordon spent his adult life in grateful service to the Lord Jesus Christ. His children and grandchildren attest to his example of faith and self-denial for the kingdom of God. He placed others before himself, often at...
Linda Jo Ponder Dillingham
Jan 13, 2013
WEAVERVILLE—Linda Jo Ponder Dillingham, age 65, of 166 Stockton Rd., died Sunday, January 13, 2013. Mrs. Dillingham was born February 21, 1947, in Buncombe County and was a resident of Buncombe County for most of her life. She retired from Microswitch after 28-1/2 years of service. Linda enjoyed working at Mars Hill Retirement Community for seven years. She was of...
Emerson E. Grassie
Jan 12, 2013
WEAVERVILLE—Emerson E. Grassie age 72, of New Covenant Dr. died Saturday, January 12, 2013.
Mr. Grassie was born September 7, 1940 in Fremont, Ohio and was a resident of Buncombe Co. for the past 17 years. He was a retired supervisor for the Ohio Water Dept. in Toledo. Emerson was a member of the Knights of Columbus and served...
Mabel Suddreth Reynolds
Jan 10, 2013
WOODFIN—Mabel Suddreth Reynolds, age 85, of Woodfin, died Thursday, January 10, 2013. Mrs. Reynolds was born May 25, 1927, in Caldwell County. She loved to flower garden and quilt. She was happily married for 68 years and family was very important. She was a daughter of the late Burley Azor and Mamie Gertrude Setzer Suddreth, and the wife of Travis...
Wanda Lee Bradley
Jan 8, 2013
WEAVERVILLE—Wanda Lee Bradley, age 71, of 204 White Clover Lane, died Tuesday, January 8, 2013. Mrs. Bradley was born July 14, 1941, in Buncombe County where she had lived most of her life. She was a daughter of Cora Lee Tipton Burrell of Leicester and the late J.T. Burrell. She was also preceded in death by her son, John T....
Harold Ray \ Capps
Jan 8, 2013
WOODFIN—Harold Ray "Moe" Capps, age 74, of North Rd., died Tuesday, January 8, 2013. Mr. Capps was born July 19, 1938, in Buncombe County. He was a weaver with the Grovewood Galleries for a number of years. He was preceded in death by his parents, John Davis and Amanda Hattie Hamlin Capps, his wife, Iliond Dillingham Capps who died in...
Edna Ferguson Harker
Jan 7, 2013
ASHEVILLE—Edna Ferguson Harker, age 86, of 22 Briarwood Rd., died Monday, January 7, 2013. She had resided the past four years with her son in Boone. Mrs. Harker was born September 24, 1926, in Haywood County and was a resident of Buncombe County for most of her life. She loved birds, flowers, and being a great wife and mother. She...
Bertha Pegg Hyatt
Jan 7, 2013
WOODFIN—Bertha Pegg Hyatt, age 87, of 246 Barton Road, died Monday, January 7, 2013. Mrs. Hyatt was born April 20, 1925, in Buncombe County. She was a daughter of the late Fred and Cora Roberts Pegg and wife of the late Bennie Lee Hyatt who died in 2004. Surviving are her daughter, Barbara Rice and husband Howard of Asheville; sons,...
Tim Hightower
Jan 6, 2013
ASHEVILLE—Tim Hightower, age 44, of Wilson Watts Dr., went home to be with the Lord Sunday, January 6, 2013. Tim was born November 4, 1968, in Buncombe County. He loved fishing, hunting, and spending time with his family and friends. Surviving are his daughter, Brittany Hightower; father, Terry Hightower and his wife Jacquetta; mother, Patricia Robinson-Watts and her husband Jerry;...
Susan Garrison Parker
Jan 5, 2013
ASHEVILLE—Susan Garrison Parker, age 96, of Asheville, passed Saturday, January 5, 2013. Mrs. Parker was born January 11, 1916, in Flat Creek. She was the fifth child of seven born to the late Cora Burnette Garrison and Edward E. Garrison. In her youth she was a member of Flat Creek Baptist Church. At the age of 18, she took a...
Joy Ray Henderson
Jan 3, 2013
WEAVERVILLE—Joy Ray Henderson, age 79, of Scenic View Dr., died Thursday, January 3, 2013.
Mr. Henderson was born October 4, 1933, in Buncombe County. He was a retired carpentry teacher from Asheville High School and served in the US Army. He was a member of Vision Missionary Baptist Church, Mars Hill. He was preceded in death by his parents,...
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