Obituaries
Katherine Warren Walton
Sep 5, 2012
WEAVERVILLE—On Wednesday, September 5, 2012, Katherine Warren Walton, age 87, went home to be with the Lord. She was preceded in death by her husband, Vernon Walton, and daughter, Nyoka Christopher. She was born February 19, 1925, to Oliver and Connie Bryson Warren. She is survived by her step-daughter, Geraldine Perry and her husband Tom; grandchildren, David King and his...
Rosalie Joan Stevens
Sep 1, 2012
SAN MATEO, FLA.—Rosalie Joan Stevens, 74, of San Mateo, Florida, died Saturday, September 1, 2012, after a long illness, at Haven Hospice in Palatka, Florida. Rosalie was a Buncombe County native and a resident in Florida for most of her life. She was born to the late Richard and Fannie Roberts Stevens. Also preceding her in death were brothers, Frank...
Robert E. Greene
Sep 1, 2012
BARNARDSVILLE—Robert E. Greene, age 70 of 497 Paint Fork Road died Saturday, September 1, 2012. Robert was born March 2, 1942 in Buncombe County where he had lived all of his life. He was the son of the late John Greene and Marie Carter Greene Crowder and was also preceded in death by sisters, Easter Plemmons, Betty Powers and Mary...
Jerry Wayne Anderson
Aug 29, 2012
BARNARDSVILLE—Jerry Wayne Anderson, age 64, of 289 Paint Fork Rd., died Wednesday, August 29, 2012.
Mr. Anderson was born June 26, 1948, in Buncombe County where he had lived all of his life. He formerly worked at Biltmore Dairy and Pet Dairy. He served in the US Army during the Vietnam War. Jerry was very devoted to his mother....
Ambra Hess Garrison
Aug 28, 2012
WEAVERVILLE—Ambra Hess Garrison, age 89, of 3 Shadowbrook Dr., died Tuesday, August 28, 2012. A lifelong resident of Buncombe County, Mrs. Garrison was born December 12, 1922. She retired in 1985 from Square D. She was a member of First Presbyterian Church of Weaverville. She was preceded in death by her parents, Arthur Dale Hess, Sr., and Nellie Capps Hess;...
Juanita West Proffitt
Aug 28, 2012
WEAVERVILLE—Juanita West Proffitt, age 92 of Weaverville died Tuesday, August 28, 2012. She was born October 3, 1919 in Buncombe County and was the daughter of the late Troy W. West, Sr. and Stella McDaris West and granddaughter of Dr. C.P. West and Effie Reynolds West. Juanita attended schools in Weaverville, was a member of the Drama, Home Economics, 4-H,...
David Charles Dobbins
Aug 27, 2012
WOODFIN—David Charles Dobbins, age 70, of 2 Elkmont Place died Monday, August 27, 2012. Mr. Dobbins was born August 2, 1942, in Buncombe County and was a resident of Norfolk and Suffolk, Va., for many years and had been back home for the past 30 years. He has worked as a businessman of many trades. He was founder of Granny's...
Aline Christine Edwards
Aug 24, 2012
WEAVERVILLE—Aline Christine Edwards, age 74, of 62 Bluff Cove Rd., died Friday, August 24, 2012. Ms. Edwards was born March 3, 1938, in Buncombe County. She was preceded in death by her parents, Garrett and Dorsey Hollifield Edwards and a grandson, Robert Zibelin Woody and soulmate Steve Pendleton. Surviving are her daughters, Janeen O'Kelly of Leicester and Mary Beth Wilson...
Barbara Robinson Fox
Aug 24, 2012
WEAVERVILLE—Barbara Robinson Fox, age 76, of Upper Flat Creek Rd., died Friday, August 24, 2012. Mrs. Fox was born August 22, 1936, in Buncombe County. Barbara was a member of Oak Grove Missionary Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by her parents, Charles and Vonnie Harron Robinson; and husband, J. B. Fox who died in 2008. Surviving are her...
Betty Henline Roberson
Aug 18, 2012
WEAVERVILLE—Betty Henline Roberson, age 85 of 297 Reems Creek Road died Saturday, August 18, 2012. Mrs. Roberson was born February 18, 1927 in Spruce Pine to the late Paul and Gladys Bradshaw Henline. She was a graduate of Harris High School in Spruce Pine and attended Cecil's Business College. Betty lived most of her life in Buncombe County and was...
Hazel Rice Buckner
Aug 15, 2012
ALEXANDER—Hazel Rice Buckner, age 103, formerly of Alexander, died Wednesday, August 15, 2012. Mrs. Buckner was born January 12, 1909, in Haywood County and was a resident of Buncombe County for most of her life. She was preceded in death by her parents, P.C. and Annie McLean Rice; and husband, Roy L. Buckner who died in 1987. Surviving are her...
Agnes Elizabeth Connell Higgins
Aug 14, 2012
WEAVERVILLE—Agnes Elizabeth Connell Higgins, age 95, of Clarks Chapel Road, died Tuesday, August 14, 2012. Mrs. Higgins was born May 4, 1917, in Flat Rock and was a resident of Buncombe County for most of her life. She loved to knit and was retired from Mills Manufacturing Company. At the time of her death, she was the oldest member of...
Cody Lee Fender
Aug 11, 2012
WEAVERVILLE—Cody Lee Fender, age 22, of Weaverville, died Saturday, August 11, 2012. Cody was born February 13, 1990, in Buncombe County. He was a 2008 graduate of North Buncombe High School. He was an employee of the Fresh Market on Merrimon Avenue. He loved to draw and sketch and also fish with his dad and brother. Surviving are his parents,...
Carveth G. Carter
Aug 5, 2012
MARS HILL—Carveth G. Carter, age 89, of Mars Hill, formerly of Fairview, died Sunday, August 5, 2012.
Mr. Carter was born January 5, 1923, in Buncombe County. He was a former member of Nazarene Church and current member of Sand Hill Baptist Church. He retired from General Electric in 1983. A U.S. Army veteran, he served during World War...
Geneva Bradley Ingle
Aug 4, 2012
ASHEVILLE/ KNIGHTDALE—Geneva Bradley Ingle, age 94 of Knightdale, formerly of Asheville died Saturday, August 4, 2012. Mrs. Ingle was born January 28, 1918 in Buncombe to the late Ira Bradley, Sr. and Florence Swann Bradley. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband, Nathaniel "Red" Ingle who died in 1976. Surviving are her daughter, Beverly...
Denise Marshall
Aug 4, 2012
BARNARDSVILLE—Denise Marshall, age 37 of 412 Stoney Fork Rd. died Saturday, August 4, 2012. Denise was born September 4, 1974 in Bridgeton, NJ and was a resident of Buncombe County most of her life. Surviving are her parents, Earl Ledford and Gerry Marshall of Barnardsville; sister, Teresa Ledford of Arden; maternal grandmother, Katherine Patterson of Bridgeton, NJ; two nieces and...
Clara W. Hensley
Jul 30, 2012
WEAVERVILLE—Clara W. Hensley, age 72, of 224 Dula Springs Rd., died Monday, July 30, 2012. Mrs. Hensley was born July 29, 1940, in Alexander County and was a resident of Lawrenceville, Ga., before moving to Buncombe County in 2006. She was a member of North Point Baptist Church. Mrs. Hensley was preceded in death by her parents, Crowson and Ila...
Wanda Parker Hegwood
Jul 30, 2012
MARS HILL—Wanda Parker Hegwood, age 83, of Mars Hill, passed away in her sleep at home with her family, July 30, 2012, nine days after her first husband, Robert Carl Parker, passed. She was preceded in death by her husband, Burrell Hegwood, and son, Chris Parker. Surviving are her sons and their wives, Robert Lee of Florida, Terry of Sevierville,...
George Pritchard \ Massey
Jul 29, 2012
WEAVERVILLE—Rev. George P. "Cotton" Massey, age 88, of 9 Colby Dr., went to be with his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on Sunday, July 29, 2012. He was an amazing man and a tremendous blessing to all who knew him.
Cotton was born in Buncombe County on November 28, 1923, to Rev. Ottis C. and Lovada Buckner Massey. He...
Mae Ballard Bradley
Jul 24, 2012
WEAVERVILLE—Mae Ballard Bradley, age 91, of 98 Mundy Cove Rd., died Tuesday, July 24, 2012. Mrs. Bradley was born February 25, 1921, in Buncombe County where she had lived all of her life. She loved working in her vegetable and flower garden. She was preceded in death by her parents, William Dennis and Minnie Smith Ballard; husband, Horace E. Bradley...
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