Obituaries
Betty Jean Smith Payne
Jun 15, 2011
ASHEVILLE—Betty Jean Smith Payne, age 82, of Asheville, died Wednesday, June 15, 2011. Mrs. Payne was born January 6, 1929, in Pike County, Miss. She was a daughter of the late Johnny and Maybelle Jones Smith. In addition to her parents, she was also preceded in death by her husband, James "Jimmy" Milton Payne; brother, J.B. Smith, Jr.; and sister,...
Edith Brown Ball
Jun 7, 2011
WEAVERVILLE—Edith Brown Ball, age 95, of Weaverville, died Tuesday, June 7, 2011. "Granny," as everyone knew her, was born October 17, 1915, in Madison County and was a resident of Buncombe County for most of her life. She formerly worked at the Fireplace Restaurant and Connie Fashions. She was a member of Locust Grove Baptist Church. She was the daughter...
Eileen Meyer Tuch
Jun 2, 2011
ASHEVILLE—Eileen Meyer Tuch, age 90, of Asheville, died Friday, June 3, 2011. Mrs. Tuch was born April 2, 1921, in Bergen County, N.J., the first of her family's generation born in America to her father, Joseph Meyer, a native of Switzerland, and her mother, Ellen Maher Meyer, a native of Ireland, both of whom arrived in America through Ellis Island....
Georgia Waters
May 30, 2011
ASHEVILLE—Georgia Waters, age 88, of New Stock Road went home to be with her family and her Lord on Monday, May 30, 2011. Georgia was born April 24, 1923, to Marcellius and Tine Hensley Edwards in the Little Egypt community in Yancey County. She was the next to the youngest child and had five sisters and seven brothers. She married...
B. Joe Roberts
May 26, 2011
WEAVERVILLE—B. Joe Roberts, age 85, of Long's Chapel Road, died Thursday, May 26, 2011.
Mr. Roberts was born May 26, 1926, in Buncombe County where he lived most of his life. Mr. Roberts retired as a welder with Rheems Manufacturing Co. He was a veteran of World War II serving in the US Navy for 20 years; he was...
Daniel Lynn Dolan
May 26, 2011
ASHEVILLE - Daniel Lynn Dolan, M.D., age 80, died Thursday, May 26, 2011, in Asheville, NC. He was born September 30, 1930, in Wichita, Kansas, to Leonard Zadok Dolan and Helen Elizabeth Axline Dolan.
In 1948, Dan graduated from high school in Oak Ridge, TN. He attended Vanderbilt University as an undergraduate and earned his medical degree from the...
Robinson H. \ Hunter
May 24, 2011
WOODFIN—Robinson H. "Robin" Hunter, 94, of Asheville, died Tuesday, May 24, 2011.
Mr. Hunter was born April 14, 1917, in Madison County. He retired from Southern Concrete. He was a veteran of the US Army and a member of Elkwood United Methodist Church. Robin enjoyed chair caning for many years. He was the son of the late Leonard Grant...
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