Obituaries
Almeta Baylor Ponder
Apr 13, 2011
ALEXANDER— Almeta Baylor Ponder, 83, of Fletcher Martin Rd., went to meet her Lord and Savior on Wednesday, April 13, 2011. Mrs. Ponder was born April 26, 1927, in Buncombe County. She retired from Mills Manufacturing and Buncombe County Schools. She was a member of Alexander Missionary Baptist Church. She was a daughter of the late Robert J. and Nora...
Dr. Richard R. Gilbert
Apr 13, 2011
ASHEVILLE—On January 6, 2011, The Rev. Dr. Richard R. Gilbert died at home with his loving wife, Juanita Swann-Gilbert, at his side. A memorial service celebrating Dick's life will be held at 3:00 p.m., Saturday, April 16, 2011, at Central United Methodist Church, 27 Church St., Asheville. Born in Thomasville, GA, on October 21, 1924, Dick was the son of...
Anna Katherine Vance
Apr 4, 2011
Kannapolis, NC Mrs. Anna Katherine Gregory Vance, 30, of 707 Carson Court, passed away Monday, April 4, 2011, at her home. A funeral service is scheduled for 4:00 pm Saturday, April 9, 2011, at First Presbyterian Church of Weaverville, NC. Pastor Skip Gillikin will officiate. Interment will follow at West Memorial Park in Weaverville. The family will receive friends from...
Rosemarie Zweemer
Mar 30, 2011
ASHEVILLE—Rosemarie Zweemer, age 73, of 54 Kuykendall Branch, died Wednesday, March 30, 2011. Mrs. Zweemer was born August 21, 1937, in Manhattan, N.Y., and was a resident of Lakewood, N.J., for 27 years. She moved to Asheville 16 years ago. In her earlier years, she enjoyed gardening. She was preceded in death by her parents, Joseph and Vera Lento Giglio....
Dorcas Anders Mabrey
Mar 25, 2011
ASHEVILLE—Dorcas Anders Mabrey, 102, died peacefully Friday, March 25, 2011 at the Western North Carolina Baptist Home after a short illness. Mrs. Mabrey was born January 9, 1909, in Barnardsville and was a daughter of Job Franklin Anders and Mary Elizabeth Brown, residents in Barnardsville from the early 1900s. While at a summer job at the S & W Cafeteria...
Virginia Roberts Morgan
Mar 25, 2011
WEAVERVILLE—Virginia Roberts Morgan, age 92, of 534 Barnardsville Hwy., died Friday, March 25, 2011. Mrs. Morgan was born May 28, 1918, in Buncombe County to the late Tom Newt and Ethel Carter Roberts. After graduating from Mission Hospital's School of Nursing in 1942 as a registered nurse, she was employed at the V.A. Hospital in Oteen. She was a member...
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