Obituaries
Red Ezell
Nov 22, 2008
WEAVERVILLE—Devoyd Smith Ezell, age 69, of Weaverville, died Saturday, November 22, 2008. Mr. Ezell was born February 20, 1939 in Polk County and was a resident of Weaverville for 30 years. In 1957 he graduated from R.S. Central High School. Mr. Ezell was a decorated Vietnam Veteran and retired after serving 20 years in the Navy as a Naval Aerographer...
Jim Benfield
Nov 17, 2008
WEAVERVILLE—Jim Benfield, age 70, of 564 Jupiter Road, died Monday, November 17, 2008. Jim was born January 16, 1938 in Connelly Springs. He was a former driver for several local bakeries and formerly worked for Biltmore Dairy Farms. Jim retired as the manager of the ABC Store. He attended Riverside Baptist Church. Jim was the son of the late Charles...
Keith Hensley
Nov 11, 2008
KEITH HENSLEY BARNARDSVILLE—Keith Hensley, age 60, of 3 Pierson Creek Road, died Tuesday, November 11, 2008. Keith was born May 7, 1948 in Buncombe County and was a resident of Oxon Hill, Maryland about 20 years before returning home in 1974. He started his work as a sheet metal mechanic and later became an auto mechanic. Keith was owner and...
Josephine Osborne
Nov 4, 2008
WEAVERVILLE—Josephine Osborne, age 92, a resident of the Mars Hill Retirement Community, died Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2008 at Mission Hospital in Asheville. A lifelong resident of Buncombe County, she was born August 22, 1916 in Weaverville to parents J. Fred Osborne of Haywood County and Mary Evelyn Peeke of Weaverville. She was the granddaughter of George Washington Peek and Mary...
Genell \ Ledford
Nov 3, 2008
WEAVERVILLE—Genell "Nell" Ledford, age 69, of 6 Oakland Street, went home to be with the Lord Monday, November 3, 2008. Mrs. Ledford was born September 18, 1939 in Buncombe County to the late Hobart and Ruth Maynor Ball. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her brothers, Willie, Frank, Jesse and Charles Ball. For the past...
A.V. Roberts
Oct 28, 2008
WOODFIN—A.V. Roberts, age 88, of 7 ½ Garden Road, died Tuesday, October 28, 2008.
Mr. Roberts was born April 30, 1920 in Buncombe County and was a resident of Buncombe County for all of his life. A.V. was a salesperson at Belks for 22 years, was formerly employed by Tops for Shoes and most recently employed with Discount Shoes....
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