Obituaries
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,...
Doris Wellons Bresler
Jan 1, 2013
WEAVERVILLE—Doris Wellons Bresler, age 91, formerly of Weaverville, died Tuesday, January 1, 2013, in Powder Springs, GA. Doris was born October 15, 1921, in Jefferson, NC, and was a resident of Weaverville for a number of years. She was a member of Weaverville United Methodist Church. She was preceded in death by her parents, Robert and Lucy Caudill Wellons; husband,...
Emil Agosta
Dec 30, 2012
WEAVERVILLE—Emil Agosta, age 90, of Weaverville, died Sunday, December 30, 2012. Emil was born August 27, 1922, in New York City, N.Y. He was the son of the late Giuseppe and Louisa Bellino Agosta. Emil worked in aviation after his 1940 graduation from Commerce High School in Manhattan. He worked in the industry for 14 years as a mechanic and...
Blanche Hamlin Greene
Dec 30, 2012
WOODFIN—Blanche Hamlin Greene, age 85, of 174 Elkwood Ave., died Sunday, December 30, 2012. Mrs. Greene was born October 28, 1927, in High Point to the late Roy and Nell Wilson Hamlin. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her brothers, J.R., Arnold, Ronnie, and Pete Hamlin. Mrs. Greene grew up in Buncombe County where she...
Helen Cox Sexton
Dec 29, 2012
ALEXANDER - Helen Cox Sexton, age 95, formerly of Snelson Road, died Saturday, December 29, 2012, in Florida where she had resided the past three years with her son. Mrs. Sexton was born August 28, 1917, in Buncombe Co., NC, where she lived most of her life. She was the daughter of the late Horace V. and Laura Savannah Ray...
Mae Christina Clark
Dec 28, 2012
WOODFIN—Mae Christina Clark, age 82, of 22 Mulberry Street went to be with Jesus on Friday, December 28, 2012. She was born in Asheville on September 21, 1930. Her father was Wade Adolphus Penley and her mother was Cora Lee Hamlin. In addition to her parents, she was also preceded in death by her husband, Leonard Stokes Clark, and her...
Ida Fox Ballard
Dec 26, 2012
WEAVERVILLE—Ida Fox Ballard, age 91, of Weaverville, died Wednesday, December 26, 2012. Mrs. Ballard was born June 27, 1921, in Madison County and was a resident of Buncombe County for most of her life. She was a member of Woodland Hills Church. She was the daughter of the late R.S. and Della Banks Fox, and the wife of the late...
Coe Ann Dillingham Hughes
Dec 24, 2012
WEAVERVILLE—Coe Ann Dillingham Hughes, age 81, of Weaverville, died Monday, December 24, 2012. She was a native of Buncombe County and the daughter of the late Leonard and Charm Lee Dillingham. Her beloved husband of 56 years, Harry Neville Hughes; sisters, Polly Sica and Betty Lollar; and brothers, Leonard, Bill, Eddy, and Larry Dillingham also preceded her in death. Coe...
Reverend Joel Ruell Raby
Dec 23, 2012
ASHEVILLE - Reverend Joel Ruell Raby of Asheville was carried into the arms of his loving Saviour on Sunday, December 23, 2012.
Born October 28, 1947 in Buncombe County, he was the son of the late Oscar A. and Inez Taylor Raby. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by his sister, Peggy Raby Rice, and...
Diane Buckner Brigmon
Dec 22, 2012
WEAVERVILLE - Diane Lynn Buckner Brigmon, age 58, of 3 Clinton Street died Saturday, December 22, 2012 after a brief illness. Diane was born January 20, 1954 in Buncombe County where she had lived all of her life. She was a committed supporter of the local Boy Scouts organization and was an avid gardener who enjoyed working in her yard....
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