April 2013 Archive
Michael J. Petruska, 87
Michael J. Petruska, 87, of Hendersonville passed away Saturday, April 20, 2013, at Charles George V.A. Medical Center after a period of declining health. Read More »
Nancy “Sister” Davis
Nancy "Sister" Davis, 84, of Hendersonville, went to be with her Lord and Savior on Friday, April 19, 2013, at the Elizabeth House. A native of Henderson County she was born on Feb. 1, 1929 to the late George and Myrtle Murphy. She was also preceded in death by her loving husband, Vance Davis; her daughter, Margaret Sutton; two brothers, Sydney and Walt Murphy and three sisters, Fanny Sue Ball, Christine McClure and Ethel Rhodes. Read More »
Jeremy D. Huffstetler
Jeremy D. Huffstetler, 18, of Hendersonville, died on Thursday, April 18, 2013 at his home. He was preceded in death by his maternal grandmother, Ethel Green; his paternal grandmother, Lucille Parton Huffstetler; and his paternal grandfather, William Edward Huffstetler. Read More »
Verlon L. Ward, 56
Verlon L. Ward, 56, of Hendersonville, went to be with the Lord, Wednesday, April 17, 2013, at Mission Hospital in Asheville. Read More »
Donald “Bud” Owens
TUXEDO — Donald "Bud" Owens, 75, of Tuxedo, died on Wednesday, April 17, 2013. A native and life long resident of Henderson County, Bud was born on July 22, 1937 to the late Cranford Owens and Clara Lee Camp Owens. He was also preceded in death by his two brothers, Billy and Carl Owens and a sister, Frankie Goins. Read More »
Verlon L. Ward, 56
Verlon L. Ward, 56, of Hendersonville died Wednesday, April 17, 2013, at Mission Hospitals in Asheville. Read More »
Gabriel Manuel Lopez
Gabriel Manuel Lopez, 3½ month old infant son of Joshua Manuel Lopez and Sarah Marie Lopez of Leicester, died Sunday, April 14, 2013. Read More »
Irene G. Dayton
Irene G. Dayton, poet and novelist, passed away April 16, 2013, at the age of 91, after a brief illness. Read More »
Eugene M. Rhodes, 62
Eugene M. Rhodes, 62, lifelong resident of Henderson County, died Tuesday, April 16, 2013. Read More »
Leslie V. Harrell, 82
Leslie V. Harrell, 82, of Hendersonville passed away, Sunday, April 14, 2013, at The Laurels of Hendersonville. Read More »
Ethel Staggs Rogers, 85
Ethel Staggs Rogers, 85, of Spartanburg, SC, passed away Sunday, April 14, 2013, at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center, Spartanburg, SC. Read More »
Steven L. Smith, 56
GASTONIA — Steven L. Smith, 56, of Gastonia passed away Friday, April 12, 2013, at CaraMont Regional Health Center in Gastonia after an extended illness. Read More »
Kathryn Linker Sieberman, 90
Kathryn Linker Sieberman, 90, of Hendersonville, went to sleep in Jesus Christ, Friday, March 22, 2013, in Asheville. She was born in Greensboro on Nov. 14, 1922, to the late Henry Lee Linker, Sr. and Thelma Taylor Linker. Read More »
Minne Jean Justice Case
DANA — Minne Jean Justice Case of Dana went to be with the Lord Wednesday, April 10, 2013, at the Elizabeth House. Read More »
Mary Jane Dachtler, 96
Mary Jane Dachtler, 96, of Hendersonville, died on April 8, 2013, at Hendersonville Health and Rehabilitation. Read More »
James "Jim" W. Marshall, Jr.
James "Jim" W. Marshall, Jr., 87, of Hendersonville, died on Monday, April 8, 2013 at the Elizabeth House. Read More »
Edwin Earl Peeler, 79
Edwin Earl Peeler, 79, of Brooksville, Fla., died April 4, 2013 in Brooksville. Read More »
Marvin L. Scott, 78
Marvin L. Scott, 78, devoted husband, father, brother and friend passed away at the Life Care Center of Hendersonville on Sunday, April 7, after an extended illness. He was surrounded by his devoted family. Read More »
Melissa Jones Leonetti, 43
Melissa Jones Leonetti, 43, of Fort Mill, S.C., died as the result of a car accident on Friday, April 5. Read More »
Mitchell “Junior” Capps, 81
Mitchell "Junior" Capps, 81, of Hendersonville passed away Saturday, April 6, 2013 at Elizabeth house after a brief illness. Read More »
Nancy Ward Hall Garrison, 89
Nancy Ward Hall Garrison, 89, passed away peacefully in her home in Hendersonvilleon April 5, 2013 after a long illness. Read More »
Deborah Janice Lance, 53
Deborah Janice Lance, 53, of Hendersonville died on Thursday, April 4, 2013, at the Elizabeth House. Read More »
Frances J. Gonzales, 91
Frances J. Gonzales, 91, of Hendersonville died on Saturday, March 9, 2013, at Pardee Hospital after a lengthy illness. Read More »
Fred Davis
FLETCHER — Fred Davis, 94, of Fletcher died Monday, March 18, 2013, at Aiken Regional Medical Centers. Since December 2012, Fred resided at Harbor Chase in Aiken, S.C. Read More »
Robert L. Mechem, 69
Robert L. Mechem, 69, of Hendersonville, passed away Thursday, April 4, 2013. Read More »
Billy T. Lunsford
Billy T. Lunsford, 73, of Hendersonville died on Thursday, April 04, 2013, at the Elizabeth House. Read More »
Allan Ray Cox, 46
Allan Ray Cox, 46, of Horse Shoe passed away Monday, April 1, 2013, at Carolinas Medical Center following lifelong heart complications. Read More »
William A. Gooch
William A. Gooch, 89, of Hendersonville, died on Monday, April 1, 2013 at the Elizabeth House. Read More »
Arthur Harold Kiehl
Arthur Harold Kiehl passed away on March 28, 2013, at the age of 94 in Hendersonville, where he and his wife Katherine lived for over 30 years. Born in Akron, Ohio, he was the last survivor in a family of eight children. Read More »
Edward Donel Gilbert, 73
EDNEYVILLE — Edward Donel Gilbert, 73, of Edneyville went to be with the Lord, Monday, April 1, 2013, at the VA Hospital in Black Mountain. Read More »
June D. Bernst
June D. Bernst of Deerfield Retirement Community, Asheville, formerly of Flat Rock and Lloyd Harbor, Huntington, N.Y., died on March 25, 2013, at age 92. Read More »
Julia Ann Williams, 73
Julia Ann Williams, 73, of Flat Rock, passed away Sunday, March 31, 2013, at the Elizabeth House. Read More »