Obituaries


resident of Bessemer City before moving to Barnardsville in 1986. She formerly worked at Ohio Electric for 17 years. Her family and cooking for everyone were very important to her. She was a daughter of the late Rev. Melton C. Jones and Conel Ingle Jones. In addition to her parents, she was also preceded in death by her half brother, Lowell Stafford. Surviving are her husband of 44


Univee Jones Allen Barnardsville – Univee Jones


Allen, age 60, of 183 Dillingham Road, went to be with the Lord on Tuesday, July 20, 2010, after fight- ing a courageous battle with pan- creatic cancer. Mrs. Allen was born Jan. 10, 1950, in Iredell County and was a


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years, James M. Allen; daughter, Jackie Pond and husband David, and son, Michael Allen and wife Christine, all of Barnardsville; sis- ter, Glenda Lancaster of Smyrna, SC; half brothers, Rhodell Jones, Melton Jones, and Bennie Ray Jones, all of Charlotte; and four grandchildren. Her funeral service was held at


11 am on Saturday, July 24, 2010, in the Chapel of West Funeral Home, 17 Merrimon Ave., Weaver- ville, with the Rev. Jim Hooper and the Rev. Daniel Reid officiating. Burial was in Whitaker Cemetery, Barnardsville. The family received friends from


6 pm to 8 pm on Friday, July 23, 2010, at the funeral home. At other times, the family was at


the residence. westfamilyfuneralservices.com


Ruth Ann Cahoon Weaverville – Ruth Ann Cahoon,


age 65, of 920 Barnardsville High- way, died Wednesday, July 21, 2010. Mrs. Cahoon was born Sept. 4,


1944, in Buncombe County where she had lived most of her life. She was the daughter of the late Lee Roy and Lydia Pack Mathews. Surviving are her husband of 48


years, Milton “Mickey” Cahoon; daughter Karen R. Lunsford and husband Tommy of Woodfin; son Wilson Lee Cahoon (Theresa) of Woodfin; brother Charles Mathews of Bryans Road, MD; special cousin Jerry Miller of Franklin; and granddaughter, Tammy Lunsford. Her funeral service was held at


11 am on Monday, July 26, 2010, in the Chapel of West Funeral Home, 17 Merrimon Ave., Weaver-


tribution are encouraged to con- sider United Way of Asheville, 50 South French Broad Ave., Asheville, NC 28801 or Project Linus of Western North Carolina, 10 Highland Pointe Drive, Weaver- ville, NC 28787. westfamilyfuneralservices.com


ville. Burial was in West Memorial Park. The family received friends from


5 pm to 6:30 pm on Sunday, July 25, 2010, at the funeral home. Flowers were acceptable and


appreciated. Those desiring to make a memorial contribution are encouraged to consider CarePart- ners Hospice, PO Box 25338, Asheville, NC 28813. westfamilyfuneralservices.com


Bernice Jung Weaverville – Bernice Jung, of


Reems Creek Golf Community died Friday, July 23, 2010. Bernice was born in Montreal,


Canada and had formerly lived in Charles City, Iowa, Minnetonka, Minn., and Chagrin Falls, Ohio before moving to Weaverville in 1992. She loved to garden, play golf, travel and spending time with her grandchildren. Surviving are her husband of 52


years, Gary Jung; daughters, Kar- en Schiefelbein and husband Wil- liam of Haymarket, Va. and Kathy Rothenfeld and husband Daryl of Beachwood, Ohio; brother Albert Cathcart of Montreal, Canada; and grandchildren, Faith, Zachary and Lily Schiefelbein. A service celebrating Bernice’s


life was held at 11 am on Wednes- day, July 28, 2010, in the Chapel of West Funeral Home, 17 Merri- mon Ave., Weaverville. The fam- ily greeted friends following the service. Flowers were welcome; those desiring to make a memorial con-


Rheba Hicks “Pat” Cooper Weaverville – Rheba Hicks “Pat”


Cooper, widow of Vergil M. Coo- per, passed away Sunday, July 25, 2010, at the age of 101. She was born on Nov. 13, 1908,


Darrell Alan Shook Candler / Mars Hill - Darrell A.


Shook, 54, of 282 Starnes Cove Rd. died July 24, 2010 at Madison Manor Nursing Center. He was a native of Madison County and the son of Verna Shook and the late Charles Shook Jr. Mr. Shook was of the Baptist Faith. In addition to his mother he is


survived by sisters Annette Adams and husband Howard of Mars Hill, Vickie Eddins and husband Roger of Weaverville; nephews Bryan and Russell Adams and niece Lauren Eddins. A graveside service was held at


11 am on Tuesday, July 27, 2010, at Shook Cemetery. The Rev. Cline Hensley Jr. officiated. The family received friends from 6 pm - 8 pm Monday, July 26, 2010, at Blue Ridge Funeral Service, Mars Hill. The family would like to express


their appreciation to the staff of Madison Manor for the care giving to Mr. Shook. Online condolences may be


sent to the family at blueridge- funeral-service.com


and raised in Roanoke, Virginia, a daughter of Emma and Neville Hicks. Married for 64 years, Mr. and Mrs. Cooper divided their time between Charleston, SC, and Sa- luda, NC, until their retirement in 1969, when they moved to Weav- erville. In Charleston, Mrs. Cooper was a board member of the Caroli- na Art Association (Gibbes Art Mu- seum) and the Footlight Players, and was a docent at the Nathan- iel Russell House. In Charleston she attended St. Michael’s Epis- copal Church and in Weaverville she attended Weaverville United Methodist Church. In Weaverville, always an avid reader, she was a member of the Weaverville Library board and the Weaverville Book Club until the age of 90. Mrs. Cooper is survived by a


son, Thomas H. Cooper of Charles- ton; a daughter, Diane C. Byers, of Weaverville; six grandchildren, 11 great-grandchildren, and one great-great-grandchild. A private graveside service will


be held in Weaverville. In lieu of flowers, memorials would be gratefully received by the Weaver- ville Library, 41 North Main Street, Weaverville, NC 28787. West Funeral Home, 17 Merri-


mon Ave., Weaverville, is assisting the family. westfamilyfuneralservices.com


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he would not trade away for any- thing. “I learned a lot working with


those men. I met as good as Chris- tian men as I had ever met,” he said of his time at Fort Benning, Ga. He was in the reserves at Fort


Jackson, SC, in 1960 when he re- turned to Ivy Hill Missionary Bap- tist to deliver a sermon. Afterward, one of his aunts said


some very prophetic words. “I really didn’t think I would be


here very long,” he said. “But my aunt told me, ‘I hope you stay here


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until you retire.’ I don’t know what made her say that. But that’s one of my best memories.” Although the size of the congre-


gation has hovered around 100 dur- ing much of Emory’s 50 years, the amount of giving and compassion continues to increase. “If there is a need here, we do it,”


he said. Te church began mission trips


during his time as reverend, and Emory, 76, himself traveled to places ranging from North Dakota to Nicaragua. Local work was never overlooked, though.


“If you can’t do it at home, you


got no business going out of the country,” Emory remarked.


Following His lead He even helped build the very first


church of any kind in Jackpot, Nev. Carpentry work has remained


near and dear to Emory’s heart throughout his life. He said he en- joys getting to know people on a personal level and sweating and grunting alongside others on swel- tering roofs in Honduras shows someone’s true colors. “People find out who you are


when you work with them,” Emory said. As his own boss, the members of


his congregation and their needs always were able to come first, but Emory said carpentry work has served him well, both in mission trips and professionally. Today, Emory said he is blessed by


the families who support the church and its outreach efforts. Te church continues to “grow in love.” “Our people have been so good to


me,” he said. Te congregation would agree that feeling is mutual.


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