Obituaries


fishing, playing cards, and being a devoted dad and supporter of his family. Surviving are his twin daugh-


ters, Amanda and Miranda Powell; fiancÈe, Jessica Parham; father, Richard Powell; mother, Tammy Harding Wells; maternal grand- mother, Darlene Harding; brothers and sisters, Dallas Wells, Natasha Wells, Nichole Powell, Brandon Riddle; numerous aunts, uncles, and cousins. His funeral service was held at


Eileen Hunter Fleegal Weaverville – Eileen Hunter


Fleegal, age 85 of Weaverville died Monday, April 12, 2010. Mrs. Fleegal was born July 25,


1924, in Yancey County and was a resident of Buncombe County for most of her life. Eileen was a for- mer nurse and a member of Long’s Chapel Baptist Church. She was a daughter of the late Charles F. and Dorcas Rochester Hunter and wife of the late Harold Harding Fleegal who died in 1994. She was also preceded in death by her sisters, Ada Russell and Madge Ward. She is survived by her son, Bill


L. Fleegal and wife Judy of Penn- sylvania; daughters, Linda Fleegal of Chicago, ILL, Dianne Fleegal of Missouri, Katherine Bosh and hus- band Bill of Ohio and Terri Boyd of Asheville; brother, Paul Hunter of Weaverville; eleven grandchildren and several great grandchildren. Mrs. Fleegal’s Funeral Service


was held at 11 am on Thursday, April 15, 2010, in Chapel of West Funeral Home, 17 Merrimon Ave., Weaverville with the Rev. Tim Griggs officiating. Burial was in Long’s Chapel Baptist Church Cemetery, Weaverville. The family received friends from


6 pm to 8 pm Wednesday at the funeral home. Flowers were acceptable and


appreciated. westfamilyfuneralservices.com


Helen Inez Brown Burnette Weaverville - Helen Inez Brown


Burnette, 86 of 3 Little Joe Dr., passed away Wednesday, April 21, 2010 at her residence. She was a native and lifelong resident of Bun- combe County and a daughter of the late Ed and Pansy Arrowood Brown. She was also preceded in death by her husband Boyd (Pete) Burnette, a son, Boyd Burnette, brothers; Richard Brown and Otis Brown. Helen had worked several years as a seamstress. She was a loving Mother and Granny and will be greatly missed. Surviving are her daughters,


Dakota Michael Powell Canton/Weaverville – Dakota


Michael Powell, age 18, of Can- ton, formerly of Weaverville, died Monday, April 19, 2010, from in- juries sustained in an automobile accident. Dakota was born Feb. 22, 1992, in Buncombe County. He enjoyed


Shirley Kuykendall, Carolyn Rector and Nadine Williams; sons, Bobby, Eddie and Wesley Burnette; sister Hilda Cross; 20 grandchildren and 22 great grandchildren. The funeral service was held


at 2:30 pm on Saturday, April 24, 2010, at Piney Mountain Bap- tist Church. Rev. Steve Freeman and Rev. Roy Shepherd offici- ated. Burial followed in the church cemetery. Grandsons served at pallbearers. The family received friends from 1 pm – 2:30 pm prior


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2:30 pm on Friday, April 23, 2010, in the Chapel of West Funeral Home, 17 Merrimon Ave., Weaver- ville, with Rev. Don Metcalf offici- ating. Burial was in West Memorial Park. The family received friends from


6 pm to 8 pm on Thursday, April 22, 2010, at the funeral home. At other times, the family was at


the home of his mother, 74 Good- man Road, Asheville. Those desiring to make a me-


morial contribution are encour- aged to consider West Funeral Home, P.O. Box 310, Weaverville, NC 28787 to assist the family with expenses. westfamilyfuneralservices.com


Oscar Emerson Anderson Jr. Mars Hill - Oscar Emerson An-


derson Jr., 78, of 2687 Paint Fork Road, passed away Thursday, April 22, 2010, at his residence. He was a native and lifelong resi- dent of Madison County and the son of the late Oscar Anderson Sr. and Mae Gillis Anderson. He was also preceded in death by a broth- er, William Kenneth Anderson. He was a right-of-way agent for sec- ondary roads, 13th division and Crew Leader II for Madison Coun- ty road maintenance. Oscar’s first love was farming; he also loved sports, hunting (Grouse and Quail) and Golf. He was a member of Paint Fork Baptist Church. Surviving are his wife Evelyn


Fox Anderson, daughter, Lisa An- derson Sessions (John) of Mars Hill, son, William Richard “Ricky” Anderson (Debbie) of Boiling Springs, SC, a sister, Evelyn Anderson Duck of Greensboro, grandchildren; Kyle and Vanessa Anderson, Olivia, Dillon and Mer- ritt Sessions. Oscar was a man with many friends. The funeral service was held at


2 pm Sunday, April 25, 2010, in Robbie Capps Memorial Chapel of Blue Ridge Funeral Service. The Rev. Ronnie Robinson and Rev. Vince Whitt officiated. Burial fol- lowed in the Gardner-Gillis cem- etery. Serving as pallbearers were Aden Shepard, Gerald Young, Dale Gillis, Jimmy Ramsey, Earl McPeters, Sam Fox, Robert Fox, Bernie Edwards and Vance Whitt. The family received friends from 6 pm – 8 pm Saturday, April 24, 2010, at Blue Ridge Funeral Ser- vice. In lieu of flowers donations may


be made to Paint Fork Baptist Church c/o Glenda Metcalf, 1098 Metcalf Creek Loop, Mars Hill, NC 28754 or Hospice of Madison County, PO Box 69, Marshall, NC 28753. Online condolences may be e-


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


Charles Metcalf Mars Hill - Charles Metcalf, 66,


of 360 Wildwood Drive, went home to be with the Lord Saturday, April


24, 2010, at John F. Keever Solace Center. He was a native and life- long resident of Madison County and the son of the late Carroll and Ruby Honeycutt Metcalf. Charles was employed at Ohio Electric and a member of Terry’s Fork Baptist Church. Charles was a loving husband, father, grandfather and great grandfather. Surviving are his wife Ber-


nice Thomas Metcalf; daughters, Charlene Zink (Charlie) and Sherri Moss (Robert); grandchildren, Landon Zink, Aaron Moss, Tiffany Moss Dillingham (John) and Mor- gan Zink and one great grandson, Jaden; sisters, Judy Beaver and Joyce Robinson and one brother, Eugene Metcalf. The funeral service was held at


7:30 pm Monday, April 26, 2010, in Robbie Capps Memorial Cha- pel of Blue Ridge Funeral Service. The Rev. Ronnie Robinson offici- ated. Burial was at 4 pm Tuesday, April 27, 2010, at Anderson Cem- etery. The family received friends from 6 pm – 7:30 pm prior to the service. At other times the family will be at the home. The family would like to thank


the staff and management of John F. Keever Solace Center for their love and care shown to Charles and family during his stay. Online condolences may be


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


Wanda Buckner Arrington Weaverville – Wanda Buckner


Arrington, age 63, of 312 Jupi- ter Road, died Monday, April 26, 2010. Wanda was born Dec. 5, 1946,


in Buncombe County. She dearly loved her family, especially her grandchildren, and loved cooking. She was a lifelong member of Lo- cust Grove Baptist Church where she enjoyed working with the homebound ministry. She had a passion caring for elderly people. Wanda was a daughter of the late Ralph Noah and Mary Elizabeth Justice Buckner. In addition to her parents, she was also preceded in death by her brother, Ralph Buck- ner, Jr., and her twin, Wilma Sue Buckner. Surviving are her husband of 44


years, Earl Arrington; daughter, Pamela Chandler and husband Warren of Weaverville; sisters, Mary Jo Smith, Carolyn Evans, Linda Reavis; grandchildren, Noah, Hannah and Ayden Chan- dler; nieces, Lisa, Kim, Deanna, and Kristy; nephew, Mark. Her funeral service will be held


at 11 am on Thursday, April 29, 2010, in Locust Grove Baptist Church, with Rev. Ben Whitmire, Dr. Walter Ponder and Rev. Ron- ald Roberts officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery. The family received friends from


6 pm to 8 pm on Wednesday, April 28, 2010, at West Funeral Home, 17 Merrimon Ave., Weaverville. At other times the family was at


the residence. Flowers were welcome. Those


desiring to make a memorial contribution are encouraged to consider: Williamson Fund, Can- cer Care of Western North Caro- lina, 445 Biltmore Ave., Suite 100, Asheville, NC 28801. westfamilyfuneralservices.com


Carolina Flame breakfast


Te Carolina Flame, a 13 and under traveling basketball team with


members from the Weaverville area, will hold a pancake breakfast and yard sale from 7 am to 2 pm on Saturday (May 1) at the Bun- combe County Firemans Training Center, 180 Erwin Hills Road in Asheville. Breakfast will be served until 11 am and the yard sale will end at 2 pm. A breakfast of three pancakes, bacon or sausage and a beverage will be $5. All funds raised will go toward expenses for Carolina Flames’ state and national tournaments. Go to carolina- flamebasketball.com for more.


www.weavervilletribune.com


to the service. Online condolences may be e-


mailed to the family at blueridge- funeral-service com


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