Obituaries His family will have a private


memorial service at a later date. In lieu of flowers, memorials may


be made to CarePartners Hospice, John F. Keever Solace Center, PO Box 25338, Asheville, NC 28813, or to the Buncombe Co. Humane Society, 14 Forever Friend Lane, Asheville, NC 28806. Groce Funeral Home on Patton


Avenue is assisting the family, and the online register is available at grocefuneralhome.com.


Michael Ochsenreiter Weaverville - Michael Ochsenre-


Wanda Shelton Poteat Asheville - Wanda Shelton


Poteat, 61, of 334 Hazel Mill Road, passed away Monday, Dec. 13, 2010 at Mission Hospitals (Me- morial Campus). She was a native and lifelong resident of Buncombe County and a daughter of the late Clyde and Blanche Deweese Shel- ton. She was also preceded in death by her husband Ernest Poteat. Surviving are her daughter,


Shenna Poteat of Asheville; sons, Ernest Poteat Jr. and wife Suzi of Leicester and Travis Poteat and wife Andrea of Snellville, Ga.; sis- ter Shirley Carver of Dallas, NC; brother Randy Shelton of Asheville; six grandchildren and one great grandchild. Te funeral service will be held at


2 pm on Tursday, Dec. 16, 2010, in Robbie Capps Memorial Cha- pel of Blue Ridge Funeral Service, Mars Hill. Pastor Ricky Townsend will officiate. Burial will follow in the Holcombe Branch Cemetery. Richard and Bryan Hensley, Mike, Jeff and Bo Carver and Justin Hor- nung will serve as pallbearers. Te family will receive friends from 1 - 2 pm prior to the service. Online condolences may be e-


mailed to the family at blueridge- funeralservice.org.


Hans Peter Sommer Weaverville - Hans Peter Som-


mer, 62, of 175 Stoney Knob Road, passed away Tursday, Dec. 9, 2010 at Missions Hospital St. Joseph Campus. He was born in Switzer-


land to the late Arnold and Freida Sonderegger Sommer. He was also preceded in death by a brother, Willie Sonderegger. He was Assis- tant Boy Scout Master and was a member of the Swiss Society. Surviving are his wife, Brenda


Brinkley Sommer; daughter (Dad- dy’s Little Girl), Katrina Sommer of Candler; son (Best Friend) Christo- pher Shawn Sommer and girlfriend Melissa Wyatt of Weaverville; sister Margaret Charo; nephew Patrick Houser; special friends, Erwin and Armin Anderegg, Krapf, Ann and Marianne Trachsel. A celebration of life was held at 6


pm on Tuesday, Dec. 14, 2010, in Robbie Capps Memorial Chapel of Blue Ridge Funeral Service, Mars Hill. Te family received friends prior to the service. Online condolences may be e-


mailed to the family at blueridge- funeralservice.org.


Wayne Edward Dull Alexander - Wayne Edward Dull,


69, of Cloverfield Road, Alexander, died on Saturday, Dec. 11, 2010. A native of Buncombe County,


he was a son of the late Robah and Mirinda Mae Anderson Dull. He retired after 27 years with


BellSouth working as a field tech. He was a member of the Marion Moose Lodge, and a veteran of the U.S. Marines. He is survived by a “son”, Shawn


Egelsky; sister Jo Gaddy; and his three pugs, Nikki, Major, and Pip- pi, the loves of his life.


Town cancels senior luncheon Te Town of Weaverville has canceled its annual senior Christmas


luncheon. Town employees and officials have annually gathered around


Christmas to serve lunch to the town’s elderly. Vice Mayor Dottie Sherrill said with the wintry weather and arctic


wind chills forecasted for much of the week, officials decided cancel- ing this year’s luncheon was the best decision. “We just couldn’t have the [seniors] take the chance of falling,” she


said. “We just didn’t want people getting out in this.” Sherrill added the town will look to organize a similar event in the


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iter, 57, died peacefully in his Weav- erville home on Dec. 8, 2010 after a long battle with heart disease. He is survived by his wife, Sharon Ribeiro Ochsenreiter, mother-in law, Janet Ribeiro, brother, Patrick Ochsenreiter, sister, Maggie Pow- ell, cousin Butch Ochsenreiter and wife, Sandy of Asheville and mater- nal aunts, Barbara and Patsy Bur- gess of Charleston, SC. His father, Jack Ochsenreiter, mother, Marilyn Powell, brother, John Ochsenreiter, and step-father, William F. Powell preceded him in passing. Mike attended Newton Elemen-


tary, David Millard, and Asheville High. He was an avid sportsman playing football, basketball, tennis, swimming, and acrobatic trampo- lining... He was so creatively health conscious in his early years that he used to run laps backwards on the UNC-A track. Music filled his life


starting with his membership in the David Millard band as a drummer. Mike’s music library was extensive and his recall of album names and lyrics was phenomenal. Mike truly heard the beat of a different drum- mer. One could tell that Te Muses visited him by his handwritten let- ters and poetry showing him to be a true Renaissance man. Mike had countless friends whom he kept in contact with on a regular basis. He liked playing the jokester because of the smiles generated on the faces of his many friends and family. Michael graduated from UNC-A


in 1980. In 2009, he was presented the Francine M. Delany Alumni Award for Service to the Commu- nity for his civilian career with the U.S. Air Force. A management ma- jor, Michael began his work as an information technology specialist for the Air Force soon after gradu- ation. His 32-year career as a “ca- reer civilian” for the U.S. Air Force spans his early work supporting the F-15 Eagle program, and the then top-secret SR-71 “Blackbird” Program, to the United States Air Force Academy to his most recent post as deputy director of man- agement systems at the Air Force Services Agency (AFSVA). Te Management Systems Director- ate manages communications and computer systems for all Air Force Services worldwide, as well as agency headquarters. Tere will be no service but in-


stead a gathering of friends and family after the holidays where those he loved, and loved him, will feel him and know he’s watching. Details will be posted on his Face- book page. West Funeral Home is assisting


the family. westfamilyfuneralservices.com


Bobby Eugene Redmon Alexander - Bobby Eugene Red-


mon, 55, died Tursday, Dec. 9, 2010, at his home. A lifelong resident of Buncombe


County, he was a son of Cora Lee Clark Redmon of Alexander and the late Charles William Redmon. Bobby loved fishing, NASCAR and his CB Radio friends. Surviving in addition to his


mother are his sisters, Charlene Hunter of Woodfin and Mar- lene Parker of Alexander; brother Charles Redmon Jr. and wife, Olivia, of Alexander; and several nieces and nephews. Te funeral service was held at 2


pm on Saturday, Dec. 11, 2010, at Anders-Rice Funeral Home, with the Rev. Dr. John T. Tiller offici- ating. Burial was in Green Hills Cem-


etery. Te family received friends from


7 pm to 8:30 pm on Friday, Dec. 10, 2010, at the funeral home. To visit Mr. Redmon’s guest


book online, go to “Memorials” at andersrice.com.


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Blaze scorches century-old cabin


By Matt Tate A fire burned a cabin from the


early 20th century to the ground Monday (Nov. 1) on Phoenix Cove Road.


Te log structure was being used


as family storage according to Jeff Justice with the Reems Creek Fire Department. Firemen arrived on the scene


about 11:53 am after receiving a call about a fire near 42 Phoenix


Cove Road. No one was home at the time of


the blaze, and the call was reported by someone nearby. Justice said it was fully involved when personnel arrived. Te heat


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Frustration continues to plague NB football


By Matt Tate Despite some promising play on


the field, off-the-field distractions have been at the forefront for the North Buncombe football team this season. Te latest involved the job status of the coach. Carey Metts dismissed rumors


that he may step down from his post as head coach for North Bun- combe after Friday’s (Nov. 6) sea- son finale against Reynolds. “Tere’s been talk in the com-


munity about it, but I am here un- til the good Lord says so,” he said. NBHS Athletics Director Rick


High said Wednesday (Nov. 3) Metts had not informed him of his intention to resign. “We will talk after the season


as we do with all of our coaches,” High said. Metts will conclude his seventh


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season at the helm of the Black- Hawks. He guided North Bun- combe to back-to-back playoff appearances in 2007 and 2008, the BlackHawks’ only winning seasons since 1999. However, the past two years


have been filled with many frus- trations as North Buncombe has won just four games, one of those coming as a result of a forfeit from McDowell in 2009. Several parents met with school


officials following a loss to Madi- son in Week 2 about improper conduct from the coach. North Buncombe administrators did not find any wrongdoing by Metts. Nearly a dozen individuals attend- ed a Buncombe County Board of Education meeting later that week but were told by board members any complaints about a school em- ployee could not be heard because


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