Obituaries


W. Hall and wife Virginia of Red Bluff, Calif.; grandchildren, Ju- lie, Ted and Jason Hall, and Matt Burleson and wife Joelle; and eight great grandchildren. Her graveside service was held at


11 am on Saturday, Oct. 23, 2010, in Ashelawn Gardens of Memory, with the Rev. C. Morris Boyd of- ficiating. Te family received friends from


6 pm to 7:30 pm on Friday, Oct. 22, 2010, at West Funeral Home, 17 Merrimon Ave., Weaverville. westfamilyfuneralservices.com


Evelyn Farmer Asheville - Evelyn Farmer, age


91, of 105 Bull Mountain Road, died Wednesday, Oct. 20, 2010. Mrs. Farmer was born Feb. 3,


1919, in Lathrop, Calif., and was a resident of Buncombe County for the past 47 years. She was an avid reader and crocheter. Evelyn was a loving wife, mother and grand- mother, with a great sense of hu- mor. She was the daughter of the late Joseph and Mary Costa. Surviving are her husband of 62


years, Teodore R. Farmer; daugh- ter, Janet Burleson and husband David of Barnardsville; son, Don


Thelma S. Sprouse Weaverville - Telma S. Sprouse,


age 83, formerly of Sprouse Town Road, died Tursday, Oct. 21, 2010. Mrs. Sprouse was born June 25,


1927, in Buncombe County where she had lived all of her life. She was a member of Red Oak Church of Christ. She was the daughter of the late Oscar and Acie Davis Sprouse. In addition to her parents, she was also preceded in death by her hus- band, Luther Daniel Sprouse who died in 1974; and brothers, Claude, Homer, Walter, Troy, Phil, How- ard, and Ralph. Surviving are her daughters, Mar- tha Ann Reeves and friend Frank


Gentry, and Dianne Rice and hus- band Earl, all of Weaverville; son, Roger Sprouse and wife Dale of El- berton, Ga.; brother, Ray Sprouse and wife Carolyn of Weaverville; grandchildren, Julie Newman, Tim Rice, DeWayne and Steven Reeves; great grandchildren, Austin, Miles and Weston Reeves, Joshua and Andrew Newman, Kylie and Car- son Rice. Mrs. Sprouse’s funeral service was


held at 2:30 pm on Saturday, Oct. 23, 2010, in the Chapel of West Funeral Home, 17 Merrimon Ave., Weaverville, with Ministers Wayne Cole and Bruce Curd officiating.


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Burial was in Refuge Cemetery. Te family received friends from


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


the home of Martha Ann Reeves, 82 Sprouse Town Road, Weaver- ville. Flowers were welcome. westfamilyfuneralservices.com


Kathryn Penland Weaver Mt Pleasant, NC/Weaverville -


Kathryn Penland Weaver, age 80, of Mt. Pleasant, NC, died Saturday, Oct. 23, 2010. Mrs. Weaver was born Dec. 15,


1929, in Buncombe County. She was a graduate of Lee Edwards High School and attended Bre- vard College. She and her husband owned and operated the Western Auto Store in Weaverville. She then worked with Revco Pharmacy, now CVS, for over 20 years. Mrs. Weaver was the daughter of


the late Elwin M. and Maude Rob- inson Penland. Her husband John G. Weaver died in 2000. Surviving are her daughter,


Kathryn Ann Tomsick and hus- band Marshall of Mt. Pleasant; son, Greg Weaver and wife Brenda of Charlotte; sister-in-law Elizabeth Penland; three grandchildren and one great granddaughter. Her graveside service was held


at 2:30 pm on Wednesday, Oct. 27, 2010, in West Memorial Park, Weaverville, with the Rev. Bill Pon- der officiating. Flowers were acceptable and ap-


preciated. West Funeral Home, 17 Mer-


rimon Ave., Weaverville was in charge of arrangements. westfamilyfuneralservices.com


Charlie Verlin Stines Barnardsville - Charlie Ver-


lin Stines, 82, of 988 North Fork Road, passed away Saturday, Oct. 23, 2010, at the Brian Cen- ter, Weaverville. He was born in Madison County, a son of the late Hilliard and Essie Cody Stines. He was also preceded in death by his wife, Lina Stines;


two sisters, Ethie


Belle Rathbone and Ethel Biggs; three brothers, Gilbert, Eugene and Howard Stines. He was a U.S. Army Veteran serving in Korea, re- tired with General Motors and was of the Baptist faith. Surviving are his sister-in-law,


Ruth Stines and several nieces and nephews.


Te funeral service was held at 7


pm on Tuesday, Oct. 26, 2010, in Robbie Capps Memorial Chapel of Blue Ridge Funeral Service, Mars Hill. Te Rev. Nelson Ponder offi- ciated. Te family received friends from 6 pm - 7 pm prior to the ser- vice. Interment was held at 10 am on Wednesday, Oct. 27, 2010, at Williams Cemetery. Online condolences may be sent


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Jonathan Patrick Green Hubert, NC/Mars Hill - Jona-


than Patrick Green, 25, of 592 Sand Ridge Road, Hubert, NC passed away Tuesday, Oct. 26, 2010, at Mission Hospitals - Me- morial Campus. He was a son of Richard Larkin Green and step- mother Linda Green of Hubert, NC, and mother, Annette Ponder Green and stepfather, Charles Eu- gene Wyerman. Surviving in addition to his par-


ents are two sisters, Tammy Frier- son and Tonya Green; three broth- ers, Charles Green, Michael A. Green and Louis Green. Te funeral service will be held at


2 pm on Tursday, Oct. 28, 2010, in Robbie Capps Memorial Chapel of Blue Ridge Funeral Service, Mars Hill. Te Rev. Ronald Roberts and the Rev. Gary Coates will officiate. Burial will follow in Gabriels Creek Baptist Church Cemetery. Te family will receive friends from 1 pm - 2 pm prior to the service. In lieu of flowers, memorials may


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