Obituaries


Hugh Melford Eggan Woodfin - Hugh Melford Egg-


an, 80, Woodfin, died Tuesday, Jan. 9, 2011. West Funeral Home, Weav-


erville is in charge of arrange- ments. Westfamilyfuneralservices.


com Tatyana


Nikolaevna


Gulyanova Woodfin - Tatyana Nikolaev-


na Gulyanova, 80, of Woodfin, went home to be with her Lord Sunday, Jan. 9, 2011 at her home. A native of Russia, she was


a daughter of the late Nikolay and Agaphia Kalinin. In ad- dition to her parents, she is preceded in death by her hus- band, Alexander Gulyanov, and sisters, Dunya Kalinina, Anas- tasia Tihomirova, and Zinaida Drozdova. Ms. Gulyanova an- swered her civic duties during World War II and assisted with aide and relief for Allied Forces on the Russian front. She re- ceived her first medal of honor for “outstanding labor” during World War II at the age of 13. As a determined person that never shunned away from work, she received much recognition for her labors and was still very ac- tive well into her 70s. She was also very dedicated to family, and had much joy brought to her heart when she moved two years ago to the United States to be close to her grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Surviving are her daughters,


Lyudmila Buksh and husband Marger of Woodfin, and Gali- na Kuzmina of Russia; sister, Valentina Brusova of Rus- sia; grandchildren, Aleksandr Buksh, Marina O’Brien-Gamble and husband, David, Tatyana Edwards and husband, Pres- ton, Natasha Kuzmina, and Viktoria Mironova, and loving great grandchildren, Vincent and Francesca O’Brien-Gam- ble, Vashti Edwards, and Diana Mironova. Service will be held at noon


on Thursday, Jan. 13, 2011, at the chapel of Asheville Area Funeral & Cremation Services in Asheville with the family re- ceiving friends two hours prior to the service. Burial will fol- low at Mountain View Memorial Park in Black Mountain. The family wishes to ex-


press sincere appreciation to: Asheville Heart, Mission Hos- pitals, WNCCHS, Buncombe County Medical Society, Care Partners Rehab center, and the Home Health Care Nurses for their care.


Minnie Woody Leicester - Minnie Woody, 72,


Leicester, died Jan. 10, 2011. Anders-Rice Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.


18 THE TRIBUNE/LEADER - January 13 - January 19, 2011 Freda Christine Mundy


Walden Weaverville - Freda Christine


Mundy Walden, 61, of 7 Blevins Road died Monday, Jan. 10, 2011. Mrs. Walden was born Oct.


20, 1949, in Buncombe County. She retired from Square D after 35 years. She then went back to school at Haywood Com- munity College and received a “Who’s Who” award for gradu- ating top in her class for her horticulture degree. Crafts and flowers were her passion. She was preceded in death by her parents, Fred and Lessie Lunsford Mundy. Surviving are her husband


of 42 years, Danny Walden; sisters, Lois Ponder and Eva Worley of Weaverville; broth- er, Duain Mundy of East Flat Rock; several nieces and neph- ews; special great niece as her granddaughter, Shana Brook- shire who called her Mamaw; and her beloved Shih Tzu, Layla “Bell.” Her funeral service will be


held at 11 am on Thursday, January 13, 2011, in the Chapel of West Funeral Home, 17 Mer- rimon Ave., Weaverville, with the Rev. Nelson Ponder offici- ating. Burial will be in Pleasant Grove Union Church Cemetery. Serving as pallbearers will be: Elroy Harris III, Jeremy Holm- es, DeWayne Fender, Sammy Walden, Jim Moore, and Darryl Blevins. The family received friends


from 6 pm to 8 pm on Wednes- day, Jan. 12, 2011, at the funer- al home. At other times, the family will


be at the residence. Flowers are welcome and ap-


preciated. west familyfuneralservices.


com


Jack Ray Worley Leicester - Jack Ray Worley,


66, died Saturday Jan. 8, 2011 at his home after a four month battle with cancer. A lifelong resident of Bun-


combe County, he was a mem- ber of Cedar Hill Baptist Church in Alexander and had retired from Square D after 40 years of service. He was a son of the late T.H. and Ruby Worley and was also preceded in death by a brother, Kenneth Worley and grandson, Matthew Guthrie.


Surviving are his wife, Dianne


Worley of the home; daughter, Lisa Guthrie and husband, Randy, of Leicester; son, Bry- an Worley and wife, Tracy, of Enoree, S.C.; brothers, James “CD” Worley and wife, Joanna, and Wayne Worley and wife, Jeanette; grandchildren, Jona- than Worley and Gracie Guth- rie: great grandchildren, Haley, Avery and Eliot Jones and sev- eral nieces, nephews, cousins and friends. Funeral service will be 2 pm


on Thursday, Jan. 13, 2011, at Cedar Hill Baptist Church with the Rev. Roy McPeters, the Rev. Harold Rash and the Rev. Bill Jolly officiating. The body will be placed in the church one hour before service. Burial will be in the church


cemetery. The family received friends


from 6 pm to 8 pm on Wednes- day, Jan. 12, 2011, at Anders- Rice Funeral Home. Flowers are welcome. Those


desiring to make a memorial contribution are encouraged to consider Cedar Hill Baptist Church Cemetery Fund, 474 Cedar Hill Road, Alexander, NC 28701. To visit Mr. Worley’s obituary


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


Emery Moxley Weaverville - Emery Moxley,


91, passed away Friday, Jan. 7, 2011. Mr. Moxley was born June 17,


1919. He attended Ivy Hill Bap- tist Church and was a retired barber. He was preceded in death by


his parents, Willard and Minnie Shepherd Moxley; sons, Kermit and Joe; sister, Lily Parton and brother, Paul Moxley. Surviving are his daughters,


Minnie Silvers, and Margaret Shelton; sons, George W. Mox- ley and Walter Garland; eight grandchildren, 11 great-grand- children and one great-great- grandchild. Funeral service was held at


1 pm on Wednesday, Jan. 12, 2011, in the chapel of Madison Funeral Home with the Rev. Worth Emory officiating. Burial followed in the Gillis-Gardner Cemetery. The family received friends


one hour prior to the service. madisonfh.com.


Former Weaverville police chief passes


Grover Higgins, the former


police chief of Weaverville, passed away Friday (Jan. 7). Higgins served as police chief for 12 years prior to current chief Greg Stephens taking over after his retirement. His obituary reads as follows: Marshall - Grover Howard Hig-


gins, of Higgins Lane, passed away Friday, Jan. 7, 2011 at Mis- sions Hospital Memorial Cam- pus, while surrounded by his loving family. He was born Dec. 2, 1940, to the late B. H. Higgins and Ada Ray Chambers. A na- tive of Yancey County, Howard had lived in Madison County the past 50 years. Howard was a loving father, grandfather and great grandfather. He was a leading homicide detective with the Buncombe County Sheriff’s Office and retired after 12 years as Weaverville Chief of Police. Howard is survived by his


loving fiancé, Marie Zarzycki of Asheville; son, Mark Higgins (Jennifer) of Asheville; daugh- ters, Kim H. Chandler (Bobby) and Suzanne Allen both of Mar- shall; grandchildren, Jeff Rob- erts (Shannon), Magon Bailey (Shane), Kenny Roberts, Jarred and Jordan Chandler, Jacklyn and Bill Allen; great grandchil- dren, Savannah and Tucker Roberts, Trenton and Tanner Bailey; sister, Betty Jean Ed- wards (Homer); nieces, Patri- cia Harrell and Debbie Mitchell;


nephews, Mike Edwards and Tim Edwards; aunt, Faye Allen; and several cousins and ex- tended family members; very special friends, Jackie and Ann Lunsford and family of Mar- shall. The funeral service will be


held at noon Saturday, Jan. 15, 2011 in Robbie Capps Memorial Chapel of Blue Ridge Funeral Service, Mars Hill. The Rev. Homer Edwards and the Rev. B. P Boyle will officiate. Burial will follow in Mars Hill Baptist Church Cemetery with full hon- ors presented by the fraternal order of police honor guard. The family will receive friends from 4 to 7 pm on Friday, Jan. 14, 2011 at the funeral home. Online condolences may be


e-mailed to the family at blu- eridgefuneralservice.org.


Judy Louise Gantt Woodfin - Judy Louise Gantt,


68, of 211 Weaverville Road, died Tuesday, Jan. 4, 2011. Judy was born Oct. 11, 1942,


in Buncombe County. She was a lover of cats, Christmas, dolls, Elvis, and Lawrence Welk; also, a fan of “General Hospital.” She retired from the City of Asheville after 30 years of service. She was preceded in death by her parents, Del- bert and Sarah Louise DeBruhl Gantt.


Surviving are her brother,


Kevin Gantt; two nephews and one niece, James, Joe and Jada; as well as several grand- nieces and grandnephews. Her graveside service will be


held at 2 pm on Friday, Jan. 7, 2011, in Green Hills Cemetery. Memorials may be made to:


Asheville Humane Society, 14 Forever Friend Lane, Asheville, NC 28806. West Funeral Home is in


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