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B4 FRIDAY, OCTOBER 17, 2003 ASHEVILLE CITIZEN-TIMES OBITUARIES More OBITUARIES on B5 To report an obituary, call 232-5966 1 1 wuimaniMiyijiu i mi wm main WILLIAM LEWIS 'BILL' ASHE HENDERSONVILLE William Lewis FUNERALS TODAY JAKE A. RUSHER RUTHERF0RDT0N Jake A. Rusher, 83, of Rutherfordton, died Wednesday, Oct. 15, 2003, at the Rutherford County Hospital. NELL ROGERS DAVIS ASHEVILLE Nell Rogers Davis, 78, of 17 Oteen Church Road, went to be with the Lord and her loved ones on Wednesday, Oct.

15, 2003. V0LA EDWARDS HUDGINS DAVIS ARDEN Vola Edwards Hudgins Davis, 82, formerly of Royal Pines Drive, died Tuesday, Oct. 14, 2003, at Park Ridoe Location "Bill" Ashe, 79, of 118 Turley Falls Road, died Tuesday, Oct. 14, 2003 at Elizabeth House. Name, Residence Bessie Bikas, Brevard Atlas Brown, Mars Hill Robert Brown, Asheville John Byrd, Bumsvilte.

Nell Davis, Asheville Nancy Gaddy, Cwton Florence Garner, Waynesville Ronald Gibson, Asheville Robert Mass. Murphy 2 p.m. 11 a.m. I p.m. 1 p.m.

3 p.m. I I a.m. 2p.nv 11 a.m. 11 a.m. Richard Hermann, Asheville Raymond Hill, Asheville Mary Isom, Nebo Aldie Johnsont Crossnore Mease King, Canton Jennie Poteat, Morganton Maebelle Sawyer, Robbinsville Wanda Sheffield, Canton Betty Thornburg, Greensboro Susan Turner, Morganton Jack Wilson, Lake Lure For Information on The Citizen-Times' obituary policy, contact Carole Terrell at (828) 232-5966 or Obituaries that contain U.S.

flags are to recognize the service of veterans. For "In Memory Of" or "Card of Thanks" Information, please contact Kelly Allen at (828) 232-5925. Mrs. Davis was born Oct. 6, 1925, in Asheville, where she lived all her life.

She was the daughter of the late Ruth Masters Wendel and wife of the late Robert James Davis, who died in 1974. She was also preceded in death by her son, Thomas G. Nell Rogers Davis Davis, in 1998. Nell was a 1943 graduate of Lee H. Edwards High School.

Through frequent correspondence, monthly meetings and yearly reunions, members of this class have remained a vital part of her life for 60 years. She was a lifelong member of First Christian Church and more recently attended Covenant Community United Methodist Church. Her passion was her family and serving others. She gave many hours of service as a volunteer at St. Joseph's Hospital some years ago.

In recent years, she was a member of the Shrine Auxiliary and became a VIP at the Asheville Area Chamber of Commerce, which she dearly loved. She was an active member and faithful servant of the Mountain Top and Blue Ridge Emmaus Communities. Surviving are her daughter, Judy Roach and son-in-law, Leon Roach, of Fairview; daughter-in-law, Rita Davis of Nashville; grandchildren, Amanda Roach, Carson Roach, Thomas and Kathleen Davis, Tara and Jeffrey Leurs; and great grandchild, Caitlin Davis. Also surviving are her cousin, Charles Masters and his wife, Nancy, of St. Petersburg, and their family.

Graveside services will be held at 3 p.m. Friday in Riverside Cemetery in Asheville. A celebration of life service will be held at 4 p.m. Saturday at Covenant Community United Methodist Church, 1 1 Rocket Drive, Asheville. Memorials may be made to Mountain Area Hospice, P.O.

Box 25338, Asheville, NC 28813. Asheville Area Alternative Funeral Cremation Services is in charge of arrangements. AYLENE RHODES MELTON TRYON Aylene Rhodes Melton, 74, died Wednesday, Oct. 15, 2003, at Mountain Area Hospice in Asheville. Graveside services will be held at 2 p.m.

Saturday in Polk Memorial Gardens with Dr. Jesse T. Yarborough officiating. McFarland Funeral Chapel in Tryon Is In charge of arrangements. A native of Jackson County, he had lived most of his life in Buncombe County before moving to Hendersonville in 1996.

He retired from B.F. Goodrich Tire and then was employed with Bell Tone Hearing Aid. He was a member of William L. Ashe Calvary Baptist Church in Hendersonville and a former member and deacon of Westwood Baptist Church. He was a Navy veteran serving in World War II and the Korean War.

He was a son of the late Houston and Rixie Ensley Ashe. He was also preceded in death by his sisters, Geneva Smith, Lucille Evans and Irene Marsh. Surviving are his wife, Dorothy Elliott Ashe of the home; sons, Terry Ashe and his wife. Donna, of Knoxville, and Bruce Ashe and his wife, Sharon, of Hendersonville; stepson, Richard Bell of Candler; stepdaughter, Marsha Lynch and her husband, Lloyd, of Candler; grandchildren, Eric Ashe, Amanda Bryant, Graham Ashe and Price Ashe; stepgrandchil-dren, Jeff Bell, Tina Bartell, Matthew Lynch and Chris and Bryan Carpenter; and great-granddaughters, Alleah and Chloe Bryant. Funeral service will be held at 2 p.m.

Saturday in the chapel of Anders-Rice Funeral Home with the Rev. Buddy Mullinax officiating. Burial will be in Green Hills Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 7 to 9 p.m. Friday at the funeral home.

Memorials may be made to Elizabeth House, 581 S. Allen Road, Flat Rock, NC 28731. To sign Mr. Ashe's guest book online, please go to "Funeral Schedule" at www.andersrice.com. PAUL EDGAR BELL JR.

WAYNESVILLE Paul Edgar Bell 62, died Tuesday, Oct. 7, 2003, at St. Joseph Hospital in Fort Wayne, Ind. Graveside services will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday at Garrett-Hillcrest Memorial Park in Waynesville.

Memorials may be made to Christ's Community Church, 10616 Liberty Mills Road, Fort Wayne, IN 46804. Wells Funeral Home in Waynesville is in charge of arrangements. For those who desire, an online memorial register is available at "Obituaries" at www.wellsfuneralhome.com. TT Vl Hospital. I A nativA nf YanrAV County, Mrs.

Davis was a daughter of the late Ellis and Laura Edwards and wife of the late Charley P. Hudgins and William H. Davis. Mrs. Davis was retired from American Enka after 30 years of service and was a member of New Hope Presbyterian Church.

Survivors Include a daughter, Chris Souther of Arden and a sister, Vaughtie "Bobbie" Park of Forest City. A graveside service will be conducted at 2 p.m. Saturday at Old Salem Cemetery with the Rev. David Morgan officiating. The family will gather at 1 :30 p.m.

at Groce Funeral Home at Lake Julian to go in procession to the cemetery. Flowers are appreciated or memorials may be made to the ALS Association, 27001 Agoura Road, Suite 150, Calabasas Hills, CA 91301-5104 or to the American Lung Association, 3801 Lake Boone Trail, Suite 190, Raleigh, NC 27607. A memorial register is available at "Obituaries" at www.grocefuneralhome.com NATHAN R. GARLAND BAKERSVILLE Nathan R. Garland, 89, passed away Wednesday, Oct.

1 5, 2003. Funeral services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Saturday at the Henline-Hughes Funeral chapel. Burial will follow in the Garland Cemetery on Bad Creek Road. COY M.

BRITTAIN MORGANTON Coy M. Brittain, 81, died Thursday, Oct. 16, 2003. Funeral services will be at 1 p.m. Saturday at Mount Home Baptist Church.

Burial will be in Burke Memorial Park. Visitation will be from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Friday at Sossoman Funeral Home. EDITH SIMMONS MULL MORGANTON Edith Simmons Mull, 86, died Wednesday, Oct. 15, 2003.

Funeral services will be held at 1 1 a.m. Saturday at Mount Home Baptist Church. The family will receive friends from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Friday. Kirksey Funeral Home in Morganton is assisting the family with arrangements.

Vols Davis EDNA LORAINE KURETSCH ASHEVILLE Edna Loraine Kurelsch, 76, formerly of Goldsboro, died Wednesday, Oct. 15, 2003, at the Hospice Solace Center in Asheville. Mrs. Kuretsch had been a resident of Asheville Manor in Asheville since August 2002. Mrs.

Kuretsch was born in Swansboro to the late Herbert L. Ward and Thelma L. Ward and was the widow of Richard Kuretsch Sr. Ms. Kuretsch loved children and ran a day-care center until she retired in 1994.

She will be fondly remembered by those who knew her as a sweet, kind and loving person. She will be missed by all. Graveside services will be at 3 p.m. Saturday at Patetown Cemetery with the Rev. Johnny Sasser officiating.

She is survived by her daughters, Karan Kuretsch of Asheville and Loraine Forrest of Durham; her grandchildren, Chris Brown of Columbia, S.C., Christy Forrest Krupinski of Durham and Mark Forrest of Clayton; her great-grandchildren, Dalton Forrest, Allen Forrest and Dean Forrest, all of Clayton; and her sisters, Margaret Griffin of LaPlata, and Eleanor Tanner of Raleigh. She was preceded in death by her son, Richard Kuretsch Jr. and her sisters, Ruth Lockhart and Lila Gibson. Her family wishes to thank the staff and residents of Asheville Manor for their caring and support. Also, much appreciation is given to Mountain Area Hospice for their care, kindness and support.

The family will receive friends Saturday from 1:30 to 2:30 p.m. at Seymour Funeral Home. FRANK HARRISON SEAY FRANKLIN Frank Harrison Seay, 80, of Patton Road, died Thursday, Oct. 16, 2003, in a local nursing home. A native of Macon County, he was a son of the late James H.

Seay and Etta Raby Seay. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by two sisters, Gillespie-Evergreen Bull Creek Baptist Forest Lawn Holcombe Bros. Riverside Cemetery Wells-Canton Garrett Dix Creek Chapel UMC Ow Creek Baptist 10 a.m. Lewis Memorial Park Noon Hart 3 pjn. Trinity Hill FW Baptist 8 p.ra First Baptist 2 p.m.

Harmony Grove Missionary Baptist 3 p.m. Mount Home Baptist 7 p.m. 2 p.m. Wells-Canton 2 p.m. Hanes-Lineberry 11 a.m.

St. Matthews UMC 11a.m. Bills' Creek Baptist MARY BARTLETT BROWNELL MARION Mrs. Mary Bartlett Brownell, 73, of Marion, died Thursday, Oct. 16, 2003, at Mission St Joseph's Health System in Asheville.

A native of McDowell County, she was born Dec. 13, 1929, to the late Samuel David Pyatt and Maude Vess Pyatt. She was a member of the First Baptist Church of Marion and was in the church choir. She was Maty B. Brownell retired as the practice manager of the Asheville Bone and Joint Clinic and was an active member and past president (1979-80) of the North Carolina Association of Clinic Managers.

Her many activities in the Marion area include membership in the McDowell Hospital Auxiliary, the Tea Cup Garden Club, the Sweet Adelines and the Marion Literary Revue. A very creative lady, she found many avenues of expression for her talents. Her first husband, Virgil L. Bob Bartlett, preceded her in death. Surviving are her son, Tim Bartlett and his wife, Lora; a brother, Everett Pyatt; two sisters, Ruby Powell and Betty Lunsford; and a granddaughter, Meaghan Nicole Bartlett, all of Marion.

Funeral services will be at 3 p.m. Saturday at First Baptist Church of Marion with Dr. Robert R. Davis and the Rev. Scott Hagaman officiating.

The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday at Westmoreland Funeral Home. Burial will be In McDowell Memorial Park. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that memorial donations be made to Leukemia Society of America, North Carolina Chapter at 5624 Executive Center Drive, Suite NC 28212. An online register is available under OBITUARIES at www.westmorelandfuneral.com.

LARRY G0MER COOK FRANKLIN Larry Gomer Cook, 49, of Georgia Road in Franklin, passed away Thursday, Oct. 16, 2003, at his residence. He was a native of Macon County, the son of Louise Morgan Cook of Franklin and the late Jack Cook. He worked at Angel Hospital for 26 years and was a member of Holly Springs Baptist Church. In addition to his mother, he is survived by a number of aunts, uncles and cousins.

Funeral services will be held at 3 p.m. Sunday at Holly Springs Baptist Church with the Revs. Eddie Trull, Eddie Stillwell and Josh Brooks officiating. Burial will be in Woodlawn Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Greg Bates, Scott Mason, Mike Decker, Zachary Decker, Randy Cunningham, John Alexander, Tom Alexander and Frank Wilkie.

Honorary pallbearers will be Randy Raby, Fred Goldsmith, Beth Corbin, Donna McAlister, Dr. Gus Wilde, Jerry Buschmann and Ray Strait. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Saturday at Bryant Funeral Home, where the body will remain until placed in the church 30 minutes prior to the service. Memorials may be made to Angel Home Health and Hospice, co Angel Medical Center, 170 Church Franklin, NC 28734.

Bryant Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. J.D. NORTON MARSHALL J.D. Norton, 65, of East Fork Road, passed away Wednesday, Oct. 15, 2003.

Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday at Oak Grove Baptist Church. The family will receive friends from 7 to 9 p.m. Saturday at Madison Funeral Home. JENNIE BELLE HARRIS WHITE FOREST CITY Jennie Belle Harris White, 93, died Wednesday, Oct.

15, 2003. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday In the Florence Baptist Church. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday at The Padgett and King Mortuary.

JUNE RUSSELL MILLER MARION June Russell Miller, 87, passed away Thursday, Oct. 16, 2003. Funeral services will be at 1 1 a.m. Saturday in Westmoreland Chapel. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service at the funeral home.

Interment will be In Cross Memorial Park. Born in Salisbury, he had lived in Henderson County most of his life. He was a son of the late J.A. Rusher, chairman of the Henderson County Commissioners during the Great Depression and one of Henderson County's largest Jake A. Rusher pj, landowners, and Cora 'li'U, Plummer Rusher.

HiSS Mr. Rusher was the owner of the Royal Pines Swimming Pool, the Pines Club and the Pines Recreation Center and Skateboard Park for more than 50 years. The Pines Club was known as the most popular place among young college and high school kids in Western North Carolina in the golden years of the 1940s through the 1980s. It was home to such performers as The Supremes, the Isley Brothers, Drifters, Coasters, Bo Diddley and many other stars. In 1999, he donated to the city of Asheville, through a Charitable Remainder Trust, The Royal Pines Park, The Pines Pool and Skateboard Park.

Over the years and after the Asheville Regional Airport was built, he owned and operated the former Asheville-Hendersonville Airport, which became the ASH Airport Raceways, one of the nation's largest drag strips. He also owned the Weeping Willow Swimming Pool in Hendersonville after World War II, which was Hendersonviile's only swimming pool. In the 1960s, he owned the former Jade Club in Asheville. He served as a chief petty officer with the Navy for four years, during World War II in the Atlantic and Pacific oceans under Admirals Bill Halsey and Chester Nimilz. Survivors include his brother, Sam Rusher of Hendersonville, and many nieces and nephews.

The funeral will be at 2 p.m. Sunday at Grace Lutheran Church with the Rev. Dr. Carl C. McKenzie officiating.

Burial will follow in Oakdale Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 7 to 9 p.m. Saturday at Thos. Shepherd 8. Son Funeral Directors.

Thos. Shepherd Son Funeral Directors is in charge of arrangements. EDWARD HUGH MORGAN SALUDA Edward Hugh Morgan, 71, of Saluda, went to be with the Lord, Thursday, Oct. 16, 2003, in Four Seasons Hospice Elizabeth House. He was a native and lifelong resident of Henderson County He was a son of the late Edward M.

Morgan and Annie B. Morgan. He was a member of the Piney Grove Baptist Church. Survivors Include two brothers, Kenneth Morgan of Saluda and Clyde Morgan of Hendersonville; four sisters, Vernie Stepp of East Flat Rock, Ruth Austin of Fletcher, Shirley Pace and Betsy Stanley of Hendersonville; and three aunts, Mary Lou Wilson of Slokesdale, Louise M. Constant of Tryon and Jessie M.

Melton of Skyland. No formal visitation is planned. A graveside service will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at the Macedonia Baptist Church Cemetery in Saluda. The Rev.

Walter Gordon will officiate. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Four Seasons Hospice Elizabeth House, 511 S. Allen Road, Flat Rock, NC 28731. Jackson Funeral Service is in charge of arrangements. EZELLE ARNETT MILLER FRANKLIN Ezelle Arnett Miller, 84, passed away Thursday, Oct.

16, 2003. Memorial services will be held at a later date. Bryant Funeral Home in Franklin is in charge of arrangements. HELEN MARIE MILLER DOWNIE SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. Helen Marie Miller Downle died Thursday, Oct.

16, 2003. Funeral services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Monday in the chapel of Groce Funeral Home at Lake Julian, N.C. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service at the funeral home. SHIRLEY BROWN MURPHY Shirley Brown, 88, died Thursday, Oct.

16, 2003, at her residence. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. on Friday at the Ivie Funeral Home in Murphy. MARY HALL ISOM NEBO Mary Hall Isom went to be with the Lord on Wednesday, Oct. 15, 2003.

Funeral services will be held at 3 p.m. Friday at Trinity Hill Free Will Baptist Church. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the services at the church. EDGAR LEE HUTCHINS FOREST CITY Edgar Lee Hutchlns, 82, died Wednesday, Oct. 15, 2003.

Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Adaville Baptist Church, Visitation will be from 6:30 to 9 p.m. Friday at Crowe'3 Funeral Home in Rutherfordton. RUBY PERRY CHEEK ASHEVILLE Ruby Perry Cheek, 82, died Thursday, Oct. 16, 2003.

The family will be at the home of her daughter, Lena Geneva Jones, 622 Reed St. Ray Allen Funeral Service will announce service details. Acknowledgments may be e-mailed to rayandallenfsaol.com. CityVferks ASHEVILLE CITY COUNCIL DRAFT WORKSESSION AGENDA 3:00 p.m., Tuesday, October 21, 2003 1st Floor North Conference Room City Hall Building The following items are included on the agenda for the October 21 workscssion of City Council: Clingman Forest Greenways Master Plan Public Access Channel Commission Update Re-Evaluation of Water Treatment Plant Tours Joint Planning Area This is not a complete listing of the City Council agenda. Items may be added or deleted based upon final approval of the.

agenda. Please call the City Clerk's Office at 259-5601 for a final agenda or for more information. REMEMBER You can access the City. Council agenda and Code of Ordinances via internet at the following address: www.ashcvillcnc.gov person plus supplies. The Creative Writing Workshop will be an intensive two-day workshop designed to develop technique and skills for writing one's life story.

The workshop will meet on October 30 and November 6, I -4 p.m. The cost is $58 per person. HOME SCHOOL OUTDOOR ADVENTURES OCT. 21 This new program offers a monthly outdoor adventure outing for home schoolers ages 8-13. A mountain bike ride in the Bent Creek Forest is scheduled for Oct.

21, 1-4 p.m. Participants should meet at the Montford Community Center, 34 Pearson Dr. Space is limited, and pre-registration is required. The cost is $5 Asheville resident and $6 non-residents. Upcoming activities include the Montford Climbing Wall in Nov.

and caving in Dec. PARENT HIKING CLUB Asheville Parks and Recreation is offering a new program for parents to get outdoors with their infants in tow. Part-time stay at home dad and outdoor educator, Cameron Gott, will lead the hikes along with his infant son. Hikes arc four to five miles with varying elevations, and children should ride in a baby backpack. Bring water, backpack and food.

For further information call 251-1122. www.ashevillenc.gov CITY COUNCIL ON TV City Council meetings can be viewed on Asheville Channel 1 1 live on the second and fourth Tuesdays of the month at 5:00 p.m. Also, the Council meeting playbacks can be seen on Wednesdays and Fridays at 6:00 p.m. and on Saturdays and Sundays at 9:00 a.m. Irene Seay Sowder and Esther Seay; and two brothers, Thomas J.

Seay and Charles L. Seay. He was a Navy veteran of World War II. He was a farmer and was of the Baptist faith. He is survived by two sisters, Anne Boekelheide of Woodland Hill, and Bessie Baker of Asheville; a brother, James A.

Seay of Franklin; and a number of nieces, nephews, great-nieces and great-nephews. Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday In the Chapel of Macon Funeral Home. The Rev. Thomas Lyons will officiate.

Burial will be in the Holly Springs Baptist Church Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday at Macon Funeral Home. Nephews will serve as Pallbearers. Macon Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.

MAEBELLE SAWYER ROBBINSVILLE Maebelle Sawyer, 92, of Robbinsville passed away Wednesday, Oct. 15, 2003, at Britthaven of Graham. She was a native of Graham County and a daughter of the late George and Julia Campbell Huscusson. Her husband, Clinton Sawyer, proceeded her in death. She is survived by her son and his wife, Maurice and Josephine Sawyer of Robbinsville; her daughter and her husband, Ramona and Tommy Smith of Heflin, brother, E.J.

Huscusson of Beckley, W.Va.; and sisters, Hollis Riddle of Orange Park, and Louise Huscusson Stewart of Robbinsville. She has a granddaughter, two grandsons, two great-granddaughters, a great-grandson, a great-great-grandson and a great-great-granddaughter. Funeral services will be held at 7 p.m. Friday at the Townson-Smith Chapel with the Rev. Lennox Hedrick officiating.

The family will receive friends from 6 to 7 p.m. Friday before the services. Committal services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at the Old Mother Cemetery. Townson-Smith Funeral Home Is In charge of the arrangements.

ALMET B.DAVIS BRYSON CITY Almet B. Davis, 86, of Farley Church Road, passed away Wednesday, Oct. 1 5, 2003, in a local care facility after a period of declining health. Moody Funeral Home of Bryson City will announce the arrangements. i Meet at the trailhcad at 1 1 a.m.

on the dates listed below. Call 254-5561 or visit www.ashevillcparks.org for more trip details. Look Out Loop Oct. 30, meet in Montreal John Rock Loop Nov. 20, meet at Fish Hatchery in Pisgah Forest CITIZENS POLICE ACADEMY The Asheville Police Department is hosting a five-week Citizen's Police Academy designed to educate the community about the workings of the APD.

Classes will he held Thursday evenings from 6 to 8 p.m. Sessions are free and provide interactive programs facilitated by experienced officers and APD slaff. Academy students will receive a shirt and class photo for their participation. If you arc interested in participating, please contact Gladys McDaniel at '(828) 259-5880. Schedule highlights include: October 23: Internal affairs presentation, mock arrests and DUITraffic enforcement October 30: Crime prevention and graduation ceremony UPCOMING PUBLIC HEARING ON OCTOBER 28 1 Public hearing to consider rezoning two lots on Brevard Road from RS-8 Residential Single-Family High Density District to Office District.

HARVEST HOUSE DRAWING CREATIVE WRITING CLASS Asheville Parks and Recreation is offering two new classes at the Harvest House beginning in October. For information and to register, contact the Harvest House at 205 Kenilworth 350-2051 or visit www.ashevillcpaiks.org. Award winning artist, Patricia Michael, will lead a Drawing Class focusing on landscape, still life and portrait drawing techniques. The class is designed for all levels of students and will meet every Tuesday, 9a.m.-12 p.m., October 2 1 November 25. The cost is $90 per.