B2 TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 2010 OBITUARIES ASHEVILLE CITIZEN-TIMES CITIZEN- FUNERALS TODAY Name, Residence Time Location Doris Cavender, Murphy 2 p.m. Townson-Rose, Murphy Joy Dooley, Highlands 2 p.m. First Baptist Church of Highlands Frebon Jones, Reems Creek 2:30 p.m. West, Weaverville Anne Keeter, Black Mountain 1 p.m. Thomas Chapel AME Zion Church Amelia Leatherwood, Waynesville 3 p.m.
First United Methodist, Waynesville Gladys Lingerfelt, Tryon 6 p.m. Holy Cross Episcopal Hilda Pilkington, Canton 10 a.m. Wells, Canton Pauline C. Queen, Marion 11 a.m. Westmoreland, Marion Obituary Rates: The first 11 column lines are free.
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BENIT ASHEVILLE Col. Henry "Hank" J. Benit, Retired, 85, of Asheville, died on Monday; February 1, 2010, in Roswell, Georgia. Grave side service will be held at 9 a.m. Thursday, February.
25, 2010, at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Virginia. Col. Benit is survived by his wife, Doris Benit of Asheville; Leslie Nelson of Kennesaw, and extended family. Mayes Ward-Dobbins Funeral Home in Marietta will be handling the arrangements. www.mayeswarddobbins DORIS CAVENDER MURPHY Doris Eileen Keenum Cavender, 85, died Sunday, February 7, 2010.
Funeral 2 p.m. Tuesday, at Townson-Rose Funeral Home Chapel, Murphy. Visitation 1 to 2 p.m. prior. www.mem.com or www.townson-rose.com DOROTHY CLARK DENTON, N.C.
Dorothy Lee Brown Clark, 92, of 157 Carroll Avenue, passed away Sunday, February 7, 2010, at the Mountain Vista Health Park in Denton. A native of Madison County, Mrs. Clark worked as a nurse's aide at Memorial Mission Hospital and retired from Klopman Mills on June 2, 1980. She was a member of The Church of God in Waynesville. Mrs.
Clark enjoyed homemaking, working in her garden, cooking, canning, and making quilts for her family. She was the daughter of the late James Horace and Lula Magnolia Moore Brown, and the wife of the late Rev. Ephram Luther Clark. Mrs. Clark was also preceded in death by a daughter, Eunice Magnolia Aldridge; grandson, James Fred "Jimmy" Clark two granddaughters, Beverly Jean Clark and Cynthia Ann Clark; great granddaughter, Heather Clark; four sisters and two brothers.
Surviving are her sons, James Fred Clark of Denton, Rev. David L. Clark and wife, Judy, of Leicester, and Ben Oliver Clark. of Staley, N.C.; son-in-law, David Aldridge of Waynesville; sisters, Belvie King and husband, Gordon, of Leicester and Artie Johnson of Cullman, brother, Everett Brown of Cruso, N.C.: 14 grandchildren, 19 great -grandchildren and three grandchildren. of people in the U.S.
and abroad throughout his life, often anonymously. Assisted by Paula, he did healing work at the pain clinic they started at the Van Allen Hospital in Kodaikanal, India, teaching general practitioners, surgeons and neurosurgeons as well as laymen. Doctors referred their most difficult cases to him. He studied and employed about 20 healing systems, and also mastered and taught the ancient art of Chi Kung, Nei Dan style. Sherwood and Paula's work was featured in The Times of India plus five other major newspapers and several magazines.
While abroad, they wrote columns for The Economic Times on healing, meditation and cross-cultural studies. A devoted friend, Sherwood was always generous with his time and talents. A man of brilliant intelligence and abilities, he always used his skills to help and uplift others. His wisdom lay in the art of living a man who always had the courage to follow his dreams. "Do not follow where the path may lead.
Go, instead, where there is no path and leave a In addition to his wife, Sherwood is survived by his brother, Matt Finley and sister-in-law Denise (Jordan) Finley, of Pine Plains, N.Y.; nephew, Jordan Finley and nieces, Julia and Susan Finley, all of Sherman Oaks, and his friend and former wife, Jeanne Finley (Landing), of Albany, N.Y. The service will be private at the request of the family. To sign the online register please access www.peckandpeck.net ELMER 'LEON' FOX SWANNANOA Elmer "Leon" Fox, 64, of 159 W. Buckeye passed away Sunday, February 7, 2010. Mr.
Fox was born June 14, 1945 in Yancey County and was a resident of Buncombe County for most of his life. He was owner and operator of Fox Towing and Welding Service in Swannanoa for the past 40 years. Leon was a loving husband, father, grandfather and brother who will be missed by all who knew him. He is preceded in death by his parents, Levi and Flora Johnson Fox and three siblings. Leon is survived by his loving wife of 44 years, Judy Allison Fox; daughters, Melissa, Gregory, Darlene Banks (James) and Connie Halford (Marshall); son, Michael Kelly Fox; sisters, Annette Reagan, Marian McMahan, Juanita Bishop and Betty Gragg; brothers, Arrlie and Howard Fox; grandchildren, Madelyn, Jay, Heath, Brandy, Lisa and Marshall; and numerous nieces and nephews.
A Celebration of Life service will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday, February 11, 2010,. in the chapel of Harwood Home for Funerals, with the Rev. Frank Cantrell officiating. Burial will be in Mountain View Memorial Park.
The family will receive friends from, 6 to 8 p.m.., Wednesday at the funeral home. Arrangements are in the care of Harwood Home for Funerals, 208 W. State Black Mountain. 828-669-2977. www.harwoodhomefor funerals.com WILLIAM A.
FOX ASHEVILLE William Alexander Fox, of River Ridge Apartments, formerly of Swannanoa, Monday, February 8, 2010. Mr. Fox was born in Buncombe County, and attended Woodfin School. He was an Army veteran and was a former route salesman for Biltmore Dairies. He is survived by his wife, Paulette Griffin Fox; one daughter, Tammy McCurry of Oakley; and two grandchildren, Courtney and Zachary.
The family will receive friends from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Tuesday at Groce Funeral Home on Patton Avenue. The on-line register is available at www.groce funeralhome.com. ANNETTE M. GRIFFITHS FRANKLIN Annette Marcella Griffiths, 81, died Tuesday, February 2, 2010.
Memorial Mass Noon Saturday, Feb. 20 at St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church. www.bryantgrantfuneralhome.com. CARL F.
HERMAN ARDEN Carl Frank- lin Herman, 90, died Sunday, February 7, 2010. Morris Funeral Home, 304 Merrimon Ave. is the family. Condolences may be sent through the website at www.morrisfamilyfuneralhome.com HOOVER JOHNSON BURNSVILLE Hoover Johnson, 81, of Burnsville, entered into eternal rest on Sunday, February 7, 2010, at the home of his daughter and son in law. A native of the Little Creek community of Yancey County, he was a son of the late Fred and.
Creasy Higgins Johnson. He was also preceded in death by brothers, Wayne Johnson and Titus Johnson. Hoover was a very active member of Cane River Baptist Church. He was a logger, farmer and a merchant. He also retired from the Yancey County School System as a custodian at the Mountain Heritage High School and he loved listening to gospel music, reading his bible, gardening, mowing his lawn, but most of all he loved his family and his church.
Surviving are his wife of 59 years, Estella Whitson Johnson; a daughter, Mary Frances and husband, Clyde Turner, of Micaville; sisters, Verlyn "Peggy" and husband, Lewis Westall, of the Beaver Lake community, Margaret, English of Weaverville and Chloe Swilley of Saradoa, two granddaughters, Mary Beth and husband, Rev. Shane Cassida, and Mary Anne "Annie" Turner of Woodfin; great-grandchildren, Ian and Eli Cassida; several nieces and nephews also survive. The funeral service will be held at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, February 10, 2010, 'in Cane River Baptist Church. Pastor Shane Cassida will officiate.
Burial will be 1 p.m. Thursday in the church cemetery. The family will receive friends two hours prior to the service at the church and at other times will be at the home. Memorial donations may be made to Cane River Baptist Church Benevolence Fund, Donald Angel, P.O. Box 1446, Burnsville, NC 28714.
To send online condolences, please visit our website at www.yanceyfuneralservice.com MICHAEL JOHNSON ANDREWS Michael Charles Johnson, 56, died Monday, February 8, 2010, in a Murphy medical center. Arrangements will be announced later by Ivie Funeral Home, Andrews. MARIE B. JONES SYLVA Marie B. Jones, died Monday, February 8, 2010.
Funeral service 2 p.m. Thursday, in the chapel of Melton Funeral Home. Visitation 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at Melton Funeral Home. www.meltonthsylva.com ANNE 'NANNY' KEETER BLACK MOUNTAIN Anne Helen Keeter, 93, of 93 Blue Ridge Assembly died Thursday, February 4, 2010.
A life long resident of County she was a daughter of the late William L. and Corrie L. Wilson Lytle. Anne attended school in Black Mountain. She worked Many years as a private housekeeper, and later with Monta Vista Hotel where she retired.
Left to cherish her memory and legacy are her son, John H. Keeter of Black Mountain; a host of grandchildren, great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren. The service will be held at I p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 9, in Thomas Chapel AME.
Zion Church, where she was a member. The Rev. Terry Young will officiate, burial will be in Oak Grove Cemetery. The family will receive friends at the residence. Arrangements are under the direction of Hart Funeral Service.
An online memorial register is available at www.hartfuneralservice.com. WILLIAM E. LAIL BOSTIC William Elmer Lail, 86, died Sunday, February 7, 2010. Graveside service 1 p.m. Wednesday, Walls Baptist Church.
Visitation 5 to 7 p.m. Tuesday at Washburn Dorsey Funeral Home. www. washburndorsey.com MAX LEE LANE NEBO Max Lee Lane, 61, died Monday, February 8, 2010. A private memorial service will be held at a later date.
Westmoreland Funeral Home assisting with arrangements. www.westmorelandfuneralhome.com. ELIZABETH BALL LARGE The funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday in the chapel of Anders-Rice Funeral Home and Cremation Center, with the Revs. David L.
Clark, Daryl Clark and Mark Lamb officiating. Burial will follow in Forest Lawn Memorial Park. The family will receive friends from 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday. at the funeral home.
To sign Mrs. Clark's guestbook online, please go. to "Memorials" at www.anders rice.com. VANCE R. COFFEY WARNE Vance Robert Coffey, 61, died Friday, February 5, 2010.
The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday evening at the Ivie Funeral Home, Hayesville. HELEN CORDELL FRANKLIN Helen Antaya Cordell, passed away Sunday, January 31, 2010. Service and reception 2 p.m. Sunday, Feb.
14, at Macon Funeral Home, Franklin. www.maconfuneralho me.com SHERWOOD H. K. FINLEY II ASHEVILLE Sherwood Hayes Kingsmill Finley Il, 63, of Asheville, died Thursday, January 14, 2009, in Asheville of cancer. He was born in New York City in 1946, the older son of the late Gardner and Patricia Finley.
In 1995 he married Paula Gertler, who survives at home. He was devoted to his wife and called their relationship "my greatest accomplishment." Sherwood grew up in Bolton on Lake George, N.Y., graduated from. Glens Fall High School, and attended Ithaca College and the Berklee School of Music in Boston. His career as a professional trumpet player progressed from Troy, N.Y. and Boston to New York City, where he recorded with jazz greats Hank Jones, Remo Palmier, Jule Ruggiero and Mel Lewis on his solo trumpet album, Sunshower.
He was one of the few certified teachers of the Schillinger System of musical composition, and he also did world-class work in the fields of remote viewing and healing. Sherwood and Paula spent 13 years abroad. travelling in India, Sri Lanka, and England before returning to the United States in 2009. A man of true kindness and spirituality, Sherwood helped thousands MARS HILL Elizabeth Ball Large, 88, of 461 Banjo Branch passed away Monday, February 8, 2010,: at John F. Keever Solace Center after a period of declining health.
Elizabeth lived most of her life in Mars Hill and was the daughter of the late J. Q. and Gertrude Edwards Ball and is also preceded in death by three brothers, Quincy, Bud and Jim Ball; and one sister, Mildred Cruz. She was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, sister and friend and was a member of Calvary Baptist Church. Survivors include her loving husband of 67 years, William Large; daughters, Libby Rich (Ronald) of Mars Hill, Linda Dudley (Tony) of Mt.
Airy; son, John Large (Martha) of Cross, S.C.; brothers, Ball (Mary) of Can'dler and Phillip Ball (Fay) of Mars Hill; grandchildren, Kelly Reese (Jeff), Michael Cody (Tina), Matthew Cody (Beth), Karen Shuur (Mike), David Large, Jason Dudley (Lauren); and eight great-grandchildren. The funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday, February 10, 2010, in Robbie Capps Memorial Chapel of Blue Ridge Funeral Service. Burial will follow in Mars Hill Cemetery. Grandchildren will serve as pallbearers.
The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home and at other times the family will be at the home of Libby and Ronald Rich, 651 Banjo Branch Mars Hill. In lieu of flowers memorial contributions may be made to Care Partners Hospice, P.O. Box 25338, Asheville, NC 28813. Online condolences may be e-mailed to the family at www.blueridgefuneral-service.com GLADYS QUINN LINGERFELT TRYON Gladys Quinn Lingerfelt, 90, died Friday, February 5, 2010.
Memorial service 6 p.m. Tuesday, in the Chapel of Holy Cross Episcopal Church, Tryon. www.mcfarlandfuneralchapel.com GEORGIA FARMER McCONNELL FRANKLIN Georgia Farmer McConnell, 80, died Monday, February 8, 2010. Funeral 2 p.m. Wednesday, Bryant-Grant Funeral Home.
Visitation 1 to 2 p.m. prior. www.bryantgrantfuneralhome.com. HOWARD McINTYRE CANTON Howard Columbus McIntyre, 78, of Worley Cove Road, went to be with the Lord on Saturday, February 6, 2010, passing away at his home surrounded by his loving family. A memorial service for Mr.
McIntyre will be held at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, February, 10, 2010, at Rocky Face Baptist Church. The family will be receiving friends at the church from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Wednesday evening prior to the memorial service. Crawford Ray Funeral Home is honored to be caring for the McIntyre family..
