Homer Lee Thurman
June 13, 1934 ~ July 11, 2016
Resided in:
Asheville, NC
Homer Lee Thurman, 82, of Asheville, died on Monday, July 11, 2016, at his home.
A native of Canton, Homer was a son of the late Paul Lee and Bertie Mae Brockwell Thurman.
Mr. Thurman worked for many years at Winn Dixie as their produce manager. He attended Pole Creek Baptist Church.
Mr. Thurman is survived by his wife of 63 years, Margaret Ellen Wyatt Thurman; daughter, Teresa Armstrong and husband Jeff; sons, Pastor Dennis Thurman and wife Marilyn; and Ronald Thurman; sister, Darlene Sharpe; 10 grandchildren, and 20 great-grandchildren.
The funeral service for Mr. Thurman will be at 3:30 p.m. on Saturday at the Groce Funeral Home chapel on Patton Ave. with his son, Pastor Dennis Thurman and his brother-in-law, Rev. James Wyatt, officiating. Interment will follow at Green Hills Cemetery.
His family will receive friends for two hours prior to the service at the funeral home.
The family expresses their sincere thanks to CarePartners for the care they showed to Mr. Thurman.
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So sorry! Praying for God’s peace and comfort!
We are so sorry for Homer’s homegoing (not for him, of course, that is the hope of all in Christ) but for your family. It’s been a very difficult path for and with him for several years now and the emotions in your hearts must be quite strong and conflicted between the promise of glory and the vacancy left. Kelly and I are praying intently for you all l. We will unfortunately not be able to be present at the funeral; we plan on leaving Friday for what for me is the semblance of a vacation. We are burdened by not being there to show your sweet family how much we love you. We hope that you know that and will forgive our absence. We pray that as the Gospel is proclaimed and praises are sung (both of which are nearer to Homer’s heart even more now than before) that the Lord allow you to glimpse reunion and rejoice even as you sorrow.
Dennis, we are so sorry for the loss of your father. Praying for you and the family during this difficult time. Pete & Mary Helen Henley
Praying for peace and strength during this time. This is such a precious family.
Thurman family,
Brother Homer is certainly experiencing the joys of Heaven that he and Mrs Margaret sung about for many years. He loved his music as he loved the LORD. Please know that we love each one of you and are praying for you. Pastor Dennis, Teresa, Ronnie, Mary and I have also lost our Dads, we know your grief. But he is waiting for y’all, telling the Heavenly choir what he would like to sing. GOD Bless you, we love you.
Mary and Jerry Frady
I love you daddy. You we a good father. You worked so hard to provide for us. I will miss you so much but I won’t miss watching you suffer. See you soon! And you will know me. Love your little girl.
Praying for god’s special blessings during this difficult time. Mr. Thurman was a friend through his music ministry and songwriting and I loved his work, especially ‘Homecoming Day.’ He is now experiencing the joys of heaven and all the music and praise that he dearly loved.
Praying for Mrs. Thurman and all Of the children and their families. I loved to hear them sing.
Carolyn and Gerald Stamey
Our hearts go out to the Thurman Family during this difficult time. Prayers of peace and comfort are being lifted for ALL of you. Love and light sent your way. GOD has ALL of you in the palm of HIS HANDS! Wonder if Dad’s already singing in The Heavenly Choir?! The Walker Family
What a day that will be when our Jesus we shall see and we look upon his face the one who David us by His grace’
Homer is experiencing this now
What a day that will be when our we shall see and we look upon his face the one who saved us by his grace’
Homer is experiencing this now
Praying for the entire family of Homer Thurman at this time.
So sorry for your loss
Our prayers and thoughts are with the family . Dennis you and your dad live next to my grandfather Mr Settle.
I remember Homer as my Dads produce manager at Winn Dixie and always enjoyed talking to him when I worked with him briefly as a teenager. God bless the Thurman family in this time of grief. We sorry, but not as those without hope.
so sorry and shocked to read about Homer passing. I remember so much loving to hear Homer sing. He was so great. Now he is singing before our Lord and embracing heaven. Margaret, you and your family have mine and David’s prayers. Love to all of you.
My prayers are with the family I loved Homer and I am blessed to have known him.
Our thoughts and prayers are with all of you during this time. We have such great memories of Homer…especially he and Margaret singing at my dad’s funeral. What a blessing they were during that time and all the other times we were together in church. We will continue to remember you all in prayer.
Ms Margaret, Jean and I are thinking of you and praying for His comfort for you during this time. Thankful that you and Homer had a long life together and set a fine example for others to follow. Love in Christ.
Our thoughts and prayers are with all of you! It’s hard to give up one you love so, but you know that Homer is with our LORD and all pain and suffering left behind! May you feel God’s arms around you and His grace with you. Love to you all.
Love à nd prayers for the family .
I am so sorry for your loss. It is so hard to give up someone you love, but the memories will keep him alive in your hearts forever. I’m sure he is singing with angels and waiting on you all. God bless you.
Dear Margret and family I can’t imagine the grief and heart broken memories you must be feeling this morning, I was picturing Homer at Jesus feet and he is now singing in Gods choir, my mom thought the world of you both and always ask for you two to sing at her final services, please know that he will not be forgot, as well as the rest of your family I will continue you all in our prayers.
May the loving God of the visible and invisible creation shelter you Homer Thurman and comfort your hurting family members and grieving friends who’ve lost your physical presense. Like so many who knew you I share their profound sense of loss.
I knew Homer Thurman from the early 1970’s into the early 1980’s as a hard working father, a loving husband for Margaret and a devoted friend who was deeply blessed with a God given ability to sing and with a talent that I can only describe as amazing. Having experienced his talent up close and the privilege of singing with this man in a gospel quartet while a young man his gift for conveying the gospel in song just can\’t be overstated. I’m flooded with so many precious memories of our brief time together and the fellowship that we shared in churches and just hanging out with our families at restaurants and in each others homes.
I also remember Homer deftly juggling the responsibilities of a family, his job and making daily pilgrimages to a nursing home near Fletcher, NC to personally shave his disabled father who\’d suffered serious cognitive impairment due to an incurable, degenerative disease. But I especially remember the tenderness in Homers\’ voice whenever he described that act of shaving his father which he considered a responsibility and duty as a son and ones that he considered his distinct honor and privilege to fulfill.
In the winter of life now I reflect often upon those days and Homers’ kindness and friendship towards me as a young man, his willingness to sing whenever he was called upon, his singing and worship with Margaret, his laughter and most memorably his singing. I probably will until the day I too lay down the mantle of life and like so many before me cross the chasm of death.
You’ve run your final race Homer and will be missed like crazy by all your family and friends and those of us who cling stubbornly to the audacious promises made by a Galilean preacher long ago that we\’d meet again to live, laugh and sing together in a place of immeasurable joy and profound beauty where there\’s no more sorrow, disappointments or pain. Until that daybreak dear friend rest in peace!
You all are in our thoughts and prayers. Mrs. Thurman you will never know how you and Mr. Thurman has blessed our hearts from singings at Bethel Baptist Church and listening to your record. Our family also sang ‘Homecoming Day’ and ‘It will be worth it all’. Love you all!!
So sorry to hear about your husband/dad/granddad/greatgranddad my prayers are with each of you . May God give you Peace and Understanding.
Love all of you.
My thoughts and prayers are with the entire family. May God be with you all and give you Peace and Understanding.
Dennis, I am so sorry! You and your family are in our thoughts and prayers for comfort and strength.
Love and prayers to Margaret and all of family!
Margaret, and all the Thurman family members. You have always been there for my family over the years. Everyone cared so much for Homer. We will miss him but I know in my heart that God is in control of this and one day we will see him again singing in the choir. My prayers are with you for comfort at this time.
Dear Margaret, Dennis, Teresa, Ronnie, and family,
I am uplifting all of you in prayer during this difficult time for your family. Your faith is an inspiration to me. I am so sorry for your loss. Homer was a wonderful man. Now he can teach the angels how to sing. Thank God for the blessed hope we have to KNOW where he is gone and that we WILL see him again.
Praying for the family. But rejoicing he is home, home!!
Sorry that we won’t get to see Homer again on this earth but will meet him over in glory land. Our loss is heavens gain. Our prayers for peace and comfort for Margaret and all family members.
We are very sorry for the loss of your loved one. We are praying for God’s grace to comfort you during this most difficult time. God Bless you all.
We are so sorry for your loss but look what Heaven has gained. How he must be singing songs of praise now and I believe that he is singing with mom right now (Lillian Taylor) how she loved to sing with you and Homer. He was a very important person in mom’s life and to anyone that knew him, he will be greatly missed and our prayers are with you Margaret and your family. I know God will comfort you during this very hard time.
Our thoughts and prayers are with all the your family during this difficult timd and the days ahead.
Sorry to hear of Homer’s passing. He was a great man and a good friend. We all will miss that beautiful singing voice. He will be singing with the angels now.
We are praying for all the family. May God wrap each one in his arms and give you peace that only he can.
I’m so sorry for your loss,sending my sincere deepest condolences, praying for each one of you may God give ypu comfort, peace, strength as you go through the up coming days. I each one of you will be in my heart thoughts prayers.
My deepest condolences to all of you for we have lost a great man of God but Heaven is sweeter now than ever. I’m looking for my Jesus Christ to come for His Bride soon so we shall see him plus Mya in just a day. I love each of you all so much. My love and prayers are with all of you always. I’ll never forget all of our great showers of blessings from Jesus above so many times at the Biltmore Church of God. His talents were many and many he blessed. I thank God for allowing me to know this wonderful family who I love so deeply..
SORRY TO HEAR ABOUT YOUR DAD! HE IS IN HEAVEN NOW AN WELL.SYMPATHY TO ALL…HOMER & BARBARA FRANKLIN
Praying for you!
My special thoughts…….
Love, Ruth C. Smith
To the Dennis Thurman family please except our deepest simpathy and condolences . From the jerry jamison family. Sorry for your loss.
Homer loved to sing songs about Heaven and wrote beautiful lyrics that touched the soul. I am pleased to have a copy of a book of songs that he wrote. Now and forever more he can enjoy being a part of heaven’s choir. May the Lord give you comfort during the loss of two precious members of your family.
I did not know Mr. Thurman personally but having known the family, i know he was a Godly man who ran the race well. I can see him in Heaven now, singing and playing piano with Granddaughter Mya at his side. I’m sure my Daddy probably knew him from church ; they are worshiping. along with many loved ones, at the feet of their Savior .
Margaret … We are very sorry for your loss … Our thoughts and prayers are with you and the family …
Margaret and all of Thurman family – God bless you and give you strength for the coming days. I haven’t seen you in years but remember you so well. I will never forget how you and Homer used to sing such beautiful songs in church and you were so kind to sing many that I requested, which meant so much to me. My condolences to you all! I rejoice with you with the awesome comfort of knowing your loved one is in Heaven with Jesus, the one he sang so much about.
Dennis and family-so very sorry about your recent losses. My continued thoughts and prayers.
My heart and prayers are with you and your family. I cannot even imagine what all of you are going thru ..losing your Father and Granddaughter. In the same week. .May God be with you all thru this time of mourning…God hold Dennis’s hand thru the service today. .
So sorry for your loss. My prayers and thoughts will continue. Asking God to give you peace in knowing he is with Jesus and Mya singing and walking the streets of gold….God Bless you and your family is my prayer…
My Love to all the family.
Judy Aycoth
Margaret and family. With each passing of our loved ones we all can remember the memories we shared with them. I, as well, have great memories of teaching Homer how to read music and our times of sharing the Lord at Asheville Music Supply. The beautiful songs he has left for us to enjoy will help us share the praises of our Lord for years to come. My life was enriched by knowing such a God-fearing man.