Dean Slagle
July 14, 1965 ~ June 7, 2018
Resided in:
Candler, NC
Asheville Butterfly Trail
Dean Slagle, 52, of Candler, passed away Thursday, June 7, 2018.
A native of Asheville, Dean was a son of the late Lewis and Florence Slagle. He was also preceded in death by his brother Fred and sister Charlene.
Surviving are his wife, Kathy Messer Slagle; daughters, Hope Slagle and Lee Ann Woody; son, Jesse Slagle; grandchildren, Harper Everdean, Bryen, Kylie and Brandon; and siblings, Dana, Brenda, Darlene, Pam, Lewis, Sheila, Frank, Pat, Gary, Elden and Novella.
Funeral service will be held at 3:00 p.m. on Tuesday in the Patton Avenue chapel of Groce Funeral Home, with Rev. Charles Shelton officiating. Interment will follow at Edgewood Baptist Church Cemetery.
The family will receive friends from 1:00 to 3:00 p.m. Tuesday, prior to the service.
I will miss you Dean! You were a great friend to me! Enjoy heaven, I will see you again! Love and prayers to the family!
So very sorry, Dean was a good friend to me for many years.
I thought a lot of him and his brother Dana, He will surely be missed.
We will see him again one day..
Bill Parker
There are no words to take away the pain and sorrow that the entire Slagle family are feeling at this time. On earth a father, brother, uncle, grandfather and friend was taken too soon; but what a beautiful angel the heavens gained. Dean feels no more pain and has beautiful days everyday! Everyone at Skyland Exxon – Rescue One Towing Would like to send our sincere condolences to the entire family at this very difficult time. Let God take your hand and he will get you through this! Our thoughts and prayers are with every one in the Slagle family.
The Staff of Skyland Exxon – Rescue One Towing
My sincere condolences goes out to the entire Slagle Family. Took away to soon, but now he is in an even better place. I know he will be missed immensely. Praying for comfort for the family.
My thoughts and prayers are with your family. May God give you all peace and comfort during this very difficult time.
Lewis I am so very sorry for your brothers passing. As many pray for your family it’s my wish you feel comforted in a very real way.
Deepest Sympathy for this family
My condolences! The family is in my thoughts and prayers!
Condolences to the entire family, such a terrible loss.
So sorry Lewis, my heart goes out to you and your family. May God give you all peace at this difficult time in your lives. Your in my thoughts and prayers.
I am so sorry for the loss, he is in a much better place as their no pain. This does not stop the grieving. I am praying for the family and especially Kathy as she has lost her husband and her best friend.
SO SORRY FOR THE LOSS OF DEAN, OUR FAMILIES GREW UP TOGETHER ON THE HILL AND WAS GREAT KNOWING DEAN. OUR PRAYERS ARE WITH YOU AND YOUR FAMILY GOD BLESS. THE FOX FAMILY.
Many prayers for a great family. You got the checkered flag now racer
Dean always had a smile and that is how I will remember him. Kathy, I love you my friend and I am so sorry for the suffering you are enduring. He would not have survived this long without you and your love for him. You took such good care of him. He left this world knowing he was loved by you. You were his one true love!
RIP Dean, you will be missed! Our prayers to the Families!
Very sorry , my condolences to his family and friends .. gone to soon .. may he RIP .
So very sorry for your loss
Lewis…so sorry to hear about your brother. Please know you and your family will be in my thoughts and prayers. May you all feel the comforting presence of the Lord during this time.
God Bless. My Sincerest condolences.
Dean was a good dude. Always had a smile on his face, and put a smile of the faces of everyone he came in contact with. Rest in piece brother!
To all the Slagle family,I am so sorry for your loss.Dean was a super nice person and he will be missed by many .My prayers are with you all.
I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the faith.’ 2 Tim.4:7 Near the cross I’ll watch and wait, hoping, trusting ever, ’til I reach the golden strand just beyond the river. ‘One thing have I desired of the Lord, that I will seek after; that I may dwell in the house of the Lord all the days of my life, to behold the beauty of the Lord, and to enquire in his temple.’ Psalm 27:4
Dean Slagle , I knew him for many years – but not long enough ! He was the type person that I can now look back and say to myself ‘ why didn’t I make more time to spend with this man I called a friend! We raced many years together and he would always make me laugh before and after the race ( and even sometimes during the race !! ). He is and always will be missed !
RIP Dean. Carolyn Messer Trull and Helen Messer. We will see u again one day in heaven
You all are in our thoughts & prayers. May God give you the peace & comfort during this difficult time in your life. Dean was a very good man and will be missed by many. Every time you saw Dean her was always laughing and making you laugh no matter how he felt or what he was going through. We will miss you Dean RIP #13 will never be forgotten.
Bob & Karen Carraway
Our hearts are saddened by your loss & our thoughts & prayers are with you.
I am so sorry Kathy. My thoughts and prayers are with you and your family.
prayer going out to the family
We are so sorry for your loss. Our heart goes out to the family.
We were just teenagers, we had half a brain between us and all our lives ahead of us. We did most everything together back then.
Dean and Dana, with help from Boots, would make the most out of any old junk car they could get their hands on. I swear they painted one with a paintbrush. They had a lot of racing stuff around their house and the garage down on Azalea. They would put these big racing slicks on some old Nova, then promptly do doughnuts and burn outs till you couldn’t see the car for the smoke.
Back then we never dreamed that we would grow up to be men and husbands and fathers, back then all of that stuff felt like so far way we just couldn’t see it. But grow up we did, we became men. And somehow remained kids.
We were in each other’s weddings. We became fathers and we were always friends. We had a lot of fun along the way.
Dean loved Hope and Jesse. He loved his wife and family. He loved his little hometown and all his friends. He was fearless and crazy about fast cars.
He had the most honest laugh. And he laughed a lot.
We didn’t see each other as much these last several years but I would think of him often and always with smile.
It has been my great honor to call Dean Slagle my friend for nearly 40 years.
This world won’t be as much fun without you in it. But I’ll see you on the other side.
So sorry for your loss. Thoughts and praying for you and the family.
We are sorry to hear Lee Ann
Patti and Ken
My condolences to the Slagle family. You are a very fine family and I’m so glad I got to know Dean! He will be missed !
Slagle Siblings, My thoughts and prayers are with you today as you say your goodbye to your loving brother. He will be missed by his many friends that loved him also. May you keep the memories you have of the good times you enjoyed growing up close to your heart and he will remain with you until you meet again. I hope the thought of him having to suffer no more in this world will be comfort to you in this time of grief.
Love in Christ,
Ethel Jacobson, ‘Jake’
We are so sorry to hear about Dean. Toby and I will be putting you in our prayers. We love you all.