Patricia "Pat" Turner Flood

Arden-Patricia “Pat” Turner Flood 79, of Arden, died Saturday August 16, 2025 at Biltmore Haven Rehabilitation Center.

A native of Collenton County, SC, she was a daughter of the late Horace and Lila Youmans Turner. Pat was also preceded in death by her husband Edward H. Flood Jr. who died in 2005.

Pat was retired from Asheville Eye and loved to shag with her husband. She spent her Saturdays watching the Clemson Tigers football game. She loved her family dearly and will be greatly missed by all that knew her.

Pat is survived by two daughters, Sharon Ray of Asheville and Tracy Dotson (Barry) of Black Mountain; one son, William “Bill” Flood (Leah) of Kannapolis, NC; one sister, Deborah Rowe of Columbia, SC as well as ten grandchildren and eighteen great-grandchildren.

A Funeral Service will be held at 2:00 PM on Thursday, August 21, 2025 at Groce Funeral Home at Lake Julian with Pastor Robert Ponder officiating. The family will receive friends prior to the service from 12:30-1:45 PM. Burial will follow at Forest Lawn Memorial Park.

In lieu of flowers, the family graciously asks that you consider making a contribution in Pat’s memory to the Shriners Children’s Hospital. https://www.shrinerschildrens.org/en/locations/greenville