John Emmett Sugg

John Emmett Sugg, 83, of Arden Woods, died Tuesday, February 5, 2008, at Park Ridge Hospital. A native of Buncombe County, he was a son of the late Joseph Leo Sugg and Genevieve Sugg Redfoot. He was also preceded in death by a brother, Joseph Leo Sugg. Mr. Sugg was a US Air Force veteran of WWII and worked for Bell Sysco for 34 years without missing a single day of work. He was a member of the Knights of Columbus and a lifelong member of the Basilica of St. Lawrence where he served as an Extrodinary Minister of Communion. Survivors include his wife of 61 years, Hazel Elrod Sugg; sisters, Jeanne Sugg Brandon and Ruth Sugg Coward; brother-in-law, James B. Coward and numerous nieces and nephews. A Funeral Mass will be celebrated at the Basilica of St. Lawrence at 2:00 pm Friday with the Very Reverend Wilbur N. Thomas, V.F. officiating. Burial will follow at Green Hills Cemetery His family will receive friends from 1:30-2:00 pm Friday at the church and request that memorials be made to the American Heart Association Memorial Center, PO Box 5216, Glenn Allen, VA 23058 or to the Basilica of St. Lawrence, 97 Haywood Street, Asheville, NC 28801.