Victor Richard Trantham, Jr.
October 25, 1945 ~ February 17, 2009
Resided in:
Asheville, NC
Asheville Butterfly Trail
Victor Richard Trantham, Jr., 63, of Asheville, died Tuesday, February 17, 2009.
He was born October 25, 1945 to Elizabeth Jolly Trantham, of Asheville and the late Victor R. Trantham, Sr. He was also preceded in death by one sister, June Trantham Grant.
Victor was a veteran of the US Navy and served two tours for his country in Vietnam. He was a graduate of Asheville Buncombe Technical College with an Associate of Arts degree in hotel/restaurant management. He worked in management with Howard Johnson's Corporation for 13 years and in 1979, was named National Manager of the Year. He was also the general manager of the Haywood Park Hotel for 21 years.
Victor served the community tirelessly and gave of himself to so many. He served on the Downtown Development Committee, the Tourism and Development Committee and the Community Relations Advisory Board.
He was a long-standing member of St. Luke's Episcopal Church and served as a Vestry member for several years.
Victor will be remembered for his devotion to God, his pride in his family, his loyalty to friends, his love of the mountains and his strength and enduring faith in Jesus Christ.
In addition to his mother, Victor is survived by his wife of 37 years, Janice Wilkie Trantham; one son, Victor R. "Trey" Trantham, III and his wife, Rebecca and their children, Victor, IV and Kayden; and one daughter, Lauren and her fiancé, Mike Ormsbee.
The family will receive friends from 6:00-8:00 PM on Friday, February 20, 2009 at Groce Funeral Home at Lake Julian. A funeral service will be held at 11:00 AM on Saturday, February 21, 2009 at the funeral home with the Reverend Patty Mouer officiating. Interment will follow at St. Luke's Episcopal Church Cemetery on Chunns Cove Road immediately followed by a reception in the church Parish House.
Flowers are appreciated. However, for those who desire, memorials may be made in Victor's memory to St. Lukes Episcopal Church, 219 Chunns Cove Road, Asheville, NC 28805.
Dear Trey, Rebecca, and Trantham Family,
I was deeply saddened to hear of Mr. Trantham’s passing. I always remember him being so happy and full of life. He had a way of always making you feel welcome and a part of his family. The world is definitely a lesser place without him. It was truly a pleasure to have met a man so rare in this day and time. Please accept our heartfelt condolences and prayers,
Love,
Josh, Amy, Maddie, and Mason Wagner
Dear Tranthams, you are in our prayers. I cherish the fond memories of knowing Vic.
Bill, Miranda and Emilee Byerly
I’m so sorry for your loss. We was a wonderful father to Lauren and Trey and an amazing mentor to the whole community. I’m saddened by the news but overjoyed that I was able to share time with the Trantham family.
Dear Tranthams,
Vic had a strong vision for a Sports Complex for Asheville area children and families, and his passion for this project was great.
Like so many others, it was a pleasure to work closely with him on this possiblity.
His downtown friends, his church friends, his family friends, his sports friends…Vic brightened the day for so many.
Will miss Vic’s presence greatly.
Vic was a great man, with a big heart! He was someone that cared deeply for the people in his life. Vic was always there for me, and my family! Our deepest sympathies to Jan, Trey and Lauren. We love you. Jeff, Adrienne, Kailenia, Tyler and Eliana Anders
I am so sorry to hear about Victor. You guys are in my thoughts.
To Lauren and her family. Even tho we were not fortunate to meet Mr. Trantham, we are saddened to hear of his passing.. I too know the grief of loss and my heart and prayers are with you.
Our daughter Cora is very close to Lauren and wishes she could be with you. May happy memories dull the loss and it will over time.
Cora’s parents.
Jan and Family,
We want to offer our condolences to
you as you are experiencing Victor’s
‘Victory in Jesus’.
The Bible says, that when we are
Christians…’to be absent from the
body, is to be present with the Lord. What a Blessing to know that
Victor is in the presence of the
Lord.
Jan and Family,
We want to offer our condolences to
you as you are experiencing Victor’s
‘Victory in Jesus’.
The Bible says, that when we are
Christians…’to be absent from the
body, is to be present with the Lord. What a Blessing to know that
Victor is in the presence of the
Lord.
Please accept my sincere condolences for the loss of your son, husband and father. I was honored to have worked with Victor and most important to have had him as a friend. He will truly be missed!
My thoughts are with you Trey and the rest of the Trantham family.
Being involved for a period of time with Vic and his wonderful family was very special to me. My thoughts and prayers are with the family. I am so sorry for your loss.
Mrs. Trantham,
I am so sorry to hear of your husband’s passing. He was a friend that my husband held in close esteem for as long as he lived. He forever remained ‘Little Vic’ to John.
Please accept my sincere sympathy.
Nancy Burton
(Mrs. John David Burton, Jr.)
Dear Jan, Lauren and Trey,
We share in your loss of husband and father. Our hope rests in seeing our strong men again for eternity and remembering with smiles wonderful times spent together as a family. We hold you in our prayers for comfort and peace. Love, Connie Rice, Chad and Elizabeth, Casey, and Chase
Dear Jan, Lauren, and Trey,
I am so sorry for your loss. Throughout the years, whenever I thought of him, I would always smile and think of how caring, generous, and kind he was. His smile would light up a room.
Mr. Trantham was always so proud of Lauren and Trey. Now that we have all grown up, I get reports from my Mom and grandfather when they would run into him around town. He always bragged on Trey and Lauren and would love to pull out his wallet to show pictures of Victor (IV) and Kayden.
He will truly be missed. It is an honor to have known him.
With love ‒
Clair
Dear Lauren and Jan,
You will remain in our thoughts and prayers. We also want you to know that we are always here for you, so please call on us anytime to help.
God Bless,
Paul and Karen and boys
Dear Lauren and family,
My prayers are with you and your family. I am so sorry for your loss.
Dear Jan and Family,
So sorry to hear about Victor. He was a blessing to have been in our hearts and in our family.
Our prayers go out for you and yours.
Lynn ‘Austraw’ Harper
Dear Jan and family,
We are so shocked and saddened to hear about Victor. Please know everyone here at the credit union loved to see him and talk with him. He had great stories with an incredible personality to match the stories. He was always one of our favorite members, and we will miss seeing him. Love, Kathy, Shelly, and Charlene
Our thoughts and prayers are with all of you! I will always remember Vic as my big giant. Being able to grow up with him as part of our family has blessed me more than he will ever know. I love you guys!
Vic was such a special friend. I will cherish the memories …..especially the many years (middle school through college) that the four of us warmed those bleachers! He will be missed.
My thoughts and prayers are with all of you. May God give you peace.
Love, Brenda
Victor will be missed by everyone who knew him! Jan and the rest of the family – all of you are in our prayers.
I am so sorry for your loss.
I am so very sorry your loss! My thoughts and prayers are with all the family and friends!
Adam and I are thinking about each of you and praying that God will bring peace during this time. Love you all.
What a good man! What a great life! What a wonderful friend, father, and husband. He will be missed by so many. Breanna and I are sending our thoughts and prayers to the Tranthams from Chicago. We love you guys.
Jan,
My deepest condolences extend to you and your entire family.
~Christi
So sorry for your loss. I grow up with Victor and his family. I loved all of them. I’m praying for all of you. I remember him when he was just a little boy. Seeing him with his father at the Station & school. Haw Creek will never be the same.
Lib, I love you and miss our visits at the Nursing Home.
May God Bless Janice, his children, grandchildren, Elizabeth & Lucy.
Bob & Mae Rhew
I was deeply saddened to hear about Victor’s passing. I knew him when I had my shop, Merletti, in the Haywood Park. He always extended me the utmost in warmth and support and was always a smiling face. My deepest condolences to all of you.
Please accept my most heartfelt sympathies for your loss… my thoughts are with you and your family during this difficult time.
With deepest sympathy,
Jennifer Love Tschopp
Jan, I just found out today (2/26/09) that Vic had passed away. I am so sorry that I was not at his Memorial service. Vic was an honest, upright, Christian, who I respected as much as any person I know. If there is anything I can do for you or the family, please let me know.
I was so sorry to hear of Victor’s death. As his high school principal, I remember him as such a cooperative and outstanding student. He was liked by all students and staff. I was pleased to read of his career successes but saddened to learn of his too early death.
Jan, Lauren, Trey, and Puddy,
I am so sorry about your loss. Vic has been a very important part of this family, and we will miss him.
We are praying for your comfort.
John & Penni (Jaynes) McNicoll
My deepest sympathy to all of Victor’s family and friends. He was so kind and supportive of our downtown business, Cats and Dawgs, through the last six years. We will miss his warm and generous soul. He was greatly admired by all whose lives he touched.
To family and friends – My prayers and thoughts are with you. I am thankful for Vic’s service to God and Haywood Park Hotel. Blessings and peace. Betty Nelon Rhodes
My prayers are with you all at this difficult time. Your family will always be dear to us. May God surround you in comfort and peace.
Love, Ashley
He was a great man. Held dear in the hearts of so many. My thoughts go out to your family during this hard time.
To Vic’s Family,
Please accept our condolences on the passing of Vic. He was such a wonderful, generous man and will certainly be missed. When we at A-B Tech list those graduates of whom we are most proud, Vic’s name is always mentioned. Please know that all of us at the College will have you in our thoughts and prayers.
Dear Trantham Family,
We are deeply sorry for your loss. Victor was a great person and patient. He referred a lot of people to our office over the years. It was a pleasure getting to know him. He will be greatly missed!
With sympathy, Dr. Paul, Lisa and Kimberly
Our thoughts and prayers are with you.
DEAR FAMILY,MAY GOD ENVELOPE YOU WITH HIS LOVE, PEACE AND COMFORT AS YOU DEAL WITH THE LOSS OF VICTOR. HE WAS A GOOD MAN! IF I CAN BE OF ANY HELP,PLEASE DON’T HESITATE TO CALL,MAC.
My thoughts and prayers are with you all.
I am truly sorry for your loss. Vic and I visited a lot when he was in charge of Westgate where my office is. He will be missed in many, many ways.
Jan and Family: I was saddened to learn of Vic’s passing. He was a joy to know and work with. He will be greatly missed. Our thoughts and prayers are with you during this difficult time.
Dear Jan and Family,
Our prayers and thoughts are with all of you at this time. May God comfort you. Kevin, Erin, and Kelly
Dear Jan, Trey, Lauren, and Puddy,
Our thoughts and prayers are with you. We will cherish the times we had with Vic and grieve with you during this difficult time. May the Lord hold you close to His heart and comfort you now and always.
With Love,
Eric, Paula, and Sean
Dear Trantham Family,
I offer you my deepest sympathy at this very difficult time. Mr. Trantham was a wonderful man who will be missed by many. I spoke to my mother this morning, she and I have fond memories and a profound respect for Victor, and we are truly sorry for your loss. May God comfort you and grant you peace. Wishing you well from Los Angeles,
Jason Jones
Vic will be greatly missed. He had an infectious smile and kind heart. Vic blesed our family with his friendship for many years. Prayers and thoughts go out to the entire Trantham family. We love you!
Love, Tommy,Tina, Destiny, Tyler Hensley
Victor will be missed dearly. He was a great customer at CVS.
CVS Pharmacy ~ Haywood Street
Marilyn, Penny, and Vicki
Jan, Trey, Lauren, Puddy….
I am so very sorry for your loss. Victor was a beautiful man, a wonderful man that will be so very missed. My thoughts and prayers are with you all during this time. May God Bless you and give you strength!!
With Love,
~Lisa Sluder
Please pass to Puddy.
I am so sorry for your loss but my mother, Mary Jean Gaunt, would very much want to extend her sympathy to you too. Victor is in heaven with his sister, June, brother in law, Roger, and my mother, who always wished you the very best. God speed. Suzy Gaunt Weisman
With Deepest Sympathy,
Velita, Mike & Tyler Cooper
We are sorry for your loss! We will keep you in our prayers!
You are all in our prayers. May our God of peace comfort you. We love you.
Donna and Ed
Dear Jan, Trey, and Lauren
I am so very sorry for your loss. I have many wonderful memories of your family. I will always remember Vic’s laugh and his smile, to this day I still have jokes that I tell that he told me as a teenager. I remember the pride that he took in Trey and Lauren and was always touched by what a caring father he was. My heart and prayers go out to you.
My thought and prayers goes out to the family of this great man. As a friend of Trey’s I saw how close a father and son should be. For that interaction I am truly greatful. It was truly an honor to know Vic.
Trey, Rebecca, and the whole Trantham family,
I am so sorry to hear about the loss of Mr. Trantham. Hearing about his passing has brought back many college memories with friends. Some of those great memories would not have been possilbe without Victor Trantham. I will keep you all in my thoughts and prayers.
Jan, I am so very sorry to hear of your loss. I feel blessed to have known you and Victor over the past several years. Victor was always as nice as he could be with such a big smile. Please let us know if we can do anything for you and your family. My thoughts and prayers are with you.
Dear Jan, Trey, Lauren and Puddy,
You are in my thoughts and prayers as I share your grief. Vic’s passing will leave a gaping hole in your family, but I hope knowing that he is now with June and his Dad will bring comfort! I love you!
We are very sad to here this as Vic was a Real Winner! and my First cousin. God will see everyone through this terriable time in your life as you all are true belivers as we are. God will bless and keep each of you.
Randy Freck
to jan and the family, trey, lauren.
Our thoughts and prayers are with you during this time of loss. Great memories of being with vic talking about fishing for muskies and the french broad river and having coached trey during his baseball begining. He will be missed. don and susan funderud
Dear Jan and Family,
My Mother called me tonight to let me know of Victor’s passing. I was so shocked and saddened. Victor and I have been friends since High School. When my daughter, Jennie, started at Western and it was so hard for me having her so far, Victor came to the rescue and sent Trey to her dorm the day we were moving her in to welcome her. I come to Asheville so often and would always go by the hotel to see him. He will be greatly missed. Please know you are all in my thoughts and prayers.
Gail Sprague Martinez
Dear Jan and Family.
I was very sorry to hear about Mr. Tranthams passing…
It`s so difficult to believe such a wonderful person is no longer with us. I wish I had just one more chance to tell him how much he has ment to me and how much he has helped me in the too short time that I knew him. All of our prayers are with you, may God comfort and keep you in his love.Please let me know if there is anything that I can do for you or the family.
From all my heart,Yuliya
In this most sorrowful hour, I pray that over time, the holy spirit will help fill the void in your lives left by the departure of this wonderful husband, father, and friend. Our deepest sympathies.
Jason, Nancy, & William
Mr.Trantham had one of the kindest hearts I’ve known. He will be truly missed.
…love,
‘FLOWER’
Jan & Family,
You all are in my family’s prayers. Just continue to look to God as he is the only one that will bring you peace and comfort! Vic was an incredible person and my prayers are with you! Just remember, he is now in Heaven with June with no pain and no sorrow!
Jan,Trey,Lauren,and Puddy
I was so shocked and sadden to hear of Vic’s passing. Words cannot
express all the wonderful times our
family shared with yours.
Vic was like a big brother to me growing up and he was so very kind and thoughtful. His joy was contagious to all those around him.
My thoughts,prayers,and love are with each of you.
Love,
Suzee Gibbs Fox
Julian & I are so very sorry for the loss of Vic. He meant so much to Julian, and the entire Trantham family is in our thoughts.
Claire Joneth & Julian Lorefice
And can it be that in a world so full and busy, the loss of one creature makes a void in any heart,so wide and deep that only the width and depth of eternity can fill it up.’
-Charles Dickens
Victor had such a generous heart and touched so many people that
I’m not sure that even the width and depth of eternity will be enough …
With deepest sorrow for your loss,
Bruce, Jo, Stephanie and Kristina Stahle
With deepest sympathy and much love
Jim and Carla
Dear Jan, Trey & Lauren,
We were so shocked and saddened to learn of Vic’s passing. He holds a very colorful and dear place in our hearts and our memories. Our love and prayers are with you all.
Lynn & Jim