Myles Elijah Pressley
September 14, 2009 ~ September 24, 2009
Resided in:
Asheville, NC
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Myles Elijah Pressley, 10-day infant son of Emma Renee Inman and Jeffrey Louis Pressley dies Thursday, September 24, 2009, at Memorial Campus, Mission Hospital.
In addition to his parents, he is survived by a sister, Holly Reid; a brother, Tristan Pressley; paternal grandparents, James and Debra Pressley; maternal grandparents, Sharon and Roger Inman; paternal great-grandmother, Mattie Dean; maternal great-grandmother, Carolyn Sparks, and several aunts and uncles.
The funeral will be at 2:00 p.m. Sunday in the Patton Avenue chapel of Groce Funeral Home with the Revs. Alf Miller and Willard Pruitt officiating. Interment will follow at Piney Mountain United Methodist Church Cemetery.
The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service.
Memorials may be made to the WNC Down Syndrome Alliance, PO Box 421, Weaverville, NC 28787.
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Dear Jeffrey and Family,
Our deepest sympathy goes out to you and your family in the loss of your precious son. All of you are in our thoughts and prayers…
Love,
Sherri & Bucky Nave
Virgina Young
Dear Emma and Jeff,
We are so sorry for the loss of your very special Angel. You are in our hearts and prayers.
Love,
Kathy and Erica
debbie and family please know my thoughts and prayers are with all of you during your time of loss.any thing i can do let me know. louise {donna dean’s sister}
love you guys so much.
So sorry for the passing of your darling. You don’t know me but my prayers are with you.
I have family in the Inman family.
Jeffery, EmmA, Sharon & families , we were so saddened to hear of the loss of your ‘Little One’. ‘God must have needed another angel in Heaven.’ We hope that you can find comfort in one another and cherish the short time you had together. Our love and thoughts and prayers are with you. Love, Bobbie, Patsy , Peggy, Joey and Chris
Dear Jeffrey and Family,
Our deepest sympathy goes out to you and your family in the loss of your precious son. All of you are in our thoughts and prayers..
just a note to send love and prayers your way, i dont know you but have a 4 yr old boy with down syndrome and have been forever changed by his blessing. I also represent WNCDSA and we are so grateful that you are sending donations our way to help so many other families.If our alliance can be of any support to you please dont hesitate to call. God bless you and your family.
A TRIBUTE TO YOUR SWEET BABY BOY
MY SWEET BABY BOY, WE HAD YOU BUT SUCH A SHORT TIME….OUR GOD LOOKED DOWN UPON THIS GROUND, HE SAW YOUR BEAUTIFUL FACE, COULD HEAR THE LAUGHTER THAT WAS YET TO COME AND KNEW THAT HE NEEDED A BEAUTIFUL, YOUNG, UNIQUE FLOWER TO BLOOM IN HIS GARDEN AND MY SON, INSTEAD OF LEAVING YOU HERE TO HURT AND TO SUFFER, HE SAID THERE HE IS THE ONE THAT WILL COMPLETE MY GARDEN CIRCLE.
HE TOOK YOUR HAND, SAID YOU WILL NOT CRY NOR HURT, AND TOLD HIS ANGELS BRING FOURTH MY ANGEL,GIVE HIM A BEAUTIFUL HALO AND PUT HIS WINGS UPON HIS BACK, I WANT HIM WITH ME FOREVER, HE IS UNIQUE, HE IS SPECIAL AND NOW FOR NOTHING WILL HE EVER LACK…HE HAS HEALTH AND WEALTH, BEYOND WORDLY MEASURE AND TO GIVE IT TO HIM IS HIS FATHERS PLEASURE.
Emma,
I have thought of you and Myles every day since his birth. I’m so sorry that he is gone, and I’m so glad I got to be a part of his little life. He was a beautiful little person.