Jessica Beth Henry
April 7, 1983 ~ October 10, 1999
A native of Henderson County and a former resident of Asheville, she was the daughter of John Christopher Henry of Summerville, SC and Laura Fraleigh Ward of Gerton and step-daughter of Robert C. Ward. Jessica was a junior at Asheville High School.
She is also survived by her brother, Christopher Patrick Henry of Gerton; two step-sisters, Leah Ward and Lindsey Ward of Haywood County; her paternal-grandmother, Jacqueline Henry of Hendersonville and her paternal grand-father, Edward Henry of Rockford, Illinois.
Services will be held at 11 a.m. Friday, in the chapel of Groce Funeral Home at Lake Julian in Arden conducted by Pastor Dale Hickey. Interment will be in Bearwallow Baptist Church Cemetery in Gerton. The family will receive friends from 7 until 8:30 Thursday at the funeral home. Memorials may be made to the Jessica Henry Memorial Fund, c/o Asheville City Schools Foundation, P.O. Box 3196, Asheville, NC, 28802 to benefit the Art History Dept. of Asheville High School.
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I love you, my precious, Jess
we miss you and love you.
To the world you might have been one person, but to one
person, you were the world.
we promise…….
to be more tolerant of others, their beliefs and fears…
after all, who are we to belittle what is important to another.
to understand that the lessons we’ve learned, the things we were taught,
the rules that we followed… do not necessarily apply to anyone elses life.
to throw caution to the wind…as it can lead to the destruction of
our willpower, our imagination, and our lives.
and most important…
to listen to the young…as you have the insight we have lost,
somewhere along the way.
Your gentle face and patient
smile,
With sadness we recall,You had a kindly word for all,
And died beloved by all.
The voice is mute and stilled the heart,
That loved us well and true,
Ah, bitter is the trial to part from one so good as you.
You are not forgotten, loved one,
Nor will you ever be,
As long as life and memory last we will remember thee.
We miss you now, our hearts are sore,
As time goes by we miss you more,
Your loving smile, your gentle
face,
No one can fill your vacant place.
I miss you and love you more than ever, Jessica.
Heaven got an angel early, that’s all.
See you soon, babe!!
STILL thinking of you. Happy birthday, Jess <3