A Message to Our East Asheville Families
For more than 16 years, it has been our privilege to serve families at our East Asheville/Tunnel Road location at 856 Tunnel Rd. We are deeply grateful for the trust you have placed in us and for allowing us to be part of your family’s story. As we look to the future, we are writing to share that as of June 1, 2026, services at our East Asheville location will be transitioning to our other locations: Lake Julian (72 Long Shoals Rd. in Arden) and West Asheville (1401 Patton Ave.). While this marks the closing of a building, it does not change the heart of who we are or the care we provide. In fact, this transition allows us to bring our teams together, strengthen our resources, and continue serving families with even greater support, accessibility, and personal attention. Groce Funeral Home will proudly continue to be owned, managed and operated by the Groce family, just as we’ve been since 1929. We also want to share that Al Williams, who has served as manager of our Tunnel Road location and has been part of the Groce Funeral Home family for more than 25 years and Kay Beachboard, who has served as our Tunnel Road office manager for the past several years, will both continue with Groce Funeral Home. Families can count on









I had no plans at all! From the first call to Dale Groce, letting him know of Jerry's passing, he was at Carepartners Solace in 20 mins. He was greeting everyone, and his compassionate nature was overflowing!! He said they would be there, no rush to plan, just to let him know when we were ready. That made the whole process for us to plan just open up. We met, planned as Dale's professionalism was evident from the start. He listened as we talked, taking notes, and asked us to tell him about Jerry. Dale Groce and his staff were Amazing!! They helped us turn a very sad situation into a wonderful celebration of Life. We are forever grateful for Groce Funeral Home. 10 isn't high enough!