Alta Marie Southers
September 29, 1934 ~ December 22, 2017
Resided in:
Asheville, NC
83 year old Alta Marie Southers of Asheville, went home to be with the LORD at 7 PM on Friday, December 22. She was the daughter of the late Rev. and Mrs. Rhodes Southers of Logan County, WV.
Alta spent most of her adult life in the Washington, DC area, employed by the U.S. Government. She enjoyed an illustrious career in the FBI, working for the Deputy Director, where she established many friends throughout the Bureau. She retired December 31, 2000, and relocated to Asheville in October, 2004. She is a loving member of the Fletcher First Baptist Church and is survived by brother, Lovell Southers of Columbia, SC; sisters, Mary and Nancy Southers of Asheville; Christine Rollins (Kenneth) of Holden, WV and Donna Ezell (Allen) of Arden, as well as nephews and nieces.
Funeral services will be conducted in North Carolina by Rev. Roy Waldroup in Fletcher First Baptist Church on Tuesday, December 26, at 12:30 pm and burial will be in Forest Lawn Cemetery, Logan, WV at 3:00 pm Wednesday. The family will receive friends from 11:00 am until 12:30 pm Tuesday at the church.
In lieu of flowers a memorial donation may be made to the Fletcher First Baptist Church Food Pantry, PO Box 1658, Fletcher, NC 28732.
Groce Funeral Home at Lake Julian is assisting the family.
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Dear Family,
We were so sorry to see that Miss Alta had died, but, rejoice with you that she no longer suffers and is with our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ! She was a joy to know and be around. We will be praying for all of you. May God preserve all those good memories of her and may He continue to give you His strength and peace, now and in the days to come.
What an honor and pleasure it was to work with Alta at FBI Headquarters in Washington, DC. She was an important part of the work of many who were a part of the FBI’s executive leadership during her FBI career. She will be missed by many, but I am thankful to read of her faith in her obituary and know that she is with her Lord.
Dear Family,
Please accept my condolences on the passing of Alta. I had the honor of working with her during her FBI career. She was a dedicated professional and pleasure to know. Her sense of humor was always appreciated.
Sincerely,
Robert M. Reilley
Dear Nancy, Mary, Donna, and Allen – we were heartbroken to hear of Alta’s passing and will always remember her kindness and generosity to everyone she met. If anyone was ever in need Alta was always willing to cook a complete meal or take whatever was needed to that person. We know the food pantry at our Church was her passion and the good works that you all did has fed many people. I don’t think we’ve ever met anyone as charitable. She will truly be missed at Fletcher First Baptist Church and especially in our Sunday School class. We will pray that God will give all of you the peach to through the days ahead.
Correction: (last line) We will pray that God will give all of you the peace to get through the days ahead.
So sorry for your loss of Alta. She was a dear, lovely lady. We were so glad
to have been acquainted with her at church. She is truly at home now. Our prayers go out to you this week to give you comfort and peace in the new few days ahead.
To the Southers’ Family,
On behalf of the Metro Chapter of the Society of FBI Alumni, Inc., I would like to add our sincere condolences on the passing of Alta. She was a loyal and dedicated member of the Metro Chapter and an inspiration to many. Her kindness and generosity will never be forgotten. She was a force of faith, perseverance, resilience, and love who leaves these traits as a legacy to all who she touched. May she rest in peace!
I went to Logan High School with Alta.what a sweet girl,did come in contact with her brother Lovell when he came to bank where I worked in West Columbia,SC and he told me she never married and was doing good. We graduated together, if any of family would like to friend me on Facebook I would like that. I am so sorry for your loss but Heaven gained another angel.
I am sorry to hear of the passing of Alta. I have very fond memories of her and her sisters, Nancy and Mary. I had the pleasure of working with all three of them many years ago in the Director’s Office of the FBI. Alta was very kind to me and I think about here from time to time. Nancy and Mary, Please accept my condolences.