Andy Eugene Wilkerson
September 9, 1926 ~ August 15, 2022
Born in:
Buncombe Co., NC
Resided in:
Asheville, NC
Andy Eugene Wilkerson, 95, of Asheville, passed away Monday, August 15, 2022.
A native of Buncombe Co., Andy was a son of the late Fred and Maggie Brookshire Wilkerson. He was also preceded in death by his sisters, Rena Mae Arrowood and Evelyn Dotson, and by his brothers, Ralph, John and Bill Wilkerson.
Mr. Wilkerson was a veteran of the U.S. Army, and retired from American Enka. He was a member of Gashes Creek Baptist Church, where he taught Sunday School and sang in the choir.
Surviving are his nieces, Joyce Bell, Shirley Huntley and Barbara Tweed; and his nephews, J.C. Arrowood and Lyle Dean Wilkerson.
Funeral services will be held on Thursday at 2:00 p.m. at Gashes Creek Baptist Church, with Rev. Mike Rogers officiating. Interment will follow in the church cemetery, with Rev. Ed Jennings officiating.
The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service.
Groce Funeral Home on Tunnel Road is assisting the family.
Services
Funeral Service: August 18, 2022 2:00 pm
Gashes Creek Baptist Church
Gashes Creek Road
Asheville, NC 28803
Burial: August 18, 2022 3:00 pm
Gashes Creek Baptist Church Cemetery
Gashes Creek Road
Asheville, NC 28803
Funeral Home Assisting The Family:
Groce Funeral Home on Tunnel Road
856 Tunnel Rd.
Asheville, NC 28805
(828)299-4416
http://www.grocefuneralhome.com
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I’m sad to hear that Andy has passed. He was a great friend for many many years. Heaven has gained a great man. Prayers of comfort for the family.
To Andy’s family:you are in our thoughts and prayers Colleen and dawn calhoun
Loved this man. When I was a young man Andy was my mentor in the “Paul and Timothy” mentoring program at church. He was my dad’s golf and garden partner and very close longtime friend. They were so close i always thought Andy was my uncle. Andy was a great friend of young people and chaperoned the church’s youth retreats to Chapel by the Sea in Garden Ciity SC for 25 years. RIP my friend. You kept the faith.
Andy was a big part of my growing up years at Gashes Creek. Andy always had a smile and a kind word. He is now walking in Heaven with our Lord Jesus.
What a true man of God. Sad to hear of his passing, but rejoicing that he is where he wanted to be! I am so thankful for the wonderful memories I have of him as I was growing up at Gashes Creek.
To me Andy was the pure definition of a great man ! Any loved the Lord Jesus Christ and everything in his life showed it ! On Monday Andy heard Jesus say “ well done my good and faithful servant “
Andy was a great Brother in Christ snd a wonderful friend snd Church leader ! A mentor to many men and women including me !