Ann Huntington Westall

Ann Huntington Westall, of Asheville, died on Monday, February 1, 2016. A native of Charlotte, she was a long-time resident of Asheville, and was the daughter of the late Hannah Conn Huntington and William Burr Huntington. She attended the Peabody Conservatory of Music of Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, MD. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Jack Wiley Westall; a daughter, Jane Westall Fox; a sister, Hannah H. Towson; and a brother, William Huntington, Jr. She was active in civic organizations including being a former member of the Junior League of Asheville, the Children's Welfare League, and served as a volunteer for the North Carolina Symphony and the Asheville Symphony, and was also active in scouting. Mrs. Westall is survived by a son, Jack W. Westall, Jr., and his wife Mary Jane; four grandchildren: Emily Fox Williams and her husband Alan, of Elko, MN; Courtenay Westall Gabriel and her husband Christopher, of Atlanta, GA; Mary Camille Huntington Westall, of Greenwood, SC; and Jack W. Westall, III and his wife Margaret, of Asheville; and four great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, February 6, 2016, at First Presbyterian Church in Asheville, where she was married in 1942. The family will receive guests at the church at 10:00 a.m. Graveside services will be private. Those who wish may send memorial gifts to the charity of their choice or to Meals on Wheels or Habitat for Humanity. Groce Funeral Home on Patton Ave is in charge of the arrangements.