Annie Corbin Marshall

ANNIE C. MARSHALL Annie Corbin Marshall, 101, of 3864 Sweeten Creek Road, Arden, passed away Sunday, January 4, 2004. Mrs. Marshall was born February 27, 1902, in Macon County and was the last remaining child of 13 siblings born to the late Thomas I. and America P. Corbin. She was preceded in death by an infant daughter, Betty Lois, and by her husbands Leslie Higdon (1959), Dausey Turbeville (1963) and Lloyd Marshall (1972). She was an active member of Biltmore Baptist Church until her health prevented her from attending. At the time of her death she was the oldest living member of the church. She is survived by her daughter June Higdon Sluder and her husband Richard of Asheville; granddaughter Shirley Sluder Cunliffe and husband Hillis of Millbrook, Alabama; great-grandson Mike Cunliffe of Burbank, California; great-granddaughter Amy Cunliffe Smith and husband Will of Cape Coral, Florida; grandson Rick Sluder and wife Shirley Brown Sluder of Asheville and their children Cody, Jamie and Summer, and numerous nieces and nephews. Graveside services will be at 2:00 p.m. Wednesday at Green Hills Cemetery with the Rev. Ian Walker officiating. Her family will receive friends from 7:00 to 8:30 p.m. Tuesday at Groce Funeral Home on Patton Avenue and at other times will be at the home of Richard and June Sluder, 82 Forest Street, Asheville. The family would like to extend their immense appreciation to the staff of The Oaks at Sweeten Creek for the loving care they showered on Annie during the four years she lived there. Her life was greatly enriched by the compassion, concern, and professionalism of each staff member who attended Annie. Thank you from the bottom of our hearts.