Arie Ogle Mickle

Asheville – Arie Ogle Mickle, 92, of Asheville, passed away peacefully on June 28, 2009, surrounded by her family. A native of Madison County, she was a daughter of the late John Wesley and Belle Ray Ogle. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Thomas Arthur Mickle, who passed away in 1986 as well as two sisters, Marie Allen and Rae Rakestraw and two brothers, Warren and Roy Ogle. Mrs. Mickle was a 1933 graduate of Marshall High School. She worked in retail at both Belks and Tops for Shoes for a number of years and was a mother for 67 years. She was a member of Biltmore Methodist Church. She is survived by two daughters, Carolyn Mickle Baldwin and her husband, Buddy, of Asheville and Sherry Mickle Daves of Morrisville, NC; one son, Thomas Arthur Mickle, II of Arden; five grandchildren, Tracy Elizabeth Baldwin, Greg Baldwin, Brad Daves and his wife, Julie, Matthew Daves and his wife, Alyson and Meredith Daves; five great grandchildren; one sister, Hettie Brookens and two brothers, Weaver and Joe Ogle. A family graveside service will be held on Thursday, July 2, 2009 at Chapel Hill Baptist Church Cemetery with the Reverend Robert Roach officiating. The family will receive friends from 7:00-8:00 PM on Thursday, July 2, 2009 at Groce Funeral Home at Lake Julian. The family requests that memorial donations be made to either Four Seasons Hospice, 571 South Allen Road, Flat Rock, NC 28731 or to Memory Care, c/o Givens Estates, 100 Far Horizon Lane, Asheville, NC 28803.