Bertie Lanford Denton

Bertie Louise Lanford Denton, 90, of 117 Adams Hill Road, Asheville, died Wednesday, April 19, 2006, at the John F. Keever, Jr. Hospice Solace Center. A native of Buncombe County, she retired from the City of Asheville where she managed the City Hall Snack Shop. She was a member of Emma United Methodist Church. She enjoyed gardening, baking, reading, and sharing her books and love of reading with others. She participated in many church activities including the annual bazaar where she was known for her baking and candy making. She was the daughter of the late Hubert Chesley and Mary Hughes Lanford. She was married to Charles Burcham Denton, who died November 11, 1989, and was also preceded in death by a brother, Hubert James Lanford, and a sister, Mary Ella Lanford. She is the beloved mother of, and survived by her six children, daughters, Barbara D. Randall and husband David of Weaverville and Mary Rebecca Lawrence of Asheville; sons, Charles B. Denton, Jr., and wife, Marsha, of Newnan, GA, John C. Denton and his wife, Sheila, of Dyersburg, TN, Daniel Bruce Denton of Asheville, and David L. Denton of East Flat Rock; nine grandchildren, Brian Lawrence, Katrina Sailers, Jessica Tracy, Adrienne Emery, Miranda Denton, Patti Salter, Kevin Howard, Scott Cutshall, and Patricia Muse; one sister, Freddie Cote of Carmel, IN; one brother, Frank Lankford of Asheville; and eight great-grandchildren. She was also a special aunt to many nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be 11:00 a.m. Saturday at Emma United Methodist Church with the Rev. David Warren officiating. Interment will be at Pisgah View Memorial Park. Her family will receive friends from 7:00 to 8:30 p.m. Friday at Groce Funeral Home on Patton Avenue. Memorials may be made to Outreach, Emma United Methodist Church, PO Box 6821, Asheville, NC 28816, or to CarePartners, Mountain Area Hospice, PO Box 25339, Asheville, NC 28813.