Celia Courtney Nail
May 11, 1931 ~ December 2, 2025
Born in:
Buncombe Co., NC
Resided in:
Asheville, NC
Asheville Butterfly TrailCelia Courtney Nail, 94, of Asheville, passed away Tuesday, December 2, 2025 at the CarePartners Solace Center.
Born May 11, 1931 in Buncombe Co., Celia was a daughter of the late Pearmon and Ardie Hall Courtney. She was also preceded in death by her husband, William Martin Nail, Jr., and by her son, William M. Nail, III.
Mrs. Nail retired from the Buncombe County Board of Education. She was a long-time member of Abernethy United Methodist Church, where she was a member of the choir, B.E.A.R. Closet Ministry, Prayer Quilt Ministry, and the United Women of Faith. She was most recently a member of Radiant Church in Arden.
Surviving are extended family members and many friends.
The family will receive friends at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, December 6 with funeral services following at 11:00 a.m. at Abernethy United Methodist Church, with Pastors Noel Sweezy and Timothy Brown officiating.
In lieu of flowers, Mrs. Nail would like donations to be made to ABCCM, 24 Cumberland Ave., Asheville, NC 28801, or to the B.E.A.R. Closet at Abernethy United Methodist Church, 1418 Patton Ave., Asheville, NC 28806.
Burial will be private.
Groce Funeral Home on Patton Avenue is assisting the family.
Services
Visitation: December 6, 2025 10:00 am
Abernethy United Methodist Church
1418 Patton Avenue
Asheville, NC 28806
Funeral Service: December 6, 2025 11:00 am
Abernethy United Methodist Church
1418 Patton Avenue
Asheville, NC 28806
Funeral Home Assisting The Family:
Groce Funeral Home - Patton Ave.
1401 Patton Ave.
Asheville, NC 28806
(828)252-3535
http://www.grocefuneralhome.com
She loved her annual trips to the beach with her lifelong girlfriends. I will miss her very much.
Celia was so kind, sweet, humble, and a loving person. I have been friends with Celia since I started going to Abernethy UMC in 1985. I valued her friendship and admired and loved Celia very much. Rest in peace my friend.