Claude C. Whiteside

Claude Charles Whiteside, 68, of 329 Oakview Park Road, Asheville, died Friday, June 20, 2003, at his home. Mr. Whiteside was born in Buncombe County and was a son of the late Homer Davis and Myrtle Enid Whiteside. He was also preceded in death by a brother, Armour Davis Whiteside. He was retired from the Biltmore Company. Surviving are two daughters, Laura Hackett of Fairview and Kathy Cannady of Troutville, VA; three sons, Dean Whiteside of Englewood, FL, Larry Whiteside of Fletcher and David Whiteside of Fairview; daughters-in-law Darlene Whiteside, Donna Whiteside and Pam Whiteside; sons-in-law Curtis Cannady and Scott Hackett; his longtime friend Ethel Green; two sisters, Jean Ann Angel of Leicester and Sue Case of Hayesville; fourteen grandchildren and sixteen great-grandchildren. Graveside services will be at 2:00 pm Monday at Pisgah View Memorial Park with the Rev. Austin Watts officiating. His family will receive friends from 7 - 8:30 pm Sunday at Groce Funeral Home on Patton Avenue and at other times will be at the home of Larry Whiteside, 180 Windy Hollow Lane, Fletcher. Memorials may be made to Mountain Area Hospice, PO Box 25338, Asheville, NC 28813.