Claude F. Honeycutt
December 12, 1937 ~ November 22, 2008
Resided in:
Candler, NC
Asheville Butterfly Trail
Claude F. "Junior" Honeycutt, 70, of 160 Beaverdam Loop Rd., Candler, died Saturday, November 22, 2008, at Memorial Campus Mission Hospitals.
Mr. Honeycutt was a native of Yancey Co., NC, and was a son of the late Claude F. and Dorothy M. Tipton Honeycutt. He was also preceded in death by his brothers, Ken, Ray, Wilburn, and Charles Honeycutt.
Mr. Honeycutt graduated from Burnsville High School in 1957. He was an avid antique enthusiast who loved going to yard sales. Mr. Honeycutt was a veteran of the U.S. Army, serving in Vietnam. He formerly worked at Robinson Brothers' Used Cars and at American Enka, and retired from Lowe's Hardware. He was a member of Browns View United Methodist Church.
He is survived by his wife, Hilda Jackson Honeycutt; sister, Dorothy Robinson, of Alexander; and good friend, Mike Pace.
The funeral service for Mr. Honeycutt will be at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday in the Patton Avenue chapel of Groce Funeral Home with the Revs. Adam Vernon and Brian Strickland officiating. Interment will be at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday at Browns View Cemetery with military honors provided by the Buncombe County Veterans Council.
His family will receive friends following the service at the funeral home.
Memorials may be made to Brown's View Cemetery Fund, c/o Mary Lee Allen, 21 Bennett Road, Candler, NC 28715.
Hilda, We are so saddened to hear about Claude. We have so many good memories of spending time with you both. Hopefully those memories will get you through this difficult time. We still laugh about some of the times we spent together. You are in our thoughts and prayers.
Hilda, We are so saddened to hear about Claude. We have so many good memories of spending time with you both. Hopefully those memories will get you through this difficult time. We still laugh about some of the times we spent together. You are in our thoughts and prayers.
Junior’ could drive a vehicle straight in front of a video Camera with a smile. Pride of Yancey County! He was second only to Mike and J.L. Robinson, Guy was the worst! Junior is already Missed and I hope he had a wonderful life but he’s already enjoying the perfectly happy one with Raleigh!
Hilda,
I was shocked and saddened to learn this morning that Junior had passed away. I didn’t know him real well, but I always enjoyed being around him. May God bless you.
Sharon
I’m gonna miss seeing that little truck full of all kinds of junk putting through Candler, especially since every Saturday it sat in Mom and Dad’s driveway. The community has lost a kind and gentle man who will never be replaced.
Hilda, I sure will miss not running into Junior at yard sales this spring and getting my hug from him. He has been a wonderful friend to my parents and I know that he will be dearly missed by all who knew him. May you find comfort in God’s love for you and your memories of Junior.
Hi,
I have a lot of fond memories of Junior from about 1958 – 1963. He was a wonderful person and I really enjoyed being around him during those years.It is evident in reading comments from others that he had not changed. I left in 1963 and lost track of most of my early friends. It was several years before we returned to this area and I should have tried to find those friends.I assisted with mechanics on the 1951 Ford that he raced for a time and with great success I might add. We picked up cars and brought them back to the lot for Raliegh during that time. He was quiet a man and a gentleman.
May God Bless You,
Charles
I was so sorry to learn about Claude. He was a beloved member of the Burnsville Class of 1957. We have missed him at the reunions. I always think of him as the class ‘monkey’ – he was alot of fun.
I worked with Junior at Roberson Brothers in the late 50 and early 60’s
Hilda,so sorry to hear about Junior,you are in our thoughts and prayers.
Hilda, David and I were very sorry to hear about Junior. Our thoughts and prayers are with you at this time of sorrow. Heaven is brighter tonight….David and Jane