Danny Lemmons
June 25, 1943 ~ March 16, 2016
Resided in:
Mills River, NC
Eric Daniel "Danny" Lemmons, 72, of Mills River, passed away Wednesday, March 16, 2016 in Asheville.
A native of Mills River, he was a son of the late Lester and Pauline Walker Lemmons.
Danny worked for Bell South, serving as a cable repairman from 1967 until his retirement in 2000. He coached football and baseball and also enjoyed horses, the outdoors and life in general. He was a member of Lake Hills Baptist Church and was a true family man. He will be missed by all who knew him.
Danny is survived by his wife of 32 years, Sandra Crawford Lemmons; his children, Jeff Lemmons (Dolores), Kimberly Harwell (Kevin), Patience Bryson, Michael Lemmons (Christy), Robert William Worley (Melody), Christa Parlow (Eric) and Kelley Turbyfill (Anthony); grandchildren, Wesley, Courtney, Charley, Lindsey, Danielle, McKenzie, Carter, Megan, Madison, Jenny, Jordan, Anna and Trace; great-granddaughter Kennedy, as well as several brothers, sisters, nieces and nephews.
No services are planned, but the family graciously requests that memorial donations be made to Lake Hills Baptist Church, 370 Lake Drive, Candler, NC 28715.
Groce Funeral Home at Lake Julian is assisting the family.
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We are so sorry for your loss. Your family will be in our thoughts and prayers during this difficult time. May your wonderful memories bring you a sense of comfort and peace today and in the days to come.
Our deepest sympathy,
Robin and Kathy Ramsay
Sandy, Leonard, Nancy, Susie, Mike, children and all the family: I am so very sorry for your loss. Danny was a fine man and I always thought so much of him. No doubt you will miss him tremendously but it is my prayer that the Lord will comfort you as only He can. I love you all, Kathy Lanning
Jeff, Little Mike, Leonard, Nancy, Mike and family ~ I am so very sorry to learn of Danny’s passing. My heart goes out to each of you. Please know that you are in my prayers and thoughts and I pray that God’s grace will sustain each of you as walk this journey. With my Love, Prayers and Deepest Sympathy to all of you … Alton Connor
Mike, I was sorry to hear about your dad. My family will your family in our prayers
Sandy, we are so sorry for this tragic loss to you, the children, and grandchildren. May there be comfort in knowing that Danny is at home with the Lord, and may God hold you all in His loving arms. Our live and prayers are with you, Wayne and Colette
Sandy, I was so sorry and shocked to hear of the loss of your husband.
My prayer is that you will feel God’s presence during these difficult days and that He will give you a peace that only HE can give. HE will be with you through this difficult time and in the days ahead.
With loving thoughts, prayers, and sympathy.
Betty Ponder, Lake Hills Church
Dear Sandy, Christa and family,
Your church family is deeply in prayer for you at this difficult time. We are so sorry for your earthly loss of Danny, and pray God’s comfort to you all in the times ahead.
Your church staff and family at Lake Hills
I’m so sorry for such a great loss. Thoughts and prayers for all the family. We love you all. Lee and Delinda Pressley
Sandy, you are in our thoughts and prayers. Love, Ruth Ann
Leonard, Nancy, Susie, Mike and Family – So sorry to hear of Danny’s passing. He was such a neat person and had such an outgoing personality. I’m sure he will be truly missed by everyone. Our thoughts and prayers go to the family. May God comfort each of you during this time.
To the Family, Danny and I rode and worked together when we were at Ecusta paper mill. Danny was a friend to all who knew him. We were always glad when we ran into each other after Ecusta. You are in our thoughts and prayers. May God comfort and bless you. Roland Hoots
Patience and Family,
So sorry to hearing of the passing of your Daddy. Praying for all of you and thinking of you these days..Love and Hugs…
My condolences to the Lemmons family sorry for your loss. May you find comforting God’s promises of soon a world without tears,pain,and even the loss of love ones.
Isaiah 25:8
Our condolences to the family. May God comfort you during this difficult time.
Sandy and family, Joe and I are so sorry to hear of Danny’s passing. We enjoyed the hours we spent together talking. He was always so pleasant and made us feel like he was genuinely happy to see us, no matter wherever we met. We will miss his smile. God bless you all with peace and strength.
Sandy, Christa, Kelley & all the family: I am so sorry to hear of the passing of Danny. I know your hearts are broken even though you know he’s with the Lord. Please know that you all are in our prayers. May God give you the strength and comfort and peace that you need in this difficult time. I love you all!
Sandy and Family,
My brother Howard Bennett and Danny were not only classmates, but long-time friends, neighbors as well as co-workers with Southern Bell. I am so sorry for your loss and pray that God will bless you and help you through these coming days that are full of many decisions as well as a rollercoaster of emotions. Peace and strength to you all.
A message for Patience,
Sweet girl, God bless you through this difficult journey. We have talked from time to time and I just wanted you to know that I was thinking about you and praying for you. Our families are old friends as you know so this loss is deep. God bless you and keep you safe. I pray for your physical strength to function, your emotional strength to endure, and your spiritual strength to trust. Love and prayers to you honey, Judy