Dewey Lee Etherton
May 18, 1944 ~ February 16, 2018
Resided in:
Asheville, NC
Dewey Lee Etherton, 73, passed away Friday, February 16, 2018, at St. Joseph Hospital.
Born in Hot Springs, Mr. Etherton was a son of the late Thomas Richard and Mary Elizabeth Francis Etherton. He was also preceded in death by sisters, Enice, Pauline, Wilma and June, and brothers, Lester, Guy, Abe, Arlie, Den and Jim.
He was retired after 35 years with Taylor Instrument/Welch Allyn.
Surviving are his wife, Lynn Jones Etherton; daughter, Tammie Stoss; granddaughter, Marilyn Stoss; great-grandson, Gavin Stoss; sisters, Grace Caldwell and Christine Harrison (Sidney); brother, Honley "Bun" Etherton (Alma); special niece, Susie Edwards and special nephews, Tommy Caldwell and the late Ricky Caldwell.
Funeral services will be at 11:00 a.m. Monday in the Patton Avenue chapel of Groce Funeral Home with the Rev. Chris Wingard officiating. Burial will follow at Fairview United Methodist Church Cemetery in Hot Springs.
The family will receive friends from 10:00 to 11:00 a.m. Monday at the funeral home.
Memorials may be made to CarePartners Hospice, P.O. Box 25338, Asheville, NC 28813.
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I am so sorry for your loss, Lynn. Holding you up in prayer with Love.
Sweet Tammie, our love and prayers are with you and your family during this time.
So sorry to hear of Deweys passing. He will be greatly missed. Prayers for all the family.
Christine and family, our sincere sympathy, we pray that you find comfort knowing the Lord and he is your refuge in this time of sorrow.
We are so sorry to hear of Dewey’s passing. Our condolences to your family during this difficult time. Our thoughts and prayers are with you.
We send our condolences and prayers to all of his family. I worked at Taylor and Welch Allyn with Dewey. Sorry for your loss Bill and Susie Cox
Lynn and Tammie, I am so sorry to hear of your loss. I still have many fond memories of Dewey and your family from my years at Gardner Webb with Tammie and coming to visit your home in Leicester. I will be praying for you and your family during this time.
Our love and prayers go out to Lynn, his children and grandchildren. And sisters and brother. I am glad I got to know you Dewey. Your Great nephew shared so many wonderful memories of you. And we are both glad we got to see you at the family reunion. You will be missed and honored forever. We love you.
To all the family
You are in our thoughts and prayers. My brother, Jim Ward,
and I went to school with Dewey. May God Bless and Keep
you.
We would like to extend our condolences on the loss of Dewey. You are in our thoughts and prayers. Dewey went to school with my wife,
Betty Ellen Sams, who recently passed away as well.
Praying for comfort for all of you. The loss of a loved one isn’t easy. I was hoping to be there.
so sorry to hear about dewey i just now saw this on the computer my wife went to school with him to