Donald Wallace Wilcox

Donald Wallace Wilcox, 86, of Lowry Lane, Weaverville, died Sunday, March 11, 2012. A native of Colorado Springs, Colorado, Mr. Wilcox was the son of the late Fay and Lena Wilcox. He was a Navy veteran, serving as a radar operator on the SS Cowell in the Pacific during WWII. He was a Federal Certified Auditor for General Dynamics until his retirement. He had lived in Buncombe County since 1999, and was a member of St. Eugene's Catholic Church. Mr. Wilcox was preceded in death by his wife of 55 years, Dorothy Wilcox, and by 3 brothers, Charles, Alexander, and Robert Wilcox. He is survived by a son, Robert D. Wilcox and wife, Mary, her brothers, Daniel, Tim, and Del Thompson; grandchildren Stephen Wilcox and wife, Virginia, and Chandler Wilcox and wife, Danielle; and great-grandchildren Nicholas, Alexis, and Xander. A memorial Mass will be celebrated by the Rev. Father Pat Cahill at 1:00 p.m. Thursday at St. Eugene's Catholic Church. Interment with military honors will be at the Western Carolina State Veteran's Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to St. Eugene's Catholic Church, 72 Culvern St., Asheville, NC 28804. Groce Funeral Home on Patton Ave. is assisting the family.