Dorothy Jean Willingham
November 6, 1940 ~ June 28, 2013
Resided in:
Asheville, NC
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Dorothy Jean Willingham, 72, of Asheville, died Friday, June 28, 2013 at her residence.
A native of Buncombe County, she was married to the late William Willingham and was retired from the City of Asheville.
Survivors include four sons, William Metcalf and his wife Kathy, of Asheville, Dale Cassada and his wife, Kathy of Pomaria, SC, David Metcalf and his wife Lisa of Asheville, Charles Willingham of Asheville; a daughter, Pamela O'Kelley of Asheville; 10 grandchildren; seven great grandchildren; one brother, James Cassada of Asheville; one sister Shirley Dozier and her husband, J.C. of Asheville; special daughter-in-law, Kelly (Metcalf) Bonn and her best friend, Becky Hensley of Asheville.
A memorial service will be held Sunday, June 30, 2013 at 5 p.m. in the chapel of Groce Funeral Home on Tunnel Road.
The family will receive friends from 3:00 to 5:00 p.m. prior to the service.
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Rest in peace my dear friend.
Pam and family I am as sorry to hear about your mother .God be with each and everyone of you at this time .I use to live over on pearson from you all .I sure miss all of you God bless we will keep you in our prayers
We will greatly miss you aunt dot. rest in peace. we love you
Dale, Pam, Gene, David, Chuck, children and grandchildren; we are so sorry for the loss of your loved one. Our thoughts and prayers are with you at this difficult time.
Cousins, It is hard to put into words, through the tears, how we feel for our Aunt Dorothy. She is a truly beautiful person, and we are all blessed to have had her in our lives. She is blessing Heaven with her humor and her amazing laugh now. LOVE YOU ALL!! God Bless!
Ross & I were very sorry to hear about Dorothy’s passing. Our thoughts and prayers are with you at this difficult time. She was a good neighbor and will be missed by everyone who knew her.
David and family we are so sorry to hear of the loss of your mother. We are praying for peace and comfort among the family and know heaven has a special person. If we can do anything for you let us know.