Dr. John Lael Innes
September 9, 1923 ~ May 6, 2010
Resided in:
Asheville, NC
Dr. John Lael Innes, 86, of Foxglove Court, Asheville, died Thursday, May 6, 2010, at his home.
A native of Minneapolis, MN, he was a son of the late James A. and Damaris Lillegren Innes.
Dr. Innes was a graduate of Iowa State University, College of Veterinary Medicine in Ames, IA. He served in the US Army Veterinary Corps during WWII and again from 1952-1954 when he was recalled as a Captain. He returned to Asheville and re-established his veterinary practice until his retirement in 1996.
Dr. Innes served on the Buncombe County Board of Health for nine years and was an Elder at Asheville Gospel Chapel. He was active in the Christian Businessmen's Association and a member of the NC Veterinary Medical Association and the American Veterinary Medical Association.
Survivors include his wife of 61 years, Donna Eberding Innes; daughters, Coral Jeffries and Dr. Brentley Jeffries of Asheville, Sue and Mark Hall of Columbus, OH; sons, Jay Gilbert and Vicki Innes, Mark Edmund and Stephanie Innes, all of Asheville; brother, Dr. Thomas C. and Lois Innes of Powell, TN; sister-in-law, Lois Innes of Fairfax, VA; 12 grandchildren and 1 great-grandchild.
Graveside services will be 11:00 am Monday at Forest Lawn Memorial Park with Mr. J. Clayton Davis of Waynesville officiating. Grandsons will serve as pallbearers.
The family will be at the residence. Memorials may be made to New City Christian School, PO Box 4035, Asheville, NC 28805.
Groce Funeral Home on Patton Avenue is in charge of arrangements.
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Donna and Family: We Rejoice with you in the strong Christian heritage Jack left with each of you. Please take comfort in knowing he is now in the presence of the Lord.
My deepest condolences on the loss of your loved one. May Jehovah God’s promise for the future that ‘He will wipe out every tear from their eyes, and death will be no more, neither will mourning nor outcry nor pain be any more.’ (Rev. 21:4) bring you and yours the comfort you need to sustain you during this difficult time.
Coral & Brent,
Our prayers are with you during this time.
Persevering,
Clay & Carol Dangerfield
Such a dear and faithful servant of the Lord, who made a difference in lives of many, persevering unto the end. He loved His Lord and all who crossed his path. He led by example. He’ll be greatly missed.
Another faithful servant of God moved on to Heaven. Praying for each of you as you go through the next few days and months.
We are lucky to have known him and he will be missed by many. You all are in my thoughts and prayers.
Donna, and the rest of the Innes family;
I am sorry to hear about the passing of Dr. Jack. What a great man. He certainly touched my life, and I wish you all peace and comfort. What an honor it was to know such an outstanding man.
Eula and I are saddened to hear about the passing of Dr. Innes.
We were privileged to have known Dr. Innes for so many years and to work with him as our Vet.
Our thoughts and prayers are with you at this time.
Donna and family,
Linda and I share your loss and will pray for all of you. Jack was a true man of God and a real friend as we served together in CBMC.
Love in Christ,
Bob and Linda Legg
Dear Innes Family,
Your loss is great, your pain is raw, but God has better plans for Mr. Innes. His smile was contagious and ever so fun to talk to. I loved to see him at Jay’s and Vicki’s gatherings. He was one of the nicest men I have ever met. I was blessed by knowing him.
I pray for the whole family that your heart can be filled with many, many memories that will help to heal your broken heart.
God bless each of you.
What a blessing it was to have known Dr. Innes. Our family has such fond memories of his visits with us on the Biltmore Estate and our 3 boys remember him with much fondness. He was such an encouragement to Kevin and the entire farm here on the Biltmore Estate. God bless your family and may God bring you comfort in the coming days.
Dr Jack was a very faithful,kind and beloved brother in the Lord. He will be missed and well remembered by us and all who knew him.
To the family of Dr Innes
I have fond memories of Dr Innes and all the good times i had growing up at the Asheville Gospel Chapel.I can still remember spending most Sundays after church at your house when you live next to Groce Funeral Home and the when you move to the house next to trinity baptist. Jack and Donna always made me feel like part of the family.I remember those trips with him to the Biltmore Estate when had to go on Sundays to care for the livestock.Dr Innes left a great impact on my life and taught me alot.I remember him coming to see my dad (DP Sparks) on many occasions when he was sick. My thoughts and prayers are with you today and in the days to come.
Donna, Our prayers are with you and your family.
Dear Donna and family,
I was so saddened to hear of Dr. Jack’s passing. What I remember the most about Dr. Jack was his tender heart, dedication to the Lord and the unbelieveably hard work he faithfully carried out at the chapel. He was the first person to greet Bob and me when we came to the chapel in 1978. He will be missed greatly by all. Love to you all and may God comfort and bless you.
Eva
I was SO sad to hear of Dr Innes passing, I have so MANY wonderful memories of him & the whole family! Coral tricking us, Jay & I always up to something, Sue, so precious & Mark always busy! It was like having 2 families, mine & me being part of the Innes family. Then you moved away from 2 doors away & that made it harder! I just thank all of you for teaching me how to have fun & love animals, even if that wasn’t my parents idea! We have 2 poodles & they’re our babies! All the fun I missed out on not having my own as a child. I think Dr Innes understood that & I got to help him do things my parents never knew about when we went to the stock yards on Fridays in the summer! So much fun! I miss all of you & pray your all well!
God Bless,
Vicki