Earnest Abram Rodney
March 29, 1917 ~ October 11, 2003
Resided in:
Asheville, NC
Asheville Butterfly Trail
Asheville - Earnest Abram Rodney, 86, of Westridge Drive, died Saturday, October 11, 2003 in a local hospital.
A native of Scranton, PA, he was the son of the late Abram C. and Bertha R. Rodney.
Mr. Rodney was a member of Biltmore Baptist Church, the Rotary Club of Asheville, the Odd Fellows Lodge and the American Meteorological Society.
Upon graduation from East Stroudsburg University with degrees in mathematics and science, he taught high school and coached football and basketball for several years.
He was a member of the United States Air Force in the Aviation Cadet Program in Meteorology.
He served as a meteorologist for 37 years throughout the Eastern United States. He retired in 1979 from the National Weather Bureau as Meteorologist In-charge in Asheville.
He is survived by his wife, Mary Lou Hamilton Rodney; daughter, Donna Habermann, and her husband Bruce, of Asheville; son, Robert E. Rodney of Asheville; one grandson, Matthew Cox, and his wife Toni, of Charlottesville, VA; one granddaughter, Reagan Rodney of Asheville; one great-granddaughter, Ellie Grace Cox and one sister, Lois Williams of Taylor, PA.
Funeral services will be held at 2:00 pm Monday in the chapel of Groce Funeral Home at Lake Julian conducted by the Rev. Harold Savell. Interment will follow in Calvary Episcopal Churchyard.
His family will receive friends from 6 until 7:30 pm Sunday at the funeral home on Long Shoals Road.
Memorials may be made to the National Multiple Sclerosis Society, 733 3rd Avenue, New York, NY 10017, (800) 344-4867.
Aunt Mary Lou, Donna, Bob so sorry for the loss of Uncle Earnest. I wish I could be there to share in the grief with you.
Love Always Jackie
Hi Mrs. Rodney , Just wanted you to know how sorry I am about Mr. Rodney’s death.
Mrs. Rodney and family: Deepest sympathy to you at the loss of Mr. Rodney, a fine man!!! Ina Harrell
Dear Mrs. Rodney and Donna,
I am sorry about the lost of Mr. Rodney. I remembered the time we cooked breakfast and went fishing at Davidson River. That was a good time that day. I always enjoyed talking to him about fishing and what was going on. My thoughts and prayers are with you today.
sincerly yours, don funderud
With regrets that I can not attend today’s service, my deepest sympathy and well wishes to Earnest’s family.
Bill Haggard
(Meteorology colleague)
Dear Aunt Mary Lou, Donna, and Bob,
Please accept my deepest regrets on the passing of Uncle Earnest. I never did express to him how much of an influence he was in my life. If it were not for him, I would never have gone to college to get my degree in Meteorolgy.
Dave
Donna and Family,
My deepest sympathy for the loss of your Dad. My thoughts and prayers are with you all today.
I remember when Mr. Rodney came to oukr 5th grade class to talk about meteorology.
My condolences to the family.
Dear Bob,
Received word of your father’s death and I am very sorry for your loss. My father died last year, and though he was terribly ill and tired and weak, my heart still can scarely let him go. I share your pain and loss, and know the sorrow you are experiencing.
I never met your father, but the information on him is impressive! I do remember now that he was a meteorologist, a ‘weatherman.’ I can see much of you in his photo.
It has been many years since we’ve been in touch; I hear about you from time to time. I certainly remeber all the fun we used to have in 7th and 8th grade and high school! and your kindness to me at one particular Country Day Dance–thank you.
Your daugther must be in her twenties by now; my youngest is 18 and a freshman in college; Jason, the oldest, will be 33 soon [gasp!] and an attorney in Flordia. I have a daughter who is 21, married, and has her own daugther; and also, Jason has a son.
Hope all is going well in your life. It would be great if you could ever join us for one of our reunion suppers, though I haven’t been to any in the past year. But they are great to catch up with folks from bygone years.
Once again, I wish to express my deepest sympathy to you and your family during this time of loss. It is my hope and prayer that God will ease your way and give your strength and peace for the days ahead.
God bless,
Cynthia [Cindy] Baron Coleman
Aunt Mary Lou, Donna, Bob and Family,
These words are filled with thoughts and understanding, and more than anyhting else, with hope that each day ahead will bring a measure of comfort.
With all our sympathy and love.
I was very sorry to hear about Mr. Rodney’s passing away. My thoughts and prayers are with your family during this time.
Dot
Dear Mary Lou and Family,
Our sympathy and prayers go out to you all. We are very thankful for the times we could visit and get to know Mr. Rodney. His old military stories and fishing tales will be greatly missed!
Please know you are in our thoughts and prayers.
Love Always,
Steve and Jill
Thinking of you all… with Love
Dear Aunt Mary Lou, Donna & Bob,
My favorite photo of my Uncle Earnest is of him in his uniform. How handsome! Another favorite photo is also in his uniform and he is with Aunt Mary Lou.
My mother adored her brother, without a doubt. She would always ask me if I had contacted Uncle Earnest, no matter whether our news we had to share was good or bad. She was so proud of him going off to college! When he visited Pennsylvania, she would cook some of his favorite foods, like dandelion greens the way Grandma made them. He would talk about fishing with my father. Two fishermen!
Carole just told me about this website, but my thoughts and prayers are with you since Donna called. Please try to take one day at a time. That was my mother’s motto after my father died suddenly.
We are pleased that the flowers we sent were of some comfort.
Please keep in touch,
Love, Elaine& family