Elizabeth Annette Adkins
January 18, 1953 ~ November 29, 2017
Resided in:
Black Mountain, NC
Elizabeth “Annette” Adkins, 64, of Black Mountain, NC, transitioned peacefully from this life to life eternal on November 29, 2017 surrounded by the love of family and friends at the Hospice Solace Center in Asheville, NC.
Annette was a life-long resident of Buncombe County and served her beloved community as a nurse for 42 years. She cared for all the patients she served with great respect and compassion. In addition to nursing, Annette loved spending time tending her garden which was always filled with beautiful flowers and plants. She also took great pride in her home and filled it with treasured antiques and pictures of her family. Annette always left things more beautiful than she found them.
Annette will always be remembered as an incredible mother, grandmother, sister, aunt and friend. She was preceded in death by her parents Hazel and J.B. Rice of Swannanoa, NC. Those who remain to continue her legacy of love and service are: daughter, Tiffany Taylor and husband Jason of Swannanoa, NC; sister Margaret Martin and niece Jordan Martin of Cedar Point, NC; sister Sandi Rice and spouse Carlene Wood of Asheville, NC. It was her three granddaughters, Olivia, Madeline and Mallory Taylor, who were the light of her life. She loved them so much that she battled cancer with her whole being so that she could spend the last three years with them, making sure they knew they were her greatest joy. She is also survived by son, Justin Adkins.
The family wishes to thank Dr. Anita Deshpande and staff of Asheville Hematology and Oncology, staff of CarePartners Hospice and the Hospice Solace Center staff for their care and compassion. Each person who so lovingly cared for her is greatly appreciated.
A Celebration of Life will be held at 6:00 p.m. on Saturday, December 16, 2017 at Oakley United Methodist Church.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorial donations be made to ArtSpace Charter School’s Vision Fund or CarePartner’s Your Special Fund for Home Health. Annette would want everyone she loved to remember to take care of their health and not to forget their annual physical.
Groce Funeral Home on Tunnel Road is assisting the family.
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So sorry to hear . Annette has been on my mind lately. She is free of pain and will to live in your heart.. prayers to the family
Tiffany, Jason, Olivia, Madeline, Mallory and Justin. I am so sorry for your lost. Your mom fought a hard fight and she loved you all so much. You all will be in my prayers. I love you all.
Tiffany! I was sad to see that your mother had died. She really fought a
good fight and left a priceless legacy for her family and friends. As Scripture
proclaims, ‘To live is Christ–to die is gain!’
I will miss you, my friend. RIP Love you
Very sorry for your loss. Thoughts & prayers. God Bless
So sad to hear this. Annette was so courageous and loved her Lord. She was an inspiration to so many. You will be missed, Annette. Prayers to your family. ❤️❤️❤️
Annette was a true blessing to all of us during these last few years. She was courage, strength, and grace. Thoughts and prayers to family and friends.
Annette fought a courageous and inspiring fight these past three years and shared her battle with us with grace and dignity. Rest in God’s Grace old friend, you have earned it. May God’s Peace rest upon the family.
I’m so honored to have known such an amazing lady. I love you Annette and I sure love your daughter. You have a new body now and will forever be loved and missed. Love Amber
I am terribly sorry for your great loss. I worked with Annette at Holland Farms and I learned so much from her. She is probably the most wonderful person I have ever met. She was so very compassionate and careing, she took great care of every patient. All the family will be in my prayers. Annette was a wonderful person. She will be greatly missed.
Tiffany, I never had the pleasure of meeting her in person but knew her thru 2 dear loves ones she cared cor thru Carepartern’s. I asked her to accept me on Facebook & she did, such a blessing she was, had such faith to bring her thru till God was ready to take her ‘ Home ‘. My Love, prayers & sympathy is with all of you. When I get there I will be looking for her. God’s comfort & peace.
It’s very difficult for me to even acknowledge the feelings I have. I have never not known Annette – she was one of the biggest influences in my life and the reason that I am a nurse. She was a friend, a second mother, my neighbor. I will never forget her art, her spaghetti, her love for movies, the way she always either called me ‘Jen -Jen or Doll’, the way she nursed my boo-boos (like when I fell out of the tree with Justin and cut my head – she was the first person my mom called and she ran up that hill so fast to be there for us), the big bottle of dill pickles always in the fridge and of course, the love she showed her family and friends. Whenever I look back at my childhood, Annette will always be in my memories. Tiff and Justin, I am so very sorry for this huge loss. I love you both. I am comforted to know that she had no doubt where she was going after she left this world. Praying for you and your family.
Sandi- Thinking of you and your family as you process this. What an incredible lady and life shared. Beautiful and surely to be missed by many.