Evelyn Gaston Stanton
March 16, 1902 ~ June 18, 2001
Resided in:
Asheville, NC
Mrs. Stanton was the daughter of the late Thomas Pinckney Gaston and the late Lucy Swain Moore of the Sand Hill community. She was the great-great-granddaughter of Col. William Hamilton Moore, first settler of Hominy Valley. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Charles Stanton, Sr., and by a granddaughter, Linda Moore Michael.
She was a graduate of the Asheville Normal Teachers College and taught for 42 years at Swannanoa Elementary School. In 1975 she returned to the Sand Hill Community and was a member of Oak Forest Presbyterian Church.
She is survived by one son, Charles Stanton, Jr. and his wife Billie Stanton of Asheville; one daughter, Nancy Owens and her husband John Owens of Maryville, TN; seven grandchildren, Cathy Witherspoon of Greenville, SC, Charles Stanton of Seminole, FL, Laura Lee Branch of Raleigh, Russell and Alan Owens of Maryville, TN, Denise Brandon of Morristown, TN, and John Owens III of Johnson City, TN; twelve great-grandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren.
Graveside services will be at 11:00 am Thursday at Oak Forest Presbyterian Church Cemetery with Timothy W. Meredith officiating.
Her family will receive friends from 7 - 8:30 pm Wednesday at Groce Funeral Home on Patton Avenue and request that memorials be made to Oak Forest Presbyterian Church, 880 Sand Hill Road, Asheville, NC 28806.
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I had Mrs. Stanton for 5th grade in 1957. She was always my favorite teacher and I remember her fondly. She read to us everyday after lunch and I will always contribute my love of reading to her. She was a very sweet person and a special teacher.I wish there were more teachers like her.
I am so sorry for the loss of your Mother and Grandmother. She was such a wonderful woman.Mrs. Stanton was my fifth grade teacher in 1955 and so inspired me. She is the one who instilled in me the love of reading. I loved her and still talk about her to this day. I have my own grandchildren now and tell them about her. God bless you in this time of sorrow.
Linda
I was just sharing with some friends today Sept.5th 2015 about my 5th grade teacher and the reading I remember most and have told many about, through the years, was The Hardy Boys and Mrs. Staton made the reading come alive. I remember her as if it were yesterday… what a wonderful teacher and wonderful person. 1957-58 was my class with Mrs. Stanton.
I was just sharing with some friends today Sept.5th 2015 about my 5th grade teacher and the reading I remember most and have told many about, through the years, was The Hardy Boys and Mrs. Stanton made the reading come alive. I remember her as if it were yesterday… what a wonderful teacher and wonderful person. 1957-58 was my class with Mrs. Stanton.