Frank Keith Warren

Frank Keith Warren, 82, of Candler, died Monday, May 9, 2016, at Pisgah Manor Health Care Center. A Candler native, Frank was a son of the late Ulysses and Daisy Keith Warren. He was also preceded in death by his sisters, June Foster, Helen Overman, and Lillian Shepard, and by brothers, Charles and Larry Warren. Mr. Warren served his country in the U.S. Army. Later in his life, he retired from American Enka/BASF where he worked as a mill wright. He also worked for many years as a fire fighter with the Upper Hominy Fire Department. When he wasn't working, he loved hunting & fishing, tinkering with all types of small engines, and building walnut crackers. Surviving are his wife, Eloiese Taylor Warren; son, Taylor Warren and wife Dottie; sister, Ruth Sherlin; brothers, Buck Warren, Johnny Warren, and Robert Warren; sisters-in-law, Frankie Neil and Hollice Murphy; brother-in-law, Willard Edward Taylor; and grandchildren, Jake and Emma Warren. The funeral service for Mr. Warren will be at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday at the Groce Funeral Home chapel on Patton Ave. with the Rev. Austin Watts officiating. Interment will follow at Pisgah View Memorial Park with military honors performed by the North Carolina Honor Guard. His family will receive friends for one hour prior to the service at the funeral home. Mr. Warren's family expresses their thanks to CarePartners Hospice for the tremendous care they showed to Frank. Memorials may be made to the Upper Hominy Fire Department, P.O. Box 190, Candler, NC 28715.