Gordon Onley Guffey, Sr.
August 26, 1926 ~ January 22, 2017
Resided in:
Fairview, NC
Asheville Butterfly Trail
Gordon O. Guffey, Sr.
Fairview – Gordon Onley Guffey, Sr., 90, of Fairview, died Sunday, January 22, 2017 at John F. Keever, Jr. Solace Center.
A native of Buncombe County, he was a son of the late Thomas and Carmie Jane Chatham Guffey. Gordon was also preceded in death by his wife, Hazel Martin Guffey, who died in 2013 and a step-grandaughter, Angela Phillips Noble, who died in 2015.
A proud veteran of the U.S. Army-Air Corps, Gordon served in WWII of which he was injured. He loved his family dearly, especially his wife, Hazel, and had a great fondness of animals.
He is survived by three daughters, Kathryn Phillips (J.B.) of Hendersonville, Sandi Kisselburg (Lee) of Fairview and Christine Bradley (Joe) of Asheville; one son, Gordon Onley Guffey, Jr. (Leslie) of Fairview; five grandchildren, eight great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild.
A funeral service will be held at 12:30 PM on Thursday, January 26, 2017 in the chapel of Groce Funeral Home at Lake Julian. Burial will follow at the Western Carolina State Veteran's Cemetery in Black Mountain. The family will receive friends at the funeral home on Thursday from 11:30-12:30 prior to the service.
Flowers are appreciated, however, for those who desire, memorial donations may be made in Gordon's memory to John F. Keever Jr. Solace Center c/o CarePartners, PO Box 25338, Asheville, NC 28813.
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My prayers are with my family at this time .My heart aches for all of you,and rejoices for him, for he is with our Beloved Lord and savior in the most beautiful place,and surrounded by loved ones that have gone on, I know my momma was there to greet him,as we as Aunt Hazel and many many others.He will always be with you,he lives in each one of you..He will never let go…So when you want to see him just close your eyes and smile and he will be there. I love you all so much. I’m sorry for not making it up to be with you, but know I’m there with you.God Bless and keep you.
Sandi and family, i know it is so hard to lose you parents. it is something you never quite recover from! prayers, love and hugs are what got me through all these years. the LORD sends you those folks that you need along the way to help you make it! make it you will, just differently than before. just take your time. everyone gets through grief a different way than others …. love you my sweet friend and know i am here…
So sorry for your loss our thoughts an prayers are
with u all. We love u
Carmie an family
YES-GOD HAS ANOTHER ANGEL WITH HIM IN HEAVEN–GOD BLESS
Dad I would not change anything over the past 5 plus years of caring for you & Mom. I love you both so very much & miss you both greatly.
Dad you were my mentor, my WWE wrestling buddy (pulling for the underdogs lol), my teacher & advisor in life. You always had a contagious smile& warm heart. You shared with me your love & knowledge of animals. You always had a gentle hand & compassionate voice for the weak & sick. You taught me to stand up for myself & protect the weak & helpless. There is so much more I could say but I’d rather keep those locked forever in my heart along with memories of Mom. I know when I see a ‘Beautiful Blue Bird, that it is you letting me know you are always with me no matter where I am.
You were a great Dad to me & I never would have wanted anyone else in your place. Your smile, jokes & laughter are forever with me. I love you & Mom forever & always.. Y’all are finally together again!
I know I will see you both in heaven.
I will never forget the man and woman that took me in as their own, when my mom was gone and dad wasn’t there. They took me in, as well as the family, taught me a lot about life ! Fussed at me when needed and praised me when I earned it. I will never forget what he has done for me, the family has done for me ! I did not deserve them and was blessed to have them. They gave me a family ! That man has been a strong hold for me and I could have never given him what he has given me ! I love and miss him so very much ! He gave me so many memories, I would have never had ! I’m grateful and blessed to have been a part of his life !
Dad always did his best to looked out for us kids ~ I remember the first time he took me fishing and he acted like he missed a strike and handed me his pole so he could get something to snack on ~ To my surprise there was a fish on the line and I had caught my first fish with the help of my dad who went out of his way to make sure his son somehow landed a fish on his first outing ~ I was hooked ~ Then there was the time we went coon hunting one summer night because dad love to run his dogs even when hunting season was over ((( no guns ))) ~ The dogs treed a coon and I was standing below holding the dogs as dad climbed the tree to shake the coon out so the dogs could tree it again ~ The coon landed on my head and it and the dogs did a dance all over my body ~
In the end what my Dad meant to me was everything important ~ He stood for everything I wanted in my life ~ My goal became ”’ to be as much like him as possible ”’ ~ To treat my wife as good as he treated my mom ~ To be as good to people as they will let me be ~ Its a tall order to fill ~ But that’s my goal and just some of memories he left me with ~ Dad may not have been perfect but he was perfect for me ~
Uncle Onley and Aunt Hazel were quite a pair. They modeled love loyalty and what a marriage was supposed to look like. I will never forget all of the days and nights that I spend at their house it was always filled with love Giggles running through the hallways Gordie throwing the laundry everywhere Kathy and a corner reading somewhere and Chris and I just doing whatever we could do to get in trouble and play the music loud. Safety was the baby that will have to look after but we did with pleasure. Uncle Onley and Aunt Hazel we’re always giggling and teasing each other and smiling and laughing. But we all knew that they were together and loyal with each other and always there for any of us kids who ever needed a guiding word smack on the bottom starting luck or good advice. They are now together and just as it should be. The last of a wonderful generation and they will be missed I love you Uncle Onley and I am so proud to be your niece. My thoughts are with you Sandy Cathy Gordie Chris all the grandchildren and great grann’s and the great great grann’s they were so proud of their family and Uncle Onley was just full of smiles anytime the kids were around and I know that we will all miss him but know that his life meant something and those things were passed on to you guys. I love you all and I am so proud of you all. Uncle Onley and Hazel Orca Perry and Sara mother Grandma Guffey Grandpa Guffey all those people are together in heaven and that’s what the thunder clouds are for so I love you and I will talk to you soon and my blessings