Hazel Elizabeth Fowler

Hazel Elizabeth McIntyre Fowler, 90, of 7 Cleveland Avenue, Asheville, died Thursday, October 16, 2008, at the John F. Keever Hospice Solace Center. Mrs. Fowler was a native of Buncombe County and was a daughter of the late Roy Bingham McIntyre, Sr. and Bertha Maulds McIntyre. She was married to the late Howard Wise and the late Bruce Fowler and she was also preceded in death by a daughter, Carol Jeanette Wise. She was a former secretary for the NC Highway Department and she was a member and past president of the American Business Women's Association. She was a member of Central United Methodist Church. Surviving are two sons, Rodney Wise and his wife, Linda, of McDonough, GA, and Larry Wise and his wife, Ruth, of Greer, SC; six grandchildren, and 16 great-grandchildren. The funeral will be at 3:00 p.m. Sunday in the Patton Avenue chapel of Groce Funeral Home with the Rev. Dot Thomas officiating. Burial will follow at Riverview Church Cemetery. Her family will receive friends at the funeral home one hour prior to the service. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to CarePartners Hospice, John F. Keever Hospice Solace Center, P.O. Box 25338, Asheville, NC 28813.