Jacqueline Kay Matthews
April 28, 1947 ~ February 1, 2021
Born in:
Buncombe County, NC
Resided in:
Asheville, NC
Asheville Butterfly TrailAsheville – Jacqueline died peacefully at home on Monday, February 1, 2021.
Born and raised in Asheville, she was the middle of three children born to Jack Butler and Christine Plemmons Matthews. She attended Grace Elementary, David Millard Junior High School and Lee Edwards High School where she graduated in the class of 1965. She earned a Bachelor’s and a Master’s Degree from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. For several years, she created and edited publications for IBM and other global technology corporations.
In addition to Asheville and Chapel Hill, she lived in New Orleans, Louisiana; East Holden, Maine and Durham, North Carolina. She returned to Asheville in 2015. Wherever she lived, she was an active member of the Episcopal church and the local library. In Asheville, she was a member of Calvary Episcopal Church and the Friends of the Buncombe County Library. Jacqueline was loving, thoughtful, and kind and she treasured her family and friends.
She is survived by her brother, Ross Matthews and his wife Kathleen and children Daniel and Meagan all of Dayton, Wyoming.; nephew Warren Gentry and son Gunnar of Glenwood Springs, Colorado and niece Katharine Davis and her husband Mark and daughter Emily of Etowah, North Carolina. Jacqueline was predeceased by her husband, Randall Pickle, and her sister Trina Mullen.
A private service will be held at a later date.
In lieu of flowers, her family asks that donations be made to Friends of the Library Skyland/South Buncombe, 260 Overlook Road, Asheville, NC 28803.
Groce Funeral Home at Lake Julian is assisting the family.
Services
Private Service:
Funeral Home Assisting The Family:
Groce Funeral Home at Lake Julian
72 Long Shoals Road
Arden, NC 28704
(828)687-3530
http://www.grocefuneralhome.com
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Hey Bob,
If you are Kay’s first cousin you are mine as well, would love to talk to you if you are so inclined. Please ping me at tuck@emailncs.com
Ross Matthews, condolences to you and your family on losing your sister. I knew you way back and loved your MOM, and heard about Jackie a lot but can not say I ever got to meet her. My guess is you are still into rocks by living in Wyoming now. Geology or oil or fracking maybe! Retired, I hope! Our lives slipping into winter, hoping we are still in the fall of our years! Be Happy and Healthy, Go Heels….
Jacqueline is part of some of my most cherished memories from my youth and young adult years. Sadly, our orbits didn’t cross later but I am so thankful for the time I did have with her and so proud of the person she was
Know that this is coming after quite some time…Jacqueline was a part of our family having been married to my cousin Randall. We had been trying to call her and had no idea she had passed away…she was lovely..bright ..and an assuring gentle soul. We are so very sorry to learn of her passing….she was the only person left from that branch of our family tree…..and it is a sad and heartfelt loss to us …..our thoughts and prayers to all who knew her…and love and compassion to the family she loved so much…..we know she is missed.