James Patrick Elder
August 6, 1969 ~ October 12, 2001
Resided in:
Arden, NC
Asheville Butterfly TrailA native of Los Angeles, California, Mr. Elder is a son of Carolyn Walker Plante of Waxhaw, NC and the late Charles James Elder. He was the husband of Cindy A. Elder of Arden.
Mr. Elder was a resident teacher for eight years with WNC Group Homes.
In addition to his wife and mother, Mr. Elder is survived by his brother, Michael Plante of Fayetteville, NC.
A memorial service will be conducted Tuesday, October 16 at 3:00 PM in the chapel of Groce Funeral Home at Lake Julian on Long Shoals Road.
Memorials may be made to Mountain Area Hospice, PO Box 25338, Asheville, NC 28813.
An online guest register may be signed at www.grocefuneralhome.com.
God’s love through His grace and mercy!
Don and Kate Ashe
We only knew Jim briefly, but always enjoyed his company. Our hearts go out to Candy, Kuma, and the rest of Jim’s family.
I attended Montreat with Jim and enjoyed serving with him on the Hugo Relief Team in 1989. He was a great man and will be missed.
Jim was like a brother to me in earlier times. I’ll miss his laughter and the late night conversations. I hope to see him again someday. Until then, Jim you will be deeply missed. I’ll keep you in my thoughts and remember all the good times we had together.
Jim, you were one of the greatest men I have ever known. You will always be in my memory and heart.
To Carolyn: I can never with every word of any language express to you my sympathies and apologies. The world lost a stellar, evolved, intelligent, kind being whose presence and contributions to this world can never be duplicated nor forgotten. I still consider him chief among humans as i always have. I hope you are doing as well as can be expected and my thoughts and prayers are with you. Not a day passes that i don’t think of him. To Mrs. Elder, thank you for the timely matter of contacting me for the memorial service…it was so very important to me to be able to say goodbye..as sometimes we only get one chance….i will never forget the extra effort you put forth in seeing that this became a reality… With love for Jim, Always, Kim Norris