James William Lingerfelt, Sr.
January 30, 1942 ~ March 3, 2021
Born in:
Buncombe County, NC
Resided in:
Arden, NC
Asheville Butterfly TrailJames William Lingerfelt, Sr., 79, passed away Wednesday, March 3, 2021, at Pardee Hospital.
Mr. Lingerfelt was born January 30, 1942, in Buncombe County to the late Dennis and Roseland McIntyre Lingerfelt. He was preceded in death by a son, James W. Lingerfelt, Jr., in 2000, and by brothers, John L. Lingerfelt and Blake Lingerfelt.
Mr. Lingerfelt served in the National Guard and worked for Biltmore Dairy for 20 years and MilkCo, Inc. for 31 years.
He is survived by his wife of 56 years, Geraldine Wright Lingerfelt; a daughter, Sherry Levi (Kerry) of Millspring, NC; a son, Thomas Lingerfelt (Sonya) of Asheville; grandchildren, Bethany Ann Lingerfelt, James Alan Levi and James John W. Lingerfelt; sisters, Rosemary Moran (Mike) of High Point, Dottie Queen of Asheville, and Nancy Jefferson (Nathan) of Leicester, and a brother, Smith Lingerfelt (Rhonda) of Raleigh.
Funeral services will be at 2:00 p.m. Sunday in the Lake Julian chapel of Groce Funeral Home with Pastor Allen Rash officiating. Burial will follow at Elk Mountain Cemetery. Services at Groce chapels are limited to 50 people.
Mr. Lingerfelt will lie in repose from 10:00 am to 5:30 p.m. Saturday at the funeral home, 72 Long Shoals Road, Arden.
Services
For those who wish to pay their respects: March 6, 2021 10:00 am - July 25, 2025 5:30 pm
Groce Funeral Home at Lake Julian
72 Long Shoals Road
Arden, NC 28704
(828)687-3530
http://www.grocefuneralhome.com
Funeral Service: March 7, 2021 2:00 pm
Groce Funeral Home at Lake Julian
72 Long Shoals Road
Arden, NC 28704
(828)687-3530
http://www.grocefuneralhome.com
Burial: March 7, 2021 3:30 pm
Elk Mountain Cemetery
Elk Mountain Rd.
Asheville, NC 28804
000-0000
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
Geraldine, Sherry, and Thomas, You are in my thoughts and prayers. Jim was a kind and gentle person. I know all of you have happy memories.
Sorry that I can’t be at the service, but hope to see you later in the year.
I love you daddy
Much love,
Angie
I am so sorry for the loss of your DAD. Thinking of you and your family.
I am so sorry for the loss of you Dad Prayers and thoughts are with you and your family during this time
Chris, Pam, Hanna, Josh, Justin & Grace
Our thoughts and prayers are with you all.
Gerri, Thomas, Sherry and entire Lingerfelt Family; our thoughts and prayers are with you. Jim was a great friend to me during my 15 years at Milkco. In addition to his assigned work in the maintenance department, he readily helped me out if extra help was needed, no matter what the job. He also volunteered in his off time and helped me with work at my church, building picnic tables for Eliada, and helping many other employees in need. He will be greatly missed by all who knew him. Joe and Sally Hamlin
Thank you joe he liked you a lot GE was a good man