Janet Aileen Marshall

Asheville ~ Janet Aileen Hoerr Marshall, 92, of Deerfield Retirement Center, died Monday, July 26, 2004. A native of Pittsburgh, PA, Mrs. Marshall was the daughter of the late Harriett Simmons Hoerr and John Bradley Hoerr and wife of former Asheville Vice-Mayor, the late Calvin William Marshall who died in 1978. Mrs. Marshall moved from Pittsburgh to Asheville in 1937. She and her husband founded Marshall Oil Company. Mrs. Marshall also worked as a jobber for Amoco until her retirement in 1982. She attended Ridgeway Baptist Church in Candler. Survivors include two daughters, Susan Nance and her husband, Kelton of Charlotte and Aileen Hoyle and her husband, Jimmy of Asheville; a son, Calvin "Butch" Marshall and his wife, Patsy of Asheville; five grandchildren, Vicki Hutchinson, Steve Marshall, Jill Sizemore, Eric Hoyle and Shannon Collins; two nieces, Rosan Roudabush of Cincinnati, OH and Becky Schoner of Stuart, FL; a sister-in-law, Betty Mize of Etowah; a nephew, Robert Hubbard of Atlanta, GA; a family friend, Scott "Randy" Dutcher of Asheville and eight great grandchildren. A private graveside service was held Wednesday at Green Hills Cemetery with Rev. Jack W. Collins officiating. The family requests that memorials be made to Ridgeway Baptist Church, 525 Old 19/23 Highway, Candler, NC 28715 or to the Eliada Home for Children, PO Box 16788, Asheville, NC 28816. Groce Funeral Home at Lake Julian assisted the family.