Joseph Monroe Massie
September 18, 1921 ~ March 28, 2004
Resided in:
Brevard, NC
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Brevard - Joseph Monroe Massie, 82, of Big Bend Road, died Sunday, March 28, 2004 at his residence.
A native of Haywood County, he was the son of the late Charlie A. and Charity Lorena Reinhart Massie. Mr. Massie was a deacon of the Baptist Church, an Army veteran of W.W. II and a retired employee of the Asheville Oil Company. He was a member of the Pisgah Forest Baptist Church.
Mr. Massie is survived by his wife, Thelma Jackson Massie, two sons, Larry Dean Massie of Brevard and Danny Michael Massie of Asheville; five grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; four sisters, Lois M. Robinson of Canton, Ruby M. Killian of Clyde, Naomi M. Cole of Leicester and Hilda M. Cox of Greenwood, SC and two brothers, Charlie E. Massie of Clyde and Henry E. Massie of California.
Funeral services will be held at 11:00 am Wednesday in the Oakley Baptist Church conducted by the Revs. Ken Lewis and Jerry Lawson.
Burial will follow in the Woodlawn Cemetery with military graveside rites conducted by the Buncombe County Veterans Council Memorial Team.
His family will receive friends from 7 until 8:30 pm Tuesday at Groce Funeral Home at Lake Julian on Long Shoals Road.
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Celebrating the life of Mr. Massie and praying for each one of you in this your time of loss. May God continue to remind you of His presence and abundant love. All of you will remain in our thoughts and prayers.
Thelma, Larry, Becky, Danny, Penny, and Sherri,
It has been so long since I have seen you all. Larry, when you and your dad came to see us in Rock Hill when my dad was dying, Joe gave my son a dollar bill. He still remembers it to this day. As a kid, I remember going to Joe and Thelma’s house to see them and walking to see Joe’s garden. That is when I started liking hot peppers. He could grow some of the best peppers around. Remember, that the Lord will take care of us all.
Rion, Pam, Amber, & Zach Lawson
I LOVED PAPAW JOE.
PAPAW, YOU ARE MY BUDDY. HE LOVED MAMMAW. I CAN’T WAIT TO DRINK COFFEE IN HEAVEN WITH YOU AND BOLT. LOVE ALWAYS, YOUR #1 BUDDY (HOTROD)
Thelma and family, We are so sorry to hear about the death of Joe. Mama and Bruce also extend their condolances to all of you. We shared somes goood times together and have many memories of you . May God Bless you during your time of grief. Bobbie and Shirley Arrowood
TO MY DEAR PAPAW JOE,
I CAN NOT WAIT TO MEET YOU IN HEAVEN ONE DAY SOON. SO DONT DRINK ALL TAHT HEAVENLY COFFEE AND EAT ALL TAHT HEAVENLY TOAST UNTIL I GET THERE. I MISS YOU AND LOVE YOU!
LOVE ALEWAYS,
BOLT
WELL, IT HAS BEEN 8 MTHS NOW SINCE YOU HAVE BEEN WITH THE LORD. EVERYDAY I HOPE THAT IT WILL GET EASIER FOR ALL OF US WITHOUT YOU HERE TO TALK TO , TO LAUGH WITH, TO CRY ON, AND TO FUSS WITH. HA HA ! BUT WE STILL MISS YOU JUST AS IF YOU LEFT YESTRADAY. CHASE MISSES YOU SO BAD. HE MAY ONLY BE 3 YRS OLD BUT HE LOVES YOU SO. DADDY MISSES HIS DADDY, AND MAMAW MISSES HER SWEETHEART.UNCLE CHARLIE MISSES HIS BROTHER REALLY BAD.(MAMAW GAVE HIM THE SUIT YOU WANTED HER TO GIVE HIM) ME I MISS MY PAPAW AND MY FRIEND. I KNOW ONE DAY SOON WE WILL ALL BE TOGEHTER IN HEAVEN AND WILL NO LONGER SHED TEARS OF SORROW OR PAIN. PAPAW I KNOW YOU CAN NOT READ THIS BUT IT HELPS ME AND IT HELPS THE KIDS. I HOPE YOU KNEW HOW MUCH AND KNOW HOW MUCH I LOVE YOU!!!! YOU MENT THE WORLD TO ME! THANK YOU FOR YOU LOVE!
LOVE ALWAYS AND ETERNITY,
SHERRY LYNN
Joe Massie was my Papaw for 29yrs of my life and i loved him more and more as i got older. i could fuss with him if i wanted to and he would fuss back then we would throw our heads back and laugh. i had the honor of helping take care of my papaw before he went HOME to be with the LORD and i would never trade that time spent taking care of my preicous papaw. i was even more honored to have been there holding my papaw’s hand, rubbing his face, and singing softly to him when my preiecous loving papaw enter into the GATES OF HEAVEN and was standing in the presence of the
LORD!!!! WHAT A POWERFUL FEELING OF HONOR, GLORY, AND PEACE! i am not saying i don’t miss my talks with my papaw every thursday morning over coffee and toast, because i do. but i know that i WILL see my papaw in HEAVEN on day and we can have some of that heavenly coffee and heavenly toast together! GOD BLESS YOU ALL AND THANK YOU FOR ALL YOU HAVE DONE FOR MY FAMILY!!
Sherry Lynn