Juanita Gasperson

Juanita Flowers Thompson Gasperson, 89, of Asheville, died on Friday, January 28, 2011, at her residence. A native of Victoria, VA, Mrs. Gasperson was a daughter of the late Giles O. Flowers, Sr., and Minnie B. Flowers. She was also preceded in death by her first husband, Mack Thompson, who died in the Battle of the Midway, and by her second husband, Willard Eugene Gasperson, Sr., who died in 1986; her sisters, Ethel Flowers Gladden, and Ollie Flowers; and brothers, Joe, Homer, Raymond, and Giles Flowers, Jr. Mrs. Gasperson enjoyed reading her Bible, gardening and flowers, and cooking. She is survived by her daughter, Brenda Woodbury and husband Julian, of Candler; sons, Willard E. Gasperson, Jr., of Blowing Rock, Randall Gasperson and wife Janice, of Leicester, and Roger Gasperson, of Orlando, FL; sister, Lovelene Howard, of Crewe, VA; eight grandchildren, 17 great-grandchildren, and one great-great-grandchild. A funeral service for Mrs. Gasperson will be at 2:00 p.m. Monday in the Patton Ave. chapel of Groce Funeral Home with the Rev. Charles Phillips officiating. A private interment will follow at Green Hills Cemetery. Her family will receive friends one hour prior to the service at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to CarePartners Hospice, P.O. Box 25338, Asheville, NC 28813.