Kenneth Woodrow Elliott

Kenneth Woodrow Elliott, 69, of Leicester, went to be with the Lord on Monday, December 2, 2013. A native of Buncombe Co., he was a son of the late Samuel Wade and Nellie Womack Elliott. He was also preceded in death by a sister, Fran McMahan, and by brothers Samuel Elliott, Jr., and Lloyd Elliott. Mr. Elliott worked for EA Industries and Fishburne International in engineering, design, and sales. He was then president of KME, Inc. from 1995 to 2006. After retiring he continued part time with KME, Inc. Ken enjoyed many things in life: singing bass with the Land of the Sky Chorus, traveling to Wyoming, and riding bikes on the beach at Hilton Head. His most cherished times were spent working on projects at Parkway Baptist Church, of which he was a member, and providing Christmas for children at Tabernacle Children's Home in Greenville, SC. Mr. Elliott is survived by his wife, Freida Burrell; daughter Angie Asbrock and husband Darryl; son Scott Elliott; grandchildren Ashley Sebastionelli and husband Matt, Tiffany Jones, Seth Elliott, and Ryan Asbrock and wife Liz; great-granddaughter Tess Asbrock; brother Howard Elliott; and sisters Ruth Parham and Patsy Cox. Funeral services will be held at 3:00 p.m. on Thursday in the Patton Ave. chapel of Groce Funeral Home, with Pastors Randy Young and Aaron Crawford officiating. Interment will follow at Forest Lawn Memorial park. His family will receive friends from 1:30 to 3:00 p.m. on Thursday prior to the service. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Parkway Baptist Building Fund, 3 Campground Rd., Asheville, NC 28805.