Lillie Davis Crigger
January 5, 1916 ~ June 22, 2004
Resided in:
Candler, NC
Asheville Butterfly Trail
Lillie Belle Davis Crigger, 88, of 154 Ridge Road, Candler, died Tuesday, June 22, 2004, at Aston Park Health Care Center.
Mrs. Crigger was born in Buncombe County and was a daughter of the late Thomas Osborne and Minnie Brackett Davis and was also preceded in death by her husband, Edgar L. Crigger, who died in 1991, a daughter, Martha Ann Simmons, a son, Thomas Reuben Crigger, two brothers, Ed Davis and Gene Davis and two sisters Esta Crigger and Louise Pegg. A former psychiatric assistant at Highland Hospital, she was a member of Biltmore Holiness Temple and attended New Morgan Hill Baptist Church.
Mrs. Crigger is survived by three daughters, Ruth Marler and her husband Johnny and Evelyn Parker and her husband Bill all of Candler, and Dorothy Pressley of Asheville; one brother Paul Davis of Asheville; twelve grandchildren and twenty-one great-grandchildren.
Funeral services will be 11:00 am Friday in the Patton Avenue chapel of Groce Funeral Home with the Revs. Steve Brockwell, Roy Houston and Dennis Thurman officiating. Burial will follow at Green Hills Cemetery with Bill Duckett, Ben Parker, Bryan Parker, Brent Parker, Larry Rogers and Reuben Crigger, Jr. serving as pallbearers.
Her family will receive friends from 7:00-8:30 pm Thursday at the funeral home and at other times will be at the home of her daughter, Evelyn Parker, 3 Golddigger Drive, Candler. Memorials be made to the Lillie B. Crigger Memorial Fund, c/o Asheville Savings Bank, PO Box 652, Asheville, NC 28802.
Tracey, Rueben and Family,
I am so sorry about your loss. I hope you are getting along, and hope to hear from you soon.
Take care
Kelly Merideth Simpson
540-819-3378
Roanoke, VA
I am sorry for the loss of your mother, I know from experience how diffucult it is to lose a parent.she touched my life in a special way as I cared for here at APHCC,I am sure she will be deeply missed and loved by all of her friends and family, May God be with you and your family in your time of need. Shirley Johnson CNA
Lillie was a very special lady. I will miss her and I will be thinking of your family in this time of sorrow. Love Brenda Rice
My thoughts and prayers are with you all during this time.
So sorry for your loss.
Ruth, Martha, & Dot,
We are so sorry about your Mother. She was such a lovely lady. I have lots of fond memories of her. She was a sweetheart. We know she will be missed terribly, but we know that she has gone home to be with her loved ones, and she is in a much better place than we. I can say one thing, and that is when you loose your mother, you have lost your best friend ever. Call me sometimes and we will talk about old times. Love & Prayers, Tony & Frances Phone 254-4250
Dear Evelyn & Family, It has been awhile since we’ve talked or seen one another but I do remember you from high school. I am so sorry to hear of your Mother’s passing. My Mother, too is 88 years old. Please accept my condolences during this time.