Lorraine Buckner Kimzey

Lorraine Kimzey, 92, of 9 Briarcliff Drive, Asheville, died peacefully on Wednesday, January 27, 2010, at her residence with family members by her side. Lorraine was born in Black Mountain, NC on February 13, 1917, to the late Cash M. and Maude B. Buckner. She was a graduate of Lee H. Edwards High School. Her husband’s 45-year career with American Enka and affiliates started in Asheville but ultimately led them to reside in Morristown, TN, Framingham, MA, Willimantic, CT, and Rocky Mount, NC, for varying periods before returning to Asheville for good in 1976. She was a long-time member of Fletcher United Methodist Church. She was preceded in death by her parents, her brother Ralph L. Buckner, and A. Martin Kimzey, her husband of 48 years, who died in 1989. She is survived by her two sons, William B. Kimzey and his wife, Rosetta, of Mills River, NC, and Ronald M. Kimzey of Brookshire, TX; three grandchildren, W. Bryan Kimzey and his wife, Elizabeth, of Raleigh, NC, Trevor M. Kimzey and his wife, Tracy, of Blacksburg, VA, and Alyson H. Kimzey of Denver, CO; as well as eight great-grandchildren. Services will be at 2:00 p.m. on Monday, February 1st at Fletcher United Methodist Church where the Rev. Steve Combs will officiate. Burial will follow in Forest Lawn Memorial Park. The body will be taken to the residence and remain there until the service hour and the family will receive friends at the residence from noon until 7:00 P.M. on Sunday, January 31st. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Fletcher United Methodist Church, P.O. Box 205, Fletcher, NC, 28732.