Lorraine Gruetter Plemmons

Lorraine Gruetter Plemmons, 97, of Asheville, died Monday, August 22, 2011, at Aston Park Nursing Home. She was born October 5, 1913 in Sewanee, Tennessee to Gottfried Gruetter and Myrtle Revis Gruetter, the forth child of five and she outlived all of her siblings. She was preceded in death by her husband, Maurice Kendall Plemmons, Sr., in 1976; brothers Ernest Gruetter and Emerson Gruetter; and sisters Ione Gruetter Mitchell and Idella Gruetter Owenby. She worked for 20 years at Biltmore Press and 20 years at PSA Pharmacy. She retired at age 79. She was always taking classes and learning new things. She also liked writing poetry and making ceramic pottery. She loved having fun and telling jokes. She is much loved by her family and friends and was a great example of a Christian that lived by faith in God. She was a member of Calvary Baptist Church for over 60 years. She is survived by her sons, Maurice Kendall (Skeet) Plemmons, Jr. and wife Diana Penley Plemmons of Asheville; Richard G. Plemmons and wife Betty Jane (B.J.) Plemmons of Asheville; daughter Sandra Plemmons Bryson and husband Tommy Bryson of Candler; six grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. The funeral service will be held in the Patton Avenue chapel of Groce Funeral Home on Thursday, August 25th at 2:00 p.m., with the Rev. Cecil Robinson officiating. Burial will be at Forest Lawn Cemetery, Sand Hill Rd., Enka, NC. Visitation will be Wednesday from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. at the funeral home. The family thanks Aston Park Nursing Home for taking good care of our mother for almost 8 years. Flowers are appreciated, or you can make a donation to the Mt. Zion Baptist Church, P.O. Box 88, Skyland, NC 28776, in Mrs. Plemmon's name for the building fund.