Martha Evangeline Pendley

Martha Evangeline Pendley, 89, of Black Mountain, died Monday, February 3, 2014, at Mission Hospital. A native of Buncombe Co., she was a daughter of the late Jonie and Clara Jenkins Sherlin. She was also preceded in death by husbands Ted Davall and Frank Pendley, and by a son, Maurice Davall. Mrs. Pendley worked as a seamstress for the Vanderbilt Shirt Company, and more recently worked as a foster grandparent at the Black Mountain Primary School. She was an avid gardener and crafts person, and was an active member of the Episcopal Church of the Redeemer for over 60 years. Mrs. Pendley is survived by daughters Diane Jackson, and Evangeline Hargrove and husband Lonnie; sons Roy Rector and wife Linda, and Michael Davall; 10 grandchildren; and 4 great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Thursday at the Episcopal Church of the Redeemer, with the Rev. Fr. Alex Hanks officiating. Her family will receive friends from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. Wednesday at Groce Funeral Home on Patton Ave. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Episcopal Church of the Redeemer, 1201 Riverside Dr., Asheville, NC 28806.