Mary Dean Waldrop
August 27, 1916 ~ December 2, 2002
Resided in:
Asheville, NC
Mary Dean Waldrop, 86, former lifelong resident of Asheville
before moving to Travelers Rest, SC, due to her health, died Monday,
December 2, 2002.
She was born August 27, 1916 to the late Brilliant (Brill) and
Ottie Crowder Arrowood and was
united in marriage October 1, 1932, to Fred Franklin Waldrop, Sr., who died November 16, 1971. She was also preceded in death by a son, Joseph G. (Jay) and two infant daughters Brenda Gail and Betty Jean.
Mrs. Waldrop was employed at Stroup Nursing Home for 25 years. She was a member of West Asheville Community Center and her favorite hobbies included gardening, flowers, crafts and reading.
Left to cherish her memory
are two daughters, Ruby L. Cassida
and Barbara Y. Williams and her
husband Gary of Asheville; four sons, Paul F. Waldrop and his wife Carlene and Wayne M. Waldrop and his wife Jeanette of Flint, MI, Fred F. Waldrop, Jr. and his wife Dottie of Asheville and Lester B. Waldrop and his wife Marketta of Travelers Rest; twenty-four grandchildren; forty great-grandchildren; five great-great-grandchildren; a sister Louise Anders and brother-in-law Roy
Waldrop, both of Asheville, and many nieces, nephews and friends.
Funeral services will be at 2:00 pm Thursday in the Patton Avenue chapel of Groce Funeral Home, Asheville. Burial will be at Mt. Sheba Baptist Church Cemetery.
Her family will receive friends from 7 - 9 pm Wednesday at the funeral home and at other times the family will be at the home of Ruby Cassida, 113 N. Bear Creek Road, Asheville.
In lieu of flowers, donations
may be made to St. Francis Hospice,
414 Pettigru, Greenville, SC 29601-9887.
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I wanted to express my condolences to the family of Mrs. Waldrop.
It seems so unfair that death should have the power to take away someone you love. And when it happens, the thought of never again being able to talk to, laugh with, or hold your loved one can be mist difficult to bear. That pain is not necessarily erased by being told that your loved one is up in heaven. As most grieving persons will tell you, when death takes your child, your husband, your wife, your parent, your friend, it is truly what the Christian writer Paul called it, ‘the last enemy.’
The Bible however, holds out a much different hope. The Bible writer Paul offered hope of relief from that ‘last enemy,’ death. He wrote: ‘Death is to be brought to nothing.’ ‘The last enemy to be abolished is death.’ (1 Corinthians 15:26, The New English Bible) Why could Paul be so sure of that? Because he had been taught by one who had been raised fro the dead, Jesus Christ.
Jesus Christ promised that millions now dead will live again on this earth and have the prospect of remaining on it forever under peaceful, paradisaic conditions. Jesus demonstrated in a powerful that he is both willing and able to perform the resurrection.
Jesus was deeply grieved when he met a widow of Nain and saw her dead son. The Bible account tells us: ‘As [Jesus] got near the gate of the city [Nain], why, loo! There was a dead man being carried out, the only-begotten son of his mother. Besides, she was a widow. A considerable crowd from the city was also with her. And when the Lord caught sight of her, he was moved with pity for her, and he said to her: ‘Stop weeping.’ With that he approached and touched the bier, and the bearers stood still, and he said: ‘Young man, I say to you, Get up!’ And the dead man sat up and started to speak, and he gave him to his mother. Now fear seized them all, and they began to glorify God, saying: ‘A great prophet has been raised up among us,’ and, God has turned his attention to his people.”
Millions therefore can have the solid hope of seeing their loved ones alive again on earth but under very different circumstances. May Mrs. Waldrop be among them.
Sincerely,
It seems so unfair that death should have the power to take away someone you love. And when it happens, the thought of never again being able to talk to, laugh with, or hold your loved one can be mist difficult to bear. That pain is not necessarily erased by being told that your loved one is up in heaven. As most grieving persons will tell you, when death takes your child, your husband, your wife, your parent, your friend, it is truly what the Christian writer Paul called it, ‘the last enemy.’
The Bible however, holds out a much different hope. The Bible writer Paul offered hope of relief from that ‘last enemy,’ death. He wrote: ‘Death is to be brought to nothing.’ ‘The last enemy to be abolished is death.’ (1 Corinthians 15:26, The New English Bible) Why could Paul be so sure of that? Because he had been taught by one who had been raised fro the dead, Jesus Christ.
Jesus Christ promised that millions now dead will live again on this earth and have the prospect of remaining on it forever under peaceful, paradisaic conditions. Jesus demonstrated in a powerful that he is both willing and able to perform the resurrection.
Jesus was deeply grieved when he met a widow of Nain and saw her dead son. The Bible account tells us: ‘As [Jesus] got near the gate of the city [Nain], why, loo! There was a dead man being carried out, the only-begotten son of his mother. Besides, she was a widow. A considerable crowd from the city was also with her. And when the Lord caught sight of her, he was moved with pity for her, and he said to her: ‘Stop weeping.’ With that he approached and touched the bier, and the bearers stood still, and he said: ‘Young man, I say to you, Get up!’ And the dead man sat up and started to speak, and he gave him to his mother. Now fear seized them all, and they began to glorify God, saying: ‘A great prophet has been raised up among us,’ and, God has turned his attention to his people.”
Millions therefore can have the solid hope of seeing their loved ones alive again on earth but under very different circumstances. May your loved one be among them.
Sincerely,
To Fred & Family:
Though words can not begin to ease your sorrow, may it help to know that your mother is in heaven. Love is eternal, and death can not end the feelings we have for our loved ones. Sorry we can’t be with you tonight, but know that you’re always in our thoughts and prayers.
Larry & Amanda Harwood
Mindy & Danny
Lynn & Larry
Dear Fred,
My heart goes out to you and your family. May the treasures of your precious mothers’ memories bring a smile through the tears of your loss, remembering in our thoughts, whispered in our prayers and felt in our hearts the joy she now has in Heaven. We are grateful you have always been there for us, now we are here for you.May God comfort you and hold you close.
Kim & Forrest