Mary Helen Whitmire
July 4, 1916 ~ December 2, 2000
Resided in:
Asheville, NC
Mrs. Whitmire was born in Buncombe County and was the daughter of the late James Edward and Mary Agnes Palmer Jones. She was married to Roy S. Whitmire, who died November 22, 1999.
She was a volunteer at Memorial Mission Hospital and was an avid bowler and member of the Menads Bowling League. She was an active member of West Asheville Baptist Church and the XYZ Club.
Her love for the Lord was apparent in her devotion to her family, her church, and her friends.
She is survived by one daughter, Teresa Whitmire of Greensboro; one son, Chris Whitmire and his wife Terri of Linville; and five granddaughters, Erin, Andrea, Valerie, MaraBeth and Haley.
Funeral services will be at 2:00 pm Tuesday at West Asheville Baptist Church with the Revs. Ken Lewis and A.W. Jones officiating. Burial will be at Pisgah View Memorial Park.
Her family will receive friends from 7 - 8:30 pm Monday at Groce Funeral Home on Patton Avenue where Mrs. Whitmire will remain until being placed in the church 30 minutes prior to the service.
Memorials may be made to West Asheville Baptist Church, 926 Haywood Road, Asheville, NC 28806, or to the Alzheimer’s Association, 3 Louisiana Avenue, Asheville, NC 28806.
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Chris,
Sorry to hear of your mother’s death. Our thoughts and prayers are with you and your family at this time of loss.
Fred & Pat Werhan
TERESA & CHRIS, NO WAY ONE COULD EVER DEAL WITH BACK TO BACK LOSSES LIKE THIS EXCEPT THAT ONE KNOWS PERSONALLY & INTIMATELY THE GOD OF ALL COMFORT WHOSE PLAN IS GOOD AND OFFERS GREAT HOPE. WE SHARE YOUR LOSS. DALE & JUDY
Chris and Terri and Teresa,
We regret that we cannot be present for the memorial service. You know that we loved Mary Helen very much. You will miss her but we can assure you that she is rejoicing to be with Roy and other loved ones. What a great Christmas celebration they are having! We love you!
Our hearts are breaking at the loss of ‘Nana’. What sweet memories we have of her!
Our continued thoughts and prayers will be with you.
All our love to you.
Terri, Chris and family, Our thoughts and prayers are with you at this special time of loss. We have loved Mary Helen from the time we first joined WABC. She welcomed us and continued to be our friend through the years. She also loved my Mom and Dad and we loved her for that. I always appreciated her when she would tell me about buying flowers from them. She was a treasure and we will miss her. Our love and sympathy to you.
Teresa and Chris.
How saddened we are at the loss of our dear sweet Aunt Helen. Our thoughts and prayers are with you and may God comfort you in your time of need.
Psalm 91
Dearest Teresa, Chris, Teri and girls.
You can’t imagine how it pains me that I was not able to be with you during our time of loss.
Aunt Helen ment so much to me.
I only regret that as we all get older and our families grow, we don’t take the time to see family as we once did.
I wish I had spent more time with her in the last few years. I could look into her face and still see part of my daddy.
I will always have warm memories of growing up with her and sharing her life.
I know you will all miss her more than words can express. I will too.
Love Dyrenda