Merrill Davis Gillespie

Merrill Davis Gillespie was promoted to be with
the Lord on Nov. 2, 1998.  She was a loving wife,
mother, grandmother and sister.  She had been
a resident of Aston Park Health Care for the last
year.  She was preceded in death by her
husband, James (J.T.) Gillespie; her father, M.H.
Davis and her mother, Maude Davis; four
brothers, Claude M. Davis, Grover H. Davis,
Marshall R. Davis, Ralph J. Davis and sister,
Mary R. Roberts.

She is survived by her daughter, Carolyn G.
Payne; son-in-law, David A. Payne; 3
grandchildren, Kimberly Ammons, Scott Payne
and Alicia Payne, all of Asheville; 6 great-
grandchildren, Autumn, Stephanie, Zachary,
Isaac, Jacob and Taylor; 2 brothers, Paul A.
Davis of Virginia, Fred Davis of Asheville; 2
sisters, Johnnie Ball of Tennessee and Margaret
Brooks of Asheville.

Graveside services will be held at Pisgah View
Memorial Park on Wednesday, Nov. 4, 1998 at
2:30 p.m. conducted by the Rev. Steve Harris.
Donations may be made in lieu of flowers to
the American Cancer Society or the American
Heart Association.

   Groce Funeral Home is in charge of
arrangements.