Patricia Lyda Knox
March 22, 1949 ~ February 6, 2014
Resided in:
Fletcher, NC
Patricia Susan Lyda Knox, 64, of Fletcher, died Thursday, February 6, 2014 at Park Ridge Hospital.
A native of Buncombe County, she was the daughter of the late William "Bill" and Martha Louise Merrell Lyda.
Ms. Knox was a graduate of and earned various degrees from AC Reynolds High School, Milligan College, the University of Virginia, the University of South Carolina and Western Carolina University. She was a member of Bethany United Methodist Church and the National Education Association. She served the students of Buncombe County for over 30 years and retired from the school system in 2011.
She is survived by one uncle, Richard Merrell (Suzie); two aunts, Frieda Lytle (Martin) and Pat Stoll as well as numerous cousins.
A funeral service will be held at 2:00 PM on Friday, February 14, 2014 in the chapel of Groce Funeral Home at Lake Julian with Pastor Johnny Clements officiating. Interment will be at Bethany United Methodist Church cemetery.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to either the Bethany UMC Cemetery Fund, 212 Bethany Church Road, Fairview, NC 28730 or to the Asheville Humane Society, 14 Forever Friend Lane, Asheville, NC 28806.
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I remember with fondness Patricia during our high-school years. She was always pleasant and greeted you with a warm caring smile. The two of us were named as ‘Most Dependable’ among the senior superlatives and she certainly deserved that title. Rest in peace, Patricia.
I know Susan is resting with Louise and Bill. May they all have peace.
I’m so sorry to hear about your loss. Jesus gave a fore gleam of what God’s Kingdom will do in the near future. He showed that he and his Father have the desire and the ability to resurrect our loved ones to life. (John 11:11-44) We can all look forward to the time when we will all welcome our loved ones back to life. May the God of comfort be with you in this hour of need. (2 Corinthians 1:3,4)
Susan was one of two people I knew from Mrs. Jackson’s first grade class at Fairview Elementary who demonstrated great courage. The other was Linda Miller. I cannot remember Susan ever crying when she would fall.
When her parents took her to Baltimore for treatments–which I suspect were often painful–Susan would tell me about getting to visit Mount Vernon and other such places, all of which sounded very exotic to me.
Susan had an ‘Uncle Wiggily’ board game that we played when I would often visit her home on Miller Road when we were six or seven years old in the long ago and far away. I had no idea I still vividly remember playing that game with her until this morning.
May she rest in peace.
John Presley
Chapel Hill, NC
God bless Susan’s sweet soul. She now walks with Jesus, indeed she runs.