Paul Eugene Epley
October 10, 1942 ~ January 7, 2005
Resided in:
Fairview, NC
Fairview ~ Paul Eugene Epley, Jr. of 14 Garren Creek Road, Fairview, went home to be with his Lord and Savior on Friday, January 7, 2005.
A native of Buncombe County, he was the son of the late Paul and Odelle Austin Epley and was preceded in death by two sisters. Mr. Epley was the owner of Fairway Business Forms in Fairview and served in the US Navy. He was a member of the Biltmore Holiness Temple.
He is survived by his wife of 26 years, Sarah Melton Epley of Fairview; a son, David Epley of Swannanoa; two sons from a previous marriage, Joseph Barefoot of Big Pine Key, FL and Christopher Epley of Fletcher; three sisters, Shirley Lucas of Ft. Myers FL, Judy Bush of Brandon, FL and Patricia Harris of Swannanoa; a brother, Jack Epley of Mercedes, TX.
A funeral service will be held 12:00 Noon Tuesday at Biltmore Holiness Temple with the Rev. James Gass and Rev. Charles Phillips officiating. Burial will be at 2:00 P.M. in the WNC State Veterans Cemetery. Military Honors will be conducted by the Buncombe County Veterans Council Memorial Team.
The family will receive friends Sunday from 7-8:30 P.M. at Groce Funeral Home at Lake Julian on Long Shoals Road in Arden.
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David,
I am so saddened to hear of the loss of your father. You are one of the most genuine, sincere friends I have ever known; these qualities, I am certain, you learned from your father.
Even though we have not spoken since high school, my thoughts are with you.
Ann Tolley
In Loving Memory of My Brother:
Paul Eugene Epley
If tears could build a stairway,
And memories were a lane.
I would walk right up to heaven,
To bring you home again.
No farewell words were spoken,
No time to say good-bye.
You were gone before I knew it,
And only God knows why.
My heart still aches in sadness,
And secret tears still flow.
What it meant to lose you,
No one will ever know.
You and angels around Gods
happy throne.
I would have held you closer if I
had known.
Sister, Judy
Dear Sarah, David, and family,
It grieves us to hear of Paul’s passing from this life. We know your hearts are heavy, but it does comfort us to know it is only graduation time and we will meet again. You are all in our prayers. Please know we love you very much and are here for you. May God give you peace and comfort.
Love in Christ,
Larry and Rachel
David, and Family,
We were so sorry to here about your Dad, As you know Charles lost his Dad last month, so he ask me to write you that he carrys a special place in his heart for you as he knows what you are going through. Our thoughts and prayers are with you. You will always have a special place in our heart, come see us anytime, Love, Charles and Peggy Worley..
sarah and david i’m so sorry to hear about paul he was a good person and was nice to everbody i know he will be missed if i can do anything for you let me know.martha gann
You will be greatly missed Paul. Your friends at Mac Papers.
Paul was a special person with a strong, bright light shining from within. His passion and work ethic was rare and he will be so missed. The only thing stronger was his deep love and commitment to his family. I am glad to have known him.
We’ve had a long business relationship with Paul and will miss having extensive and heated dicussions on the state of the world among other things. Your family will be in our thoughts and prayers. God Bless!
Jennifer & George
Chris and Tammy, I’m sorry to read about your father passing away. May God bless you in a very special way. Love, Roger&Donnie Grindstaff–friends from Skyland Baptist Church