Pauline Greene Wilcox
May 13, 1932 ~ July 25, 2017
Resided in:
Asheville, NC
Pauline Rebecca Greene Wilcox, 85, wife of Glenn W. Wilcox, Sr., passed away Tuesday, July 25, 2017.
Mrs. Wilcox was born in Blowing Rock, NC, a daughter of the late Wiley and Joyce Chandler Greene and was also preceded in death by a sister, Thelma Dale.
A very loving and devoted wife to her husband of 66 years and mother of five children, ten grandchildren, and ten great-grandchildren, Pauline spent many hours preparing and running a warm and caring home, which also included lots of hours outside of the home for children's music lessons, sports, choirs, Church and school activities.
Her loyal and active membership at First Baptist Church, Asheville, began over 50 years ago when she joined the Church with her family in August 1965. She contributed and participated in many projects including Sunday School teacher, member of the Women's Missionary Union (WMU), and participating many years to help prepare the decorations of the Church at Christmastime.
Pauline, with her great love of children and young women going through pregnancy, volunteered in the 1970s at the Baptist Children's Homes Asheville home for unwed mothers. She was a past member of the Board of Directors of Brevard College.
Pauline and Glenn met in high school in Boone NC and were married in 1951, in Blowing Rock NC. They lived in Boone where Glenn was a bus driver for Queen City Trailways, then he opened Wilcox Travel Agency. They were active members of First Baptist Church of Boone. All five of their children were born in Boone. In 1965, the family moved to Asheville NC to have a branch office of Wilcox Travel Agency and be one of the first tenants of the new downtown Northwestern Bank Building. Later that building became the BB&T Bank Building, and now it is being transformed into the Arras Hotel and condominiums known as The Arras Residences. Pauline and Glenn loved Asheville for family and business, and have been residents ever since.
Pauline and her husband were great supporters of projects of First Baptist Church, the United Way, ABCCM, Billy Graham Association, Community Foundation, Diana Wortham Theatre, Pediatric Brain Tumor Foundation, Memory Care, and so many other non-profit organizations in Western NC.
Pauline lived with Alzheimer's Disease from 2006 onwards, and was a resident at Arbor Terrace of Asheville since February 2013.
In addition to her husband Glenn, she is survived by two daughters, Sharon Wilcox Moulds (William) of Minneapolis, MN and Asheville, Marie Wilcox Woodson (Robert) of Weaverville; three sons, Glenn Wallace Wilcox, Jr., (Annette), William V. Wilcox (Michelle) and David N. Wilcox (Pamela), all of Asheville; ten grandchildren, Will Garrison (Lauren), Diana Woodson Reece (Travis), Glenn W. Wilcox, III (Bridgette), Tyler Wilcox (Monica), Corey Wilcox, Joshua Wilcox (Jennifer), Ashley Wilcox Howell (Ryan), Marisa Woodson, Elizabeth Wilcox, and Rebecca Wilcox; seven great grandchildren, Kate-Marie Reece, Gavin Reece, Weston Wilcox, Rosalie Wilcox, Emma Marie Wilcox, Judson Wilcox, Hudson Wilcox and three due later this year. Also surviving is a sister, Shirley Greene Isenhour (Norman) of Boone; two nieces, Susan Isenhour Anderson and Joy Dale Travis (Charlie) of Boone and one nephew, Van Dale (Connie) of Charlotte.
The Wilcox family is grateful for Pauline's many wonderful caregivers, as well as years of support from the staff and doctors at Memory Care.
A funeral service will be held at 10:00 am Friday at First Baptist Church of Asheville. The family will receive friends from 6 until 8 pm Thursday at Groce Funeral Home at Lake Julian.
The family also will receive friends on Saturday from 12:30 until 2:00 pm at Barney Hampton Funeral Service in Boone followed by a burial at Mount Lawn Memorial Park in Boone.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations to Memory Care, 100 Far Horizons Lane, Asheville NC 28803, www.memorycare.org, (828) 771-2219, or First Baptist Church of Asheville, 5 Oak Street, Asheville NC 28801, www.fbca.net, (828) 252-4781.
Groce Funeral Home at Lake Julian is assisting the family.
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David & William (and family), so sorry to hear about your Mom. Please know that my thoughts and prayers are with you, and your families, as I hold very fond memories of this dear lady.
Dear David & William, I am so very sorry to hear of your sweet mother’s passing. She will alway be remembered for her kindness and beautiful smile. Please know you both, along with your family, are in my thoughts and prayers. Much love.
So sorry Marie to hear of the death of your mother. May God give you peace and contentment during this really difficult time in your life. My heart goes out to you and your family and may God bless you all.
Wilcox family, I hold you in my prayers during this time in your lives. Mrs. Wilcox was a dear lady that always had a smile and something nice to say during the years I grew up in First Asheville. Blessings to all!
Dear Mr Glenn and family: how much Karyn and I love you! You are deeply imbedded in our hearts and we are praying for you all in a special way. Ms Pauline was a Queen of hearts! May the Lord Jesus grant you His grace as we all give thanks to Him for her wonderful life and testimony. Thank you for the way you always loved her Mr Glenn. We cherish you so very much.
Don and Karyn Wilton
Marie – thinking of you and your family. May the Holy Spirit be your companion as you honor a life well-lived.
Dear Glenn and Family,
What a wonderful lady and what a wonderful legacy! Truly, Miss Pauline’s name is blessed just as in Proverbs 31. Lynn and I will be praying for you during this time and in the weeks and months ahead. You, and your family, have meant much to the Ginn Clan through the years and we shall forever be grateful and indebted.
Pauline was a light in this world and I loved the years of knowing her through church. I’m praying that you will all be comforted and sustained by years of memories, the love each other and the support of all of us who care about you. Peace, Celeste Collins
So sorry for your loss. Praying for God’s comfort and peace for the entire family.
My thought’s and prayer’s are with the Wilcox family. It was a true blessing being able to take care of Pauline and get to know your sweet family. She will be missed by all of her caregivers and especially her Arbor Terrace family!!!
Dear Wilcox Family:
Please know you all are in our thoughts and prayers. May God bless you and be with you in the days ahead.
Love,
Becky and Pam Watkins
Marie I am so sorry to hear about your mom. I lost mine 5 years ago. Sending prayers to your family
Marie,
Sincere sympathy in the loss of your mother.
Janet Carter Pamfilis
ARC Class of ’74
So sorry for the loss of a dear mom Our prayers are with you all Carolyn and Don Charles
Was hard to hear Mrs. Wilcox passed away, as she was part of so many of my teenage memories. I loved making her laugh and the look on her face when I said something inappropriate…which was often. So much love for your entire family…today and every day! You are always in my heart.
Holding every member of the Wilcox Family in my prayers.
May God bless you,
Leigh Ruhl
Marie and Wallace,
I am sorry to hear of your Mother’s passing. We will keep you and your families in a prayers.
I am so very sorry for your family’s loss. Pauline was the essence of a Christian lady.
To Glen and the entire Wilcox family, death has been swallowed up in triumph. Behold all things will be made anew.
Glenn & family, my thoughts and prayers are with you during this difficult time. Pauline always had a smile on her face and everyone could see she had God in her heart. While her passing is difficult for family and friends, there is comfort in knowing she is in heaven rejoicing with fellow Christians.
Dear Glen –
My thoughts and prayers are with you and your entire family in the passing of
Pauline. May God’s grace be with all of you.
Gayle Brown
Greensboro, NC
William and Family:
Prayers of peace and comfort for You and Your family today and in the days to come. I know you will miss your Mom but she is now healed and in Heaven with Jesus.
Dearest Family,
We pray that in this time of loss,
You’ll feel God’s love much more
And that you’ll find your comfort
In the presence of the Lord.
God’s Blessings!
May the Lord provide each of you with comfort and strength as you grieve the passing of this amazing lady.
My sincere condolences to Mr. Glenn Wilcox, Sr
and all of the family.
Annette Coleman, Enka NC
Diana (and Family), we’re sorry to hear the loss of your Grandmother. You and your family are in our thoughts and prayers. Please let us know if you need anything.
Marie, I am very sorry for your loss. I remember your mother shopping at the Winn Dixie in the Innsbruck Mall, I would bag her groceries and take them to her car. She was always so kind and generous to everyone that served her. May God be with you in your time of need.
My thoughts and prayers be with your family during this time. I missed seeing Glenn and Pauline sitting on the second row at church after Pauline became ill.
Linda Barnes
First Baptist
Brother Glenn and family,
We extend or sympathy to you in this time of sorrow. Though you will miss Pauline, she is rejoicing in the presence of her Savior. May you be comforted as you think of her joy.
Sincerely,
Dr. and Mrs. James Johnson,
Pastor Emeritus, West Asheville Baptist Church
Glenn and family,
Paula and I have you in our prayers as you celebrate the life of a wonderful wife, mother, grandmother and great grandmother. I was reading about Pauline just this morning in Proverbs 31 where she was described in so many ways that fit her life and what she meant to others–‘more precious than jewels’. We gain comfort in knowing Pauline is no longer bound by the discomforts of this life and is now receiving her just reward at the feet of Jesus in heaven. We love you and your family and hope to see you one of these days soon!!
Mike
Glenn,
I am deeply sorry for your loss to you and your entire family. Your wife was a wonderful person.
Sincerely,
Mr. Wilcox & family,
We’re so sorry to hear of your loss; Prayers for you all
during this difficult time.
With love,
Jim & Marsha Furness
Glenn and all of your family, June and I wish to express our sorrow at Pauline’s passing on to be with our Lord in Heaven. She was a wonderful mother and a faithful servant of God. She was a blessing to all who knew her. Our hearts and our prayers are with you as all remember such a wonderful lady.
The Wilcox Family,
My thoughts and prayers are with you all during this sad time. May God comfort each and everyone.
Marie i’m so sorry for the loss of your mother. I pray that you and your family have peace and comfort during this difficult time
Dear Mr. Wilcox and family,
I was so very sad to hear of Mrs. Wilcox’s passing. May our precious Lord and Savior give you His most wonderful heartfelt peace and the sureness of His presence during this difficult time. God bless you!
So sorry to hear of the passing of Pauline. She was such a sweet lady. Having gone to church with the family for many years in the past. Praying for the family that you will be given the peace and comfort that can only come from our Heavenly Father.
Glenn, We were sorry to learn of the loss of your wife. Our thoughts and prayers go out to you and your family. We are sure there are cherished memories to sustain you. We pray you will find comfort and peace.
Dear Mr. WIlcox and family, I did not know Mrs. Wilcox, but I want to thank you all for indicating in her obituary that she passed away from Alzheimer’s Disease. Too often that is not mentioned, and the world needs people with your strength to do so. Then we’ll know how much we need to work to end Alzheimer’s. I will be thinking of Mrs Wilcox, along with my father and my mother, when i participate in the Walk to End Alzheimer’s in Asheville this September.
My condolences for your loss.
Prayers go out to all of the Wilcox family during this time of sadness. This family was very supportive of me during my youth at First Baptist. I remember Pauline giving me a ride home from church on more than one occasion.
With Love and admiration
David Koll
Glenn, Wallace, Sharon, Marie, William, David and whole family, I heard of Mrs. Wilcox passing while on a mission trip in Cuba. I continued the trip dedicating my witness and devotion in her name along with Christ.
She was special to me. I’m sorry she was sick for so long. I’m sure you know she’s in God’s hands now just as she was here on earth. May God continue to bless you with precious memories on her life as wife and mother/grandmother. God bless…
Marie and family,
You have been in my thoughts and prayers over the last few days. God bless you and your family as you move forward, remembering your Mom and all the lives she touched with her love and generosity.
Love, Kaye Allen