Rance Parris
October 15, 1931 ~ July 11, 2018
Resided in:
Candler, NC
Asheville Butterfly Trail
Rance Parris, 86 years old, passed away peacefully in his home with family surrounding on July 11, 2018. He was born on October 15, 1931, and was a son of the late Rance and Sally Parris. He was also preceded in death by seven brothers and sisters.
Mr. Parris was retired from the maintenance department of Mission Hospital.
Surviving are his wife, Peggy; four children, Jeff (Dawn), Robin (Jeremy), Chris (Carrie), and Doug; four granddaughters, Jodi (Jon), Sarah (Sean), Kady (Jeff), and Megan; six great-grandchildren, Landon, Reid, Benjamin, Dually, Gabriel, and Marley; and sister, Ruby Guy.
Funeral services for Mr. Parris will be held on Saturday at 2:00 p.m. at Brown's View United Methodist Church. Mr. Jeremy Canipe will officiate. Interment will follow in the church cemetery. Pallbearers will be Jeff Parris, Chris Parris, Doug Parris, Steve Parris, Tony Black, and Scott Guy.
The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service.
Groce Funeral Home on Patton Avenue is assisting the family.
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I’m very sorry for your loss. I’m praying for the family.
I’ve met all kinds of people in my life but I’ve never met anyone else like him. He was a beauty.
Jr. was one of a kind and will be greatly missed. Always had words of encouragement for all of us.
Peggy, so sorry to hear about Rance, our thoughts and prayers are with you and the family.
Jr. and I always had fun on the job when we worked together, never a dull moment, could write a book on the pranks we pulled on each other, Jr. was one of a kind, he always treated me like family, he will be missed, RIP my dear friend. Frank
Jr what can I say? So July 11th at 7:45 PM Heaven gained a very special man. A man that meant so much to everyone but especially this grand daughter. I am the one who could pester him SO bad that he would just laugh. I would wrestle with him and he would grab my hands and I don’t think there is anything more painful on this Earth. I will miss everything about him from his little little beady eyes to his dry sense of humor to his little chuckle to his words that we all knew he could say but we don’t like to repeat. That was JR. A man who loved his family more than life itself. A man I have so many memories of and with and I couldn’t be more grateful to be able to be there with you whem you left us here on Earth to joins Heaven’s awesome welcoming party for you. I know there are so many people up there so excited to see you and have missed the things that I will now miss about you but only until I join you one day. I love you always JR and know you have a special place in me that no one and I mean no one could ever fill. I will miss you every day but in all reality every day that passes is one day closer til when I get to see you again.
Robin and all the family, so sorry to hear of your farther’s passing. We were out of town last week and found out when I read the prayer list at church today. May God comfort you as only He can.