Roberta Brooks Towe
July 12, 1910 ~ September 30, 2007
Resided in:
Leicester, NC
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Roberta Brooks Towe, of Leicester, passed away Sunday, September 30, 2007 at Hospice Solace Center.
A native of Buncombe County, she was a daughter of the late Robert and Flora Clark Brooks. She is also preceded in death by her husband, Neal Gordon Towe who passed away in 1983.
She and her husband were the owners and operators of Towes Grocery Store and a member of Victory Baptist Church.
Surviving are one sister, Ruth Ellis of Asheville; two nephews, Richard Ellis and wife Marlene of Asheville and Robert M. Levi of Candler; three nieces, Becky Pruitt of Asheville, Judy Wolfe of Durham and Brenda Banks of Candler; ten great-nieces and nephews and six great-great nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be at 2:00p.m. Wednesday in the Patton Avenue chapel of Groce Funeral Home with the Revs. Larry Sprinkle and James Lamb officiating. Burial will follow at Newfound Baptist Church Cemetery.
Her family will receive friends 7:00-8:30pm Tuesday at the funeral home.
At other times the family will be at the home of her niece, Becky Pruitt at 500 Onteora Blvd. , Asheville.
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We were so sorry to hear of Roberta’s passing, but we KNOW she is in heaven and having a wonderful time with the Lord. We have known her and Neil for many years and we always tried to visit her when were in Asheville. We will miss her terribly. Our heartfelt sympathy to her family and thanks to Richard Ellis for keeping us informed. God bless.
It is with sadness that I learned about Mrs. Towe’s passing. She was a kind lady to me as I was growing up in the West Buncombe Community. My parents, Burgin and Willie Wright were good friends with Neal and Roberta. We bought groceries from their store and Mr. Towe usually had some candy for me.
She will be missed, but we’ll cherish the good memories of her and Mr. Towe.
Much love, Jeanette Wright Parham
our thoughts and prayers are with you
Although I left Asheville in 58 after college, I remember Mrs Towe very well. Ever the gracious lady with a ready smile and a quiet pleasant word for all. She wii be missed.
Roberta was not just my very loved aunt, but my Best friend. We shared everything, talked almost everynight.From May 28th when Roberta fell to her death Sept 30th I saw her everyday but 3, and that 3 stands out to me. her and Neals witness to me to be a christian and have a good name will make me the person god made her, as my life goes on. we will miss her dearly, but her soul is at home in heaven.