Sibyl Ledbetter Scroggs

Sibyl Ledbetter Scroggs, 77, went home to be with the Lord on Saturday, October 19, 2013. Ms. Scroggs was born in Buncombe County to the late Clarence Pearson Ledbetter and Sadie Mae Sparrow Ledbetter. She was also preceded in death by two brothers, Ralph S. Ledbetter and Clarence P. Ledbetter, Jr.; a sister, Evelyn L. Gashwiler and her husband, Robert Gashwiler and a brother-in-law, William J. Smith. Sibyl was a lifetime resident of Buncombe County. She graduated from Valley Springs High School in 1954, completed Blanton's Business College and retired from Piedmont Paper Company after 40 years of service. She loved animals, loved to cook and she had an unselfish devotion to caring for her family and her community. She is survived by her sister, Nina L. Smith of Asheville; a sister-in-law, Isabelle C. Ledbetter of Atlanta; a niece, Gail Munoz and her husband, Alex of Atlanta, GA; a nephew, Dan Smith and his wife, Connie, of Asheville; a nephew Gary Ledbetter and his wife, Rea, of Blairsville, GA; a nephew, Robert Gashwiler, Jr. of Novinger, MO; a niece Susan Novinger of Novinger, MO and a niece Claudia L. Hines and her husband, Barry, of Boiling Springs, SC; several great nieces and nephews and one great great nephew along with many close friends. A funeral service will be held at 3:00 PM on Tuesday, October 22, 2013 in the chapel of Groce Funeral Home at Lake Julian with Pastor Kelvin Moseley officiating. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service at the funeral home. Burial will follow at Shepherd Memorial Park. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to Brother Wolf Animal Rescue, P.O. Box 8195, Asheville, NC 28814.