Thelma White Rector

Thelma White Rector, 93, a resident of Pisgah Manor Nursing Center, formerly of 911 Olivette Road, Asheville, died Monday, February 5, 2007, at St. Joseph Campus, Mission Hospitals. Mrs. Rector was born in Buncombe County and was a daughter of the late Hubert and Florence Allison White. She was married to Paul Rector, who died in 1972 and was the mother of Bill Rector, who died in 1982, and the grandmother of Teresa Culbertson, who died in 2006. Mrs. Rector was formerly manager of the Erwin High School Cafeteria. She was a member of Victory Baptist Church and the Sunshine Club at the church. She also attended the West Asheville meals site with the Senior Citizens Club of the County Parks and Recreation. Surviving are one son, Phillip Rector and his wife, Linda, of Asheville; one sister, Dorothy Jones, and a brother, Carl White, both of Asheville, three grandchildren, seven great-grandchildren, and her daughter-in-law, Edna Rector Suttles and her husband, Reeves. Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m. Friday in the Patton Avenue chapel of Groce Funeral Home with the Revs. Larry Sprinkles and Frank Hopkins officiating. Interment will be at Macedonia Baptist Church Cemetery. Her family will receive friends at the funeral home one hour prior to the service. Flowers will be accepted and appreciated, or memorials may be made to Victory Baptist Church, 80 Olivette Road, Asheville, NC 28804.