Vergie Revis

Vergie Revis, 81, of Leicester, daughter of Clarence and Bertha Smith, took the hand of her shepherd Jesus Christ and walked beyond the sunset on Thursday, November 14, 2013. Mrs. Revis was preceded in death by her parents and sister Louise Smith. She is survived by brothers Ray Smith and wife Linda, and Allen Smith and wife Jennifer, all of Leicester; sisters Evelyn Calhoun and husband James, and Irma Jean Calhoun and husband Keith, all of Bryson City; nieces Linda Redmon, Lynn Shook, Angela Cabe, Kim Smith, Amanda Turbyfill, and Donna Wyatt; nephews Jimmy Calhoun, Doug Smith, David Smith, Keith Smith, and Jason Smith; 9 great-nieces; 8 great-nephews; 6 great-great nieces; 9 great-great nephews; and a large extended family. Mrs. Revis is a native of Buncombe Co. She was a former employee of Sky City, a member of Corinth Baptist Church, and a caregiver to many. She was known as Aunt Vergie to all children. She was known for her love and hospitality to everyone, and her biscuits and gravy on Saturday mornings, strawberry punch Bowl cakes and coconut cakes were known by neighbors and at church gatherings. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Monday in the Patton Ave. chapel of Groce Funeral Home, with Dr. Bill Day, Rev. Thomas Freeman, and Rev. Charles Surrett officiating. Interment will follow at Forest Lawn Memorial Park. Her family will receive friends from 2:00 to 4:00 p.m. Sunday at Groce Funeral Home. The family expresses special thanks to Dr. Messino, Hospice Care, Dr. Seigert, and to the John F. Keever Hospice Solace Center. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the John F. Keever Solace Center, PO Box 25338, Asheville, NC 28813, and/or to Corinth Baptist Church, 195 Dix Creek Rd. #2, Leicester, NC 28748.