Groce Funeral Home

09/29/2025

Please join us in honoring Nora Jeanette Holland. Family and friends will gather for a time of visitation from 6:00 until 8:00 PM on Tuesday, September 30 at Groce Funeral Home on Patton Avenue.

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Nora Jeanette Boyd Holland, beloved wife, mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother, passed away peacefully on Thursday, September 25, 2025, at Mission Hospital. She was preceded in death by her pare

09/29/2025

Please join us in honoring Sharolyn Cartwright Curenton. A Funeral Service will be held at 2:00 PM on Monday, September 29 at Corinth Baptist Church with burial to follow in the church cemetery. Her family will greet friends at the church on Monday from 1:00 until 2:00 PM. Groce Funeral Home's Patton Avenue team is assisting the family.

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With deep love and gratitude for her life, the family of Sharolyn Cartwright Curenton, age 68, announces her passing on Thursday, September 25, 2025, in her hometown of Leicester, NC. Born and raised

09/27/2025

Please join us in honoring Patricia Ann Houck Jones. A Funeral Service will be held at 2:30 PM on Sunday, September 28 in the Chapel of Groce Funeral Home on Patton Avenue with burial to follow at Ashelawn Gardens Of Memory. Her family will greet friends at the funeral home on Sunday from 1:30 until 2:30 PM.

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Patricia Ann Houck Jones, 82, passed away on Wednesday, September 24, 2025, at Aston Park Health Care Center. A native of Buncombe Co., Patricia was a daughter of the late Wendell and Louise Norton Ho

09/27/2025

Please join us in honoring Charles Addison Freeman. Family and friends will gather for a time of visitation from 12:00 until 3:00 PM on Saturday, September 27 at Groce Funeral Home's Lake Julian location.

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Charles Addison Freeman, 66, of Arden, passed away at his residence on Sunday, September 14, 2025. Family and friends will gather for a time of visitation to celebrate his life from 12:00 until 3:00 P

09/26/2025

Please join us in honoring Cheryl Ann Liner. A Funeral Service will be held at 10:00 AM on Saturday, September 27 at the Church of the Incarnation in Black Mountain. Burial will be held at Sharon Memorial Park in Charlotte.

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Cheryl Ann Liner, 81, of Asheville, North Carolina went home to be with her Lord Jesus Christ on September 18, 2025. She was born in Charlotte, NC to Amon George Liner and Ruby D. Sloop Liner who prec

09/26/2025

Please join us in honoring Robert Eugene Carnes. A Memorial Service will be held starting at 11:00 AM on Saturday, September 27 in the Chapel of Groce Funeral Home at Lake Julian. His family will greet friends at the funeral home on Saturday morning from 10:00 until 11:00 AM.

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On September 18, 2025, Robert Eugene Carnes—devoted husband, father, grandfather, and great-grandfather—entered his eternal resting place after a brief illness. Born on May 5, 1940, in Buffalo, NY

09/26/2025

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09/25/2025

Please join us in honoring Janice Fennell Whitehead. A Graveside Service will be held at 2:30 PM on Friday, September 26 at Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Candler. Groce Funeral Home's Lake Julian team is assisting the family.

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Janice Fennell Whitehead, 88, of Asheville, passed away peacefully on Monday, September 22, 2025 at Brooks-Howell Home. She was born on December 30, 1936, in Easley, South Carolina, to the late L. Ro

09/25/2025

Please join us in honoring Mary Sue Roberson Hensley. A Graveside Service will be held starting at 3:00 PM on Friday, September 26 at Murphy's Chapel Cemetery in Marion. Groce Funeral Home's Patton Avenue team is assisting the family.

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Mary Sue Roberson Hensley, 81, of Alma, GA, and formerly of Candler, NC passed away Monday, September 22, 2025. Born March 1, 1944 in Murphy, NC, Mary Sue was a daughter of the late Pete Henry and Dor

09/25/2025

Please join us in honoring Donna Sue Anderson. Family and friends will gather for a time of visitation from 4:00 until 6:00 PM on Friday, September 26 at Groce Funeral Home on Patton Avenue.

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Donna Sue Anderson, 62, of Asheville, passed unexpectedly at her home on Wednesday, September 24, 2025. Born July 10, 1963 in Buncombe Co., Donna was a daughter of Ellen Pike (step-father Elbert “C

09/25/2025

Please join us in honoring Kenneth Lawrence Marino. A Funeral Mass will be celebrated at 10:30 AM on Friday, September 26 at St. Barnabas Catholic Church. Mr. Marino will be interred at the Western Carolina State Veterans Cemetery. Groce Funeral Home's Lake Julian team is assisting the family.

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Kenneth Lawrence Marino, 93, of Fairview, passed away on September 20, 2025. Ken was born to the late Ernest and Fleta Marino in Watertown, NY on February 14, 1932. A Funeral Mass will be celebrated s

09/25/2025

Please join us in honoring William Frederick Boyle Sr. A funeral service will be held at 12:00 PM on Friday, September 26 in the Chapel of the Western Carolina State Veterans Cemetery. His family will greet friends at Groce Funeral Home on Patton Avenue from 6:00-8:00 PM on Thursday evening.

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William F. Boyle, Sr. of Weaverville, NC passed away on September 20, 2025 at the age of 81 after suffering a fall. He was born on November 3, 1943 in Portland, Maine. A native of Munjoy Hill often re