Earl Clinton Gasperson

EARL CLINTON GASPERSON Earl Clinton Gasperson, 80, formerly of Avery’s Creek Road, Arden, died Saturday, February 14, 2004, at Pisgah Manor Nursing Center, Candler. Mr. Gasperson was born in Buncombe County and was a son of the late William Oliver and Martha Shepherd Gasperson. He was also preceded in death by his wife Allie Kyle Gasperson who died in 1976, and by a daughter, June Caldwell who died in 1993. He was an Army veteran and Purple Heart recipient who served in Germany and the Battle of the Bulge during WW II. He was a retired welder and was a member of the VFW and Oak Grove Christian Church. He is survived by four daughters, Donna Sensing and her husband Richard of Leicester, Nancy Gasperson of Candler, Betty Wolfe of Candler and Shirley Bostic and her husband Wade of Flat Rock; one sister Annie Metcalf of Arden; a grandson William C. Wolfe; three granddaughters Kimberly S. Fox, Kelly Sensing and Angie Caldwell; and two great-grandchildren Andrew Fox and Ann Marie Theiss. Graveside services will be at 11:00 a.m. Tuesday at Avery’s Creek Christian Church Cemetery with the Rev. Dave Aumiller officiating. Military honors will be provided by the Buncombe County Veterans Council Memorial Team. Pallbearers will be Roger, Glenn and Gale Gasperson, Ray and Ricky Metcalf, William Wolfe, Wade Bostic, David Huggins, Harold Barton and Kevin Metcalf. Following the service the family will gather at the home of his sister Annie Metcalf. His family will receive friends from 7:00 - 8:30 p.m. Monday at Groce Funeral Home on Patton Avenue.