Grace Waldrop

Grace D. Waldrop, 88, of Candler, died on Sunday, June 30, 2013, at Stonecreek Health & Rehabilitation. A native of Hot Springs, NC, Mrs. Waldrop was a daughter of the late Henry and Rose Gorenflo. She was also preceded in death by her husband, William Woodrow Waldrop, two sisters, four brothers, and by a great-great-granddaughter, Samantha Grace Meyers, who was named after her. Mrs. Waldrop worked as a seamstress for many years before retiring from Mission Hospitals where she worked in the housekeeping department. Mrs. Waldrop was always doing something with her hands: sewing, crotcheting, or solving puzzles most often. She loved making gifts, particularly baby blankets, for her family and friends. She will be remembered as an easy-going and fun person, and as a loving mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, and great-great-grandmother. Mrs. Waldrop is survived by her daughters, Deborah McCarson and husband Ronnie, of Candler, and Sue Moore and husband Robert, of Savannah, GA; sons, Edward Meyers and wife Laverne, of Charlotte, and Thomas Hal Meyers, of Clemmons, NC; 11 grandchildren, 18 great-grandchildren, and one great-great-grandchild; and several nieces and nephews. A funeral service for Mrs. Waldrop will be on Wednesday at 2:00 p.m. at the Church at Asheville, 79 Piney Mountain Drive off of Chunns Cove Rd., with Pastors Jed Douglas and Shekinah Schwartz officiating. Interment will follow at Fairview United Methodist Church Cemetery, in Hot Springs. Her family will receive friends one hour prior to the service at the church. Groce Funeral Home on Patton Ave. is assisting the family.