Robert Brooks Shuford

Robert Brooks Shuford, 76, of Misty Rose Lane, died Monday, November 22, 2004 in a local hospital. Mr. Shuford was born in Buncombe County and was a son of the late Jacob Molt and Avie Allen Shuford. He was also preceded in death by a son, Brooks Shuford and a sister, Gerry Rice. He is survived by his wife, the former Wilma Williams, two sons, Mike, and his wife, Marsha, of Belmont, NC, and Mark, and his wife Teresa, of Weaverville, a daughter, Gwen Shuford, of Charlotte, a step-son, Terry Joe Cowan, three grandchildren, Christopher Shuford, and his wife Shannon, Andrew Shuford, and Taylor Shuford, one step-granddaughter, Tina Droddy, one great-granddaughter, Morgan Shuford, and one step-great-granddaughter, Elizabeth Droddy. Mr. Shuford is also survived by two brothers, Gene Shuford, and his wife, Margaret, of Winston-Salem, and Jim Shuford, of Weaverville, and one sister, Laura Lanier, and her husband Joe, of Weaverville. Mr. Shuford was self-employed as an industrial door service technician. He enjoyed wood-working in his spare time and was a member of Emma’s Grove Baptist Church. A memorial service will be on Wednesday at 11:00 AM at Emma’s Grove Baptist Church with the everend Donnie Chapman officiating. Interment will take place at a later date. The family will receive friends on Tuesday from 7:00-9:00 PM at Groce Funeral Home at Lake Julian. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the Emma’s Grove Baptist Building Fund, 417 Emma’s Grove Road, Fletcher, NC, 28732.