Daphna Brown Stiles

Daphna Brown Stiles, 83, of Leicester, passed away Friday, November 16, 2018 at Pisgah Manor Health Care. A native of Buncombe Co., Daphna was a daughter of the late Wendell Loyd Brown and Bonnie Mears Brown. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Wayne T. Stiles. She was descended from pioneer Buncombe County families and was proud of her Buncombe County roots. Daphna was a graduate of Leicester High School where she played basketball and was her class valedictorian. She graduated from Asheville-Biltmore Junior College and attended Western Carolina University. Daphna worked for many years as a secretary for the Asheville office of the Insurance Company of North America (INA). She is survived by a host of cousins and members of her late husband’s family. Daphna was a lively conversationalist and will be sorely missed. She maintained a keen interest in politics and was determined to vote in this year’s election despite her serious health issues. Funeral services for Mrs. Stiles will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, November 24, 2018, in the Patton Avenue chapel of Groce Funeral Home. She will be interred at Leicester Episcopal Cemetery. Her family will receive friends one hour prior to the service.