Doris Mae Kickham
March 21, 1935 ~ April 13, 2021
Born in:
Boston, MA
Resided in:
Asheville, NC
Asheville Butterfly TrailDoris Mae Kickham, 86, of Asheville, died Thursday, April 13, 2021 at her residence.
A proud native of Boston, MA, she was a daughter of the late Richard and Nora Kickham.
Doris was a graduate of Massachusetts State Teachers College and a member of St. Barnabas Catholic Church.
She is survived by a daughter, Jane Jacobson of Encinitas, CA; sons, Mark Williams of Asheville and David Williams of Arden; a sister, Ruth Lucy of Topsfield, MA, as well as her granddaughters, Stephanie and Christine Jacobson, both of Encinitas, CA, Emily Williams of Charlotte, NC and Dr. Erin Franks of Denver, CO.
For those wishing to pay their respects in person, Doris will lie in repose from 1:00 PM until 5:00 PM on Sunday, April 18, 2021 at Groce Funeral Home at Lake Julian, where face coverings are required. A Funeral Mass will be held at Holy Name Parish in West Roxbury, MA under the direction of Kfoury Keefe Funeral Home. Burial will follow at St. Joseph Cemetery.
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For those who wish to pay their respects: April 18, 2021 1:00 pm - March 21, 2026 5:00 pm
Groce Funeral Home at Lake Julian
72 Long Shoals Road
Arden, NC 28704
(828)687-3530
http://grocefuneralhome.com
Funeral Home Assisting The Family:
Groce Funeral Home at Lake Julian
72 Long Shoals Road
Arden, NC 28704
(828)687-3530
http://grocefuneralhome.com
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We will miss Doris as a tennis player and one of our favorite people. Doris was so fun to be with and always had a way of making you in a good mood. We will miss her and her smile.
George and Luana Albright
Doris was my neighbor, when I lived at Crowfields in Asheville. I considered her, a good, friend, and a fine person. She will be missed.
I know Doris from our Red Hat lunches. We had many, many, great lunches, lots of laughs & good times to remember. She will be missed.
Jane, David and Mark,
I am sorry to hear of your mother’s death. Doris was my first cousin and we wrote to each other a few times in recent years. I met her when she visited our homeplace in Cormeen, Ballyjamesduff in Ireland with her sister Ruth many years ago. Our cousin Jane Donoghue emailed me with the sad news. I send you all my sincere condolences.
Dear Jane, David and Mark,
I was so saddened to learn about your Mom. She was a great neighbor and friend. She will be greatly missed.
John K. Orr
I enjoyed being Doris’s friend, neighbor, tennis partner, and Bridge pal over many years. She was a very special person.
Sandra Langley
Doris was such a special person. I enjoyed several years of tennis and Bridge with her, and in recent years having her as my neighbor.
Sandra LAN
Doris was a dear friend during our teenage and young adult years in Boston. She was intelligent, kind and beautiful. I have so many happy memories of her. I spent a lot of time at her house and was very fond of her parents, Richard and Nora, two wonderful people, who always made me feel welcome and usually had a joke. Her sister Ruth was lovely.
I’m so glad I had a chance to visit Doris in Asheville in July 2019. She hadn’t changed over the years — about 58! — and was still the beautiful friend I knew in our youth. She told me how happy she was for her children and how good they were to her. Mark, Jane and David, I am deeply sorry for your loss.
Marion White,
Greenwich, CT
Doris was my father Ralph Emerson Kickham’s first cousin. I was just googling Doris’s name and came upon her obituary. I think of my Uncle Dick,Doris’s Dad very fondly. I often look up my late father’s family. Not sure why I never found this before.