Max Neville Vinson
April 16, 1929 ~ February 1, 2010
Resided in:
Candler, NC
Max Neville Vinson, 80, of Edgewood Rd., Candler, died on Monday, February 1, 2010, at his residence.
A native of Macon County, Mr. Vinson was a son of the late Martin Sylvester and Laura Tallent Vinson. He was also preceded in death by his wife, Evelyn S. Vinson, who died in 1993, sister, Lucille Moffitt, and brother, Edwin Vinson.
Mr. Vinson retired from American Enka in 1993. He will be remembered as the community lawnmower repairman. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army, serving in the Korean Conflict.
Mr. Vinson is survived by his daughters, Marty Stewart and husband Allen; Lynn Blankenship and husband Leland, all of Candler; son, Ronnie Vinson, of Otto; six grandchildren, Brian Vinson, Brent Vinson, Nathan Stewart, Zachary Stewart, Logan Blankenship, and Lacie Blankenship; three great-grandchildren, Sam and Luke Vinson, and Tanner Stewart; sisters, Roberta Welch, of Orlando, FL, Dorothy Soesbee, of Cocoa Beach, FL, Betty Sue Elvis, of Rockingham, Hazel Brookshire, of Manassas, VA, and JoAnn Cabe, and Irene Speed, both of Franklin; brothers, Ray Vinson, of Franklin, James Harold Vinson, of Candler, and Jerry Vinson, of Otto; and many nieces, nephews and friends.
A funeral service will be at 11:00 a.m. Wednesday in the Patton Ave. chapel of Groce Funeral Home with the Rev. Phillip Hurst officiating. Interment will follow at Rush Cemetery, in Franklin, with military honors performed by the local VFW.
His family will receive friends at the funeral home one hour prior to the service.
Memorials may be made to ABCCM Veteran�s Restorations Quarters, 1329 Tunnel Rd., Asheville, NC 28805.
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Marty and Max’s Family Members, I was distressed to hear about Max. I knew he had not been well; however, regardless of age,health, or any other circumstance we are never ready to lose our loved ones. We are thinking of you and will hold you in our prayers. We just hope in some small way it does help to know others do care. Mary
To the family of Mac, you not only lost a loved one, the whole community lost one, he never failed to help his neighbors, you could always count on him to do his part, he will be greatly missed. May God bless and be with each of you during this time.
I am so sorry for the loss of Max. He was a caring/compassionate/giving man. He loved each of you in his special way. May the Comforter be with each of you, now and forever. Again, I am so sorry I could not help. Please forgive. sending you each love, Marcia Howell
I was very sorry to hear about Max. He was a good friend and will be missed by all that knew him.
Ray
Marty: I never had the opportunity to meet your Father but knowing you for all of the years that I have he had to have been a very kind and gentle man. I am so sorry for your loss and know that you and your family will be in my thoughts and prayers.
Marty – I am so sorry for the loss of your dad. No words can replace the hurt and sadness that you are feeling but I hope knowing that you have some many people around you who love you and will be there for you will somehow help you through these sad times. Your dad was an ‘Angel’ on this earth and I know he is most definitely an ‘Angel’ now. I have and always will be just a phone call away if you need me. I miss you my sweet friend and I love you very much. I will keep you and your family in my thoughts and prayers always.
Our deepest sympathy.
Oh Marty: My Prayers are with you and all your family! I am so sorry for your loss, but remember to rejoice as your Dad is with the Lord and he sure brought up one heck of a gal with you! If there is anything I/we can do, just give us a call.
Michael and sis’s and staff.
Dear Marty:
God’s peace will fill your heart and give you and your family comfort that I am sure of. What a Glorious new life he is living.
In Christ Love,
Carla Babb Tucker
Dearest Marty,
Know that your friends are praying for you and with you .With Gods love he will comfort and strengthen you all during these difficult times.
we love you Marty & Family.
Deborah B. Hicks
Marty & Allen
Lynn & Leland
Ronnie
Larry and Gary
I love you so very much and my prayers for peace are with you. Thank you for being my family.
ALL ABOUT LOVE
For Max from me
Jesus face is all I seek
My body is frail and oh so weak
The light I see from dusk to dawn
Yet, for some reason I can’t move on
I pray and pray to go to the light
To cross over into His wondrous sight
The hour will come when He’s ready for me
I am anxious to go and ready you see.
While silently He came and I slipped away
A glorious and beautiful site I saw today
Jesus came with His angels abound
He came to me when no one was around
He spoke to me in a very quite way
He said, “My son, Come…, this is your day”
I have never seen such a beautiful site
The angels all sang and there was no night
Jesus was aglow as if he were the sun
His smile was so welcome, to Him I had to run
Family and friends, I was so ready you know
I’ll be waiting for you when it’s your time to go
Evelyn is waiting and holding out her hand
The angels are singing in a glorious band
Jesus wants me to meet his Father, he said
He says I’m alive, that I’m not dead
God the Father, sitting on His throne
The brightest light that has ever shone
There is no sadness, no pain; I’m just up above
Talking with Evelyn and our Father ….all about love.
I love you
Marty, Lynn and Ronnie,
I am very sad to hear of your father’s passing. Dad’s are always very sepcial and you do have my deepest sympathy during this time of loss and the days ahead.
May God touch your hearts.
Marty,
I am so sorry for the loss of your Dad. You and your family will be in my thoughts and prayers during this difficult time.
To Max’s Family:
I was so sorry to hear of Max’s passing. He was a great friend of mine for many many years. I worked with him at Enka. I will surely miss our Tuesday afternoons sitting on his porch talking and laughing. He was very fun and enjoyable to be around. I will miss him very much.
Please know that my thoughts and prayers are with you.
Dickie Pruett
Our sympathy to all the family. He will be greatly missed, but his memory will be with us forever. He was greatly loved by all who knew him.
With love
Gene & Peggy Hoglen
Lynn,Leland,Logan and Lacie Cherish the memories of a great dad and grandfather. Know that friends care for you and are praying for you. Love Mrs. Kilpatrick
Lynn and family, I am so sorry for your loss,please know that I will have you in my thoughts and prayers during this difficult time.
Lynn, Leland, Logan and Lacie,
You are in our thoughts and prayers during this difficult time. Please know if you need anything, we are here.
God Bless,
Steve, Beth and Joyner
Lynn and Family,
I am so sorry for your loss. I am praying for you and your family during you time of need. I am here for you if you need anything.
Ronnie, Brain , Brent, Luke & Sam We love you all. Sorry to hear about your Dad.
Max, I’m so sorry I couldn’t be there for you, or for Ronnie, Marty and Lynn today. You know I’m there in spirit with you.
It seems I can’t stay on my feet much…haa I can hear you laughing if you saw me take one of my many tumbles like I did this morning. You were always such a wonderful and fun ‘brother’ to me.
I just wanted to remind you of something…when you came home from the military, you came up the steps at the ‘old house’, and I can see you plainly with the light to your back…I was very little, probably 2 or 3. You picked me up and asked ‘how’s my Honeyboy,?’ I quickly told you that I wasn’t Honeyboy anymore.
Oh, I am so thankful for all the memories that I have of you and of Evelyn, Carrie and Charles, Edwin, Daddy and Mama, Granny Stiles and Granny Brown. The love you all felt for me was awesome. It still is.
Max, I will see you some day and we can talk about all those old times with Evelyn, Mamaw and Daddy, Carrie, Edwin, Charles and the kids. Those every Sunday dinners, after church at Hickory Knoll, always consisting of pinto beans and cornbread, if nothing else. (Thanks to Mamaw for her wonderful food.)Kiss them all for me.
…I love you all so very much. Thank you for the memories….frankie
To all of you, I didn’t know Max that well; but my husband held him in high esteem…he never failed to be in a good mood. He will be sorely missed. My thoughts & prayers are with you.
Dear Ronnie, Marty and Lynn,
I regret not being able to join you at the service today. I do want you to know that I was there with you in spirit and with my prayers.
I was greatly saddened to hear about Max’s passing. The memories that flood my mind at this time are numerous. I will always remember what an important part of my life that all of you for so many years. I can’t believe that Evelyn has been gone for so long but I know that Max and she are together now.
I know that all of you will miss them both terribly but I pray that God will give you grace and comfort during the coming days.
I love you all.
To Max’s family
We were so sorry to hear about Max. He was a great friend and neighbor. We will miss him. May God be with each of you. If you need anything, please let us know.
I only met Max a few times while I was up visiting. But what I knew of him, he was a kind and giving person. May God be with you.
Marty, I was so sorry to hear about your dad. Know that he is with God today and that you and your family are in my thoughts and prayers. Love you & God Bless
i knew max through my grandpa roy coggins. he was a fine man and a good friend to all of us. he will be greatly missed.
Max was a very giving and honest person. He would help anyone in need. Max i am so sorry, there never will be a person walk on this earth like you again.. Your Friend
Marty and Lynn Im so sorry that I couldnt be there, my thoughts and prayers have been with you both and hope that you know how much I loved your Dad, he was my favorite Uncle and I took the chance at Jill’s wedding to tell him that. I spent as much time at your house as I did mine growing up so I feel like he and Evelyn were like my parents to. I love you guys.
We would like to express our sympathy to the family. Max was a very sweet and gentle man. We were privilaged to have him in our practice. Please know you are all in our prayers and Max is happy in the arms of Jesus.
Dr. Alex Pence and Staff