Frances Wilhelmine Farlinger
October 20, 1922 ~ August 30, 2015
Resided in:
Asheville, NC
Asheville Butterfly Trail
Frances Wilhelmine Farlinger, 92, formerly of Malvern Hills, died August 30, 2015 at Asheville Nursing and Rehab.
She was born in Cornelia, Georgia in 1922. She was the daughter of the late Alexander B. and Selma Scott Farlinger. She was also preceded in death by her brother, Alexander Farlinger. She is survived by a number of friends including Tom and Catherine Gibson.
She was a long time member of Malvern Hills Presbyterian Church and a beloved Sunday School teacher for many years. She taught many years at Aycock School as a teacher of children with special needs.
Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Thursday at Malvern Hills Presbyterian Church, 2 Bear Creek Rd., Asheville. The Rev. Tom Cox will officiate.
Interment will follow at Green Hills Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Malvern Hills Presbyterian Church.
Groce Funeral Home, Patton Ave. is assisting the family.
The church family of Malvern Hills Presbyterian warmly remembers Frances. She was an example of faithfulness in the Lord.
I remember fondly Miss Farlinger. She was a true pioneer in the field of special needs education…Her gentle manner and kindred spirit touched the lives of many students in West Asheville. I was a student at Aycock Elementary ftom 1955-1961. She was quiet and unassuming, but certainly left her mark of the fabric of ztudents. Well done, thou good and faithful servant.
I taught with Frances Farlinger at Aycock Elementary School for many years. She was a very dedicated teacher. I am so very sorry about her death.
She was a dear friend of our family growing up. Her mother was the first person to see me after I was born other than my parents. She also taught me in Sunday school at Malvern Hill Presbyterian.
She will be missed.