Jessie Mae Heath
June 18, 1917 ~ July 18, 2007
Resided in:
Brevard, NC
Asheville Butterfly Trail
Brevard – Jessie Mae Lance Walton Heath, 90, went home to be with her Lord, Wednesday, July 18, 2007.
A native of Buncombe County, she was the daughter of the late Millard and Sadie Lance and also was preceded in death by two husbands, Wallace Walton and Robert Heath; and a son, Lewis Walton.
Jessie was a kind and loving person who lived a Christian life, close to her Lord and attended the Words of Life Tabernacle.
She is survived by her daughter, Sadie G. McCall of Brevard; two granddaughters, Loretta and Tammy McCall of Brevard; three great granddaughters, Kiana, Kala and Temika Whiteside and two brothers, Nolan Lance of Newberry, SC and Ralph Lance of West Asheville.
A funeral service will be held at 2:00 pm Sunday in the chapel of Groce Funeral Home at Lake Julian conducted by the Rev. Carl Bishop. Interment will follow in Avery’s Creek Christian Church Cemetery.
The family will receive friends from 6-8 pm Saturday at the funeral home.
Memorials may be made to the Words of Life Tabernacle, Glenn Bridge Road, Arden, NC 28704.
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Although it has been years, I still remember Aunt Jesse on the occasions that we visited my dad’s homeplace. I have often thought about those times, and shared them with others. Aunt Jesse would be busy fixing supper, carrying in water, or doing dishes, and Sissy, would always be helping. Only once did I get to visit them at their own home out back. They took care of my my grand parents and were both very loving and kind. Visitors would gather in the sitting room of my grandparent’s house, and after meals, my dad and his brothers would play old folk tunes on their fiddles, jugs, spoons, and occasionally someone would yodel or sing words. It was wonderful. I would climb up on the big bed in the corner to watch and listen intently. The memories are etched in my mind forever.