Julia Waldrop Brookshire
March 13, 1923 ~ February 12, 2012
Resided in:
Asheville, NC
Julia Waldrop Brookshire, 88, died Sunday, February 12, 2012, at the John F. Keever Hospice Solace Center.
Mrs. Brookshire was born in Anderson, SC, and was a daughter of the late Ambrose and Lena Belle Reid Waldrop. She was preceded in death by her husband, Furman Riley Brookshire and a daughter, Sharon Dedman.
She was a former resident of the Westmont Commons Apartments on Leicester Highway and was a member of Starnes Cove Baptist Church.
Mrs. Brookshire is survived by three daughters, Barbara B. Bennett and husband, Winston, Susan Ingle, and Judy O'Dette; nine grandchildren, 17 great-grandchildren, and four great-great-grandchildren.
Funeral services will be at 11:00 a.m. on Wednesday at Starnes Cove Baptist Church with the Rev. Charlie Sams officiating. Burial will follow at Green Hills Cemetery. Her grandsons and great-grandsons will serve as pallbearers.
Her family will receive friends from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. Tuesday at Groce Funeral Home on Patton Ave., and at other times will be at Westmont Commons Apartments, Building 300, apartment #202.
Flowers will be appreciated or memorials may be made to Starnes Cove Baptist Church, 149 Starnes Cove Road, Asheville, NC 28806.
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Aunt Julia,
We love you and we will miss you
May God be with the Family during this sad time.
You are all in our prayers
Rodney/Laura Ward & family
We will miss you Mamaw! We have so many wonderful memories of the times we spend together. You will live in our hearts forever.
You will be missed Mamaw! I have so many great memoriers of you. I will miss you on our girl weekends. It is a great honor to be named after such a great, loving, strong and independent woman that I am so proud to call my Mmamaw! I love You and I will think of you every day. You will always be in my heart! I’m not saying good-bye I’m saying I’ll see you at the gates of Heaven when it’s time for me.
Dear Judy, God Bless you and your family during this very difficult time. I pray for you to have strength and to hold dear to the wonderful memories that you have of your sweet mother. Love you!
In Gods arms, you are now at rest, knowing His perfect love. We will see you again.
Heaven has welcomed a new angel! You will be missed by your friends and family. Your joyous smile and laugh will always be remembered by those who adored you 🙂
Mom, I miss you so much and I wish you were here but at last you are in heaven where you will no longer be in pain. You will get to be with Grandmother, Bill, Dorothy Al, Sharon and many more who have gone before you. I am sure it was a very happy reunion. I believe you will always be watching over us as we try to carry on withoiut you. It will be hard but we will see other again in Heaven. I am so glad you listened to Aunt Edith and named me after you. We both have the same name. You will always be in my heart and I Love You. Happy Valentines Day! Your loving daughter, Judy
Barbara I am thinking about you and your family. You have all my love. I am sure you have support and love all around but here is a little bit more. Kitty
We are so sorry for your lose.
Judy, I have such great memories of spending the night at your house, having your Mom make hamburgers on Friday nights.. She was a wonderful person and I have great memories of you and you family. Diane
Lots of family were all there,
The preacher said a prayer.,
Then God took you to his place,
A peaceful look upon your face.
Up in heaven now you fly,
With angels you’ll grace our sky.
You will be missed now that your gone,
But in our hearts and souls you’ll live on.
This is for my Mamaw who passed away Sunday as I held her hand. She was a good woman, friend, mother, grandmother, great grandmother and great great grandmother. She will be missed by many. Heaven is rejoicing today as they have received such a special angel. Love you Mamaw see you in Heaven. Kerri
Judy we are sorry for your loss we always feel empty when a loved one departs but it is great Julia lived 88 years and had a full life. May you soon be able to forget the sorrow of her passing and remember the joyous times you shared together.
Judy,
I was so touched by your beautiful family and the love that they had for your mother. I so saddened for their loss. I pray that her wonderful memories will lessen all of your saddness. You were all so lucky to have had her in your lives.
Mamaw we love and miss you.You were a very specal lady.You will be in our hearts forever.We will see you again in heaven.