Lily O. Thompson
February 20, 1919 ~ May 31, 2000
Resided in:
Candler, NC
Asheville Butterfly TrailMrs. Thompson was born in Buncombe County and was a daughter of the late Monty and Dora Rhodes O’Kelley. She was the wife of Joe W. Thompson who died December 2, 1999, and was the mother of the late Stuart McElrath. She was retired from American Enka and was a member of Mt. Pisgah Baptist Church.
She is survived by a daughter, Nancy Suddreth and her husband Wayne of Candler; three granddaughters, Becky Rogers of Asheville, Susan Halford of Black Mountain, and Julie Anson of Raleigh; three sisters, Inez Bennett of Tampa, FL, Edythe Kanupp of Arden, and Evelyn Smith of Candler; three step-daughters, Mary Etta Parton of Mills River and Rachel Thompson and Debra Jones of Greenville, SC; a step-son, Bill Thompson of Mills River; eight great-grandchildren and a number of step-grandchildren.
Funeral services will be 2:00 pm Saturday in the Patton Avenue chapel of Groce Funeral Home with the Rev. Bobby Winebarger officiating. Burial will be at Piney Mountain United Methodist Church Cemetery.
Her family will receive friends from 7 - 8:30 pm Friday at the funeral home and at other times will be at the home of Nancy Suddreth.
Nancy, I worked with your mom for years and I will always remember her beautiful brown eyes and sweet smile. She always managed to keep a positive attitude about life as I remember her. Sorry you are feeling the loss of one so dear.
I have such fond memories of Lily. Especially of how much she loved me when I was a child.