Lucy Jones Taylor

Lucy Jones Taylor, 87, of 12 Lamar Avenue, Asheville, died Tuesday, January 18, 2005, in The Oaks at Sweeten Creek. Mrs. Taylor was born in Buncombe County and was a daughter of the late John J. and Carrie Elizabeth Fox Jones. She was also preceded in death by her husbands, Kenneth Curry and Charles A. Taylor, an infant daughter Alene Curry, a sister Ruth Harvey, a brother J. Richard Jones and a grandson Alan Curry. She was a former employee of Appalachian Hall. Surviving are one son, Sanford K. Curry of Asheville; one sister Dorothy Wright of Fairview; one brother Allan Jones of Asheville, two grandchildren and four great-grandsons. Funeral services will be at 11:00 a.m. Friday in the Patton Avenue chapel of Groce Funeral Home. Burial will be at Gashes Creek Cemetery. Her family will receive friends from 7:00 - 8:00 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home and wishes to express sincere appreciation to her granddaughter Karen, her husband Mike, and nieces and nephews for the loving care provided to Mrs. Taylor. They also thank the staff of The Oaks at Sweeten Creek for the special care given to Mrs. Taylor.