Mary Anne McMinn
July 10, 1948 ~ September 7, 2009
Resided in:
Candler, NC
MARY ANNE McMINN
CANDLER _ Mary Anne Davis McMinn, 61, of 511 Bryson Road, Candler, died Monday, September 7, 2009, at the John F. Keever Hospice Solace Center.
Mrs. McMinn was born in Yancey County and was a daughter of Della Dodd Davis of Asheville and the late Howard Davis. She was also preceded in death by a brother, Billy Davis. She worked for Burlington Industries for ten years and Phillips Products for 17 years.
Mrs. McMinn attended North Asheville Baptist Church.
In addition to her mother, she is survived by her husband, James H. McMinn; one daughter, Lisa Ann Torrey and her husband, Darrel, of Candler; one son, the Rev. Ricky Bowen and his wife, Alana, of Asheville; two granddaughters, Meredith Bowen and Caelyn Bowen; two sisters, Carolyn Hollifield and Sharon Ponder, and a brother, Ronnie Davis, all of Weaverville.
Funeral services will be at 2:00 p.m. Friday in the Patton Avenue chapel of Groce Funeral Home with the Revs. Jim Dykes and Nelson Ponder officiating. Interment will follow at Pisgah View Memorial Park.
The family will receive friends from 7:00 to 8:30 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home.
Memorials maybe made to CarePartners Hospice, PO Box 25338, Asheville, NC 28813.
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Mary will be truly missed. My condolences to her family during this difficult time.
Ricky: I am so sorry for your loss. I am sure your mom has been very proud of you and all that you have become! Knowing that we will see our loved ones again one day is a wonderful thing. Praying for you and your family!
Lisa and Darrel we are so sorry to here about Mary our thoughts and prayers are with you and your family may God bless you all Tammy and Edwin Misty Alicia and Cody
To the family of Mary Mcminn:
I am so sorry to hear about your loss. I just want to Thank Mary and her husband for helping my Mother (Sandra) get back in forth to work when my father was also struggling with cancer. Mary will hold a special place in my heart, my prayers and thoughts are with you.
Lisa – My thoughts and prayers are with you and your family. My you find peace in knowing she is with our Lord now and always watching over you.
Jim, Ricky, & Lisa,
Words truly cannot express to you how sorry we are of Mary Ann’s passing. She was so special to our family. She will be greatly missed,
especially by Mom, because she was
always so faithful to keep in touch with her. Our thoughts and prayers are with all of you during this very difficult time and will continue to be in the days ahead!
Barbara, Brenda & Mary
Dear James, Lisa & Darrel, Ricky & Family: We want you all to know how sorry we are that Mary has passed away. We can all find comfort and strength knowing that she is in Heaven now and is no longer in pain. She is healthy now!! Just think how happy she is to be up there with the loved ones who have gone on before. There was a song at my father’s funeral that was sung. Part of it says ‘I’M A WINNER EITHER WAY, IF I GO OR IF I STAY, FOR I’LL STILL HAVE MY JESUS EACH PASSING DAY. I’LL HAVE MY HEALING HERE BELOW OR LIFE FOREVER IF I GO, OH PRAISE THE LORD, I’M A WINNER EITHER WAY!’ We know that is true for Mary and we thank God for that. She was a very important member in our family. She was always making somebody laugh and we will all miss her at our family dinners. She will not be forgotten. We loved her very much. May God bless you all. You are in our prayers. If there is anything we can do, we are just a phone call away. We will see you soon.
Love, Sharon, David & Family
Ricky and family: She finally made it home. What comfort to know that absence from ‘us’ is presence with HIM. We love you and are in prayer for you.
Seems like yesterday we were in the glass room shareing thoughts on life,talking about Nascar and spliting our winnings U were and will ALWAYS be a very fond memory in my heart. I will miss YOU < FOREVER and SOME DAYS>
Mary will truely be missed.Words cannot express how she touched lives.Her humor,her smile,and one of the kindess hearts you’d ever meet.Our love and prayers to her family.May God give you peace and love through this difficult time.We are sure that Mary is smiling down on us without any pain.God bless you all.
Mary is in no more suffering, she has graduated and gotten a wonderful promotion! She is at the feet of our wonderful Savior right now!!!!
Jim and the McMinn family
Mary was a good friend and along with Jim great neighbors to Sandra For the many years that she lived in the Big Wheel MHP.She will always have a special place in our hearts.
Our condolences to the McMinn family
Our thoughts & prayers are with you..We love you all
Ricky and family we are so sorry for your loss. Sorry that we could not be there. You are in our thoughts and prayers. We are trusting the Lord to give you Grace at this sad time.
Dear Family
I’m so sorry to hear about Mary Ann
I only learned of her passing tonight and regret not knowing in time to attend her services. We always had fun visiting and talking on the phone. What a fun and loving person she was and will always be in our memory.
Peggy Atkins Wilson
I was so sorry to hear about Mary Ann
passing. She was my childhood buddy
and we had a lot of fun times together.I deeply regret not being able to hug her and hold her hands one last time. My heart goes out for the family. Linda K