Mary Messer Brooks
December 26, 1928 ~ December 30, 2015
Resided in:
Asheville, NC
Asheville Butterfly Trail
Mary Messer Brooks, 87, of Asheville, died Wednesday, December 30, 2015, at StoneCreek Health and Rehabilitation.
A native of Buncombe Co., she was a daughter of the late William Roger and Mary Dixie Cole Messer. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Charles Noah Brooks; maternal grandparents, Edam C. Cole and Mary Lucinda Tinsley Cole; and paternal grandparents, William Riley Messer and Lula Rogers Messer.
Mrs. Brooks was a 1947 graduate of Lee H. Edwards High School. She worked as a finance officer for GMAC.
Surviving are her sister, Dorothy Messer Crompton; nephews, William Roger Buckner, John Richard Crompton, Jr., and John David Crompton; and great nieces and nephews, including Cynthia Buckner, Cory Crompton, Brandon Crompton, Brooke Crompton, Alexis Crompton, and Elijah Crompton.
Graveside services will be held at 2:00 p.m. Sunday at Green Hills Cemetery.
Groce Funeral Home on Patton Ave. is assisting the family.
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So sorry to hear of Aunt Mary’s passing. Love and prayers for peace and comfort to all of the family. Love, Jennifer, Jered and Kids
Our sympathy. Sweet lady.
Mary was my grandmother’s (Gypsy) best friend for 50 years. I knew her and Charles all my life. I often kept in touch with Mary by phone as an adult, but we used to go see her and Charles all the time when I was a kid. When my dad (Bill) moved to NC, I always went to say hello and go to lunch with Mary. I loved her. My mom (Mary) loved her too. She was always part of my life in some way. I was very sad to learn that she had passed away. Going through some horrible times myself, I could not reach out to her family and let them know how sorry I was to hear that she had left us, so I am doing that now. Mary was one of a kind. I will always remember her with love in my heart.