Mitch Davidson
February 21, 1924 ~ July 6, 2009
Resided in:
Asheville, NC
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John Mitchell "Mitch" Davidson, 85, passed away on Monday, July 6, 2009.
A native and lifelong resident of Asheville, he was preceded in death by his parents, George and Esta Davidson, and by his brother, Edwin.
He was an active member of Beverly Hills Baptist Church, and a U.S. Army veteran of WWII and Korean War, and retired from the U.S. Postal Service with 37 years of government service. He was also a 50-year member of Biltmore Masonic Lodge No. 446. He was a deacon and former Sunday school teacher who liked people and never saw a stranger.
He is survived by his wife of 64 years, Kathryn Crawford Davidson; daughter, Linda Hicks and husband Herman, of Morganton; two granddaughters, Lisa Rohr and husband T.J., of Lenior, and Jill Ritchings and husband Ray, of Greer, SC; three great-grandsons, Benjamin and Jason Rohr, and Ian Ritchings, as well as nieces and nephews, and a host of special friends.
The funeral service will be held at Beverly Hills Baptist Church on Wednesday at 2:00 p.m. with the Revs. Dr. Bob Gray and Randy Melton officiating. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service at the church. Burial, with military rites by the NC National Guard Memorial Team to follow at Ashelawn Gardens of Memory.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Beverly Hills Baptist Church, 777 Tunnel Road, Asheville, NC, 28805.
Groce Funeral Home on Patton Ave. is assisting the family.
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Kathryn,
I am sorry we cannot be with you. Our hearts, love and prayers are with you and your family.
Michael & Joan
My thoughts are with you as you go through this difficult time and also of years ago when we were in the same community and church. Many great memories.
I worked with Mitch for many years at Biltmore Station.I am very sorry I didn’t see him more after we retired.He Was a very good friend. Seems like most of my friends at Biltmore are gone now. May God bless all his family members and all that loved ‘Mitch’ as I did.
Kathryn,
Our thoughts and prayers are with you. My family has known ‘Mitch’
for many years. He was a true friend. He will be missed by everyone who knew and loved him.
Evelyn Cauble Goodman and Family
MITCH DAVIDSON WAS A GREAT PERSON THAT I CAME TO KNOW WORKING AT BILTMORE POST OFFICE 1971. HE WAS ALWAYS HAPPY PERSON.I WAS SAD TO HEAR OF HID PASSING.MAY GOD KEPT HIS FAMILY IN HIS CARE.
My dear neighbor and good friend who kept me laughing with his good jokes and funny ideas. I will never forget this precious person and am happy that he is now out of his sickness forever and forever. And for his precious wife, Kathryn, I hope we can be close and closer as the days and weeks and years go by. She is so special to me! May God be with her every minute of the day and night as she goes through many weeks of missing Mitch. She has been a good and faithful wife for Mitch. They had a beautiful marriage of all those 64 years!
Linda and Kathryn, I was sorry to hear of Mitch’s passing. He would come to see Daddy when he was at Aston Park, I think. I have lots of good memories of all of you. Praying that God will be a very real comfort to you.
We are so sorry for your loss. We will miss mitch sitting out front watching us all with our projects. He was a wounderfull man. We was a gift to us all…He will be in our hearts allways.