Fairview Virginia Dare Mason Merrill, 88, passed away Monday, October 26, 2009 at Fleshers Fairview Health Care. A native of Macon County, Mrs. Merrill had resided in Henderson County for 34 years prior to returning to Buncombe County in 2004. She was a member of Hoopers Creek Baptist Church. She was the daughter of the late Arthur Deets and Fay Estus Plemmons Mason, and the wife of Tom Henry Merrill, who passed away March 11, 1981. She was also preceded in death by a brother, Bill Mason of Michigan. Surviving are her daughters: Deanna Haney of Skyland, and Sharon Moody of Fairview; sons: Ronald Ronnie Merrill of Swannanoa, Donald Donnie Merrill of Fletcher, Mike Merrill of Rutherfordton, Tim Merrill of Fletcher, and Joel Merrill of Hendersonville; sisters: Evelyn Nesbitt of Fletcher, Ruth Nesbitt of Hendersonville, Helen Reece of Asheville, and Yvonne Stratton of Florida; 12 grandchildren and 17 great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be held at 3 PM Thursday in the chapel of Anders-Rice Funeral Home and Cremation Center, with the Rev. Nathaniel Drake, Rev. Tony Fowler, and Rev. Lawrence Rhodes officiating. Burial will follow in Shepherd Memorial Park. The family will receive friends from 7-9 PM Wednesday at the funeral home. The family would like to express a special Thank You to the staff of Fleshers Fairview Health Care, for the kind and loving care that they showed their mother.
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