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1956
DIED
2016
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Asheville, North Carolina
Deborah Whitson Obituary
Asheville - Deborah Matthews Whitson, 60, of 38 Harmony Lane, passed away Saturday, December 31, 2016 at the Memorial Campus of Mission Hospitals.
A lifelong resident of Buncombe County, she was formerly employed with MAHEC as an Administrative Assistant and was actively involved for many years with the Muscular Dystrophy Association.
She was a daughter of the late James Arthur and Reba Lucille Watts Matthews.
Surviving are her husband whom she married October 25, 1975, Larry Bobby Whitson of the home; sister, Denise Braine and husband Mark of Asheville; brother, Larry Matthews and wife Mina of Old Fort and several nieces and a nephew.
Memorial services will be held at 2 PM Saturday, January 7, 2017 in the chapel of Anders-Rice Funeral Home with Rev. Charles Coxie officiating.
The family will receive friends immediately following services at the funeral home.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to ones church or favorite charity.
To sign Mrs. Whitson's guestbook online, please go to "Memorials" at www.andersrice.com.
To plant trees in memory, please visit the Sympathy Store.
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Peggy Fry
September 14, 2017
Debbie was one of the kindest persons I ever had the privilege to know. While working for WWNC Radio, I got to know Debbie when she asked me and others at the station to participate in the Muscular Dystrophy Telethon. We became good friends and shared many good times together before my husband Jim and I moved away in 1997.
Life presented a lot of struggles for Debbie, but she always thought of others and was always doing what she could to help them. She was smart, creative and a talented writer; but most of all, she had a very big heart and soul. I am just finding out about her passing, but I wanted to pay my respects and send my thoughts and prayers to Larry, Denise and the rest of her loving family. I know she is missed so much. But I also know that she is no longer in pain and that is a comfort. Thank you Debbie, for your love and friendship. I will never forget you and will always honor your memory.
Love,
Peggy & Jim Fry
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January 4, 2017
Thinking of you in your time of sorrow and loss. Praying that the peace and comfort of God surround you in the coming days.Nelson and Sandy List
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Anders Rice & Roper Funeral Home and Cremation- Asheville1428 Patton Avenue, Asheville, NC 28806
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Anders Rice & Roper Funeral Home and Cremation- Asheville1428 Patton Avenue, Asheville, NC 28806
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