Emmie White Askew

emmie askew

EMMIE WHITE ASKEW, 95, DIED FRIDAY, MAY 14, 2004. DAUGHTER OF THE LATE MARTIN LAFAYETTE AND CLAUDE TODD WHITE, SHE WAS BORN IN BERTIE COUNTY, NC, JUNE 12, 1908.
HER HUSBAND, WILLIAM BROUGHTON ASKEW, SON, WILLIAM “BILL” BROUGHTON ASKEW JR. AND GREAT-GRANDSON, SPENCER DALTON THARRINGTON, PRECEDED HER IN DEATH.
SHE LOVED HER CHURCH AND COMMUNITY AND WAS VERY ACTIVE IN ALL FUNCTIONS. MRS. ASKEW WAS THE OLDEST SURVIVING MEMBER OF DORTCHES BAPTIST CHURCH BEING A MEMBER OF 61 YEARS. SHE HAD MANY TALENTS, EXCELLENT COOK AND SEAMSTRESS, LOVED CRAFTS AND ALSO AN ARTIST.
MRS. ASKEW HAS A PRIVATE SHOWING OF HER PAINTINGS SEVERAL YEARS AGO AT CULTURAL ARTS CENTER IN NASHVILLE. SHE ALSO WON HONORALBLE MENTION AT THE ACTS CENTER IN ROCKY MOUNT ONE YEAR.
SURVIVING ARE DAUGHTER, BETTY JANE THARRINGTON AND HER HUSBAND, FRED OF ROCKY MOUNT; GRANDCHILDREN, MARKS THARRINGTON OF GREENVILLE, BOLAKE THARRINGTON OF ELM CITY, TRENT THARRINGTON OF ROCKY MOUNT, SCOTT THARRINGTON OF DORTCHES AND ROBBIN THARRINGTON OF NASHVILLE, LEIGH ANN ASKEW OF WILMINGTON AND DAVID ASKEW OF NASHVILLE; DAUGHTER-IN-LAW, LINDA TYSON ASKEW. ALSO SURVIVING ARE TEN GREAT-GRANDCHILDREN AND A SPECIAL GREAT-GRANDSON, KYLE THARRINGTON; NUMEROUS NIECES AND NEPHEWS; SPECIAL INLAWS, GLENN AND WILHEMINE ASKEW.
SPECIAL THANKS TO DR. TIM AMITH FOR HIS MANY YEARS OF CARE AND TO THE STAFF AT BREKENRIDGE ASSISTED LIVING FOR THEIR MANY ACTS OF KINDNESS ESPECIALLY DURING HER LAST DAYS TO KEEP HER COMFORTABLE.
A GATHERING TO CELEBRATE HE LIFE WILL BE HELD AT 2PM SUNDAY, MAY 16, 2004, AT ROCKY MOUNT MEMORIAL PARK WITH DR. CHET RAINS OFFICIATING. THE FAMILY WILL RECEIVE FRIENDS AFTER THE SERVICE AND OTHER TIMES AT THE HOME OF THE DAUGHTER.
ARRANGEMENTS ARE BY JOHNSON FUNERALS AND CREMATIONS, 1912 SUNSET AVENUE,M ROCKY MOUNT NC.
IN LIEU OF FLOWERS, MEMORIALS MAY BE MADE TO DORTCHES BAPTIST CHURCH, 4776 DORTCHES BLVD. ROCKY MOUNT, NC 27804.

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Interment: Sunday, May 16, 2004 2:00 pm

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