Deborah M. Whitson

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. ******Due to weather conditions and snow, Services for Mrs. Whitson on Saturday, January 7, 2017, are cancelled. New Service times will be 2 PM Sunday, January 8, 2017 in the Chapel of Anders-Rice Funeral Home. The family will receive friends following the service on Sunday at the funeral home. For more information please call, (828) 254-3511.******