James S. Ussery

FLAT ROCK - JAMES S. USSERY, 56, OF 10 HEARTHSTONE LANE, DIED WEDNESDAY MARCH 14, 2001 UNEXPECTEDLY AT HAYWOOD REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER. A NATIVE OF BUNCOMBE COUNTY HE HAD LIVED THE LAST 30 YEARS IN HENDERSON COUNTY. HE WAS A SALES REPRESENTATIVE FOR BAYER CORPORATION AND HAD BEEN IN THE PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRIES FOR THE PAST 30 YEARS. HE WAS VERY ACTIVE IN GRACE COMMUNITY CHURCH IN ARDEN, HAD ATTENDED THE CIVIL WAR ROUND TABLE IN HENDERSONVILLE, PARTICIPATED IN SOUTHERN LIVING HISTORY AND WAS A MEMBER OF PALMETTO LIGHT ARTILLERY. HE WAS THE SON OF THE LATE FRANK AND CORNELIA WICKER USSERY. SURVIVING ARE HIS WIFE, LINDA JARRETT USSERY OF THE HOME; SON, JAMES WADE USSERY OF GASTONIA; DAUGHTERS, STACIE LINNETTE USSERY OF ASHEVILLE AND JODI ELAINE USSERY OF THE HOME; MOTHER IN LAW, MAXINE C. LUTHER OF ASHEVILLE. GRAVESIDE SERVICE WILL BE HELD AT 4:00 P.M. SUNDAY AT FOREST LAWN MEMORIAL PARK, ENKA, WITH THE REV. DAVE DESFORGE OFFICIATING. THE FAMILY WILL RECEIVE FRIENDS AT THE HOME. A MEMORIAL SERVICE WILL BE HELD AT 4:00 P.M. SUNDAY MARCH 25, 2001 AT GRACE COMMUNITY CHURCH ON THE CORNER OF HWY 280 AND CARDINAL ROAD, ARDEN. MEMORIALS MAY BE MADE TO: GRACE SCHOLARSHIP, CHECKS SHOULD BE MADE TO; COMMUNITY FOUNDATION AND DESIGNATED TO GRACE SCHOLARSHIP. PO BOX 1108, HENDERSONVILLE, NC 28793. ANDERS-RICE FUNERAL HOME IS SERVING THE FAMILY.