Verna Messer

Verna W. Messer, age 85, went home to be with her Lord on Saturday, January 24, 2009, at Pisgah Manor Nursing Home. A native of Buncombe County, she was the daughter of the late W. O. and Maggie Littrell Wright. She was also preceded in death by her loving husband of 51 years, Zemery F. Messer; two brothers, Vernon and James Wright; a sister, Lou Emma Clontz; and two nephews, Ray Wright and Bill Clontz. Verna was a lover of animals and would take in any stray cat. Her heart was much larger than her petite size. She always thought the best of people and had an incredible way of bringing out honesty and truth in others. A prayer warrior, she praised God up until her passing. She was a very active member in her church. Verna was a very thoughtful woman who gave of herself generously. Her Lord and family is what mattered most to her. She is survived by a daughter, Vicki Gass and her husband, Roy; two grandchildren, Diana Slagle and her husband, Dana, and Danny Gass and his wife, Maria; four great-grandchildren, Brad and Nick Slagle, and Kristen and Hailey Gass; two nephews, Johnny Wright and his wife, Charlene, and Sammy Wright and his wife, Shirley, three nieces, Edna Wright, Ann Wright and her daughter, Jamie, and Ashley Wright and her daughter, Emma. The family would like to thank the members of Verna's Sunday School Class and the staff at Pisgah Manor Nursing Home for the wonderful care Verna received. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Wednesday, January 28, 2009, at the Canton Chapel of Wells Funeral Home with the Reverend Virgil Holloway officiating. Burial will follow at Ridgeway Baptist Church Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 6:00 until 8:00 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home.

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