Wanda Mae Reynolds

1927 - 2012

Wanda Mae

Reynolds

Asheville - Wanda Mae Henson Reynolds, 85, of 284 Sand Hill Road, died Friday, September 7, 2012, at the John F. Keever, Jr. Solace Center.

Mrs. Reynolds was born in Haywood County and was a daughter of the late Houston J. and Mildred Mease Henson. She was married to the late Vaughn J. Reynolds. She was also preceded in death by a brother, Joyce Henson and a sister, Violet Rogers.

Mrs. Reynolds was a graduate of Bethel High School where she excelled in basketball, and continued playing in the WNC Industrial League for Champion International. She maintained her relationship with teammates throughout the years. She was retired from Sybron-Taylor Instruments and was a charter member of Sand Hill Baptist Church.

She is survived by her sons, Kenneth Lane Reynolds and Randy L. Reynolds and wife Sharon; granddaughters, Crystal Pafford and husband, Stephen, and Cara Reynolds; great-granddaughter, Caylee Pafford; sisters, Rosa Wheeler and Faye Alexander and a brother, Ray Henson and wife, Jean; and many nieces and nephews.

Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m. Tuesday in the Patton Avenue chapel of Groce Funeral Home with the Revs. Ricky McCarson and Charles Sprouse officiating. Interment will follow at Forest Lawn Memorial Park.

The family will receive friends from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. Monday at the funeral home.

Memorials may be made to Sand Hill Baptist Church, 232 Sand Hill Road, Asheville, NC 28806.

The on-line register is available at www.grocefuneralhome.com