- ed Lee Mathis
Asheville - Ted Lee Mathis, Asheville resident, died Saturday, January 5, 2019, following a brief illness. He was 80 years old.
A native of Yancey County, NC, Ted is the son of the late Roy and Evie Belle McIntosh Mathis of Hardscrabble Road, Burnsville, NC.
Holding degrees from Mars Hill College and Appalachian State University, Ted's love for people, the outdoors, and 'watching things grow' was a natural segue into his career as a Personnel Management Specialist with the United States Forest Service. He retired as the Administrative Officer for the National Forests in North Carolina and the Southern Forest Experiment Station at UNCA.
Ted is survived by Angela Priester Mathis, his adoring wife of 53 years; a son, United States Air Force Lieutenant Colonel (Ret.) Vann Mathis, of Atlanta, GA; a daughter, Annemarie Dugan of Erwin, TN; a son, the Reverend Jeff Mathis, of Sylva, NC; beloved grandchildren, Laura & Brit Dugan, Zeb & Ellen Mathis; beloved sisters, Marie M. Ferguson of Jonesborough TN, Hanna M. Neighbors of Raleigh, NC, and Mary M. Robinson & Louise M. Young of Burnsville, NC. Ted is preceded in death by brothers Ed, Wayne, Ward and Roy Jr. Mathis and sister, Jewel Mathis Penland.
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House of Hackett
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