Celeste Hampton Asbill, 86, of Eastover passed away on Tuesday, January 21, 2020. She was born on June 22, 1933 to the late Opha and Elmer Hampton.
Celeste is survived by her loving spouse, Marvin Asbill; her children, Mary-Margaret Gray Edwards, Thomas Jefferson Gray III, Terrance Lee Gray, and Donna Williams Kennedy; her grandchildren; Farah Edwards Myrick, Wanda Waldman, Kimberly Artz, Adrian Gray Martin, Aaron Gray, Davida Ashworth, Jay Gray, Chris Gray, Nicholas Kennedy, Cara Patterson Hall, Craig Patterson, Christen Patterson, and Elizabeth Kennedy and many MANY great-grandchildren.
Celeste has always loved the color pink. She loved the brightness and happiness the color showed. After Celeste and Marvin married on August 7, 1993, Marvin began the tradition of bringing a single pink rose home from a florist every Friday after running his weekly errands. Even when Marvin was hospitalized, he made sure that Celeste got her pink rose. This became an admirable and remarkable act of love that we all cherish. Marvin and Celeste share the truest form of love that will live on forever.
Celeste was a Member of the following organizations:
Lafayette Court #24 Order of the Amaranth, PGRM 1998-1999
Zulekia Court #35 Ladies Oriental Shrine of North America
Fayetteville Chapter #334 Order of the Eastern Star
Cumberland County Shrinettes
The family will receive friends on Friday, January 24, 2020 from 1 to 1:45 pm.
A funeral service will follow at 2 pm in Rogers and Breece Chapel.
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