Reba Brookshire Lowman, 86, of Asheville, died Thursday, March 14, 2002, in Wilmington, NC.
A native of Buncombe County, she was a daughter of the late Kenneth and Jane Waldrup Roberts.
She was also preceded in death by her first husband, Harold V. Brookshire who passed away in 1989 and two brothers, Kenneth Roberts and Bill Roberts.
Mrs. Lowman was a 1937 graduate of Asheville Normal Teachers College and taught in the Buncombe County and Madison County school systems for a number of years. She spearheaded the fundraising for Asheville Normal Teachers College residence hall and scholarship funds at Warren Wilson College.
In 1954 she founded Brookshire Interiors, a West Asheville store for home and commercial interior design, which she operated for 17 years.
She was a member of Central United Methodist Church and the Grace Circle Sunday School class.
A graveside service will be held at Green Hills Cemetery
A native of Buncombe County, she was a daughter of the late Kenneth and Jane Waldrup Roberts.
She was also preceded in death by her first husband, Harold V. Brookshire who passed away in 1989 and two brothers, Kenneth Roberts and Bill Roberts.
Mrs. Lowman was a 1937 graduate of Asheville Normal Teachers College and taught in the Buncombe County and Madison County school systems for a number of years. She spearheaded the fundraising for Asheville Normal Teachers College residence hall and scholarship funds at Warren Wilson College.
In 1954 she founded Brookshire Interiors, a West Asheville store for home and commercial interior design, which she operated for 17 years.
She was a member of Central United Methodist Church and the Grace Circle Sunday School class.
A graveside service will be held at Green Hills Cemetery
Reba Brookshire Lowman, 86, of Asheville, died Thursday, March 14, 2002, in Wilmington, NC.
A native of Buncombe County, she was a daughter of the late Kenneth and Jane Waldrup Roberts.
She was also preceded in death by her first husband, Harold V. Brookshire who passed away in 1989 and two brothers, Kenneth Roberts and Bill Roberts.
Mrs. Lowman was a 1937 graduate of Asheville Normal Teachers College and taught in the Buncombe County and Madison County school systems for a number of years. She spearheaded the fundraising for Asheville Normal Teachers College residence hall and scholarship funds at Warren Wilson College.
In 1954 she founded Brookshire Interiors, a West Asheville store for home and commercial interior design, which she operated for 17 years.
She was a member of Central United Methodist Church and the Grace Circle Sunday School class.
A graveside service will be held at Green Hills Cemetery
A native of Buncombe County, she was a daughter of the late Kenneth and Jane Waldrup Roberts.
She was also preceded in death by her first husband, Harold V. Brookshire who passed away in 1989 and two brothers, Kenneth Roberts and Bill Roberts.
Mrs. Lowman was a 1937 graduate of Asheville Normal Teachers College and taught in the Buncombe County and Madison County school systems for a number of years. She spearheaded the fundraising for Asheville Normal Teachers College residence hall and scholarship funds at Warren Wilson College.
In 1954 she founded Brookshire Interiors, a West Asheville store for home and commercial interior design, which she operated for 17 years.
She was a member of Central United Methodist Church and the Grace Circle Sunday School class.
A graveside service will be held at Green Hills Cemetery
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