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Hendersonville area leaders honored for decades of service
The piece profiles local figures from Hendersonville and surrounding areas, detailing long careers in medicine law education and public service. It highlights Dr. Moore surgeon and founder activity at Fletcher hospital, Judge Pace Mount Echo development, Pilgrim’s leadership in Black community funeral services, Stokes band leadership and the Whitmire mayoral legacy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moore
Hendersonville
N.C. Medical Board
Fletcher Hospital
Fletcher Town Council
Old Mountain Sanitarium and Hospital
Park Ridge
WLOS
Elaine Moore
French Broad Steamboat Co
W.A. Smith
Judge Pace
Mount Echo
Laurel Park
Stephens-Lee High School
Asheville
Pilgrim
Pilgrim’s Funeral Home
Star of Bethel Baptist Church
Rising Star Masonic Lodge
Funeral Directors and Mortuary Association
Ronnie Pepper
Hendersonville High School
Stokes
Hendersonville Symphony Orchestra
HHS