JUANITA SIGMON ASHEVILLE-Juanita McGaha Sigmon, 89, of Asheville, passed away on Tuesday, June 28, 2016, at her residence. A native of Lowell, NC, Juanita was a daughter of the late Jesse and Oma Walker McGaha. She was also preceded in death by her husbands, Spencer Kirkendall and James Ray Sigmon; and niece, Anita Moody. Mrs. Sigmon worked for 25 years in administration for the Ford Motor Co., in Charlotte. Mrs. Sigmon is survived by her sister, Joan Lovelace, of Asheville; step-daughter, Renae Martin and husband Roger, of Port Orange, FL; nieces, Jessica Lovelace, of Asheville, and Angela Moore, of Leicester; and nephew, Michael Lovelace and wife Elaine, of Leicester. The funeral service for Mrs. Sigmon will be at 2 p.m., on Friday, at the Groce Funeral Home chapel on Tunnel Road, with the Pastor Gerald Davis officiating. Her family will receive friends at the funeral home following the service. Interment will take place at 2 p.m., on Saturday, at Catawba Memorial Park, Hickory, NC. The online register is available at www.grocefuneralhome.com. Funeral Home Groce Funeral Home & Cremation Service 856 Tunnel Rd Asheville, NC 28805 (828) 299-4416 Published in Shelby Star on June 30, 2016