Jung Ja Kim

Jung Ja Kim, 86, of Hendersonville, NC, went to be with her Lord in Heaven Sunday, May 16, 2010 at 7 PM at Mountain Home Health and Rehabilitation Center. She was the wife of the late Chang Sik Kim, to whom she was married for 65 years. She was also preceded in death by her sister.

She was a native of South Korea and had lived in Henderson County since 1981. She was a member of the Korean Presbyterian Church of Asheville. A loving wife, mother, and grandmother, she was devoted to her family. She enjoyed gardening.

She is survived by her children, Eung Yeol (EY) Kim and wife, Mimi of Hendersonville; Ok Ja Kim and husband, Soo Heum Yeon of South Korea; Soon Ok Kim and husband, Young Wha Choi of South Korea; Eung Young Kim and wife, Sung Kyun Kim, of Asheville; Ae Ja Kim and husband, Young Kook Kim of Marion; and Eung Kyun Kim and wife, Seon Mi Kim, of Atlanta; one brother, Jong Won Jee of Seattle, WA; fourteen grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren.

A funeral service will be held at 2 PM Wednesday, May 19, 2010 in the Kirby Memorial Chapel of Shuler Funeral Home. The Reverend Dong Uk Kang will officiate. Burial will follow at Forest Lawn Memorial Park. The family will receive friends from 7 ñ 9 PM Tuesday at the funeral home.