Beth Ann (Thurston) Itchkawich

            Beth Ann Thurston Itchkawich, age sixty-five, died Monday, August 3, 2020.

            Beth was born to Gladys Carter Thurston and Byron David Thurston in West Palm Beach, Florida. She attended Palm Beach Junior College. Beth worked for Blue Ridge Tractor in Asheville, and for Hamrick Oshields Equipment in Boiling Springs. She enjoyed cooking for her family and for her friends, and caring for her grandchildren. Beth was a member of the Basilica of St. Lawrence.

            Beth was preceded in death by her spouse, Randy Itchkawich, and by a daughter, Michele McGrew.

            She is survived by children Elizabeth Ann Blankenship of Swannanoa, North Carolina, Emily Nicole Mercer Sampson of Black Mountain, North Carolina, and David McGrew of West Palm Beach, Florida; siblings David Thurston of Asheville, North Carolina, and Tammie McFarland of Swannanoa, North Carolina; grandchildren Allison Ann Weber of Black Mountain, North Carolina, Nicole Lynn Crespi of Asheville, North Carolina, Calia Nicole Sampson of Black Mountain, North Carolina, Tyler Christian McGrew of West Palm Beach, Florida, Alyssa Mae Blankenship, Wesley Ray Blankenship Jr., and Lizzy Dawn Blankenship; and by Dylan Curtis, Tara Walker, Jason Thurston, Sharon Hall, Shelly Taylor, Tina Roberts and Kathy Breeding.

            A service in Beth’s honor will be held at three o'clock the afternoon of August 29, 2020, at Owen Park in Swannanoa.

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