Jerry Charles Cabe, 57, of Mills River, passed away following a lengthy battle with cancer on Thursday, May 21, 2015, at the John F. Keever Solace Center.

A native of Franklin, NC, he was the son of Arthur Cabe and Annie Ruth Dean Cabe. Jerry retired with 35 years of service as an industrial machinist at Norton Diamond & Tool/ Saint Gobain. He enjoyed cooking, woodworking and spending time with his family and his little dog, Kemoe.

In addition to his parents, he is survived by his wife, Beverly Russell Cabe; two daughters, Shelley Graham (Will) of Weaverville, Melissa Cabe (Andrew Harlfinger) of Hilton Head, SC; one step-daughter, Molly Reed (Jason) of Black Mountain; three sisters, Audrey Henderson (Tom) of Otto, NC, Susan Bunn (David) of Middlesex, NC and Sara Wheeless (Mark) of Raleigh, NC as well as several nieces and nephews and one great niece.

A Memorial Service will be held at 2:00 PM on Saturday, May 30, 2015 at Macon Funeral Home. Rev. Bud Haire and Rev. Judson Hall will officiate.

The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service from 1-2 p.m. Saturday, at Macon Funeral Home.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests that memorial donations be made to Cancer Treatment Centers Of America (www.cancercenter.com) to help cure colon cancer, CarePartners Hospice, PO Box 25338, Asheville, NC 28813 (www.carepartnersfoundation.org) or to a charity of your choice.

Macon Funeral Home is in charge of the local arrangements.

Online condolences can be made at maconfuneralhome.com