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Ben was a member of Inanda Baptist Church in Asheville. She was also preceded in death by a sister: Elena Bartlet. A former resident of Medina, New York, he had lived in Burnsville for the past 5 years. The family will receive friends 1 hour prior to the service at the funeral home. She attended Celo Methodist Church.
She was preceded in death by two sisters: Viola R. Johnson and Martha R. Shipley; and, two brothers: Robert Lee Riddle and Ben Riddle. Elma Robinson 89, of the Double Island Community, went home to be with the Lord Saturday, September 27, 2008, at Spruce Pine Brian Center. Surviving are a sister: Annette Buchanan and husband, Dennis, of Burnsville; 3 nephews: Joey Buchanan, Rick Peterson and Roger Peterson; 4 nieces: Terri Grindstaff, Rachel Austin, Theresa Briggs and Wanda Miller; 3 great nieces and 8 great nephews; and, an aunt: Helen Letterman Keyes of Johnson City, TN. Burial will be in the Hedrick Family Cemetery. of Transportation. Pastor Ricky Ray and Rev. A native of Yancey County, he was a son of the late Rev. She was the wife of Dewey Ayers who passed away in 1992. No one ever left her home hungry or unloved. At other times, the family will be at her home. Life together was so good for James and Billie as husband and wife. View Connie Ford, Jr.'s obituary, contribute to their memorial, see their funeral service details, and more. A native of Yancey County, he was a son of the late Carl and Katherine Morrow Hilemon. Left to cherish her memory is 2023 Holcombe Brothers Funeral Home. At other times the family will be at the home. The family will receive friends from 6 until 8:00 PM Tuesday at the funeral home and at other times will be at the home of Rev. A native of Yancey County he was a son of the late Ben and Cordelia Buchanan Riddle. She was also preceded in death by her husband: William Lee Bartlett, and a brother: Lawrence Boone. John B. Tripp
Dorothy was a well-loved member of her community. A memorial service will be held at 3:00 PM Monday in theProffitt Cemetery on Hardscrabble Road. ELORA ANGEL
Dewey Silvers, 72, of Bailey Branch, passed away unexpetedly Thursday, January 15, 2009, in Morristown, TN. She worked as a nurse for many years for her favorite doctor, Dr. Wampler. Surviving are his wife: Glenda Stewart, and daughter: Angie Stewart, of Boone; and a sister: Joyce Gardner, of Burnsville. Rev. A life-long resident of Yancey County, she was the daughter of the late Eugene and Tee Rue Robinson Westall and the wife of Frank Boog Butner who died in 2005. Margaret Jean Wilson
Commander, Edward Clark, and they were married on September 12, 1944. A native of Yancey County, he was a son of the late Hoy and Nola Wyatt Boone. Ricky Ray and Charlie Carroway will officiate. By trade he was an instrument mechanical engineer, working at the Atomic Energy Savannah River Project in Aiken, SC, and later retired from Gerber in Skyland in 1985. Earl Boone
Memorials may be made to Hospice and Palliative Care, 2500 Summit Avenue, Greensboro, NC 27405 or Bald Creek United Methodist Church Building Fund, c/o Nan Proffitt, 29 Bald Creek School Road, Burnsville, NC 28714. A native of Yancey County, he was a son of Flora Mae Grindstaff Wyatt of Newdale and the late Roy Wyatt. Dr. Bob Melvin and Rev. In addition to her parents, she was also preceded in death by her brothers: Allen Burrus and Thomas Lee Burrus; and sister, Sarah Burrus Wardlaw. Earl Bailey, 90, of Jacks Creek, passed away Saturday, June 6, 2009, in Brookside Rehabilitation and Care. A memorial service will be held at 1:00 PM Thursday in Higgins Memorial United Methodist Church of which she was a member. The family will receive friends from 6 until 7PM prior to the service at the funeral home. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 PM Thursday in Liberty Hill Baptist Church of which she was a member. A native of Yancey County he was a son of the late Rama and Stella McCourry McKinney.
Revs. Once you met her, you would never forget her. Burial will be in the Academy Cemetery. Gladys Hutcheson, 85, of Burnsville, passed away Monday, April 06, 2009, at her residence. Holt Whitson, Jr., and Robert Norris will officiate. Burial will follow in Fairview Cemetery at Horton Hill. BACK TO TOP
Pastor Bobby Smith will officiate. A native of Buncombe County, she was a daughter of the late Carter and Margaret Guinn Ogle. David Louis Weber, 48, of Burnsville, passed away Friday, July 4, 2008, at his home from a heart attack after a life long battle with muscular dystrophy. CLARENCE HALL
Burial will be in the church cemetery. He worked in Yancey County for the Farmers Home Administration. She was the wife of Kenneth Chrisawn who passed away in 2006. Surviving are 3 children: Dianne Neal and husband, Jim, of Marion, Danny Honeycutt and wife, Rebecca, of Celo, and Bonnie Bigelow of Asheville; 4 grandchildren: Ashley Adkinson, Brandon Bigelow, Charity Honeycutt and Mark Bigelow; 2 great grandchildren: Lathan Adkinson and Grayson Robinson; 2 sisters: Wilma Cosner of Morganton and Myree Chapman of Georgia; a brother: Donald Honeycutt of Weaverville; and, a special friend: Grace Fox of Burnsville. Marjorie A. He was a 60-year member of Bald Creek Masonic Lodge #397 A.F&A.M. A memorial service will be held at 3:00 PM Friday in the Chapel of Holcombe Brothers Funeral Home. Jackie was a US Army Veteran and was a carpenter and painter. A graveside service will be held at 1:00 P.M. Friday in the Pete Young Cemetery. Memorials may be made to the Bowditch Union Church Building Fund. John also volunteered his time and talents to the WNC AIDS Project, Loving Foods Resources in Asheville, Meals on Wheels, and the early Hospice program in Yancey County. Juanita Bailey Wallace, 81, of Mountain View Drive, went home to be with the Lord, Monday, July 28, 2008 surrounded by her loving family at her daughters home in Stokesdale. A native of Yancey County, she was a daughter of the late Harvey and Sarah McDowell Storie and wife of William Champ Silver who died in 1957 and the late Will Wilson. He was also preceded in death by two infant sons: Patrick and Evan Briggs and two brothers: Thurman and Paul Briggs. Glenn was a retired employee of Bell Telephone Construction and a member of Ivy Gap Baptist Church. He was also preceded in death by a brother, Ed Bennett. She was also preceded in death by brothers: W. O. Buchanan and wife, Jane, Paul and wife, Zella, Buchanan, Brown Buchanan and Mack Buchanan; and sisters: Nora Davis and husband, Charlie, and Ola Mae Sparks and husband, Roy. Vaughn McMahan, 88, of the Pensacola Community, passed away Saturday, July 26, 2008 at his home. Dewey was preceded in death by sisters: Hope and Ruby Thurlene Silvers, Ena Allison, Martha Allbright, Clara Bradford and Belle Garland; and, brothers: Hollis, Clyde, Joe, Bradley, Sheridan and Jim Silvers. A World War II Navy Veteran, he returned to Yancey County where he dedicated his professional life to education as a teacher, principal and Superintendent of Schools. The family will receive friends from 6 until 8:00 P.M. Friday at the church. She was also preceded in death by 2 sisters and 3 brothers. Rev. Home; Products. Surviving are a sister: Madlyn Bailey; brother: Bruce Bailey and wife, Gwen, all of Burnsville; 2 nieces: Genene Muse of Macon, GA and Carol Jones of Atlanta, GA; a nephew: Rodney Hensley of Swannanoa; 3 great nephews: Justin Jones of Destin, FL, Jeffrey Jones of Austin, TX, and Ed Muse of Macon, GA; and, a grand niece: Melany Grant of Milledgeville, GA. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 PM Tuesday in the Chapel of Holcombe Brothers Funeral Home. REED C. BRIGGS
The Revs. Bonnie Wilson, 96, of Marion passed away Thursday, November 27, 2008 at Brookside Rehabilitation and Care. Funeral services will be held at 2PM Sunday in the Chapel of Holcombe Brothers Funeral Home. 197 South, Burnsville, NC 28714. Artie Lee was a deputy at Yancey County Register of Deeds. Gary Helton will officiate. Rev. He was also preceded in death by a brother, Ralph Tomberlin. Donna Gail Woody Harding, 41, of Burnsville went home to be with the Lord, Wednesday, November 19, 2008 at St. Joseph Hospital. Grandson, Rev. He was a World War II Army Veteran, a Purple Heart recipient, and a former employee of Glen Raven Mills and Square D Corp. Gus was a member of Windom United Methodist Church.
Surviving are a son: Bobby Robinson and wife, Heather, of Micaville; a daughter: Shannon Honeycutt and husband, Jamie, of Burnsville; 4 grandchildren: Brittany and Brice Honeycutt, and D. J. and Tracy Robinson; and, 2 brothers: Kent and Keith Shehan of Micaville. I have fought a good fight. She was also preceded in death by a daughter: Zula Wilson, and a son: William David Silver. Surviving are her husband: Ernest Hutcheson; brother: Eugene Fogle of St. Petersburg, FL; and, several nieces and nephews. Memorials may be made to Hospice of Buncombe County or John F. Keever Solace Center. The Rev. He was a son of the late Floyd and Maude Wheeler. Surviving are her husband: Leonard Frank Wilson; 2 daughters: Jennifer Kreinick and husband, Bobby, of Tampa, FL; Beverly Lynn Wilson and husband, Dennis Silver, of Micaville; 2 sons: George Morin of Tampa and Frankie Wilson of Newdale; 7 grandchildren: Jacob, Joshua Austin, Sierra, Jeramiah, Isaac and Ethan; 2 sisters: Martha Bell of Elizabeth City, W. VA, Mary Tabler of Myrtle Beach and 1 brother: Norman Joy of Parltow, VA. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 PM Friday in the Chapel of Holcombe Brothers Funeral Home. BACK TO TOP
Funeral services will be held at 2:30 PM Sunday in the Chapel of Holcombe Brothers Funeral Home. The Rev. A native of Yancey County she was a daughter of Ola May Hughes Woody of Burnsville and the late Vernon Woody. The family moved to North Pole, Alaska and became "homesteaders." Father Frank Reece will officiate. BONNIE WILSON. BACK TO TOP
Dick Westbrook will officiate. ELVINA ROBINSON. The Rev. Funeral services will be held at 8:00 P.M. Thursday in the chapel of Holcombe Brothers Funeral Home. Surviving are her daughter: Charlotte Edwards Anglin and husband, Roy Lee, of Green Mountain; two granddaughters: Angie Anglin of Green Mountain and Michelle Rider and husband, James, of Green Bay, Wisconsin; three great grandchildren: Kellen McCort, Josh Rider and Katie Rider; a sister: Zelda McKinney of Hickory and a brother: Frank Deyton of Green Mountain. She was the wife of Glen Harrison who died in 2004. Martha Harrison
Surviving are a daughter: Teresa Harrison and husband, Bobby; and, a son: Kenny Lee Buchanan, all of Candler; 2 grandchildren: Tanya Williams and husband, Andy,and John Chasteen; a sister: Azalene Fowler of Milton, FL; and, a brother: J. Jay James McCracken, 92, of Plum Branch, passed away Saturday, November 8, 2008, at his home. Funeral services will be held at 2:30 P.M. Sunday in the Chapel of Holcombe Brothers Funeral Home. Funeral services will be held at 8 PM Tuesday in the Chapel of Holcombe Brothers Funeral Home. Surviving are a son: Garrett Maney of Burnsville; 5 grandsons: Neil Maney, Kevin, Travis, Gregory and Alan Bagwell all of Burnsville; 4 sisters: Ethel Maney of Burnsville, Alice McSwiggin of Maryland, Emogene Longmire of Henderson and Pearl Day of Georgia; a brother: Claude Maney of Anchorage, AK; a niece: Katherine Case and 3 great nephews. MILDRED HUNTER WOODY. The Rev. Granny Bug spent her life serving others.
Altha was a member of Big Creek Freewill Baptist Church. Surviving are her children: Gene Elkins and wife, Nancy,of The Villages, Fl, Hoyt Elkins and wife, Shirley,of Morganton, Larry Elkins and wife, Tina,of Burnsville, Camilee McIntosh and husband, Jerry,of Burnsville and Rhonda Fox and husband, Jeff,of Mars Hill; 3 sisters: Cora Elkins, Eula Walker and Maphra Robinson all of Burnsville; 12 grandchildren and 12 great grandchildren.
She graduated from Mars Hill College and Appalachian State Teachers College and was a school teacher and principal for 34 years. Bertha Ann Banks, 90, of Georges Fork, passed away Thursday, January 22, 2009, at Brookside Rehabilitation and Care. Military graverites will be conducted by the U. S. Marine Corps at 11:00 A.M. Tuesday in the Robinson Cemetery. Ronnie Gouge and Lawrence Glenn will officiate. A native of Yancey County, she was a daughter of the late Will and Laura Hyatt Young. Donna was a devoted mother. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service at the funeral home. Gayla was a member of Grace Baptist Church. A native of Yancey County, he was a son of the late Carl and Mary Gouge Riddle, and the husband of Ruth Edwards Riddle who died January 2008. AXIE LEE FOX ELKINS
A graveside service will be held at 11AM Thursday in the Double Island Church Cemetery. Margaret Jeanne Joy Wilson, 64, of Newdale, went home to be with the Lord, Wednesday, June 25, 2008. Burial will be in the Academy Cemetery. Roy Bennett
Memorials may be made to Burnsville VFD, P. O. Rev. Rev. Elvina Robinson, 75, of the Double Island Community passed away Sunday, November 23, 2008 at Blue Ridge Regional Hospital. Rev.
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