Earl Lester Bailey Perry Robinson and Dwight Boone, Jr. will officiate. Funeral services will be held at noon Friday in the Chapel of Holcombe Brothers Funeral Home. Doyle 'Dude' Buchanan Madge lived on Prices Creek until 1950 when she moved to Michigan, living there until her death. Ollie Silver Styles, 97, of Windom, passed away Tuesday, June 3, 2008 in Blue Ridge Hospital in Spruce Pine. Surviving are a daughter: Barbara Trotter and husband, Jerry; 4 grandchildren: Brenda Greene and husband, James, Kathy Whittington and husband, Bobby, Rebecca Bridges and husband, Perry, and Jerry Wayne Trotter and wife, Darla, all of Slayden, TN; a special niece: Kathy Rhymer of Marion and several other nieces and nephews; 11 great grandchildren and 13 great-great grandchildren. TRACY BUCKNER PEARSON Revs. He was also preceded in death by sisters: Nelle Bailey and Pauline Hensley. No local services are planned and internment of his ashes will be in New Washington, Ohio and Greppen, Switzerland at a later date. 197 South, Burnsville, NC 28714. Funeral services will be held at 7:00 PM Tuesday in the Chapel of Holcombe Brothers Funeral Home. Funeral homes often submit obituaries as a service to the families they are assisting. The family will receive friends from 1:30 until 3:00 P.M. Saturday at the funeral home. She was active in the Democrat Party. Burial will be in the McMahan Family Cemetery on Rector Hill. KATHY SKY NIELSEN. Judy was a loving wife, mother and grandmother. Burial will be in the Liberty Chapel FWB Church Cemetery with military graverites by Sgt. BACK TO TOP She was a member of Bolens Creek Baptist Church. She was also preceded in death by a son: Scotty Hicks and a daughter-in-law: Elaine Hicks; a brother: Howard Young and a sister: Ruby Hall. Bonnie Wilson, 96, of Marion passed away Thursday, November 27, 2008 at Brookside Rehabilitation and Care. His grandmother, Ruetta McCourry, was a special influence on his life. Eugene Gene Shepherd, 78, of the Swiss Community, beloved husband for 22 years with his wife, Joan, went home to be with his Lord on Sunday, December 28, 2008, at his home. Jonathan Hudgins and Rev. She was also preceded in death by sisters Agnes Patton, Zula McPeters, Johnsie Rathburn, Pearl Harris and Kathleen Boone and brothers Wade and Earl McMahan. Surviving are 3 children: Jane Biggs and husband, Phillip, Glen Burleson and Jerry Burleson and wife, Nina, all of Burnsville; 2 grandchildren: Charles Burleson and Sharon Biggs; sisters: Ellen Banks of Burnsville, Jewell Ledford of Myrtle Beach, SC, Evelyn Edwards and Bernice Davis, of Erwin, TN; and, 2 brothers: B.A. He was awarded the Carnegie Medal for helping save two children from drowning despite himself being a weak swimmer. Surviving are his step mother: Stella Hollifield of Burnsville; 6 sisters: Ola Young and Dollie Martin of Burnsville, Betty Ann Cassingham and husband, Alan, of Hamilton, OH, Gladys Saylor of Lenoir, Glenna Randall and husband, Randy, of Macon, GA and Violet Buchanan and husband, Donald, of Spruce Pine; 2 brothers: Rev. Heritage High School where he was an outstanding athlete. Funeral services will be held at 2PM Wednesday in Liberty Chapel FWB Church, of which he was a member, deacon and teacher of the mens Sunday School class for many years. The Rev. Nina G. Chandler Dick Westbrook and Dwight Boone, Jr., will officiate. At his request, no funeral or memorial services will be held. Surviving are her son: Dennis Grindstaff and wife, Gloria, of Mars Hill; 3 grandchildren: Regina Snyder, Dewayne Grindstaff and wife, Tiffany, and Nicholas Grindstaff; 4 great grandchildren; 3 sisters: Emma Jane Stevens, Ola Mae Webb and Mable Boone all of Burnsville; a brother: Earl Boone of Marion and several nieces and nephews. The Rev. Bobby Revis and Dean Honeycutt will officiate. Burial will be in the Will Young Cemetery. Gladys Boone Bartlett, 80, of the Arbuckle Community, passed away Tuesday, June 16, 2009, at the Brian Center in Spruce Pine. Memorials may be made to Hospice of Yancey County, 856 Georges Fork Road, Burnsville, NC 28714 or First Baptist Church, P.O. Memorials may be made to Hospice of Yancey County, 856 Georges Fork Road, Burnsville, NC 28714. 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 is survived by a brother: Cecil Gillis and wife, Juanita; a sister: Betty Stafford and husband, Roger, of Burnsville; 2 loving nephews: Philip Stafford of Spruce Pine and Greg Stafford of Camden, NC; 2 half nieces: Peggy Gentry and Joyce Lawrence of Weaverville. Funeral services will be held at 2PM Tuesday in the Double Island Baptist Church. A graveside service will be held at 11 A. M. Monday in the Plum Branch Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 5 until 8 PM Thursday prior to the service at the funeral home. Wes Sharpe will officiate. He served as a school board member in Broward County, FL, was for many years an Information Technologist and Financial Consultant for the Eastern band of Cherokee Indians, the Dora Reed Center and the Qualla Boundry Head Start Programs and Internal Auditor for the Cherokee Boys Club until his retirement in 2004. GUS E. PROFFITT Rev. Burial will be in the Deyton-Laws Cemetery at Bailey Hill. Paula Mae was an active Ruling Elder of the First Presbyterian Church in Burnsville. The family will receive friends from 6 until 8:00 PM prior to the service at the funeral home. A graveside service will be held at 11AM Thursday in the Double Island Church Cemetery. Funeral services will be held at 1PM Saturday in Higgins Memorial United Methodist Church, of which he was a member. He was also preceded in death by two infant sons: Patrick and Evan Briggs and two brothers: Thurman and Paul Briggs. He was also preceded in death by his wife of 38 years, Pauline Billie Tipton. A native of Mitchell County, she was a daughter of the late Merritt and Lilly Buchanan Young and the wife of Virgil Hicks who passed away in 1994 and her second husband, J. E. Jake Thomas who passed away in 2004. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 P.M. Thursday in the Chapel of Holcombe Brothers Funeral Home. He was also preceded in death by seven brothers: Fuller, Bernie, Charles, Raleigh, Garrett, David and Billy Pittman; and, a grandson: Chris Stewart. We may be reached in Kennett at 573-888-3311 or in Senath 573-738-2311 All Obituaries - Goodman Funeral Home offers a variety of funeral services, from traditional. A native of Yancey County, he was a son of the late Joe Frank and Nellie Foster Fox. BACK TO TOP Gladys Silvers, 79, of Burnsville, went home to be with the Lord Friday, May 8, 2009, at Blue Ridge Regional Hospital. Earl was a retired employee of Air Preheater in Marion. A native of Yancey County, he was a son of Howard Bennett of Burnsville and the late Tilda Ayers Bennett. A native of San Marcos, TX, he was born October 30, 1909 and was a son of the late Leslie and Mabel Williamson Faris. He also worked as a chauffeur, and in his . He was also preceded in death by a brother: Clarence Robinson; 3 half-sisters; and, 3 half-brothers. Homer T. Price A graveside service will be held at 10 AM Friday in Pete Young Cemetery. Surviving are her husband, William O. Riddle; 3 sons: Sam Ball and wife, Donna, of Cherokee; Danny Ball and wife, Myra, and Rev. LuDeen Burbank Christensen 91, passed away peacefully Friday, February 3, 2023, in Richmond, Utah at her son Steve's home. A native of Yancey County, she was a daughter of the late Andrew Parson and Texanna Tomberlin Hensley. BACK TO TOP. Marjorie A. He was twice chairman of the Yancey County Democratic Party and was awarded the Liston Ramsey Democratic Service Award. The Rev. Billy Mitchell will officiate. 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. BACK TO TOP William was a member of the First Presbyterian Church of Burnsville, NC. He was also preceded in death by two brothers, Donald and Clyde Bailey and a sister, Bertha Wheeler. Jerry Lee Pate With many other beloved church leaders he worked to build a new church dedicated in 1969 and through last Sunday he taught the adult mens class, which was named the Dick Bailey Sunday School Class. He was a World War II US Army Veteran. The family will receive friends from 5 until 6:30 PM Saturday at the funeral home. Funeral services will be held at 2:30 P.M. Wednesday in the Chapel of Holcombe Brothers Funeral Home. Surviving are his wife of 49 years: Clara Boone Briggs; two daughters: Marlene Fender and husband, Morrise, and Michelle McNeill and husband, John; three brothers: Roscoe Briggs, Jr., Charles and Claude Briggs; three sisters: Clara Lee Chrisawn and Frances Boone all of Burnsville, and Shirley McKinney of Spruce Pine; four granddaughters: Chasity and Meghan Fender and Morgan and Paige McNeill all of Burnsville. Surviving are a daughter: Juanita Metcalf Turner of Detroit, MI; a granddaughter: Heather Turner of Chicago; a sister: Mae Ledford of Burnsville; and, a number of nieces and nephews. BACK TO TOP He was also preceded in death by a brother, Forris Seran. Anthony Greene will officiate. Funeral services will be held at 2 PM Monday in the Chapel of Holcombe Brothers Funeral Home. Who Where Receive obituaries Alma Marie Banks Hollifield February 16, 2023 (82 years old) View obituary Charles Slagle February 14, 2023 (67 years old) Funeral services will be held at 7 PM Sunday in the Chapel of Holcombe Brothers Funeral Home. Mike Brazelle and Steve Williams will officiate. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service. Funeral services will be held at 12 oclock noon Tuesday in the Chapel of Holcombe Brothers Funeral Home. Burial will be in Ridgeview Presbyterian Church Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 6 until 8PM Wednesday at the funeral home. Surviving are his son: Steven F. Lawhern and wife, Sondra, of Knoxville, TN; 3 sisters: Pat Greene of Wilmington Beach, SC and Catherine Bulsiewicz and Margaret Shuman of Asheville; 3 grandchildren and 2 great grandchildren. Margaret S. Tyner Hunter Maney, 92, of Indian Creek, went home Thursday, February 26, 2009 at Mountain Manor Assisted Living. The Revs. Matthew Edward Baker, age 34 of Asheville, went Home to be with the Lord on February 22, 2023. H. C. Bradford Ben Lee Riddle Surviving are his wife: Billie Doris Wood Wheeler; a sister: Gladys Silvers of Burnsville; and, 12 nieces and nephews. MAUDE M. RIDDLE Margaret S. Tyner, 90, of Burnsville, passed away Tuesday, January 13, 2009. The family will receive friends 1 hour prior to the service at the funeral home. Royce Ball and wife, Pat, all of Burnsville; a sister: Mildred McIntosh of Burnsville; a brother: Earl Fox of Baltimore, MD; 7 grandchildren; 16 grandchildren; a step daughter: Phyllis Silver of Burnsville; 4 step sons: Morris Riddle of Gastonia, Phillip and Johnny Riddle of Burnsville and Willie Riddle of Ft. Lauderdale, FL. Sherry Shehan McMillian He participated in the Hurtgen Forest and Battle of the Bulge campaigns, suffering multiple machine gun and shrapnel wounds. Rev. Rev. The family will receive friends 1 hour prior to the service at the funeral home. Mary Alice Maney Surviving, in addition to her father, are her husband: Tracy Pearson; and, stepmother: Lavonne Murdock Buckner, of Burnsville. Juanita Bailey Wallace 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 Salem, NJ, he was a son the late Samuel L. and Elizabeth Johnson Seran. Burial will be in the Horton Hill Cemetery. Memorials may be made to the Martins Chapel United Methodist Church, 1555 State Hwy. Memorial services will be held at Noon on Wednesday in the Fairview Cemetery at Seven Mile Ridge. God put a song in their hearts, a song of love and devotion. He was also preceded in death by a half sister: Chloe Fields of Weaverville. Mae McKinney went home to be with her family and loved ones Monday, March 23, 2009. Michael Adam Young, 39, of Lincoln Park passed away Sunday, July 20, 2008 in Elizabethton, TN. Funeral services will be held at 2PM Wednesday in Halls Chapel Baptist Church, of which he was a member. Box 339, Marion, NC 28752. Surviving are his wife of 38 years, JoAnn Dulaney Jones; a daughter: Jennifer Bennett and husband, Jeremy; a son: Brian Jones and wife, Tina; a granddaughter: Ryleigh Paige Jones; 3 grandsons: Austin, Zachory and Evan Bennett all of Burnsville. Rev. In addition to his wife, Gene is survived by his loving sister: Gailya Fuller and husband, Dan, of Burnsville; and, sister-in-law: Roberta (Charles) Bonham of Clyde. Surviving are his wife of 61 years, Thelma Wilson Honeycutt; 4 daughters: Carol Danford and husband, Joe, and Terrie Patton of Burnsville; Shirley Gibbs and husband, Buddy, of Orlando, FL and Debbie Callahan of Sugar Hill, GA; a sister: Kay Champion and husband, Leo, of Carolina Beach; 6 grandchildren and 5 great grandchildren. Burial will be at the Middle Fork Cemetery in Madison County. Burial will be in the McClurd Cemetery on Bolens Creek. Roscoe Briggs, Sr. She was also preceded in death by a grandson, Patrick Thomas, two brothers: George and Roy Wilson and two sisters: Jane Hollifield and Daisy Crawley. BACK TO TOP A native of Yancey County, he was a son of the late Latt and Emma Jane Crain Edwards and the husband of Maudie Hensley Edwards who died in 2005. Born June 14, 1919 in Lewiston, ID, he was a son of the late John and Mary Robinson McNeill, and the husband of Grace Miller McNeill who died in 1993. Thomas Davis, Jr., 87, of the Pensacola Community of Yancey County died Wednesday, December 3, 2008 at Blue Ridge Regional Hospital. Donna was a devoted mother. Surviving are two sisters: Lida Phillips and Mollie Miller of Burnsville. He retired with the Yancey County School System having served as Principal of Bee Log and Clearmont Schools. Shirley Cooper, 65, of Burnsville, went home to be with the Lord Thursday, November 13, 2008, at her home. Tony Griffin will officiate. To be absent from the body is to be present with the Lord. Memorials may be made to Holcombe Brothers Funeral Home to assist with funeral expenses. Linda was also preceded in death by a sister, Diane Long and grandparents, William and Thelma Biggerstaff Long and Milton Harvey and Dora Big Mama Williams Huskins. Daniel McMahan will officiate. Funeral services will be held at 2PM Wednesday in the Chapel of Holcombe Brothers Funeral Home. They were residents of the Green Mountain community and were faithful members of Blue Rock Baptist Church. Jim Tolley, 55, of Baccus Siding Road in the Double Island Community, passed away Wednesday, December 10, 2008 in the St. Josephs Campus of Mission Hospitals. He is survived by his beloved wife of 67 years, Dorothy Stuart Ray; a daughter, Carolyn and husband, David A. Cort; four granddaughters: Lisa Owen and husband, Jeffrey, of Asheville; Heidi Van Til and husband, Ethan, of Traverse City, Michigan, Carrie Friesen and husband, Brad, of Winston Salem, Gretchen Banks and husband, Seth, of Winston Salem; three great-granddaughters: Susannah and Sophia Owen and Greta Friesen; and sister, Fay and her husband, Troy Allen, of Marshall. Homer was aWorld War II Army Veteran and Past Master of Burnsville Lodge #717 AF & AM. His wife, Beverly Thompson McIntosh, passed away in the fire also. The family will receive friends from 6 until 8 PM Tuesday at the funeral home. Burial will be in the John E. Fox Family Cemetery. Burial will be in Academy Cemetery. Revs. Sherry Shehan McMillian, 54, of Micaville, passed away Monday, January 26, 2009, in Blue Ridge Regional Hospital in Spruce Pine. Burial will be in the Miller Cemetery on Bolens Creek. Obituary Farrell Hughes, age 89 of Burnsville, went home on Sunday, July 11th, 2021 at Johnson City Medical Center. Funeral services will be held at 7 PM Tuesday in the Chapel of Holcombe Brothers Funeral Home. Ricky Ray will officiate. Claude was an US Army Veteran and was a member of Bowditch Union Church. The family will receive friends from 12:30 until 2:00 PM prior to the service at the funeral home. Surviving are her husband: Chris Dakota Gabriel; her son: Rodney John Simmons, Jr. of Burnsville; two brothers: Sam Long and wife, Cheryl, of Lincolnton and William Dennis Long and wife, Virginia, of Burnsville; a very special niece: Lee Ann Long of Burnsville; and a special son: Kevin Warren of Burnsville. The family will receive friends from 6:30 until 8 PM Saturday prior to the service at the funeral home. Burial will be in the Peake-Wallace Cemetery on Upper Pig Pen Road. A native of Yancey County, she was a daughter of the late Mills and Elsie Hall Edge, and wife of Paul D. McKinney who died in 1990. The family will receive friends two hours prior to the service at the funeral home. Surviving are a daughter: Susan Peek of Burnsville; 2 sons: Joseph Peek of Burnsville and Alan Peek of Burke, VA; 3 sisters; 4 grandchildren and a great grandson. Surviving are his wife of 49 years: Clara Boone Briggs; two daughters: Marlene Fender and husband, Morrise, and Michelle McNeill and husband, John; three brothers: Roscoe Briggs, Jr., Charles and Claude Briggs; three sisters: Clara Lee Chrisawn and Frances Boone all of Burnsville, and Shirley McKinney of Spruce Pine; four granddaughters: Chasity and Meghan Fender and Morgan and Paige McNeill all of Burnsville. Rev. Pastor Ricky Ray and Rev. Revs. She was a member of Riverside Baptist Church. Burial will be in the Pete Young Cemetery. Locally, the family will receive friends from 1:00 until 1:45 PM Sunday at Holcombe Brothers Funeral Home. To send flowers to the family or plant a tree in memory of Robert Fred Ball, please visit our floral store. Revs. Funeral services will be held at 2PM Friday in the Chapel of Holcombe Brothers Funeral Home in Burnsville. LlNDA LONG GABRIEL Larry Dean Honeycutt, 64, of Burnsville, went home to be with the Lord, Monday, May 12, 2008 at the John F. Keever Solace Center. She was the wife of James Homer Huskins who passed away in 1988. Revs. Surviving are his wife of 52 years: Lois Murphy McKinney; a daughter: Wanda Honeycutt and husband, Eddie, of Green Mountain; 2 sons: Pete McKinney and wife, Anita, of Green Mountain and Tim McKinney and wife, Regina, of Burnsville; son in law: Mike Webb of Burnsville; grandchildren: Heather McClure, Adam Honeycutt, B.J. Revs. Surviving, in addition to his parents, are his wife: Kelly Hicks Westall; children: Rayanna and Daniel; a brother: Lance Westall of Burnsville; maternal grandparents: Jack and Rena Mace of Burnsville; and, paternal grandmother: Frankie Westall of Burnsville. A native of Yancey County, he was a son of Jack and Maphrie Chrisawn Wilson of Burnsville. Linnie was also preceded in death by a daughter: Mary Belle Ayers; brothers: Cal, Fred and Jess Street; and, sisters: Inas Shell, Etta Davis and Sally Thomas. A. J. Moore and Shane Cassida will officiate. Funeral services will be held at 3:00 PM Thursday in West Burnsville Baptist Church of which he was an active member, serving as Deacon and Trustee. He was a member of the Sgt. Burial will be in the McClurd Cemetery at Low Gap. Blaine Whitson will officiate. Myrtle was a loving mother, a friend to many, a witness of God and her loving memories will remain. He retired from the U. S. Navy with 21 years of service as a GMMC then worked at Douglas Aircraft in Long Beach, CA until retiring due to ill health. Jerry Shelton will officiate. Anna Zabik, 97, of Lickskillet Road, passed away Saturday, November 8, 2008, in Brookside Rehabilitation and Care. Surviving are his wife: Evelyn Calloway Anders; 2 daughters: Sherry Anders and Shirley Anders; a son: Doug Anders and wife, Barbara; a niece: Pam Wilson and husband, Terry, all of Burnsville; 3 grandchildren: Ryan, Lacie and Casey; 4 sisters: Pauline Anders, Faye Moody, Nell McLaughlin and Kate Anders; and, 3 brothers: Bob, Tucker and Guy B. Anders. A graveside service will be held at 12 noon Thursday in Academy Cemetery. James W. McKinney Burial will be in the Maney Cemetery with military graverites conducted by Sgt. Funeral services will be held at 3PM Saturday in the Chapel of Holcombe Brothers Funeral Home. Rev. Kenneth was the oldest member of the Burnsville Volunteer Fire Department, avid outdoorsman, active in the Yancey County. Ethel Rose McCracken, 96, of Plum Branch, went home to be with the Lord Friday, April 24, 2009, at Brookside Rehabilitation and Care. Funeral services will be held at 2:30 PM Thursday in the West Burnsville Baptist Church of which he was a member. Rev. A native of Yancey County, she was a daughter of the late Rathey and Delores Boone Stevens and the wife of Pershing Hensley who died in 1992. Burial will be in the Watts Cemetery. Funeral services will be held at 8:00 P.M. Thursday in the chapel of Holcombe Brothers Funeral Home. He began working as a young man logging with his father in the mountains near his childhood home. She is also survived by a daughter, Joy Young and her husband, Fritz, of Newdale; two sons, Frank Wyatt and his wife, Janet, of Newdale, and Robert (Benny) Wyatt and his wife, Glenda, of Micaville. He was preceded in death by brothers: Oliver Maney and Kenny Maney. JAMES L. PEEK A native of Yancey County, he was a son of the late Fonz and Katherine Phillips Crain. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 P.M. Sunday in the Chapel of Holcombe Brothers Funeral Home. Ethel McCracken She was the wife of Kenneth Chrisawn who passed away in 2006. Her love was unconditional and her adopted family extended into the hundreds, as families and individuals moved in and out of her home and life throughout the years. BACK TO TOP Revs. Funeral services will be held at 2:30 PM Sunday in the Chapel of Holcombe Brothers Funeral Home. His prior arrangements made years ago were to be cremated and interred at the family plot in San Marcos, TX. She had been a resident of Florida most of her life. As a young man he acted on the stage of the Parkway Playhouse in its first year of production, and later served on the board of directors of that institution, now in its sixty-third year, from which he retired in 2002 as Director Emeritus. In the tradition of a mountain lawyer, as his practice narrowed in later years, his stories and tales lengthened, and he enjoyed talking about all matters of historical interest. Drayton Cooper, Warner Anthony and Joe Bennett will officiate. Her legacy of shaping the character of young people and motivating them to be all they can be will long continue in the lives of her students. A native of Yancey County, he was a son of the late Harry and Bessie Ellison McCracken. The family will receive friends from 6 until 8:00 P.M. Friday at the church. Burial will be in the Woody Cemetery on Ridge Road. Box 264 Burnsville, NC 28714 or Hospice of Yancey County, 856 Georges Fork Road, Burnsville NC 28714. Surviving are two daughters: Vickie Towe and Sandy Hilemon and husband, Maurice; a grandson: Jody Dwight Towe; a step granddaughter: Erika Hilemon and a brother: Willie Bennett all of Burnsville. Memorials may be made to Pleasant Gap Baptist Church, 244 Dale Street, Burnsville or Bakers Creek Baptist Church, 1718 Bakers Creek Road, Burnsville, NC 28714. Surviving are his wife: Glenda Stewart, and daughter: Angie Stewart, of Boone; and a sister: Joyce Gardner, of Burnsville. The family will receive friends from 6 until 8:00 PM prior to the service at the funeral home. A native of Yancey County, he was a son of the late Joe and Caroline Bradford Howell. Funeral services will be held at 8:00 PM Friday in the Chapel of Holcombe Brothers Funeral Home. BACK TO TOP No services are planned at this time. Funeral services will be held at 8 PM Saturday in the Chapel of Holcombe Brothers Funeral Home. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 PM Saturday in the chapel of Holcombe Brothers Funeral Home. Funeral services will be held at 2 P.M. Thursday in the Chapel of Holcombe Brothers Funeral Home. James Stuart Bagwell, 57, of Pensacola, passed away unexpectedly Monday, April 27, 2009, on the mountain that he loved and spent most of his time. Loren Westall, 33, of Newdale, passed away Friday, May 22, 2009. Juanita Westall Butner Surviving are his wife of 54 years: Anise Silvers Bailey; a daughter, Judy Bailey Miller of Burnsville; two sons: Harlan Bailey and wife, Connie, of Mars Hill and Walter Bailey and wife, Kristi, of Burnsville; two grandchildren: Dale Bailey of Mars Hill and Abbey Bailey of Burnsville; and a brother, Clay Bailey of Burnsville. She was also preceded in death by a daughter: Zula Wilson, and a son: William David Silver. The family will receive friends from 6 until 7:30 PM prior to the service at the church. The family will receive friends from 6 until 8:00 PM prior to the service at the funeral home. Roy was an avid gardener and loved working in his flowers. She will be laid to rest beside her husband, Lawrence, in the Fred Young Cemetery at Pleasant Gap. Surviving, in addition to his mother, are his wife, Sandra R. Bagwell; 4 sons: Kevin Bagwell and wife, Stephanie, Travis Bagwell and wife, Kim, Greg Bagwell and wife, Kim, and Alan Bagwell, all of Burnsville; a step-daughter: Kristi Condy and husband, Geoff, of Mayo, FL; a brother: Ronald Bagwell and wife, Kathy, of Riverside, RI; 3 nieces: Lisa, Erin and Amanda; and, grandchildren: Andy, Dalton, Dylan, Deanna, Stormy, Montana, Jasmine and Addisyn. The Revs. Rev. DONNA GAIL WOODY HARDING. A native of Yancey County she was a daughter of the late Henry and Pansy Boone McCracken, and was also preceded in death by sisters: Gladys Robinson and Della Dale, and, brothers: Willie and Jay McCracken. The family wishes to thank Dr. John J. Kelly and Dr. and Mrs. Reid Taylor for all their support. Ernest J. Funeral services will be held at 7 PM Sunday in the Chapel of Holcombe Brothers Funeral Home. Burial will be in the Vaughn McMahan Cemetery. ROBERT W. WYATT. A memorial service will be held at 7PM Thursday in the Chapel of Holcombe Brothers Funeral Home. Dept., 1233 North Main Street, Box 11, Waynesville, NC. The family will receive friends from 6 until 7:00 PM Monday at the funeral home. He was also preceded in death by a sister, Azalene Wyatt Hoover.. Memorials may be made to Hospice of Yancey County, West Burnsville Baptist Church, or the Gideons International. A native of Yancey County, he was the son of the late Arthur J. and Elizabeth Phillips Edwards, and was a U.S. Army veteran serving in Germany. Claude Whitson Jerry Shelton, Senior Pastor, at Mt. Homer T. Price, 89, of Burnsville went home to be with the Lord, Wednesday, February 11, 2009 in Mission Hospitals Memorial Campus. At other times, the family will be at her home. The family wishes to extend their deepest appreciation to the staff at Mountain Manor Assisted Living Center for their love and care. ROBERT W. WYATT A native of Yancey County, he was a son of the late Herman and Ada Doan Penland. Rev. She was also preceded in death by a daughter: Patricia Hughes Rowe anda brother: Bill McFalls. The family wants to extend a heartfelt thanks to her sister, Eula Walker, for her loving care and companionship. James C. Wheeler The family will receive friends from 6 until 8 P.M. Monday at the funeral home. A native of Yancey County, she was a daughter of the late Rex and Bessie Pate McIntosh and was also preceded in death by a sister: Cynthia Ann McIntosh Foster. As a Christian, he believed this to be his obligation and privilege. Jay James McCracken, 92, of Plum Branch, passed away Saturday, November 8, 2008, at his home. She later became a teacher and librarian at North Pole Elementary School. Linda was a loving and caring wife and mother and will be missed. REED C. BRIGGS Funeral services will be held at 12 oclock noon Tuesday in the Chapel of Holcombe Brothers Funeral Home. Louise was a retired employee of Coats America. 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