MARCH 5, 2005 ASHEVILLE CITIZEN-TIMES OBITUARIES ES To report an obituary, call 232-5966 FUNERALS TODAY Name, Residence Time Location William Brewer, Morganton 1 p.m. Sossoman Mackey Brown, Asheville 6 p.m. Salvation Army, West Asheville Fate Buchanan, Brevard 3 p.m. Rutherfordton Presbyterian Margaret Cabe, Sylva 11 a.m. Melton -Riddle G.
Kimerly Carter, Asheville 3 p.m. Green Hills Cemetery Robert Cordell Enka 3:30 p.m. Forest Lawn Memorial Park Robert Dayton Spruce Pine 2 p.m. Mount Calvary Freewill Baptist Doris Dockery, Murphy 10 a.m. Cochran Kathryn Fielitz, Hayesville 2 p.m.
Hiawassee Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses Bette Fox, Black Mountain 2 p.m. Highland Farms Carl Grasty, Maggie Valley 3 p.m. Garrett John Guignard, Charlotte 12:30 p.m. Banner Elk Presbyterian Cline Hall, Sylva 2 p.rn. Old Savannah Baptist Frances Head, Forest City 3 p.m.
Harmon Street Baptist Joyce Hensley, Swannanoa 4 p.m. Meadowbrook Free Will Baptist Tempie Jackson, Mill Spring 11 a.m. McFarland, Tryon Ruby Mann, Canton 3 p.m. Wells, Canton Roy Marcus, Morganton 3 p.m. Pleasant Ridge Baptist Helen McWhirter, Huntsville, Ala.
2 p.m. Honeycutt Cemetery Richard Nailling, Asheville Noon Tried Stone Missionary Baptist Phil Norman, Spruce Pine 2 p.m. Snow Hill Baptist Edward O'Shields, Brevard 2 p.rn. Freewill Baptist Vera Parrott, Asheville 2 p.m. Groce, Patton Avenue Adam Price, Waynesville 2 p.m.
Liberty Baptist Harold Roberts, Mills River 2 p.m. Shepherd Memorial Park Cecile Rossignol, Asheville 11 a.m. St. Eugene's Catholic Peter Schenck, Hendersonville 10 a.m. Immaculate Conception Roman Catholic Mae Setzer, Waynesville 11 a.m.
Garrett Wilma Sluder, Asheville 2 p.m. Williams Jenny Smith, Cullowhee 2 p.m. Crisp, Bryson City Harold Stewart, Spruce Pine 2 p.m. Webb Darien Taylor, Arden Noon Fletcher United Methodist Obituary rates: The first 10 column lines are free. The cost is $2 per column line after the first 10 lines, $20 for a photo.
For more information on the Citizen- -Times obituary policy, contact, Erin Cox at (828) 232-5966 or fax (828) 232-0377 or Obituaries that contain U.S. flags are to recognize the service of veterans. For "In Memory Of" or "Card of Thanks" information, please contact Kelly Allen at (828) 232-5925. NATHAN 'WHITEY' HOWARD GLENN JAMES BELCHERTOWN, Mass. Nathan "Whitey" Howard, 77, of Belchertown, died Tuesday, March 1, 2005, at home.
He was born, in Asheville, N.C., April 7, 1928. He was preceded in death by his wife, Marilyn Fleurent in 1994. Burial will be in the spring at Quabbin Park Cemetery in Ware. ALLIE GAMMONS SOUTHERN FAIRVIEW Allie Gammons Southern, 61, went to be with the Lord on Thursday, March 3, 2005, after a brief illness. A native of Surry County, she was the daughter of Zoy and Ruby Forrest Gammons of Mount Airy.
She worked as a nursing assistant for Fleshers Fairview Rest Home for nine years and was a member of Albion Baptist Church in Surry County. In addition to her parents, she is survived by her daughter, Denise Mabe and husband, Mitchell, and a Mount granddaughter, Airy; sister, Kalie Tincy Mabe, Parries all of the home; and two brothers, Charles Gammons of Mount Airy and Bobby Gammons of Gilbert, S.C. The family will receive friends from 7 to 9 p.m. Saturday at Calvary Baptist Church in Fairview. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Fairview Rest Home or to Fleshers Fairview Health Care Employee Fund, P.O.
Box 1160, Fairview, NC 28730. The family would like to express its thanks to the staff of Fairview Rest Home, Fleshers Health Care, Cancer Care of WNC and Dr. Donald Culver for their loving care. Groce Funeral Home at Lake Julian on Long Shoals Road is in charge of arrangements. The memorial register is available at "Obituaries" at www.grocefuneral home.com.
LILY E. CURRIE ASHEVILLE Lily E. Currie, 77, of 710 Brookshire Asheville, went to be an angel Thursday, March 3, 2005, at the Oaks of Sweeten Creek. The funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday in the Patton Avenue chapel of Groce Funeral Home.
Her family will receive friends at the funeral home one hour prior to the service. Flowers will be appreciated or memorials may be made to Biltmore United Methodist Church, 376 Hendersonville Road, Asheville, NC 28803. An online register is available le by going to "Obituaries" at www.groce funeralhome.com. CECIL R. TREXLER ASHEVILLE Cecil Reeves Trexler, 65, formerly of Fairfax Avenue, Asheville, died Friday, March 4, 2005, in Magnolia Health Care Center.
Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by AndersRice Funeral Home in Sunday's edition. EVELYN PARRISH SYLVA Evelyn Parrish, 83, of Sylva, passed away Thursday morning, March 3, 2005. A memorial service will be held in Charleston, S.C., at a later date. Moody Funeral Home and Crematorium, Sylva, assisted with the arrangements. www.pernoody.com.
ROGER J. OWEN BREVARD Roger J. Owen, 71, of Brevard, died Wednesday, March 2, 2005. The funeral service will be held at 3 p.m. Sunday in the chapel of Moody-Connolly Funeral Home.
Visitation will be held from 7 to 9 p.m. Saturday at the funeral home. (CITIZENTIMES.com. CARL ANDREW GRASTY MAGGIE VALLEY Carl Andrew Grasty, 89, of Maggie Valley, passed away Thursday, March 3, 2005, at Haywood Regional Medical Center. He was born on May 22, 1915, to the late Oscar and Minnie Setzer Grasty.
Carl was a devoted family man. He served, during Army World and War he owned and operated Grastys Service Center since 1965. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Hortense Miller Grasty, one brother, Tom Grasty and one sister, Elizabeth Grasty. He is survived by two sons, Skip Grasty of Waynesville and Fred Grasty of Maggie Valley; brother, Guy Grasty of Waynesville; sister, Wilma Parris of Waynesville; two grandchildren, Selena Williamson and her husband, Jeff, of Maggie Valley and Cody Grasty of Maggie Valley; and great-grandchild, Luke Williamson of Maggie Valley. The funeral service will be held at 3 p.m.
Saturday in the chapel of Garrett Funerals and Cremations. Burial will be at Green Hill Cemetery with Tom Alexander, Gilmer Grasty, Don Grasty, Steve Sutton, David Parris and Ricky Mathis serving as pallbearers. Claude Caldwell, Danny Gray, Richard Sheehan and Mike Caldwell will serve as honorary pallbearers. The family will receive friends from 2 to 3 p.m. prior to the service at the funeral home.
An online guest registry may be signed at www.legacy.com, sponsored by the staff of Garrett Funerals and Cremations. HECTOR McLEAN JR. COLUMBIA, S.C. The funeral service for Hector McLean 63, of Columbia, S.C., will be held at p.m. Sunday at First Presbyterian Church.
The family will receive friends in Jackson Hall following the service. Mr. McLean died Thursday, March 3, 2005. Born in Florence and raised in Bennettsville, he was the son of Pauline Proctor and the late Hector McLean Sr. He was a 1963 graduate of Clemson University, where he was program director of WSBF Radio.
He formerly served as vice president Continental Consultants, vice president of sales for Edens and Avant, president of American Computer Professionals and was president of Hector McLean and Associates in partnership with Genie Matthews and Associates. Mr. McLean was a former chairman of the Columbia Area Mental Health Board, was former president of Five Points Rotary and also a Paul Harris Fellow, served on the board of S.C. Labor Commission and was a member of Forest Lake Club. Mr.
McLean was a member of First Presbyterian Church and active in the Mens Bible Study Group. He attended Bald Mountain Baptist Church when visiting his summer home in Hendersonville, N.C. Surviving are his wife, Patricia Connor McLean; son and daughterin McLean of Hector Greenville; McLean his and mother Kristen of Laurel Crest; sister, Elizabeth McLean Donovan of Charlotte, N.C.; niece, Elizabeth McLean Donovan; and nephew, William Carpender Donovan. Memorials may be made to First Presbyterian Church or the American Cancer Society. Dunbar Funeral Home, Devine Street Chapel, Columbia, is in charge of the arrangements.
PEARL P. MANN CANDLER Pearl Octavia Pressley Mann, 90, of 14 Center Candler, died Friday, March 4, 2005, at Pisgah Manor Nursing Home. She was a native of Haywood County and lived most of her life in Buncombe County. She was a daughter of the late Harley and Carrie Motes Pressley. She was preceded in death by her husband of 62 years, the Rev.
Howard H. Mann who died in 1996, a daughter, Shirley Maxine Whiteside and a brother, Mark Pressley. Mrs. Mann was a member of Pinnacle View Baptist Church. She is survived by her daughter; Kathy M.
Long of Candler; three sons, Jerry Mann and his wife, Geraldine, of Jacksonville, Rex Mann and his wife, Anita, of Mount Sterling, and Danny Mann and his wife, Jackie, of Candler; sister, Ruby Bonham Canton; two brothers, Paul Pressley of Canton and John Pressley of East Chicago, 10 grandchildren, "numerous greatgrandchildren" and one great-greatgrandchild. The funeral service will be held at 3 p.m. Sunday in the Canton chapel of Wells Funeral Home Cremation Services with the Rev. Jack W. Collins and the Rev.
Jim Sneed officiating. Burial will follow in Bon-AVenture Cemetery on Newfound Road. The family will receive friends from 1:30 to 2:45 p.m. prior to the service at the funeral home. For those who desire, an online memorial register is available at "Obituaries" at www.wellsfuneral home.com.
MARY FRANCES PENLAND ASHEVILLE Mary Frances Walsh Penland, 79, of 160 New Haw Creek Road, Asheville, went to be with the Lord on Wednesday, March 2, 2005. The family will receive friends from 7 to 9 p.m. Sunday at AndersRice Funeral Home and at other times will be at the home. MELVIN R. ELLISON ASHEVILLE Melvin Russell Ellison, 85, of Asheville, died Friday, March 4, 2005, at his residence at Deerfield Episcopal Retirement Community.
Morris Funeral Home, 304 Merrimon will announce the services. CARL JACKSON CORN ASHEVILLE Carl Jackson Corn, 79, of 138 Michigan Asheville, went home to be with the Lord on Thursday, March 3, Mr. Corn was native and lifelong resident of Buncombe County and a dedicated member of Riverside Baptist Church. He was a retired bricklayer and life member of the International Union of Bricklayers and Allied Craftworkers for 50 Carl years. He was a Corn World War veteran, serving with the Navy from 1943 to 1946.
He was a son of the late Carl Harris Corn and Willie Deloria Laster Corn. He was also preceded in death by a brother, Harold Corn and a twin sister, Jessie Dielmann. Mr. Corn is survived by his wife, Virginia M. Corn of the home; daughters, Sonya A.
Honeycutt husband, John, of Asheville and Gail Waldrup and husband, Doug, of Barnardsville; son, Carl R. Corn and wife, Aileen, of Leicester; sister, Ethel Parham of Weaverville; seven grandchildren, John Lewis Honeycutt Christopher Alan Honeycutt, Jason Nathaniel Honeycutt, Sheila M. McAbee, Jackson Jesus Corn, Erika Eileen Corn and Chevy Jackson Waldrup; and five great-grandchildren, Morgan Nicole Honeycutt, Seth Colby Honeycutt, Cameron Paige McAbee, Jason Nathaniel Honeycutt Jr. and Brittney Nicole McAbee. The funeral service will be held at 2 p.m.
Sunday at Anders-Rice Funeral Home with the Rev. John Honeycutt officiating. Pallbearers will be Sonny Dielmann, Joey Miller, Carl Miller, Richard Bailey, Ken Bailey, Jimmy Smith and Michael Smith. Burial will be in Ashelawn Gardens of Memory with military graveside rites conducted by the Asheville High School Jr. R.O.T.C.
The family will receive friends from 7 to 9 p.m. Saturday at the funeral home. At other times the family will be at the home of his daughter, Sonya Honeycutt, 5 Mountain Terrace, Asheville. Memorials may be made to Mountain Area Hospice, P.O. Box 25338, Asheville, NC 28813.
To sign Mr. Corn's guest book online, please go to the "Funeral Schedule" at www.andersrice.com. REV. JAMES C. RAY MARION The Rev.
James C. Ray, 78, of Marion, went to be with the Lord on Tuesday, March 1, 2 2005, at his residence. Born Aug. 27, 1926, in Yancey County, he was a son of the late Ozain Ray and Eula Styles Ray. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by two sons, Jerry and Jackie Ray four brothers, Frank, Earl, Bobby and Ken Ray.
The Rev. Ray was a member of West Marion Missionary Baptist Church, where he served as a minister, deacon, Sunday school teacher, Sunday school director and served as an, assistant Scout master for Troop 209 for three years. He attended Gardner-Webb College and attended Harvard. The Rev. Ray retired from Drexel Furniture Co.
with 40 years of service. His friends and co-workers knew him fondly as "Boney." He be remembered as a wonderful, loving and caring husband, father and grandfather. The Rev. Ray is survived by his wife, Iva J. Robinson Ray of the home; daughter, Terry Burnette and husband, Arthur, of Marion; two grandchildren, Chris Burnette and wife, Kim, of Marion and April Brooks and husband, John, of Old Fort; three great-grandchildren, Amber and Kasey Burnette of Marion and Abbie Brooks of Old Fort; two brothers, Bill Ray of Burnsville and Clarence Ray McCain; two sisters, Grace Woody of Marion and Jewell Autrey of Burnsville; aunt, Lizzie Ray of Morganton; and several nieces and nephews.
The funeral service for the Rev. Ray was held Thursday, March 3, in McCall Memorial Chapel at Kirksey Funeral Home, Marion, with the Rev. Coy Jeans officiating. Burial followed at West Court Baptist Church cemetery. The family received friends one hour prior to the service at the funeral home.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Iva J. Ray, 58 Poplar Drive S.W., Marion, NC 28752. Words of comfort may be shared with the family at www.kirksey funeralhome.com. G. KIMERLY 'KIM' CARTER ASHEVILLE G.
Kimerly "Kim" Carter, 60, of south Asheville, died Sunday, Feb. 27, 2005. The graveside service will be held at 3 p.m. Saturday at Green Hills Cemetery. Asheville Mortuary Funeral and Cremation Services is assisting the Carter family.
RUTH G. HOUGHTON CANDLER Ruth Louise Hudson Goldsmith Houghton, 93, died Wednesday, March 2, 2005, at Pisgah Manor Health Care Center in Candler. Her family will receive friends from 4 to 7 p.m. Saturday, March 12, at Anders-Rice Funeral Home. Complete arrangements will be announced next week.
JAMES FORBES SR. HENDERSONVILLE James Howard Forbes 64, of Hendersonville, died Thursday, March 3, 2005. Penland Sons Funeral Home and Cremation Services, DEAN 'UNCLE' ROBINSON ASHEVILLE Dean "Uncle" Robinson, 70, of Asheville, passed away Thursday, March 3, 2005, after a period of declining health. He was a native of Cherokee County but lived most of his life in Asheville. Dean was a veteran of the Navy, serving in the Korean War.
He had been employed with Ingle's and was a member of Temple Baptist Church. Dean was loved by many and will be sadly missed, especially by his buddy Rodney. His parents, William and Minnie Painter Robinson, preceded him in death. He is survived by his stepdaughter, Kelly Marie Robinson of Leicester, and stepson, Wallace Harold Robinson Jr. of Asheville; two brothers, Ray Robinson and spouse, Rosalee, of Cherokee and Jack Robinson of Washington, sister, Romona Rice and husband, Rodney, of Asheville; stepsister, Phyllis Powell of Asheville; grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.
The funeral service will be held at 7 p.m. Sunday at the Chapel of Faith at Forest Lawn Funeral Home of Pastor Jack Gassaway will officiate. The family will receive friends from 5 to 7 p.m. before the service. Graveside military rites will be performed at noon Monday, March 7, by the Buncombe County Veterans Memorial Team at Forest Lawn Memorial Park.
MARTHA PILGRIM BRADLEY MARION Martha Pilgrim Bradley, 83, Marion, died Friday, March 4, 2005, at The McDowell Hospital. Born Jan. 12, 1922, in Rutherford County, she was a daughter of the late John Henry Pilgrim and Eula Geneva Sisk Pilgrim. Ms. Bradley attended Eastside Baptist Church and previously attended Bethel Freewill Baptist Church, where she was a member.
She was a homemaker, and many considered her the "community beautician." Ms. Bradley is survived by two sons, Gary Bradley and his wife, Rosie, and their children, Brad and Seth, and Larry Bradley and his wife, Kathey, and their son, Erik, all of Marion; two stepgrandchildren, Jeannine Woodrow and Jamie Baucom; and several nieces and nephews. The funeral service for Ms. Bradley will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday in McCall Memorial Chapel of Kirksey Funeral Home, Marion, with the Revs.
Ray Stockton and Bill Long officiating. Burial will follow at McDowell Memorial Park. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service at the funeral home. Memorials may be made to Hospice of McDowell County, 218 Logan Marion, NC 28752, Bethel Freewill Baptist Church Building Fund, P.O. Box 236, Nebo, NC 28761 or Eastside Baptist Church, 351 Sherwood Drive, Nebo, NC 28761.
Words of comfort may be shared with the family at www.kirksey funeralhome.com. REV. DAVID HAYES BELLVILLE, NJ. The Rev. David Allen Hayes, 43, of Bellville, N.J., went to meet his Savior on Wednesday, March 2, 2005.
He was born on March 19, 1961, to Mable Jennings Hayes and Woodrow W. Hayes of Asheville, N.C. He traveled with his military famiy to Hawaii and Taiwan, settling in the greater Washington, D.C., area. He graduated from Potomac High in 1979. In 1981, he married Connie Fletcher of Moorhead, Minn.
He graduated from the University of Maryland in 1985 and went on to pursue a master of divinity at New Orleans Theological Seminary and graduated in 1986. Under God's direction, he served in inner-city ministry and pastorates in New Orleans until 1991 and in Norcross, from 1991-94. In 1994, he became the executive director of the Western Carolina Rescue Mission in Asheville, N.C., and served until 1999. In early 1999, he accepted a position serving the homeless the New York City Rescue Mission. He is survived by his parents, Woodrow and Mable Hayes of Asheville, N.C., and brother, Steve Hayes of Fredrick, and his wife, Connie Hayes, and four children, Alicia, Nathan, Matthew and Jillian.
A memorial service to celebrate his life will be held at 6 p.m. Sunday at Riverside Community Church, 50 Union Nutley, N.J. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be sent to the Western Carolina Rescue Ministries, 225 Patton Asheville, NC 28801. He stands now before Christ hearing, "Well done my good and faithful servant." MACKEY BROWN ASHEVILLE Mackey Brown, 56, Asheville, died Thursday, I Feb. 3, Mackey 2005.
A native of Asheville, he was a son of the late Annie Mae McDaris Brown and Mack Lafayette Brown Sr. He was also preceded in death by two brothers, Bobby and Alvin J. Brown and a sister, Kathy Simmons. Surviving are his companion, Betty Jean Hollifield of Mackey Asheville; three brothBrown ers, Kenneth L. Brown of Dearborn, Claude E.
Brown and wife, Myrtle, of Asheville and John D. Brown of Fletcher; and sister, Betty Jean Cowan and husband, Carl, of East Asheville. The funeral service will be held at 6 p.m. Saturday at the Salvation Army Worship Center, 750 Haywood Road, West Asheville. Major Terry Israel will officiate.
Burial will be private. The family will receive friends following the service. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Salvation Army, 204 Haywood Asheville, NC 28801. The family will be at the residence of his sister, Betty and husband Carl Cowan, 10 E. Lookout Road, east Asheville.
Penland Sons Funeral Home and Cremation Services, Swannanoa, is assisting the Brown family. ROBERT WILDS MARSHALL Robert Bruce Wilds, SPINDALE Glenn James, 93, of Spindale, died Friday, March 4, 2005. He was an Army veteran, former editor of the Spindale Sun and a real estate broker. The funeral service will be held at 3 p.m. Sunday at Spindale United Methodist Church with visitation one hour prior to the service.
Crowe's Mortuary, Rutherfordton, is assisting the famiy. BRASKIE RAY BLACK MOUNTAIN Braskie Ray, 79, of 101 Lions Way, Black Mountain, died Wednesday, March 2, 2005. A native of Madison County, he was a son of the late Brownlow Lyda and Minnie Allen Ray. Surviving are his brother, Dillard Ray of Weaverville and two sisters, Lena Metcalf of Brevard and Annie Taylor of Burnsville. The funeral service will be held at 3 p.m.
Sunday in the Swannanoa chapel of Penland Sons Funeral Home. The Rev. Larry Sprouse will officiate. Burial will be at Mountain Memorial Park. The family will receive friends from 2 to 3 p.m.
Sunday at the funeral home. FAYE THOMAS WHEELER MICAVILLE Faye Thomas Wheeler, 81, of Micaville, died Thursday, March 3, 2005, at Yancey Nursing Center. A native of Yancey County, she was a daughter of the late Horace and Bivia Thomas Wilson and widow of Cecil Wheeler who died in 1998. No services are planned at this time. Memorials may be made to Yancey Nursing Center, Activities Department, Box 248, Burnsville, NC 28714.
Holcombe Brothers Funeral Home, Burnsville, is assisting the family. LORETTA JEAN STRINGFELLOW CANTON Loretta Jean Burke Stringfellow, 64, of the Dix Creek community of Canton, died Friday, March 4, 2005, at North Carolina Baptist Hospital in Wake Forest. Arrangements will be announced by Wells Funeral Home Cremation Services of Canton. For those who desire, an online memorial register is available at "Obituaries" at www. wellsfuneral home.com.
HARRIETT BLAES HENDERSONVILLE Harriett Louise Blaes, 67, of Hendersonville, died Friday, March 4, 2005, at The Laurels of Hendersonville. No services are planned at this time. Forest Lawn Mortuary is assisting with the arrangements. AGNES M. ROBERTS WEAVERVILLE Agnes M.
Mehring Roberts, 82, of 78 Weaver Weaverville, died Friday, March 4, 2005. Memorials may be made to the Alzheimers Association-WNC Chapter, 3 Louisiana Asheville, NC 28806. West Funeral and Cremation Services is in charge of the arrangements. GISELA D. HEIDT CANDLER Gisela Drees Heidt, 76, of 535 Davis Creek Road, Candler, died Friday, March 4, 2005, at her home.
Memorials may be made to the St. Joan of Arc Catholic Church Building Fund, 919 Haywood Road, Asheville, NC 28806. Groce Funeral Home on Patton Avenue will announce the arrangements. 60, of Marshall, died Thursday, March 3, 2005, at his home. A native and life long resident of Madison County, Mr.
Wilds was a former underground utility contractor. He loved to hunt and fish. Mr. Wilds was a son of the late Shuford Wilds. He is survived by his family: mother, Dorothy Ann Payne Wilds; son, Cameron Robert Wilds and his wife Wilds Paula; sisters, Tweed and Patricia Payne; brother, Larry Wilds; granddaughter, Kaylee Wilds; nieces and nephews.
The funeral service for Mr. Wilds will be held at 3 p.m. Sunday in the chapel of Madison Funeral Home conducted by the Revs. Kenneth Crane and J.A. Griffin.
Burial will follow in Roberts Cemetery on Walnut Creek Road. The family will receive friends from 1 to 3 p.m. prior to the service. MAE BURR SETZER WAYNESVILLE Mae Burr Setzer, 74, of Haywood County, passed away Wednesday, March 2, 2005, at Haywood Regional Medical Center. She was born Haywood County on Dec.
15, 1930, to the late William Manson and Annie Mae Messer Owen. She was preceded in death by her first husband, Joe Brown, her second husband, Willard Setzer, brother, Manuel Owen and sister, Lavada Gibson. Surviving are her son, Johnny Mac Brown and his wife, Sheila, of Clyde; two daughters, Vicky Bryson and her husband, Charles, of Sylva and Norma Jean Carpendar and her husband, William, of Maggie Valley; four brothers, Clifford Owen of Waynesville, Ray Owen of Clyde, Medford Owen of Waynesville and Danny Owen of Clyde; two sisters, Lois Harris of Waynesville and Lucy Ford of Newport, 10 grandchildren and 17 great-grandchildren. The funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday in the chapel of Garrett Funerals and Cremations with the Rev.
Jerry Nelson officiating. The family received friends Friday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Green Hill Cemetery with Anthony Phillips, Shannon Bryson, Mike Bryson, Thomas Brown and Brad Phillips serving as pallbearers. Memorial contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society, 120 Executive Park, Building 1, Asheville, NC 28801. An online guest registry may be signed at www.legacy.com, sponsored by the staff of Garrett Funerals and Cremations.
JOYCE ANN HARVEY HENSLEY SWANNANOA Joyce Ann Harvey Hensley, 53, of Swannanoa, went to be with her Lord on Thursday, March 3, 2005. A service of remembrance will be held at 4 p.m. Saturday at Meadowbrook Freewill Baptist Church. Burial will be private. Penland Sons Funeral Home and Cremation Services, Swannanoa, is assisting the Hensley family.
WILLIAM BERRY SAMUEL GOURLAY COWPENS, S.C. William Jack WEST ASHEVILLE Samuel Berry, 78, of 1220 Johnson Road, Thomas Gourlay, 92, of West Cowpens, formerly of Franklin, N.C., Asheville, died Friday, March 4, died Friday, March 4, 2005, at Mary 2005. Black Hospital in Spartanburg. Penland Sons Funeral Home Funeral arrangements are incom- and Cremation Services, plete and will be announced later by Swannanoa, will announce the Bryant Funeral Home of Franklin. arrangements.
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