Asheville Citizen-Times from Asheville, North Carolina • Page 26

Western North Carolina Deaths And Funerals Marion E. Johnson More Deaths On Page 27 26 THE ASHEVILLE CITIZEN, Dec. 18, 1972 Kemp Smith PISGAH FOREST Kemp Mrs. Blackwell MURPHY Mrs. Hannah Blackwcll, 71, of Rt.

5 Murphy, Mrs. Annie Eplee Services for Mrs. Annie Lewis Eplee, 92, who died Saturday, Miss inkle Services were held in Los Angeles, Friday for Miss Ruth Jane Hinkle, a former resident of Asheville. Surviving are a sister, Mrs. James Dowtin of Arden and a nephew, James Dowtin Jr.

of Greensboro. Mrs. Gentry MURPHY Mrs. Bertha Lee Gentry, 66, of Andrews, died early Sunday morning in a Murphy hospital after a long illness. Townson Funeral Home, Murphy, will announce arrangements.

Will Gibson LAKE JUNALUSKA Will Gibson, 78, of Lake Junaluska, died Saturday night in a Buncombe County hospital after a long illness. He was a native of Jonesville, S. a member of Lake Junaluska Baptist Church and Leland Lewis SPRUCE PINE Leland Lewis, tf, of Greeneville, and a former Mitchell County resident, died early Sunday in Greeneville after an apparent heart attack. He was a self-employed con struction worker. Surviving are the widow, Mrs.

Mary Barnett Lewis; five daughters'. Mrs. Floyd Yclton of Jonesboro, Mrs. Madge Hoilman of Spruce Pine Mrs. Oscar Bumette of Johnson Citv, Mrs.

Mary Lee Jersey of Asheville and Mrs. Homer Gouge of Relief; four brothers, M. V. Lewis of Relief, Vernon Lewis of Unicoi, Ford Lewis of Erwin, and Carl Lewis of Landenburg, Pa. Services will be held at 2 p.m.

Tuesday in Pidgeon Roost Free- Will Baptist Church. The Rev. Burnie Jones will officiate. Burial will be in Bennett Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 7 to 9 p.m.

Monday at Webb Funeral Home, Spruce Pine, where the body will remain until placed in the church one hour prior to services. George B. Conley ANDREWS Services for George Blair Conley, 54, who diedi Friday, will be held at 11 a.m. Monday in Ivie Funeral Chapel, Andrews. The Rev.

Weldon West will officiate. Burial will be in Valley Town Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Wilton Newman, Bill Davis, Paul Anderson, Jess- Mashburn, Roy Wilson and Leonard Dailey. He was a native of Andrews, but had resided for the past 20 years in Atlanta. Mr.

Conley was a veteran of World War II and a member of the Andrews Lutheran Church. Surviving are a brother, John E. Conley of Murphy; and a sister, Mrs. Ruby Morrow of Sylva. The body will remain at the funeral home.

Malcolm Clarke, of Maggie Valley and two granddaughters, Mrs. Callie Holland of Maggie Valley and Mrs. Vivian Coulby of Asheville; four great grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. Services will be held at p.m. Tuesday in Hazelwood First Baptist Church, of which he was a member.

The Rev. Frank Anderson will officiate. Burial will be in Green Hill Cemetery. Pallbearers will be C. E.

Morns, uoieman Swanger, Bill Rogers, Dewey Patton, Carl Gentry ancr Barron Clark. Honorary pallbearers will be members of the Haywood County Sheriffs Depirtment. The family will receive friends from 7 to 9 p.m. Monday at Crawford Funeral Home, Waynesville, where the body will remain until placed in the church 30 minutes prior to services. At other times the family will be at the residence.

Mrs. Minnie Bailey BURNSVILLE Mrs. Minnie Bailey, 98, of Rt. 2 Green Mountain, died Saturday night at the home of a daughter, Mrs. Calvin Robinson, after a long illness.

Surviving are, in addition to Mrs. Robinson, three other daughters, Mrs. Ethel Edwards of Lady Lake, Mrs. Bertha McNeil of Yakima, and Mrs. Earl Willis of Rt.

2 Burnsville; two sons, John Horace Bailey of Hickory and Hobart Bailey of Concord, a brother, Able Edwards of Dearborn, 3 0 grandchildren, 69 great grandchildren and two great- great-grandchildren. Services will be held at 2:30 p.m. Monday in Zion Baptist Church, of which she was a member. The Revs. Frank Phillips and Francis Radford will officiate Burial will be in Bailey Hill Cemetery.

The body will remain at Holcombe Brothers Funeral Home, Burnsville, until placed in the church 30 minutes prios to'services. assess Funerals Today Gerald Rice, 11 a. Bar-nardsville Church of God. Richmond P. Gregory, 2 p.m..

Emma Baptist Church. Frank W. Caublc, 2 p. Tweed's Chapel United Methodist Church. Robert Foster 4 p.

Mt. Pisgah Baptist Church. Mrs. Duckett Services for Mrs. Mary Etta Warren Duckett, 92, who died Saturday, will be held at 2 p.m.

Monday in Hominy Baptist Church. The Revs. M. D. Smith and Ernest Bartlett will officiate.

Burial will be in Forest Lawn Cemetery. Grandsons will be pallbearers. The body will remain at Groce Funeral Home, Asheville, until placed in the church 30 minutes prior to services. Ellsworth Trantham Ellsworth L. Trantham 73, of 4 Salola Asheville, died unexpectedly Saturday night after being stricken while (iriving near the West Asheville Post Office.

Death was attributed to an apparent heart attack. He was a native of Transyl vania County and had resided most of his life in Asheville. Mr. Trantham was a painting contractor and a member of Foster Memorial Seventh Day Adven-tist Church. Surviving are the widow, Mrs.

Mary R. Trantham; a son, E. Louis Trantham Jr. of Asheville; three sisters, Mrs. Joe Bumette of Canton, Mrs.

Kenneth Michael and Mrs. Wilma Bales of Miami, Fla. five grandchildren and a great-granddaughter. Services will be held at 4 p.m. Tuesday in Groce Funeral Chapel.

The Rev. William G. Ambler will officiate. Burial will be in Green Hill Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Robert Sams, W.

A. Jones, Stanley Riddle Frank Rhymer, Victor Jarrett and Philip Trantham. The family will receive friends from 7 to 9 p. m. Monday at the funeral home.

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Porter T. Dalton Sr. EDNEYVILLE Services for Porter T. Dalton 76, who died Saturday afternoon, will be held at 2 p.m. Monday in Mt.

Moriah Baptist Church, of which he was a member. The Revs. Homer Baker, Herman Hicks and William Landreth will officiate. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Pallbearers will be a i Barnwell, Wayne Owe nby, Elbert McCall, Douglas Moon, Joe Connor and Arthur Dalton.

He was a lifelong resident of Henderson County, a veteran of World War I and a well- known apjle grower in the Edneyville community. Surviving are the widow, Rebecca Laughter Dalton; six daughters, Mrs. Ruth Barnwell, Mrs. Daisy Owenby, Mrs. Emma Connor, Mrs.

Lila Moon and Mrs. Pauline McCall of Edneyville and Mrs. Sue Mahaf-fey of Hendersonville; three sons, Clyde, Calvin and Porter Dalton Jr. of Edneyville; four sisters, Mrs. Lila Hill, Mrs.

Ura Gilbert, Mrs. Duey Merrill and Mrs. Mary Gilbert of Edneyville; 24 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. The body will remain at Jackson Funeral Home, Hendersonville, until placed in the church one hour prior to services. Itwis Funeral Service By Robert J.

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Pallbearers will be Frank Warren, Larry Haney, Lloyd, Horace ar.d Walter Pcnland and Jerry Robbins She was a lifelong resident of Buncombe County and a member of Laurel Hill United Methodist Church. Mrs. Eplee was the widow of the late Cal vin A. Eplee. Surviving are two daughters, Mrs.

Bessie Penland and Mrs. Kathleen Pcnland and a son, Jim Eplee, all of Candler; 30 grandchildren' 73 great-grandchildren and 31 great-great-grandchildren. The Tamily will receive friends from 7 to 9 p.m. Monday at Groce Funeral Home. Harry James Day HORSESHOE Harry James Day, 26.

of Rt. 1 Horseshoe, died Saturday morning in Abbeville, S. as a result of gunshot wounds received in a hunting accident. He was a native Transylvania County but had resided most of his life in Henderson County. Mr.

Day was, employed by his father as a carpenter. He was a member of Etowah Baptist Church. Surviving are the widow, Mrs. Doris Haydock Day; a daughter, April Annetce and a son, Robert Dean Day, both of the home; the parents, Mr. and Mrs.

Calvin R. Day of Etowah; four brothers, Bill, Larry and Mickey Day of Etowah and Bud Dav of Hendersonvillc. Services will be held at 3:30 p.m. Monday in Thos. Shepherd Memorial Chanel.

The Revs. John Rymcr and Billy Joe Martin will officiate. Burial will be in Shepherd Memorial Park. Pallbearers will be Larry McKelvin, John Jones, G. L.

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Roxie Ellens of Detroit, two brothers, Sylvester Smith of Pisgah Forest and Axel Smith of Asheville; and five grandchildren. Services will be held at 1 p.m. Tuesday in French Broad Baptist Church, of which he was a member and a member of the board of deacons and served over 50 years as church clerk. Ho was also a member of the usher's union of Transylvania, Buncombe and Henderson Counties. The Revs.

Roy J. Young, H. B. Ferguson, R. F.

Goldsmith, and C. E. Rustin will officiate. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Pallbearers will be Cornelius Hunt, Arthur Madison, Grady Elliott, Walter Robinson, J.

P. Gash, Brent, Rufus and Jacob Norman and James Avery. The family will receive friends from 5 to 6 p.m. Monday at Pilgrim's Funeral Hendersonville, where the body will remain until placed in the church one hour prior to services. Fate McHone HAZELWOOD Fate McHone, 89, of 408 Mississippi Hazelwood, died early Sunday morning in a Haywood County hospital after an extended illness.

He was a native of Madison County, a retired lumberman and night watchman and had served as' a deputy for the Haywood County Sheriffs Department for 51 years. Surviving are a daughter, Mrs. Mallye, McHone Clarke, with whom he made his home; a sister, Mrs. Rena Gentry of Weaverville; a grandson ALL TYPES OF CONSTRUCTION rooms, bath, remodel a kitchen, fix a front or back porch, add a carport, convert garages to play rooms or any other kind of remodeling that 'you might need. Glenn Self has men experienced in the removal of partitions and load bearing walls.

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Private burial will be in Lewis Memorial Park. Mrs. Lenoir Cochran Services for Mrs. Lenoir Cochran, 81, who died Saturday, will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday in Groce Funeral Chapel.

The Rev. Jack Waldrep will officiate. Burial will be in Green Hill Cemetery. Grandsons will be pallbearers. She was a native of Haywood County and had resided in Buncombe County for 57 years.

Mrs. Cochran was the widow of the late J. J. Cochran, who died in 1958. Surviving are five daughters, Mrs.

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a daughter, Mrs. Wilfred Mehaffey of Waynesville; a sister, Mrs. Annie Overcash of Concord; nine grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren Services will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday in Garrett Funeral Chapel, Waynesville. The Revs.

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