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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 2004 ASHEVILLE CITIZEN-TIMES To report an obituary, call 232-5966 OBITUARIES FUNERALS TODAY Name, Residence Time Location Jerry Anderson, Andrews 2 p.m. Valley River Baptist Doris Beddingfield, Brevard 2 p.m. Turkey Creek Baptist Cecil Case, Leicester 10 a.m. Western Carolina State Veterans Cemetery Thomas Cropps, Asheville 4 p.m. Penland Sons Ozzie Hardin, Morganton 2 p.m.

Morganton Baptist Eugene Kelly, Asheville 7 p.m. Morris Ben Nations, Whittier 2 p.m. Crisp William Ray, Asheville Noon "Western Carolina State Veterans Cemetery Frances Smathers, Canton Noon Canton First Baptist Lucius Surrett, Canton 2 p.m. 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 of veterans. "In Memory Of' or "Card of Thanks" information, please contact Kelly Allen at (828) 232-5925. MAXIE 'MAX' BRYANT WELCH JR. ASHEVILLE Maxie "Max" Bryant JESSIE MAE BARNETT MURPHY Jessie Mae Barnett, 97, of Murphy, died Tuesday, Nov.

2, Welch 66, formerly of Parkview 2004, in a Murphy care facility. Extension, died Monday, Nov. 1, A native and lifetime resident of 2004, at Mission Hospitals. Cherokee County, she was the Maxie was born on May 26, daughter of the late John Coffey and 1938, in Scotland Neck, where he Maude Smith Coffey Payne and the attended high school. wife of the late Sam He was the son of the A.

Barnett, who died late Maxie B. Welch on Dec. 22, 1968. Sr. and the late Lotta She was a homemakSmith Welch.

He was er and had also a graduate of Mars worked the Hill College and a Peachtree Elementary retired faculty mem- School lunchroom. ber of Asheville- She was a member of the Peachtree Memorial Baptist Church, where she was active in Sunday Jessie Barnett school, Training Union, WMU and Wednesday night prayer service. She was preceded in death by three, stepchildren, Blaine Ruby Barnett; Allen one and granddaughter; and one greatgranddaughter. Surviving are four daughters, Ruth Shields, Geneva Setser and her husband, Opal Sims, and Barbara Berrong and her husband, Bobby, all of Murphy; two sons, Clarence Barnett and his wife, Jenell, and Franklin Barnett and his wife, Edna, all of Murphy; and 16 grandchildren, 13 great-grandchildren, three great-great-grandchildren and two granddaughters whom she raised, Debbie Robinson and Peggy Stanley. A funeral service will be held at 2 p.m.

Friday in Peachtree Memorial Baptist Church with Dr. Chester Jones and the Rev. Aud Brown officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Pallbearers will be Paul Vaught, Charles Cornwell, Jim Hendrix, Jimmy Foust, Randy Barnett and Verlon Martin Jr.

Hoyt Zimmerman will serve as honorary pallbearer. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m., Thursday at Ivie Funeral Home, Murphy, where the body will be until placed in the church 30 minutes prior to the service. The family requests memorials be made to the Gideons International, P.O. Box 624, Murphy, NC 28906 or the Peachtree Memorial Baptist Church Building Fund, 481 Upper Peachtree Road, Murphy, NC 28906. Ivie Funeral Home, Murphy, is in charge of arrangements.

An online guest register, is available at "Obituaries" www.iviefuneral home.com. SHERMAN M. HEDDEN FRANKLIN Sherman M. Hedden, 74, of Franklin, entered into rest Wednesday, Nov. 3, 2004.

A funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. Friday at South Macon Baptist Church. The family will receive friends from 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday at Macon Funeral Home. announce the election of officers and members of the executive committee at the November general membership meeting.

Polls will be open from 6 to 8 p.m. Nov. 18 at 91 Patton Ave. to elect officers and at-large members of the executive committee. Members must be current as of 30 days before the election to be eligible to vote in a branch election.

Identification is required to vote. Call 281-3066 for more information. YWCA hosts women's legislative agenda ASHEVILLE The 2005 Women's Legislative Agenda will be at 5 p.m. Nov. 18 at the YWCA, 185 S.

French Broad Ave. Women from Buncombe County are invited to share their experiences and opinions about the issues they believe affect women and families the most. Assemblies held across North Carolina will determine the 2005 Women's Legislative Agenda for North Carolina. Food and child care will be provided. Issues to be addressed include access to health care, civic participation, equality, economic self-sufficiency and violence against women.

For more information, contact: Kathleen Balogh, western region director, N.C. Council for Violence Commission, 251-6169, The draft agenda is available at www.newu.org. 3 IT OS OF THE MOL STAINS HENRY M. 'BOBBY' CUNNINGHAM ASHEVILLE Henry Morris Tuesday, Nov. 2, 2004.

A native of Fountain Inn, S.C., he was a resident of Asheville for 44 years. He was a son of the late Jesses and Alice Thompson Cunningham. Mr. Cunningham was a member of Masonic Lodge No. 682 and a member of the Gospel Wheels "Bobby" Cunningham of 9-C Lee Walker Heights Apartments died Henry Cunningham Singing Group.

Surviving are his wife, Alice Jackson Cunningham; daughter, Antonette "Tonya" Cunningham Asheville; son, William Jackson of Asheville; brother, Cecil Cunningham of Fountain Inn, S.C.; sister, Brenda Lee of Fountain Inn, S.C.; grandchildren, Kristopher Williams, Lamont Jackson, Crystal Jackson, Kendrick Williams, Lakita Searles, Shalia Rice and Emmanuel Reeves; and nieces, nephews, cousins, other relatives and friends. He was preceded in death by daughter, Antoinette Councile, and brothers, Robert Cunningham and Kapunyan Cunningham. A service will be held at 1 p.m. Friday at Tabernacle Missionary Baptist Church, where he was a member. The Rev.

J.W. Brewster will officiate and burial will be in Sunset Cemetery. The family will receive friends at the residence. Arrangements are under the direction of Hart Funeral Service. An online memorial register may be reached at www.hartfuneralservice.com.

KATHLEEN ALMA GRANT SWANNANOA Kathleen Alma Grant, 78, of Swannanoa, passed away Monday, Nov. 1, 2004, at Mission Hospitals. A Buncombe County, she was the wife of the late J.R. Grant and was the daughter of the late Alonzo and Sally Mae Parker. She was preceded in death by a son, Max Odell Cassey.

A warm, hardworking person, she was always ready to help those in need. She was a member of Swannanoa United Methodist Church. She was a loving wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother; her grandchildren were the light of her life. She is survived by her daughters, Peggy Arrington and her husband, Cradly, of Greenville, Swannanoa, S.C., Gearldine Shelby Holbert of Asheville, Norma Jean Holbert of Baltimore, and Patsey Jean Holbert of Baltimore; sons, Ronnie Lee Grant of Baltimore and Danny Lee Grant Swannanoa; six sisters; two brothers; and six grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. A funeral service will be held at 7:30 p.m.

Friday at Swannanoa United Methodist Church with the Rev. Richard Ploch officiating. The family will receive friends from 6 p.m. until the service hour. Funeral arrangements are entrusted to Brigman's Funeral Service of Black Mountain.

A guest book is available online by visiting "Obituaries" at www.brigmans.com. MAE H. CHRISAWN BURNSVILLE Mae H. Chrisawn, 91, of Celo, died Wednesday, Nov. 3, 2004, at her home.

She was the wife of Emory Chrisawn, who died in 1998. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Holcombe Brothers Funeral Home. JOHN D. McRAE MURPHY John D. McRae, 75, of Willoughby, Ohio, formerly of Murphy, died Sunday, Oct.

31, 2004, at his residence. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday evening at the Ivie Funeral Home, Murphy. Tryon native to serve as Peace Corps volunteer ARLINGTON, Va. Wendy Lee McCall, 28, of Tryon has been accepted into the Peace Corps.

McCall, the daughter of Tryon residents Mark and Carol McCall, will depart Sunday for Madagascar to train and serve as a community health educator. Her service will include working with and training village health educators to more effectively promote health practices in the community, particularly for mothers and children. Upon her arrival, McCall and fellow in volunteers will participate intensive, threemonth training focusing on language, technical, and cross-culture skills as well as health and safety practices which will make volunteers more effective in the field. A 1994 graduate of Polk County High School in Columbus, McCall attended UNC-Chapel Hill, where she earned a bachelor's degree in anthropology in 1998. She previously worked in the animal health-care field as a veterinary assistant and wildlife rehabilitator.

She has also had various volunteer experiences working with primates in North Carolina, Madagascar and Thailand. McCall joins the more than 3,000 North Carolina residents who have served in the Peace Corps since the agency was established in 1961. Today, 195 North Carolinians are working in places such as Kenya, HAROLD S. 'BUTCH' PAXTON FRANKLIN Harold S. "Butch" Paxton, 57, of 3596 Patton Road, Franklin, entered into rest Tuesday, Nov.

2, 2004, at his home. Born in Jackson County, he was a lifelong resident of Macon County and the son of Shuford and Evelyn Welch Paxton of Franklin. He was preceded in death by a son, Cameron Breck Paxton, who died in June 2000. Harold was an Army Vietnam veteran, employed by Whitley Products of Franklin as a maintenance mechanic and was formerly employed at Grocery, a member of West Franklin Fire Department and a member of Louisa Chapel Methodist Men and Louisa Chapel United Methodist Church. In addition to his parents, he is survived by his wife of 34 years, Judy Green Paxton; one son, Shane Paxton and his wife, Ellen, of Zion National Park, Utah; and one halfsister, Brenda Ledford of Whittier.

A funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday at Louisa Chapel United Methodist Church. The Rev. Steve Reeves will officiate. Burial will be in the church cemetery.

Pallbearers will be Bobby Green, Eli Green, a Joey Green, Jeffery Bryson, Barry Hedden, Phillip Hedden and Ashby Winstead. Honorary pallbearers will be Morris Bryson, Ray Penland, Gary Hedden, David Awtery, Bud Green and Jack Hodgins. Memorials may be made to the Cameron Paxton Memorial Prayer Chapel, 474 Louisa Chapel Road, Franklin, NC 28734. Macon Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. PEGGY ANN CALDWELL WAYNESVILLE Peggy Ann Caldwell, 56, of 120 Orchard Cove Road, died Tuesday, Nov.

2, 2004, as a result of an auto accident. A native Graham County, she lived most of her life in Haywood County. She was the daughter of the late Fowler and Helen Hyde Pilkington. She was a member of Peachtree United Methodist Church. She is survived by her husband of 39 years, Walter "Walt" Caldwell; a daughter, Nancy Ann Caldwell of Waynesville; a son, Larry Boone Caldwell and his wife, Susan, of Canton; and a grandson, Cameron, of Waynesville.

A funeral service will be held at 1. p.m. Friday, at the Waynesville chapel of Funeral Home with the Rev. Hal Finney officiating. Burial will follow at Garrett-Hillcrest Memorial Park.

The family will receive friends from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Friday prior to the service, and at other times the family will be at the residence. Memorials may be made to Peachtree United Methodist Church, 307 Black Camp Gap Road, Maggie Valley, NC 28751. For those who desire, an online memorial register is available at "Obituaries" at www.wellsfuneral home.com.

JANICE PEELER MORGANTON Janice Peeler, 77, died Tuesday, Nov. 2, 2004. A funeral service will be held at 11 a a.m. Friday at Memorial Baptist Church. Visitation will be held from 6 to 8 p.m.

Thursday at Sossoman Funeral Home. Burial will be in Zion Hill Baptist Church Cemetery. 67, died Tuesday, Nov. 2, 2004. A funeral service will be held at 2.

p.m. Thursday in Valley River Baptist Church. The family will receive friends from noon to 1:45 p.m. Thursday at the church prior to the service. Ivie Funeral Home, Andrews, is in charge of arrangements.

JERRY E. ANDERSON ANDREWS Jerry E. Anderson, Guatemala, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan and Fiji. Twelve more residents, including McCall, have accepted Peace Corps assignments and will be departing this fall and winter. Nearly 170,000 volunteers have served in 137 countries since the Peace Corps was established in 1961.

Today, more than 7,500 volunteers serve in programs to address business development, health and the environment, education, agriculture and information technology. Starbucks annual drive to benefit children ASHEVILLE Starbucks Coffee Co. invites customers to join its employees in lifting the spirits of seriously ill children through the Starbucks Holiday Angels Joy Drive. From Wednesday through Dec. 25, Starbucks stores in Asheville and across the United States will collect new, EUGENE OWEN KELLY ASHEVILLE Eugene Owen Kelly, 65, died Monday, Nov.

1, 2004, of complications from a stroke at the VA Medical Center. A native of Brooklyn, N. he was the son of the late Thomas J. Kelly and Catherine J. Kelly.

In addition to his parents, he is also preceded in death by his sister, Eleanor Hebbeler. He served in the Army during the Berlin Wall crisis from 1961 to 1963. He and his wife, Rosanne, moved to Asheville in 1983. He is survived by his wife of 28 years, Rosanne; his brothers, Thomas J. Kelly Jr.

and his wife, Marianne, of Rotonda West, Fla. and John J. Kelly and his wife, Elaine, and his sister, Marion Ruehl, all of Staten Island, N.Y.; five nieces and two nephews; and several greatnieces and a great-nephew. The family wishes to thank the staff of the VA Medical Center, doctors, nurses and nursing assistants for the care and attention they gave Eugene during his year and a half on the Nursing Care Unit, second floor. Also, thank you to family and friends for their loving support.

A prayer service will be held at 7 p.m. Thursday at Morris Funeral Home, 304 Merrimon Ave. The family will receive friends following the service. A funeral Mass will be celebrated at 10:15 a.m. at the Basilica of St.

Lawrence. Rev. Friday, Morris Boyd will officiate. Burial will follow at the Western North Carolina State Veterans Cemetery. Memorial gifts may be made to The Basilica of Saint Lawrence, 97 Haywood Asheville, NC 28801.

Condolences may be sent to www.Morrisfamilyfuneralhome.com. EDGAR JUDSON QUEEN FRANKLIN Edgar Judson Queen, 95, of Middle Burningtown Road, Franklin, passed away Wednesday, Nov. 3, 2004, at a local nursing home. He was a native of Macon County, a a a a a a a a a son of the late Thomas H. and Mamie Icenhower Queen.

He was first married to Maude Roper Queen, who passed away in 1987, and second to Willa Mae Childers Queen, who passed away in 2002. He was a he operator and was a member of Oakdale Baptist Church. He is survived by two daughters, Pauline Trivette and her husband, Harold, of Lexington and Betty Jo Parrish of Franklin; two sons, Bill Queen and his wife, Margaret, of Franklin and Ted Queen and his wife, Sandra, of Franklin; one brother, Cecil Queen of Cherryville; and 12 grandchildren, 17 great dren and one child. He was preceded in death by a son, Jack Queen. A funeral service will be held at 11 a.m.

Friday in the Chapel of Bryant Funeral Home with the Revs. John Raby and Randy Drinnon officiating. Burial will be in Roper Cemetery. Rickey Queen, Shannon Gibson, Jamey Mathis, Gary Parrish, Steve Queen, and Marty Queen will serve as pallbearers. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m.

Thursday at Bryant Funeral Home. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the charity of one's choice. Bryant Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. ROBERT LEVON NAHIKIAN ASHEVILLE Robert Levon Nahikian, a longtime resident of Asheville, passed away Friday, Aug. 6, 2004.

A memorial service will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday at St. George's Episcopal Church, One School Road, West Asheville. A reception will be held immediately following the service. unwrapped books and toys for distribution to hospitalized children served by the Starlight Starbright Children's Foundation (formerly Starlight Children's Foundation), a nonprofit organization dedicated to brightening the lives of seriously ill children and their families.

Donated toys and books will be delivered to local Starlight Starbright Children's Foundation locations for distribution to local hospitals or delivered directly to local hospitals that are a part of Starlight Starbright's network of medical facilities in North America. Books and toys donated in Asheville will benefit seriously ill children at Mission Hospitals. Customers are invited to drop off new, unwrapped books and toys at local Starbucks stores. Recommended gifts include books, board games, puzzles, handheld games (including batteries), craft kits, building toys, DVDs, CDs, dolls and infant items. Customers GREAT RATES AVAILABLE A FDIC INSURED 12 month APY CD's 3.55 ability.

subject $10,000 required, restrictions to deposit avail- certain apply, Reflects a bonus 8C Herman Ave. Extension, behind Skyland Coldwell-Banker Infinity Retirement, Inc. 828-681-8574 PLL-2728L CHESTER COCHRAN CANTON Chester Cochran, 81, of Canton, passed away Nov. 2, 2004, at Haywood Medical Center. A native of Swain County, born at Smokemount became a park in 1922.

He son of the late Bryan and Ila Woody Cochran. was a merchant man for 35 He was in death by ents; his wife, Ethel Cochran, who away in 1978: one brother, Cochran. He is survived brother, Lane Tuesday, Regional he was before it was a Daniel Esther He seayears. preceded his parMrs. McHarge passed and Howard Chester Cochran Chester Cochran by one Cochran of Canton; three sisters, Pansy C.

Blalock, Jean C. Lanning and Nell C. Sanford, all of Canton; and several nieces and nephews. In accordance with Mr. Cochran's wishes, no formal services will be held.

The family will, however, receive friends at the home on Dutch Cove Road on Thursday evening. Garrett Funerals and Cremations is caring for the Cochran Family. An online guest book may be signed at www.legacy.com. BEN A. NATIONS WHITTIER Ben A.

Nations, 104, of the Shoal Creek community, died Monday, Nov. 1, 2004, at his resi- Maxie Welch Jr. known for his friendly personality and was frequently spotted at many ball games and events for his grandkids, who meant the world to him. He is survived by his two daughters, Angela Welch of Fairview and her Brent Hurst, and Debbie Welch Race of Fairview and her husband, Tommy; and three grandchildren, Brandon, Brittany and Little Max. Max will always be remembered as a well- and wonderful Dad, Grandpa and friend.

The family will receive friends from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Thursday at Morris Funeral Home, 304 Merrimon Ave. A graveside service will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday at the Baptist Cemetery in Scotland Neck. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to The Multiple Sclerosis Society, P.O.

Box 241535, Charlotte, NC 28224. Condolences may be sent to www.Morrisfamilyfuneralhome.com. Glaspell, 86, of Asheville, died Tuesday, Nov. 2, 2004. Mrs.

Glaspell was born on Feb. 17, 1918, in Yancey County, and was a resident of Buncombe County for most of her life. She was of the Baptist denomination. Ruby was a daughter of the late Henry and Ida Hensley Smith and wife of the late Herbert M. McPeters, who died in 1965 and the late Fred Glaspell, who died in 1970.

She was also preceded in death by a brother and five sisters. Surviving are her daughters, Lucille Robinson of Arden and Betty McKinney of Leicester; sons, John H. McPeters of Marshall and Leroy McPeters of Marion; and 10 grandchildren, 15 great-grandchildren and five great-great-grandchildren. A funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. Friday in the Chapel of West Funeral Home, 17 Merrimon Weaverville, with the Rev.

Bob Ballard officiating. Burial will be in West Memorial Park. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home. RUBY McPETERS GLASPELL ASHEVILLE Ruby McPeters Community briefs Kenilworth community sponsors kaffeeklatsch ASHEVILLE Members of the Kenilworth community will meet for a kaffeeklatsch meeting from 7 to 9 tonight at Kenilworth Presbyterian Church, 123 Kenilworth Road (fellowship hall parking is on Chiles Avenue).

The evening's topic will be "Crime in Kenilworth." Money workshop at Jubilee ASHEVILLE Jubilee Community Church is sponsoring a money management workshop, "In The Spirit Soul of Money," from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday in the Creation Room at the church, 101 Patton Ave. Cost is $35 per person. To register: I By e-mail nielavender.com.

Include your name and phone number in your e-mail. By telephone Starks Financial Group at 285-8777. Library book sale SWANNANOA The Swannanoa Library will host a book sale from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday and from 1 to 5 p.m.

Sunday at i its location at 101 W. Charleston St. Call 686-5516 for more information. NAACP to elect new officers ASHEVILLE The Asheville Branch of the NAACP will dence. A native of Swain County, he was a son of the late Bob and Mamie Holtzclaw Nations.

He was a farmer and logger and was a loving husband and father. He was a member of Whittier Church of God. He was the husband of the late Martha Phillips Nations, who died in 1994. He is survived by five daughters, Myrtle Brooks and her husband, Paul, of Franklin, Virgie Loftis and her husband, Harold, of Bryson City, Frankie Speas and her husband, Henry, of Lexington, Lexie Edge and her husband, James, of Cherryville, and Barbara Ledford and her husband, Bob, of Easley, S.C.; four sons, Millard Nations and his wife, Peggy, of Canton, Arvil Nations and his wife, Marie, of Whittier; Earl Nations and his wife, Patsy, of Clyde, and Lon Nations and his wife, Glenda, of Whittier; three sisters, Mamie Bowers of Mooresville, Ann Higdon of Bryson City and Evelyn Higdon of Ellijay, one brother, Joe Nations of Bryson City; and 32 grandchildren, 44 great-grandchildren and 37 great-great-grandchildren. A funeral service will be held at 2 p.m.

Thursday in the chapel of Crisp Funeral Home. The Revs. Mike Nations, Ned Pressley and Doyle Maney will officiate, with burial in Swain Memorial Park. The family will receive friends from 7 to 9 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home.

CHERYL J. ANDERSON PORTLAND, Ore. A memorial service for Cheryl Jean Anderson, 29, who died Saturday, Oct. 23, 2004, in Portland, will be held at 6 p.m. Friday at Jubilee Community Church, 46 Wall St.

The Rev. Howard Hanger will officiate. BYRD JUNIOR KELLAM HIGHLANDS Byrd Junior Kellam, 74, passed away Tuesday, Nov. 2, 2004. Memorial services will be held at a later date.

Bryant Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. SUZANNE ROTHACKER HENDERSONVILLE Suzanne Rothacker, 70, of Hendersonville, died Wednesday, Nov. 3, 2004, at Mission Hospitals in Asheville. Shuler Funeral Home will announce arrangements. who wish to make a financial donation can visit Starbucks.com or slsb.org.

Since the Holiday Angels Joy Drive inception in 1999, more than 900,000 gifts have been distributed to hospitalized children. This year, Starbucks hopes to collect more than 500,000 toys across the United States and Canada for distribution to children served by the Starlight Starbright Children's Foundation. Each year, community support of the Holiday Angels Toy Drive has enabled Starlight Starbright Children's Foundation to distribute toys, helping to brighten the lives of seriously ill children and their families during the holiday season and beyond. Runion 17778-110 Tours 2964 US-70 West, Black NC (828) 669-5937 Calvin FAX (828) 669-4074 Bunion SHOPPING SHOPPING SHOPPING Saturday, November 27th one coach to Commerce, GA all day shopping. Coach will leave Black Mtn.

at and drive to Commerce, GA. Shop til and return to Asheville. $39.00 per person Saturday, December 4th drive to Pigeon TN. Shop all day, dinner tonight (on your own). At dark drive thru Pigeon Forge and Gatlinburg to see all the Christmas lights and return to Asheville.

$35.00 per person Call Ann Gilreath at 669-5937 for reservations For a complete brochure on all these and other tours we have scheduled throughout the year call 299-0147.