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ELMUDGE THOMAS
Ekhtdge H. Thomas, tt, of
Cheater, SC., died Wed
naeday. March IT, IMS hi a
Surviving ate the widow,
lira Mae Lee McManus
Thomas; two daughters and a
son; throe brothers, Hugh and
Otis Thomas of AsbevWe,
N.C., and Looter Thomas of
Marshall, N.C.; and four
asters, Mtaa Laura Thomas,
Mrs. Route Chandler, Mrs.
Maggie Chandler and Iks.
Zelfia Landers of Marshall.
Services won held at Union
Hills Baptist Church in
Pagelnad. Burial was in Five
Fork runiotsry.
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dockery
Miss Liltie M*e Dockery, M,
of Route (, Marshall, died
Sunday, March 21, 1976, in an
Asheville hospital after a long
illness.
Funeral services will be
held Thursday at 2 pjn. in the
chapel of Bowman Funeral
Home. The Rev. Kimsey Ball,
and Rev. Horace Honeycutt
will officiate and burial will be
in Bowman ? Rector
Cemetery. Friends will serve
as pallbearers.
Survivors include one niece,
Mrs. Carrie Lee Zanata, of
Florida; two nephews, Eddie
Dockery, Route 2, Weaver -
ville; and Floyd Dockery, of
Asheville.
She was a native of Madison
County but had lived most of
her life in Buncombe County.
MRS. NOLA BELLE
RAMSEY
Mrs. Nola Belle Ramsey, 71,
of Maryville, Tenn., formerly
of Hot Springs, died Monday,
March 29, 1976, in a Maryville
hospital following a lengthy
illness.
Funeral services were held
at 2:30 o'clock Wednesday in
the Hot Springs Baptist
Church. of which she ?m a
member The Rev Fre<l
was la Fatrview Cemetery
FrMs served as
Surviving are five
daughters, Mrs. Floyd
Gregory," MaryvtDe, Ten.,
Mrs Jack Ebbs, Hat Springs,
Mrs. Eari Waldroup, Newport
News, Vs., Mrs. Frank L.
Roberts, Jr., Johnson City,
Tens.. Mrs. Jsrnee Woody,
New Cariiloe, Ohio; four sons,
Horace, oI Clarksville, Vs.;
Bill, of GreeneviBe, Tenn.;
John, of Panama Canal Zone;
and David, of Pine Grove,
Pa.; two half-brothers, Leroy
Johnson and Jack Johnson,
both of Hot Springs; three
half-sisters, Mrs. Henry
Howell, Elisabethton, Tenn.,
Mrs. Vinscent Parker,
Gastonia, N.C.; Mrs. Leonard ]
Dockery, Hot Springs; S3 1
grandchildren, 11 great
grandchildren.
Mrs. Ramsey was a native
of Hot Springs, widow of
Frank Ramsey who died in
1970.
CLYDE J. BALL
Clyde James Ball, S3, of 4904
Ryegate Drive, Raleigh, died
Wednesday, March M, 1076 in
a Raleigh hospital after a
short illness.
A native of Madison County
and formerly of Morgan ton,
he was a member of St. James
United Methodist Church in
Raleigh and a son of the late j
R. P. and Grace Fisher Ball.
He was an Army veteran of
World War II and a graduate
of the University of Indiana
receiving his Master's in
engineering. He was a North
Carolina Resident Engineer in 1
the Morganton area for 10 <
years and at the time of his
death was working in the j
Engineer Design Department
of the Department of Tran- j
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Marin, and Krioleer, Ball oI
Um haraa; ? footer brother
( onley McKennlsh of
Pa a ? r m id a., Jk . __
Mrs John Haney of Marion
Dm Union, lows.
Services were hrid at 1 pm
Saturday in tht Coioaial
Chapol of Soeaoraan Fanoral
Homo. Tko Rnr. Loot or
Jackson officiated. Burial was
in floUor family coaMtory.
the torth*QrStoaPSpart^
meat of Transportation.
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MRS. CLOYD NORTON
Mrs. Ruby Curtis Norton,
M, of Rt. 4 MmU, died
Thursday, March X, 1976 at
her home unexpectedly.
She was born in Tennessee
and had lived in Madison
County moot of her life.
Surviving are the husband,
Ck>yd Norton; a son, George
Norton of Greeneville, Tone.;
three daughters, Mrs. Bertha
Moore of Marshall, Mrs. Mary
Miller of Morgan ton and Miss
Marie Norton of the home; a
brother, Garland Curtis of
Marshall; three sisters, Mrs.
Nell Boles of Marshall, Mrs.
Pearl Tino of Sandwich, 111.,
and Mrs. Waverly Gray of
Greeneville; and 13 grand
children.
Services were held at 3 p.m.
Sunday at SUllcorn Church of
God. The Revs. OUn Shetton
and Lunnie Metcalf officiated.
Burial was in Norton
Cemetery. Friends were
sail bearers.
Bowman Funeral Home was
In charge.
MRS. CARL WALLIN
Services for Mrs. Minnie E.
Wallin, 70, of Rt. 4 Marshall,
who died Saturday, March 37,
1978 at her home following an
extended illness were held at
1:30 pjn. Tuesday at Hopewell
Baptist Church.
The Revs. Everett Hanie
and Jimmy Buckner of
ficiated. Burial was in Wallin
family cemetery, at Revere.
Pallbearers were Wayne
Adams, Dennis Stines, Arthur
Norton, Oakley Stanton,
Charlie and Eldridge Leake.
A lifelong resident of
Madison County, she was a
Mrs. Phleala Rm|m of
?die. isjid fotu grind*
inrtwfT F,""ral n**11" "**
Sarriemtar Oner Bfchap,
M, of Rt. 3 Mart Hill, who died
Saturday, March 37,1171 wore
held at 3:31 pjn Monday at
Big Laurel Baptist Church.
The Kara. Orrflle Builman
wad Otin Shetton
Burial was ia Lawia
Cemetery. Friends vara
A native of Madison County,
ha had Mvad in Cleveland,
Ohio where he had beon
employed by Ford Motor Co.
for 30 years. He returned to
Madison County October, 1975.
Ha was the son of the late
Daniel aad Matilda Wallin
Bishop.
Surviving are the widow,
Mrs. Gertie Lee Davis Bishop;
a son, D.J. Bishop of
Cleveland; two sisters, Mrs.
Horace Rice and Mrs. Mack
Rice of Marshall; and two
grandchildren.
Bowman Funeral Home was
in charge.
W.F. HIPPS
W.F. (Jack) Hippo, 79, of
Starnes Cove Road, Rt. ?
Asheville, died unexpectedly
Thursday, March 25, 1979 at
his home.
A native of Madison County,
he was a Navy veteran of
World War I and a retired
fanner. He was a son of the
late Judson and Bertha Melton
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Hipps.
Surviving are three
daughters, Mrs. Ina Blaylock
of Newport News, Vs., Mrs.
Helen Hyatt of WaynesvUle
and Mrs. Ann Sale of
Asheville; a son, Jack
Douglas Hipps of Asheville; a
sister, Mrs. Maggie Wright of
WaynesvUle; three brothers,
Roy ffipps of Candler, BUI
Hipps of Tryon and Jay Hipps
of Norfolk, Va.; and 12
grandchildren.
Services were held at 2 pjn.
Saturday in. the chapel of
Groce Funeral Home. The
OcMtfL Dwii Mi ' +
for 40 yews, ha was ? retired
farmer and a son of the lata
Alfred and Rachel Prater
Surviving are two
daughters, Mrs. Ula L?
(ford of AMwviUe and Mrs.
E<hia Chauneey with whom he .
made Ma home; two aaus,
Fred Frlabee of ChatUwooga,
Tarn., and WUlard Frlabee of
Marohall; alx brothers,
Gearga and Jim Frlabee of
Aaheville, Frank Frlabee of ;
Marshall. John, Bob and Sam
Frlabee of Leicester; 14
grandchildren and eight
great-grandchildren.
Services were held at 1:30
pjn. Friday at Little Sandy
United Methodist Church, the
Rev. E.O. Queen officiated.
Burial was in the church
cemetery. Pallbearers were
Ronnie Robertson, Joe
Gentry. Richard, Glenn Max,
""ft.
MRS. ROBERT CHAIN
Services for Mrs. Becky !
WQburn Crsin, 90, of Chandler
Branch Road, Weaverville,
who died Wednesday, March
M, 1978 in an AshevUle nursing
home were held at 2 p.m.
Saturday in Locust Grove
Baptist Church.
The Revs. Clell Fisher,
Orlando Hawkins and Horace
Honeycutt officiated. Burial
was in Sprinkle Creek
Cemetery in Madison County.
Grandsons were pallbearers.
Rocky Bluff
To Open
Friday
District Ranger Bobh) '
Brady announced today thai
the Rocky Bluff Recreation
Area would be opened on April
t, 1970 and would remain open
until after Labor Day.
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BRENDA REED WALDROP
Madison County Representative
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