Fletcher Crowder
Fletcher C. "Fletch" Crowder, M,
formerly of Ivy Gap community of
Burnsville, died June 22 in Oak Hill,
W.Va.
A native of Madison County, he was
a son of the late Elbert and Trissie
Hensley Crowder. He was a crafts
shop operator and a Royal Arts
Mason. He was a member of Bald
Creek Lodge No S87 AF&AM and
Lover's Leap Baptist Church.
Surviving are his wife, Grace
Honeycutt Crowder; a daughter, Bet
t.v M. Preast of Anstead, W.Va.; and.
six grandchildren.
Services were held last Thursday in
the chapel of Holcombe Bros.
Funeral Home. The Rev. Richard
Lowe officiated. Burial was in Fox
Creek Cemetery with masonic rites
by Bald Creek Lodge.
Ransom E. Bowman
Hansom E. Bowman, 83, flf New
found Road, Leicester, died Sunday
A native of Alexander County, he
had lived in Buncombe County since
1838. He retired from the bridge
department of the state highway
department and was a member of
Corinth Baptist Church.
Surviving are his wife, Retha Sim
mons Bowman; two daughters, Nan
cy Randall and Janet Cartwright of
Asheville; three aistere, NoU Little,
Fannie Tuthero and Braidie Reece, ai
of Hickory; three brothers, Gaither
Bowman of Hazelwood, Bruce
Bowman of Leicester and Odell
Bowman of Hickory; 14 grand
children; and, 18 great
grandchildren.
Services were held Tuesday in the
chapel of Groce Funeral Home. The
Revs. Charles Surrett and Charles
Duvall officiated. Burial was in Cor
inth Baptist Church cemetery.
Alvin Randolph
AJvin Vance Randolph, 59, of Aiken,
S.C., died Saturday in an Augusta,
tia., hospital.
A native of Madison County, he had
lived in Aiken for the past 34 years.
He retired from DuPont and was a
member of South Aiken Baptist
Church. He was an Air Force veteran
of World War II.
Surviving are his wife, Martha
Jean Randolph; two sons, Randall S.
Randolph of Columbia, S.C., and
Larry C. Randolph of Aiken; his
mother, AJethea Tipton Randolph of
Granite Fall*; a brother, Calvin Ran
dolph of Charlottesville, Va.; six
sisters. Chick McDaris of Newton,
Edith Crowder of Hendersonville, Ad
die Thomas of Asheville, Irene Jones
of Dallas, Texas, Atlas Kuhns of
Williamsburg, Va., and Jean Keith of
Lyman, S.C. ; and, a grandchild.
Services and burial were Tuesday
in Aiken
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