[ James Lee Wilds
* Funeral services will be held this
' afternoon at S p.m. for James Lee
Wildi of Asheville who died Nov. 4 in
' hit home at the age of 63
Services will be held in the Walnut
Creek Baptist Church, of which he
- was a member, with the Revs. Joseph
* Reece and Clarence Robinson of
ficiating. Burial will be conducted in
the Roberts Cemetery.
A native of Madison County, he was
the son of the late James R. and Ora
Reece Wilds. He was a veteran of the
U.S. Army in World War II, a retired
employee of Carolina Industries and
owner of the Wilds Saw Service.
He is survived by his wife, Ruth
Lewis Wilds; a son, Richard Wilds of
Arden; three daughters, Norma
Swofford and Margaret Caldwell,
both of Candler and JoAnn Wilds of
Asheville; two stepsisters, Edna
Faulkner of Marshal] and Grace
Buckner of Asheville; and three
grandsons.
Willard L. Gosnell
Funeral services were held Satur
day afternoon for Willard Luther
Gosnell of Hot Springs who died Nov.
1 at the age of 65.
Services were held in the chapel of
the Bowman Funeral Home in Mar
shall with the Revs. Larry Arrowood
and James Mason officiating. Burial
was conducted in the Kirk Payne
Cemetery.
A native of McDowell County, he
' had made his home in Madison Coun
i ty for the past 14 years. He was the
son of the late George and Mattie
Conner Gosnell and a retired
employee of the Federal Herbert <
Machine Shop.
He is survived by his son, Frank |
Lloyd Gosnell of Seymour, 111; two
daughters, Patricia Lynn Walker of i
Hymera, Ind. and Mattie Elizabeth ,
Gosnell of Seymour; a sister, Pearl (
Gosnell of Marshall ; and four grand
sons.
Robert C. Clubb 1
Funeral services were held Sunday )
afternoon for Robert Calvin "Pa" j
Clubb of Leicester who died Nov. 2 in j
his home at the age of 100.
Services were held in the chapel of j
the Anders-Rice Funeral Home with j
the Revs. Arthur Stainback and John \
T. Edwards officiating. Bia-ial was s
conducted in the Pisgah View j
Memorial Park.
A native of Madison County, he was
the son of the late Calvin Bloomfield
and Rebecca Reed Clubb and the hus
band of Celia Lee Clubb, who died in
1967. <
Mr. Clubb was a retired fanner and <
wood worker. He was also a member t
of the Victory Baptist Church.
He is survived by a son, Clifford t
Clubb of Asheville; five daughters, t
Beatrice Stepp of Bryte, Calif.. Elsie
Teague of Wooater, Ohio, Mary
Strickland of Hendersonvillo,
Dorothy Stockton of AahevUe and
Selma Gantt of the home; M grand
children, 17 great-grandchildren and
fove great-great-grandchildren.
Warren G. McDaris
Funeral services were held Sunday
afternoon for Warren Grant McDar
ris of Rt. 2, Marshall who died Nov. 1
at the age of SI.
Services were held in the Bull
Creek Baptist Church, of which he
was a member, with the Revs. E.M
Pettit and E.J. Jenkins officiating.
Burial was conducted in the church
cemetery with graveside Masonic
rites conducted by the French Broad
Masonic Lodge.
A lifelong resident of Madison
County, he was the son of the late Z.T.
and Sarah Radford McDaris. He was
a retired farmer and a member of the
French Broad Masonic Lodge No. 292
AF and AM.
He is survived by his wife, Muriel
Glen Buckner McDaris; a daughter,
Jean Edwards of Marshall; three
sons, Warren G. McDaris of Mar
shall, Herschell McDaris of Gulf
Breeze, Fla. and Hal McDaris of
Maiden; two sisters, Bonnie Metclaf
?f Marshall and Teena Shepherd of
IVeaverville; 12 grandchildren and a
great-grandchild.
The family has requested that
memorials be made to the Bull Creek
Baptist Church.
George M. Buckner
Funeral services were held Satur
lay morning for George Marion
Suckner of Marshall who died Oct. 31
n his home at the age of 63.
Services were held in the chapel of
he Bowman Funeral Home in Mar
shall with the Rev. Troy Martin off
iciating. Burial was conducted in the
Sail Cemetery.
A lifelong resident of Madison
bounty, he was the son of the late
Albert and Louise Bradshaw
Buckner. He was a retired farmer, a
reteran of the U.S. Army in World
Var II and a member of the James R
[ones chapter of the Veterans of
foreign Wars.
He is survived by his wife, Josie
) rooks Buckner; two brothers,
Jewey Buckner of Asheville and
Villie Buckner of Marshall; and a
lister. Ruby Tuckor of Greenville,
!.C.
Forest W. Sales
Funeral services were held Moo
lay morning for Forest Weldon Sales
tf Leicester who died Nov. 2 at the
ige of 79.
Services were held in the chapel of
he Anders-Rice Funeral Home with
he Revs. Thomas Weeks and Luther
CfJuM, nifUl.Mm. D.,^.1 ?,??. mm.
opiwjr wiicuiio|. our wi wm cw
ducted in the Cane Creek Cemetery
A Dative of Buncombe County, he
was the mo of the late Prince and
Theodoaia Spivey Sales and the hua
band of Ella Mae Taylor Sales, who
died in 1M.
Mr. Sales was a retired fanner and
a former employee of the Morgan
Furniture CO.
He is survived by a son, James
Sales of the home; a daughter.
Juanita Sams of Leicester; a sister,
Edith Grant; two brothers, Hubert
and Vance Sales, all of Fairview; two
grandchildren and three great
grandchildren.
The family requests that
memorials be made to the Leicester
Volunteer Fire Dept.
Lola Whitt Barrett
Funeral services were held Tues
day morning for Lola Whitt Barrett of
Charlotte who died Nov. 4 at the age
ofU.
Graveside services were held in the
Whitt Cemetery with the Rev. John
Bussard officiating.
A native of Madison County, Mrs.
Barrett lived in Mars Hill before
moving to Charlotte five years ago.
She was the daughter of the late Jess
E. and Minnie Bartlett Whitt and the
widow of Allen Barrett.
Mrs. Barrett was a former nurse
and school teacher.
She is survived by two daughters,
Ann G. Peek and Bernice Winchester
of Charlotte; a son, J. Leon Garrison
of Charlotte; a sister, Helen Patter
son Of Shelby ; two brothers, James A
Whitt of Weaverviile and Ted Whitt of
Shelby; 11 grandchildren and 10
great-grandchildren.
McKinley Goforth
Funeral services were held Tues
day afternoon for McKinley "Macky"
Goforth of Anchorage, Alaska who
died Nov. 1 from injuries sustained in
an automobile accident. He was 29
years old.
Services were held in the chapel of
the Bowman Funeral Home in Mar
shall with the Rev. John William
Goforth officiating. Burial was con
ducted in the Dry Pond Cemetery.
A native of Madison County, he was
the son of Edith Lunsford Dill and the
late Fred Goforth. He had lived in
Alaska for three months prior to his
death.
In addition to his mother, he is sur
vived by two brothers, William F.
Goforth of Asheville and Aaron G.
Goforth of Anchorage; three sisters,
Carolyn Landers, Pat Noland and
Sheila Worley of Marshall; and the
paternal grandmother, Minnie
Goforth of Marshall
I
Mary Jane Sprouse
Funeral service* were held Moo
day afternoon for Mary Jane Clark
SprouaerfWoodfin who died Nov Sat
her home at the age of M.
Services were heid in the chaps! ?f
the Penlaad and Soot Funeral Home
with the Rev* David Gosnetl, Bobby
Fox and Rax r.nHin? officiating.
Burial was conducted in the Flint Kill
Cemetery.
A native of Madison County, she
was the daughter of the late John and
Gennie Bess Clark and the widow of
Graver Lee Sprouse. Mrs. Sproiae
was a member of the Woodfin Free
Will Baptist Church
She is survived by two sons, Harvey
Sprouse of Brevard and Ralph G.
Sprouse of Asheville; three
daughters, Maybelle Gentry and
Irene Owenby of Asheville and
Lucille Capps of Charlotte; two
sisters, Rachel Guthrie and Minnie
Rice of Asheville; 12 grandchildren,
30 great-grandchildren and 16 great
great-grandchildren.
Allison McLean
Funeral services were held Tues
day afternoon for Allison McLean of
Weaverville who died Nov. 4 in his
home at the age of 80.
Services were held in the chapel of
the West Funeral Home in Weaver
ville with the Rev. Robert Clayton of
- ficiating. Burial was conducted in the
West Memorial Park.
A lifelong resident of Buncombe
County, he was the son of the late
Horace G. and Dora Allman McLean.
He was a retired employee of the
Buncombe Construction Co.
Mr. McLean is survived by his wife.
Hazel Herron McLean; two
daughters, Margaret Roberts and
Betty Arrowood of Weaverville; a
son, Ray McLean of Wahsington,
D.C.; five sisters, Nan Keith, Marie
Chandler, Ruth Dillingham and
Mildred Young of Weaverville and
Louise Dillingham of Barnardsville;
two brothers, Paul and H.G. 'Bud'
McLean of Weaverville; two grand
daughters and three great
grandsons.
The family requests that
memorials be made to the American
Cancer Society.
Nell Crenshaw
Funeral services were held Tues
day for Nell Amanda Briggs Cren
shaw who died Nov. 4 in an Asheville
nursing home at the age of 97.
Graveside services were held in the
Forest Lawn Cemetery with Father
Henry J. Becker officiating
A native of Mars Hill, she was a
daughter of the late Milton G. and
Eugenia Hamilton Briggs and the
widow of Joseph Crenshaw. Mrs.
Crenshaw was a retired dressmaker.
She is survived by a nephew. Jack
Briggs and a niece. Flora Briggs,
both of Asheville.
Maud Gentry Long
Is Remembered
The influence of Maud Gentry
Loog, who (ted October ath at the
age of 90, will continue (or year* to
come.
A well-known educator, ihe taught
three generation* of Coun
tians In addition to serving as prin
cipal and teacher at Hot Springs for
many years, she also taught at the
Dorland- Bell School and at schools in
Greeneville, Tenn. She also taught
piano to countless students (h Mar
shall, Walnut and Hot Springs.
Still other youngsters benefitted as
she lead them through Sunday
School, choir and the catechism. U
was often said, 'If a body had a drop
of gtod in them at all, Maud Long
could bring it out.'
She held every office in the Dorland
Memorial Presbyterian Church, of
which she was a member for most of
her life, and also held offices on the
Presbytery and Synodical levels. She
was a pioneer in the women's work,
being one of the earliest women in the
U.S. named to the esteemed office of
Ruling Elder, a position traditionally
held only by men.
Mrs. Long inherited her interest in
politics and good government from
her parents, Jasper and Jane Hicks
Gentry. She served as a member of
the Hot Springs Housing Authority for
ten years, serving as chairman from
1965 until 1971.
As the owner of the historic Sun
nybank Inn for over half a century,
she was known far and wide for her
wonderful cooking and hospitality.
Her home was a favorite of visiting
missionaries, church officials,
relatives and friends.
In addition to raising her own
daughter, Jane, Mrs. Long also
reared a foster daughter, Cora
Elkins, and many others.
In IMS, she was named as Woman
of the Week by The Ashevilie Citiien,
in recognition of her outstanding con
tributions to her community.
Perhaps the greatest legacy of
Maud Gentry Long was her contribu
tion to American folklore through her
recordings for the Library of Con
gress.
Mrs. Long helped record ballads
and Jack Tales that were handed
down through her family for genera
tions by word of mouth. The recor
dings were used by schools and
universities nationwide in folk study
programs. The recordings will ensure
that the ballads are preserved for
future generations.
Born Lillie Bertha Maud Long in
1883 at Lynch in the Meadow Fork
area, she was one of nine children
Her parents moved to Hot Springs so
that the children could get an educa
tion.
After finishing her studies at
Dorland Institute, Maud completed
her studies with honors at the
Ashevilie Normal School and began
her teaching career in Hot Springs.
Her husband, Grover Cleveland
Long, died in 1946. In 1973, failing
health required Maud to move to
Athens, Ga., to be near her daughter
She remained in Georgia until her
death last week. She was buried
following graveside services in Fair
view Cemetery in Hot Springs.
Maud Gentry Long left a heritage
of intrinsic value to Madison County.
Her passing is mourned by many ; for
to know her was to love her.
Jacqueline Painter;Burgin
ACT To Present 'Foxfire'
The Asheville Community Theatre
will present 'Foxfire', a drama drawn
from the real life of today's Southern
Appalachian mountains beginning on
Nov. 9.
Adapted from the popular 'Foxfire'
books by Susan Cooper and Hume
Cronyn, the Asheville production is
being produced by the Southern
Hughlands Handicarft Guild. P erf or
mances are at 8:30 p.m. Friday and
Saturday, Nov. 9 and 10 and again
Thursday, Nov. 14 through Saturday
Nov. 17. There will also be Sunday
matinees at 2:30 p.m. on both Nov. 11
and 18.
Admission is by membership or 17
at the door. Students are admitted for
$4. For reservations, call ACT at
254-1320.
We have space: 10 sawing machines, a wood
lathe , a table saw; & band saw.
For more information
Call Marion Wallin at 649-2 722
any Monday, Wednesday or Friday
BCS tillers do a lot more ttian till. Because the tiller unit can be replaced by a lot of
other implements. Lite the snow blower. Or a lawn mower. Or a sickle-bar cutter.
And it only takes a few minutes to make the change. But you really have to see it to
appreciate it.
Come in and check out this mechanical maserptece . Ask to see the BCS in action
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