Obituaries I
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Bessie Mae Milligan 1
Funeral services were held yester- 1
day for Bessie Mae Milligan of Spar- 1
Lanburg, S.C. who died Monday in a
Spartanburg hospital at the age of 87.
Services were held in the Floyd
Mortuary in Spartanburg with burial
conducted in the Greenlawn
Memorial Gardens.
A native of Madison County, she
was the daughter of the late Mr. and
Mrs. Moses Waldrop.
She is survived by her husband,
William J. Milligan; four sons,
William Milligan Jr. of High Point,
Frances Milligan of Avondale
Estates, Ga., James Milligan of
Laurinburg, and David Milligan of
Leicester; 10 grandchildren and 13
great-grandchildren.
William Hunter
Funeral services were held on April
20 for William Gladstone Hunter of
Marshall who died on April 18 in an
Asheville hospital at the age of 80.
Services were held in the Old Bull
Creek Baptist Church, of which he
was a member and former deacon.
The Revs. Stanley Peek and Joseph
Reece officiated. Burial was con
ducted in the church cemetery with
Masonic rites performed by
members of the French Broad
Masonic Lodge.
A lifelong resident of Madison
County, he was the son of the late Jess
and Delia Bailey Hunter. He was a
retired employee of the American
Enka Corp. and a member of the
French Broad Masonic Lodge No. 292
AF&AM.
He is survived by his wife, Cora
Briggs Hunter; three sons, Roger and
Larry Hunter of Weaverville and
Terry Hunter of Marshall; four
brothers, Hayburn, O.J. and Bailey
Hunter, all of Marshall, and Conrad
Hunter of Marietta, Ga.; three
sisters, Myra and Orda Blakley of
Denver, Colo, and Ada Edwards of
Florida; and three grandchildren.
Edna Payne Cabe
Funeral services were held Mon
day for Edna Payne Goforth Cabe of
Asheviile, who died last Friday at the
age of 75.
, Services were held in the chapel of
Anders-Rice Funeral home, with the
Revs. Charles Sprinkle, Gerald
Sprinkle and Robert Dean officiating.
Burial was in Pisgah View Memorial
Park in Candler.
A native of Madison County, she
had lived in Buncombe County for the
past 58 years. She was a retired
seamstress from Mars Manufactur
ing Company, and had previously
worked for Biltmore Manufacturing
Company.
She was the daughter of the late
John Robert and Emily Riddle
Payne, and wife of the late William
Glen Cabe. She was a member of
Riverview Baptist Church.
She is survived by a son. Haven L.
Goforth of Asheviile; two daughters,
Gloria Joann Gibson of Candler, and
Nancy J. Hamlin of Asheviile; three
sisters, Owea Freeman and Thelma
Freeman of Marshall, and Daisy
Mintz of Ashevtlle ; two brother*,
John Payne of Wyandotte, Mich., and
Wade Payne of Westland, Mich.; 18
grandchildren and 19 great
grandchildren.
Jeff Davis
Funeral services were held Sunday
for Jeff Davis of Marshall, who died
last Friday at the age of 90.
Services were held in Big Laurel
Baptist Church, of which he was a
member and chairman of the deacon
board. The Revs. Ebb Jenkins, Arlan
Bullman and Jay Griffin officiated.
Burial was in Lewis Cemetery.
He was a lifelong resident of
Madison County .and son of the late
Alfred and Louise Jane Wilde Davis.
He was a retired farmer.
He is survived by his wife, Ella
Jenkins Davis; a son. Jay Davis of
Candler; a daughter, Bessie Coates of
Marshall; a brother, James Davis of
Marshall, a sister, Alice Davis of
Marshall ; nine grandchildren, seven
great-grandchildren and one great
great-grandchild.
CARD OF THANKS
The family of the late William
Gladstone Hunter would like to thank
everyone for all their kindness and
thoughts during our time of sorrow.
We also wish to thank the Revs
Stanley Peek and Joseph Reece, the
choir of the Old Bull Creek Baptist
Church and members of the French
Broad Masonic Lodge for all they did
for us.
Thanks to all his friends, our
friends and relatives for visting with
us and for all the help and fine food
brought during the loss of our loved
one.
The Gladston Hunter family.
Ida Young Ray
Funeral services were held Satur
day (or Ida Young Ray of Mars Hill,
who died last Tuesday in Baltimore,
Md. at the age of M.
Services were held at the Mount
Olive Baptist Church where she had
served as a deaconess and member of
the missionary board. The Rev. J.H.
Smith officiated, with burial in Long
Ridge Cemetery.
A native of Yancey County, she had
lived in Madison County for several
years. She was the daughter of the
late Richard and Lucinda Young and
wife of the late John Avery Ray.
She is survived by seven daughters .
Ioma Smith of Baltimore, Md., Sylvia
Stokley and Louise Braxton of Nor
folk, Va., Patria Coone of Johnson Ci
ty, Tenn., Mary Watson of Westberry,
Long Island, N.Y., and Irene
McDowell and Edith Ervin of Mars
Hill ; two sons, Albert and Alonzo Ray
of Mars Hill; 33 grandchildren, 36
great-grandchildren, and nine great
great-grandchildren.
GED Graduates
To Be Honored
At A-B Tech
Individuals who have received
their high school equivalency
diplomas from Asheville Bun
combe Technical College during
1985 will be honored at the school's
graduation ceremonies on May 9.
Graduation ceremonies will be
held in the Simpson Administra
tion Bldg. on the A-B Tech campus
at 7:30 p.m. Family members are
invied to attend the ceremonies.
Graduates should call the school
at 254-1921, extension 312 to con
firm attendence.
Thorsen Completes NCO School
U S Marine Corporal Jon F.
Thorsen recently completed the
Marine Noncommissioned Officer
Leadership Course at El Toro, Cal.
A 1962 graduate of Madison H.S.,
he is the son of Jon and Claudia
Thorsen of Marshall.
Cpl. Thorsen entered the Marine
Corps in January, 1983.
I, Harold Wallin am announcing my candidacy for re-election
for Tax Collector of Madison County.
Your vote and support in the May 6 Primary Election would be
greatly appreciated.
Poliiitil idvtrtistiDciit p3id by
The Board of Aldermen of the Town of Marshall will
conduct a public hearing on May 12, 1986 at 7:30 p.m.
in the Town Hall. The purpose of the hearing will be to |
discuss an application for grant funds to revitalize and
improve the housing conditions in the Cotton Mill neigh
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Mars Hill
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week and began repaying along
Mountain View Street. Valley Street,
with a deep gulley running down its
middle, is still to be done, as well as
Chestnut and Hilltop Streets
"This new crew seems to be off to a
* good start," said Manuel Briscoe, in
spector for Mars Hill. After retiring
last year after 34 years with Mars
Hill, Briscoe was asked back by the
aldermen to handle their inspection
of the construction work. Inspections
are also done by the Farmers Home
Administration, and the engineering
firm of McGuire-Beebe
"We've run across service lines,
water mains that were in bad shape
and needed to be replaced," Briscoe
explained. "And we still have some
pipes to be realigned, taps to resur
face, and some patchwork. But I'd
say it should be completed by the end
of this week, though it still needs to
pass final inspection."
The Mars Hill sewer plant, plagued
by water seepage in recent weeks, is
scheduled for a final inspection later
this week. According to Boone, divi
sion 3 of the work will then be ready to
begin hookups and start operations
within 30 days.
"I certainly hope we've reached the
end of this and the construction work
will be completed,'' said Augusta
Jenkins, a member of the Mars Hill
Board of Aldermen, "I'd like to see
things get back to normal for us."
Jenkins added that she too, had
received no major complaints, "just
people who were wondering where
the road crews were."
John L. Chandler, another member
of the board of aldermen, has heard
his share of complaints as well.
"I've a neighbor whose fence was
damaged and needed replacing. It's
mostly been things like that, lawns
needing reseeded, shrubs and trees
damaged by the trucks, a Utousand
little things that have to be looked
after."
"1 wouldn't mind them running
over my lawn, or damaging the
garden just as long as they fix it,"
said Ponder. "They've come out
here, thrown out some seed, then the
next day run right over it again."
"I think, once the system is opera
tional, most are going to realize a lot
more good out of this for Mars Hill,"
Powell said. "Businesses such as the
steak house, Pizza Inn, or the shopp
ing center never would have been
built if a sewer system wasn't in the
future. Mars Hill will prosper thai
much more for it all."
Marshall To Hire Sub Cop
Marshall Mayor Anita Ward an
nounced on Friday that the town has
contracted with Charlie Tweed to pro
vide police protection on a part-time
basis. Ward approved the temporary
contract after one of the town's two
policemen, William Lisenbee, was
hospitalized earlier last week for
tests.
Tweed will assist the other officer
on the force, Edward McLean, until
Lisenbee can return to duty. The
mayor said the town is still seeking a
replacement for Randy Hensley who
resigned from the force in March.
What Goes On
Behind These Doors
Is Your Business
Let's open the doors of county
government to all of the people
Elect Reese Steen
Democrat for County Commissioner
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