Obituaries
Seltas Cantrell
Seltas Franklin Cantrell, 81, of SI
Miller Road, died Friday in a
Madison County rest home.
- A lifelong resident of Madison
County, she was a daughter of the late
Henry and Dora Tweed Franklin. She
was the wife of Hezikiah Cantrell,
who died in 1969. Mrs. Cantrell was a
member of Memorial Church of God.
Surviving are two daughters ; Delia
Lee Roberts and Alama Lee Cantrell
of Marshall; two sons; Oliver
Franklin and Sam Cantrell of Mar
shall; three sisters; Ola Sams of
Greeneville, Tenn., Loretta Cantrell
of Marietta, S.C., and Devona Gilbert
of Marshall; nine grandchildren and
three great-grandchildren.
Services were at 2 p.m. Monday in
the chapel of Bowman Funeral
Home. The Rev. Johnny "Bud"
Marlor officiated. Burial was in the
Bowman-Rector Cemetery.
Larry Davis
Larry Gaston Davis, , 58, of 2245
Highway 209, died Friday at his
home.
A lifelong resident of Madison
County, he was the son of the late
George and Minnie Fortner Davis. He
was a self-employed carpenter and
attended Liberty Baptist Church.
He is survived by his wife,
Madgline Waldroup Davis; a
daughter, Wanda Makhyoun of
Waynesville; a sister, Gretchen
Strickland of Old Fort; and two
grandchildren.
Services were 2:30 Monday in
Liberty Baptist church. The Revs.
Frank Willett and Billy Gillespie of
ficiated. Burial was in the church
cemetery.
The family received friends from 7
to 9 p.m. Sunday at Bowman Funeral
Home, where the body remained until
30 minutes before services.
liOvada Ledford
Lovada Cody Ledford, 79, of Route
8, Riverview Road, Asheville, died
Saturday in an Asheville hospital.
A native of Madison County, she
had lived in Buncombe County for 45
years. She was a member of First
Church of God in Marshall. Her
parents were the late Gabriel and
Rachel Ball Cody and her husband,
Jeter Ledford, died in 1980.
1 She is survived by a son, Maretin
Lee Ledford of Canton , three sisters,
Althea Shelton of Flag Pond, Tenn.,
Laura Buckner of Arden and Avelon
Staffon of Gwinnett, Ga.; and two
grandchildren.
Services were 11 a.m. Monday in
the chapel of Groce Funeral Home.
The Rev. Jackie W. Collins officiated.
Burial was in Green Hills Cemetery.
The family received friends from 7
to 9 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home.
Bruce Cantrell
Bruce Cantrell, 42, of Route 3,
Watershed Road, died Friday.
A lifelong resident of Madison
County, he was a truck driver with
the N.C. Department of Corrections
and an Army veteran of the Vietnam
War. He was a member of Mars Hill
VFW Post No. 5483 and was a son of
Victoria Hensley Cantrell of Mars
Hill and the late Willard Cantrell.
Surviving, in addition to the
mother, are his wife, Brenda Lewis
Cantrell; a daughter, Becky Cantrell
of the home; a son, Frank Cantrell of
the home; and two brothers. Gene
Cantrell of Charlotte and R.L. Can
trell of Asheville.
Services were at 2 p.m. Monday in
Laurel Bend Baptist Church, of which
he was a member and deacon. The
Rev. Jerry Shelton officiated. Burial
was in Lewis Cemetery on Hickory
Flat Road.
Memorials may be made to Laurel
Bend Baptist Church yuth program,
in care of Shirley Cody, Route 6, Mar
shall, 28753
James Correll
James H. Correll, 73, of 209 Ruby
Ave., died Wednesday at his
A native of Madison County, he had
lived in Buncombe County for moat of
his life He was a retired boiler
Service* were a a.m. Saturday in
the chapel of West Funeral Home
The Revs. Raymond Shell and Joe
Sella rs officiated. Burial was in West
Memorial Park.
The family received friends from 7
to 8 p.m. Friday at the funeral home,
and at other times, at the residence.
Eldridge Shelton
Eldridge Shelton. 54, of Spar
tanburg. S C., formerly of Mars
Hill, died Sunday at his home.
He is survived by his wife,
Retta B. Shelton; his mother.
Vennie Hall Shelton of Pawha
tan, Va.; three sisters. Lela Da
vis of Asheville. Ala Shook and
Naomi Lewellyn of Powhata.
Va.; and a brother. Eldon Shel
ton of Greenville. S.C.
Services were held at 2 p.m.
Wednesday at Floyd Funeral
Home in Spartanburg. S.C.
Card Of Thank*
The family of Larry Davis who
passed on to external life July 1,
1968, wish to express our sincere
thanks to all the many friends and
family for their love and support
that helped us through a difficult
time.
The family of Larry Davis.
Card Of Thank*
We, the family of Charles
Gregory would like to thank
everyone for their kindness during
our loss.Thank you, also for the
food, flowers, phone calls, visits
and mo6t of all for the prayers. A
special thanks to the Revs. Troy
Rogers, Jake Fender, and Weldon
Ramsey and to Capps Funeral
home. A special thank you to Mr.
and Mrs. Bob Moss and Debbie for
the beautiful singing.
The family of Charles Gregory
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