WELZIE McMAHAN
Welz e McMahan, 86, of Rt. 2,
ded Tuesday morning at his
hone after an extended illness.
Mr. McMahan was a retired
miner, farmer and a member of
Celo Baptst Church.
Surviving are the widow, Mrs.
Lou Gouge McMahan, six daugh
ters, Mrs. Irene MeCurry of
Roan Mountain, Tenn., Mrs.
Evelyn Young and Mrs. Faye
McCarthey, both of Marion, Mrs.
M ldred Garland of Catonsv lie,
Md„ Mrs. Mary Alice Young of
Hendersonville and Mrs. Carrie
Weatherman of Rhode Island;
three sons, Clarence and Glenn,
both of Newdale, and John Mc-
Mahan of Spruce Pine; three
sisters, Mrs. Martha Crowder,
Mrs. Stella Boone and Mrs. Les
se Weatherman all of Asheville;
four brothers. Lonnie and the
Rev. Plylar McMahan, both of
Marion, Chelsie of Mars Hill and
Burgess McMahan of Spruce
Pine; 33 grandchildren and 34
great-gratidch Idren.
Services will be held at 2 p.m.
Thursday in Marlin’s Chape l
Method st Ciiuren.
The Rev Alvin Jones and the
Rev. Ralph Young wll officiate
Purial will he ; n Will Young
Cemetery’.
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Pallbearers will Bruce
Lennie ani Mc-
Mahan, Roger McCarmy, Mke
Garland and Glenn Presnell.
MRS. ROBERTSON
Mrs. Mallie Robertson, 87, of
the Pensacola Community, died
Sunday night 'n a local hospital
after a long illness.
She was the widow of Cleo
phus W. Robertson, who died in
1966.
Survivng are a daughter, Mrs.
H. W. Beaver of Lancaster, S.
C.; five sons, Roy of Etowah,
Earl of Wadesboro, Clyde of
Greenville, S. C., Carroll of Ak
ron, Ohio, and C. W. Robertson
Jr. of Pensacola; a sister, Mrs.
Floyd Hollif'eld of West Ashe
ville; three brothers, K. A. of
Pensacola, L. H. of Asheville and
A. L. Silvers of Fletcher; 13
grandchildren and 12 great
grandeh'ldren.
Serv ces were held at 2 p. m.
Tuesday in Pensacola Methodist
Church.
The Rev. Thomas Weeks and
the Rev. Be* Evans officiated
Burial was in the fam'ly ceme
tery.
Pallbearers were Byrd Met
calf, Dan Honeycutt, Charlie
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MRS. DOVIE McMAHAN
Funeral services were held Sat
urday in Fairview Baptist
Church for Mrs. Dovie Boone
McMahan, 85, of Bumsv lle, who
died Thursday.
The Revs. Lloyd Glenn aru!
James Beaver officiated and
burial was in Ballew Cemetery.
Mrs. McMahan was a member
of Fairvew Baptist Church.
Surviving are e'ght daughters,
Mrs. Roxie Ballew, Mrs. Minn e
Blevins, Mss Lizzie McMahan.
Mrs. Kelly Ballew, Mrs. Cord e
McFalls, Mrs. Mary Cook and
Mrs. Lou Ballew, all of Burns
ville RFD 5, and Mrs. Bertha
Young of Spruce Pine; two sons,
William and Carl McMahan oI
Burnsville RFD 5; a sister, Mr*.
Bess'e Hollifield of Marion; two
step-daughters, Mrs. Allie Bo
lick of Morganton and Mrs. Ellen
Bol'ck of Marion; a step-aoa,
Robert McMahan of Spruce
Pine RFD 1; 29 grandchildren
36 great-grand chldren and a
gr;eat-great-grandchild.
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THE YANCEY KECOBD
Church News
The annual Regional Training
Union meet ng of the Bapt st
Church will be held on Friday
night, Apr! 5, at the Mars HI!
Baptist Church. The program
will begin promptly at 4:00 and
wll last unt l 8:30. Supper will
be served at a cost of 60c per
plate.
The Royal Ambassodars of
First Baptist have a
special treat in store for them,
when, on Fr day. March 29,
they wll have the opportunity
to attend the State Brotherhood
and R. A. Conference in Char
lotte. Two cars, driven by the
pastor and John May, will take
the boys to Charlotte. The pro
gram fer the even'ng consists
of a prem'er showing of the new
movie, “Bill Wallace of China”,
starr ng Gregory Walcott as Bill
Wallace. Follow ng the movie,
M,r. Walcott himself will be on
hand to deliver the f'nal address
Also, accompanying the boys
will be Edward Buckner, Broth
erhood Pres dent, and Mike
Warren, R. A. Counselor.
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Sub-District
Meets
By: Reporter
The Yancey County Sub-Dis
trict met at the Pensacola Met
hod st Church Sunday, March 25.
The meeting began wiith a devo
tional by the young peple which
included Welze Harrison Met
calf, Janet Wilson, Frankie
Wyatt and at the piano Susan
Mclntosh.
Afterward the business session
was held. It was opened by the
special speaker, The Rev. Paul
Duckwall, from Statesville, N.
C. He told the group about all
the summer activities gong on
for youth and abcut the new
youth l terature. After this the
business sesson was called to
order by the Sub-District presi
dent, Norma Jean Metcalf.
Next a play entitled "The An
swer” was presented, based on
the use of prayer and the fa th
that it will be answered. Mem
bers of the cast were Linda Sue
Al'en, James Stuart Bagwell,
Norma Jean Metcalf, Dwight
Wilson and Perry Wilson.
In clos ng refreshments were
seiTed by the ladies of the chur
ch. The meet'ng was dismissed
by the M.Y.F. benediction.
There were 42 present. *P
next meet'ng will be held or
April 28 at Celo Method
Chcrch.