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THE YANCEY RECORD
CECIL SHEPHERD
Cecil Shephetd, 56, died
unexpectedly at his home in
Williamsburg, Va. Sunday
morning. A native of TSmaey
County, he had been workiig
as a carpenter in Williamiurg
for the past 19 yeas.
Surviving are the wife,Ada
Chandler Shepherd of Mas
Hill Route 2; 3 daughters,Ms.
Howell Pegg of Asheville,Ms.
Bobby Peek of Fairview, and
Ms. Duane Wheeler of Burns
ville; 3 sons, Ralph, Wayne
and Victor Shepherd, all of
Route 2, Mas Hill; the mo
ther, Ms. Flora Hylemon She
pherd of Mas Hill; 7 sist e rs,
Ms. Lee Ponder and Ms. Er -
nest Wilson of Detroit, Ms.
Woodrow Chandler and Ms. Er
nest Buckner of Route 2, Bims
ville, Mrs. Paul Ponder and
Ms. Clyde Yelton of Mas
Hill and Ms. Hugh Edwards
of Weaverville; one brother,
Charles Shepherd of Newport
News, Va; 3 half brothesjGfa
dy Shepherd of Weaverville,
Bill Shepherd of Burnsville and
Milt Shepherd of Florida; 15
grandchildren.
Funeral Services were held
at 3soo p. m. Wednesday in
the Ivy Gap Baptist Church...
The Rev. James Ferguson of
ficiated along with Rev. Alvin
McKinney, and burial was in
the Chandler Cemetery.
WILL M. BANKS
Will M. Banks, 73, of the
Bolens Creek community near
Burnsville died in a local hos -
pital Tuesday afternoon after
a short illness. He was a life
long resident of Yancey County
and a retired farmer. He is
survived by three daughters,
Mb. Joe Banner and Mb. Shel
by Ray of Burnsville and Mrs.
David Peteson of Asheville; 3
sons, Virgil of Detroit, Eugene
of Weaverville and Kenneth
Banks of Burnsville; 2
Mb. Grover Anglin and Mb.
Lime Young, 1 brother, Luther
J. Banks, all of Burnsville; 19
grandchildren and 12 gr e at
grandchildren.
Funeral Services were held
Thursday at 2:00 p. m. in the
Bolens Creek Baptist Church.
Revs. Calvin Smith and Robert
Melvin officiated and burial
was in the Holcombe Cemetery
GRADY PITTMAN 6
Grady C. Pittman, 71, Yan
cey County native and resident
of Canton for the past 12 years
died at die home of a daugh -
ter, Mrs. Leonard Heathscott,
in Lawton, Oklahoma Thurs -
day morning.
Surviving in addition to Ms.
Heathscott are five other chugh
teßS Mb. Bob Fulton of Law
ton, Okla.; Mb. Warren Aut
rey of Woodland, Wash. , Miss
Mary Pittman of Germany Mb
Henry Henson of Canton, and
Mrs. Bonnie Rathbum ofßums
OCTOBER 15, 1970
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ville; five sons, Cfecil of Can
ton, John of Salisbury, J. B.
and Bruce of Lawton, Okla;
and Truman Pittman of Wood
land, Wash.; one sister, Mb.
Lyda Harris of Fletcher and one
brother, Morgan Pittman of
Burnsville.
Graveside services were hdd
at 2soo p. m. Monday in the
Ray Cemetery in the Conoord
Community. Rev. Arnold Wil
son officiated.
CLOYD HANEY
Rev. Cloyd Haney, 52, of
die Ctne River Community,
died en route to a Bumsvi 11 e
hospital Saturday morning af
ter a long illness. He was a
lifelong resident of YanceyCa
and a minister.
Surviving are the wife,Miry
Angel Haney; two sisteß, Mb.
Rotha Bryant and Mb. Charlie
Calloway of Relief, Route 1 ;
one half brother, Lee Berry
Watts, Detroit; 4 step- sisteß
also survive.
Funeral Services were held
Monday at 2:00 p. m. in the
Elk Shoal Union Church. Rev.
Niram Phillips and Virgil Shel
ton officiated and burial was
in the Fender Cemetery.
HATTIE FENDER
Mb. Hattie M. Fender of
1185 Eastlawn, Detroit, passed
away upon arrival at Stjoseph
Hospital on Friday, October 9,
at the age of 71.
Bom far Burnsville, N. C. on
July 7, 1899 to Oscar and Flo
rie Hensley Sheperd, she was
married to Gifford G. Fender j
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in 1919. The couple moved to
Detroit in 1942.
Surviving are the husband ,
four sons: Robert Gifford of
Richmond, Thomas Gus of
Washington, Damon Lasky of
Washington and Sonny of Maxnt
Clemens. Also surviving are
thirteen grandchildren,herstep
mother, Florie Sheperd, two
sisteß, Margie Ponder of High
land Park, Mich, and Maude
Wilson of Farmington, Mich,
a nephew, Roy King, five bro
theß and five sisteß, living in
the southern states.
Funeral Services were held
on Monday afternoon at 2:00
p. m. at the Will and Schwarz
koff Funeral Horae. Burial was
in the Cadillac Memorial Gar
dens East.
Note Os Thanks
The family of Mr. Mark Hall
wish to express sincere appre
ciation and gratitude for the
many acts of kindness shown
by friends and neighboß during
our bereavement. A very spe
cial thank you is extended to
the Rev. Burl Grindstaff and
Rev. Bert Styles.
—The Mark Hall Family o f
Micaville.
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We wish to express our sin
cere appreciation to our friends
and neighbors for their acts of
sympathy and kindness as well
as the beautiful floral tributes
in the recent bereavement and
death of our beloVed mother,
sister, grandmother'and great
grandmother, Kittie Phillips.
The family of Kittie Phillips
RAYMOND LEWIS
Raymond Lewis, 54, died
at his home in Maderia Beach,
Florida on Friday.
Surviving are the widow,Ms.
Hazel Nelson Lewis; 3 sons,
James Robert of Maderia Beac'fy
Raymond Jr. of Miami and Eu
gene Lewis of the U. S. Army
South Korea; 2 daughteß, Mb.
Diana Maxchiney and Miss Gail
Lewis of Marysville, Wadi.; 2
broth eB, Roy and Eugene Lewis
of Roseville, Wash.
Services were held at 11:00
A. M. Wednesday in the Little
Creek Holiness Church. Rev.
Allen Richardson officiated and
burial was in the Lewis Cemetery
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IN MEMORY OF
MRS. BOFiNIE HOWELL
Who Died
October 17, 1969
"It's one year now that
you've been gone
God called you away to
your new home
How we've missed you day
after day
Your work worn hands your
smiling face
No one can ever take your
place
With treasured memor i e s
sweet and true
A home in heaven God
gave to you.
R.C.Howell-husband
Daughteß: Mb. Fred
Sams, Ms. Reece Brinkley
Sons: Ward N. Howell,
Phillip J., Robert C. Jfoyoe
L., and grandchildren.
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