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PAGE 8 TH | ft y !BHP*! ese pii f co.*.^ Mrs. Cora Bradford, 93, of the Bald Mountain Section of Yancey County, died Monday morning in a Knoxville, Tennessee hospital following a long illness. She was a native and lifelong resident of Yancey County. Surviving are four sons. Hilliard Bradford of Route 4, , Burnsville, Charlie Honeycutt I of Johnson City, Tennessee, I Ervin Bradford of Tilford, I Tenn., and Norman Bradford of Jonesboro, Tennessee; one I stepson, Pete Higgins of I Canton; three sisters, Mrs. I Lora Jones of Xsheville, Mrs. I Addie Bradford of Johnson I City, Tenn. and Mrs. Hannah I Phillips of Elizabethton, Ten-1 nessee; two brothers, Joel Honeycutt of Burnsville and I Gilbert Honeycutt of Tilford, I Tenn. j Funeral arrangements were handled by Holcombe Brothers Funeral Home. ADDIE ALLEN Mrs. Addie Allen, 73, of Burnsville died Tuesday eve ning, January 20, in an Asheville hospital following a two weeks illness. She was a I native of Yancey County and I the daughter of the late Mark I and Alice Boone Smith. 1 Surviving are the bus-1 band, W. Lonnie Allen; one! son. Jack Allen of Burnsville;! three daughters, Mrs. Bar-1 bara Ray of Burnsville, Mrs. I Wilma Ketchum of Orlando. I Florida and Mrs. Thelma! Redmon of Seattle, Washin-1 top; a daughter-in-law, Mrs. | JLlpa Mae Allen of Burnsville; I three sisters, Mrs. Kathleen I Blankenship of Burnsville, I Mrs. Ina Dodsen of Black I Mountain and Mrs. Chloe Fox I of Baltimore. Md.; ten grand-1 children and three great I grandchildren. I Funeral services were held I at 11 a.m. Friday in the I Pleasant Valley Bapt. Church. I Rev. Harlon Ramsey and Rev. I Bert Styles officiated andw burial was in the Westß Burnsville Church Cemetery. I SALLIE LESTER McFALLS I Sallie Lester McFalls, 71,1 of Burnsville died Friday in a I Burnsville hospital following a I brief illness. She was a native I of Yancey County and the I daughter of the late Isaac and I Polly Proffitt McFalls. i Surviving are a son, David! McFalls and a grandson, I Steve McFalls of Burnsville; I and several nieces and ne-1 phews. 9 Funeral services were held I at 2:30 p.m. Sunday in the! chapel of Holcombe Brothers I Funeral Home. Rev. Frank I Murphy officiated and burial | was in the Proffitt Cemetery I near Burnsville. I RUBEN HOILMAN 1 Ruben Hoilman, 95, of I Route 2, Burnsville died I Saturday evening at his home. I He was a native of Yancey I County and a retired farmer. I Surviving are six sons, I Wyatt, Wesley and Dewey I Hoilman of Green Mountain, I Ed and Will Hoilman of I Johnson City, Tennessee and I Millard Hoilman of Route 2, I Burnsville; 36 grandchildren; I 125 great grandchildren; and I 28 great-great grandchildren. I Funeral services were held I at 2 p.m. Monday in the I Double Island Baptist Church. I Revs. Arthur Woody and I Howard Wilson officiated and I burial was in the Church I cemetgery. | DOT AUSTIN Dot Austin, 60, of the I Indian Creek Community died I unexpectedly Sunday after-1 noon at his home from an I apparent heart attack. AI native of Yancey County he I had been employed at Burns-1 ville Mill of Mohasco for 191 years. I Surviving are the wife,! Leta Robinson Austin; six I daughters, Mrs. Bob Webb,l Mrs. Max McCurry, Mrs. I Susie Burleson, Mrs. Donald! Buckner and Mrs. Jim Robin-1 son of Burnsville and Mrs. I Albert Wright of Swannanoa;! the mother, Mrs. Ella Mae I Austin of Burnsville; five! Sisters. Mrs. Pansy Robinson,! Mrs. Kenneth Westall ofl Burnsville, Mrs. Reva Fergu son of Detroit. Michigan, Mrs. Ruth Reece of New Jersey and Mrs. Eli Goodman of Salisbury; three brothers,' ' and Bruce Austin of Burnsville and Ned Austin of Houston, Texas; and 10 grandchildren. Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. Tuesday in Paint Gap Presbyterian Church. Rev. 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