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THE YANCEY JOURNAL APRIL 14, 1977
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RUTH PATE^
Miss' 1 Ruth Pate, 73, of
Rtiute 3, Burnsville, died
unexpectedly last Tuesday at
her home. A native and
lifelong resident of Yancey
County, she was the daughter
of the late James Robert and
Kitty Hensley Pate.
Surviving are six sisters,
Mrs. Rex Mclntosh, Mrs.
,Charles Whitson, Mrs. Bruce
Fender, Mrs. Bill Foxx, and
Mrs. Blaine Swann of Burns
ville and Mrs. J. Harold
Swann of Asheville; three
brothers, Edd and Hugh Pate
of Burnsville and J.R. Pate Jr.
of North Augusta, S.C.
Funeral services were held
at 2:30 Thursday, April 7 in
the Chapel of Capps Funeral
Home, Mars Hill. Revs. Bruce
Fender'Jr., Allen McKinney
and Howard Buchanan offi
ciated and burial was in the
Pate Family Cemetery.
WILLIAM ROY HECKART
William Roy Heckart, 89,
of the Cattail Creek Commun
ity of Yancey County died in a
Burnsville hospital Wednes
day morning after a long
illness. He was a native of
Ojiio and had been employed
for 37 years with White Motor
Cbmpany before his retire
ment. He had been living in
Clearwater, Florida and
Burnsville for the past several
years.
Surviving are the wife,
Julie Boehemer Heckart and
several nieces and nephews.
A memorial service was
held in the Pensacola Metho
dist Church Sunday at 2:30
p.m. April 10.
MARCENU HENSLEY
Mrs. Marcenia Hensley,
83, of Route 4, Burnsville died
Thursday, April 7 in Walson
Army Hospital, Fort Dix, New
Jersey.
A native of Yancey Coun
ty, she was the daughter of
the late Thomas and Loretta
Parker and the widow of
Marcus Hensley who died in
\%J- She was a member of
Order of Eastern Start,
Raid Creek Chapter. She had
been making her home with a
daughter, Major Loretta Wel
ton in Willingboro, New
Jersey for the past year.
Surviving are another
(laughter, Mrs. Leah Silver of
Bristol, Virginia; a stepson,
Isom C. Hensley of Jones
boro, Georgia; two step
daughters, Mrs. Edythe Phil
lips of Marion and Mrs.
Hettie Boyd of Gastonia; two
brothers, Mallie Parker of
Erwin, Tenn. and Fred Parker
of Orlando, Florida; five
sisters, Mrs. Lou Jean Brad
ford and Mrs. Betty Howell of
Asheville, Frona Parker of
Burnsville, Mrs. Trula Allman
and Mrs. Jessie McCreely of
Bay City, Michigan; two
grandchildren and one great
grandchild.
Funeral services were held
at 2 p.m. Wednesday (April
13) in Byrd’s Chapel Baptist
Church of which she was a
member. Rev. Warren Wil
liams will officiate and burial
was in the Hensley-Parker
Cemetery.
IN MEMORY OF
GRAYSON KING
who passed away
April 11,1976
[by wtfe, Virginia King;
I daughters, Evaiee
Brown, Jeanette Wil
son, .Winona Hylemon;
sons, Dean King, Eu
gene King.]
One year has passed
since that sad day
The one we loved
was called away.
The call was sudden,
the shock severe
With little thought
that death was near.
Only those who have
lost can tell
The pain of passing
without a farewell.
While he sleeps a
peaceful sleep,
This memory we
shall always keep.
Friends may think we
have forgotten
When at times they
see ua smile,
little do they know the
’'heartache
We are hiding all the
while.
Times go by, but men-
As'dear and near as
yesterday.
But deep in our hearts
you are with us yet,
We ; love you too
much to ever forget.
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A fatal one-car accident on
Sunday, April lOat 12:15 a.m.
occurred s'/j miles, south of
Burnsville on US 19E.
Kenneth W. Cariker, 33,
of Asheville was driving a
1967 Volkswagon south on US
19E and entered a moderate
left hand curve. The car left
the roadway on the right and
traveled 109 feet before
overturning 3 times down the
creek bank and into the water.
The driver was not in-
V jured. One passenger, Cyn
thia Mary Pustorino, 22, of
Asheville was killed.
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Cariker was charged with
driving under the influence
and death by vehicle. Damage
was estimated at S3OO.
Trooper W.J. Stallings inves
tigated.
A one-car accident on NC
80S, 13 miles out of Burnsville
occurred on Thursday. April
7, at 9:00 a.m.
Dennis Murphy, 20, of
Route 5, Burnsville was
driving a 1973 Ford on NC 80.
He lost control of his vehicle
near the northern end at the
South Toe River bridge at
approximately the center of
the road. The vehicle traveled
to the left side of the road,
back to the right side, off the
right and struck a tree.
There were no passengers
and no injuries. Murphy was
charged with exceeding a safe
speed. Damage w?.s estima
ted at S3OO. Trooper W.J.
Stallings investigated.
A two-car accident occur
red on Thursday, April 7 at
12:45. p.m. 5 miles north of
Burnsville on Mine Branch
Road in Newdale.
Connie Gouge, 25, of
Spruce Pine was driving a
1974 Ford west on Mine
Branch Road at a slow rate of
speed and met Lawrence Ray
Higgins, 54, of Route 2,
Burnsville driving a 1968
Ford. Higgins was traveling
east at a slow rate of speed.
The vehicles collided on their
respective left front quarters.
Due to the slow rates of speed
there wefe no skid marks to
determine the path of impaci,
There were no other
passengers in either vehicle
and no injuries. Damage was
estimated at $550 to the
Gouge Ford and S3OO to the
Higgins Ford. Trooper W.J.
Stallings investigated.
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