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PAGE 10 THE YANCEY JOURBAK HYLY 7, 1977 John M. Pritchard, 79, of the White Oak Creek Com- 1 munity, Route 5, Burnsville, died Tuesday morning in a Marion nursing home follow ing a long illness. He was a native of Yancey County, the son of the late David and Saphronia Sowers Pritchard and a retired sawmill operator and lumberman. Surviving are one daugh ter, Mrs. Bruce G. Smith of Burnsville; three sons, Wray Pritchard of Richmond, Va., Oather and Lewis Pritchard of Burnsville; a sister, Mrs. Ethel Edgens of California; three brothers, Walter Pritch ard of Marion, Paul Pritchard of Spruce Pine and Woodrow Pritchard of Burnsville; ele ven grandchildren and four ' great grandchildren. Funeral services were held at 2:00 p.m. Thursday in the South Estatoe Baptist Church of which he was a charter member and a trustee. Revs. Glenn Freeman and Steve Clark officiated and burial was in the church cemetery. ( MRS. ALUE WHEELER Mrs. Allie Wheeler, 77, of the Upper Jacks Creek Com munity of Yancey County died Wednesday morning in a Burnsville hospital after an illness of 9 months. A native of Yancey County, she was a daughter of Nora Bennett Fox of Burnsville and the late Tilmon Fox, and the widow o? Bill Wheeler, who died in 1971. Surviving are two daugh ters, Mrs. Bob Brown and Mrs. J.C. Woody of Burns ville; a son, Isaac Wheeler of Brentwood, Tenn.; four sis ters, Mrs. Sam Blevins, Mrs. Lark Wright, Mrs. Willard Wright and Mrs. Comer Ogle of Burnsville; three brothers, Isaac and James Fox of Burnsville and Carson Fox of Chucky, Tenn.; 9 grand children and 4 great grand children. Funeral services were held at* 2 p.m. Friday in West Burnsville Church of God, of which she was a member. Revs. Ransom Shores and Willard Shook officiated and burial was in the Wilson Cemetery on Jacks Creek. MISS LOUISE WATSON Miss Louise Watson of 88 Murdock Avenue, Asheville and a former resident of Burnsville died in an Ashe ville hospital Tuesday evening after a lengthy illness. She was a native of Yancey County, the daughter of Willie Dale Hampton Watson and the late John A. Watson. She was retired from the North Carolina Veterans Commission and a member of Central Methodist Church in Asheville. Surviving in addition to the mother is a sister, Mrs. Welzie Riddle, Jr. of Burns ville and a brother, Frank H. Watson, Spruce Pine, N.C.; six nieces also survive. Funeral services were held Thursday at 3:30 p.m. in the Chapel of Holcombe Brothers Funeral Home. Burial was in the Academy Cemetery in Burnsville. OTTISB. YOUNG Ottis B. Young, 87, of Asheville, died Thursday af ternoon in an Asheville nursing home following a long illness. He was a native of Yancey County, the son of the late Jeff and Eliza Hilliard Young. He was owner and operator (proprietor) of Young’s Grocery on Broad way in Asheville for 30 years before retiring in 1969. Surviving are the wife, Iva Horton Young; three daugh ters, Miss Paula A. Young of Los Angeles, Calif., Mrs. J.W. Beale of Winter Park, Florida and Mrs. Troy Wil liams of Asheville; four sons, Hal H. Young of Burnsville, Val R. Young, C.A. Young and Emil Young of Asheville; one sister, Mrs. Dora Robinso of Burnsville; eight grand children, 18 great grandchild ren and 1 great great grand child. Funeral services were held at 2:00 p.m. Sunday in the . .. chapel of Holcombe Brothers Funeral Home. Rev. Don Turman officiated and burial wagin the Young Cemetery at H H * ■, H s H H H—J I t IV/ B Ls m/v o nn if l iCciHli vy clldl* iili blif i i j[ MX C Hypertension, high blood pressure, is responsible for 100 deaths a day in this country, afflicting nearly one out of every ten adults. The most susceptible to it are those with a family history of hypertension and blacks, whose risks are twice that of whites. High blood pressure has been compared to a time bomb—silent until it explodes into fatal or crippling stroke, heart disease, or kidney failure. fmm m rams frrv&l Bfrli Qfr sss.K«3'i- a— mtm fJF ... im. i luflfll.M-x-Pfiutx SftMTR cosfl... I ffiH 1 a I I ftPPLES "puiias «'§aßSilo6^^B i f I l| 04k T&P .rv I Biscuit I "VcNUed ±\rn I I " p 4oJ /TTr ffiwW I I M 9? bacon I I/IIIIZ.Ino '»• I |,L swLvesC\?a. pkwL., 11 JB iI I I / f ■ COCNEDREEP u-*|f7 fi&KI l&aJfSLn*?? I CMOTEFF 89'. II m&mvip If Hr LBUM LvwmuT * Nflß.sa»::N.af> -swiijn W , NHHiUEflil^K/O cwmiu SB l»l£i liSid Many who have this disease are unaware of it and some that are aware of it do not adequately comply with the treatment. Hypertension causes no pain or other symptoms until the individual is suffering from the long term consequences of the disease. Blood pressure is the force in which the blood pushes against the walls of this blood vessels. A measurement is taken painlessly with a cuff that fits around the upperarm and a gauge which gives the reading. A reading of your blood pressure is usually taken each time you visit your doctor’s office. This reading is given as a fraction. The top number, the systolic pressure, measures the force of the heart pushing blood from the heart into the blood vessels. The bottom number, the diastolic pres sure, measures the pressure when the heart is at rest ' ■ between beats. A pressure of between 100/70 and 140/90 is usually considered normaTfor an adult. A higher blood presure means there is too much strain on the heart and you should consult your doctor. In most cases, high blood pressure is easily treated. In milder cases your physician may have you lose.weight, restrict your salt intake, quit smoking, and begin a pro gram of regular exercise. In I other cases, certain drugs ; may be prescribed to bring I your blood pressure under control. In either case, follow your physician’s orders. High blood pressure cannot be cured but it can be controlled. Don’t let the silent killer get the best of you. jBET Mfonn wUr 1 Ue arc now owew I TDAtuv 9 -r« 6’30 S on»mh$ m II I "TVla# 3 I Vnmeew. Goa wry I I Country Stori I I (tone. See vs// I
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