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'" Th ese Farewell | *> « ‘ \ ‘ Benjamin Biggerstaff Benjamin E. \ Biggerstaff, 90, of Spruce Pine died Wed nesday in Spruce Pine Com munity Hospital after an ex tended illness. He was a retired farmer and was a son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Dock Biggerstaff. Surviving are his wife, Mary Thomas Biggerstaff; seven sons, Ralph Biggerstaff of Pasadena, Tex., Lewis, Ray, Jimmy and Benny Biggerstaff of Spruce Pine, Paul and Jack Biggerstaff of Burnsville; a daughter, Ann Gurley of Spruce Pine; two step daughters, Betty Smith of Thomasville and Edith Page of High Point; two stepsons, Frank Carpenter of Spruce Pine and Junior Carpenter of Thomasville; and 14 gran dchildren and two great gran dchildren. Funeral services were held at 11 a.m. Friday in Mount Carmel Baptist Church of which he was a member. Revs. Frank Ellis, R.M. Cassity and Jim Mizell of ficiated and burial was in the church cemetery. Garfield W. Hensley Garfield W. Hensley, 86, of 18 Winding Road, Asheville, died unexpectedly Wednesday in a Henderson County hospital. A native of Yancey County and a resident of Asheville for 44 years, he was a retired -farmer. He was a son of the late Robert and Sarah Phillips Hensley. Surviving are four sons, Paul, Hall J., and Harley J. Hensley of Asheville and Waymon Hensley of Pontiac, Mich.; a daughter, Inez Deyton of Asheville; a brother, Mack Hensley of Bee Log; 11 grandchildren and 21 great grandchildren. Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. Saturday in Grassy Branch Baptist Church. Revs. Kenneth Ridings, G.A. Mc- Curry and Allison Robinson officiated and burial was in Woodlawn Cemetery. Tom Roland Tom T. Roland, 68, of Reservoir Road, Marion, died Monday at his home after a short illness. A native of Mc- Dowell County, he was a son of the late Lee and Julie McCor mick Roland and was a retired employee of Drexel Enter prises. He was a member of Cross Memorial Baptist Chur ch. Surviving are two daughters, Kay Simmons Os Burnsville and Rena Brad shaw of Marion; three brothers, Arnold, Albert and Paul Roland of Marion; a sister, Millie Staton of Black Mountain and six grand children. Funeral services were held Wednesday at 1 p.m. in Gar den Creek Baptist Church. Rev. Don Guffey officiated and burial was in Pleasant Gardens Cemetery. Susie Ledbetter Funeral services for Susie Towe Ledbetter, formerly of Fairview Road, Asheville, who died Sunday, were held at -2 p.m. Tuesday in Williams Funeral Chapel. The Rev. G.A. McCurry officiated and burial was in Green Hills Cemetery. A native of Yancey County and a Buncombe county resident most of her life, Mrs. Ledbetter was a retired prac tical nurse. She was the wife of William C. Ledbetter who'died in 1963 and was a member of Biltmore Chapter No. 38, Or der of the Eastern Star. There"af% no known im ] mediate survivors. |CARDOFTHAOKf| Thank you for the food, cards, flowers and prayers and especially for the sym pathy expressed during the loos of our mother. •The Ethel Adkins Family- Nathan Garland Nathan Garland, 93, of Unicoi, Tennessee, formerly of Yancey and Mitchell Coun ties died Wednesday in a Johnson City, Tenn. hospital after an extended illness. A native of Carter County, Tenn., he was a son of the late Dave and Jane Lewis Garland and was a member of Union Memorial Church in Unicoi. He was a retired farmer and was the husband of Mercy Griffith who died in 19£L Surviving are ' seven daughters, Myrtle Hollifield and Eula Johnson of Bakers ville, Lola Gage of Spruce Pine, Gertha Gage of Unicoi, Monnie Love of Erwin, Tenn., Marie Parkey of Harrimon, Tenn. and Wanda Riddle of Burnsville; four sons, Earl Garland of Green Mountain, Burl Garland of Bakersville, Ross Garland of Charleston, S.C. and Lloyd Garland of Unicoi; 20 grandchildren and 27 great grandchildren. Funeral services were held at 1 p.m. Saturday in the chapel of Henline-Hughes Funeral Home. Rev. Lee Pit man officiated and burial was in Griffith Cemetery. Allie Smith Allie Smith, 89, of 821 Sunset Hill, Marion, died Wednesday in a Marion hospital after an extended illness. A former resident of Blue Rock Community of Yancey County, she was the wife of the late Charles Smith. She was a daughter of the late Sam and Julia Edge Robinson. Surviving are two daughters, Mrs. Kenneth Hall of Weaverville and Mrs. Glenn Stewart of Elizabethton, Tenn.; two sons, Sam Smith of Marion and Bill Smith of Newport News, Va.; three sisters, Ollie Boone and Mrs. Troy Hilliard of Micaville and Mrs. Lawson Branch of Spruce Pine; 12 grandchild ren, 27 great grandchildren and three great-great grand children. ... Funeral services were held at 2:30 p.m. Friday in Blue Rock Baptist Church in Yan cey County of which she was a member. Revs. Ronnie Gouge and Billy Bryant officiated and burial was in the church cemetery. Douschka Reynolds < Douschka “Dock” Reynolds, 82, of Marion died Tuesday in a Marion Hospital. A native of Yancey County, she was a daughter of the late Captain William B. and Mary Elizabeth Allison Moore. She was the wife of the late Jack Lee Reynolds, Sr. Surviving are a son, Jack Lee Reynolds, Jr. of Nebo; two sisters, Mrs. Ralph War ner of West Asheville and Mrs. Henry Willis of Marion; a grandson and five great grandchildren. Funeral services were held at 3 p.m. Thursday in West moreland-Hawkins Funeral Chapel with burial in Oak Grove Cemetery. | Health Dept. | Feb. 8, Thurs., Women’s Health-Dr. McGahey 8:99-11:00 Feb. 9, Fri., Child Healtb-Dr. Pope 8:99- 2:99 F*b. 12, Mon., Immunization 8:39-12:00 Feb. 12, Mon., Nurse Screenlng-Bev Hill 8:99-11:99 1:99- 3:99* Feb. 13, Tue*., Child Healtb-Dr. Cort 8:99-12:99 Feb. 14, Wed., Nurse Screeaing-Bev Hill 9:99-11:99 1:00- 3:00 Feb. 14, Wed., Women’s Health 8:90-11:90 Young Adalt Clinic *9B^*9^ Feb. 16, Fri., Eye Clinic (by app’t. only) 8:99-11:00 Salesman REGULAR /. „„„„„„ gO&y, ° ««<»*« SUBARU John Dale, Route 2, Burns- 2 Door Sedan ville, was recently honored by ' Knapp-King-Size Corporation xtw^^r' of Brockton, Mass. Wv* got a car that keeps you going on regular gas. Knapp is celebrating its 58th with tough engineering. Responsive handling, year as a manufacturer and Come in and see why Subaru is inexpensive and bunt distributor of footwear selling ro to i 978 and ! 979 Mode , c . rß & J2&,Mr Stationwagons That Are Purchased 8CN18« In such 8 capacity« Mf* Fsbrusrv 0*22 You Got Dale satisfactorily served his heDruary 8 22 You Get customers In this area and in 50 Gil. GllOUnt pfoo{ appreciation for his ability, cooperation, ldyalty and" On All Front Wheel Drives ONLY friendship, he received a J Lapel Pin signifying his mem* mm ■ ■ ■ gm ■ - English Subaru Spruce Pins 765-7892 Russell Brinkley Russell L. Brinkley, 73, of 92 Michigan Avenue, Asheville died Friday in an Asheville hospital after a brief illness. A native of Yancey County, he had been a resident of Bun combe county since 1928. He was a son of the late James and Sallie Honeycutt Brinkley and he attended First Alliance Church. He retired in 1970 as a driver for Continental Trailways where he had been employed for 27 years. He is survived by his wife, Mabel Sams Brinkley; a son, Donald Brinkley, a student at M.I.T. at Boston, Mass.; a brother, Ted Brinkley of Can dler; and several nieces and nephews. Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. Monday in the chapel of Groce Funeral Home. Revs. Robert Short, Douglas Peter son and Ralph Easterly of ficiated and burial was in the Forest Lawn Memorial Park. Norman Franklin Funeral services for Nor man Franklin, 60, of Sandhur st Drive, Asheville, were held at 4 p.m. Sunday in the chapel of Groce Funeral Home. A native of Yancey County and a resident of Buncombe County since 1946, he was the son of the late. Hiram and Liz zie Hensley Franklin. He was a retired salesman from Pier ce-Young-Angel Co. where he had worked for 28 years. He was an Army Air Force veteran of World War n and was a member of Pleasant Hill United Methodist Church. Surviving are his wife, Vivian Henderson Franklin; four sons, Homer, Tommy and Larry Franklin of Asheville, Mickey Franklin of Cherry Point; two sisters, Arphine Harris of Spartanburg, S.C. and Cora Cutshaw of Mar shall; two brothers, Ray Franklin of Asheville and Junior Franklin of Spartan burg and six grandchildren. Rev. John A. Petty of ficiated at the services and burial was in the Forest Lawn Memorial Park. Carolyn Washlefske Carolyn J. Pierce Washlef ske, 36, of Detroit, Michigan, died unexpectedly Thursday in a Detroit hospital of an ap parent heart attack. A native of Yancey County and ai resident of Detroit for the past 20 years, she was the daughter of Margaret Rice. - Surviving in addition to her mother'is her husband, Orvil Washlefske; a daughter, San dra Rene Pierce of the home ; a stepson, Billy Washlefske of the home; a half sister Anita Murphy of Burnsville; and the grandmother, Stella Rice of Burnsville. Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. Monday in the chapel of Holcombe Brothers Funeral Home. Rev. Charles Willis of ficiated and burial was in the Carroway Cemetery. A ■ ■Mg mlk link ggm ta w fj - if v® nr i MHwi L, 3**nkl w H .jl __ j£J| ' mp mLP v Jr w jH;’//. OKll *l|F ..„•. If ' / flfr - '>*l IMMWMBf d ® rff a BralßiM >? ffi . / , JUtil #C* 'Vv-W ; ’Jf Wi m jMBBHiBSI ffl«j|lfe * JR? M ■ KJS A : Mr MM™ B i «-* h 9B'-~H MWaH jsß Pflfl Jfc M J n J -fiW 1 ■•• Jrc I W-« ' ' ‘‘ ’B'i'SW'w 111 R / | EL/T] I - ; .... iff 4'.,^^-;--^’,. r ', ;'V'r- ; •*- • 51 SP V "** i|jj%-. " . , 8 M B^sfl u ; ... « BBBBBHBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBHHBBIBHIIMnMHHSBBI . _ -, . ABOUT 80 driver education representatives and supervisors from the transportation department’s Division of Motor Vehicles examined a bus equipped with new features last week in Raleigh while attending seminar. State Secretary of Transportation Tom Brad shaw, far left, is shown with school bus trainers from western North Carolina: first row, from left, Adam Bartlett, Joe Bennes, Wilbur Woodall, Don Bridges; second row, Commissioner of Motor Vehicles Elbert School Bus Trainers Review New Safety Devices North Carolina Department of Transportation personnel currently are developing training procedures for school bus drivers in the use of new safety devices on the vehicles. The North Carolina Board of Education has approved in stallation of four new mirrors on all of the state’s 12,000 public school buses. In ad dition, walking control arms are to be added to buses tran sporting kindergarten and fir st grade pupils (ap proximately 8,000 buses). About 80 driver education representatives and super visors from the DOT’s Division of Motor Vehicles examined a bus equipped with the new mirrors and control arm in Raleigh last week while at an employee development seminar. State Secretary of Tran sportation Tom Bradshaw urged the drivers education representatives, who conduct J driver improvement clinics and teach defensive driving courses as well as train school bus drivers, to be prepared to implement the new procedures as soon as the equipment is installed on the vehicles. He also praised the “spirit of cooperation” bet ween the motor vehicles division and education of ficials throughout the state. “And I know each of you will continue your outstanding ef forts in training safe and com petent drivers for the largest school bus fleet in the nation," Bradshaw told the group. Elbert L. Peters, Jr., Com missioner of Motor Vehicles, said the agency “is working closely with education of ficials to implement use of these new safety devices to achieve our mutual goal of transporting pupils safely to and from school.” Peters noted that the driver education representatives last year developed an audio/visual presentation on pupil transportation. The program is called “Willie the Turtle” and is designed for kindergarten through fourth grade pupils. They regularly hold school bus driver safety meetings, discuss safety with pupils and teachers and con sult with school ad ministrators. Worth McDonald, Director of Traffic Safety Education "" ■ YOUR ARTS COUNCIL IS LOOKING FOR VALUARLE PORTRAITS. McKinleys, Grants, Jacksons, even Lincolns ; and Washingtons..To your tocaj arts council, they’re all “valuable portraits’.’ i You see, insufficient funding is a fact of life fora// the arts. Business contributions and government grants cover only a small portion of an arts council’s financial needs*. And ticket sales to concerts and plays don’t begin to cover the actual costs involved. } That’s where you come in. When you contribute to the arts, you’re making an investment that Will pay you back for years and years to come. How so? Because the arts do quite a lot for you and your com- Peters, Jr.; Field Supervisor C.E. Jones; Charles Thornburg; John Fisher, whose territory assignment includes Yancey, Madison and Mitchell Counties, with a total of 161 school buses; Lester Wright; Don Hiatt and Worth McDonald, Director of Traffic Safety Education; third row, Thurman Whitaker, Assistant Director of Traffic Safety Education; Bryan Cooke, Scott Bunting, Norris Gomto; Joe Ware; David Pruett; Joe Host and C.G. Billings. for the motor vehicles agency, heads the driver education program. “Our job now is going to be to determine which is the best procedure in training a driver to use these mirrors,” Mc- Donald said. “This includes deciding upon the order in which the mirrors will be used, the stage in the passenger stop when the drivers will look at them and THE YANCEY JOURNAL, Feb. 8,197 S - 2 how many times the mirrors should be monitored.” He noted that the walking control arm will be extended when the driver opens the door, “so this aspect of the new features would not require additional training.” McDonald’ - said the new mirrors eliminate “virtually all of the blind areas around the bus and should greatly in crease a driver’s visibility/’ munity. They help attract industry, and create jobs. They boost tourism and recreation. They bring artists, musicians and dancers to your public schools. They make life a little \ more enjoyable, a little more meaningful. So, give generously to your local arts fund. Donate a few Jacksons or Uncolns, or sign your John Hancock on a check. all tax deductible. And it’s all very, very valuable. THE NORTH CAROLINA ARTS COUNCIL The Arts Invest now, collect forever. M hk *. •■ * • . ?SJ - PAGE 7 :* * ' --jj Ray Dean, President of the Daniel Boone Council, an nounced that the sixty Eagle Scouts of 1978 will be honored at the Council Recognition Banquet to be held at the Inn On The Plaza on Friday, February 23. The 1978 Class of Eagles will be named in honor of W.C. Hennessee of Syiva who has devoted many years to Scouting and youth in the Daniel Boone Council. A past President of tike Council, Mr, Hennessee is a member of the Advisory - Council. He is a member and past Chairman of the Board of C.S. Harris Community Hospital, member of the Board of Trustees of Webb College, member of the Board of Trustees of Bowman Gray Baptist Memorial Hospital in Winston Salem. He is chairman of the board 6l W.C. Hennessee Lumber Company in Syiva. The Council / Banquet program will include the in troduction of 1979 Board and Officers of the Council, a nationally known speaker. One of the highlights of the evenings will be the presen tation of the 1978 Eagle Class. A special Council Neckerchief will be presented to each Eagle. Among Scouts earning the Eagle Award in 1978 are 5 Scouts from the Toe Rivet s District: George Magdanz of Banner Elk; Arthur Edge', Jerry Layell, and Charles McLawhon of Burnsville. Yancey Mobile Homes Sales & Service New and Used 682-6175 « . 11-16chun
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