Alexander-Iredell County NcArchives Obituaries.....Warren, Franklin Melvin 2010 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/nc/ncfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Alexander GenWeb n/a November 27, 2011, 8:12 pm Newspaper Franklin Melvin Bridges Taylorsville Times 16 Mar 2010 Franklin Melvin Bridges, 85, of Amity Hill Rd., Cleveland, passed away Monday, March 8, 2010, at his home, after a brief illness. He was born May 13, 1924, in Iredell County, son of the late Franklin Bridges and Della Shumaker Bridges Waugh. Mr. Bridges lived in Washington, DC and was in the grocery business before returning to Cleveland in the 1960’s. He owned and operated a community grocery in Cleveland for several years and was a retired farmer. His hobby was collecting and restoring T-model Ford Cars and was a member of the T-Model Association of America. Mr. Bridges was a member of Elmwood Baptist Church. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a sister, Geneva Little; two brothers, Wilson Bridges and Howard Bridges; a half-brother, Johnny Waugh; and a half-sister, Virginia Waugh. He is survived by his wife, Gwen Alexander Bridges of the home; a step-son, George Muse of Statesville; two daughters, Elizabeth Bridges of Los Angeles, CA, and Heidi Sullivan of Laurel, MD; a brother, Bob Bridges of Statesville; four grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. Funeral services will be conducted 3:00 pm, Thursday, March 11, 2010, at Elmwood Baptist Church. Rev. Rodney McAllister will officiate. Burial will follow in the Oakwood Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 1:00-2:30 pm, prior to the service at the church. Pallbearers include church members and nephews. Memorials may be given to Hospice of Rowan County, 720 Grove Street, Salisbury, NC 28144 or Elmwood Baptist Church, 1052 Elmwood Rd., Statesville, NC 28625. Condolences may be e-mailed to the Bridges family by visiting our website at www.chapmanfuneralhome.com. Chapman Funeral Home is assisting the family of Franklin Melvin Bridges. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/nc/alexander/obits/w/warren2880gob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/ncfiles/ File size: 2.4 Kb