AVERY COUNTY, NC - OBITUARIES - Mary Magdlene Franklin Church, 6 Mar 2005 --------------¤¤¤¤¤¤-------------- ELK PARK - Mary Magdlene Franklin Church, 77, died Sunday, March 6, 2005 at Yancey Nursing Center of Burnsville. She was the daughter of the late Ernest Marshall and Josie Johnson Franklin. She was also preceded in death by brothers, Earl, Don, James and Cline Franklin; and sisters, Clara Franklin, Cozie Jones and Minnie Stafford. She was a member of Heaton Christian Church. Survivors include her husband, Jesse Church Sr. of the home; five sons, Jesse Church Jr., Tommy Church and John Church, all of Heaton, and Bill Church and Gary Church, both of Hickory Nut Gap; three daughters, Linda Thomas of Birchfield Creek, Diana Vance of Jonas Ridge, and Margie Revis of Crossnore; 11 grandchildren; and seven great grandchildren. Funeral services were held at 8:30 p.m. Monday in the Grandfather Chapel of Reins-Sturdivant Funeral Home. Jim Greene officiated. A private burial was held Tuesday in the Church Family Cemetery. The family received friends from 7:30 p.m. until the service hour Monday at the funeral home. ___________________________________________________________________ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: Mitchell News Journal www.mitchellnews.com/ ___________________________________________________________________