Mitchell County NcArchives Obituaries.....Buchanan, George March 20, 2006 ************************************************ 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: Julia Williams Kodak jkodak@charter.net May 2, 2006, 3:28 pm Mitchell News-Journal 4/26/06 GEORGE BUCHANAN SPRUCE PINE - George Carter Buchanan, 80, of English Street, died Thursday, April 20, 2006 at his home. He was the son of the late Will and Vina Sullins Buchanan, and husband of the late Janette Warren Buchanan. He was also preceded in death by two sons, Eddie and Buddy Buchanan; two brothers, Brown and Harold Buchanan; and a sister, Bessie Murdock. A gospel music singer, he was a member of Altapass Baptist Church and was active with the Altapass Christian School. He was a volunteer at the Brian Center of Spruce Pine and a member of the Disabled American Veterans. Survivors include two daughters, Shirley Blankenship of Spruce Pine, and Joyce Pusey of Kernersville; two sisters, Ilene Sparks of Spruce Pine, and Gladys Duncan of Bakersville; three grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews. Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. Saturday in the Grindstaff Memorial Chapel of Webb Funeral Home in Spruce Pine. Rev. Steve Sisk officiated. Burial was in Pine Branch Baptist Church Cemetery. The family received friends from 1 p.m. until the service hour Saturday at the funeral home. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/nc/mitchell/obits/b/buchanan194gob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/ncfiles/ File size: 1.7 Kb