MITCHELL COUNTY, NC - OBITUARIES - Robert Schell McCall Jr., 7 Jul 2003 ----¤¤¤¤---- SCHELL MCCALL SPRUCE PINE - Robert Schell McCall Jr., 86, of WNC Baptist Retirement Home, formerly of the English Woods community, died Monday, July 7, 2003 in an Asheville hospital. He was the son of the late Robert Schell and Annie Wilson McCall Sr. A charter member of Central Baptist Church, he served as deacon, treasurer and Sunday School teacher. He was a U.S. Army veteran and owner of McCall's Department Store from 1951-1988. He also served on the board of NCNB in Spruce Pine. Survivors include his wife, Nancy Culp McCall of WNC Baptist Retirement Home; sons, Dr. Forrest Schell McCall of Burnsville, and Dr. Robert W. McCall of Culpepper, VA; a brother, Dr. Howard McCall of Thomson, GA; three granddaughters; one great grandson; and several nieces and nephews. Funeral services were held at 11 a.m. Thursday in the Grindstaff Memorial Chapel of Webb Funeral Home in Spruce Pine. Revs. Jim Sutton and Wayne Slaton officiated. Burial was in Spruce Pine Memorial Cemetery. The family received friends from 6-8 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home. Memorial donations may be made to Central Baptist church, 431 Oak Avenue, Spruce Pine, NC 28777, or Spruce Pine Public Library, 142 Walnut Avenue, Spruce Pine, NC 28777. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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/ -----------------------------------------------------------------------------