MITCHELL COUNTY, NC - OBITUARIES - Frank McMahan, 8 Oct 2001
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FRANK MCMAHAN

BAKERSVILLE – Frank McMahan, 74, of McMahan Lane, died Monday, October 8, 2001 
at Spruce Pine Community Hospital. A native of Yancey County, he was the son 
of the late Burgess and Martha Jones McMahan. He was a member of White Oak 
Baptist Church and founder of Gateway Market in Bakersville. He was a U.S. 
Army veteran.
Survivors include his wife, Juanita Buchanan McMahan of the home; two sons, 
Jim McMahan and Tom McMahan, both of Bakersville; two daughters, Ann Webb of 
Spruce Pine, and Billie June Harwood of Barnardsville; one sister, Vera Pitman 
of Spruce Pine; one brother, Rev. B.G. McMahan of Spruce Pine; nine 
grandchildren; and one great grandchild.
Funeral services were held at 2 p.m.Friday at White Oak Baptist Church. Revs. 
B.G. McMahan, Don Stafford, Jack Michaels and Buster Yelton officiated. Burial 
followed in Bear Creek Cemetery. The family received friends from 7-9 p.m. 
Thursday in the chapel of Henline-Hughes Funeral Home in Bakersville. Memorial 
donations may be made to: Hospice of Mitchell County, Box 38, Spruce Pine, NC 
28777.