MITCHELL COUNTY, NC - OBITUARIES - Edward William Proffitt, 27 Aug 2003
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EDWARD WILLIAM PROFFITT

BAKERSVILLE - Edward William Proffitt, 87, died Wednesday, Aug. 27, 2003 
at the Brian Center in Spruce Pine, where he had been a resident for almost 
three years. He was the son of the late Ed and Minnie Hensley Proffitt, and 
husband of the late Winnie Wilson Proffitt. He worked for the North Carolina 
State Highway Department for 40 years. After retiring from there, he worked 
for Henredon for several years. He was a longtime member of Bakersville 
Baptist Church, where he served as Sunday School teacher and deacon. He 
served on the board of the Bakersville Community Medical Clinic, which he 
helped to establish, and was a member of the Bakersville Masonic Lodge and 
a Shriner. He was also a member of the Bakersville Town Council and the 
Bakersville Lions Club.
Survivors include two daughters, Scottie Wellborn of Spruce Pine, and Carolyn 
Eller of Greensboro; a sister, Annie Lemons of Gaffney, SC; three grandchildren; 
and three great grandchildren.
Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. Friday at Bakersville Baptist church. 
Revs. Billy Stewart and Jim Sutton officiated. Burial followed at Bakersville 
Memorial Cemetery, with the Bakersville Masonic Lodge conducting graveside 
rites. Henline-Hughes Funeral Home in Bakersville was in charge of arrangements. 
Memorial donations may be made to Bakersville Community Medical Clinic, P.O. 
Box 27, Bakersville, NC 28705; or to Bakersville Baptist Church, P.O. Box 2, 
Bakersville, NC 28705.


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