MITCHELL COUNTY, NC - OBITUARIES - Lewis Snipes, 29 Aug 2001
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LEWIS SNIPES

SPRUCE PINE – Lewis Snipes, 67, of Old Dula Road, died Wednesday, August 29, 
2001 at his home. He was the son of the late Alonzo and Florence Elizabeth 
McKinney Snipes. A devoted grandfather, he was a member of Grassy Creek
Baptist Church.
Survivors include his wife, Shelba Jean Hollifield Snipes; daughters,Susan 
Snipes Long of Marion, and Stephanie Snipes of the home; grandson, Jesse 
Snipes of the home; sister, Mary Lee Snipes Cuthbertson of Spruce Pine; and 
brothers, Jesse Snipes of Spruce Pine and George Snipes of Mt. Holly.
Funeral services were held at 3 p.m. Saturday in the Grindstaff Memorial 
Chapel of Webb Funeral Home in Spruce Pine. Revs. R.M. Cassity and Dr. Wayne 
Slaton officiated. Burial was in Grassy Creek Memorial Gardens. The family 
received friends from 2 p.m. until the service hour at the funeral home.