MITCHELL COUNTY, NC - OBITUARIES - Sallie Vines Stafford, 29 May 2002
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SALLIE VINES STAFFORD
SPRUCE PINE – Sallie Vines Stafford, 93, of Tempie Mountain Road, died 
Wednesday, May 29, 2002 at her residence. She was the daughter of the late 
Elias Franklin and Mary Ann Johnson Vines, and wife of the late Doby 
Stafford. She was also preceded in death by an infant daughter, Ruby 
Stafford; sisters, Jane Harmon and Naomi Brown; and brothers, Jim, Roby, 
Roy and Clayton Vines. A member of Mt. Carmel Baptist Church, she was 
retired from Ellens Knitting Mill.
Survivors include her daughter, Edna Duncan of Spruce Pine; a son, Doby 
Stafford Jr. of Spruce Pine; sisters, Annie Brown and Laura Cook, both of 
Boone, and Hattie Vines of Charlotte; five grandchildren; and four great 
grandchildren.
Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. Friday at Mt. Carmel Baptist Church. 
Revs. Harold Grindstaff, Ralph Hedrick, R.M. Cassity and Greg Hollifield 
officiated. Burial was in the church cemetery. The family received friends 
from 7-9 p.m. Thursday at Webb Funeral Home. Memorial donations may be made 
to: Hospice of Mitchell County, P.O. Box 38, Spruce Pine, NC 28777.