MITCHELL COUNTY, NC - OBITUARIES - Etta Garland Stevens, 17 Nov 2002 ----¤¤¤¤---- ETTA GARLAND STEVENS BAKERSVILLE - Etta Garland Stevens, 92, of the Glen Ayre community, died Sunday, Nov. 17, 2002 at the Brian Center in Spruce Pine. She was the daughter of Sewell and Nellie Blevins Garland, and wife of the late Floyd Stevens. She was also preceded in death by her sons, Fred and Ted Stevens. A homemaker, she was the oldest member of Little Rock Creek Baptist Church. Survivors include her daughters, Bonnie Miller of Bakersville, and Betty Buchanan of Spruce Pine; sister, Ollie Hoilman of Spruce Pine; nine grandchildren; 18 great grandchildren; and seven great great grandchildren. Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. Wednesday in the chapel of Henline-Hughes Funeral Home in Bakersville. Revs. Wesley Dale, Larry Greene, Dallas Renfro, and Ronnie Gouge officiated. Burial followed in L.G. Gouge Memorial Cemetery. The family received friends from 7-9 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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/ -----------------------------------------------------------------------------