MITCHELL COUNTY, NC - OBITUARIES - James Yelton, 6 Feb 2002
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JAMES YELTON
BAKERSVILLE – James Yelton, 72, died Wednesday, February 6, 2002 at the Brian 
Center in Spruce Pine. He was the son of the late Will and Texie Hughes 
Yelton. A member of McKinney Cove Baptist Church, he had been employed at 
Henredon Furniture in Spruce Pine.

Survivors include his daughter, Fran Buchanan of Bakersville; two sons, Joey 
Yelton of Spruce Pine, and Johnny Yelton of Hickory; three sisters, Polly 
Hoilman and Minnie Hoilman of Bakersville, and Dolly Jones of Hickory; three 
brothers, Frank Yelton of Bakersville and Warfield and Bill Yelton of Spruce 
Pine; three grandchildren; and one great grandson.

Funeral services were held at 7 p.m. Friday in the chapel of Henline-Hughes 
Funeral Home in Bakersville. Revs. Ronnie Gouge and Buster Yelton officiated. 
Burial was at 11 a.m. Saturday in Green-Young Cemetery. The family received 
friends one hour prior to the service at the funeral home.