MITCHELL COUNTY, NC - OBITUARIES - Woodrow Yelton, 2 Jul 2002 ----¤¤¤---- WOODROW YELTON BAKERSVILLE – Woodrow Yelton, 80, of South Red Hill Road, died Tuesday, July 2, 2002 in Spruce Pine Community Hospital. He was the son of the late Archie and Allie Garland Yelton. He was also preceded in death by his brothers, John and Veed Yelton; and sisters, Belle Johnson, Etta Smith and Reba Boyd. He was a farmer and member of Red Hill United Methodist Church. He was a WWII veteran of the U.S. Army. Survivors include several nieces and nephews. Funeral services were held at 8 p.m. Wednesday in the chapel of Henline- Hughes Funeral Home in Bakersville. Rev. David Lee officiated. Burial was at 11 a.m. Thursday in Byrd Cemetery. The family received friends from 7 p.m. until the service hour 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/ -----------------------------------------------------------------------------