YANCEY COUNTY, NC - OBITUARIES - Joseph F. Freeman, 13 Oct 2002
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JOSEPH F. FREEMAN
BURNSVILLE - Joseph F. Freeman, 73, of the Double Island community, 
died Sunday, October 13, 2002 at his home. He was the son of the 
late George Vergus and Ora Duncan Freeman, and husband of the late 
Margaret Cassida Freeman. He was also preceded in death by a brother, 
Milard Freeman; sisters, Kate Greer and Estelle Rose; and a niece, 
Ginger Wineman. A member and trustee of Celo United Methodist Church, 
he was retired from Glen Raven Mills and was an Army veteran of the 
Korean War.
Survivors include his daughters, Anita Gayle McKinney of Green Mountain, 
Cynthia McIntosh and Pam King of Burnsville, and Susan Price of 
Asheville; sisters, Ola Mae Freeman of Spruce Pine, Verdie Pendley of 
Marion and Nelle Garrett of Middletown, OH; five grandchildren; three 
step-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.
Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Celo United Methodist 
Church. Revs. Rhett Williams-Brown and Don Sneller officiated. Burial 
was in Academy Cemetery. The family received friends from 7-9 p.m. 
Tuesday at Webb Funeral Home in Spruce Pine. Memorial donations may be 
made to Hospice of Yancey County, P.O. Box 471, Burnsville, NC 28714.


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