Asheville Citizen-Times from Asheville, North Carolina • Page 10

Deaths, Funerals The Asheville Olliea. Pri- Dee. Lucy Matthews Lucy Nell Childers Matthews, 76, of Clyde, died Wednesday in a Haywood County hospital. A native of Swain County, she had Uved in Haywood County most of her ufe. She was a daughter of the late A.P.

and Margaret Kinsev fhiirt. Holly Prendergast Holly Rae Prendergast, 23, of Canton, Ohio, formerly of Asheville, died Wednesday in a McDowell County hospital from injuries sustained in an automobile accident Penland Sons Funeral Home will announce arrangements. Rev. Ralph J. Bryan MARS HILL The Rev.

Ralph J. Bryan, 80, of Route 3, died Thursday in a Gastonia hospital. A lifelong resident of Madison County, he was a retired minister and farmer. He was a member of Ball Creek Masonic Lodge No. 397 He was a son of the late Edgar and Zetta English Bryan and the husband of Lillie Blankenshlp Bobby Bridgeman TRYON Bobby Lee Bridge-man, 57, of 519 N.

Howard Lan-drum, S.C., died Wednesday in an Asheville hospital. A native of Polk County, he was a son of the late William Franklin and Sarah Elizabeth Shehan Bridge-man. He retired from the U.S. Navy. Surviving are his wife, Mary Lucille McClure Bridgeman; a son.

Larry Bridgeman of CampobeUo, S.C.; two brothers, M.J. "Bud" and Allen Bridgeman of Tryon; three sisters, Kathleen Siegfried of Landrum, Josephine Mintz of Hendersonville and Lois Bridgeman of Charlotte; and two grandchildren. Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday in McFarland Funeral Chapel. The Revs.

Ray Smith and Fred Siegfried will officiate. Burial will be in Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Hendersonville. The family will receive friends from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Friday at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to American Heart Association, P.O.

Box 1000, Tryon, N.C. 28782, Barbara Kolinsky Barbara Kolinsky, 92, of 27 Mark Twain Road, Oteen, died Monday in an Asheville nursing home. A native of Czechoslavakia, she had lived in New York City before moving to Buncombe County in 1981 She was the wife of Anton Kolinsky, who died in 1942. Surviving are a son, Jerry Kolinsky of the home; two sisters, Anna l.avicka of New Jersey and Marie Vetrosck of Czechoslavakia; five grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. Memorial services will be at 10:30 a.m.

Saturday in the chapel of Miller Funeral Home. The Rev. Scott Hitbnrn will officiate. In liou of flowers, memorials may be made to Riceville Presbyterian Church. Gertrude Kirstein Gertrude Slamey Kirstein, 79 formerly of M2 Hendersonville Road! Asheville, died Thursday in an Asheville health care center." A native of Buncombe County, she was a daughter of (he late' Vrflc rinkney and I.ula Powell Tories and the wife of E.C.

Kirstein -w divi in issfl. she was a retired ivt-jsroivxi nurse from St Joesph's nd member of Pleasant Hiiainiied MeOKtist Church. Surviving re a daughter, neii. ers and the wife of Wayne Lee Matthews, who died in 1972. are two daughters, Mildred Messer of WhitUer and Martha Justice of Clyde; a son, A.L.

Matthews of Worthington, Ohio; two sisters, Eula Ford of Canton and Mary Kinsland of Whitlier; eight grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday in Crabtree Baptist Church of which she was a member, The Rev EnsIey wm 0clate. Burial will be in the church cemetery. The family will receive friends from 7 to 9 p.m.

Friday at Garrett Funeral Home, where the body will remain until 30 minutes before services. At other times, the family will be at the home of Martha Justice Clyde. Memorials may be made to Crabtree Baptist Church building fund or to Haywood County Rescue Squad. 'Funerals Today I STATE AND AREA Hachel Fagg of Kranklin, 11 a.m., chapel of Bryant Funeral Home, Macon County. Lormie I.aub of Mars Hill, 11 i am, Mars Hill Cemetery, Madison County.

Helmut Hiller of Hendersonville, i 1:30 p.m., Shepherd Memorial Park, Henderson County. Maude Duncan of Morganlon, 2 p.m., Colonial chapel of Sossoman Funeral Home, Burke County. Floyd Wyatt of Marion, 2 p.m., North Cove Baptist Church, McDowell County. Thomas Burse of Spruce Pine, 2 p.m., Mount Carmel Baptist Church, County. Victor C.

Miller of Morganton, 2 i p.m.. Burke Memorial Park, Burke County. Joseph W. Evitt of Newberry, S.C., formerly of Highlands, 2 p.m., Highlands chapel of Bryant Funeral Home, Macon Count v. James R.

Price of Lake Tox-i away, 2 p.m Church of the Givxl Shepherd, Transylvania Cmimy. Lloyd D. Lawwg of i p.m., Spencer Ruptwj astrv. IW.fc. erford County CITY AND UR YTY Carson HrasSvy ot tawswrv Dnve, UVavervtitf.

W. wood United MeUtwtot Cirnrv. Teresa Meadow Bruuk SuaO. a St Joan of Arc CuiihriK- Ohn Mary Weaver. fmvr 1 Westchester Drum.

i a chapel of I'tmilunf. Jl Snns Funeral Hum. Marjone Sawyer uf ehirv SL, Weavervilie, 2 i. West Funeral Home. HatUe M.

Jones, (Omter jtf Candler, 2 p.m., chapel Cssw Funeral Home. jaii, wnu meu in june. Surviving are a son, Vaughn Bryan of Gastonia; a sister, Zell Hawkins of Mars Hill; a brother, Guy Bryan of Houston, Texas; two grandchildren and a great-grandchild. Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday in Upper Laurel Baptist Church, of which he was a member.

The Revs. Cline Hensley Lloyd Ponder and David Altaian will officiate. Lillie Ball MARSHALL Services for Lillie Wells Ball, 80, of Sandy River Road, Route 3 Leicester, who died Wednesday, will be at 2 p.m. Saturday in the chapel of Bowman Funeral Home. The Rev.

Troy Martin will officiate. Burial will be in Little Sandy Mush Cemetery. A native of Madison County, she had lived in Buncombe County for the past 10 years. She was a daughter of the late Henry and Margaret Brown Wells and the wife of Logan Ball, who died in 1951. She was a member of Little Sandy Mush United Methodist Church.

Surviving are a son, WUlard Frisbee of Marshall; a daughter, Jar-vis Ball of Leicester; a stepson, Jack Ball of Marshall; a stepdaughter, Eunice Slagle of Tucson, three sisters, Edith Payne of Marshall, Gladys Wells and Carrie McMahan of Leicester; seven grandchildren and 10 stepgrandchildren. The family will receive friends from 7 to 9 p.m. Friday at the funeral home. Edward L. Brackett HENDERSONVILLE Edward L.

Brackett, 71, of 305 Chimney Rock Road, died Wednesday in ji Hendersonville hospital. A lifelong resident of Henderson Counly, he was a son of Vergi Pressley Brackett of Hendersonville and the late Edward C. Brackett He retired from Olin Corp. and was an Army Air Corps veteran of Work! War II. Surviving in addition to his mother are his wife, Katheryn "Bobbie" McCall Brackett; a er, Harold M.

Brackett of Goodletts-ville, and two sisters, Evelyn Fagan of Flat Rock and Lucille Mur-rel of Fruitland. Graveside services will be at p.m. Saturday in Shepherd Memorial Park. The Rev. Fred Sumwalt will officiate.

Military rites will be conducted by VFW and American Legion. Memorials may be made to Bethel Wesleyan Church organ fund, Box 69, Route 2 Flat Rock, N.C. 28731. Thos. Shepherd Son Funeral Directors is in charge of George Hayes WAYNESVILLE George Hayes, 71, of Coleman Mountain Road, died Wednesday at his residence.

Garrett Funeral Home will announce arrangements. uunai will be in the church cemetery. The family will receive friends from 7 to 9 p.m. Friday at Capps Funeral Home, where the body will remain until 30 minutes before services. At other times, the family will be at the residence.

Craig Gardner HOT SPRINGS Craig Gardner, 71, of Route 1, died Thursday in an Asheville hospital Bowman Funeral Home will announce arrangements. lar. S. of Asheville; two sis-lerv F.lstc Ssvy and Lela Hall of burlier. l.oren Jones of Candler, tnt grandchildren and six tJrsvfsiifc rvxvs will be at 1 ir, FWsanl Hill United Vwlwvits: Onnrii cemetery.

The 35h -tTTfs Cttvt will officiate. TV srS receive friends i Friday at Groce rims brtrrw. tl it other times, at IV vm of tV center, 71 Unvale Frances Davis SPARTANBURG, S.C. -Frances Hensley Davis, 66, of 272 Fairforest Road, died Wednesday. A native of Mitchell County, she was a daughter of the late Ed and Eula Mae Gauge Hensley.

She was a member of Spartanburg First Baptist Church and a retired registered nurse. She was a graduate of Spartanburg General Hospital School of Nursing. Surviving are her husband, Clyde E. Davis a son, Clyde E. Davis II of Loganville, a daughter, Ella Mae Davis of Greenville, S.C; a brother, Charles Ray Ensley of Brevard; three sisters, Helen Johnson of Spruce Pine, Mary Belle Howell of Canton, Ohio, and Virginia Bonham of High Point; and a grandchild.

Services will be Saturday in Spartanburg under the direction of Floyd's Mortuary. Memoi-ials may be made to Spartanburg First Baptist Church, 250 E. Main Spartanburg, S.C. 29302. Alexander Pilgrim HENDERSONVILLE Alexander Pilgrim, 37, of Oak Street, died Thursday in a Hendersonville hospital Pilgrim's Funeral Home will announce arrangements.

Howard A. McMahan ANDREWS Howard A. McMahan, 65, of Junaluska Road, died Thursday in an Andrews hospital Ivie Funeral Home will announce arrangements. John Kyle John Melvin Kyle, 81, of Fair-view Road, Asheville, died Wednesday in an Asheville hospital A native of Haleyville, he had lived in Buncombe County since 1947. He retired from Southern Railroad.

He was an Army veteran of World War II and a VFW member. Surviving are his wife, Frances Owenbey Kyle; a son, Harry Kyle of Shelby; a brother, L.O. Kyle of Canton; and two sisters, Linda Walker of Boothwyn, and Verna Turner of Birmingham, Ala. Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday in West Asheville Assembly of God Church.

The Rev. Elwood Barnes will officiate. Burial will be in Forest Lawn Memorial Park. The family will receive friends from 7 to 9 p.m. Friday at Forest Lawn Funeral Home.

Randolph Prison Superintendent Hoping To Help Former Inmates Oliver Moodv SWANNANOA Oliver Mouiiv 77, of 145 Central died Thursday in an Asheville hospital. A native of Haywood Counly, he had lived in Buncombe Counly for the past 50 years. He retired from Beacon Manufacturing Co. and was a member of Mount Pisgah Baptist Church. Surviving are his wife.

Bessie Grand Moody; a son, Harold S. Moody of Swannanoa; a daughter, Mary Dorato of Swannanoa; three brothers, Nathan Moody of Hayes- ville, Joe and Fred Moody of Swannanoa; four sisters, Buna Deitz of "Hayesvaie, Grace Teems and Macy Anderson of Asheville and Cordia Redmond of Swannanoa; four grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday in the chapel of Williams funeral Service. The Revs.

Jerry Pereira and Kenneth Ridings will officiate. Burial will be in Mountain Memorial Park. The family will receive friends 7 to 9 p.m. Friday at the funeral Memorials may be made to Area Hospice, P.O. Box 16, Asheville, N.C.

28801. UlLim Johanon WiUfcim Campbell Johnson. 71, of IK' Forest Hill Apartments, Ashe-vilJe. died Thursday. Penland 4 Sons Funeral Home will announce arrangements.

LeeElla Young BAKERSVILLE LeeElla Buchanan Young, 47, of Hughes Gap Road, died Wednesday in a Johnson City, hospital. She was the daughter of Hettie Stamey Buchanan of Bakersvllle and the late Stokes J. Buchanan. She was co-owner of Construction Co. Surviving in addition to her mother are her husband, Jack Douglas Young; a daughter, Pamela Y.

Putman of Roan Mountain, Tenn; a brother, James Harold Buchanan of Weavervilie; and a grandchild. Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday in Burbank Free Will Baptist Church, of which she was a member. The Revs. Rex Johnson and Johnnie Vance will officiate.

Burial will be in Cane Creek Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 7 to 9 p.m. Friday at llenline-Hughes Funeral Home, and at other limes at the homes of Hettie Buchanan of Bakersville and Georgia Putman of Burbank, Tenn. The Associated Press Lillian Tatum Lillian King Tatum, 82, of Asheville, died Thursday in an Asheville health care center. Morris Funeral Home, Merrl-mon Avenue, will announce Thelma Clements EastleM.

Hamn ZIRCONIA Easlle M. Hamn, 159, of Old Zirconia Road, died Thursday in a Hendersonville hospital. Thos. Shepherd Son Funeral Thelma Franklin of Marion, died MARION Clements, 6t Wednesday. Iddings and VRC members talked about their dreamy, And inmates explained what it could mean to them.

"There is no possible way anyone in this group or thai whole group together can rehabilitate anyone," IdainEa-said. "But, we can offer these people the tools to rehabiliii tate themselves. Tools aren't always something you can hold in your hands to dig a hole or drive a nail. An ideai can be a tool." Cecil Morrison, 25, has been in prison since he was: 15. At age 20, Morrison said he could neither read nor: write.

He said the first book he ever read, the Bible wasi like a jigsaw puzzle to him. He has earned his high school diploma while in! prison and taken psychology courses which helped himi change his attitude, he said. "I'd love to be a counselor," he said, talking of mak- ing honor grade and getting a chance to work with young people in a detention center for youthful offenders, a' place with which he is well-acquainted. i "If I'm a success (at securing such a position)" there kids who'll want to be just like me," he said "But I've learned a lot I think I can share. I'll tell them to be' themselves, be the best they can be." Dan Brown is serving a Ufe sentence for a crime1 committed when he was 18 years old.

He has been in'' prison for a decade. "I have tried to put my finger on what can be done to slop the endless merry-go-round (in and out) of' prison," he said. Brown is a final exam away from compleUon of a' third course which he hopes will one day lead to a degree in civil engineering, he said. He has received counseling through Randolph Technical College, and believes counseling after release from prison is needed. "A lot of oeoDle eive un hefnrp ihou i rfj, Adlee Ijinning CLYDE Adlee Swanger Lan-ning, 75, of Route 2, died Thursday at her residence.

Wells Funeral Home, Canton, will announce arrangements. arrange- uirectors will announce ments. ASH EBORO Jeiry Iddings believes a seed planted in the mind of a released inmate who wants to succeed can be a tool for him and Iddings has an idea for a seed he hopes will grow into a success story. If the former inmate knows that he is not alone in the world, and that he has somewhere to turn for guidance and assistance, he might break the vicious cycle of in prison, out of prison, in prison again, said Iddings, superintendent of the Randolph County Prison Unit. Iddings said he gives inmates leaving the medium-security prison a cheap suit of clothes, $15 and a message: "Boy, we're giving you a chance, so go out there and make it." But Iddings, and a group called the Volunteer Resource Council, wants to give an inmate more things like a quality education while in prison, a data bank to help former inmates look for help and jobs, and a network that can temporarily provide shelter, transportion food and shelter.

The group also wants to establish a "buddy system" that would create one-on-one relationships between former inmates and members of the community. "Why should you even do it (help the inmates)?" Iddings asked. "These people committed crimes against society maybe even against you. They had a chance and they blew it. "Number one because they're human," he said, answering his own question.

"We make mistakes. "But, there's also a selfish reason. When we put a man out of prison, say he's been here 25 years, he's lost contact with his family, all the people he knew. They give up on him, die off; he doesn't have a soul out there waiting for him. "If he doesn't do something to change what put him here, he's got to come back," he said.

When the prison gates swing open to release a prisoner, the former inmate often starts life over with no family, no friends, no education and no skills. "What we're interested In is something like AA (Alcoholics Anonymous)," Iddings said. "You know, if a guy is having a bad night, there's somebody he can call." At a recent dinner for Asheboro area civic leaders, A native of Avery County, she was a daughter of the late Ira and Leota Clark Vance. She was a retired public school teacher. Surviving are her husband, Bruce Clements; three sons, Roger L.

Franklin of Asheville, Henry Franklin of Anacortes, and Hugh Franklin of Marion- fum Hazel McKenzie Hazel "Hays" McKenzie, 11 Hillside Asheville. of died Wednesday In an Asheville hosDital lid. "Some of you will say, 'If a person gives up i full i nave wanted verv had he couldn't have wanted it voru tion elimeS jUSt 13,168 8eUing P'nted the "It is hard out there, it's scary with nobody to go to Brown said. JeDfapenoM Mercy With Justice charged with unlawfully concealing a spouses, stealing and indecent public'' Byrd Boone I BURNSVILLE Byrd Wilson Boone, 75, of Micaville, died Wednesday in a BurnsviUe hospital. A native of Yancey County, she rwas a daughter of the late M.L.

and Martha Adkins and the wife of Rex Wilson, who died in 1974. Surviving are her husband, Watson Boone; four sons, Coy Wilson of Kingsport, Franklin D. and J. Larry Wilson of Burnsville and 'Danny Wilson of Morganton; two Martha Adkins of Kings-port and Dine Oakey of Chattanooga, a stepdaughter, Flaude Car-roll of Burnsville; a stepson, Ralph Boone of Asheville; two sisters, Xydia Adkins of Burnsville and Mrs Will Phillips of Erwin, 11 grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren. Services will be at 2 p.m.

Saturday in Crabtree Baptist Church, of Which she was a member. The Revs. Blair Harvey and John J. Huntley will officiate. Burial will be in Whit-son Cemetery, Ramseytown.

The family will receive friends from 7 to 9 p.m. Friday at Holcombe Bros. Funeral Home, where the body will remain until 30 minutes before services. Mary Maxwell i "SGAII FOREST-Mary Jane MaxweU, 98, of Wilson Road, died Tuesday in a Brevard hospital. 1 A lifelong resident of Transylvania County, she was the daughter of the late William and Jane Clayton MaxweU.

She was a member of Brevard First United Methodist Church Surviving is a brother, re Maxwell of Umatilla, Fla. Graveside services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday In Davidson River Cemetery. The Rev. Gary Royals Will officiate.

Memorials may be made to Davidson River cemetery fund, co Jewell Daniel, P.O. Box 91, Pisgah Forest, N.C. 28768. Moore Funeral Home Is in charge of arrangements. daughters, Patricia Lohrman of Dover, and Rachel Hynes of Anchorage, Alaska; two brothers Paul Vance of Pineola and John Vance of Greensboro; four sisters, Ruth Edwards of Newport News, Pansy Keller of Pineola, Joyce LeVane of StatesvUle and Alberta Redmon of Charlotte; and seven grandchildren.

Services will be at 2:30 p.m. Sunday in Chapel Hill Baptist Church, of which she was a member. The Revs Howard Pulliam and L.W. Cain will officiate. Burial will be in Pineola Presbyterian Church cemetery.

The family will receive friends from 6 to 8:30 p.m. Saturday at West-moreland-Clapp Funeral Home, where the body will remain until 30 minutes before services. Cinda R. Taylor CHEROKEE Cinda R. Taylor, 90, of the Wolftown community, died Wednesday in a Cherokee hospital.

A lifelong resident of Jackson County, she was a member of American Legion Auxiliary. Surviving are four sons, Richard, Reuben, Frank and Lee Taylor, all of Cherokee; three daughters, Helen Arch and Jean Maleanada of Cherokee and Sarah Smythe of En-glewood, 21 grandchildren, 25 great-grandchildren and four great-great-grandchildren. Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday in Rock Springs Baptist Church, of which she was a member. The Revs.

Dock Smith and Bo Parris will officiate. Burial will be In Yellow Hill Cemetery. The family will receive friends A native of Rowan County, he had lived in Buncombe County for the past 55 years. He was a carpenter and an Army veteran of World War I. Surviving are his wife, Beatrice Burleson McKenzie; and a brother, Acy B.

McKenzie of Middletown. Ohio. Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday in the chapel of West Funeral Home. The Revs.

Ralph Brigman and Walter C. Ponder will officiate Burial will be in Burleson Cemetery, Barnardsville. The family will be at the home of Kermit Burleson, 400 North Fork Road, Barnardsville. West Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Clyde Ingle MORGANTON Clyde Garland Ingle, 75, of Blowing Rock, formerly of Morganton, died Wednesday in a Winston-Salem hospital A native of Burke County, he was the son of the late Andrew and Martha Loudermilk Ingle and the husband of Emily Leola Ingle, who died in 1982.

He retired from Henre-don Furniture Co. and was a member of Morganton First Advent Christian Church. Surviving are a son, Farrel Ingle of Blowing Rock; a daughter, Sylvia Suddrelh of Lenoir; two sisters, Ber-nice Tultle and Madeline Moody of Morganton and two grandchildren. Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday In the Colonial chapel of Sossoman Funeral Itome.

The Revs. Jim Tabor and Gordon Noble will officiate. Bunal will he in Forest Hill Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Friday at the funeral home.

Memorials may be made to National Kidney Foundation. Scarborough started volunteer-' tag for Christmas week as a favor to, the county's other 10 Judges His that'wAeek. nUrSe 8nd has t0 work'' Now he's assigned the duty a During Christmas, he gees' family disputes that ended in vio- lence, or out-of-work fathers caught trying to shoplift a doU or toy truckd for their children. t0hnndHrSK0r mlnule- n1 says, If I had a bunch of young chU- dren, I don't know if I wouldn't do the same. This time of year can be aw 11 fully stressful.

"It tends to take away a little bit from the holiday when you see CHARLOTTE Each year, when the halls of justice in Mecklenburg County shut down for Christmas week, District Court Judge William Scarborough holds Christmas Court in the dingy basement of the old county courthouse. Many faces are familiar. "This is a sad time," Scarborough said after court Wednesday. "Many of these people you see over and over again. Some just want to get out of the cold and eat a meal If I know they've got no place to go I'll let them stay in jail They fix a right good meal In the jail.

"For some, If the crime isn't serious and I know they've got somewhere to go, I'U give them credit and let them go. I know many of these people give merchants a fit, but the Jails are full of felons charged with serious crimes and (the jails) need some relief," he said. Most of the 22 defendants are there for bond or preliminary hearings. Some, like James Hurdle, have been there before. By Scarborough's count, Hurdle has been there 150 times.

This time, Hurdle was camel ui pipe tooacco ms coat. "Judge, we've been through this before," Hurdle told Scarborough, before pleading guilty. "But this time, I consulted a man a Yale man, not a Harvard man and he told me that if they catch you before you get out the door, then It's not concealing. So, judge, the state doesn't, have a case." "Mr. Hurdle, do you have some place to eat a meal tomorrow?" Scarborough asked, ignoring Hurdle's defense.

Hurdle replied he did. Scarborough credited him two days for the time he'd already spent in jail and set him free. "Merry Christmas, judge," Hurdle said. "And the same to you Mr. Hurdle." For Scarborough, a Judge for seven years, holding court on Christmas Eve has become sort of a yule-tide tradition.

Before Scarborough wearing the Santa Claus necktie he dons every Christmas Eve came men and women dressed in JaU-dis-pensed green and blue. They were charged with such crimes as hitting Morris FUNERAL HOME 252-1821 684-3109 from 7 to p.m. Friday at Moody Funeral Home, Sylva, where the body will remain until 30 minutes before services. i.