Evelyn Edwards Birchfield, 89, of the Robinson Gap community went home to be with the Lord Monday, June 3, 2013 in a Jackson County health care facility. A native of Swain County, she was the daughter of the late George and Nanny Edwards and wife of the late Horace Birchfield. She was a member of Arlington Baptist Church.
She was preceded in death by her daughter, Patricia Lambert; granddaughter, Cynthia Renee Fortner; five sisters, Helen Cochran, Lillie Arvey, Dora Bowers, Irene Winchester, Jane Richards; and two brothers, Marion and Sam Edwards.
She is survived by one daughter, Rena Fortner of Marietta, GA; one son, Zeke Birchfield of Bryson City; two sisters, Imogene Rhodes of Hendersonville, and Joyce Kirkendall of S.C.; five grandchildren, Paula Parton, James Lambert, Leon Birchfield, Carla Fortner, Horace Duke Fortner; 11 great grandchildren; and seven great great grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held at 2:00 pm. Wednesday in the chapel of Crisp Funeral Home. Rev. Jimmy Lambert will officiate with burial in Arlington Cemetery.
She was preceded in death by her daughter, Patricia Lambert; granddaughter, Cynthia Renee Fortner; five sisters, Helen Cochran, Lillie Arvey, Dora Bowers, Irene Winchester, Jane Richards; and two brothers, Marion and Sam Edwards.
She is survived by one daughter, Rena Fortner of Marietta, GA; one son, Zeke Birchfield of Bryson City; two sisters, Imogene Rhodes of Hendersonville, and Joyce Kirkendall of S.C.; five grandchildren, Paula Parton, James Lambert, Leon Birchfield, Carla Fortner, Horace Duke Fortner; 11 great grandchildren; and seven great great grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held at 2:00 pm. Wednesday in the chapel of Crisp Funeral Home. Rev. Jimmy Lambert will officiate with burial in Arlington Cemetery.
Evelyn Edwards Birchfield, 89, of the Robinson Gap community went home to be with the Lord Monday, June 3, 2013 in a Jackson County health care facility. A native of Swain County, she was the daughter of the late George and Nanny Edwards and wife of the late Horace Birchfield. She was a member of Arlington Baptist Church.
She was preceded in death by her daughter, Patricia Lambert; granddaughter, Cynthia Renee Fortner; five sisters, Helen Cochran, Lillie Arvey, Dora Bowers, Irene Winchester, Jane Richards; and two brothers, Marion and Sam Edwards.
She is survived by one daughter, Rena Fortner of Marietta, GA; one son, Zeke Birchfield of Bryson City; two sisters, Imogene Rhodes of Hendersonville, and Joyce Kirkendall of S.C.; five grandchildren, Paula Parton, James Lambert, Leon Birchfield, Carla Fortner, Horace Duke Fortner; 11 great grandchildren; and seven great great grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held at 2:00 pm. Wednesday in the chapel of Crisp Funeral Home. Rev. Jimmy Lambert will officiate with burial in Arlington Cemetery.
She was preceded in death by her daughter, Patricia Lambert; granddaughter, Cynthia Renee Fortner; five sisters, Helen Cochran, Lillie Arvey, Dora Bowers, Irene Winchester, Jane Richards; and two brothers, Marion and Sam Edwards.
She is survived by one daughter, Rena Fortner of Marietta, GA; one son, Zeke Birchfield of Bryson City; two sisters, Imogene Rhodes of Hendersonville, and Joyce Kirkendall of S.C.; five grandchildren, Paula Parton, James Lambert, Leon Birchfield, Carla Fortner, Horace Duke Fortner; 11 great grandchildren; and seven great great grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held at 2:00 pm. Wednesday in the chapel of Crisp Funeral Home. Rev. Jimmy Lambert will officiate with burial in Arlington Cemetery.
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