Cartie Mann

Canton - Cartie Gentry Murr Mann, age, 92, of Canton died Saturday, November 08, 2003 at Silver Bluff Nursing Home.

She was born July 5, 1911 to Rhetta and Burnette Gentry, the second oldest of ten children. She moved to Haywood County at an early age and remained in Canton her entire life. She was preceded in death by her first husband, Kenneth Murr and her second husband, Willie Z. Mann; a daughter, Gerry McClure; three sisters and three brothers.

She was employed by Champion International until her retirement in 1956 and was a member of Calvary Baptist Church.

She is survived by her two daughters and three sons-in-law, Nita and Pete Howard of Marietta, GA, Almeda and Joe Medlin of Columbus, GA and Buck McClure of Canton; three sisters, Margie Smiley of Canton, Etta Henn of Fletcher and Margaret Webb of Lake Junaluska; two stepsons, Marvin and Tom Mann; three stepdaughters, Grace Cairnes, Wanda Mann and Gladys Hipps; a special cousin, Rita Ledbetter as well as 8 grandchildren and 16 great grandchildren and many nieces and nephews.

Funeral services will be at 2:00 p.m. Monday, November 10th at Calvary Baptist Church with the Reverend Max Smith and Reverend Dennis Ruff officiating. Burial will follow at Bon-A-Venture Cemetery, Old Clyde Road. The family will receive friends 6:00 - 7:30 p.m. Sunday at Wells Funeral Home of Canton.

Memorials may be made to Calvary Baptist Church, 21 Phillips Street, Canton, NC 28716 or Meal on Wheels, 486 E. Marshall Street, Waynesville, NC 28786. .

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