Frances Rhinehart

Canton - Frances Viola Bonham Rhinehart, age 90, of 45 Will Bailey Lane passed away peacefully to be with the Lord at Silver Bluff Nursing Home. She was a native of Buncombe County but had resided in Haywood County most of her life. She was the daughter of the late Erastus and Harriet Stines Bonham. She was preceded in death by her husband, Hubert Rhinehart who died in 1998, 11 brothers and sisters and four grandchildren. She is survived by three daughters, Ernestine Stamey of Canton, Betty Sue Lanning of Clyde and Pat Reed and her husband, Don of Canton; four sons, Thomas Edward Rhinehart and his wife, Jewel of Leicester, Roy Lee Rhinehart and his wife, Betty of Canton, Billy Joe Rhinehart and his wife, Freida of Canton and Isac Vincent Rhinehart of Canton; 16 grandchildren, 31 great-grandchildren; five great-great grandchildren and numerous nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be at 4:00 p.m. Sunday, January 8, 2006 at the Canton chapel of Wells Funeral Home with the Reverend David Reed and Reverend Jack W. Collins officiating. Burial will follow at Bon-A-Venture Cemetery, Newfound Road. The family will receive friends from 7:00 until 9:00 p.m. Saturday at the funeral home. At other times, the family will be at the residence of Pat Reed, 27 Cedar Street, Canton. Pallbearers will be Steve Rhinehart, Donnie Reed, Johnny Reed, Carlton Sellers, Josh Creason and Jeremy Lanning.

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