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Frank Rathbone

November 16, 1931 — January 30, 2006

FRANK WAYNE "HARDWARE" RATHBONE Clyde-Frank Wayne "Hardware" Rathbone, age 74, of 125 Hillcrest Drive, went to be with the Lord on Monday, January 30, 2006 at the VA Medical Center at Oteen. A native of Haywood County, he was the son of the late Walter and Mamie Messer Rathbone. In addition to his parents, he was also preceded in death by one sister, Ruby McDaniel and a brother-in-law, Raymond Grant. He was a US Army veteran of the Korean Conflict. He enjoyed his life working with trucks and heavy equipment. Frank loved being with his family, mowing his yard and working in his garden. He is survived by his wife of 50 years, Dorothy Rhymer Rathbone; three daughters, Lynne Hall and her husband, Jimmie, of Waynesville and Sharon Robertson and her husband, Charles, and Teresa Rathbone, all of Clyde; one son, Jeff Rathbone and his wife, Angie, of Waynesville; three sisters, Edith Fish and her husband, Orville, Dorothy Rhodes, and her husband, Robert, and Betty Grant, all of Panama City, FL; one brother, Johnny Rathbone and his wife, Linda, of Waynesville; a sister-in-law, Doris Fisher, and her husband, Robert, of Waynesville; nine grandchildren, Wendy Reid, Heather Williams, Suzanne and Jamie Hall, Patrick, Brooke, and Amanda Rathbone, Matthew Robertson, and Dylan Waser; and four great grandchildren, Levi Williams, Austin and Jaxon Reid, and Amanda Justice. Funeral services will be held at 3:00 p.m. on Thursday, February 2, 2006 in the Waynesville chapel of Wells Funeral Home with Reverend Charles Robertson officiating. Burial will follow at Crawford/Ray Memorial Gardens. The family will receive friends from 7:00 until 9:00 p.m. on Wednesday evening at the funeral home. Serving as pallbearers will be Robert Fisher, Patrick Rathbone, Jimmie Hall, Matthew Robertson, Daryl Fisher, and Tony Reid. Memorials may be made to the American Heart Association, P.O. Box 5216, Glen Allen, VA 23058-5216.

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Wednesday, February 1, 2006
7:00 PM 2/1/2006 7:00:00 PM - 9:00 PM 2/1/2006 9:00:00 PM
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Visitation
Thursday, February 2, 2006
3:00 PM 2/2/2006 3:00:00 PM
Waynesville Chapel of Wells Funeral Home

296 North Main Street
Waynesville, NC 28786

Waynesville Chapel of Wells Funeral Home
296 North Main Street Waynesville 28786 NC
United States
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