June Mccall

Waynesville-June Whitaker McCall, age 69, of Spirea Drive, died Monday, February 23, 2004 at her residence.

She was a native of Mills River in Henderson County, and had resided in Haywood County since August 1955. She was the daughter of the late Edgar and Edith Sitton Whitaker. She was also preceded in death by a sister, Helen C. Allen. She received a business degree from Cecil Business College and was a member of Hazelwood First Baptist Church.

She is survived by her husband of 49 years, H. Eugene ''Gene'' McCall; a daughter, Jennifer McCall, of Waynesville; a son, Eddie E. McCall, and his wife, Pamela, of Leicester; a brother, Carl Whitaker, of Brevard; three grandchildren, Nicholas James Fama, Donald Paul Fama, and Elijah Dawson McCall; and four step-grandchildren, Michael, Luke, Joshua, and Candice Smith.

Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Thursday, February 26, 2004 at Hazelwood First Baptist Church with Clayton Davis and Reverend Jeremy Troxler officiating. The family will receive friends from 6:00 until 8:00 on Wednesday at Wells Funeral Home in Waynesville, and at other times at the residence. Serving as pallbearers will be Earl Wise, J. R. Caldwell, Jeff Henderson, Johnny Rathbone, Justin Cook, and Don Fama. Her close friends will serve as honorary pallbearers.

Graveside and interment services will be held at 3:00 p.m. on Thursday at Whitaker-Moore Cemetery in Mills River.

Memorials may be given to Haywood Regional Medical Center Hospice, 560 Leroy George Drive, Clyde, NC 28721.

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