Mary Rathbone

Clyde-Mary B. Rathbone, age 81, of Richland Creek Road, died Sunday, October 17, 2004 at Angel Medical Center. A native of Haywood County, she was the daughter of the late Cauley and Myrtle Suttles Beasley. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Fred Walker Rathbone, who died in 1994. She was a member of the Council on Aging Adult Daycare Program and did crafts and visited the surrounding rest homes and was also a member of the Salvation Army. She enjoyed gardening and won several ribbons at the county fair for her flowers, quilts, and crochet. She is survived by two daughters, Elizabeth Hillegas and her husband Rod of Boca Raton, Florida and Barbara Passmore of Enka; a son, Doug Rathbone and his special friend, Kathy of the Bethel Community; three sisters, Wilda Moore of Fines Creek, Dorothy Beasley of Waynesville, and Cora Hurshberger of Ohio; and one brother, Foy Beasley of Hazelwood. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Tuesday, October 19, 2004 in the Waynesville chapel of Wells Funeral Homes and Cremation Services with Reverend Paul Starnes officiating. Burial will follow at Garrett-Hillcrest Memorial Park. The family will receive friends from 1:00 until 2:00 p.m. prior to the service.

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