Shirley Border

Waynesville-Shirley McCracken Border, age 55, of 79 Saunook Road, died Tuesday, June 1, 2004 at Haywood Regional Medical Center. A native of Haywood County, she was the daughter of Carl McCracken, Jr. and Edith Metcalf McCracken of Saunook. She attended Western Carolina University where she received an undergraduate and Masters degree in education. After working in education for a number of years, she became a certified financial planner and was the owner of Investment Services, Corporation in Columbia, SC. She attended Allens Creek Baptist Church after returning from Columbia. In addition to her parents, she is survived by her husband of 35 years, William Scott Border; a brother, Tim McCracken, and his wife, Tracy, of Saunook; a brother-in-law, Chuck Border and his wife, Mary, of Waynesville; nieces and nephews, Elissa Brown and her husband, Luke, of Asheboro, Sid Border and his wife, Deanna, of Asheville, and Rick Border of Charlotte. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Thursday, June 3, 2004 in the Waynesville chapel of Wells Funeral Homes & Cremation Services with Reverend Eddie Deitz and Reverend Paul Carden officiating. Burial will follow at Green Hill Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 12:30 until 2:00 p.m. on Thursday prior to the service at the funeral home. Serving as pallbearers will be Butch Helms, Art Teston, Rick and Sid Border, Eric Schlein, Henry Manos, Gary Lee, Luke Brown, Ray Claridge, Denton Harden, Bob Howard, Jack Price, and Mike Seigler. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to a charity of one's choice.

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