Asheville Mabel Gaynell McLemore Bumgarner, 89, of 1 Westwood Drive passed away Thursday, May 13, 2010 at the John F. Keever, Jr. Solace Center. A native of Columbia, S.C. She had resided in Buncombe County since the early 1960s and was a member of Grace Baptist Church. Mrs. Bumgarner was a daughter of the late Arthur and Lillie Haseltine Haynes McLemore and wife of the late Earl James Bumgarner. She was also preceded in death by her brother, James Lee McLemore. Surviving are her daughters, Gail Nelson of Asheville and Vickie Gray (Mack) of Canton; grandchildren, Cherie Beltran (Jaime) of Hobbs, NM, Jill Nelson of Asheville, Teresa Gray (companion, Derek Mull) of Maggie Valaley, Crystal Kirkpatrick (Joey) of Clyde and Marissa Gray of Canton; great grandchildren, Emily & Eric Beltran, Drayton & Tanner Kirkpatrick and Gray Sexton & Aydan Mull; sisters, Ruby Neal (Bill) of Franklin, Lois Clark of Hampton, VA and Ruth Camby (Junior) of Asheville; brother, Eugene McLemore (Janet) of Hanover, IN. Funeral services will be held 4 P.M. Sunday in the chapel of Anders-Rice Funeral Home with Rev. Steve Ackerman and Rev. Andy Tuttle officiating. Burial will follow in Green Hills Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Frank Silvers, Mack Gray, Joey Kirkpatrick, Derek Mull, Bob Felker and Jeff McKinney. The family will receive friends 3 to 4 P.M. Sunday at the funeral home. Memorials may be made to: CarePartners Hospice, P.O. Box 25338, Asheville, N.C. 28813.
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