Robert L. "Bud" Mcbrayer

Fairview Robert L. "Bud" McBrayer, 73, of 12 Miller Road, passed away Saturday, March 12, 2011 at his home. A lifelong resident of Buncombe County, Mr. McBrayer was a 1956 graduate of AC Reynolds High School, and was the owner and operator of Fairview Door Sales for 39 years. Mr. McBrayer was the son of the late Hubert Marlon and Minnie Arsula Stuart McBrayer, and was also preceded in death by his brother, Eurschel McBrayer. Surviving are his wife, Margaret Randall McBrayer, whom he married May 20, 1967; daughters: Darlene McBrayer Young and husband Tommy and Diane McBrayer Whitaker and husband Tim, all of Fairview; son, Robert L. "Buddy" McBrayer of Fairview; four grandchildren: Robert Young, Greg Young, Ashley Whitaker and Amber Whitaker; sister, Rubye Hill and husband Dewey of Eutawville, SC; and sister-in-law, Velma McBrayer of Fairview; and several nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be held at 11 AM Tuesday in Emmas Grove Baptist Church, with the Rev. Charles Rogers and Rev. Tony Parham officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery with Robert Young, Greg Young, William D. Britt, Cecil Hawkins, Cliff Dotson, Gene Merrill, Larry Whitaker and Johnny Fite serving as pallbearers. The family will receive friends from 6-8 PM Monday at Anders-Rice Funeral Home. Memorial donations may be made to Laurel Pines Baptist Church Missionary Funds, PO Box 1553, Fairview, NC 28730.