Eva Christine Gregory Snipes

Franklin, NC - Eva Christine Gregory Snipes, age 70, of Lariate Loop, Waynesville, NC, passed away July 2, 2010 at John Keever Solace Center in Asheville, NC. Born in Macon County, she was the daughter of the late George Washington Gregory and Stella Wood Gregory. She was a cook at Jim’s Drive In. She was of the Baptist faith.

She is survived by two daughters, Debbie King of Sylva, NC and Barbara Thomas of Gainesville, GA; two sons, Dean Snipes of Dahlonega, GA and Don Snipes of Waynesville, NC; two sisters, Gert Bagwell of Pickens, SC and Evelyn Bryant of Waynesville, NC; three brothers, Hayes Gregory of Kentucky, Lonnie "Sonny" Gregory of Tennessee and Ronnie Gregory of Rockhill, SC. Three grandchildren and three great-grandchildren also survive. She was preceded in death by two sisters, Lorine Mashburn and Betty Gregory and one brother, Gilmer Gregory.

Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. on July 3, 2010 in the Chapel of Bryant-Grant Funeral Home with Rev. Garland Driver officiating. Burial will be in Walnut Creek Baptist Church Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 12:00-2:00 p.m. on July 3, 2010 in the Chapel of Bryant-Grant Funeral Home.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to John Keever Solace Center, 68 Sweeten Creek Road, Asheville, NC 28803.

Bryant-Grant Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
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