McFerrin

Services for Doris Mae Carnes McFerrin, 88, were held at 1 p.m. Sunday at Greer Blvd. Church of Christ with Virgil Faires officiating. Interment was in Macedonia Cemetery. She was born July 29, 1927 in Avery and she was a resident of Pleasant Springs Nursing Center in Mount Pleasant where she died Dec. 3. Survivors include three sons and daughters-in-law, Mickey Flynn McFerrin and wife Deverie of Yantis; Terry Wayne McFerrin and wife Vicki of Fairfield and Gary Paul McFerrin and wife Debbie of Pittsburg; one daughter, Wanda Nell Williams and husband Ron of Blodgett. She had 11 grandchildren; 20 great-grandchildren and six great-great-grandchildren; and one brother Johnny Rex Carnes of Mount Pleasant. She was married to Lester McFerrin in Jan. 1947 and he passed away in 2009. She was preceded in death by brothers, James Add Carnes, Ray Glenn Carnes, Joe Lynn Carnes; sister, Joyce Ann Pettigrew and grandson Nicholas Arzie McFerrin. Pallbearers were: Lance McFerrin, Alan McFerrin, Steven McFerrin, Gary Wayne McFerrin, Dalton Davis and Jake Davis. Honorary pallbearers were James Little, Toby Davis, Brian Jones, B. J. Story, Kaleb Dyer and Cody Little.