Minnie Hester McBrayer

1931-2012

MINNIE HESTER McBRAYER, age 80, of South Magnolia Street, Forest City, North Carolina, died Monday, January 2, 2012 at her residence.

A native of Eupora, Miss and the daughter of the late Tom Watson Hester and Maebell Fields Hester; a homemaker and member of the First Baptist Church of Forest City. Minnie also served in the United States Air Force from 1950-1952. She was preceded in death by her husband, Blanton McBrayer in 2004 and a brother, Thurman Hester.

Survivors include her children, Macky McBrayer and his wife, Jane of Forest City, Gail McBrayer Strickland and her husband, Doug of Ellenboro, Cynthia McBrayer Campbell and her husband, Dan of Forest City, Tim McBrayer and his wife, Dee of Rutherfordton, and Rebecca McBrayer Greene of Forest City, brothers-in-law, Eddie McBrayer, and Tom McBrayer and his wife, Margaret all of Forest City. There are fourteen grandchildren, and twenty-two great-grandchildren.

Funeral services will be held at eleven o'clock Thursday in the First Baptist Church with Reverend Dr. Barry K. Keys officiating. Interment will follow in the Pleasant Grove United Methodist Church Cemetery with military honors accorded by the Rutherford County Honor Guard. Visitation will be from six until eight o'clock Wednesday evening at The Padgett and King Mortuary.

Memorials may be made to First Baptist Church, 211 West Main Street, Forest City, North Carolina or Hospice of Rutherford County, Post Office Box 336, Forest City, North Carolina 28043.

The Padgett and King Mortuary is in charge of arrangements and an online guest registry is available at www.padgettking.com.

(The Daily Courier, – Forest City, NC – 4 January 2012)

(Obit provided by Robert L. "Bob" McBrayer)