Lavada A. Wall, age 76

Lavada A. Wall, age 76, of the Shiloh Community, passed away Friday, January 13, 2017.

Born on October 8, 1940 in Greenville County, SC, she was a daughter to the late Andy Shuford Allen and Annie Eulalia Price Allen. Lavada worked at Tanner Mill for forty-five years before retirement. She was a member of Gray's Creek Baptist Church and a dedicated servant of the Lord.

In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by husband, Cecil Howard Wall; sister, June Rebecca Dotson and brother, James Craig Allen.

Those left to cherish her memory are two daughters, Catherine Blanton Davis and husband, Terry of Waynesville, NC and Barbara Blanton Parker and husband, Ronnie of Shiloh; a son, William Blanton, Jr. and wife, Michelle of Cliffside; five grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren.

The funeral service was conducted at Gray's Creek Baptist Church with Reverend Bryan Ezell and Reverend John Godfrey officiating. Interment followed in Rutherford County Memorial Cemetery.

In lieu of flowers, memorial donations are respectively requested to Hospice of Rutherford County, PO Box 336, Forest City, NC 28043 or the Alzheimer's Association, PO Box 96011, Washington D.C. 20090 or to Gray's Creek Baptist Church, 751 Gray's Creek Baptist Church, Rutherfordton, NC 28139.

Harrelson Funeral and Cremation Services have been entrusted with arrangements.