Doris Honeycutt Silvers, age 78, of Burnsville, went home to be with the Lord on Saturday, December 17th, 2022 at Blue Ridge Regional Hospital. A native of Henderson County, she was a daughter of the late Curt and Gertie Edwards Honeycutt. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Nealy Ray Silvers, who passed away in 1993; sisters: Maggie Fender, Josephine Wilson and Sara Jane Penland; brothers: Vonta and Hereld, Edd, Jack and Lum Honeycutt; infant sisters: Clarie Lee and Mary Honeycut. Doris enjoyed her animals, especially her pet skunk, Stinkey, working her yard sales but most of all she loved her family dearly.
Surviving is her daughters: Joyce Maness and husband, Donnie, of Burnsville and Becky Hall and husband, Barry, of Spruce Pine; son, Nealy Ray Silvers, Jr. of Burnsville; grandchildren: William McVay (Emily), Christy Murphy, Adam Mathis, Rebecca Maness, Augusta Silvers, Darcie Silvers, Story Sillvers and Lilly Rathburn; her granddog, Mia (Whittie); great-grandchildren: Breanna, Carlee, Jayden, Jean-Paul and Dillion; special grandkids: Rusty and Dusty and a brother, Rufus Honeycutt and wife, Myrtle, of Burnsville.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. on Wednesday, December 21st in the Chapel of Yancey Funeral Services. Rev. Ronnie Whitson will officiate. Burial will follow in the Penland Cemetery on Possum Trot. The family will receive friends from 1 until 2 p.m. prior to the services at the funeral home.
The family requests memorial donations be made to St. Judes Children’s Research Hospital at 501 St Jude Pl, Memphis, TN 38105-9959 or to the Yancey County Animal Shelter PO Box 1016, Burnsville, NC 28714. To send online condolences, please visit our website at www.yanceyfuneralservice.com.
