Veanna Mahaffey

Miss Veanna Mahaffey, 95, of Olin passed away Thursday, August 25, 2011 at Rosewood Assisted Living in Harmony. Miss Mahaffey was born Sept. 20, 1915 in Wilkes County, NC and was the daughter of the late Joe Mahaffey and Clusia Money Mahaffey. She was a graduate of Union Grove High School, was a member of Winthrop Friends Meeting and had worked for Jurney's Rest Home which is now Olin Village. Miss Mahaffey is survived by one sister-in-law, Lucy Mahaffey and several nieces, nephews, great nieces and nephews. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by three brothers, Martin, Gaither and Elbert Mahaffey and four sisters, Zimmie Elledge, Gollia Speaks, Lena Sharpe and Alnora Holmes. Funeral services will be conducted 11:00 a.m. Sat. August 27, 2011 at Winthrop Friends Meeting with Pastor Harold Salmons assisted by a great nephew, Joseph Mahaffey, III. She will lie in state Sat. morning from 10:30-11:00 a.m. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. Memorials may be made to Winthrop Friends Meeting, 262 Winthrop Rd., Harmony, NC. Online condolences may be made at www.nicholsonfunerals.com Nicholson Funeral Home is serving the family.