Charlie Mae Poston

Charlie Mae Hughes Poston, 90, died Sunday, January 10, 2010, at the Canton Christian Convalescent Center. Born on June 20, 1919, in Fort Blackmore, VA, she was a daughter of the late Floyd A. and Lenora Bailey Hughes. She had resided in the Cruso and Bethel communities since the 1930s. She was a homemaker, and a widow of Victor V. Poston, who died in 2001. She was also preceded in death by her daughter, Shirley Ann Mann; son, Charles Poston; sister, Mrs. Zona Burress, of Bethel, and her twin sister, Mrs. Edith Hughes Grooms, of Biltmore. She is survived by her daughter-in-law, Jeanette Poston; her brother, Gene and wife Phoebe, of Charleston, SC; several grandchildren; and many nieces and nephews. At Charlie Mae's request, the burial of her ashes and a graveside committal service will be held on Sunday, January 17, 2010, at 2:00 p.m. at Bethel Community Cemetery, Canton, with the Rev. Greg Cullens, of East Fork Baptist Church, Cruso, officiating. The family is grateful to the Canton Christian Convalescent Center staff for providing a loving home for Charlie Mae over the past years, and for the loving and compassionate care in her last days. Groce Funeral Home on Patton Ave. is assisting with the arrangements.