Eden Vanderbilt Buchanan

Eden married Martha McKinney about 1912 in , Avery County, North Carolina, . Martha was born on 7 Aug 1895 in Mitchell County, , , North Carolina; died on 11 May 1981 in , Avery County, North Carolina, ; was buried in Yellow Mountain Cemetery, , Avery County, North Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Richard married Aretis Pritchard on 13 Apr 1936 in , Avery County, North Carolina, . Aretis (daughter of Tilman Burton Pritchard and Fastha Jones) was born on 9 Mar 1912 in , Avery County, North Carolina, ; died on 1 Jul 1991 in , Avery County, North Carolina, ; was buried in McCoury's Rock Fw Baptist Church Cemetery, , Avery County, North Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Died:
Carrie Lee Buchanan Higgins, 97, peacefully went to be with the Lord on Monday, February 21, 2022, surrounded by family.
She was born on December 14, 1924, one of eleven children of the late Martha McKinney Buchanan and the late Eden V. Buchanan. She grew up in the Powdermill Community of Avery County. Carrie attended the local schools and at the age of 18 moved to the Detroit area to find work.
Carrie is survived by her two children, Janet Lee Langlois and her husband, Leroy and Harold R. Higgins Jr and his wife, Cheryl. She is survived by six grandchildren and twelve great-grandchildren. Carrie is also survived by two sisters, Doris Matthews of Asheville, NC and Lucy Smith of the Ingalls Community in Avery County, along with several nieces and nephews.

She is preceded in death by her parents, her beloved husband, Harold; four brothers, Albert Buchanan, Richard Buchanan, Ralph Buchanan, and Sanford Buchanan; and four sisters, Mabel Freeman, Alma Campbell, Amanda Jones, and Mary Buchanan.

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Yvonne Buchanan McKinney, age 81, of Aretis Lane in Newland, the Roaring Creek community, died Friday, May 25, 2018, at her home surrounded by her family.

Born on April 23, 1937, in Avery County, she was the daughter of the late Richard C. and Aretis Pritchard Buchanan. In addition to her parents, she was also preceded in death by her husband, Bruce Austin McKinney, who passed away in 1997.

Yvonne was a member of the Powdermill Baptist Church and was retired from the Avery County School System. She liked to laugh; she enjoyed her family, friends, and having company in her home. She loved her family and grandchildren and spending time with them.

Left to cherish her memories are her sons: Larry McKinney and wife, Kim of Wilmington, NC, and Terry 'Chub' McKinney of Little Henson Creek; her daughters: Andrea McKinney of Roaring Creek and Sandra Williams and husband, Edward of Drexel; her sister: Sandra Lance of Roaring Creek; her brother: Charles Buchanan and wife, Brenda of Plumtree; her grandchildren: Richard McKinney, Matthew McKinney, Joshua Sparks, Bryce McKinney and Noah Hicks; and her great grandchild: Shyla McKinney.

The family respectfully requests the honor of your presence at the funeral service honoring the life of Yvonne McKinney at 4 p.m. on Monday, May 28, 2018 at the Powdermill Baptist Church. A time to support the family, share memories and receive friends will be from 2 to 4 p.m. on Monday, May 28, 2018, at the church. Interment will follow in the McCoury's Rock Freewill Baptist Church Cemetery.