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Avery County Obituaries – Compiled June 20, 2012

Clyde Horton Keller, D. June 16, 2012 Clyde Horton Keller, 86, of Old Jonas Ridge Hwy., Pineola, NC passed away on June 16, 2012 at the Hermitage in Elizabethton, TN. A native of Avery County, he was a son of the late William Smith and the late Novella Clanton Keller. Mr. Keller was of the Baptist faith and enjoyed gardening. He was a loving and caring man, who was quite the confabulator and known as the “Mayor of Pineola.” In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a sister, Frances Keller; brother, Harry Pritchard; and a grandson, Tim Weatherman. He leaves behind his loving wife of 67 years, Pansy Vance Keller of the home; children, Linda Carol Hodges, and her husband, Walker, of Pineola, Scottye Keller of Hilton Head, SC, Clyde Keller, Jr. of Newland, Anne Keener, and her husband, Jimmy, of Pineola, Mike Keller, and his wife, Helen, of Elizabethton, TN; twelve grandchildren; and twenty two great grandchildren. Funeral services for Horton Keller will be held on Tuesday, June 19, at 2:00 p.m. from the Pineola Baptist Church. Interment will follow in the Cuthbertson Cemetery. Condolences and memories may be shared at www.rsfh.net. Reins-Sturdivant Funeral Home …

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