Ethelene Darnell

GARNER, NC- Mrs. Ethelene Mae Darnell, 91, of Garner, NC, formerly of Stovall Ridge, Camp Creek died Wednesday, September 3, 2014 at the home of her daughter and son-in-law, Linda and Ken Tolliver of Garner, NC. Born November 18, 1922 at Wolf Creek, Spanishburg, she was the daughter of the late Lawrence Larry Jennings and Florence Shrewsbury Jennings. She attended the Stovall Ridge Baptist Church at Camp Creek. She worked at Maidenform in Princeton and became a fulltime homemaker after marriage. She loved her garden, canning, cooking and sharing Sunday dinner with all of her relatives and friends. She was a lifelong resident of the Spanishburg-Camp Creek area and never stopped loving those West Virginia hills and mountains and all the wonderful people who live there, while living with her daughter the past three years. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Vernon Vance Darnell on April 28, 1997; three sisters, Treva Midkiff, Beulah Mitchem and Ala Grace Martin and two brothers, Heral Jennings and Nathan Jennings. Survivors include one daughter, Linda (Ken) Tolliver of Garner, NC; a very loved sister-in-law, Ethel (Bob) Corbin of Elkins, WV who entrusted Ethelene and Vernon to help raise her two sons, Clyde Norman of Camp Creek and Mike (Lori) Norman of Athens. This brought much joy and happy times to their home and the two families combined as one. Ethelene and Vernon looked upon Clyde and Mike as their sons. Ethelene has four surviving sisters-in-law whom she loved, Nellie Shrader of Shady Spring, Mary (Buddy) Maxey of Camp Creek, Ethel (Bob) Corbin of Elkins and Jean Richmond of Beaver and one brother-in-law, Joe Bill Jones of Pilot Mountain, NC; grandchildren, Ken (Kristi) Tolliver and Madeline, (Dee) Dustin (Ellyette) Tolliver and Royal Storm of Portland, OR and Ewan Tolliver Wilson of Texas, Joseph (Andria) Norman Elijah and Baleigh of Crab Orchard, Zackery (Angie) Norman and Mia of Camp Creek, Miranda Norman and Sloan Norman of Athens; special caregiver, Kathy Starcher of Camp Creek who enabled Ethelene to stay in her home several years before moving to the Carolinas and caregiver, Phyllis Creech of Raleigh, NC who spent many days with Ethelene and grew to love her as much as she loved and missed Kathy when she went to live in Garner. A service to celebrate her life will be held at 11:00 a.m. Saturday, September 6, 2014 at the Rowland H. Bailey Funeral Chapel of the Bailey-Kirk Funeral Home in Princeton with Rev. Larry Dyer officiating. Interment will follow at the Reid Cemetery in Spanishburg. Family will serve as pallbearers. The family may be reached at the home of Clyde Norman, Silver Streak Rd., Camp Creek. Friends may visit with the family from 6- 8 p.m. on Friday, September 5 at the Bailey-Kirk Funeral Home in Princeton. To view a video tribute to Mrs. Darnell or send the family online condolences please visit www.bailey-kirk.com.

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Ethelene Darnell

November 18, 1922 - September 3, 2014