Pauline Pennington Mahaffey

Mrs. Pauline Pennington Mahaffey age 89, of Creston, died on Saturday, October 5, 2013 at the Mountain Living Center in Jefferson. Mrs. Mahaffey was born on May 9, 1924 in Ashe County to the late Rudy and Danford Graybeal Pennington. Mrs. Mahaffey was preceded in death by her parents, husband, Raymond Mahaffey, two brothers and two sisters. Mrs. Mahaffey was a member of Little Laurel Methodist Church. She enjoyed reading, gardening and working in her flowers.

Funeral services will be held on Monday, October 7, 2013 at 3:00 pm at the Ashelawn Memorial Chapel by Rev. Fred Richardson, Brother Anthony Roark, Rev. Russell Sheets and Rev. Wayne Osborne. Burial will follow in Ashelawn Memorial Gardens.

The family will receive friends from 2:00 pm to 3:00 pm on Monday, October 7, 2013 at Ashelawn Memorial Chapel.

Mrs. Mahaffey is survived by: four sons - Dean Mahaffey, Tom Mahaffey, Neal Mahaffey all of Creston and Garry Mahaffey of Lansing; four daughters - Betty Richardson of Lansing, Pat Graybeal of Creston, Carolyn Everheart of Thomasville and Joyce Mahaffey of Jefferson; three brothers - Tom Pennington of Mocksville, Herbert Pennington and Clyde Pennington both of Creston; four sisters - Barbara Roark, Ellarea Vannover, Margaret Lipford all of Creston and Norma Wade of Mountain City, TN; also surviving are 21 grandchildren, 27 great-grandchildren, 3 great great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews.

Words of comfort and remembrance may be viewed or sent to the family through our website at www.ashelawn.com.

Ashelawn Memorial Chapel & Gardens was entrusted with Mrs. Mahaffey's arrangements.

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