Mary Ellen Mehaffey, 91 of the Mill Creek Circle community of Robbinsville, N.C., passed away, Tuesday, Sept. 13, 2022, at the University of Tennessee Medical Center.
She was a native of Cherokee County, and the daughter of the late Hill and Mae Jones Dockery. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her siblings, Dean, Boyd, Kendall, Chuck, Ronald, Carroll, Junior Dockery and Edna Mae Cross. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Dillard Mehaffey in December of 1996.
She is survived by her son, Kenneth Mehaffey of Robbinsville, N.C., and daughter, Linda Yonce and her husband David of Andrews.
She is also survived by three grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.
Funeral services were held at 1 p.m. Friday, Sept. 16, 2022, at the Townson-Smith Funeral Home Chapel. The Rev. Tim Dockery officiated.
Burial followed the service at the Old Mother Cemetery.
The family received friends from 11:00 a.m. – 1 p.m. at the chapel, prior to the service.
Townson-Smith Funeral Home was honored to serve the Mehaffey family.
An online register is available at townson-smithfuneralhome.com.