FRANKLIN - Etta Mae Posey Breedlove, 84, went home to be with Jesus on Saturday, Jan. 1, 2022.
Born in Swain County, she was the daughter of the late Alfred Henry and Martha Alice Moore Posey. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Jake Lee Breedlove; son, Alfred Breedlove; infant baby Breedlove; brothers, Doug Posey and Alfred Lee “Cotton” Posey. Etta was a longtime employee of People’s department store and attended Oak Grove Baptist Church.
She is survived by her children, Janice Gibson (Connie) of Franklin, Jackie Breedlove (Kim) of Franklin, and Ted Breedlove (Denise) of Burlington; sisters, Joyce Starr of Franklin, Jearline Allen of Bryson City, and Barbara Grooms of New Smyrna Beach, Florida; 15 grandchildren; several great-grandchildren, and great-great-grandchildren; and many nieces, nephews, and cousins.
Grave side services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday, Jan. 6, at the Grave Gap Cemetery in Swain County. Rev. Brandon Breedlove and Rev. Davis Hooper will officiate.
In lieu of flowers, memorials can be made to Shriners Hospitals for Children, Office of Development, 2900 Rocky Point Drive, Tampa, FL 33607.
Online condolences can be made at www.maconfuneralhome.com. Macon Funeral Home is handling the arrangements.