Obituary of Bana Golden

Bryson City Dateline: Bana Howard Laws Golden, 85, of the Franklin Grove Community, went home to be with her Lord, Wednesday, August 22nd, 2012 at Homestead Hospice in Clyde, NC. A native of Swain County, she was the daughter of the late Robert and Mamie Payne Howard. She also was preceded in death by her first husband Wayne Laws and her second husband Bobby Golden; two brothers, James and Lloyd Howard; two sisters, Violet and Mary Howard, and one granddaughter, Machelle Grant. She is survived by six children, Jack Laws and wife Brenda of Sevierville, TN, Harold Laws of Bryson City, Lowell Laws of Bryson City, Patricia Suttles of Bryson City, Charlotte Lineberry and husband Loren of Bryson City, and Rachel Reagan and husband Bobby of Cherokee; 9 grandchildren; several great and great great grandchildren; one sister Roberta Lindsay of Bryson City; two nieces and two nephews. Funeral Services will be held 3:00 PM Saturday in the Chapel of Crisp Funeral Home. Rev. Charles Ray Ball will officiate with burial in Swain Memorial Park. The family will receive friends from 7to 9:00 PM Friday at the Funeral Home. In lieu of flowers memorials may be made to the Homestead Hospice in Clyde, NC.