Rubye “Marlyn” McFalls, 83, of Canton, NC, passed away Friday, January 6, 2023.
A native of Haywood County, she was the daughter of the late William “Bill” and Martha Greene Farley. She was a founding member of Blue Ridge Artist and Crafters Association. She loved riding motorcycles, sewing, and stitching. Marlyn felt her most important accomplishment was being a “wife, mother, grandmother, and great grandmother.”
She was preceded in death by her parents and her husband, Robert McFalls; brothers, Ben Farley, Vernon Farley, Vinson Farley, and a sister, Azalea Goolsby. She is survived by her four daughters, Cheryl Summey of Canton, NC, Debora Sampson of Canton, NC, Connie Gregory (Darrell) of Franklin, Vickie Wilson (Danny) of Concord, NC; sister, Geraldine Mann of Middlesburg, FL; five grandchildren, Daniel Wilson (Michelle), Shaleigh Russell (Brandon), Cieara Gregory, Nathan Summey, and Ben Sampson. Also surviving are four great grandchildren, Wesley Wilson, Bevin Wilson, William Russell, and Rubie Russell.
A graveside service will be held at 3:30pm Sunday, January 8, 2023, at Windy Gap Baptist Church Cemetery. Reverend’s Mark Bishop and Daniel Wilson will officiate.
Pallbearers will be Gary Scott, Clay Eller, Rick Rigdon, Mark Shepard, Danny Wood, and Tommy Guy.
In lieu of flowers, memorials can be made to the Windy Gap Baptist Church Cemetery, 1111 Windy Gap Rd, Franklin, NC 28734 or John F Keever Solace Center, 21 Belvedere Rd, Asheville, NC 28803.
Online condolences can be made at www.maconfuneralhome.com.
Macon Funeral Home is handling the arrangements.