heo Vern Varner, age 88, of the Hidden Valley Community in Robbinsville, NC, went home to be with the Lord Monday, March 29, 2010, at Harris Regional Hospital in Sylva, NC. A native of Defiance, OH, he was the son of the late B.H. and Musetta Bailey Varner. He was Veteran of WWII serving in the US Navy as a CB. He was a retired building contractor. Theo was active in helping to build many churches throughout his life, both manually and with his help and support. He retired to Robbinsville in 1993. He will be dearly missed by his family and friends. He is survived by his wife of 69 years, Mary Brooks Varner of Robbinsville, NC; his daughters and sons-in-law, Diana and Bill Peppers of Okeechobee, FL, Andrea and Pat Kriser of Swartz Creek, MI, and Musetta and Mike Cary of Robbinsville, NC; his three grandchildren, Rev. Mike and Pam Peppers of Okeechobee, FL, Jon and Mike Gillette of Canton, NC, and Meredith and Darrin Jenkins of Robbinsville, NC; and three great grandchildren, Emily Peppers, Austin Jenkins, and Adisyn Jenkins. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 am Thursday, April 1, 2010 at the Townson-Smith Chapel. The Reverend Mike Barres and Reverend Michael Peppers, Theo's grandson, will officiate. Burial will follow at Sawyers Creek Cemetery. The Family will receive friends from 10:00 to 11:00 am Thursday at the Chapel, prior to the service. Townson-Smith Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements. An online register is available at www.townson-smithfuneralhome.com.
heo Vern Varner, age 88, of the Hidden Valley Community in Robbinsville, NC, went home to be with the Lord Monday, March 29, 2010, at Harris Regional Hospital in Sylva, NC. A native of Defiance, OH, he was the son of the late B.H. and Musetta Bailey Varner. He was Veteran of WWII serving in the US Navy as a CB. He was a retired building contractor. Theo was active in helping to build many churches throughout his life, both manually and with his help and support. He retired to Robbinsville in 1993. He will be dearly missed by his family and friends. He is survived by his wife of 69 years, Mary Brooks Varner of Robbinsville, NC; his daughters and sons-in-law, Diana and Bill Peppers of Okeechobee, FL, Andrea and Pat Kriser of Swartz Creek, MI, and Musetta and Mike Cary of Robbinsville, NC; his three grandchildren, Rev. Mike and Pam Peppers of Okeechobee, FL, Jon and Mike Gillette of Canton, NC, and Meredith and Darrin Jenkins of Robbinsville, NC; and three great grandchildren, Emily Peppers, Austin Jenkins, and Adisyn Jenkins. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 am Thursday, April 1, 2010 at the Townson-Smith Chapel. The Reverend Mike Barres and Reverend Michael Peppers, Theo's grandson, will officiate. Burial will follow at Sawyers Creek Cemetery. The Family will receive friends from 10:00 to 11:00 am Thursday at the Chapel, prior to the service. Townson-Smith Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements. An online register is available at www.townson-smithfuneralhome.com.
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