Mrs. Otealia Lail Baldwin: Obituary

Otealia Lail Baldwin, age 87, of the Nantahala community passed away Thursday, June 29, 2016 in Buncombe County, NC. She was born in Buncombe County, NC to the late Henry Clay and Palace Jones Lail. Otealia had worked as an advocate for low income Senior Citizens and part-time with the Macon County Forest Service as an Environmental Aide. She was a member of the Aquone Baptist Church where she was a Sunday school teacher over 62 years. Otealia loved her family with all her heart. She loved camping, gospel music, traveling, gardening and reading her bible.

In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband, Earl Kimsey Baldwin; one son, Lynn Baldwin; one brother, David Lail; and two sisters, Betty Sue Lail and Eleanor Lail.

She is survived by two sons, Richard Baldwin and wife Barbara and Tommy Baldwin and wife Shirley all of Topton, NC; one sister, Linda Horner of FL; one daughter-in-law, Reta Baldwin of Andrews, NC; seven grandchildren, Chris Baldwin and wife Donna, Ginger Ramsey and husband Scott, Melissa Baldwin, Tammy Coleman and husband Steve, Chucky Baldwin and wife Misty, Scott Baldwin and wife Amy and Kevin Baldwin and 20 great-grandchildren, Gavin Baldwin, Serena, Anna and Noah Ramsey, Lauren and Amber Gearhart, Blake, Brook and Bryson Newton, Eric Duong, Shyla and Wyatt Coleman, Whitney, Jena, Hunter, Chloe, Dylan Corey Baldwin, Hannah and Aubrey Baldwin.

Funeral Services will be held at 7 PM, Friday, July 1, 2016 at the Aquone Baptist Church in Topton, NC. Rev. David Postell will officiate. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Grandsons will serve as pallbearers.

The family will receive friends from 6-7 PM, Friday, July 1, 2016 at the Aquone Baptist Church in Topton, NC.

In lieu of flowers memorials may be made to the Baptist Children’s Home of North Carolina, P.O. Box 338, Thomasville, NC 27361-0338.

Townson-Rose Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

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