Loretta Buchanan, 84 of Honeysuckle Lane, passed away Friday, December 20, 2019 at her residence. She is the daughter of the late Geter and Juanita Buchanan. She was a member of Pleasant Hill Baptist Church in Frank, NC but faithfully attended Paint Fork Baptist Church in Mars Hill where she was loved dearly.

She is survived by a son, David Bailey of Norcross, GA; brothers, Charles Boyd Buchanan (Linda) of Elk Park, NC, Jimmy Clyde Buchanan (Gail) of Minneapolis, NC and Rev. Wayne Buchanan (Betty) of Elk Park, NC; a host of nieces and nephews she loved and special friends, Alice Garrett, Hazel Robinson, Maggie Atkins and Nell Masters.

A funeral service will be held at 3:00PM Sunday December 22, 2019 at Robbie Capps Memorial Chapel of Blue Ridge Funeral Service. Reverends Wayne Buchanan and Ronnie Robinson will officiate. Committal service will follow in the chapel. Private burial will be held in the Middle Fork Baptist Church Cemetery. Serving as pallbearers: Tim, Richard, Jeremy and Tracy Buchanan, Zachary Robinson, Steve Metcalf, Matthew Honeycutt and Aaron Jeffords. Honorary pallbearers; Jack Atkins and Eugene Metcalf. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service.

In lieu of flowers memorials may be made to; Hospice of Madison County, 590 Medical Park Drive, Marshall, NC 28753 or Paint Fork Baptist Church, 463 Bradley Branch Rd., Mars Hill, NC 28754

Online condolences may be sent to the family at www.blueridgefuneralservice.org