Galan Lynn McGuire

Galan Lynn McGuire, 51 of Nebo, NC died Saturday, December 3, 2011 as a result of injuries received in an auto accident. Born June 23, 1960 in Avery County, NC, he was a son of the late Jay Hoyle McGuire and Pansy Lusk McGuire. He was a former employee of Henredon Furniture and was an avid horseman.Surviving are his wife, Hazel Fleenor McGuire; a son, Morgan McGuire of Watauga County, NC; brothers, Dean McGuire and his wife Earline and Michael McGuire and his companion, Frances Porter all of Banner Elk, NC, Gerald McGuire and his wife, Lisa of Roan Mountain, TN, and Danny McGuire and his wife, Wanda of Banner Elk; sisters, Martha Gwyn and her husband, Howard of Dallas, NC and Kathy Horney and her husband, Leroy of Morganton; step-children, Jeffery, Phyllis and Sandra; ten grandchildren and a great grandchild, ?Baby Boo?; and fifteen nieces and nephews.The funeral will be held at 2:00 p.m., Tuesday, December 6, 2011 at Valley Haven Baptist Church on Beach Mountain Parkway, Banner Elk, NC with the Rev. Allen Fredell officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. The family will receive friends at the church on Tuesday from noon until 2:00 p.m. At other times the family will be at the home of a brother, Michael McGuire, 2060 Balm Highway, Banner Elk. Memorial gifts may be made to Valley Haven Baptist Church Cemetery Fund, Banner Elk, NC. Sossoman Funeral Home and Crematory Center in Morganton is assisting the family.