William Alexander "Mac" Mcelduff

ASHEVILLE - WILLIAM ALEXANDER "MAC" McELDUFF, 88, OF 212 E. CHESTNUT STREET, DIED SATURDAY, AUGUST 12, 2000 AT HIS RESIDENCE. A NATIVE OF BLACKSTOCK, S.C. AND RESIDENT OF ASHEVILLE FOR OVER 50 YEARS. HE WAS A SON OF THE LATE HENRY M. McELDUFF AND SARA ALEXANDER McCARLEY McELDUFF AND WAS PRECEDED IN DEATH BY HIS BROTHERS, JAMES EDWIN "JIM" McELDUFF FORMERLY OF CHARLOTTE AND THOMAS MARION "STACK" McELDUFF FORMERLY OF WILMINGTON, DELAWARE. HE WAS THE FORMER OWNER AND OPERATOR OF McELDUFF'S ORTHOPEDIC AND APPLIANCE COMPANY. MR. McELDUFF WAS A W. W. I I VETERAN SERVING IN THE U.S. ARMY, MEMBER OF THE MASONIC LODGE, OASIS SHRINERS TEMPLE, WEST ASHEVILLE KIWANIS CLUB, V.F.W. POST # 891, WESTERN N.C. PILOTS ASSOCIATION, THE LOYAL ORDER OF THE ELKS WHERE HE HAD SERVED AS EXALTED RULER AND SERVED FOR MANY YEARS AS THE COUNTY CORNER IN BUNCOMBE COUNTY. HE WAS A FORMER MEMBER OF THE LION'S CLUB. SURVIVING ARE HIS DAUGHTER, BARBARA ANN BROWNING OF DURHAM, SISTERS, LOUISE McELDUFF LAWING OF MT. HOLLY AND SARA IRENE BRYANT OF TUSCOLOOSA, ALABAMA; THREE GRANDCHILDREN AND SEVERAL NIECES AND NEPHEWS. FUNERAL SERVICES WILL BE HELD 11 A.M. TUESDAY IN THE CHAPEL OF ANDERS-RICE FUNERAL HOME IN ASHEVILLE WITH THE FAMILY RECEIVING FRIENDS ONE HOUR PRIOR TO SERVICES AT THE FUNERAL HOME. FOLLOWING SERVICES IN ASHEVILLE MR. McELDUFF WILL BE TAKEN TO WOODLAWN FUNERAL HOME IN MT. HOLLY WHERE THE FAMILY WILL RECEIVE FRIENDS FROM 7 TO 9 P.M. TUESDAY. GRAVESIDE SERVICES WILL BE HELD AT 11 A.M. WEDNESDAY AT CONCORD PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH CEMETERY, BLACKSTOCK, S.C.