Anne McBryde

1913 - 2016

Anne Shuford McBryde GIBSON - Anne Shuford McBryde, 102, resident of Gibson, NC and Blowing Rock, NC, peacefully entered eternal life on September 18, 2016. Her loving and devoted daughters, Anne and Barbara, were by her side at the time of passing. Anne was born on November 8, 1913 in Conover, NC to Adrian Lafayette and Annie Warlick Shuford. She was predeceased by her spouses William McKenzie and Gaston McBryde; her parents; her siblings Adrian L. Shuford Jr. (Dorothy Lewis-Griffith survives), Mary Shuford Palmer and Betty Shuford Yount; and is survived by her brother, Henry Shuford (Nancy). "Grannie Annie", as she was affectionately known, took great delight in her family, including her daughters, Anne Shuford McKenzie and Barbara McKenzie Scott (Jim); three grandchildren, Robin Harvey (Jennifer Brown), Margaret Lawrence (Jamie), and Kathy Rummage (Abe); and six great-grandchildren, Elise, Michael and William Harvey, Gavin Lawrence, and Brodie and Mack Rummage. A memorial service celebrating Anne's life will be held at 11am on Saturday, September 24, at Rumple Memorial Presbyterian Church in Blowing Rock. A second memorial service will be held at Laurinburg Presbyterian Church in Laurinburg, NC at a date to be announced in the near future. Donations honoring Anne's memory may be made to: Rumple Memorial Presbyterian Church in Bowing Rock, NC; St. Andrews University in Laurinburg, NC; and Laurinburg Presbyterian Church.