Priscilla Hayden

Mrs. Priscilla Ann Surratt Hayden, 66, of Eastview Street, Morganton, passed away on Tuesday, Jan. 2, 2007, while at Grace Hospital following a period of declining health. She was born on Feb. 28, 1940, in Burke County to the late Edward Surratt Sr. and the late Fannie Mae Harbison Surratt. She was a former member of St. Stephens Episcopal Church. She retired from employment with Drexel Knitting Mill where she worked as a knitter. Survivors include two brothers, Edward Surratt Jr. and his wife, Coy Ann, and William A. "Lover" Surratt, all of Morganton; three sisters, Betty J. Moore and her husband, Billy, of Lenoir, Ruby E. Berry and her husband, Stanley, of Valdese and Brenda S. Corpening and her husband, Winford Jr,. of Morganton; special family members, James, Vanessa and Tyler Hayden, of Morganton; three aunts, Nellie Johnson of Morganton, Ella Harbison and Elizabeth Harbison; and a host of nephews, nieces, other relatives and friends. In addition to her parents,she was preceded in death by a sister, Fannie Lucille Surratt. Funeral services are scheduled for 2 p.m. Friday at Fleming Memorial Chapel at Ebony Funeral Services with the Revs. Ruppert Ferguson and W. F. McIntosh Jr. officiating. The Hayden family will receive friends from 1 p.m. to 1:55 p.m. at the chapel prior to the services. Entombment will follow services at Burke Memorial Park. Ebony Funeral Services of Morganton is assisting the family with arrangements.