WILLIAM H. CHESTNUT
Farmer
WHITEVILLE -- William Howard Chestnut, 82, died Thursday, Feb. 15, 2001 at Columbus County Hospital.
He was a retired farmer.
Final rites will be conducted Monday, Feb. 19 at 1 p.m. at New Light Missionary Baptist Church, Hallsboro, by the Rev. Earl Godfrey. Interment will be in the Chestnut Cemetery. Peoples Funeral Home is handling the arrangements.
He is survived by his wife, Fannie K. Chestnut; two daughters: Margaret Chestnut-Wimbush and Shirley Abrams, both of Philadelphia, Pa.; and one son: the Rev. Thurman L. Chestnut of Whiteville.
VIRGINIA S. LEWIS
Homemaker
BLADENBORO -- Virginia Spivey Lewis, 73, of the Sandhill Community, died Thursday, Feb. 15, 2001 at Bladen County Hospital.
Final rites will be conducted Tuesday, Feb. 20 at 1:30 p.m. at Sandhill Missionary Baptist Church by the Rev. Andrew Reaves. Interment will be in the Sandhill Cemetery. Peoples Fu-neral Home is handling the ar-rangements.
She is survived by one daughter: Margie Ann Spivey of Bladenboro; two sisters: Bessie M. Pone of Bladenboro and Louise Brown of Bronx, N.Y.; three brothers: Bobby Jerry Spivey of Elizabeth, N.J., Glover Murphy and Henry B. Spivey, both of Bladenboro.
RUTHIE S. WILLIAMS
Cook in CC Schools
CERRO GORDO -- Ruthie Mae Strickland Williams, 77, died Wednesday, Feb. 14, 2001 at Britthaven of Northchase, Wilmington.
She was a native of Columbus County and had worked as a cook for Columbus County Schools until her retirement. She was preceded in death by her husband Harlee Williams.
Final rites were conducted Saturday, Feb. 17 at Meares Funeral Home by the Rev. Tim Moore. Interment was in Edwards Cemetery. Meares Funeral Home handled the arrangements.
She is survived by three sons: Harvey Williams of Wilmington, Johnnie Williams of Raleigh, and Terry Williams of Cerro Gordo; one daughter: Judy L. Williams of Jacksonville; two sisters: Geneva Hammonds of Fair Bluff and Ina Hayes of Lake Waccamaw; 12 grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren.
MARY F. EDWARDS
Columbus County Hospital worker
WHITEVILLE -- Mary Frances "Frank" Edwards, 66, died Thursday, Feb. 15, 2001 in Duke Medical Center.
She was born in Columbus County, the daughter of the late Emmett and Ruth Price Brown. She was formerly employed with Columbus County Hospital and was a member of Grace Baptist Church.
Final rites were conducted Sunday, Feb. 18 at Peacock’s Chapel in the Pines by the Rev. Jim Bartlett. Interment was in the Owens Cemetery. Peacock Funeral Home handled the arrangements.
She is survived by her husband, Jack Edwards; one son: Ronald Edwards of Whiteville; four daughters: Judy Meadows of Bladenboro, Becki McDonald and Emette Tedder, both of Whiteville, and Sandra Priest of Clarkton; two sisters: Inez Ikner and Betty Babson of Bladenboro; and nine grandchildren.
Serving as pallbearers were: Doug Edwards, Bryan Edwards, J.D. Meadows, Byron Tedder, Coy Naile, and Scotty Thompson.
THOMAS E. WILLIAMSON
Retired farmer
CHADBOURN -- Thomas "Tom" Edison Williamson, 77, died Sunday, Feb. 18, 2001 in Columbus County Hospital.
He was the husband of the late Pauline Lee Williamson and the son of the late James Frank and Louetta Martin Williamson. He was a retired farmer in the Williamson’s Crossroads Community.
Final rites will be conducted Tuesday, Feb. 20 at 2 p.m. at Macedonia Baptist Church by the Reverends Vernon Williamson and J.P. Williams. Interment will be in the church cemetery. Worthington Funeral Home is handling the arrangements.
He is survived by one daughter: Staretta W. Cartrette of Lexington; three sons: Tommy Williamson, Charles Wayne Williamson, and Harry Franklin Williamson, all of Chadbourn; one sister: Penny W. Nance of Cerro Gordo; two brothers: William Vance Williamson of Chadbourn and Bob Williamson of Whiteville; eight grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.
Visitation will be Monday from 7-9 p.m. at Worthington Funeral Home, Chadbourn.
ADELL S. SMITH
Homemaker
WHITEVILLE -- Adell Spivey Smith, 77, died Friday, Feb. 16, 2001 at her residence.
Final rites were conducted Sunday, Feb. 18 at Worthington Funeral Home by the Rev. John McPherson. Interment was in Flynn Cemetery. Worthington Funeral Home handled the ar-rangements.
She is survived by two sons: Jason Smith and Harold Smith, both of Whiteville; five daughters: Grace Ward of Chadbourn, Hilda Lowrance and Betty Tompkins, both of Smithfield, Nancy Duncan and Deborah Kay Hinson, both of Whiteville; one brother: John Junior Spivey of New York; one sister: Margaret Farrell of Sacramento, Calif.; 28 grandchildren and 34 great-grandchildren.
Pallbearers were: John Brown, Neil Brown, Daylon Brown, Harl Brown, Harold Smith Jr., and Gerald Ward.
ELBERT R. GORE
Retired DOT worker
WHITEVILLE -- Elbert R. Gore, 85, died Thursday, Feb. 15, 2001 at Loris Hospital.
Final rites were conducted Saturday, Feb. 17 at Old Dock United Methodist Church. Interment was in the church cemetery. McKenzie Mortuary handled the arrangements.
He is survived by three daughters: Virginia G. Formy-duval of Nakina, Wanda G. Ward of Whiteville, and Elsie G. Faulk of Chadbourn; six sons: Ervin "Bud" Gore, Preston Gore, Danny Gore, Ricky Gore, and Craig Gore, all of Whiteville, and Tommy Gore of Nakina; two sisters: Nellie Ward of Whiteville and Annie Mae Inman of Nakina; 15 grandchildren and 17 great-grandchildren.
DUKE R. WAYNE REGISTER
Computer operator
WHITEVILLE -- Duke R. Wayne Register, 59, formerly of Wilmington, died Saturday, Feb. 10, 2001 in Brunswick County.
Final rites were conducted Thursday, Feb. 15 at Palmyra Baptist Church by the Rev. Oscar Hullender. Interment was in the church cemetery. McKenzie Mortuary handled the arrangements.
He is survived by one daughter: Roma R. Honeycutt of Bur-gaw; one son: David Shane Register of Wilmington; his mother: Mazie E. Register of Whiteville; one sister: Sara Elizabeth Baker of Whiteville; and three grandchildren.
LEAVY E. SIMMONS
U.S. Postal Service manager
ASH -- Leavy Everett "Scott" Simmons, 84, died Thursday, Feb. 15, 2001 at Brunswick Community Hospital.
Mr. Simmons was born April 25, 1916 in Brunswick County, the son of the late Marion and Bessie Simmons. He was a retired manager with the U.S. Postal Service in Rocky Mount and was an U.S. Army Veteran, having served during WWII. He was preceded in death by his wife Margaret White Simmons, a daughter June Cottle, and a grandson Ronnie Evans.
Final rites were conducted Sunday, Feb. 18 in New Britton Baptist Church by the Reverends Sterling Sarvis and Eugene Evans. Interment was in the church cemetery. Coble Ward-Smith Funeral Service of Supply handled the arrangements.
He is survived by two sons: Michael Simmons and wife Terenthia of Ash, Terry Simmons and wife Connie of Var-namtown; one daughter: Marian McCumbee and hus-band Dewayne of Ash; six grandchildren: Jordan McCumbee, Joshua and Matthew Simmons, Shannon Brown, Tracey Tyndell, and Danielle Johnson; and a great-granddaughter: Stacey Johnson.
IRIS F. RICHARDS
WHITEVILLE -- Iris F. Richards, 79, formerly of Cochise, Ariz., died Monday, Feb. 12, 2001 in Columbus County Hospital.
She was born in Fayette County, W. Va., the daughter of the late Louis and Ruth Brown Quinn.
She is survived by two daughters: Dawn Tedder and Sharon Roop, both of Whiteville; two sons: Michael Girimont of Pinehurst and John Girimont of Cochise, Ariz.; eight grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.
Peacock Funeral Home is an-nouncing for the family.
SARAH M. SPAULDING
Retired nurse
LAKE WACCAMAW -- Sarah Mitchell Spaulding, 74, died Wednesday, Feb. 14, 2001 at New Hanover Regional Medical Center, Wilmington.
She was the widow of Harry L. Spaulding and the daughter of the late Samuel L. and Elease Graham Mitchell.
Final rites were conducted Sunday, Feb. 18 at St. James Baptist Church by the Reverends Graylen Mitchell and Ronald Campbell. Interment was in St. James Cemetery. Worthington Funeral Home handled the arrangements.
She is survived by two sons: Harry L. Spaulding of the home and Harvey M. Spaulding of Bridgeton, N.J.; five sisters: Luticia Jacobs, Lila Spaulding, Mary A. Graham, and Laura Webb, all of Lake Waccamaw and Ruby Campbell of Southport; two brothers: Joseph E. Mitchell and Lewis Mitchell, both of Lake Waccamaw; and four grandchildren.
Pallbearers were: Haynes A. Graham Jr., Lewis Graham, Johnathan Graham, Van Jacobs, Wilbert Jacobs, Wayne Webb, and Jimmy Webb.
MATTIE D. BRYANT
Homemaker
WHITEVILLE -- Mattie Dowless Bryant, 83, formerly of Bladen County, died Monday, Feb. 19, 2001 in Columbus County Hospital.
Graveside services will be conducted Wednesday, Feb. 21 at 2 p.m. at Bladen Memorial Gardens, Bladenboro, by the Rev. Larry Priest. Worthington Funeral Home is handling the arrangements.
She is survived by her husband, Dennis Maxton Bryant of Whiteville; five daughters: Pearline D. Cartrette and Juanita Nobles, both of Chad-bourn, Doris Lucille Reynolds of Elizabethtown, Rosa Lee Jernigan of Oak Dale, and Maxine Louise Sexton of Rocky Mount; four sons: Earl Bryant, Leroy Bryant, and Dennis Samuel Bryant, all of Elizabethtown, and Morris Bryant of Johannesburg, Mich.; 18 grandchildren, 29 great-grandchildren, and two great-great-grandchildren.
Visitation will be 7-9 p.m. Tuesday at Worthington Funeral Home, Chadbourn.
MARIE K. HANNAH
WHITEVILLE -- Marie K. Hannah, 93, died Friday, Feb. 16, 2001 at Shoreland Health Care Center.
Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Peoples Funeral Home.
HELEN A. MILLER
Homemaker
WHITEVILLE -- Helen Annabell Miller, 97, formerly of Nowata, Okla., died Sunday, Feb. 18, 2001.
She was born in St. Francois County, Mo., the daughter of the late Charles and Annie Bell Fox.
Funeral services will be conducted at graveside Saturday, Feb. 24 at 11 a.m. at Nowata Memorial Cemetery, Nowata, Okla. Peacock Funeral Home and Benjamin Funeral Service of Nowata, Okla. are handling the arrangements.
She is survived by one son: Major Lloyd Morgan RET of Whiteville; one daughter: Lucille Cox of Midland, Texas; four grandchildren, one great-grandchild, and one great-great-grandchild.
Visitation will be Monday, Feb. 19 from 7-8:30 p.m. at Pea-cock’s Chapel In The Pines.
Memorials may be made to Living Word Church, 6374 Chadbourn Highway, Chadbourn, N.C. 28431.
BILLY E. PYATT
Truck driver
BOLTON -- Billy Eugene Pyatt, 50, died Friday, March 23, 2001 at Columbus County Hospital.
Final rites were conducted Friday, March 30 at Green Chapel Missionary Baptist Church by the Rev. Dr. Henry Jones Jr. Interment will be in the Restwell Cemetery. Peoples Funeral Home handled the arrangements.
He is survived by four sisters: Mable L. Pyatt, Eunice Pyatt, and Mary Adams, all of Bolton, and Velma Ferguson of Suitland, Md.; four brothers: Earl Pyatt, William Pyatt Jr., and Frankie Pyatt, all of Springfield, Mass., and Isaiah Pyatt of Wilmington.
RADIA YATES
Homemaker
LEXINGTON PARK, MD. -- Radia Yates, 93, formerly of Chadbourn, died Wednesday, March 28, 2001 at St. Mary’s Hospital in Leonardtown, Md.
Final rites will be conducted Saturday, April 7 at 1 p.m. at First Baptist Church of Chadbourn by the Rev. Jessie Peacock. Interment will be in Belview Cemetery, Chadbourn. Peoples Funeral Home is handling the arrangements.
She is survived by a son: Elbert Yates of Lexington Park, Md.; and a sister: Callista Nance of Chadbourn.
CALDONIA W. DAVIS
Homemaker
CLARKTON -- Caldonia W. Davis, 87, of the Lisbon Community, died Friday, March 30, 2001 at Bladen County Hospital.
Final rites will be conducted Friday, April 6 at 2 p.m. at White’s Creek Baptist Church by the Rev. Gordon Griffin. Interment will be in the church cemetery. Peoples Funeral Home is handling the arrangements.
She is survived by nine daughters: Elizabeth Allen of Council, Annie Louise Shaw of Charleston, S.C., Velma Williams, Barbara Holmes, Mary Isaac, and Lorane Davis, all of Brooklyn, N.Y., Viola Jones Ukiwe of Washington, D.C., Darlene Bryant of Clarkton, and Angelia Davis of Woodbridge, Va.; two sons: Hubert Davis of Council and Herbert James Davis Jr. of Brooklyn, N.Y.; two sisters: Annie McKoy and Fannie Kealon, both of Clarkton.
The family will receive friends Thursday from 7-8 p.m. at the Peoples Funeral Home Chapel, Whiteville.
SARAH M. BATIE
Homemaker
WHITEVILLE -- Sarah M. Batie, 92, died Sunday, April 1, 2001 at Columbus County Hospital.
Final rites will be conducted Sunday, April 8 at 2 p.m. at Friendship Missionary Baptist Church by the Rev. Dr. I.B. Horton. Interment will be in the Mt. Tabor Memorial Garden in Cerro Gordo. Peoples Funeral Home is handling the arrangements.
She is survived by a daughter: JoAnn Batie of the home.
There will be a wake Saturday, April 7 from 7-8 p.m. at the Peoples Funeral Chapel, Whiteville.
LAUDER B. BRIDGERS
NCDOT retiree, deacon
CLARKTON -- Lauder Broughter Bridgers, 76, died Friday, March 30, 2001 at Columbus County Hospital.
Mr. Bridgers served as a deacon at Clarkton First Baptist Church. He retired from the North Carolina Department of Transportation in 1987 after 33 years.
Final rites were conducted Sunday, April 1 at Clarkton First Baptist Church by the Rev. Dr. Mike Thompson. Interment was in Clarkton City Cemetery.
He is survived by his wife, Jeanette Burney Bridgers; three sons: Dr. Stephen Bridgers and Jeff Bridgers, both of Elizabethtown, and Wayne Bridgers of Concord; one sister: Agnes Robbins of Elizabethtown; and seven grandchildren.
Memorials are suggested to the Clarkton Rescue or to Clarkton First Baptist Church.
JULIET L. EVANS
BLADENBORO -- Juliet Lennon Evans, 74, died Monday, April 2, 2001 in Bladen County Hospital.
Mrs. Evans was a member of Lennon’s Crossroads Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by her husband Hubert Evans.
Final rites will be conducted Thursday, April 5 at 3 p.m. at Lewis Funeral Home by the Reverends Larry Hayes and Clifton R. Kinlaw. Interment will be in Singletary Cemetery located on Old Boardman Road. Lewis Funeral Home is handling the arrangements.
She is survived by one son: Phillip Lowell Evans of Chadbourn; one daughter: June Evans Curry of Bladenboro; one sister: Olene King of Lumberton; and four grandchildren.
COHEN GREENE
BROOKLYN, N.Y. -- Cohen Greene, 51, formerly of Bolton, died Monday, April 2, 2001 in New York, N.Y.
Final rites will be conducted Saturday, April 7 at 11 a.m. at Friendship AME Church in Bolton. Interment will be in the Restwell Cemetery, Bolton. Peoples Funeral Home is handling the arrangements.
He is survived by his mother: Edith Greene of Brooklyn, N.Y.; five sisters: Doris Fitzpatrick and Gennette Banks, both of Madison, Wis., Mae Greene of Brooklyn, N.Y., Elouise GreeneWebb of Oakland, Calif., and Jean Horton of Bronx, N.Y.; three brothers: Robert Greene and Franklin Greene, both of Oakland, Calif., and Fred Greene of Freeman.
CARY E. ROGERS
Construction worker
TABOR CITY -- Cary Edwin Rogers, 22, died Sunday, April 1, 2001 in Cherokee.
Mr. Rogers was a construction worker. He was preceded in death by his father, Jerry Neil Rogers Sr.
Final rites will be conducted Friday, April 6 at 3 p.m. in the Inman Funeral Home Chapel. Interment will be in the Norris Cemetery. Inman Funeral Home is handling the arrangements.
He is survived by his mother: Priscilla Norris of Tabor City; one daughter: Carie Sierra Rogers of Tabor City; one sister: Wanda Jean Dye of Johnson City, Tenn.; three brothers: Jerry Neil Rogers Jr. of Tabor City, Terry Edward Rogers of Blountsville, Tenn., and Wallace Jason Rogers of Johnsonville, Tenn.
ROOSEVELT MELVIN
TABOR CITY -- Roosevelt Melvin, 77, died Wednesday, April 4, 2001.
Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Westside Funeral Home.
