November 1, 2001

Mary Ann C. Davis
  Mary Ann Corbett Davis, 58, of Selma died Wednesday at Pitt County Memorial  
Hospital. The funeral will be conducted by the Rev. Linwood Crocker at 2 p.m.  
Friday at Farmville Funeral Home Church Street Chapel. Burial will follow in the  
Corbett Family Cemetery near Fountain.
  Surviving are one daughter, Melanie Godwin of Kenly; two sons, Jeff  Joyner of  
Farmville and Scott Joyner of Princeton; her parents, Joe and Grace Corbett of  
Falkland; four sisters, Janice Pollard of Macclesfield, Dorothy Heath of  
Greenville, Christine Pollard of Pinetops and Margaret Watson of Wilson; three  
grandchildren; one stepgrandchild; and two stepgreat-grandchildren.
  The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 7-9 tonight and at  
other times at the home of Joe and Grace Corbett, 434 N.C. 222, Fountain.

Stanley S. Ordess
Oct. 8, 1921 Oct. 31, 2001
  BAILEY -- Stanley Serge Ordess, 80, died Wednesday. A graveside service will be  
conducted by the Rev. Lester Bissette and the Rev. Robert Rose at 11 a.m. Friday  
in Bailey Cemetery.
  Surviving are his wife, Louise Brantley Ordess; two sons, Mark Ordess of  
Fredericksburg, Va., and Jody Ordess of Bailey; one sister, Nancy Mongiello of  
Revere, Mass; a brother, Michael Ordess of Winchester, Mass; and seven  
grandchildren.
  The family will receive friends at Joyner’s Funeral Home, 4100 U.S. 264 West,  
from 7-9 tonight and at other times at 7390 Frazier Road.

Henry E. Watson
  KENLY -- Henry Elwin Watson, 85, of 507 E. Second St. died Tuesday at his home.  
A graveside service was conducted by the Rev. Charles L. Renfrow at 11 a.m.  
today in Kenly Cemetery.
  Watson was owner of Watson Hardware and Oil Co.
  Surviving are his wife, Pattie Wiggs Watson; two daughters, Patsy Jo Tomlinson  
and Janet Bennett, both of Wilson; a son, Charlie Watson of Hampstead; a sister,  
Josephine Disney of Maryland; and four grandchildren.
  Arrangements were handled by Coley Funeral Home.

Thelma T. Sumrell
  AYDEN -- Thelma Taylor Sumrell, 82, died Monday at Pitt County Memorial  
Hospital. The funeral will be held at 2  p.m. Friday at Farmer Funeral Service.  
Burial will follow in Ayden Cemetery.
  Surviving are a daughter, Billie Faye Smith of Greenville; a son, Bobby J.  
Sumrell of Farmville; two brothers, Donald Taylor and LeLand Taylor, both of  
Snow Hill; two sisters, including Estelle Goff of Elm City; four grandchildren;  
four great-grandchildren; and two step great-grandchildren.
  The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 7-9 tonight and at  
other times at the home of her daughter, 2299 Wolf Pit Road, Greenville.

Bettie Mae T. Cox
May 12, 1942 Oct. 26, 2001
  Bettie Mae Tucker Cox, 59, of 1505 Coleman St. died Friday at Pitt County  
Memorial Hospital. The funeral will be conducted by Elder Henry Cox at 2 p.m.  
Saturday at Glory Baptist Church, 502 S.W. Jordan St. Burial will follow in  
Hamilton Burial Garden.
  She was employed at James I. Miller Tobacco Co. and was a member of Three  
Tabernacle Holiness Church of Kenly.
  Surviving are three daughters, Diane Tucker, Dorothy Faye Cox and Michelle T.  
Cosmin, all of Wilson; four sons, Ray Charles Tucker, Joe Lewis Cox, Bobby Earl  
Cox and David Cox, all of Wilson; her mother, Marie Tucker of Wilson; five  
sisters, Shirley Wiggins, Doris Tucker, Ann Howard and Willistine Jackson, all  
of Wilson, and Catherine Tucker of Newark, N.J.; one brother, James Lee Tucker  
of Richmond, Va.; 17 grandchildren; and 11 great-grandchildren.
  The body may be viewed at Hamilton Funeral Chapel, 726 S. Tarboro St., Friday  
from 3-9:30 p.m. with the family receiving friends there from 7-8 p.m. and at  
other times at 804 Kenan St. and will assemble there one hour before the  
funeral.

Lonnie Daniels
Dec. 1, 1922 Oct. 26, 2001
  Lonnie Daniels, 78, of 635 Reidtown Road, Fremont, died Oct. 26 at Wilson  
Medical Center. The funeral will be conducted by Elder Donnie Daniels at 1 p.m.  
Saturday at St. Mark Church of Christ of Faro. Burial will follow in St. Delight  
Cemetery, Walstonburg.
  Surviving are seven daughters, Barbara Jean Darden of Silver Spring, Md.,  
Janice Ward of Reston, Va., Nancy Thompson of East Orange, N.J., Mary Daniels of  
Hampton, Va., Evon Daniels of Faro, Beverly Daniels of Stantonsburg and Patricia  
Lewis of Wilson; two sisters, Christine Dupree of Pinetops and Catherine  
Williams of Wilson; 16 grandchildren, including Timothy Daniels and Gregory  
Daniels, whom she reared; and 10 great-grandchildren.
  The body may be viewed at Hamilton Funeral Chapel, 726 S. Tarboro St., Friday  
from 3-9:30 p.m. with the family receiving friends there from 8:15-9:15 p.m. and  
at other times 4068 Old Black Creek Road where they will assemble one hour  
before the funeral.

Blonnie B. McRae
May 13, 1931 Oct. 30, 2001
  Blonnie Baldwin McRae, 70, of 701 Maury St. died Tuesday at Wilmed Nursing  
Care Center. The funeral will be conducted by Elder Oscar Pender at 3 p.m.  
Saturday at Mount Calvary Holiness Church, 706 New St. Burial will follow in  
Hamilton Burial Garden.
  She was a member of Calvary Holiness Church where she served on the mother  
board.
  Surviving are four daughters, Mary Edwards of Philadelphia, Lucy Barnes,  
Vivian Chestnut and Linda Pender, all of Wilson; four sons, Jerry McRae of  
Ormond Beach, Fla., Gary McRae of Perry, Fla., Charles McRae of Nash County and  
Reginald McRae of Wilson; her mother, Lucy Smith of Wilson; 22 grandchildren;  
and 13 great-grandchild.
  The body may be viewed at Hamilton Funeral Chapel, 726 S. Tarboro St., Friday  
from 3-9:30 p.m. The family will receive friends at 917 College Circle and will  
assemble there one hour before the funeral.

Elsie B. Atkinson
Feb. 22, 1920 Oct. 31, 2001
  Elsie Blackmon Atkinson, 81, died Wednesday. The funeral will be conducted by  
the Rev. Mark Woolard at 10 a.m. Saturday at Joyner’s Funeral Home, 4100 U.S.  
264 West. Burial will be in Meadowbrook Memorial Gardens, Suffolk, Va.
  Surviving are three daughters, Linda Watson of Grantsboro, Sandra Lee of  
Hertford and Joan Bishop of Chesapeake, Va.; a sister, Eula Johnson of Wilson;  
nine grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
  The family will receive friends at the funeral home Friday from 7-9 p.m.

Mary S. Sexton
  MICRO -- Mary S. Sexton, 69, died Wednesday at Wilson Medical Center. The  
funeral will be conducted by the Rev. Melvin Whittington at 2 p.m. Saturday at  
New Beginnings Community Church, 5334 Lamm Road. Burial will follow in Black  
Creek Cemetery.
  Surviving are six daughters, Kay Caddl of Kannapolis, Carol Sexton Blalock of  
Lucama, Yvonne Sexton of Micro, Milly Glover of Wilson, Nancy Jones and Linda  
Jones, both of Smithfield; three sons, Mike Sexton of Fremont, J.T. Sexton Jr.  
and Coy Sexton, both of Wilson; five sisters, Franice Wood and Betty Guy, both  
of South Carolina, Mattie Becker of Gastonia, Shirley Green of Stanley and Linda  
Winebar of Florida; three brothers, Robert Scarborough of Kings Mountain, Jerry  
Scarborough and Johnny Scarborough, both of Gastonia; 20 grandchildren; and  
seven great-grandchildren.
  The family will receive friends at Coley Funeral Home, Kenly Friday from 7-9  
p.m.

David E. Atkinson
Dec. 7, 1963 Oct. 29, 2001
  David Earl Atkinson, 38, of 613 Lane St. died Monday at Wilson Medical Center.  
The funeral will be conducted by the Rev. Mable Weeble Saturday at 2 p.m. at  
Edwards Funeral Home, 805 E. Nash St.. Burial will follow in the Becky Pate  
Cemetery, Lucama.
  Surviving are his mother, Georgiana L. Barnes of the home; three sisters,  
Marcine Burke, Barbara Atkinson and Brenda Atkinson, all of Wilson; and three  
brothers, James Wall of Wendell, Johnnie Lee and Jim Barnes, both of Wilson.
  The body may be viewed at the funeral home Friday from 2-7 p.m. The family  
will receive friends at the residence and will assemble there one hour before  
the funeral.

Frances E. Batts
  Frances Estelle Batts, 63, of 4443 Upchurch Road, Elm City, died Wednesday at  
Wilson Medical Center.
  Arrangements are incomplete and being handled by Hamilton Funeral Chapel, 726  
S. Tarboro St.

Bobby McCall
  Bobby McCall, 40, of 116 E. Spruce St. did Wednesday at Wilson Medical Center.
  Arrangements are incomplete and being handled by Hamilton Funeral Chapel, 726  
S. Tarboro St.


November 2, 2001

Gary L. Inman Jr.
  Gary Lee Inman Jr., 65, formerly of Elm City, died Monday. The funeral will be  
held in Washington, D.C.
  Surviving are eight sisters, Mollie Barnes of Norfolk, Va., Shirley Henderson  
of Henderson, Margaret Batts of Washington, D.C., Annie Armstrong and Carolyn  
Inman, both of Elm City, Sandra Sanders, Linda Swinson and Dosie Bryant, all of  
Wilson; and four brothers, Charles Inman and Ricky Inman, both of Washington,  
D.C., Leroy Inman of Jacksonville and Elbert Inman of Wilson.

Pet M. Wooten
June 15, 1916 Oct. 31, 2001
  STANTONSBURG -- Pet Musgrave Wooten died Wednesday at the Kitty Askins Hospice  
Center, Goldsboro. A graveside service will be conducted by the Rev. Gene  
Carpenter at 3 p.m. Sunday in Stantonsburg Cemetery.
  Surviving are two daughters, Anne Wooten Tilley of Durham and Peggy Wooten  
Brown of Goldsboro; one son, Luther Stivers "Butch" Wooten Jr. of Cape Carteret;  
and two grandchildren.
  The family will receive friends at 317 E. Commercial Ave. Saturday from 7-9  
p.m.
  Arrangements are being handled by Seymour Funeral Home, Goldsboro.

James O. Bynum
  James Oscar Bynum, 71, of 1106 Rountree Ave. died Monday at Wilson Medical  
Center. The funeral will be conducted by the Rev. E. Forbes at 2 p.m. Sunday at  
Wilson Chapel Free Will Baptist Church, 513 Barnes St.
  The family will receive friends at Hamilton Funeral Chapel, 726 S. Tarboro  
St., Saturday from 7-8 p.m.

Frances E. Batts
April 29, 1938 Oct. 31, 2001
  Frances Estelle Batts, 63, of 4443 Upchurch Road, Elm City, died Wednesday at  
Wilson Medical Center. The funeral will be conducted by the Rev. Charles Barnes  
at 2 p.m. Sunday at St. James Christian Church (Disciples of Christ), 1739  
Martin Luther King Parkway. Burial will follow in Rest Haven Cemetery.
  Surviving are her husband, Josh D. Batts; one daughter, Shirley Batts Diggs of  
Wilson; one stepdaughter, Betty Jean Wilson of Greensboro; three sons, Elvis  
Pope of Richmond, Va., Josh D. Batts Jr. of Wilson and Tony Batts of the home;  
two stepsisters, Daizel Artis of Wilson and Desmo Barnes of Sharpsburg; two  
brothers, Leonard Yelverton of Wilson and Moses Ruffin Jr. of Rocky Mount; one  
stepbrother, Leroy Ruffin of Wilson; nine grandchildren; one great-grandson; and  
her niece, Jean Ruffin Artis, who was her caregiver.
  The body may be viewed at Hamilton Funeral Chapel, 726 S. Tarboro St.,  
Saturday from 3-9:30 p.m. with the family receiving friends there from 8:15-9:15  
p.m. and at other times at the residence where they will assemble one hour  
before the funeral.

Bobby R. McCall
Jan. 3, 1961 Oct. 31, 2001
  Bobby Ray "Bud" McCall, 40, of 116 E. Spruce St. died Wednesday at Wilson  
Medical Center. The funeral will be conducted by Elder Willie Thomas at 3:30  
p.m. Sunday at Hamilton Funeral Chapel, 726 S. Tarboro St. Burial will follow in  
Hamilton Burial Garden.
  McCall was employed with S.T. Wooten Construction Co. of Wilson.
  Surviving are his wife, Regina Artis McCall of Wilson; his parents, Johnnie  
and Bernice McCall of Wilson; two sisters, Elma Gray McCall of Wilson and  
RuthAnn McCall, both of Wilson; and three brothers, Thomas "Tommy" McCall and  
Levi McCall, both of Wilson, and Junior Lee McCall of Kenly.
  The body may be viewed at the funeral home Saturday from 3-9:30 p.m. The  
family will receive friends at 1804-B Fountain Drive and will assemble there one  
hour before the funeral.

Victoria T. Young
July 15, 1916 Oct. 30, 2001
  Victoria Taylor Young, 85, a resident of Friendly Elm Nursing Home, Elm City,  
died Tuesday at Avante at Wilson. The funeral will be conducted by the Rev.  
Linwood Batts at 2 p.m. Sunday at Hamilton Funeral Chapel, 726 S. Tarboro St.  
Burial will follow in Rest Haven Cemetery.
  She was retired from Elm City Middle School and was a member of the usher  
board at Vaughn’s Chapel Missionary Baptist Church of Elm City.
  Surviving are one daughter, Ruth Taylor Strickland of Elm City; three sisters,  
Clara T. Latham, Magdalene T. Richardson and Thelma T. Hunter, all of Elm City;  
one brother, Everett Taylor of Elm City; 10 grandchildren; 16 great-
grandchildren; and 13 great-great-grandchildren.
  The body may be viewed at the funeral home Saturday from 3-9:30 p.m. The  
family will receive friends at 6249 Joyner Road, Elm City, and will assemble  
there one hour before the funeral.

Pauline Forte
  Pauline Forte, 89, of 1201 Atlantic St. died Thursday at her home.
  Arrangements are incomplete and being handled by King & Darden Funeral Home,  
325 E. Nash St.

Marvin L. Hobbs
  Marvin L. Hobbs, 84, of 1205 Atlantic St. died Thusday at Nash General  
Hospital, Rocky Mount.
  Arrangements are incomplete and being handled by Hamilton Funeral Chapel, 726  
S. Tarboro St.

Norman L. Carpenter
  Norman Leon Carpenter, 36, of Main Street, Sims, died Thursday at Wilson  
Medical Center.
  Arrangements are incomplete and being handled by Hamilton Funeral Chapel, 726  
S. Tarboro St.


November 3, 2001

James O. Bynum
Jan. 2, 1930 Oct. 29, 2001
  James Oscar Bynum, 71, of 1106 Rountree Ave. died Monday at Wilson Medical  
Center. The funeral will be conducted by Elder Elbert Forbes at 2 p.m. Sunday at  
Wilson Chapel Free Will Baptist Church, 513 E. Barnes St. Burial will follow in  
Rest Haven Cemetery.
  Bynum was a veteran of the U.S. Army and retired from Sears and Roebuck Co.
  Surviving are his wife, Edna L. Bynum; four daughters, Mamie Lee Taylor of  
Rocky Mount, Wanda Ann Younger of Fayetteville, Denesa Watts of Killeen, Texas,  
and Nahnette ReneŽ Franklin of Rocky Mount; three sons, Lamont Tyrone Bynum of  
Rocky Mount, James Amadeus Bynum of Rocky Mount and Sherlock Bynum of  
Greensboro; four stepchildren, Robert Bullock of Norfolk, Va., Pamela Boyce and  
Julius Forman Beth of Wilson and Adena Sharpe of Elm City; two sisters, Eva Mae  
Lloyd of Greenville and Delores J. Hunter of Goldsboro; one brother, Lewis Neal  
of Wilson; 15 grandchildren; and 18 great-grandchildren.
  The body may be viewed at Hamilton Funeral Chapel, 726 S. Tarboro St.,  
Saturday from 3-9:30 p.m. The family will receive friends at the funeral home  
from 7-8 p.m. and will assemble there one hour before the funeral.

Frances Batts
  A sister, Glennie Hall of Baltimore is also a survivor. The Wilson Daily Times  
regrets the error.

Nora Barnes Jones
July 29, 1911 Nov. 2, 2001
  Nora Barnes Jones, 90, a resident of Avante, died Friday.
  Arrangements are incomplete and being handled by Hamilton Funeral Chapel, 726  
S. Tarboro St.

Pauline Forte
  Pauline Forte, 89, of 1201 Atlantic St. died Thursday at her home. The funeral  
will be conducted by Bishop Robert L. Gorham at 11 a.m. Monday at Wilson Chapel  
Free Will Baptist Church, 513 E. Barnes St. Burial will follow in Hamilton  
Burial Garden.
  Surviving are her husband, Timothy Forte of Hyattsville, Md.; one son, Willie  
Preston Forte of Racine, Wis.; two sisters, Lillie Ruffin Askew and Julia Ruffin  
Andrews, both of Washington, D.C.; one brother, Alfred Taylor of Pippin, Ohio;  
several grandchildren; and several great-grandchildren.
  The body may be viewed at King and Darden Funeral Home, 325 E. Nash St.,  
Sunday from 3-9 p.m. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 7-
9 p.m. and other times at the home where they will assemble one hour before the  
funeral.

Doshia M. Wood
Aug. 19, 1913 Nov. 1, 2001
  CHOCOWINITY -- Doshia Mizelle Wood, 88, of Chocowinity died Thursday at  
Beaufort County Hospital in Washington, N.C.  A graveside service will be held  
at 2 p.m. Sunday at Pamilco Memorial Gardens.
  Surviving are her husband; one daughter, Frankie Peele Houchins of Wilson; two  
sons; two grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
  Arrangements are being handled by Paul Funeral Home of Washington.

Marvin Lee Hobbs
Dec. 7, 1916 Nov. 1, 2001
  Marvin Lee Hobbs, 84, of 1205 Atlantic St. died Thursday at Nash General  
Hospital, Rocky Mount. The funeral will be conducted by the Rev. Troy Jenell  
Dixon Sunday at 2:30 p.m. at Calvary Presbyterian Church, 209 N. Pender St.  
Burial will follow in Hamilton Burial Garden.
  Hobbs was employed with the City Cab Co. of Wilson.
  Surviving are one son, James Douglass Hobbs of Durham; two daughters, Debra  
Battle of Wilson and Cynthia Alston of Bailey; one stepson, Edwin Fleming of  
Wilson; two stepdaughters, Brenda Faye Sharpe of Carrboro and Marie Lavendar of  
New Bern; and four stepgrandchildren.
  The body may be viewed at Hamilton Funeral Chapel, 726 S. Tarboro St., today  
from 3-9 p.m. The family will receive friends other times at 3002 Arch Court,  
where they will assemble one hour before the funeral.

William F Welfare Jr.
  AUGUSTA, GA. -- William Franklin "Bill" Welfare Jr., 82, died Thursday.  
Memorial services will be held today at 2 p.m. at Platt’s Belair Road Chapel in  
Evans, Ga.
  Welfare, a Wilson, N.C., native, was a pilot in the Army Air Corps in World  
War II and founded Snow Hill Milling Co. in Greene County in 1948.
  He was a member of Calvary United Methodist Church and chairman of the finance  
committee for many years. He served on the Production Credit Board for 23 years.
  He was a member of the Snow Hill Rotary Club and a member of the board of  
directors of Wachovia Bank in Snow Hill. He served as chairman of the Greene  
Central School Committee for many years.
  Surviving are his wife, two sons, six daughters and 13 grandchildren.

Council Herring
Jan. 15, 1923 Nov. 1, 2001
  ROCKY MOUNT -- Council Herring, 78, died Thursday after an extended illness.  
The funeral will be conducted by Dr. Durwood Lee Broughton, the Rev. Clarence  
Correll and the Rev. J. Dan Hudson Sunday at 3 p.m. at Johnson Funeral Home,  
1912 Sunset Ave. Burial will follow at Rocky Mount Memorial Park.
  Council retired after 34 years with the City of Rocky Mount. He was a  member  
of Calvary Baptist Church where he served as a Royal Ambassadors leader, Junior  
Boys Sunday School teacher, deacon and chairman of ushers.
  Surviving are his wife; one son; three daughters, including Teresa Melton of  
Elm City; one sister; six grandchildren;  and eight great-grandchildren.

Robert Lee Williams Sr.
Sept. 8, 1915Nov. 2, 2001
  Robert Lee Williams Sr., 86, died Friday. The funeral will be conducted by  
Chaplain Bobby Williams, the Rev. LaVon Phillips and the Rev. Melvin Whittington  
at 8 p.m. Sunday at Farmington Heights Church of God. Burial will follow at 11  
a.m. Monday at Evergreen Memorial Gardens.
  Williams was a building contractor in Wilson from 1948 until his retirement in  
1979. He was a past recipient of the Wilson Exchange Club Book of Golden Deeds  
Award. He was a charter member of the Farmington Heights Church of God..
  Surviving are his wife, Mavis Lamm Williams; five daughters, Louise Pridgen of  
McDonough, Ga., Pat Turner of Middlesex, and Peggy Barnes, Linda Easom and Gayle  
Haislip, all of Wilson; two sons, Jerry Williams of Wilson and Bobby Williams of  
Sevierville, Tenn.; 16 grandchildren; 17 great-grandchildren; two  
stepgrandchildren; seven stepgreat-grandchildren; and one great-great-
grandchild.
  The family will receive friends Sunday from 5-8 p.m. at Farmington Heights  
Church of God and other times at 3815 Bell St.
  Arrangements are being handled by Joyner’s Funeral Home, 4100 U.S. 264.

Bobby Ray  McCall
  The body may be viewed at Hamilton Funeral Chapel Saturday. The family will  
receive friends there from 5:30-6:30 p.m.


November 5, 2001

Nora B. Jones
July 29, 1911 Nov. 2, 2001
  Nora Lee Barnes Jones, 90, a resident of Avante at Wilson died Friday. The  
funeral will be conducted by the Rev. William E. Neill at 11 a.m. Tuesday at St.  
John AME Zion Church, 119 N. Pender St. Burial will follow in Hamilton Burial  
Garden.
  She was a member of St. John AME Zion Church where she served as an usher. She  
was a member of the Emma C. Clement Missionary Society and the Floral Club.
  Her survivors include a sister, Alice Smith of Wilson.
  The body may be viewed at Hamilton Funeral Chapel, 726 S. Tarboro St., today  
from 3-9 p.m. The family will receive friends at 410 N. Reid St. and will  
assemble there one hour before the funeral.

Ralph L. Pearson
April 10, 1936 Nov. 3, 2001
  Ralph L. Pearson, 65, of 4406 Kenroy Road died Saturday at Wilmed. A memorial  
service will be conducted by the Rev. Jesse Horne Sr. and the Rev. Tommy Hagan  
at 7 tonight at Shingleton Funeral Home, 2407 W. Nash St.
  Surviving are his wife, Shelby Jean Raper Pearson; two daughters, Angela Lois  
P. Barnes of Wilson and Donna P. Earp of Smithfield; two sons, Michael J.  
Pearson and Dennis A. Pearson, both of Lucama; one sister, Mildred Raper of  
Lucama; one brother, Joseph Pearson of Lucama; and eight grandchildren.
  The family will receive friends immediately following the memorial service.

Dewey Pittman
Sept. 11, 1915 Nov. 3, 2001
  Dewey Pittman, 86, of Fredericksburg, Va., formerly of Wilson, died Saturday  
at Carriage Hill Nursing Home. The funeral will be conducted by the Rev. Ray  
Wells at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Shingleton  Funeral Home, 2407 W. Nash St. Burial  
will follow in Evergreen Memorial Gardens.
  Surviving are one son, Ray Pittman of Spotsylvania, Va.; two sisters, Effie  
Durham and Bertha Gardner, both of Wilson; and one brother, Coon Pittman of  
Wilson.

Rachel O. Bass
Jan. 18, 1925 Nov. 3, 2001
  Rachel Oakey Bass, 76, of 3901 Bell St. died Saturday at her home. The funeral  
will be conducted by the Rev. Ray Wells at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Shingleton  Funeral  
Home, 2407 W. Nash St. Burial will follow in Evergreen Memorial Gardens.
  She was a member of New Hope Missionary Baptist Church.
  Surviving are her husband, Elwood Bass; one daughter, Brenda Bass Deans of  
Wilson; two sisters, Betty Owens of Wilson and Dorothy Williams of Smithfield;  
three grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren.
  The family will receive friends at the home from 7-8:30 tonight.

John D. Barnes
  FARMVILLE -- John David Barnes, 64, of 1203 S. Main St. died Saturday. The  
funeral will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Mount Moriah Original United Holy  
Church. Burial will follow in St. Delight Cemetery, Walstonburg.
  The body may be viewed at Don Brown Funeral Home, Ayden from 6-9 tonight.

Catherine L. Taylor
  FOUNTAIN -- Catherine L. Taylor, 75, of 5870 E. Mill St. died Friday. The  
funeral will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday at St. James Free Will Baptist Church.  
Burial will follow in Crestlawn Memorial Garden.
  The body may be viewed at Hemby-Willoughby Funeral Home from 2-8 p.m. today.

Thomas S.  Pittman
  FOUNTAIN -- Thomas Stewart Pittman, 41, of 3409 Deerfield Apts. died Friday.  
The funeral will be held at 1 p.m. Wednesday at Dildy Chapel Free Will Baptist  
Church. Burial will follow in the Buddy Hemby Memorial Cemetery.
  The family will receive friends at Hemby-Willoughby Funeral Home Tuesday from  
7-8 p.m.

Sara B. Ellis
  FARMVILLE -- Sara B. Ellis, 74, of 306 S. George St. died Friday.
  The funeral will be held at 1 p.m. Wednesday at Mount Moriah Original United  
Holy Church. Burial will follow in St. Delight Cemetery, Walstonburg.
  Arrangements are being handled by S. Connor Memorial Funeral Home.

William H. Scarbrough
  William H. Scarbrough, 74, of 409 Bruton St. died Sunday at Wilson Medical  
Center.
  Arrangements are incomplete and being handled by King & Darden Funeral Home,  
325 E. Nash St.

James Worley
  James Worley, 19, of 403 Pineview St., Lucama died Saturday at Wilson Memorial  
Hospital.
  Arrangements are incomplete and being handled by Hamilton Funeral Chapel, 726  
S. Tarboro St.

Lillie B. Jones
  Lillie Mae "Katie B." Brooks Jones, 59, of 510 Forrest Road died Saturday at  
Wilson Medical Center.
  Arrangements are incomplete and being handled by Hamilton Funeral Chapel, 726  
S. Tarboro St.

Dorothy R. Hill
  Dorothy Raynor Hill, 73, of 1126 Stantonsburg Circle died Saturday at her  
residence.
  Arrangements are incomplete and being handled by Hamilton Funeral Chapel, 726  
S. Tarboro St.

Joseph B. Cox
  Joseph B. Cox, 81, of 507 Newbern St. died Saturday at Wilson Medical Center.
  Arrangements are incomplete and being handled by Hamilton Funeral Chapel, 726  
S. Tarboro St.

Ozie Godwin
  MIDDLESEX -- Ozie Godwin, 82, died Saturday.
  Arrangements are incomplete and being handled by Coley Funeral Home, Kenly.


November 6, 2001

Annette L. Pearson
May 2, 1961 Nov. 4, 2001
  FREMONT -- Annette Lee Pearson, 40, died Sunday. The funeral will be held at 2  
p.m. Wednesday in the chapel at Parrish Funeral Home, Selma. Burial will follow  
in Selma Memorial Gardens.
  Surviving are a son, Michael Wayne Boykin of Wilson; her father, Roy Franklin  
Lee of Garner; her mother, Shirley Batten Lee of Micro; one sister, Marie L.  
Starling of Smithfield; and three brothers, Timothy Lee of Bailey, Bobby Ray Lee  
of Selma and Roy Edward Lee of California.
  The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 7-9 tonight and at  
other times at the home of her mother, No. 11 Hillman Village Apartments, Micro;  
and at the home of her father, 139 Buffalo Lane, 70-E Mobile Park, Garner.

Ozie R. Godwin
  Ozie Raper Godwin, 82, of 9172 N.C. 222 West, Middlesex, died Sunday at  
Albemarle Hospital. The funeral will be conducted by the Rev. Mike Capps at 11  
a.m. Wednesday in the chapel at Coley Funeral Home, Kenly. Burial will follow in  
Kenly Cemetery.
  Surviving are a daughter, Ann Twiddy of Elizabeth City; a son, Danny Godwin of  
Goldsboro; and three grandchildren.
  The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 7-9 tonight.

Lavinia L. Biggs
Sept. 26, 1916 Nov. 4, 2001
  WILLIAMSTON -- Lavinia Lilley Biggs, 85, died Sunday at Martin General  
Hospital. A graveside service will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday in Woodlawn  
Cemetery.
  Surviving are two daughters, including Lucy Sauls of Wilson; one son, Billy  
Biggs of Elm City; four sisters; one brother; eight grandchildren; one  
stepgrandchild; 13 great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren.
  The family will receive friends at Biggs Funeral Home from 7-8:30 tonight and  
at other times at the residence.

James Worley
March 8, 1982 Nov. 3, 2001
  James Worley, 19, of 403 Pineview St., Lucama, died Saturday at Wilson Medical  
Center. The funeral will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday at Hamilton Funeral Chapel,  
726 S. Tarboro St. Burial will follow in Hamilton Burial Garden.
  Surviving are his parents, Brenda and James Green Sr. of the home; one sister,  
Shannamarie Elaine Worley of the home; maternal grandmother, Mittie Green of  
Louisburg; and paternal grandmother, Margaret Elaine Worley of National City,  
Calif.
  The body may be viewed at Hamilton Funeral Chapel, 726 S. Tarboro St.,  
Wednesday from 3-9 p.m. The family will receiving friends at the residence and  
will assemble there one hour before the funeral.

Joseph B. Cox
July 6, 1920 Nov. 3, 2001
  Joseph Benjamin Cox, 81, a resident of Heritage Retirement Center, died  
Saturday at Wilson Medical Center. The funeral will be conducted by the Rev.  
Charles Barnes at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Hamilton Funeral Chapel, 726 S. Tarboro  
St. Burial will follow in Hamilton Burial Garden.
  Cox was a veteran of the U.S. Army and attended Moore’s Chapel Church.
  Surviving are his wife, Sallie Kent Cox of Heritage Retirement Center; two  
sisters, Lillie Cox and Alice Cox Kelly, both of Wilson; and three brothers,  
Johnnie Cox, Aurthur James Cox and Nathaniel Cox, all of Wilson.
  The body may be viewed at Hamilton Funeral Chapel, 726 S. Tarboro St., today  
from 3-9 p.m. The family will receiving friends at 507 Newbern St. and will  
assemble there one hour before the funeral.

Mollie M. Peppers
  The funeral for Mollie Merritt Peppers, 70, will be held at 1 p.m. Thursday at  
St. Mary Church of Christ (Disciples of Christ) of Bailey. Burial will follow in  
Markham Memorial Gardens, Durham.
  The family will receive friends at Jones Funeral Home, Chapel Hill, Wednesday  
from 7-8 p.m.

Ethel B. Radford
Nov. 24, 1920 Nov. 5, 2001
  Ethel Virginia Ballance Radford, 78, of 5753 Grimsley Store Road died Monday  
at Wilson Medical Center. A graveside service will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday  
in Maplewood Cemetery.
  Surviving are one son, Steve Radford of Wilson; three sisters, Betty Jean  
Mercer of Kenly, Irene Boyette of Wilson and Kat Woodard of Raleigh; two  
brothers, Elmer Ballance and Glenn Ballance, both of Kenly; and three  
grandchildren.
  The family will receive friends at Shingleton  Funeral Home, 2407 W. Nash St.,  
from 7-9 tonight and at other times at the home.


November 7, 2001

William H. Scarbrough
  William Harvey Scarbrough, 74, of 409 Bruton St. died Sunday at Wilson Medical  
Center. The funeral will be conducted by the Rev. James Barron at 1 p.m.  
Thursday at Brown Chapel Free Will Baptist Church, 1507 Hadley St. Burial will  
follow in Evergreen Memorial Gardens.
  Surviving are his wife, Mattie Scarbrough; seven daughters, Erma Hall, Mary  
Hall, Janice Liles, Patricia Hutcherson, Patricia A. Artis and Myra Applewhite,  
all of Wilson, and Angela Coates of Raleigh; one son, Thurman Farmer of Wilson;  
29 grandchildren; 37 great-grandchildren; and five great-great-grandchildren.
  The body may be viewed at King & Darden Funeral Home, 325 E. Nash St., today  
from 3-8:30 p.m. The family will receive friends at the residence and will  
assemble there one hour before the funeral.

Billy Ray Jenkins
  BILLERICA, Mass. -- Billy Ray Jenkins, 59, a native of Walstonburg, N.C., died  
Monday at his home. The funeral will be held at 10 a.m. Friday at Hanscom Air  
Force Base Chapel, Bedford.
  Jenkins was a 26-year veteran of the U.S. Air Force having attained the rank  
of chief master sergeant.
  Surviving are his wife, Jan H. Ogonowski Jenkins; two daughters, Nancy  
Tiedemann of Nashua, N.H., and Kayleigh Jenkins of Billerica; three sons, Billy  
Ray Jenkins Jr. of Oxford, Conn., Gregory Jenkins of Phoenix and David Noonan of  
Hudson, N.H.; one sister, Myrtle Lou Johnson of Walstonburg, N.C.; one brother,  
Gene Jenkins of Wilson, N.C.; and six grandchildren.
  The family will receive friends at Sweeney Memorial Funeral Home Thursday from  
2-4 and 7-9 p.m.

Evelyn S. Ruse
  NEW BERN -- Evelyn S. Ruse died today. Arrangements are incomplete.


November 8, 2001

Lillie Mae B. Jones
Jan. 24, 1942 Nov. 3, 2001
  Lillie Mae Brooks "Katie Bee" Jones, 59, of 510 Forrest Road died Saturday at  
Wilson Medical Center. The funeral will be conducted by Elder Albert Barnes at 2  
p.m. Saturday at St. Paul Church of Christ (Disciples of Christ), 4133 Frank  
Price Church Road, Black Creek. Burial will follow in Hamilton Burial Garden,  
Wilson.
  She was employed with North Carolina Special Care Center and was a member of  
St. Paul Church of Christ.
  Surviving are three daughters, Yvonne H. Batts of Gates, Linda Richardson and  
Betty Jean Strickland, both of Wilson; one son, James Jones III of Wilson; four  
sisters, Tincy Mae Jenkins, Gail Dew, Annette Albert and Jennifer Howard, all of  
Wilson; two brothers, Abraham Brooks of Norwood and Ricky Wiggins of Wilson.
  The body may be viewed at Hamilton Funeral Chapel, 726 S. Tarboro St., Friday  
from 3-9:30 p.m. with the family receiving friends there from 8:15-9:15 p.m. and  
at other times at 107 Dewey St. where they will assemble one hour before the  
funeral.

Norman L. Carpenter
March 13, 1965 Nov. 1, 2001
  Norman Leon Carpenter, 36, of Main Street, Sims, died Nov. 1 at Wilson Medical  
Center. The funeral will be conducted by Elder Lucy Crumbley at 2 p.m. Saturday  
at Flat Rock Church of Christ, Sims. Burial will follow in Hamilton Burial  
Garden, Wilson.
  Carpenter was employed at Growers Warehouse.
  Surviving are seven sisters, Charlotte Brown of Raleigh, Mary C. Hinnant of  
Zebulon, Eddies Brathwaite and Francine C. Barnes, both of Wilson, Classie Mae  
Hinton of Wendell, Estine Holden of Newark, N.J., and Shelly Smith Brown of  
Washington, D.C.; and five brothers, William Carpenter of Zebulon, Cooper  
Carpenter of Zebulon, Michiel Carpenter of Fayetteville, Theartis Carpenter of  
Providence, R.I., and Lesel Carpenter of Henderson.
  The body may be viewed at Hamilton Funeral Chapel, 726 S. Tarboro St., Friday  
from 3-9:30 p.m. with the family receiving friends there from 7-8 p.m. and at  
other times at 204-A York St. where they will assemble one hour before the  
funeral.

Juanita W. Neal
  NASHVILLE -- Juanita Dolores Worrell Neal, 64, died Thursday. A memorial  
service will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday at Thomas-Yelverton Funeral Service, 2704  
W. Nash St.
  Surviving are three daughters, Dana Marie Neal of Elm City, Sue Ellen Neal of  
Dover, Del., and Linda Neal Langley of Elm City; two sons, Eugene Joseph Neal of  
Middletown, Del., and Edward Michael Neal of Nashville; two sisters, Madeline  
Gore of Princeton, W.Va., and Judy Crowhorn of Dover, Del.; and three brothers,  
Melvin Worrell of Columbus, Ind., David Worrell of Princeton, W.Va., and Steven  
Worrell of Beckley, W.Va.
  The family will receive friends at the funeral home Saturday from 7-9 p.m.

James L. Smith
  James Leroy Smith, 57, of  619 Suggs St., died Wednesday at Wilson Medical  
Center.
  Arrangements are incomplete and being handled by Hamilton Funeral Chapel, 726  
S. Tarboro St.

Ollen Reason
  STANTONSBURG -- Ollen Reason of 8121 E. Fork Road died today at Pitt County  
Memorial Hospital.
  Arrangements are incomplete and being handled by Shingleton  Funeral Home,  
2407 W. Nash St..


November 9, 2001

Dorothy R. Hill
Nov. 3, 1928 Nov. 3, 2001
  Dorothy Raynor Hill, 73, of 1126 Old Stantonsburg Circle died Nov. 3 at her  
residence. The funeral will be conducted by Elder William E. Bowser Sunday at  
2:30 p.m. at Brown Chapel Free Will Baptist Church, 1507 Hadley St. Burial will  
follow in Rest Haven Cemetery.
  She was retired from the North Carolina Special Care Center and was a member  
of Brown Chapel Church where she served on the food committee.
  Surviving are five daughters, Sandra Sasser, Teresa H. Bullock, Thelma H.  
McAllister, Barbara Hill Best and Jacquelyn Hill, all of Wilson; four sons,  
Jimmy Hill of Kennesaw, Ga., Jesse Hill, Michael Hill and Gregory Hill, all of  
Wilson; one sister, Dorothy McBride of Red Springs, 25 grandchildren; and 35  
great-grandchildren.
  The body may be viewed at Hamilton Funeral Chapel, 726 S. Tarboro St.,  
Saturday from 3-9:30 p.m. with the family receiving friends there from 7-8 p.m.  
and at other times at the residence where they will assemble one hour before the  
funeral.

James O. Smith
Oct. 25, 1945 Nov. 7, 2001
  James Leroy Oates Smith, 56, of 619 Suggs St. died Wednesday at Wilson Medical  
Center. The funeral will be conducted by Bishop Robert Gorham at 1:30 p.m.  
Sunday at Wilson Chapel Free Will Baptist Church, 513 E. Barnes St. Burial will  
follow in Rest Haven Cemetery.
  Smith was a member of Wilson Chapel Free Will Baptist Church, a member of the  
Senior Usher Board and Pride of Wilson Lodge No. 484. He was a former driver for  
Blue Star Cab No. 31 and Safety Cab No. 23.
  Surviving are his wife, Annie Gray Hoskins Smith; one daughter, ChaKeeda  
Nicole Smith of the home; one son, Demetrius Joyner of Wilson; his mother,  
Jessie Mae Yelverton of Wilson; five sisters, Jessie Doris Cannady and Marnetta  
Y. Atkinson, both of Wilson, Barbara Yelverton of Greensboro, Mary Moore of  
Mount Olive and Doris Allen of Dudley; two brothers, William H. Smith of Wilson  
and Chester Oates Jr. of Mount Olive; and two grandchildren.
  The body may be viewed at Hamilton Funeral Chapel, 726 S. Tarboro St.,  
Saturday from 3-9:30 p.m. with the family receiving friends there from 8:15-9:15  
p.m. and at other times at the residence where they will assemble one hour  
before the funeral.

Ollen Reason Sr.
Aug. 26, 1923 Nov. 8, 2001
  Ollen Reason Sr., 78, of 8121 E. Fork Road, Stantonsburg, died Thursday at  
Pitt County Memorial Hospital. The funeral will be conducted by the Rev. Walt  
Tyndall at 2 p.m. Saturday at Shingleton Funeral Home, 2407 W. Nash St. Burial  
will follow in Evergreen Memorial Gardens.
  Surviving are his wife, Janie B. Reason; two daughters, Carolyn R. Boykin and  
Patricia Reason, both of Walstonburg; three sons, Ollen Reason Jr. of Black  
Creek, Donnie Reason of Beeville, Texas, and William Reason of the home; two  
sisters,  Betty Clyde Webb of Stantonsburg and Estelle Eason of Virginia Beach,  
Va.; 11 grandchildren; and 20 great-grandchildren.
  The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 7-9 tonight and at  
other times at the home.


November 10, 2001

Elizabeth B. West
Oct. 19, 1914 Nov. 8, 2001
  GREENSBORO -- Elizabeth Beach West, 87, formerly of Windsor, died Thursday at  
the Hospice Center of Moses Cone Hospital. A graveside service will be conducted  
by the Rev. Dennis Conner at 2 p.m. Sunday in Edgewood Cemetery.
  She was employed at Bertie Memorial Hospital in Windsor and after retirement  
moved to Wilson and later to Greensboro.
  Surviving are three daughters, Barbette West Brett of Greensboro, Susan West  
Blaylock and Libby West Slaughter, both of Wilson; and five grandchildren.
  The family will receive friends at Walker Funeral Home in Windsor from 1 to  
1:45 p.m. Sunday.

Mavis P. Neal
  REELSBORO -- Mavis Poythress Neal, 87, died Thursday at Craven Regional Medical  
Center. A graveside service will be conducted at 11 a.m. Saturday at Evergreen  
Memorial Gardens, Wilson.
  Prior to moving to Reelsboro, Neal lived in Wilson where she worked as an Avon  
representative for more than 30 years.
  Surviving are a daughter; two sisters; and two grandchildren.
  The family will receive friends at the graveside and at other times at her  
daughter’s home, 127 Hunterfield Lane, New Bern.
  Arrangements by Bryant Funeral Home, Alliance.

Abigail H. Sullivan
  Abigail Hope Sullivan, an infant, died Monday. A graveside service was  
conducted by Dr. Doug Murray Friday at Evergreen Memorial Gardens.
  Surviving are her parents, Wayne and Mandy Sullivan of Wilson; a sister,  
Mallory Barrett Sullivan of the home; maternal grandparents, Larry and Krista  
Lassiter of Wilson; paternal grandparents, Ralph and Marie Sullivan of Bailey; a  
maternal great-grandmother, Geraldine J. Perry of Wilson; and maternal great-
grandparents, Joe and Dot Lassiter of Henderson.
  Arrangements by Joyner’s Funeral Home, Wilson.

Edith Jones
Nov. 5, 1924 Nov. 9, 2001
  Edith Williford Taylor Jones, 77, of Wilson died Friday. A graveside service  
will be conducted at 2 p.m. Sunday at Evergreen Memorial Gardens.
  She was employed as a librarian at the Wilson County Library.
  Surviving are a daughter, Kay Page of Wendell; one brother, Billy Williford of  
New Bern; two grandchildren; and one great-grandchild.
  The family will receive friends at the funeral chapel 7-8:30 Saturday.
  Arrangements by Thomas-Yelverton Funeral Service, Wilson.

Alean Pierce
  BAILEY -- Alean Artis "Snowy" Pierce died Friday at Northwest Hospital in  
Baltimore..
  Funeral arrangements are being handled by Edwards Funeral Home, Wilson.


November 12, 2001

C. Leon Narron Jr.
  MIDDLESEX -- C. Leon Narron Jr., 60, of 8179 N.C. 39 died Saturday at Wake  
Medical Center, Raleigh. A graveside service will be conducted by the Rev.  
Braxton Creech at 11 a.m. Tuesday in New Jerusalem Church Cemetery, Kenly.
  Surviving are his wife, Janey E. Narron; a daughter, Debbie Narron of  
Middlesex; a son, Mike Narron of Middlesex; two sisters, Peggy Peacock and Rose  
Lee, both of Clayton; a brother, Freddy Narron of Middlesex; and three  
grandchildren.
  The family will receive friends at Coley Funeral Home, Kenly from 7-9 tonight.

Gregg S. Greenleaf
  Gregg Scott Greenleaf, 39, of 206 Rowe Ave., died Saturday at Wilmed. A  
memorial service will be held Tuesday at 8 p.m. at Shingleton  Funeral Home,  
2407 W. Nash St.
  Surviving are his mother, Margaret P. Greenleaf of Wilson; and one brother,  
William Paul Greenleaf of Wilson.
  The family will receive friends at the funeral home Tuesday from 7-8 p.m. and  
at other times at the home.

Peggie F. Proctor
  ELM CITY -- Peggie F. Proctor, 60, died Saturday. The funeral will be held at  
11 a.m. Tuesday at Johnson Funeral Home, Rocky Mount. Burial will follow in  
Pineview Cemetery.

George J. Wood
  ELM CITY -- George J. Wood, 75, died Friday. A graveside service will be held  
at 11 a.m. Tuesday in Rocky Mount Memorial Park.
  Arrangements are being handled by Wheeler and Woodlief Funeral Home, Rocky  
Mount.

Shelia Williams
  RALEIGH -- Sheila Williams, 49, formerly of Wilson, died Sunday.
  Arrangements are incomplete and being handled by Swinson Funeral Home,  
Kinston.


November 13, 2001

Lois S. Wood
  FAYETTEVILLE -- Lois S. Wood, 82, a native of Wilson, died Sunday at Village  
Green Care Center. The funeral will be conducted by the Rev. John Hedgepeth at  
11 a.m. Wednesday at Northwood Temple. Burial will follow in Lafayette Memorial  
Park.
  Surviving are four sons, Jimmy Sewell of Cary, Lee Bissette of Sarasota, Fla.,  
and Thomas C. Bissette and Charles E. Taylor III, both of Fayetteville; five  
sisters, Grace DeCarlo, Mary Barrett, Jean Johnson and Ann Mayhew, all of  
Fayetteville, and Doris Tyson of Atlanta; nine grandchildren; and five great-
grandchildren.
  The family will receive friends at Jernigan-Warren Funeral Home from 7-9  
tonight.

Shelia Williams
  Shelia Williams, 49, of Raleigh, formerly of Wilson, died Saturday at her  
home. The funeral will be conducted by the Rev. Phillip A. Walker at 1 p.m.  
Wednesday at Mount Pleasant Worship Outreach Center, Raleigh. Burial will follow  
in Rest Haven Cemetery, Wilson.
  Surviving are her husband, Lawrence Williams; three daughters, Calandra D.  
Williams and Zaneta Williams, both of Wilson, and Chicana Williams of the home;  
her mother, Gladys Williams of Wilson; five sisters, Francine Williams, Felecia  
Graham, Gladys May and Valarie McCoy, all of Wilson, and Angela Williams of New  
York; two brothers, Frankie Williams of Kinston and Cedric Bell of Raleigh; and  
nine grandchildren.
  The family will receive friends at the home of her mother, 2203 Imperial Ave.,  
Wilson.
  Arrangements are being handled by Swinson Funeral Home, Kinston.

Jessie N. Watkins
  LUCAMA -- Jessie N. Watkins, 77, of 402 Pineview St. died Monday. The funeral  
will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday in the chapel at Coley Funeral Home, Kenly.  
Burial will follow in the Bass Cemetery.
  Surviving are his wife, Lydia Bass Watkins; one daughter, Jo Ann Sibbett of  
Fayetteville; two sons, Randy Watkins of Goldsboro and Ricky Watkins of Lucama;  
three sisters, Nettie Pritchard of Southern Pines, Margie Bowen of Hampton, Va.,  
and Dollie Richards of Pasadena, Texas; one brother, Arthur Watkins of Rocky  
Mount; and two grandchildren.
  The family will receive friends at the funeral home Wednesday from 7-9 p.m.

Savada C. Rowe
April 23, 1919 Nov. 12, 2001
  Savada Carpenter Rowe, 82, of Avante at Wilson died Monday at Wilson Medical  
Center. A graveside service will be conducted by the Rev. Phillip Baucom at 11  
a.m. Thursday in Evergreen Memorial Gardens.
  Surviving are two daughters, Dorothy Lamm of Sims and Betty Pollard of Lucama;  
one son, Bobby Rowe of Wilson; four sisters, Mary Gray Hobgood of Wilson, Emma  
Mae Simmons of Baltimore, and Margaret Hare and Virginia Reid, both of Richmond,  
Va.; eight grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren.
  The family will receive friends at the home of her son at 4210 Merck Road.
  Arrangements are being handled by Shingleton  Funeral Home, 2407 W. Nash St.

Beulah C. Owens
Aug. 8, 1926 Nov. 12, 2001
  Beulah Craft Owens, 75, died Monday. The funeral will be held at 2 p.m.  
Wednesday at Joyner’s Funeral Home, 4100 U.S. 264 West. Burial will follow in  
Maplewood Cemetery.
  Surviving are her husband, Kirby Clifton Owens; a daughter, Lynn O. Helmer of  
Elm City; a son, Stephen Owens of Wilson; four sisters, Ruth Tyson of  
Greenville, Jane Bergman of Wilson, Perry Marley of Siler City and Lexine Jordan  
of Morehead City; six grandchildren; and one great-grandchild.
  The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 7-9 tonight and at  
other times at 1406 Chesnee Drive.

Edward Pearsall
  Edward Pearsall, 83, of Aldersgats, Riverhead, N.Y., formerly of Wilson, died  
Sunday.
  Arrangements are incomplete and being handled by Hamilton Funeral Chapel, 726  
S. Tarboro St.

Dempsey Lucas
  Dempsey Lucas, 49, of Holister died Monday at Washington Hospital Center,  
Washington, D.C.
  Arrangements are incomplete and being handled by Hamilton Funeral Chapel, 726  
S. Tarboro St.

Vivian B. Allen
  BUCKHORN -- Vivian B. Allen, 84, died Monday.
  Arrangements are incomplete and being handled by Joyner’s Funeral Home, 4100  
U.S. 264 West.

Ethel S. Hardy
  Ethel S. Hardy, 81, of 1003 Jordan St. died Monday at her residence.
  Arrangements are incomplete and being handled by Edwards Funeral Home, 805 E.  
Nash St.


November 14, 2001

Minnie P. Edmondson
  PINETOPS -- Minnie "Jackie" Pitt Edmondson, 75, died Tuesday. The funeral will  
be conducted by the Rev. Jeff Holden at 11 a.m. Thursday at Carlisle Funeral  
Home, Tarboro. Burial will follow in Macclesfield Cemetery.
  Surviving are a daughter, Sue Pitt Crumpler of Chesapeake, Va.; one grandson;  
and one great-grandchild.
  The family will receive friends at the funeral home  from 7-9 tonight and at  
other times at  314 Kensington Drive, Tarboro.

Vivian B. Allen
June 24, 1916 Nov. 12, 2001
  BUCKHORN -- Vivian Bolinger Allen, 85, died Monday. The funeral will be  
conducted by the Rev. Branson Sheets at 2 p.m. Thursday at Joyner’s Funeral  
Home, 4100 U.S. 264 West. Burial will follow in Buckhorn Cemetery.
  Surviving are three daughters, Dorothy Windham of Wilson, Shirley Batten of  
Edgecombe County and Luella Jordan of Virginia Beach, Va.; one son, Everett  
Schoph of Concord; two sisters, Laura Hayes of California and Betty Ruth  
Bolinger of Texas; one brother, William Bolinger of California; 12  
grandchildren; 23 great-grandchildren; and five great-great-grandchildren.
  The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 7-9 tonight and at  
other times at 1112 Laurel Lane.

Kenneth D. Pender
  EUREKA -- Kenneth Dwayne Pender, 35, of 113 W. Main St. died Monday at Pitt  
County Memorial Hospital. The funeral will be conducted by the Rev. Jim Gurganus  
at 2 p.m. Thursday in the chapel at Shackleford Funeral Service, 102 Pine St.,  
Fremont. Burial will follow in Eureka Cemetery.
  The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 7-8:30 tonight and at  
other times at the home.

Milton Camacho
June 21, 1946 Nov. 10, 2001
  Milton Camacho, 55, died Saturday. A memorial service will be held at 3 p.m.  
Thursday at Joyner’s Funeral Home, 4100 U.S. 264 West.
  Camacho was formerly employed at Imagination Station as a design engineer and  
at Nichols Flea Market.
  Surviving are one son, Joshua Stokes of Virginia; his grandparents, Donald and  
Estelle Cornick of Florida; and one grandchild.
  The family will receive friends at the funeral home following the service.

Emma C. Scott
  Emma Carlene Scott, 64, died Tuesday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. The funeral  
will be conducted by the Rev. James Gurkins at 7 p.m. Thursday at Shackleford  
Funeral Service, 102 Pine St., Fremont. Burial will be at 11 a.m. Friday in  
Eureka Cemetery.
  She was retired from the Eastern North Carolina School for the Deaf. She was a  
member of Faro Pentecostal Free Will Baptist Church.
  Surviving are one sister, Faye Scott Pittman of Pikeville; and three brothers,  
Lloyd Edwin Scott of Kenly, James Alvin Scott of Wilson and David Lee Scott of  
Fremont.
  The family will receive friends at the funeral home following the funeral.

David A. Bailey
  David Alan Bailey, 15, of Greenville died Monday at Pitt County Memorial  
Hospital, Greenville. The funeral will be held at 3:30 p.m. Thursday at  
Farmville Funeral Home Church Street Chapel. Burial will follow in Hollywood  
Cemetery, Farmville.
  He was a member of Winterville Baptist Church.
  Surviving are his mother, Gwin Hillard Bailey of the home; his father, Johnny  
Ray Bailey of Wilson; one sister, Beth Bailey of the home; one brother, Nathan  
Bailey of the home; maternal grandparents, Billy and Margaret Hillard of  
Farmville; paternal grandparents, Ray and Vicie Bailey of Farmville; and  
paternal great-grandmother, Minnie Bailey of Greenville.
  The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 7-9 tonight.

Lois E. Bissette
  Lois Eloise Bissette of 3637 Hornes Church Road, Bailey, died Tuesday.
  Arrangements are incomplete and being handled by Shingleton  Funeral Home,  
2407 W. Nash St.


November 15, 2001

Ailean A. Pearce
April 5, 1926 Nov. 9, 2001
  Ailean J. "Snowie" Artis Pearce, 75, of 4551 Bullstone Road, Bailey died  
Friday at Northeast Hospital, Baltimore. The funeral will be conducted by the  
Rev. Evelyn G. Dunn at 1 p.m. Saturday at Mount Carmel AME Church, Bailey.  
Burial will follow in Rest Haven Cemetery, Wilson.
  Surviving are one daughter, Kay Price of Baltimore, one son, Donnie Artis of  
Bailey; three sisters, Lossie Hart and Catherine Peppers, both of Bailey, and  
Erma Greer of Bronx, N.Y.; seven grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.
  The body may be viewed at Edwards Funeral Home, 805 E. Nash St., Friday from  
2-9 p.m. with the family receiving friends there from 7-9 p.m. and at other  
times at the residence where they will assemble one hour before the funeral.

Lois P. Bissette
Sept. 7, 1933 Nov. 13, 2001
  BAILEY -- Lois Eloise Patterson Bissette, 68, of 3637 Hornes Church Road died  
Tuesday at Duke Medical Center. A graveside service will be conducted by the  
Rev. Butch Gordon at 11 a.m. Friday in Bailey City Cemetery.
  Surviving are her husband, Herbert H. Bissette; one daughter, Delores Bissette  
Cone of Middlesex; one son, Mickey Lee Bissette of Bailey; one sister, Ruby A.  
Stallings of Bailey; one brother, Millard C. "Pat" Patterson of Wilson; and five  
grandchildren.
  The family will receive friends from 7-9 tonight at Shingleton  Funeral Home,  
2407 W. Nash St.

Edward Pearsall
  Edward Pearsall, 83, of Aldersgate, Riverhead, N.Y., formerly of Wilson, died  
Sunday. A graveside service will be held at 2:30 p.m. Friday in Rest Haven  
Cemetery.
  Arrangements are being handled by Hamilton Funeral Chapel, 726 S. Tarboro St.

Sarah Snider
  PIKEVILLE -- Sarah Snider, 65, died Wednesday. The funeral will be held at 11  
a.m. Saturday in the chapel at Seymour Funeral Home, Goldsboro. Burial will  
follow in Evergreen Memorial Cemetery, Goldsboro.


November 16, 2001

Willie Hampton Jr.
  GREENVILLE -- Willie "Hamp" Hampton Jr., formerly of Wilson, died Friday at  
Pitt County Memorial Hospital, Greenville. The funeral will be conducted by  
Bishop P.L. Davis at 11 a.m. Saturday at Progressive Free Will Baptist Church,  
1503 Hookers Road. Burial will follow in Homestead Memorial Garden.
  Hampton was retired from the North Carolina Mutual Insurance Company of  
Durham.
  Surviving are his wife, Gennie Murphy Hampton; one daughter, Jennifer Renee  
Hampton of the home; and two grandchildren.
  The body may be viewed today at Roundtree & Associates Funeral Home. The  
family will receive friends at the church from 7:30-8:30 tonight. and at other  
times at 213 Allen Dale Drive where they will assemble one hour before the  
funeral.

Ethel S. Hardy
May 6, 1920 Nov. 12, 2001
  Ethel S. Hardy, 81, of 1003 Jordan St. died Monday at her residence. The  
funeral will be conducted by Bishop Robert L. Gorham at 1 p.m. Sunday at Wilson  
Chapel Free Will Baptist Church, 513 Barnes St. Burial will follow in Rest Haven  
Cemetery.
  Surviving are one daughter, Rosemary H. Hooks of Wilson; five sons, Joseph  
Franklin Hardy of Queens, N.Y., Donnie Hardy of Prince George, Va., Willie Hardy  
and Leroy Hardy, both of Wilson, and Marvin Miller of Fort Benning, Ga.; four  
sisters, Edna Ransom of Queens, N.Y., Emma Scott of Long Island City, N.Y., Ruby  
Evans of Arverne, N.Y., and Catherine Stafford of Georgetown, S.C.; two  
brothers, Charlie Scott of Freeport, N.Y., and Johnnie Scott of Augusta, Ga.; 14  
grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren.
  The body may be viewed at Edwards Funeral Home, 805 E. Nash St. Saturday from  
2-8 p.m. with the family receiving friends there from 7-8 p.m. and at other  
times at the residence where they will assemble one hour before the funeral.

Curtis Davis
  Curtis Davis, 53, of Bailey died Thursday. The funeral will be held at 2 p.m.  
Sunday at William Toney’s Funeral Home, Spring Hope. Burial will follow in  
Middlesex Memorial Garden.

Bertha L. Skelton
  Bertha Lee Skelton, 72, of 6739 Jaycross Road, Fremont, died Thursday at  
Wilson Medical Center.
  Arrangements are incomplete and being handled by Hamilton Funeral Chapel, 726  
S. Tarboro St.


November 17, 2001

Curtis Earl Davis
  BAILEY -- Curtis Earl Davis, 53, died Thursday at 7907 Winters Road in Bailey.  
The funeral will be Sunday at 2 p.m. in the chapel at William Toney’s Funeral  
Home in Spring Hope.
  Davis was a long-time resident of East Orange, N.J.
  The family will receive friends from 6 to 7 p.m. today at the funeral home.

Ruby K. Holloway
  KENLY -- Ruby K. Holloway of 8441 Newsome Mill Road, Lucama, died Thursday at  
Wilson Medical Center. The Rev. Will Hoyle and the Rev. Alex Maultsby will  
conduct the funeral at 11 a.m. Monday at Coley Funeral Home Chapel in Kenly.  
Burial will follow in Kenly Cemetery.
  She was a member of the Kenly United Methodist Women, chairman of the cookbook  
project, active in the flower ministry and active in all other church  
activities.
  Surviving are her husband, Charles P. (Chuck) Holloway; her mother, Pearl  
Kirby of Durham; four sisters, Lena Mathenson of Lucama, Faye Allen of Gastonia,  
Jewel Smith of Wilson, and Ollice Blake of Siler City; and two brothers, Earl  
Kirby of Durham and Ransom Kirby of Virginia.
  The family will receive friends from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Sunday at Coley Funeral  
Home.

Bertha Lee  D. Skelton
Sept. 30, 1929 Nov. 15, 2001
  ROCKY MOUNT -- Bertha Lee (Lola) Dailey Skelton, 72, of 6739 Jaycross Road,  
Fremont, died Thursday at Wilson Medical Center. Elder James Harper will  
officiate at the funeral at 7:30 p.m. Monday at the Scripture Center 1001  
Raleigh Road, Rocky Mount. Burial will follow in Gardens of Gethsemane, U.S. 64  
East.
  Surviving are her daughter, Tanya Lee O’Neal of Rocky Mount, two sons, James  
Alfred Skelton Jr. of Manhattan, N.Y.; Patrick Alexander Skelton of Bronx, N.Y.;  
and seven grandchildren, including Johnathon Rayvon O’Neal and Destiny Jurnee’  
O’Neal, whom she reared.
  The body may be viewed from 2 to 5 p.m. Monday at Hamilton Funeral Chapel, 726  
S. Tarboro St., Wilson. Friends and family will assemble at the residence one  
hour prior to the service in preparation for the funeral procession.

Charlie G. Murphy
  Charlie G. Murphy, 68, a resident of the N.C. Special Care Center, died Friday  
at Wilson Medical Center.
  Funeral Arrangements, which are incomplete at this time, are being handled by  
Hamilton Funeral Chapel of Wilson.

Bettie Baker
  WALSTONBURG -- Bettie Baker, 75, of 3958 U.S. 264A, Walstonburg, died Wednesday  
at Pitt Memorial Hospital in Greenville. Pastor Hargrove will officiate at the  
funeral, which will be at 2 p.m. Sunday at Holy Temple Church, Walstonburg.  
Burial will follow in St. Delight Cemetery in Walstonburg.
  Surviving are six daughters, Sylvia Gray of Newark, N.J., Mozella Baker of  
Wilson, Sadie Dunbar of Greenville and Shirley Lewis, Wanda Baker and Kathy  
Jones, all of Walstonburg; four sons, Elder Joey Baker and Jerry L. Baker, both  
of Greenville, Terry Lewis Baker of Walstonburg and Jesse Baker of Wilson; and  
four sisters, Sadie O’Neal of New York, N.Y.,  Sallie M. Dupree and Mamie Ruth  
Baker, both of Maury, and Annie Moses of Long Island, N.Y.
  The viewing will begin at noon today at Holy Temple Church. The wake will be  
from 7 to 8 p.m. at the church. Arrangements are by S. Connor Memorial Funeral  
Home of Snow Hill.


November 19, 2001

Ola Mae W. White
Nov. 28, 1928 Nov. 16, 2001
  Ola Mae Wilson White, 72, of 204 Albert Ave. died Friday at Wilson Medical  
Center. The funeral will be held Wednesday at 2 p.m. at  Hamilton Funeral  
Chapel, 726 S. Tarboro St. Burial will follow in Hamilton Burial Garden.
  She was retired from Wilson Memorial Hospital.
  Surviving are her husband, James White; two daughters, Carolyn Ann Payne  
Melton and Mary Delois Ellis, both of Wilson; one son, James Oscar Ellis of  
Wilson; one sister, Janey Willis of Apopka, Fla.; three brothers, J.W. Wilson,  
Ralph Wilson and Coy Wilson Jr., all of Florida; nine grandchildren; and 11  
great-grandchildren.
  The body may be viewed at the funeral home Tuesday from 3-9 p.m. The family  
will receive friends at the residence and will assemble there one hour before  
the funeral.

Dempsey Lucas
Jan. 28, 1952 Nov. 12, 2001
  Dempsey Lucas, 49, of Hollister died Monday at Washington Hospital Center,  
Washington, D.C. The funeral will be held at 2 p.m. today at Hamilton Funeral  
Chapel, 726 S. Tarboro St. Burial will follow in Rest Haven Cemetery.
  Lucas was a former employee of Mercer Trucking Company.
  Surviving are his mother, Mollie Ester Utley of Wilson; two sisters, Beulah  
Gray Robinson and Mary Lilly Robinson, both of Wilson; and two brothers, William  
Robinson Jr. of Washington, D.C., and Elder Elton Anderson of Raleigh.
  The family will assemble at 805 Academy St. one hour before the funeral.

Margaret E. Chase
  EUREKA -- Margaret Etheridge Chase, 89, formerly of Baker Street died Sunday at  
Britthaven of Goldsboro. A graveside service will held at 3 p.m. Tuesday in  
Eureka Cemetery.
  Surviving are a daughter, Nancy Chase Bell of Eureka; four grandchildren; and  
five great-grandchildren.
  The family will receive friends at Shackleford Funeral Service, 102 N. Pine  
St., Fremont from 7-8:30 tonight.

Wilbur P. Williams
Aug. 25, 1928 Nov. 17, 2001
  ELM CITY -- Wilbur P. Williams, 73, of 4017 W. Langley Road died Saturday at  
Nash General Hospital. The funeral will be conducted by the Rev. Joe Stallings  
at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Thomas-Yelverton Funeral Service, 2704 W. Nash St. Burial  
will follow in Evergreen Memorial Gardens.
  Williams was owner and operator of Dixie Supply and was retired from the U.S.  
Army Reserves.
  Surviving are his wife, Jennie Pridgen Williams; a daughter, Diane Williams  
Grimes of Advance; a son, Wilbur P. Williams Jr. of Raleigh; a sister, Ruth  
Hoveskiland of Ogallo, Neb.; a brother, Donnie Williams of Elm City; and five  
grandchildren.
  The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 7-8:30 tonight and at  
other times at the residence.

Larry Taylor
  Larry Taylor of Raleigh died Friday. The funeral will be held at 11 a.m.  
Tuesday in the chapel at Coley Funeral Home, Kenly. Burial will follow in Kenly  
Cemetery.
  Surviving are his mother, Mary 3Lib2 Taylor of Wilson; and two sisters, Debbie  
T. Carson of Wilson and Jeanette T. Walker of Raleigh.
  The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 7-8:30 tonight.

James E. Winborne Sr.
July 3, 1917 Nov. 17, 2001
  James Edward 3Ed2 Winborne Sr., 84, died Saturday. The funeral will be  
conducted by the Rev. Dan Jones at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Joyner’s Funeral Home, 4100  
U.S. 264 West. Burial with Masonic rites will follow in Maplewood Cemetery.
  Winborne was a member of Mount Lebanon Masonic Lodge 117 for 50 years and was  
a Sudan Shriner. He was employed with Wilson Drug Store for 32 years.
  Surviving are his wife, Romaine Deans Winborne; a son, James Edward 3Ed2  
Winborne Jr. of Raleigh; three sisters, Lona Flowers and Creamer Johnson, both  
of Wilson and Marie Bradshaw of Sims; four grandchildren; and two great-
grandchildren.
  The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 6-8 tonight.

Doris H. Ward
  Doris H. Ward of 623 Elvie St. died Sunday at Wake Forest Baptist Hospital,  
Winston-Salem.
  Arrangements are incomplete and being handled by King & Darden Funeral Home,  
325 E. Nash St.

Ruby K. Holloway
  Ruby K. Holloway is also survived by a stepdaughter, Sherrie Stephens of  
Georgia. Her name was omitted in Saturday’s edition.
  The Daily Times regrets the error.


November 20, 2001

Drury F. Spain
March 3, 1925 Nov. 18, 2001
  WENDELL -- Drury Fisher Spain, 76, died Sunday at Rex Healthcare. The funeral  
will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday at L. Harold Poole Funeral Service chapel.  
Burial will follow in Central Baptist Church Cemetery.
  Surviving are his wife; 11 children; five sisters, including Bobbie Lamm of  
Bailey; 18 grandchildren; and 17 great-grandchildren.
  The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 7-8:30 tonight and at  
other times at the home of Barry and Angela Spain, 622 Arista Lane.

Richard E. Hogg
  KENLY -- Richard E. Hogg, 56, of 9234 Rex Turner Road died Monday, The funeral  
will be conducted by the Rev. Alex Maultsby at 11 a.m. Wednesday in the chapel  
at Coley Funeral Home. Burial will follow in the Boykin Family Cemetery.
  Surviving are his wife, Terry Boykin Hogg; a daughter, Angie H. Taylor of  
Wendell; a son, Richie Hogg of Wendell; his mother, Emma C. Hogg of Clayton; two  
sisters, Linda Stevens and Shirley Pierce, both of Clayton; three brothers,  
Ronnie Hogg of Knightdale, David Hogg and Ken Hogg, both of Clayton; and five  
grandchildren.
  The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 6-9 tonight.

Ola Mae W. White
  The family Ola Mae Wilson White of will receive friends at Hamilton Funeral  
Chapel, 726 S. Tarboro St., from 7-8 tonight.
  She is survived by two daughters, including Mary Delois Ellis Fogg of Wilson.  
Her name was incorrect in Monday’s edition.


November 21, 2001

Dorethia W. Witek
Oct. 3, 1931 Nov. 20, 2001
  SPARTANBURG, S.C. -- Dorethia Williamson Witek, 70, formerly of Wilson, N.C.,  
died Tuesday at her home. Funeral arrangements are incomplete.
  Surviving are four daughters, Dana Witek Rodriguez and Darlene Witek, both of  
Spartanburg, and Debbie Witek Swaney and Dianne Witek; three sisters, Sudie  
Williamson Pridgen of Monroe, N.C., Virginia Williamson Howden of Hurst, Texas,  
and Phyllis Knight of Jacksonville, Fla.; two brothers, William Earl "Bud"  
Williamson of Wilson, N.C., and Carsie Lee Williamson of Zebulon, N.C.

Sara C. Pate
  Sara "Sally" Crooks Quarles Pate, 71, of 2400 Bradford Place 1-B died Tuesday.
  She was employed with Wilson County Schools for 24 years.
  Surviving are four daughters, Rene Pate Adams of the home; Sara Camille Pate  
of Wilson, Rebecca Pate Kauffmann and Leslie Pate Hodge, both of Raleigh; one  
sister, Susan Dixon Kouns of Southern Pines; and eight grandchildren.
  The family will receive friends at the home.
  Arrangements are being handled by Thomas-Yelverton Funeral Service, 2704 W.  
Nash St.

Robert H. Lundberg
April 7, 1920 Nov. 20, 2001
  Robert H. Lundberg, 81, died Tuesday. The funeral will be conducted by the  
Rev. Robert Boyette at 2 p.m. Friday at Joyner’s Funeral Home, 4100 U.S. 264  
West. Burial will follow in Maplewood Cemetery.
  Surviving are his wife, Margaret Sholar Lundberg; one daughter, Karen Blum of  
California; one son, Jon Lundberg of Texas; one brother, Ted Lundberg of  
Florida; three grandchildren; and one great-grandchild.
  The family will receive friends at the funeral home Friday from 1-2 p.m.

Christine B. Ball
  DOVER -- Christine Baker Ball, 71, formerly of Wilson, died Monday at Lenoir  
Memorial Hospital, Kinston. A graveside service will be conducted by the Rev.  
Jimmy Sowers at 11 a.m. Friday in Pinelawn Memorial Park, Kinston.
  Surviving are one daughter, Brenda Joyce Shamloo of Winston-Salem; three sons,  
Royce Lee Harris of Chicago, Charles Ray Harris of Wilson and George Wright  
Harris of Charleston, W.Va.; three sisters, Barbara Felton, Rosa Carter and Ida  
Mae Webb, all of Wilson; three brothers, Walter Baker, Bill Baker and James  
Baker, all of Wilson; five grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren.
  The family will receive friends at Howard-Carter & Stroud Funeral Home of  
Kinston from 7-9 tonight.

Kenneth M. Perry
  Kenneth M. Perry, 52, of 902 Washington St. died Tuesday at the Veterans  
Administration Medical Center, Durham.
  Arrangements are incomplete and being handled by Hamilton Funeral Chapel, 726  
S. Tarboro St.

Larry J. Grant
  Larry J. Grant, 52, of Boswellville Road died Tuesday in Craven County.
  Arrangements are incomplete and being handled by King & Darden Funeral Home,  
325 E. Nash St.

Minnie B. Baines
  Minnie B. Baines, 87, died Tuesday at Wilson Medical Center.
  Arrangements are incomplete and being handled by Edwards Funeral Home, 805 E.  
Nash St.


November 22, 2001

Helen Wall Finch
Oct. 16, 1930 Nov. 21, 2001
  BAILEY -- Helen Wall Finch, 71, died Wednesday. Services will be conducted at  
Joyner’s Funeral Home, 4100 U.S. 264, at 2 p.m. Saturday. The Rev. Brian Sexton  
and the Rev. Robert Rose will officiate. Burial will follow at Bailey Cemetery.
  She is survived by husband, Irvin Finch of Bailey, and daughter, Erdene Wade  
of Wendell.
  Visitation will be at Joyner’s Funeral Home Friday from 7-9 p.m. Other  
visitation will be at 9369 South N.C. 581, Bailey.

Doris Holden Ward
  Doris Holden Ward, 80, of 623 Elvie St., died Sunday at Wake Forest Baptist  
Hospital. The service will be conducted by the Rev. H.E. Parker at Branch  
Memorial Church, 517 Hadley St., at 2 p.m. Saturday. Burial will follow at Rest  
Haven Cemetery.
  She is survived by two daughters, Yvonne Ward Hairston and Cynthia Ward  
Cession, both of Winston-Salem; one son, Anthony Ray Ward of Durham; three  
brothers, David Ed Holden of Charlotte, Russell Holden of Warsaw and Thurman  
Holder of Wilson; five grandchildren; and one great-grandchild.
  The body may be viewed at King & Darden Funeral Home from 4:30-8:30 p.m.  
Friday. A wake will be held Saturday with the family receiving friends from 1-2  
p.m. at the church and other times at the residence where they will gather one  
hour before the service.

Kenneth M. "Kenny Mac" Perry
May 10, 1949 Nov. 20, 2001
  Kenneth M. "Kenny Mac" Perry, 52, of 902 Washington St. died Tuesday at the  
Veterans Administration Medical Center in Durham. The funeral will be Saturday  
at 1 p.m. at Brown’s Chapel United America Free Will Baptist Church, 1507 Hadley  
St. Ext. The service will be conducted by Elder William E. Bowser. Burial will  
follow in the Rest Haven Cemetery.
  He is survived by two sons, Kenneth Ray Norwood, Kaldrin Jones, both of  
Wilson; one daughter, Nikkis Lynette Campbell of Wilson; mother, Annie Pearl  
Perry of the home; two brothers, Robert Melton of Alexandria, Va., and Vernon L.  
Perry of Wilson; and one sister, Van Mitchell of Wilson.
  The family will receive friends at the residence where they will assemble one  
hour prior to the service.


November 23, 2001

Charlie G. Murphy
Oct. 11, 1933 Nov. 16, 2001
  Charlie G. Murphy, 68, a resident of North Carolina Special Care Center, died  
Friday at Wilson Medical Center. The funeral will be conducted by the Rev.  
Cedric E. Murphy at 2:30 p.m. Sunday at Wilson Chapel Free Will Baptist Church,  
513 E. Barnes St. Burial will follow in Rest Haven Cemetery.
  Murphy was a veteran of the U.S. Army and served in the Korean War. He was  
employed with the North Carolina Special Care Center, James I. Miller Tobacco  
Company and was retired from Hamilton Funeral Chapel. He was a member of Wilson  
Chapel Free Will Baptist Church.
  Surviving are two sisters, Addie L. Murphy of Raleigh and Mammie Tayson of  
Philadelphia; and one brother, Staff Sgt. Clarence Paul Murphy of Lancaster,  
Calif.
  The body may be viewed at Hamilton Funeral Chapel, 726 S. Tarboro St.,  
Saturday from 3-9  p.m. with the family receiving friends there from 7-8 p.m.  
and at other times at 414 Winstead St. where they will assemble one hour before  
the funeral.

Minnie S. Baines
Sept. 17, 1914 Nov. 20, 2001
  Minnie B. Savage Baines, 87, of 907 W. Walnut St. died Tuesday at Wilson  
Medical Center. The funeral will be conducted by Elder Douglas Atkinson at 1  
p.m. Saturday at St. John AME Zion Church, 119 N. Pender St. Burial will follow  
in Rest Haven Cemetery.
  Surviving are her husband, Willie B. Baines of Wilson; four daughters, Helen  
G. Baines of Capitol Heights, Md., Minnie Ruth Baines, Rebecca B. Edwards and  
Teresa B. Artis, all of Wilson; four sons, Willie B. Baines of Kinston, Walter  
L. Baines of Dumfries, Va., John J. Baines and William H. Baines, both of  
Wilson; 11 grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.
  The body may be viewed at Edwards Funeral Home, 805 E. Nash St., today from 2-
8 p.m. The family will receive friends at the residence and will assemble there  
one hour before the funeral.

Esther K. Revoir
  Esther K. Revoir, 88, a resident of WilMed Nursing Home died Wednesday. The  
funeral and  burial will be held in Syracuse, N.Y.
  Surviving are her daughter, Joan R. Satterly of Wilson; two sons, John J.  
Revoir and Thomas C. Revoir, both of Syracuse, N.Y.; two half-sisters, Helen  
Brosnan and Michalene Whitaker; one half-brother, Pete Kitt; and five  
grandchildren.
  Arrangements are being handled by Joyner’s Funeral Home, 4100 U.S. 264 West.

Larry J. Grant
  Larry James Grant, 52, of 5032 Boswellville Road died Tuesday in Craven  
County. The funeral will be conducted by the Rev. Arthur King at 11 a.m.  
Saturday at Perry’s Temple Free Will Baptist Church, 5000 Tartt’s Mill Road.  
Burial will follow in Rest Haven Cemetery.
  Surviving are his wife, Hattie Ward Grant; three children, Jamelalrato  
Moltrery of Charlotte, Lisimbajajelani Grant of Goldsboro and Michael Joyner Sr.  
of Wilson; three sisters, Yevette, Sarah and Diana, all of Philadelphia; four  
brothers, Joseph Michael, Robin and Herbert, all of Philadelphia, and Steven of  
Washington, D.C.; and 10 grandchildren.
  The family will receive friends at the residence at all times and will  
assemble there one hour before the funeral.
  Arrangements are being handled by King & Darden Funeral Home, 325 E. Nash St.

Bettye M. Webb
Jan. 29, 1939 Nov. 21, 2001
  SARATOGA -- Bettye Mae Webb died Wednesday. The funeral will be conducted by  
the Rev. J.C. Yates and the Rev. Julius Whitley at 2 p.m. Saturday at Saratoga  
Free Will Baptist Church. Burial will follow in White Oak Cemetery.
  She was a member of Saratoga Free Will Baptist Church, a former clerk,  
secretary and bookkeeper for the Town of Saratoga; a Wilson Daily Times and  
Rocky Mount Telegram writer, and a tax practitioner.
  Surviving are one daughter, Donna Jean Webb of Saratoga; and two sisters,  
Hazel Webb Glover of Rocky Mount and Starr W. Whitley of Saratoga.
  The family will receive friends at the church from 6:30-9 tonight and at other  
times at the home of Donna Webb, 8501 Gardners School Road.
  Arrangements are being handled by Joyner’s Funeral Home, 4100 U.S. 264 West.

Kimothy S. Weber
July 14, 1979 Nov. 21, 2001
  Kimothy Shane Weber, 22, died Wednesday. The funeral will be conducted by the  
Rev. Daniel  Johnson at 2 p.m. Sunday at Joyner’s Funeral Home, 4100 U.S. 264  
West. Burial will follow in Evergreen Memorial Gardens.
  Surviving are his parents, Joe and Sue Weber; two sisters, Heather Weber and  
Tiffany Weber, both of the home; maternal grandparents, Earl and Bertha Storts  
of Minneapolis.; and paternal grandparents, Joe and Norma Weber of Portsmouth,  
Ohio.
  The family will receive friends at the funeral home Saturday from 7-9 p.m. and  
at other times 1226 Buxton Road.

Frances P. Matthews
  Frances Pittman Matthews, 82, died Thursday at WilMed Nursing Center. A  
graveside service will be conducted by the Rev. Robert Winstead at 11 a.m.  
Saturday in Evergreen Memorial Gardens.
  Her survivors include her husband, Troy Gilleon Matthews.
  The family will receive friends at Thomas-Yelverton Funeral Service, 2704 W.  
Nash St., from 7-8:30 tonight.

Kenneth M. Perry
  The location for the funeral of Kenneth M. "Kenny Mac" Perry has been changed.  
The funeral will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday at Hamilton Funeral Chapel, 726 S.  
Tarboro St.
  His son’s correct name is Kedrin Jones.

Helen W. Finch
  Erdene Wade of Wendell is the sister of Helen W. Finch. She was identified  
incorrectly in Thursday’s edition.

Virginia Driver
  Virginia Driver, 81, died today.
  Arrangements are incomplete and being handled by Joyner’s Funeral Home, 4100  
U.S. 264 West.

Lenwood E. Spells
  Lenwood Earl Spells, 48, of 612 S. Lodge St. died today at the Veterans  
Administration Medical Center, Durham.
  Arrangements are incomplete and being handled by Hamilton Funeral Chapel, 726  
S. Tarboro St.

David E. Campbell
  David E. Campbell, 67, of 9260 Pace Road, Bailey died today at Wilson Medical  
Center.
  Arrangements are incomplete and being handled by Shingleton  Funeral Home,  
2407 W. Nash St.


November 24, 2001

Virginia L. Driver
May 27, 1920     Nov. 23, 2001
  Virginia Lamm Driver, 81, of Wilson did Friday.
  Services will be at 3:30 p.m. Sunday at Joyner’s Funeral Home. Burial will  
follow in the Tomlinson Family Cemetery.
  Survivors include two daughters, Louise Joyner and Pam Edmundson, both of  
Wilson; a sister, Ruby Jones of Lucama; a brother, Clarence Lamm of Wilson;  
three grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.
  Visitation will be from 7-9 p.m. tonight at Joyner’s Funeral Home, and at  
other times at 1101 Sunrise Ave.


November 26, 2001

Gordon L. Smith
Oct. 17, 1918 Nov. 24, 2001
  Gordon Lee Smith, 83, of Fremont died Saturday at Wilson Medical Center. The  
funeral will be held at 7 tonight in the chapel at Thomas-Yelverton Funeral  
Service, 2704 W. Nash St. Burial will be in Evergreen Memorial Gardens Tuesday  
at 10 a.m.
  Surviving are a daughter, Sandra Alexander of Wilson; a son, James Thomas  
Smith of Fremont; three sisters, Eleanor Smith and Dorothy Tait, both of Wilson  
and Carol Kingsbury of Florence, S.C.; two brothers, T. Maxton Smith of Fremont  
and Glenn Smith of Pikeville; three grandchildren; and three great-
grandchildren.
  The family will receive friends at the funeral home following the service  
tonight.

Charles K. Strickland
  Charles Kelly Strickland, 22, of 8032 Holdens Cross Road, Fountain died  
Thursday. A graveside service was conducted by the Rev. Robert Boone Sunday at 2  
p.m. in Macclesfield Cemetery.
  Strickland was a member of Webb’s Chapel Free Will Baptist Church.
  Surviving are his father, Alan Strickland of Holdens Cross Roads; his paternal  
grandparents, Kenneth and Ellen Strickland of Holdens Cross Roads; and his  
maternal grandparents, Hilton and Nettie Owens of Fountain.
  Arrangements were handled by Farmville Funeral Home.

John L. Farmer Sr.
July 6, 1933 Nov. 24, 2001
  John Lee "John D" Farmer Sr., 68, of 301 N. Parker St., Elm City died Saturday  
at Wilson Medical Center. The funeral will be conducted by the Rev. Albert Baker  
at 1 p.m. Wednesday at First Baptist Church of Elm City. Burial will follow in  
Hamilton Burial Garden, Wilson.
  Surviving are his wife, Mattie Wells Farmer; two daughters, Shirley Farmer  
Barron and Fannie Farmer, both of Elm City; one son, John Lee Farmer Jr. of Elm  
City; three sisters, Daisy Pender and Hattie Mae Forbes, both of Elm City and  
Edith Bell Clark of Rocky Mount; and one grandchild.
  The body may be viewed at Hamilton Funeral Chapel, 726 S. Tarboro St., Tuesday  
from 7-9 p.m. The family will receive at the residence and will assemble there  
one hour before the funeral.

Addie Mae H. Edwards
  STANTONSBURG -- Addie Mae Howard Edwards, 82, of 102 Shelton Ave. died Sunday  
at Pitt County Memorial Hospital, Greenville. A graveside service will be held  
at 11 a.m. Tuesday in Stantonsburg Cemetery.
  Surviving are her husband, Kenneth Edwards; two daughters, Karen Edwards  
Michaud of Manchester, Maine and Joan Edwards Robbins of Elm City; a brother,  
Paul Howard of Elm City; four grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren.
  The family will receive friends at Thomas-Yelverton Funeral Service, 2704 W.  
Nash St. from 7-8 tonight and at other times at the home.

Effie S. Ruffin
  Effie Speight Ruffin of 1911 Fairview Avenue, Wilson, died Friday night at her  
home. The funeral will be conducted by Elder Elbert Forbes at 2 p.m. Wednesday  
at Mount Zion Original Free Will Baptist Church, 305 Lane St. Burial will follow  
in Rest Haven Cemetery.
  Surviving are two daughters, Jesse R. Patterson of the home and Bertha Cutler  
of Goldsboro; one sister, Adell Speight Ellis of Wilson and one brother, James  
Speight of Washington, D.C.
  The body may be viewed at McIntyre Funeral Home, Goldsboro Tuesday from 1-5  
p.m. and at the church from 6-8 p.m. Eastern Star last rites will be held at 7  
p.m. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 7-8 p.m. and at  
other times at the residence.

David E. Campbell
Sept. 7, 1934 Nov. 23, 2001
  David Earl Campbell, 67, of 1706A Dartmore Drive died Friday at Wilson Medical  
Center. A graveside service was conducted by the Rev. Tim Riggs at noon Saturday  
in Bailey City Cemetery.
  Surviving are three daughters, Robin Carnley of Bailey, Rhonda Reed of Hood,  
Va., and Wendi Badgley of Burnsville; one sister of Atlanta, Ga.; two brothers,  
John Campbell of Hamlet and Frank Campbell of Atlanta, Ga.; and eight  
grandchildren.
  Arrangements were handled by Shingleton  Funeral Home, 2407 W. Nash St.,

Robert S. Webb
  Robert s. Webb, 79, died Saturday at Rose Manor Healthcare Center, Durham.
  Arrangements are incomplete and being handled by Edwards Funeral Home, 805 E.  
Nash St.


November 27, 2001

Robert S. Webb
March 24, 1922 Nov. 24, 2001
  Robert Sylvester Webb, 79, of 1703-B Birchwood Drive died Saturday at Rose  
Manor Healthcare, Durham. A graveside service will be conducted by his son,  
Ronnie Webb, at 2 p.m. today in Rest Haven Cemetery.
  Surviving are five daughters, Patricia Brooks and Jeanna Webb, both of  
Salisbury, Mable Sefrant of Greenville, Barbara A. Webb and Rita Taylor, both of  
Wilson; four sons, Ronnie Webb of Wilson, Donnie Webb of Baton Rouge, La., Jerry  
Webb of Silver Spring, Md., and Redmond Webb of Washington, D.C.; five sisters,  
Eunice Matthews, Gracie Brown, Dorothy Barbee and Lillie Camp, all of Durham,  
and Helen Edwards of Amityville, N.Y.; two brothers, Bobby Webb of Amityville,  
N.Y., and Lundi Webb of Wilson; 14 grandchildren; and 18 great-grandchildren.
  The family will assemble at Edwards Funeral Home, 805 E. Nash St., at 1 p.m.  
today.

Montine L. Jones
April 30, 1912 Nov. 26, 2001
  Montine Lisenby Jones, 89, formerly of Wilson, died Monday at Cypress Glen  
Methodist Retirement Community, Greenville.
  The funeral will be conducted by the Rev. Dan Jones, the Rev. Gray Southern  
and the Rev. Dan Hensley at 11 a.m. Thursday at First United Methodist Church.  
Burial will be at 1 p.m. Friday in East Lawn Memorial Garden, Harrisonburg, Va.
  She taught piano in Wilson for 13 years. She was a member of First United  
Methodist Church, Wilson Piano Teachers Association and a volunteer for Wilson  
Medical Center Hospital Auxiliary.
  Surviving are two daughters, Montine Hensley of Wilson and Gayle Fears of  
Charlottesville, Va.; one son, Dr. Robert Jones of Dayton, Ohio; eight  
grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren.
  Arrangements are being handled by Farmville Funeral Home.

Ernest Tune
  Ernest Tune, 78, of 1200 W. Gold St. died Friday at Wilson Medical Center.
  Arrangements are incomplete and being handled by Edwards Funeral Home, 805 E.  
Nash St.

Joseph L. Cockrell
  Joseph Levy Cockrell, 32, died Sunday.
  Arrangements are incomplete and being handled by Bowling Funeral Home, Rocky  
Mount.

Rosa Williams
  SHARPSBURG -- Rosa Williams, 88, died Saturday.
  Arrangements are incomplete and being handled by Hart Funeral Home, Rocky  
Mount.

Effie S. Ruffin
  The body of Effie Speight Ruffin may be viewed at McIntyre Funeral Home, 110  
N. James St., Goldsboro today from 1-5 p.m. and at Mount Zion Original Free Will  
Baptist Church, 305 Lane St. from 6-8 tonight. Eastern Star last rites will be  
held at 7 tonight. The family will receive friends at the church from 7-8  
tonight and at other times at 1911 Fairview St.

Gillie Phillips
  MIDDLESEX -- Gillie Phillips, 66, of 5920 Stone Whitley Road died Monday at  
Nash General Hospital, Rocky Mount.
  Arrangements are incomplete and being handled by Shingleton  Funeral Home,  
2407 W. Nash St.


November 28, 2001

Louise B. Deuell
  LUCAMA -- Louise Barnes Deuell, 74, of 409 Woodcrest Drive died Tuesday at  
Wilson Medical Center. Private services will be held Thursday in Newport News,  
Va.
  Surviving are a daughter, Cynthia Donley of Lucama; a son, Thomas O. Deuell of  
Hampton, Va.; a brother, Clifton "Bud" Barnes of Wilson; four grandchildren; and  
two great-grandchildren.
  Arrangements are being handled by Thomas-Yelverton Funeral Service, 2704 W.  
Nash St.

Lenwood E. Spells
Jan, 23, 1953 Nov. 23, 2001
  Lenwood Earl "Bobby" Spells, 48, of 612 S. Lodge St. died Friday at the  
Veterans Administration Medical Center, Durham. The funeral will be conducted by  
the Rev. Eloise Sessoms at 2 p.m. Thursday at St. John Apostolic Holiness  
Church, 5449 Central Road, Black Creek. Burial will follow in Rest Haven  
Cemetery.
  Surviving are one daughter, Barbara Taylor of Eureka; one stepdaughter, Jenice  
Tunnell of Wilson; two sons, Lenwood Earl Ward of Salisbury and Maurice Bryant  
of Wilson; his father, Walter Spells of Wilson; two sisters, Marie Best and  
Shirley Hart, both of  Wilson; five brothers, Robert Spells, James Spells,  
Nathaniel Spells and Kenneth Spell, all of Wilson, and Gregory Spells of New  
York; and three grandchildren.
  The body may be viewed at Hamilton Funeral Chapel, 726 S. Tarboro St., today  
from 3-9 p.m. with the family receiving friends there from 7-8 p.m. and at other  
times at 2504 Albany Lane where they will assemble one hour before the funeral.

Gillie Ann J. Phillips
Aug. 31, 1935 Nov. 26, 2001
  Gillie Ann Jordan Phillips, 66, of 5920 Stone Whitley Road died Monday at Nash  
General Hospital, Rocky Mount. The funeral will be conducted by the Rev. Jackie  
Raper at 2 p.m. Thursday in the chapel at Shingleton  Funeral Home, 2407 W. Nash  
St. Burial will follow in the Jordan-Murray Family Cemetery.
  Surviving are her husband, Donald Phillips; one daughter, Rhonda Ann Phillips  
of Middlesex; one stepdaughter, Debbie P. Carter of Middlesex; one stepson,  
Jimmy Phillips of Middlesex; one brother, Nathaniel Jordan of Middlesex; and one  
stepgranddaughter.
  The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 7-9 tonight and at  
other times at the home.

James Vick
  The Rev. James Vick, 86, of 416 Jefferson St. died Tuesday at Wilson Medical  
Center.
  Arrangements are incomplete and being handled by Hamilton Funeral Chapel, 726  
S. Tarboro St.

Thurman Moore
  SHARPSBURG -- Thurman Moore, 71, died Tuesday.
  Arrangements are incomplete and being handled by Hart Funeral Home, Rocky  
Mount.


November 29, 2001

Becky S. Shouse
  DENVER, Colo. -- Becky Sakas Shouse, 54, a native of Wilson, N.C., died  
Tuesday.
  Surviving are a daughter, Carol Barry of Denton, Texas; a son, David Shouse of  
Denver; her father, Steve W. Sakas of Wilmington, N.C.; one brother, Steve W.  
Sakas Jr. of Wilson; and three grandchildren.

James Vick
April 15, 1915 Nov. 73, 2001
  The Rev. James Vick, 86, of 416 Jefferson St. died Tuesday at Wilson Medical  
Center. The funeral will be conducted by the Rev. Curtis Ray Morgan at 2 p.m.  
Saturday at Tuskeegee Holiness Church, 624 S. Tuskeegee St. Burial will follow  
in Hamilton Burial Garden.
  Vick was retired from Export Leaf Tobacco Company and was a member of Davis  
Chapel Church.
  Surviving are six daughters, Lizzie Mae Vick-Taylor, who was his caregiver,  
Pothinia Vick and Barbara Vick, all of Wilson, Mary Vick of District Heights,  
Md., Tonya Irvin of Valdosta, Ga., and Margaret Vick of Jacksonville, Fla.; four  
sons, Roy Vick and Sammy Vick, both of Jacksonville, Fla., James Vick of Wilson  
and Willie James Vick of Raleigh; four sisters, Eathal Harris, Bruala Woodard  
and Margaret Hines, all of Wilson, and Mattie Qualey of New York; 52  
grandchildren; 20 great-grandchildren; and five great-great-grandchildren.
  The body may be viewed at Hamilton Funeral Chapel, 726 S. Tarboro St., Friday  
from 3-9 p.m. with the family receiving friends there from 7-8 p.m. and at other  
times at the residence where they will assemble one hour before the funeral.

Larry Young
  DORCHESTER, Mass. -- Larry Young, 48, formerly of Wilson, N.C., died Sunday.  
The funeral will be held at noon Friday at Mulry Funeral Home.
  Surviving are his wife, Darun Young; his mother, Dora Harris Young of  
Brooklyn, N.Y.; one sister, Debra Young Joseph of Charlotte; and one brother,  
the Rev. Cedric Murphy of Wilson.

Ernest Tune
Aug. 27, 1923 Nov., 23, 2001
  Ernest Tune, 78, of 1200 W. Gold St. died Friday at Wilson Medical Center.,  
The funeral will be conducted by Elder Phillip Cox at 1 p.m. Saturday at Suggs  
Christian Temple Church, 1602 Stantonsburg Road. Burial will follow in Rest  
Haven Cemetery.
  Surviving are two daughters, Faye Hilliard of Yonkers, N.Y., and Annie Pearl  
Davis of Baltimore; one sister, Etta Mae Tune of Wilson; seven grandchildren;  
and five great-grandchildren.
  The body may be viewed at Edwards Funeral Home, 805 E. Nash St., Friday from  
2-8 p.m. with the family receiving friends there from 7-8 p.m. and at other  
times at the residence where they will assemble one hour before the funeral.

Sarah Patrick
  Sarah Patrick, 86, a resident at Carver Living Center, Durham, formerly of  
Farmville, died Wednesday.
  Arrangements are incomplete and being handled by Hamilton Funeral Chapel, 726  
S. Tarboro St.

Rosa Williams
  SHARPSBURG -- Rosa Williams, 88, died Nov. 24. The funeral will be conducted by  
Richard White and Fred Rago Saturday at 1 p.m. at the Kingdom Hall of Jehovah’s  
Witnesses, Glendale Drive, Rocky Mount. Burial will follow in Hamilton Burial  
Garden, Wilson.
  Surviving are one sister, Mandy Pitt of Elm City; and Mildred Alston, Anne  
Little and Dianne Tripp, who were her caregivers.
  Visitation will be at Hart Funeral Home, 320 S. Glendale Drive, Rocky Mount,  
Friday from 2-7 p.m. the family will recive  friend at 109 Martin Luther King  
Circle.

Therman Moore
  SHARPSBURG -- Therman Moore, 71, died Tuesday. The funeral will be held at 11  
a.m. Saturday at Hart Funeral Home, 320 S. Glendale Drive, Rocky Mount. Burial  
will follow in Gardens of Gethsemane, Rocky Mount.
  Visitation will be at the funeral home Friday from 2-7 p.m.


November 30, 2001

Clifton E. Barnhill
  Clifton Earl Barnhill, 38, of 204 Garner St. died Wednesday at Wake Med,  
Raleigh. The funeral will be conducted by Bishop Lillie Boyd at 2 p.m. Saturday  
at Burning Bush Holiness Church. Burial will follow in Council Cemetery, Bethel.
  He was an employee at Tobacco Processors. Surviving are two daughters, Shelena  
Barnhill and Natasha Bradley, both of Farmville; his mother, Peraline Barnhill  
of Greenville; two sisters, Latisha House and Betty Barnhill, both of  
Greenville; four brothers, James C. Barnhill and Derrick Barnhill, both of   
Greenville, Tyrone Barnhill of Lumberton and Rashad Perkins of Kinston; and his  
maternal grandmother, Roberta Sharpe of Bethel.
  The body may be viewed at Phillips Brothers Mortuary, Greenville, today from  
2-8 p.m. with the family receiving friends there from  p.m. and at other times  
at the residence where they will assemble one hour before the funeral.

Larry L. Amerson Jr.
Feb. 11, 1923 Nov. 29, 2001
  Larry Leonard Amerson Jr., 78, died Thursday. A graveside service will be  
conducted by the Rev. Melvin Whittington at 11 a.m. Saturday in Evergreen  
Memorial Gardens.
  Surviving are his wife, Geneva Stith Amerson; two daughters, Marie A. Lamm and  
Diane A. Bunn,  both of Wilson; a son, Tim Amerson of Lucama; four  
grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.
  The family will receive friends at 510 Walton St.

Marie A. Brantley
March 14, 1949 Nov. 29, 2001
  Marie Annette Brantley, 52, died Thursday. The funeral will be conducted by  
the Rev. Ed Earp  at 1 p.m. Saturday at Joyner’s Funeral Home, 4100 U.S. 264  
West. Burial will follow in Evergreen Cemetery.
  Surviving are her husband, Tommie Brantley; two daughters, Candie Froning of  
Wilson and Tammie Fletcher of Oceanside, Calif.; her father, William T. "Bill"  
Stallings of Wilson; three sisters, Carol S. Gardner of Kenly, Frances S. Boykin  
of Wilson and Linda Mooring of Pikeville; and three grandchildren.
  The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 7-9 tonight and at  
other times at 5018 Skyland Loop.

Richard B. Parker
  ATLANTIC BEACH -- Richard Bright "Dick" Parker, 85, died Thursday at Carteret  
General Hospital. The funeral will be conducted by the Rev. Homer E. Morris at 2  
p.m. Sunday at First United Methodist Church. Entombment will follow in Bay View  
Cemetery.
  Surviving are his wife; one daughter; two sons; one sister, Elizabeth P. Hicks  
of Wilson; five grandchildren; and two step-grandchildren,
  The family will receive friends at Brooks Funeral Home, Morehead City,  
Saturday from 6-8 p.m.

Elsie Mae W. Newton
  Elsie Mae W. Newton, 74, died today.
  Arrangements are incomplete and being handled by Joyner’s Funeral Home, 4100  
U.S. 264 West.