d. 16 Feb 1970
"Mrs. Cavenaugh Succumbs At 63
Mrs. Minnie Murray Cavenaugh, age 63, of Route 2, Wallace, died early today (Monday) in the Duplin General Hospital after a brief illness.
Funeral services will be held Tuesday at 2:30 p. m. in the Edgerton Funeral Chapel, with the Rev. George W. Dowd and the Rev. K. D. Brown officiating. Burial will follow in the Cavenaugh cemetery.
Survivors are her husband, John R. Cavenaugh; two daughters, Amber Ann Cavenaugh of the home and Mrs. Clayton Jones of Willard; two sons, Joseph M. Cavenaugh of Wallace and Morris E. Cavenaugh of Magnolia; ten grandchildren.
Active pallbearers will be Stanley Cavenaugh, Aaron Cavenaugh, Elmer Cavenaugh, Dulan Murray, W. D. Murray, Jr., and Bruce Boney."
Source:
Wallace Enterprise, 16 Feb 1970.
d. 24 Feb 1970
"William Earl Cottle, Sr.
Wallace - William Earl Cottle Sr., 46, died Tuesday at his home, Rt. 1, Beulaville.
Funeral services will be held at 3 p.m. at the Community Baptist Church in Chinquapin officiated by Rev. Ralph Kennedy. Burial will follow in the Jacob Cavenaugh Cemetery.
Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Marie Hunter Cottle; one daughter, Mrs. Evelyn Thigpin, of Wallace; three sons, William James Cottle and Jeff Cottle, both of the home; his mother, Mrs. Callie Cottle, of Beulaville; two sisters, Velma Lanier, of Kinston, and Mrs. Lena Mae Heath, of Greensboro; two brothers, Ellis Cottle, of Holland Springs, Va., and Elbert Cottle, of Jacksonville, Fla.; and three grandchildren.
Active pallbearers include Tete Brinkley, Norman Kennedy, Earl Kennedy, Berry L. Mobley, Bennie R. Mobley, and Charles Epley."
Source:
Wilmington Morning Star, 26 Feb 1970.
d. 13 Mar 1970
"Kirby S. Rogers
Wallace - Kirby Smith Rogers, 73, of Rt. 2, Wallace, died Friday in Pender Memorial Hospital in Burgaw.
He was a native of Duplin County, son of the late Charlie and Mary Cavenaugh Rogers.
He was a retired farmer, and a veteran of World War I.
Survivors include three daughters, Mrs. Violet Futrell, Mrs. Evelyn Stallings, both of Wallace, and Mrs. Louise Deitz of Castle Hayne; nine sons, Ralph, Daril, and Roy, all of Wallace, Elmo, of Charleston, S. C., Thomas, of El Toro, Calif., Kirby Jr., of Anaheim, Calif., Clarence, of the U. S. Coast Guard at Sturgeon Bay, Wisc., Lloyd, of Garden City, Ga., and David, with the U. S. Army in Vietnam; a sister, Mrs. Emma Padgett of Wallace; two brothers, John, of Elizabeth City, and Heath, of Goldsboro; twenty grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Funeral arrangements are incomplete pending the arrival of David from Vietnam, and will be announced by the Edgerton Funeral Home."
Source:
Wilmington Morning Star, 15 Mar 1970.
"Kirby Smith Rogers
Wallace - Kirby Smith Rogers, 73, of Rt. 2 Wallace, died Friday in Pender Memorial Hospital after a lengthy illness.
Funeral services will be held Monday at 4 p.m. from the Edgerton Funeral Chapel , by the Rev. J. D. Brown. Burial with military honors will be in Carter Cemetery, Rt. 2 Wallace.
Active pallbearers will be Ronald Rivenbark, George Price Jr., Terry Rivenbark, William Norris Jr., Donald Rivenbark, Allen Earl Rivenbark."
d. 31 Mar 1970
"William Cavenaugh
Wallace - William Henry Cavenaugh, 93, died Tuesday.
Funeral services will be held at 3 p.m. Wednesday at the Northeast Freewill Baptist Church with the Rev. J. E. Andrews, the Rev. Vance Rich, the Rev. David Conert and the Rev. K. D. Brown. Burial will follow in the Cavenaugh cemetery.
Surviving are two sons, William David Cavenaugh of Wallace and James E. Cavenaugh of Caycee, S. C.; two daughters, Mrs. Mary Lou White and Mrs. Margaret Teachey of Wallace; ten grandchildren and 19 great grandchildren.
He was a member and deacon of the Northeast Freewill Baptist Church and a retired farmer."
Source:
Wilmington Morning Star, 1 Apr 1970.
d. 14 Apr 1970
"Levvie J. Savage
Wallace - Levvie Jay Savage, 62, of Rt. 1 Beulaville, died Tuesday in Shady Haven Nursing Home in Burgaw.
Funeral services will be 11 a.m. Thursday from Edgerton Funeral Chapel conducted by Rev. Edwin Carroll in Cavenaugh Cemetery.
Surviving are three sisters, Mrs. Laura Brock, of Beulaville, Mrs. Gladys Thigpen, of Wallace, and Mrs. Sarah Henderson, of Goldsboro.
Active pallbearers are Leon, Ray, and Johnny Thigpen, Raeford Brock, Preston Alberson, and Ward Batchelor.
The family will be at Mrs. Gladys Thigpens residence on Rt. 2, Wallace."
Source:
Wilmington Morning Star, 15 Apr 1970.
d. 31 May 1970
"Funeral services for Mrs. Lillie Kirks Carter, 78, a Selma housewife of 911 W. Waddell Street, were held Tuesday at the Selma Church of God. The Rev. Joseph E. Hayes and the Rev. Herbert F. Carter presided.
Interment followed at the Crocker Cemetery on Route 3, Selma.
A member of the Church of God, she is survived by:
Six daughters -- Mrs. Charles McGinnis, St. Petersburg, Florida; Mrs. Johnny W. Brown, Selma; Mrs. Frank Komlemic, Pittsburg, Pa.; Mrs. Nelson Wheeler, Indianapolis, Indianna; Mrs. Linwood Moye, Bradenton, Florida; Mrs. Mitchell Rabil, Smithfield.
Four sons -- Dr. William Howard Carter, Goldsboro; Woodrow W., of Smithfield; Loomis of Wilmington; and Herbert of Fayatteville [sic]; two sisters -- Mrs. Rabie Futch of Selma and Mrs. Mertie Davis of Rt. 3 Smithfield; one brother -- Oscar Kirks of Rt. 3 Smithfield; and eleven grandchildren."
Source:
Selma Johnstonian-Sun, 4 Jun 1970.
d. 14 Jun 1970
"Gaylor A. Cavenaugh
Wallace - Gaylor A. Cavenaugh, 82, died Sunday in Simpson Memorial Hospital at Clinton.
Mr. Cavenaugh was a native of Dupland County. He was the son of the late Stephen and Martha Burton Cavenaugh. Mr. Cavenaugh was a retired farmer and deacon of the Northeast Church.
Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Cora Brown Cavenaugh; two daughters, Mrs. Norman Hanchey and Mrs. Sam Hardison of Wallace; five sons, James J., Rifdon, Vernon, and Wallace Cavenaugh of Richmond, Va., and Lynn Cavenaugh of Washington, D. C.; one sister, Mrs. Kelly Faver of Richmond, Va.; 21 grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held 3 p.m. Tuesday from the Northeast Penecostal [sic] Freewill Baptist Church by the Rev. David Conert, the Rev. Vance Rich, and the Rev. K. D. Brown.
Burial will be in the Covebay Cemetery, Route 2, Wallace.
Visitation can be made at the Edgerton Funeral Home at Wallace until 1 p.m. Tuesday. Pallbearers include Bobby, Michael, and Tommy Cavenaugh, Thurman Hardison, and Emmitt and Earl Hanchey."
Source:
Wilmington Morning Star, 15 Jun 1970.
d. 11 Jul 1970
"Mrs. Hazel Teachey Wells
Wallace - Mrs. Hazel Teachey Wells, 59, of Teachey died Saturday.
Funeral services will be held Monday at the Teachey Baptist Church at 2:30 p.m. by the Rev. Larry Blount and the Rev. Kenneth Woodard. Burial will be in the Rock Fish Cemetery.
Survivors include her husband, Raeford Wells; a daughter, Miss Shelby Wells of Fayetteville; a sister, Mrs. Sidney Smith of Warsaw; two brothers, J. R. Teachey of Rose Hill and Clifton Teachey of Portsmouth, Va.
A native of Duplin County, she was the daughter of the late John and Dora Cavenaugh Teachey and was a member of the Teachey Baptist Church. Visitations will be at Edgerton Funeral Home until 1 p.m. Monday when the body will be taken to the church."
Source:
Wilmington Morning Star, 12 Jul 1970.
d. 26 Aug 1970
"James B. Carter
Richlands, Aug. 27 -- James Bryant Carter, 72, of Beulaville, died Wednesday. Funeral services will be held at 3:30 p. m. Friday from Johnson Funeral Chapel with Rev. Frank H. Cockrell officiating. Burial will be in the Carter family cemetery. Surviving are his wife, Grace L. Carter of the home; eight daughters, Mrs. Hubert Thompson, Mrs. Gordon Hemby, Mrs. Elwood Whaley and Mrs. Lloyd E. Swinson of Jacksonville, Mrs. Eddie Dodson, Mrs. Bill Joy and Mrs. Donnie Beatty of Arlington, Va. and Mrs. Jimmie Shaeffer of California; four sons, Willis H. of Beulaville, Edwood M. of Richlands, Kenneth E. of Hollywood, Fla. and William G. Carter of Germany; two sisters, Mrs. Effie T. Straugham of Beulaville and Mrs. Etta Carter of Kenansville; 32 grandchildren and 20 great-grandchildren."
Source:
Kinston Daily Free Press, 27 Aug 1970.
d. 3 Sep 1970
"Fennell Cavenaugh
Wallace - Fennell Murray Cavenaugh, 73, Rt. 2 Wallace, died Thursday in New Hanover Hospital in Wilmington.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday in the Edgerton Funeral Chapel in Wallace with the Rev. Bruce Bond and the Rev. Volney Bryan officiating. Burial will be in the Dail Cemetery in Pin Hook.
Surviving are his widow, Mrs. Rosa Pierce Cavenaugh; one daughter, Mrs. Agnes Henderson of Wilmington; one son, Orian Cavenaugh of Wilmington; two sisters, Mrs. Myrtie Sholar and Mrs. Annie Brown, both of Wallace; five brothers, Buel, Adell and Stephen Cavenaugh, all of Wallace, Carol Cavenaugh of Magnolia and Cyrus Cavenaugh of Warsaw.
A native of Duplin County, he was the son of the late Riley and Ellen Brown Cavenaugh. He was a retired farmer and a member of the Pin Hook Church."
Source:
Wilmington Morning Star, 4 Sep 1970.
d. 14 Sep 1970
"Mrs. Luna C. Lee
Kenansville - Mrs. Luna Cavenaugh Lee, 71, died Monday night in Duplin General Hospital.
Funeral services will be held 3 p.m. Wednesday from the Seretta Freewill Baptist Church by the Rev. Stephen Smith. Burial will be in Devotional Gardens in Warsaw.
Survivors include her husband, John W. Lee; three daughters, Mrs. Senora Althin of Albertson, Mrs. Dorothy Brock of Kenansville, and Mrs. Patsy Howard of La Grange; two sons, Colan Lee of the home, and Robert C. Lee of Corpus Christi, Tex.; a sister, Mrs. Cindy Sumner of Goldsboro; fourteen grandchildren, and four great-grandchildren."
Source:
Wilmington Morning Star, 16 Sep 1970.
d. 26 Sep 1970
"Almon C. James
Wallace - Almon C. James, 67, RFD 2 Wallace, died Saturday morning in New Hanover Memorial Hospital.
Funeral services will be held Monday at 2 p.m. from the Edgerton Funeral Chapel by Rev. Volney Bryan and Rev. K. D. Brown. Burial will follow in the Henderson Cemetery at Pin Hook.
Surviving are the widow, Mrs. Rubena James; one daughter, Mrs. Eloise Wells, Granville O., three sons, Albert James, Wallace, Edward James, Wilmington and R. C. James, US Navy, Norfolk, Va.; two sisters, Mrs. Pearlie Henderson, Wallace and Mrs. Jesse Mitchell, Rocky Point; one brother, Ayden James, Wallace; 23 grandchildren.
A native of Duplin County, he was the son of the late Everett and Callie Brown James. He was a retired farmer and a member of the Oakdale Pentecostal Baptist Church."
Source:
Wilmington Morning Star, 27 Sep 1970.
d. 1 Nov 1970
"Matthew J. Scholar [sic]
Wallace - Matthew Johnson Sholar, 81, of Rt. 2, Wallace, died Sunday in Pender Memorial Hospital in Burgaw.
Funeral services will e [sic] held at 2 p. m. Tuesday at the Edgerton Funeral Chapel by the Rev. K. D. Brown and the Rev. Ralph Jernigan. Burial will be in Riverview Memorial Park near Watha.
Survivors include a niece, Mrs. Annie Helen Rivenbark with whom he made his home; and several other neices [sic] and nephews.
Mr. Sholar was a native of Duplin County, the son of the Ned [sic] and Emma Cavenaugh Sholar, and a retired farmer.
Pallbearers will be Homer English, Hill Teachey Jr.; Horace James, Ronnie Aikens, Glenn Sholar, and Howard Murray.
The family will be at the residence of Johnnie C. Rivenbark at 207 Craven St. in wallace [sic]."
Source:
Wilmington Morning Star, 2 Nov 1970.
d. 3 Dec 1970
"Jody W. Lanier
Wallace - Jody Wilson Lanier, 72, Rt. 1, Chinquapin, died Thursday in Duplin General Hospital in Kenansville.
Funeral services will be held Saturday at 2 p. m. from Edgerton Funeral Chapel with the Rev. William Wallace officiating, assisted by the Rev. K. D. Brown. Burial will be in the Lanier Cemetery at Lyman.
Surviving are four daughters, Mrs. Josephine Jarman, of Richlands, Mrs. Edna Hatcher of Chinquapin, Mrs. Dessie Williams and Mrs. James Edwards of Beulaville; two sons, Jesse of Wallace and J. W. Lanier of Rose Hill; one stepson, Tim Aikens of Portsmouth, Va.; four sisters, Mrs. Bessie Bradham, Mrs. Minnie Sloan and Mrs. Bertie Hatcher, all of Chinquapin and Mrs. Ada Brown of Wallace; one brother, John Edward Lanier of Burgaw; 13 grandchildren, and two great-grandchildren.
Active pallbearers will be L. C. Bradham, Earl Hatcher, Gordon Sloan, Gurman Lanier, Leon Hatcher and Tracy Lanier."
Source:
Wilmington Morning Star, 4 Dec 1970.
d. 12 Jan 1971
"Mrs. Emma Padgett
Wallace - Mrs. Emma Rogers Padgett, 81, died Tuesday morning in New Hanover Memorial Hospital. Funeral services will be 2 p.m. Thursday at Edgerton Funeral Chapel by Rev. Volney Bryan and Rev. K. D. Brown. Burial will be in Powell Cemetery.
Surviving are four daughters, Mrs. Graham Clements, Richmond, Va., Mrs. Claude Henderson and Mrs. Paul Garvey, Wallace and Mrs. Russell Brown, Wilmington; one son, Charley Padgett, Pompano Beach, Fla.; two brothers, Heath Rogers, Goldsboro and John Rogers, Elizabeth City; 22 grandchildren and 23 great-grandchildren.
Pallbearers will be Bobby, Donald, James and Morris Brown and R. C. and Roger Henderson, Willie Garvey and Glenn and Drew Padgett."
Source:
Wilmington Morning Star, 13 Jan 1971.
d. 23 Feb 1971
"Mrs. Katie M. Lanier
Beulaville - Mrs. Katie Maready Lanier, 83, of Rt. 2, Beulaville, died Tuesday night in Onslow Memorial Hospital in Jacksonville.
Funeral services will be held Thursday at 2:30 p. m. from Edgerton Funeral Chapel in Beulaville by the Rev. Mrs. Sadie Ball. Burial will follow in the Lanier Family Cemetery near the home.
Surviving are six daughters, Mrs. Roy Brown, Mrs. Ellis Mercer, Mrs. Elbert Sandlin, all of Beulaville, Mrs. Sam Setzer, of Chandler, Mrs. O. T. Marshburn of Richlands, and Mrs. Ralph Thompson of Pine Level; three sons, Ellis, Albert and Jessie Lanier, all of Beulaville; 29 grandchildren and 55 great-grandchildren.
A native of Duplin County, she was the daughter of the late William and Barbara Cavenaugh Maready and the widow of the late Spious Lanier.
Pallbearers will be grandsons."
Source:
Wilmington Morning Star, 25 Feb 1971.
d. 8 Mar 1971
"Ralph S. Cavenaugh
Rose Hill - Ralph Shackleford Cavenaugh, 65, died Monday in Medicenter in Wilmington.
Funeral services will be held Thursday at 4 p.m. from the Wallace Pentecostal Holiness Church by the Rev. Ralph Jernigan. Burial will follow in Riverview Memorial Park near Watha.
Surviving are his widow, Mrs. Annie Wood Cavenaugh; two daughters, Mrs. Virginia Sweatman of Wilmington and Mrs. Melvin Alexander of Hildegrand; one step-daughter, Mrs. Bruce Burkhart of Lexington; one son, S-Sgt. Franklin Cavenaugh, US Air Force, Charleston, S. C.; one step-son, Cornelius Dixon of Winston-Salem; two half-sisters, Mrs. Sudie Mae Jones of Warsaw and Mrs. Pholetta Faircloth of Whiteville; two half-brothers, Alton Cavenaugh of Meridian, Miss., and Jackie Cavenaugh of Warsaw; ten grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
A native of Jones County, he was a retired justice of the peace, a retired employee of Atlantic Casket Company of Rose Hill, a member of the Wallace Pentecostal Holiness Church, and a deacon for several years.
He was the son of the late Alonzo and Ida Wroten Cavenaugh.
Pallbearers will be Everett Murray, Carey Everett, E. J. Whaley Jr., Franklin Cottle, J. C. Rivenbark, and Howard Murray.
Visitation will be at Edgerton Funeral Home until 2:30 p.m. when the body will be taken to the church."
Source:
Wilmington Morning Star, 11 Mar 1971.
d. 1 Apr 1971
"Mrs. Callie S. Cottle
Wallace -- Funeral services for Mrs. Callie Sanders Cottle, 77, who died Thursday, will be held at 4 p. m. Sunday from Community Baptist Church, Chinquapin by the Rev. Ralph Kennedy. Burial will be at Jacob Cavenaugh Cemetery. She was the widow of Onsby Cottle. Surviving are a daughter, Mrs. Velma Lanier of Kinston; a brother, Coy Sanders of Richlands."
Source:
Kinston Daily Free Press, 3 Apr 1971.
d. 2 Apr 1971
"Mrs. Rosa P. Cavenaugh
Wallace - Mrs. Rosa Pierce Cavenaugh, 71, died Friday night. Funeral services will be 2:30 p.m. Sunday in the Edgerton Funeral Chapel by the Rev. Bruce Bond and the Rev. Volney Bryan. Burial will be in the Dale Cemetery.
Surviving are one daughter, Mrs. Agnes Henderson, Castle Hayne; one son, Orian Cavenaugh, Wilmington; four sisters, Mrs. Rotha Henderson and Mrs. Landen Sholar, Wallace, Mrs. Peal Batts, Clinton and Mrs. William Reign, Wilmington, Del.; five brothers, Roy Pierce, St. Petersburg, Fla., Raleigh Pierce, Wachulla, Fla., Rupert Pierce, Miami, Fla., Ronnie Pierce, Maysville and Russell Pirece [sic], Wallace; four grandchildren.
Pallbearers will be Jolly Pierce, Randall Pierce, Wayne Pierce, Lawton Sholar, Bobby Sholar and Leamon Cavenaugh."
Source:
Wilmington Morning Star, 4 Apr 1971.
d. 11 Apr 1971
"Mrs. Mary B. Miller
Beulaville - Mrs. Mary Ethel Brown Miller, 61, died Sunday in Duplin General Hospital in Kenansville.
Funeral services will be held 3 p.m. Tuesday from the Edgerton Funeral Home by the Rev. W. H. Willis. Burial will follow in Riverview Memorial Park near Watha.
Surviving are her widower, Vance J. Miller, of the home; one son, T-Sgt. Walter Miller of the U.S. Air Force in Thailand; two sisters, Mrs. C. E. Lobland of Havelock, and Miss Hilda Brown of Wallace; two brothers, Marion Brown and Raeford Brown both of Wallace; and two grandchildren.
Active pallbearers will be nephews."
Source:
Wilmington Morning Star, 13 Apr 1971.
d. 4 May 1971
"John W. Lee
Kenansville - John William Lee, 77, a retired farmer, died Tuesday night.
Funeral services will be held Thursday at 3 p.m. at the Sarecta Free Will Baptist Church by the Rev. S. A. Smith. Burial will follow in Devotional Gardens near Warsaw.
Surviving are three daughters, Mrs. Dorothy Brock of Kenansville, Mrs. Senora Alphin of Albertson, and Mrs. Patsy Howard of Lagrange; two sons, William Colon Lee of the home, and Robert Carroll Lee of Corpus Christi, Texas; one brother, Arthur Lee of Dover; 14 grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren."
Source:
Wilmington Morning Star, 6 May 1971.
d. 24 May 1971
"Pete Wood
Chinquapin - Pete Wood, 75, died Monday at his home.
Graveside services will be held at 3 p.m. Wednesday in the Wood family cemetery with the Rev. J. W. Bock officiating.
Survivors are his widow, Mrs. Laura W. Wood; two daughters, Mrs. Allen Rivenbark of Wallace and Mrs. Henry Eberhart of Miamesburg, Ohio; two sons, John William Wood of Chinquapin and O. K. Wood of New Bern; nine grandchildren and four great grandchildren.
Active pallbearers will be Frank Cottle, H. L. Sanderson, Jr., James Earl Lanire, Jimmy Bowen, Travis Bowen and Robert Bowen, Jr.
The body will be at the family home Wednesday until the time of the service."
Source:
Wilmington Morning Star, 26 May 1971.
d. 28 Aug 1971
"Mrs. Mollie Everett
Funeral services for Mrs. Mollie Cavanaugh Everett will be held Tuesday at 2 p.m. in Coble's Oleander Chapel by the Rev. Jason D. Ross. Burial will be in Stump Sound Cemetery near Holly Ridge.
Pallbearers will be Chip Jordan, Billy Cavanaugh, Jimmy Cavanaugh, Ronnie Cavanaugh, Bruce King and Wayne Everett.
Honorary pallbearers will be deacons of Sunset Park Baptist Church."
Source:
Wilmington Morning Star, 30 Aug 1971.
d. 29 Sep 1971
"James B. Wood
Delway - Mr. James B. Wood, 87, died in New Hanover Hospital Wednesday. He was a native of Duplin County and a retired farmer.
Funeral services will be held Saturday at 3 p. m. at the Evergreen Baptist Church by the Rev. Allen Overton, the Rev. Vernon Braswell and the Rev. L. L. Johnson.
Burial will be in the Cavenaugh Cemetery near Chinquapin.
Survivors include his widow; Mrs. Tecia Wood, of the home; three daughters, Mrs. Preston Baysden, Florence, S. C.; Mrs. Wilbur Blackburn, Garland; Mrs. Thomas Merrott of Clinton; five sons, Elbert of Pink Hill; Leroy of Castle Hayne; Clarence of Harrells; Howard of Wilmington and Robert Wood of Old Westbury, New York; one sister, Mrs. Bessie English of Willard; one brother, Oscar Wood of Wallace; three stepdaughters, Mrs. Sally Mae Strickland of Buffalo, N. Y.; Mrs. James Chestnutt of Hillsboro, Mrs. Ruby Vann of Rt. 1, Rose Hill; two step sons, Kenneth Jones of Rose Hill; James Lanier of Harrells; 18 grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren; 22 stepgrandchildren; 16 step-great-grandchildren."
Source:
Wilmington Morning Star, 1 Oct 1971.
d. 14 Oct 1971
"Harry Lee Sanderson
Wallace - Harry Lee Sanderson, 70, died Thursday in New Hanover Memorial Hospital.
Funeral services will be held Saturday at 2 p.m. at Northeast Pentecostal Free Will Baptist Church by the Rev. K. D. Brown, the Rev. David Connert and the Rev. Ralph Jernigan. Burial will be in Cavenaugh Cemetery.
He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Lucille Batts Sanderson; four daughters, Mrs. Willie (Hazel) Cavenaugh of Winston-Salem, Mrs. Lacy (Lois) Moore of Wilmington, Mrs. Peggy Brinkley of Goldsboro and Mrs. Louise English of Wallace; six sons, Homer of Wilmington, J. B. Roy C. and Bradley C. Sanderson, all of Wallace, Johnny Allen Sandrson [sic] of Chinquapin and Dan C. Sanderson of Charleston, S. C.; one brother, Johnny Sanderson of Jacksonville; 20 grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
Pallbearers will be Harry Cavenaugh, Jimmy Moore, Jimmy Thompson, Glenn and Danny Sanderson and Steve Brinkley.
Visitation will be at Edgerton Funeral Home until noon Saturday when the body will be taken to the church."
Source:
Wilmington Morning Star, 15 Oct 1971.
d. 9 Nov 1971
"William Kilpatrick
Magnolia - William Carl Kilpatrick, 67, a retired farmer, died Tuesday.
Funeral services will be held at 3 p.m. Thursday at Dobson Chapel with the Rev. Millard Bounds and the Rev. Jimmy Johnson officiating. Burial will be in Devotional Gardens near Warsaw.
Surviving are his widow, Mrs. Kate Raynor Kilpatrick; two daughters, Mrs. Hal Quinn of Kenansville and Mrs. Hilbert Lane of Dudley; one son, J. W. Kilpatrick of Newport News, Va.; one brother, David John Kilpatrick of Kenansville; five sisters, Mrs. Conellia Jernigan of Mount Olive, Mrs. Ethel Kornegay of Albertson, Mrs. Naomi Baock [sic] of Rose Hill and Mrs. Preston Bostic of Magnolia and Miss Virginia Kilpatrick of Burgaw; seven grandchildren.
Visitation may be made at Quinn-McGowen Funeral Home in Warsaw one hour before the service."
Source:
Wilmington Morning Star, 11 Nov 1971.
d. 15 Jan 1972
"Mrs. Mable R. Anderson
Burgaw -- Mrs. Mable Rivenbark Anderson, 88, of Watha, died Saturday at her home.
She was the widow of the late Arther Anderson.
Funeral services will be conducted 2:30 p. m. Monday from the Watha Methodist Church by the Rev. Travis Owens. Burial will be in the Church Cemetery.
Survivors include three daughters, Mrs. Dorothy A. Roberts of Wrightsville Beach, Mrs. Esther A. Padgette of Watha, and Mrs. Macon (Mary) Smith of Willard; a son, Buren Anderson of Burgaw; six grandchildren and two great grandchildren.
The family will be at the home of the deceased in Watha. Visitations from Quinn-McGowan Funeral Home in Burgaw until 12:30 Monday when the body will be taken to the Church."
Source:
Wilmington Morning Star, 17 Jan 1972.
d. 3 Feb 1972
"Mrs. Libby McKoy Lanier
Wallace -- Mrs. Libby McKoy Lanier, 69, died Wednesday at her home after a brief illness.
Funeral services will be held 2 p.m. Saturday at the Edgerton Funeral Chapel by the Rev. J. W. Allen and Rev. Allen Griffin. Burial will follow in River View Memorial Park near Watha.
Surviving are her husband, John E. Lanier of the home; one daughter, Mrs. Dorothy Panceria of Falls Church Va.; three sons, Donald Lanier of Burgaw, Vernon Lanier of Holly Ridge, and Tracy C. Lanier of Rose Hill; one sister, Molly Aycock of Burgaw; 19 grandchildren; 20 great-grandchildren.
Active pallbearers are Larry Bradham, Gordon Sloan, Charles Aycock, Joe Frank McKoy, Gurman Lanier and Carey Sloan."
Source:
Wilmington Morning Star, 4 Feb 1972.
d. 20 Feb 1972
"Mrs. Mattie Huffman
Richlands -- Funeral services for Mrs. Mattie Cavenaugh Huffman, 83, who died Sunday, were held at 2 p. m. Tuesday from Johnson Funeral Chapel. Rev. Richard F. Ezzell officiated and burial followed in the family cemetery. Surviving are three daughters, Mrs. Bryant Heath of Jacksonville, Mrs. George Amabile of Swansboro and Mrs. William Wellert of Lakewood, Colo.; four sons, Thurman, Garland and A. J. of Richlands, and Drayford Huffman of Jacksonville; a brother, Johnnie Cavenaugh of Dunn; a sister, Mrs. Bessie Daughtry of New Bern; 22 grandchildren; 19 great-grandchildren."
Source:
Kinston Daily Free Press, 22 Feb 1972.
d. 14 Mar 1972
"Mrs. Margaret B. English
Wallace - Mrs. Margaret Bliss English, 60, died Tuesday in the Duke Hospital in Durham.
The funeral will be held Thursday at 2 p. m. at the Northeast Pentecostal Freewill Baptist Church by the Rev. David Conert. Burial will be in Prospect Cemetery in Wilmington.
Surviving are two daughters, Mrs. James Minor and Mrs. Herman Vaughn Jr., both of Creedmoor; one sister, Mrs. Marshall Foster of Wilmington; three brothers, Alton Rivenbark, Thurman Rivenbark and Elwood Rivenbark, all of Wilmington and nine grandchildren.
Pallbearers will be Francis English, Russell English, Kenneth English, Ronnie Rivenbark, Brunson Rivenbark and Marshall Foster Jr.
Visitation will be at Edgerton Funeral Home until 12:30 p.m. Thursday. The family will be at the residence of Mrs. Robert Cavenaugh of Rt. 2, Wallace."
Source:
Wilmington Morning Star, 16 Mar 1972.
d. 24 Mar 1972
"Mrs Sudie Walker Cavenaugh
Wallace - Mrs. Sudie Walker Cavenaugh died Friday morning at Cornelia Nixon Davis Nursing Home in Wilmington. She was 85.
Funeral services will be held Sunday at 2 p.m. in the Sharon Baptist Church in Chinquapin by the Rev. Edwin Carroll, the Rev. J.W. Bock, and the Rev. Stacey Lanier Jr. Burial will be in the church cemetery.
Surviving are three daughters, Mrs. Norma C. Fussell of Teachey, Mrs. Beatrice Rivenbark of Wallace, Mrs. Hazel Jenkins of Wilmington; four sons, Elbert, Dewey, J. C., and Frank Cavenaugh, all of Wilmington; two brothers, J. D. Walker of Wilmington, and Marshall Walker of Wallace; nineteen grandchildren, and seventeen great grandchildren, one great great grandchild.
Visitation will be at Edgerton Funeral Home until 12:30 p.m. Sunday when the body will be taken to the church. The family will be at the Lester Fussell residence, Rt. 1 Teachey. They will receive friends at the Funeral Home from 7 to 9 p.m. Saturday.
Active pallbearers will be Roy Lanier, Stevie Rivenbark, Bruce Cavenaugh, Jeff Cavenaugh, Jimmy Cavenaugh, and Glynn Cavenaugh."
Source:
Wilmington Morning Star, 25 Mar 1972.
d. 29 Mar 1972
"Hermon J. Cavenaugh
Wallace - Hermon Jackson Cavenaugh, 66, of Route 1, Teachey, died early Wednesday morning at his home.
Funeral services will be held Thursday at 3 p.m. from the Northeast Pentacostal [sic] Freewill Baptist Church conducted by Rev. David Conert, Rev. K. D. Brown, Rev. A. C. Wheeler and Rev. Vance Rich.
Burial will follow in the Cavenaugh Cemetery.
Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Nettie Batts Cavenaugh; three daughters, Mrs. Charles Brown of Rose Hill, Mrs. Stacy Lanier Jr. of Dunn, and Mrs. Kent Brown of Teachey; two sons, Derald and Gene both of Teachey; one sister, Mrs. Sally McClung of Wallace, three brothers, Joe, Paul, and Waitus of Wallace; and nine grandchildren.
Cavenaugh, a native of Duplin County, was the son of the late Joseph and Patsy Mallard Cavenaugh. He was a retired barber and a member of the Northeast Pentacostal Freewill Baptist Church.
Active pallbearers will be Raymond Cavenaugh, Ronald Batts, Phillip McClung, Joseph Cavenaugh, Billy Cavenaugh, and Duncan Cavenaugh.
Visitation will be at Edgerton Funeral Home in Wallace until 1 p.m. Thursday when the body will be taken to the church."
Source:
Wilmington Morning Star, 30 Mar 1972.
d. 4 Apr 1972
"Mrs. Mary C. Sumner
Beulaville - Mrs. Mary C. Sumner, 90, died Tuesday in a Goldsboro Hospital.
Funeral services will be held Wednesday at 3:30 p.m. at the Community Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Jack Dail, the Rev. S. A. Smith and the Rev. D. E. Hillyer officiating. Burial will be in the Hallsville Baptist Church Cemetery.
Mrs. Sumner is survived by three daughters, Mrs. Walter Woodcock of New Bern, Ms. Homer Miller and Mrs. Coy Miller, both of Beulaville; two sons, George Sumner of Beulaville and Joel Ivey Sumner of Ft. Myers, Fla.; 19 grandchildren and 26 great-grandchildren."
Source:
Wilmington Morning Star, 5 Apr 1972.
d. 22 Apr 1972
"Mrs. Francis W. Wood
Wallace - Mrs. Francis W. Wood, 75, of Rt. 1, Chinquapin, died early Friday morning in Duplin General Hospital in Kenansville.
Graveside services will be held Saturday at 3 p.m. in the Wood family cemetery by the Rev. J.W. Bock.
Surviving are two daughters, Mrs. Allen Rivenbark of Wallace, Mrs. Henry Evarhart of Miamisburg, Ohio; two sons, John W. Wood of Chinquapin, O.K. Wood of New Bern; five sisters, Mrs. Archie Lanier and Mrs. Corbett Pierce, both of Wallace, Mrs. Henry Sanderson of Magnolia, Mrs. R.J. Holliday of Wilson, Mrs. C. M. Prescott of Sumter, S.C.; nine grandchildren, four great grandchildren.
Pallbearers will be H.L. Sanderson Jr., James Earl Lanier, Johnnie and Gene Pierce, Frank Cottle, Robert L. Bowen Jr.
The body was taken from Edgerton Funeral Home in Wallace late Friday afternoon to the residence to remain until the service."
Source:
Wilmington Morning Star, 22 Apr 1972.
d. 10 May 1972
"Mrs. Carter Succumbs At 71
Mrs. Lucy Jane Batchelor Carter, 71, of Warsaw died at home Wednesday morning after a lingering illness.
Funeral services were held Friday at 1:30 p. m. in the Community Funeral Home Chapel by the Rev. Stephen Smith. Burial was in Devotional Gardens Cemetery near Warsaw.
Surviving are her husband, Rudolph Carter of the home; three daughters, Genevieve Carter of the home, Shirley Stephens of Fayetteville, Anne Larson of Watervalley, Miss., two sons, Jimmy Carter of Atlanta, Ga., and Harvey Carter of Niceville, Fla.; eight grandchildren, one great-grandchild.
Visitation was at Community Funeral Home until the time of the service."
Source:
Wallace Enterprise, 15 May 1972.
d. 21 May 1972
"Mrs. Rebecca W. Hollingsworth
Burgaw - Mrs. Rebecca Williams Hollingsworth, 90, died Sunday in Pender Memorial Hospital. She was living with Mr. and Mrs. Bill Young of Rocky Point.
Funeral services will be held 4 p.m. Wednesday at the Crointh [sic] Baptist Church by the Rev. C. E. Price Jr. Burial will be in Rockfish Memorial Cemetery.
Survivors include two stepdaughters, Mrs. Alma Wright, Sommerville, Mass.; Mrs. Lula Griffin, Hampton, Va.; two stepsons, James A. Hollingsworth, Teachey; Willie H. Hollingsworth, Lancaster, Mass.
Family will be at the Edgerton Funeral Home in Wallace."
Source:
Wilmington Morning Star, 23 May 1972.
d. 17 Sep 1972
"Carol Y. Paderick
Funeral services will be held at 3 p. m. Tuesday from the chapel of Howard and Carter Funeral Home for Carol Yates Paderick, 84, a retired farmer of the Woodington section of Kinston Route 5, who died Sunday in a local hospital. Rev. David Paramore will officiate. Burial will follow in Pinelawn Memorial Park. He was the son of the late Charlie D. and Lennie Cavanaugh Paderick of Onslow County. Survivors include six sons, N. C. of Kinston Route 5, Terry E. of Dover Route 1, Edwin L. of Troutville, Va., C. D. and C. Y. Jr. of Portsmouth, Va. and Elwood Paderick of LaGrange; three daughters, Mrs. William Preast of Kinston, Mrs. Thad Mason of Raleigh and Mrs. Robert Smith of Tulsa, Okla.; three brothers, Cecil, Ray and Freddie, all of Fort Pierce, Fla.; three sisters, Mrs. Claude Tilghman, Mrs. Bill Stonebrook and Mrs. Johnny Norvell, all of Fort Pierce, Fla.; 24 grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren. Grandsons will serve as pallbearers. The family will receive at the funeral home from 7-9 p. m. Monday."
Source:
Kinston Daily Free Press, 18 Sep 1972.
d. 22 Oct 1972
"Irving Sholer
Wallace - Irving Sholer, 83, died Sunday afternoon at his home after a long illness.
A native of Duplin County, he was the son of the late David Hardy and Nancy Catherine Pierce Sholer. He was a retired farmer.
Survivors include one daughter, Mrs. Hazel Lanier of Wallace; two sons, Landen Sholer and Elbert Sholer, both of Wallace; 12 grandchildren; 29 great-grandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren.
The funeral will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday in the Oak Dale Church. The Rev. Z. Collier, the Rev. K. D. Brown and the Rev. Volney Bryan will officiate."
Source:
Wilmington Morning Star, 23 Oct 1972.
d. 27 Oct 1972
"Pearlie Rivenbark
Wallace - Pearlie Rivenbark, 82, died Friday.
Mr. Rivenbark was a native of Duplin County and was the son of the late Amma and Alie Teachey Rivenbark. He was a retired farmer and fertilizer salesman.
Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Maggie Southerland Rivenbark of the home; five daughters, Mrs. Wendell Evans of Magnolia, Mrs. Marcel Crawley of Wallace, Mrs. D.L. Parker of Rose Hill, Mrs. Kenneth Crawford of Jacksonville and Mrs. Frank Wiciak of Toledo, Ohio; ten sons, Oscar Rivenbark, Edwin Rivenbark, Allen Rivenbark, Cam Rivenbark, Mance Rivenbark, Donald Rivenbark, Ronald Rivenbark, Eugene Rivenbark, Pearlie Rivenbark Jr. all of Wallace and Raymond Rivenbark of High Point; one sister, Miss Annie Rivenbark of Wallace; three brothers, Don Rivenbark, Clute Rivenbark and Clyde Rivenbark all of Wallace; 39 grandchildren, and 10 great-grandchildren.
The funeral will be held Sunday at 2 p.m. at Island Creek Baptist Church. The Rev. Ralph Culler and the Rev. George Wallace will officiate. Burial will be in Pin Hook Cemetery.
Visitation may be made at Edgerton Funeral Home until 12 noon Sunday when the body will be taken to the church."
Source:
Wilmington Morning Star, 28 Oct 1972.
d. 4 Feb 1973
"Joe Wallace
Joseph Leonard (Joe) Wallace, age 62, of Wallace, died Sunday in Wake Memorial Hospital, Raleigh.
Funeral services were conducted Tuesday at 11:00 A.M. in the Edgerton Funeral Chapel by the Rev. James L. White, III. Burial was in Rockfish Memorial Cemetery.
Survivors include his wife, Eunice Wells Wallace of the home; one son, Joseph L. Wallace, Jr., of Raleigh; one sister, Norma Dixon of Wallace; three grandchildren."
Source:
Wallace Enterprise, 8 Feb 1973.
d. 15 Feb 1973
"James Elbert Wood
Richland - James Elbert Wood, Rt.1, Pink Hill, died Feb. 15. Funeral services Saturday at 2 p.m. from the New River Holiness Church with the Rev. Eddie Kennedy officiating. Burial will be in the Oak Ridge Memorial Park in Pink Hill.
He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Mary C. Wood of the home, six step-daughters, Mrs. Roldolph Quinn of Pink Hill, Mrs. Mance Hewitt, Mrs. Frank Turner of Jacksonville, Mrs. Clayton Schindler of Akron, Ohio, Mrs. Thomas A. Smith of Holland Patent, N.Y., Mrs. Avery Clark of Toulon, Ill., two stept-sons, Dexter Brown of Cinncinatti [sic] and Delmas Brown of Dover. Four brothers also survive, Leroy, Clarence, Howard, and Bobby Wood, three sisters, Margaret Baysden of South Carolina, Doris Blackman of Wallace, Francis Merritt of Clinton and 29 step-grandchildren.
He was a veteran of World War II.
The body will be at the Johnson's Funeral Home until the service."
Source:
Wilmington Morning Star, 17 Feb 1973.
d. 30 Apr 1973
"Joseph M. Cavenaugh
Wallace - Joseph Milton (Bill) Cavenaugh, 43, farmer, died Monday. Funeral 2 p.m. Wednesday, Springfield Pentecostal Free Will Baptist Church, the Revs. Baris Lanier and Roland Penny. Burial, Swinson family cemetery.
Surviving: his widow, Mrs. Isabelle Swinson Cavenaugh; two daughters, Myra Jean and Rita Lynn Cavenaugh of the home; a son, Louis Jerome Cavenaugh of the home; his father, John Cavenaugh of Wallace; two sisters, Mrs. Clayton Jones of Willard and Mrs. Durwood Fisher of Wallace; a brother, Morris Cavenaugh of Magnolia."
Source:
Duplin Times-Progress Sentinel, 3 May 1973.
d. 15 Jun 1973
"John Edward Heyer
John Edward Heyer, 74, of Rose Hill died Friday at his home.
The funeral was held on Sunday at 4 p.m. at the Mt. Zion Presbyterian Church. The Rev. W. Clark Porter III will officiate. The burial will be at Rose Hill Cemetery.
Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Lena Kilpatrick Heyer of the home; four daughters, Mrs. Curtis Greenway of Conyers, Ga., Mrs. Milton B. Bostic of Fayetteville, Mrs. T. K. Torrans of Rose Hill, and Mrs. Barbara Ricketts of Kinston; one sons, J. C. Heyer of Rose Hill; two sisters, Mrs. Katherine Heyer of Alexandria, Va. and Mrs. Greg Mosler of Dearborn, Mich., and 13 grandchildren.
A native of New Hanover County, Mr. Heyer was the son of the late John Casper and Mary Guthrie Heyer. He was a retired salesman for Johnson's Stores and a member of the Mt. Zion Presbyterian Church. Mr. Heyer was a veteran of World War I.
Active pallbearers will be Earl Fussell, Harry Rouse, Tom Knowles and Charles Hawes, Jr.
Visitation can be made at Edgerton Funeral Home in Wallace until 2 p.m. Sunday when the body will be taken to the church."
Source:
Wallace Enterprise, 18 Jun 1973.
d. 30 Jun 1973
"Wilbert L. Cavenaugh
Kenansville - A funeral service for Wilbert Lee Cavenaugh, 53, retired salesman, who died Saturday, were held at Quinn-McGowen Funeral Home by the Revs. Troy Mullis and Lauren Sharpe. Burial, Devotional Gardens.
Surviving: his widow, Mrs. Annie Mae Cavenaugh; two daughters, Mrs. Ruth Eves of Kenansville and Mrs. Jean Stevens of Warsaw; a son, James L. Cavenaugh of Raleigh; two sisters, Mrs. Annie B. Horbath of Wilmington and Mrs. Dolly Garrison of Mount Olive, Fla.; two grandchildren."
Source:
Duplin Times-Progress Sentinel, 4 Jul 1973.
d. 1 Jul 1973
"Mrs. Mary A. Brown
Wallace - A funeral service for Mrs. Mary Annie Brown, 75, who died Sunday, were held at 3 p.m. Tuesday at Pin Hook Free Will Baptist Chruch by the Rev. Bruce Bond and A. Z. Collier. Burial, Henderson Cemetery.
Surviving: two sons, Marvin of Wallace and William Brown of Colonial Heights, Va., a sister, Mrs. Myrtle Sholar of Wallace; six brothers, Stephen, Sidney, Adell and Buel of Wallace, Carroll of Magnolia and Cyrus Kavenaugh [sic] of Warsaw; three grandchildren, four great-grandchildren."
Source:
Duplin Times-Progress Sentinel, 4 Jul 1973.
d. 27 Aug 1973
"Amos Decator Lanire
Burgaw--Amos Decator Lanire, 65, of Rt. 2, died Monday morning at the Pender Memorial Hospital. Funeral services will be conducted Tuesday at 4 p.m. from the Westview Methodist Church with the Rev. Johnny Huggins, the Rev. K. D. Brown and the Rev. Freeman Heath. Burial will be in the Riverview Memorial Park Cemetery.
Mr. Lanire was a member of the Westview Methodist Church and a trustee of the church. He was a member of the Stag Park Hunting Club and a member of the North Carolina Farm Bureau.
Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Hattie Batts Lanire of the home, five daughters, Mrs. Merna Phillips of Durham, Mrs. Millie Hester of Roxboro, Mrs. Della Williams and Mrs. Shelia Herring both of Burgaw, Mrs. Selma Smith of Wilmington, two sons, Maxie J. and Gene B. Lanire both of Burgaw, two sisters, Mrs. Lucy Lanire and Mrs. Bertha Batts of Chinquapin, three brothers, Graham Lanire of Beulaville, Melvin Lanire of Wilmington, Moury Lanire of Warsaw, 26 grandchildren and one great granddaughter.
Active pallbearers will be nephews.
Honorary pallbearers will be George Sherman, S. J. Harrison, G. L. Robinson, Dr. N. C. Wolfe, H. W. Pridgen, Billy Nichols, A. H. Page, William Sholar, J. W. Casteen and Jack Murphy.
Visitation will be at the Quinn-McGowen Funeral Home until 1 p.m. Tuesday."
Source:
Wilmington Morning Star, 28 Aug 1973.
d. 7 Sep 1973
"Mrs. Emma C. Eubanks
Mrs. Emma Cottle Eubanks, 76, of Beulaville died Friday. Funeral service was held at 3 p.m. Saturday, Community Funeral Home Chapel, the Revs. Willie Shepard and Ronald Clapp officiating. Burial was in East Duplin Memorial Gardens.
Surviving are five daughters, Mrs. Charles Rouse of Richlands, Mrs. Vann Brown Kennedy of Beulaville, Mrs. Ed Gore of Sunset Beach, Mrs. Frances Jones of Jacksonville and Mrs. Ronald Clapp of South Boston, Va.; four sons, Eugene of North Charleston, S. C., Norman of Tulsa, Okal. [sic], Alvin of Greensboro and Dean Eubanks of Beulaville; 19 grandchildren; six great-grandchildren., [sic]
The family was at the home of Dean Eubanks in Beulaville."
Source:
Wallace Enterprise, 10 Sep 1973.
d. 14 Oct 1973
"Charlie H. Carter
Funeral services for Charlie Herbert Carter, 68, of Warsaw, who died Sunday, were held at 3 p.m. Monday at the Community Funeral Chapel by the Revs. Ray Brown and H. T. Baumgardner. Burial was in the Carter family cemetery.
Surviving: his widow, Mrs. Pearl D. Carter; five daughters, Mrs. Gladys Watkins of Turkey, Mrs. Vivian Norris of Detroit, Mich., Mrs. Edna Belle Murphy of Pink Hill, Mrs. Inex Lane and Mrs. Vernell Grady of Warsaw; four sons, Charlie H. Jr. of Pink Hill, William Edward, Linwood Eugene and James E. of Kenansville; a sister, Mrs. Dora Whaley of Kenansville; two brothers, Johnny of Richlands and Henry Carter of Bowden; five half sisters, Mrs. Lizzie Carter of Plymouth, Mrs. Lottie Holland of Faison, Mrs. Swannie Holland of Turkey, Mrs. Adell Straughan of Wilmington and Mrs. Mable Anne Tyndell of Baltimore, Md.; three half brothers, A. C. Jr. of Warsaw, Mack and Lonnie Carter of Baltimore, Md.; 27 grandchildren; two great-grandchildren."
Source:
Wallace Enterprise, 15 Oct 1973.
d. 7 Nov 1973
"Mrs. Lula Wallace Stroud
Wallace - Mrs. Lula Wallace Stroud, age 80, died Wednesday in Duplin General Hospital in Kenansville.
Funeral services will be held Saturday at 11 a.m. in the Edgerton Funeral Chapel conducted by the Rev. William D. Sabiston III. Burial will follow in the Wallace Family Cemetery.
Surviving are three daughters, Mrs. Nada Jarman of Jacksonville, Mrs. Vera Brock of Hazelwood and Mrs. Katherine Williams of Beulaville; two step-daughters, Mrs. Edith Mae Teachey of Rose Hill and Mrs. Hazel Moore of Anaheim, California; two sons, Rev. Clifton Wallace of Albemarle and R. B. Wallace of Portsmouth, Va.; one stepson, Donald Stroud of Westmont, Illinois; one sister, Mrs. Mildred Bullard Waynesville; 32 grandchildren and 27 great-grandchildren.
A native of Duplin County, she was the daughter of the late John Wright and Emma Cavenaugh, and the widow of the late Flade Stroud, and a member of the Wallace United Methodist Church.
The grandsons will serve as pallbearers.
The family will be at Mrs. Stroud's residence at 314 East Carr Street.
Arrangements are under the direction of the Edgerton Funeral Home in Wallace."
Source:
Wilmington Morning Star, 9 Nov 1973.
d. 17 Nov 1973
"Mrs. Emma Moore Rooks
Castle Hayne -- Mrs. Emma Moore Rooks, 58, died Saturday morning in New Hanover Memorial Hospital.
She was the daughter of the late Henry Platt Moore and Nora Mills Moore. She was a member of the Watha Methodist Church.
Funeral services will be held Monday at 3 p. m. from the Watha Methodist Church with the Rev. Travis Owens and the Rev. A. C. Wheeler officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Funeral arrangements by the Quinn-McGowan Funeral Home of Burgaw.
Surviving are her husband, Leon Frederick Rooks Sr., of the home; a daughter, Mrs. G. (Betty) Humbles Hayne three sons, Leon Frederick Rooks Jr. of Wilmington, Billy Platt Rooks and Randy Dwight Rooks, both of Castle Hayne; seven brothers, Gene A. Mills of Charlotte, Julian C. Mills of Willard, Robert G. Mills of Jacksonville, Fla., Jerry L. Mills, Milton A. Mills, Harry N. Mills, Kenneth W. Mills, all of Watha; twelve grandchildren.
The family will be at the Quinn-McGowan Funeral Home from 7 to 9 p. m. Sunday to receive friends and visitors.
The body will remain at the funeral home until 1 p. m. Monday when it will be taken to the church one hour prior to the service."
Source:
Wilmington Morning Star, 18 Nov 1973.
d. 11 Dec 1973
"Mrs. Bertha Batts Evans
Magnolia - Mrs. Bertha Batts Evans, widow of John Evans, 79, died Monday at Guardian Care, Kenansville. Funeral, Magnolia Baptist Church. Burial, Devotional Gardens, Warsaw.
Surviving: daughter, Mrs. John M. Wells of Kinston; sons, Stacy J. Evans of Greenville, Edwin M. Evans of Wilmington, Wendell Evans of Magnolia, Harold Evans of Wallace, John V. Evans and Darwin Evens of Mount Olive (?); sister, Mrs. Ella Wilson of Magnolia; brothers, Ralph Batts of Durham, and Alton Batts of Gainesville, Fla.; 25 grandchildren; 4 great-grandchildren.
A Community Funeral Home service."
Source:
Duplin Times-Progress Sentinel, 13 Oct 1977.
d. 12 Dec 1973
"Mrs. Kathleen Savage Brown
Castle Hayne, N. C. -- Mrs. Kathleen Savage Brown, 56, of Route 1, Box 126, in Castle Hayne, N. C., died late Wednesday night in the New Hanover Memorial Hospital following a brief illness.
A native of Rose Hill, N. C., born October 2, 1917, Mrs. Brown was the daughter of the late Ernest and Mrs. Priscillia S. Savage. She was a member of First Pentacostal Holiness Church.
Surviving are her husband, Pender L. Brown of the home; one son, Timothy Mark Brown, also of the home; six daughters, Mrs. Betty Cox of Kinston, N. C., Mrs. Yvonne Dill and Mrs. Judy White, both of Wilmington, N. C., Mrs. Nell Gayhart of Jacksonville, N. C., Mrs. Joyce Sykes of Tulsa, Okla., and Mrs. Faye Burton of West Palm Beach, Fla.; two brothers, Joel Savage of Wilmington and Jesse D. Savage of Florence, S. C.; four sisters, Mrs. Myrtle Morse, Mrs. Nora Carr, Mrs. Annie Billings, and Mrs. Daisy Batten, all of Wilmington, N. C.; 13 grandchildren and one great-grandchild also survive.
Funeral services will be conducted Saturday at 1:30 p.m. from the First Pentacostal Holiness Church, Rev. T. O. Todd and Rev. K. D. Brown officiating. Interment will be in the Brown Family Cemetery near Burgaw, N. C.
The family will receive friends from Coble's Oleander Chapel Friday from 8:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m."
Source:
Wilmington Morning Star, 14 Dec 1973.
d. 24 Dec 1973
"Columbus L. Ritter
Castle Hayne - Mr. Columbus Lee Ritter, 67, of Rt. 1, Castle Hayne, died early Monday morning following a long illness.
Born in Castle Hayne, N. C. on September 13, 1906, Mr. Ritter was the son of the late William T. and Mrs. Cora Lee Pittman Ritter. He was married to the late Mrs. Lois Jane Rouse Ritter who died in 1969. Mr. Ritter, prior to his retirement, had been a prominent and well known farmer in the Castle Hayne area. He was a director and vice-president for the Hanover Mutual Exchange and was a life-long member and Deacon of the Wrightsboro Baptist Church.
Surviving are two daughters, Mrs. Shirley R. LaSure of Porters Neck, and Miss Elizabeth Jean Ritter of Raleigh; a sister, Mrs. Effie Mae Tartt of Castle Hayne; four grandchildren, Brian Scott LaSure, Bruce James LaSure, Allyson LaSure and Lee Ann LaSure, all of Porters Neck; several nieces and nephews also survive.
Funeral services will be conducted Wednesday at 3:30 p.m. from Coble's Oleander Chapel, Rev. Boyd L. Lambert and the Rev. Wayne Slayton officiating. Interment will be in Oleander Memorial Gardens.
Casketbearers will be Robert Wells, Tommy L. Todd, Tom Ennis, Perry Whitman Jr., George Futch, and J. B. Rivenbark.
Honorary bearers will be W. R. Todd, C. J. Drevyn, M. C. Cagle, Roland Edwards, O. D. Buck, Clayton W. Fountain, J. Reece Harrell, Bascom Johnson, Dr. Robert Andrews, Bradford Rivenbark, Herman Moore Sr., Jacob Swart, J. F. Tyre, Dan James, A. B. Barefoot, Eliash Stanley, Jim Rankin, George W. Wilkins, W. M. Moss, Laurence C. Davis, and Woody Wroten.
The family will be at the residence of Mr. and Mrs. L. J. LaSure Jr. of Rt. 1, Box 628-A, Porters Neck, and will receive friends at the funeral home Tuesday night from 7 to 8 p. m. A Coble service."
Source:
Wilmington Morning Star, 25 Dec 1973.