d. 12 Jan 1994
"Sholar, Myrtle Cavenaugh, 78, of Route 2, Wallace, died Wednesday at the Brian Center, Wallace. The funeral will be at 3 p.m. today at Padgett Funeral Home, Wallace. Burial will be in the William Sholar Cemetery."
Source:
Wilmington Morning Star, 14 Jan 1994.
d. 21 Jan 1994
"Wallace, Rachel Thompson, 69, of Beulaville died Friday at Sampson County Memorial Hospital, Clinton. The funeral will be at 2 p.m. Sunday at Community Funeral Home, Beulaville. Burial will be in East Duplin Memorial Gardens, Beulaville."
Source:
Wilmington Morning Star, 22 Jan 1994.
d. 23 Jan 1994
"Mrs. Mary Sandlin Batts
Beulaville - Mrs. Mary Sandlin Batts, age 88, died Sunday in Duplin General Hospital, Kenansville, N.C.
Funeral: 2 p.m. Tuesday at Community Funeral Home Chapel, Beulaville, N.C.
Burial: Bostic-Sandlin Cemetery, Route 1, Beulaville, N.C.
Survivors: 2 daughters, Elizabeth Brickley, Dunkirk, Md., Edna Teachey, Orange Park, Fla.; two sons, E.L. Batts, Beulaville, N.C., Jesse Batts, Wallace, N.C.; sister, Thelma Quinn, Kenansville, N.C.; brother, J.M. Sandlin, Beulaville, N.C.; 10 grandchildren; 14 great-grandchildren; 1 great-great-grandchild.
Arrangements by Community Funeral Home, Beulaville, N.C."
Source:
Wilmington Morning Star, 25 Jan 1994.
d. 13 Feb 1994
"Carter, Elvin Jacob, 79, died Sunday at Duplin General Hospital. The funeral will be at 2 p.m. today at Community Funeral Home, Warsaw. Burial will be in Onslow Memorial Park, Jacksonville."
Source:
Wilmington Morning Star, 15 Feb 1994.
d. 20 Feb 1994
"Albertson, Milton Earl, 74, of Route 1, Harrells, died Sunday at Sampson Memorial Hospital, Clinton. Graveside services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday in Rockfish Memorial Cemetery. Padgett Funeral Home, Wallace."
Source:
Wilmington Morning Star, 22 Feb 1994.
d. 8 Mar 1994
"Cavenaugh, Vernon Roberson Sr., 71, of 109 N. Teachey Road, Wallace, died Tuesday at home. The funeral will be at 11 a.m. Friday at Padgett Funeral Home, Wallace. Burial will be in Cavenaugh Cemetery."
Source:
Wilmington Morning Star, 10 Mar 1994.
d. 15 Mar 1994
"Mr. Leon Norwood Cavenaugh
Harrells - Mr. Leon Norwood Cavenaugh, age 64, of Route 2, Harrells, died unexpectedly of a heart attack Tuesday morning, March 15, at Pender Memorial Hospital in Burgaw.
Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m., Thursday, March 17, from the Padgett Funeral Chapel in Wallace, conducted by Rev. Jeanne Ray. Burial will follow in the Cavenaugh Cemetery.
He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Joan Cavenaugh; one daughter, Ms. Deborah Cavenaugh of Wilmington; two sons, Michael Leon and wife, Virginia Cavenaugh, of Harrells and Kenneth Hoover Cavenaugh, of New York City, N.Y.; two sisters, Mrs. Norman (Virginia) Hanchey and Louise Hardison, both of Wallace; two brothers, Raymond Cavenaugh of Richmond, Va. and Rifton Cavenaugh of Wallace; and three grandchildren, Joanna Layne Powers, Samuel Hunter Powers and Michael Casey Cavenaugh.
Born in Duplin County, Mr. Cavenaugh was the son of the late Gaylor A. and Cora Brown Cavenaugh. He was retired from the Federal Government as a Planner Estimator and was a member of Forestville Baptist Church in Forestville, Maryland.
Casketbearers will be: Chris Hoover, Thomas Hoover, Nicholas Gazaleh, Tony Cavenaugh, Earl Hanchey and Bobby Cavenaugh. Honorary bearers will be: Michael Lynn Cavenaugh, Emmett Hanchey, Thurmond Hardison, Dennis Carr, Zak Gazaleh, G. Michael Cavenaugh, Richard Cavenaugh and Vernon Cavenaugh Jr.
The family received at the funeral home from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Wednesday and will be at their residence, Route 2, Harrells, other times.
The family suggest in lieu of flowers memorials may be made to the Kidney Foundation of New York, 1250 Broadway, New York, N.Y. 10001.
A Padgett Service of Wallace."
Source:
Wilmington Morning Star, 17 Mar 1994.
d. 25 Mar 1994
"Garland T. Seymour
Garland T. Seymour, 74, of 115 Tarheel Pine Drive, died Friday at the V.A. Hospital in Fayetteville.
He was a retired truck driver. He served in the U.S. Army in World War II and in the Korean Conflict. He was a member of the American Legion, DAV and VFW.
Funeral services will be held Monday at 2 p.m. from the chapel of Garner-Stroud Funeral Home in Kinston with the Rev. Ray Brooks officiating. Burial will be in Pinelawn Memorial Park.
Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Flora Seymour of Darlington, S.C.; a son, Kenneth M. Seymour of Kinston; a daughter, Angie Seymour Tucker of Florence, S.C.; a brother, Carl Seymour of LaGrange; seven sisters, Hazel Poteat of Salisbury, Doris Frye of Goldsboro, Shirley Adams of St. George, Ga., Bernice Zorn of Reno, Nev., Yvonne Parnell of Goldsboro and Laverne Fields of LaGrange and Pearl Price of Seven Springs; and two grandchildren.
The family will receive friends tonight from 7 until 9 at Garner-Stroud Funeral Home."
Source:
Goldsboro News-Argus, 27 Mar 1994.
d. 3 May 1994
"Arthur Buren Anderson
Burgaw -- Arthur Buren Anderson, 78, died Tuesday, May 3, 1994, at Pender Memorial Hospital, Burgaw.
Born July 18, 1915, in Watha, he was the son of the late Arthur and Mable Rivenbark Anderson.
Mr. Anderson was retired after twenty-seven years as a Civil Service auto mechanic at Camp Lejeune. He was a member of Watha United Methodist Church and American Legion Post No. 165. He served in the US Army during WWII in North Africa and Europe.
Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Veona Danford Anderson of the home; sons, Wright Anderson and wife, Gladys, of Wilmington and Thomas Anderson and wife, Ann, of Pilot Mountain; daughter, Mrs. Walter (Annetta) Koscher of Salem, OR; sisters, Mrs. Dorothy Roberts of Wrightsville Beach, Mrs. Harry (Esther) Webb of Watha, and Mrs. Macon (Mary) Smith of Willard; and grandchildren, Julie Anderson, Catherine Anderson, Karl Koscher, and Erica Koscher.
Funeral service will be at 11 a.m. Friday at Watha United Methodist Church with the Rev. Bobby Smith officiating.
Burial will follow in the church cemetery.
Memorial gifts may be given to Watha United Methodist Church, C/O Macon Smith, PO Box 65, Watha, NC 28471, or to Pender County Rescue Squad, PO Box 398, Burgaw, NC 28425.
The family will receive friends 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday at Quinn-McGowen Funeral Home, Burgaw."
Source:
Wilmington Morning Star, 5 May 1994.
d. 9 May 1994
"William, Katherine W., 71, died Monday at home. The funeral will be at 3 p.m. today at Community Funeral Home, Beulaville. Burial will be in East Duplin Memorial Gardens."
Source:
Wilmington Morning Star, 11 May 1994.
d. 14 May 1994
"Rivenbark, Ronald, 65, of Route 3, Wallace, died Saturday at Duplin General Hospital. The funeral will be at 11 a.m. today at Padgett Funeral Home, Wallace. Burial will be in Rockfish Cemetery."
Source:
Wilmington Morning Star, 16 May 1994.
d. 31 Jul 1994
"Pickett, Bessie Batts, 90, of Beulaville, died Sunday in Brian Center, Wallace. The funeral will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Community Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will in [sic] Batts Family Cemetery, Chinquapin."
Source:
Wilmington Morning Star, 1 Aug 1994.
d. 8 Nov 1994
"Naomi K. Brock
Rose Hill - Naomi Kilpatrick Brock, 87, died Tuesday in Pelham, Georgia.
Funeral services will be held Friday at 11 a.m. at Dobson Chapel Baptist Church. The Rev. Randy Cowan will officiate. Burial will be in Rose Hill Cemetery.
He [sic] is survived by a son, Nathaniel Brock of Jacksonville; two daughters, Polly Turner of Mount Olive and Marie Stapleton of Pelham, Ga.; and 11 grandchildren and 16 great-grandchildren.
Visitation will be Thursday night from 7 until 9 at Community Funeral Home in Rose Hill."
Source:
Goldsboro News-Argus, 9 Nov 1994.
d. 22 Nov 1994
"Mrs. Alavia Edna Sanders Salmon
Wallace -- Mrs. Alavia Edna Sanders Salmon, age 84, of 6907 South N.C. 41, Wallace, died Tuesday afternoon, Nov. 22, at Duplin General Hospital in Kenansville.
Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m., Friday, Nov. 25, from the Rockfish Presbyterian Church conducted by Rev. Charles Love and Rev. Tommy Blanton. Burial will follow in Rockfish Cemetery.
She is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Irene Giddens and husband, Albert, of Willard, and Mrs. Alavia Edna Salmon Horrell of Wallace; one son, Robert J. Salmon Jr. and wife, Mirlyn, of Wallace; one sister, Mrs. Betty Mae Cox of Richlands; one brother, W.T. Sanders of Richlands; five grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren.
Born in Onslow County, Mrs. Salmon was the daughter of the late Thomas and Charity Cavenaugh Sanders. She was the widow of Robert James Salmon Sr. and was a member of Rockfish Presbyterian Church.
Casketbearers will be: Hargett Sanders, Gene Sanders, Wilbur Tomas, Harry Thomas Jr., Archie Carter and Alvin Salmon. Honorary bearers will be: S. R. Simmons, Lee Dail, Edward Carr, Dr. W.W. Sutton, Bill Wells, W.H. Forlaw, Kevin Wilson, Tom Ennis, A.C. Kenan, Jimmy Wells, Gene Colwell and Earl Cavenaugh.
The family will receive at the Padgett Funeral Home from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Thursday and will be at the residence of Mr. and Mrs. Robert J. Salmon Jr., 6907 South N.C. 41, Wallace, other times.
The family suggest in lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Rockfish Cemetery Maintenance Fund, C/O Mrs. S.R. Simmons, Treas., 510 East Murphy Street, Wallace, N.C. 28466.
A Padgett Service of Wallace."
Source:
Wilmington Morning Star, 24 Nov 1994.
d. 11 Dec 1994
"Alpha Ray Sholar
Alpha Ray Sholar, 78, of Holly Ridge, died December 11, 1994, at Onslow Memorial Hospital, Jacksonville.
Funeral services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Tuesday, December 13, 1993, in the Jones Funeral Home Chapel, Holly Ridge, with the Rev. William R. Davis officiating. Burial will follow in the Sholar Family Cemetery, Wallace.
Survivors are one son, Maxton Sholar of Holly Ridge; one brother, Denver Sholar of Wallace; and two grandsons, Dexter and Derrik Sholar of Holly Ridge.
The family will receive friends from 7 to 9 p.m. tonight at Jones Funeral Home of Holly Ridge."
Source:
Wilmington Morning Star, 12 Dec 1994.
d. 13 Jan 1995
"Ivey Liston Lanier
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Wilmington -- Mr. Ivey Liston Lanier, 88, of 4400 Jasmine Cove Way, Wilmington, died Friday, January 13, 1995, in New Hanover Regional Medical Center.
Mr. Lanier was born in Wallace, N.C., on January 4, 1907, and was the son of the late John and Nannie Elizabeth Lanier. He was retired from the Babcock and Wilcox Company and was a member of the Springview Pentecostal Freewill Baptist Church.
Surviving are a son, Carlton Lanier of Lakeland, Fla.; three daughters, Linda Faye Stroh of Beaufort, S.C., Marilyn Jane Mathis of Wilmigton [sic], and Margaret Elizabeth Laws of Bolivia; a brother, Albert Lanier of Detroit, Mich.; 14 grandchildren and 21 great-grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held on Monday, January 16, 1995, at 1 p.m. in the Springview Pentecostal Freewill Baptist Church with the Reverned [sic] Cary Horrell officiating. Interment will follow in Prospect Cemetery.
The family will receive friends at Coble Ward-Smith, Oleander Chapel on Sunday evening from 7 p.m. until 8 p.m. and at other time will be at 409 Cape Fear Blvd., Wilmington, home of Marilyn Jane Mathis.
Memorials may be made to the Yahweh Center, 1924 Wrightsville Ave., Wilmington, N.C. 28403.
A Coble Ward-Smith Service, Oleander Chapel."
Source:
Wilmington Morning Star, 15 Jan 1995.
d. 15 Jan 1995
"Hezzie Lee Cavenaugh
Wallace - Mr. Hessie [sic] Lee Cavenaugh, of 4490 South Hwy. #41, Wallace, died January 15, 1995, at New Hanover Regional Medical Center.
Mr. Cavenaugh was born in Duplin County on May 11, 1916, the son of the late Samuel A. and Bessie Hyatt Cavenaugh. He was a US Army Veteran of World War II.
Surviving are his son, Samuel "Sambo" Cavenaugh and his wife, Dawn of the home; his grandchildren, Samantha, Duaine and Philip Cavenaugh and five great-grandchildren.
Graveside services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 17, 1995, at Greenlawn Memorial Park with Reverend Charles Mosley officiating.
The family will receive friends at the Coble Ward-Smith Oleander Chapel this evening from 7 until 8 p.m. and at other times will be at the residence in Wallace.
The family requests memorials be made to the Watha Pentecostal Freewill Baptist Church or the Wallace Rescue Squad. A Coble Ward-Smith Service, Oleander Chapel."
Source:
Wilmington Morning Star, 16 Jan 1995.
d. 28 Jan 1995
"Lanier, Elbridge Thomas "Tommie" Sr., 76, died Saturday at Pender Memorial Hospital. The funeral will be at 2 p.m. Monday at Quinn-McGowen Funeral Home, Burgaw. Burial will be in Riverview Memorial Park, Watha."
Source:
Wilmington Morning Star, 29 Jan 1995.
d. 15 Mar 1995
"Mrs. Norma Cavenaugh Fussell
Wallace - Mrs. Norma Cavenaugh Fussell, age 83, of 629 Southeast Railroad Street in Wallace died Wednesday evening, March 15, at Pender Memorial Hospital in Burgaw.
Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Friday, March 17, from the Padgett Funeral Chapel conducted by Rev. Larry King and Rev. John A. Johnson. Burial will follow in the Sharon Baptist Church Cemetery in Chinquapin.
She is survived by one daughter, Mrs. Bob (Dorothy J.) Shafter of Raleigh; two sons, Stacy Lee Lanier and wife, Patsy, of Rose Hill, and Roy Allen Lanier and wife, Linda, of Newport; two stepdaughters, Mrs. Bill (Helen) Sholar of Wallace and Mrs. Louis (Grace) Sasser of Winchester, Va.; one stepson, Frank Fussell and wife, Sarah, of Burgaw; one sister, Mrs. Hazel Jenkins of Wilmington; three brothers, Dewey E. Cavenaugh, James Clifton Cavenaugh and Thomas Franklin Cavenaugh, all of Wilmington; six grandchildren; 14 great-grandchildren; 14 step-grandchildren; and 17 step-great-grandchildren.
A native of Duplin County, Mrs. Fussell was the daughter of the late Carmer and Susan Walker Cavenaugh and was a member of Corinth Baptist Church.
Casketbearers will be the Deacons of Corinth Baptist Church.
The family received at the funeral home from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Thursday and will be at the residence of Mr. and Mrs. Stacy L. Lanier, 1316 Pasture Branch Road, Rose Hill, other times.
A Padgett Service of Wallace."
Source:
Wilmington Morning Star, 17 Mar 1995.
d. 14 May 1995
"Norwood Williams Cavenaugh Sr.
Wallace - Mr. Norwood Williams Cavenaugh Sr., 69, of Route 3, Wallace, died Sunday afternoon May 14, 1995, at his residence.
Funeral services will be held at 3 p.m. Wednesday, May 17, 1995, from the Padgett Funeral Chapel conducted by Rev. Billy Toler and Rev. Willard Hardison. Burial will follow in the Cavenaugh Cemetery.
He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Bernice Smith Cavenaugh; two daughters, Betsy Easter and Mrs. Terry (Debbie) Parker, both of Wallace; one son, Norwood Williams Cavenaugh Jr. and wife, Mary Lou, of Wallace; two brothers, Willie H. Cavenaugh of Kernersville and Duncan Cavenaugh of Wallace; and three grandchildren, Vashti Easter, Abigail Easter and Shane Cavenaugh, all of Wallace.
A native of Duplin County, Mr. Cavenaugh was the son of the late Robert R. and Alberta English Cavenaugh and was a veteran of World War II, having served in the U.S. Army. He was a retired farmer and was a member of Northeast Pentecostal Freewill Baptist Church.
The family will receive at the funeral home from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Tuesday and at their residence, Route 3, Wallace, other times."
Source:
Wilmington Morning Star, 16 May 1995.
d. 7 Jun 1995
"Mrs. Katherine Wood Rivenbark
Wallace - Mrs. Katherine Wood Rivenbark, age 73, of 313 Jack Dale Road, Wallace, died Wednesday evening, June 7, 1995 at Duplin General Hospital in Kenansville.
Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, June 10, 1995 from the Padgett Funeral Chapel conducted by Rev. Coleman Thomas. Burial will follow in Little Pin Hook Cemetery.
She is survived by her husband, Allen Rivenbark; one son, Allen Earl Rivenbark and wife Sharon of Wallace; one sister, Mrs. W.H. (Anne) Everhart of Hickory; one brother, John William Wood of Chinquapin and one grandson, Jeremy Rivenbark of Wilmington.
A native of Duplin County, Mrs. Rivenbark was the daughter of the late Peter and Francis Wood and was a member of Sharon Baptist Church.
The family will receive at the funeral home from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Friday and will be at their residence, 313 Jack Dale Road, Wallace, other times.
A Padgett Service of Wallace."
Source:
Wilmington Morning Star, 9 Jun 1995.
d. 13 Jun 1995
"Gertrude J. Rouse, 92
Gertrude Johnson Rouse, 92, of Senior Citizens Village, Dunn, died Tuesday afternoon in Betsy Johnson Memorial Hospital.
The Johnston County native was a daughter of the late Alsey Budd and Alenia Parker Johnson and the widow of Arvad M. Rouse Sr.
Funeral services will be held Thursday at 3 p.m. at Skinner Funeral Home by the Rev. Curtis Tatum. Burial will be in Greenwood Cemetery.
Survivors include a daughter, Anne R. Peede of Greensboro; a son, A. Merrill Rouse Jr. of Rockville, Md.; two sisters, Mrs. Kenneth Neighbors of Route 1, Benson and Mrs. B.F. Faulkner of Gainesville, Fla.; six grandchildren, Beth Warren of Greensboro, Trudy McCarthy of Greensboro, Diane Martin of High Point, Richard M. Warren of Charlotte, Pamelia R. Wilshire and Susan R. Forgione, both of New York.
The family will receive friends from 2 to 3 p.m. Thursday at Skinner Funeral Home.
Memorials amy [sic] be made to Dunn Rescue Squad, P.O. Box 203, Dunn, N.C. 298334."
Source:
Dunn Daily Record, 13 Jun 1995.
d. 18 Jun 1995
"Mr. L. Howard Carter Sr.
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Mr. L. Howard Carter Sr., age 70, of 30 Northern Blvd., Wilmington, N.C., died Sunday, June 18, 1995 in New Hanover Regional Medical Center.
Mr. Carter was born March 31, 1925 in Greensboro, N.C., to the late Jasper Gaylor and Isabelle Rose Carter. He was a member of Sunset Park United Methodist Church and the owner and operator of Sunset Skating Center.
Howard Carter taught roller skating for 56 years at three skating rinks in Greensboro, North Carolina, before moving to Wilmington where he operated Sunset Roller Rink for 33 years (1961-1995).
Through the years, he coached numerous state and regional champions and the U.S. National Amateur Figure Skating champion for the years of 1989, 1990 and 1991.
He helped organize and was the first president of the North Carolina Chapter of the Roller Skating Rink Operators Association (RSROA) of America. He was also a past president of the Southeast Regional Chapter of RSROA.
Howard was cited as a VIP in the National Rink Digest (January 1993), a long standing member of the Society of Roller Skating Teachers of America and past member of the RSROA National Dance Committee.
As owners of Sunset Skating Center, Howard and his surviving spouse, Isabelle, were roller skating instructors as well as 'counselors in life and love, specializing in adolescent affairs of the heart and the amiable resolution of domestic disputes, ministers of first aid, keepers of the peace, defenders of the faith, and 'Mom and Dad' to thousands.'
Survivors include his wife, Isabelle Gillie Carter of the home; children, Leon Howard Carter Jr. of Raleigh, N.C., James Hubert Carter of Wilmington, Jack Gaylor Carter of Rolesville, N.C., Robert Charles Carter of Wilmington, and Patricia Richard of Greeley, Colorado; one brother, Jack Taylor Carter of Troutman, N.C.; one sister, Ellen Kellam of Greensboro, N.C.; and five grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held at 3:30 p.m., Wednesday, June 21, 1995, at the Long Leaf Baptist Church. Interment will follow in Greenlawn Memorial Park.
The family will receive friends this evening from 7 until 9 p.m. at the Coble Ward-Smith Funeral Service, Oleander Chapel, and at other times at the residence.
In lieu of flowers, the family request that donations be made to Christian family radio WWIL, P.O. Box 957, Wilmington, N.C. 28402.
Coble Ward-Smith Funeral Service, Oleander Chapel."
Source:
Wilmington Morning Star, 20 Jun 1995.
d. 1 Jul 1995
"Elbert Carroll Teachey
Watha - Elbert Carroll Teachey, 84, died Saturday, July 1, 1995, at his residence.
Born June 8, 1911, in Duplin County, he was the son of the late Issac and Elizabeth Cavenaugh Teachey.
He was a member of Watha PFWB Church and a retired Pender County farmer.
Surviving are his wife, Thelma Marshburn Teachey of the home; son, Dennis Carroll Teachey and wife, Dianne of Burgaw; daughter, Gloria T. Watson and husband, Willis of Watha; brother, J.Q. Teachey of Jacksonville, Fla.; sister, Catherine Padgett of Watha; six grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren; and many nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Monday at Watha PFWB Church with the Reverend Charles Mosley officiating.
Burial will follow in Watha United Methodist Church Cemetery.
The family will receive friends 7 to 9 p.m. Sunday at Quinn-McGowen Funeral Home, Burgaw."
Source:
Wilmington Morning Star, 2 Jul 1995.
d. 7 Jul 1995
"Lanier, Winfred, 81, died Friday at Guardian Care of Kenansville. The funeral will be at 3 p.m. today at Community Funeral Home, Beulaville. Burial will be in Devotional Gardens."
Source:
Wilmington Morning Star, 9 Jul 1995.
d. 11 Jul 1995
"Mrs. Bertha Lanier Batts
Chinquapin - Mrs. Bertha Lanier Batts, age 84, of 701 N.C. 111 South, Chinquapin, died Tuesday morning, July 11, 1995, at Duplin General Hospital in Kenansville.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m., Thursday, July 13, 1995, from the Bethel Presbyterian Church. Burial will follow in the Batts Family Cemetery at Chinquapin.
She is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Letitia Batts Beacham and husband, John, of Alexandria, Va., and Mrs. Beatrice Batts Amon and husband, John, of Goldsboro; two sons, Roger Lee Batts and wife, Jacque, of Woodbridge, Va., and Reynolds Batts of Savannah, Ga.; eleven grandchildren and ten great-grandchildren.
A native of Duplin County, Mrs. Batts was the daughter of the late James and Cordelia Casteen Lanier and was the widow of Willie Batts. She was an active member of Bethel Presbyterian Church and a life member of the Presbyterian Women. After farming with her husband for 41 years, at his death she began a new career. She worked as a house mother at Middlesex Freewill Baptist Church Children's Home for several years. Then she came home and worked as a companion sitter until 1988; after that she did what she enjoyed most, her church work, visiting the sick and her family.
Casketbearers will be Mrs. Batts' grandsons, David Amon, Michael Amon, Lee Batts, Jimmy Batts, Doug Beacham and Stephen Batts.
The family will receive at the Padgett Funeral Home from 7:30 to 9 p.m. Wednesday and will be at Mrs. Batts' residence, 701 N.C. 111 South, Chinquapin, other times.
For those so desiring, memorials may be made to Bethel Presbyterian Church, Route 1, Chinquapin, NC 28521.
A Padgett Service of Wallace."
Source:
Wilmington Morning Star, 12 Jul 1995.
d. 16 Aug 1995
"Annie Southerland, 93; mother of county woman
Annie Spencer Southerland, 93, of the Pinewood Home in Pink Hill, died Wednesday at Carteret General Hospital. A homemaker and a long-time member of the New Hope Baptist Church near Kinston, she was the mother of Louise Berg of Morehead City.
Other survivors include four sisters, Edna Kuehn of St. Louis, Mo., Nellie Jones and Helen Rouse, both of Kinston, and Dorothy Keel of Jacksonville; 11 grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren; and one great-great-grandchild.
Her funeral was held graveside at 3 p.m. today at Pinelawn Memorial Park in Kinston.
The family requests that, in lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the James Southerland Fund at the New Hope Baptist Church, Pink Hill Highway, Kinston, N.C. 28501.
Arrangements were by Edwards Funeral Home of Kinston."
Source:
Carteret County News-Times, 18 Aug 1995.
d. 10 Sep 1995
"Hatcher, Joseph Earl, 66, of Kenansville died Sunday at home. The funeral will be at 3 p.m. Tuesday at Community Funeral Home Chapel of Warsaw. Burial will be in East Duplin Memorial Gardens."
Source:
Wilmington Morning Star, 11 Sep 1995.
d. 25 Oct 1995
"Edward M. Carter
Richlands -- Edward M. "Mike" Carter, 73, of Richlands died Wednesday. Carter was a member of the American Legion and Richlands Moose Lodge. He was also a former Onslow County Magistrate. Services will be at 3 p.m. Sunday from Richlands United Methodist Church with the Rev. William A. Boykin officiating. Entombment will follow with full military honors at Onslow Memorial Park, Jacksonville. Survivors include his wife, Myrtle Swinson Carter; one son, Charles Edward Carter of Richlands; three daughters, Joyce Marie Robinson and Linda Carol Trott, both of Richlands, and Patricia Elaine Williams of Kinston; two brothers, Kenneth Carter and Guy Carter, both of Beulaville; six sisters, Dallas Swinson of Richlands, Maria Whaley of Kernersville, Luvenia Glenn of Clearbrook, Va., Sadie Joy of Springfield, Va., Eleanor Schaefer of Bacaville, Calif., and Mavis Hemby of Beulaville; nine grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. The family will receive friends from 7 to 9 p.m. Saturday at Johnson-Gaskins Funeral Home in Richlands. Memorials may be made to Richlands United Methodist Church, Richlands, N.C."
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Kinston Free Press, 27 Oct 1995.
d. 11 Nov 1995
"Morie Lee Norris English
Hampstead, N.C. - Morie Lee Norris English, 90, died November 11, 1995, her home.
She was born March 11, 1905, in Duplin County, the daughter of Van and Emily Norris. She was the wife of Waitus English Sr. Mrs. English is preceded in death by her son, Myron English.
Mrs. English is survived by her husband; son, W.C. English Jr. and wife, Helen of Hampstead; daughter-in-law, Ann English of Hampstead; sister, Edith Henderson of Wilmington; foster sister Hilma Roberts of Wilmington; foster brother, Kenneth Norris of Wallace; five grandchildren, Charlotte Dexley and husband, Ken of Atlanta, Ga., David English and wife, Tonya of Hampstead, Waitus English III and wife, Kathy of Burgaw, Sheryl Cauley and husband, Robbie of Hampstead, Vann English and wife, Angela of Burgaw; and eleven great-grandchildren.
Services will be held Sunday, 3 p.m. at Barlow Vista Baptist Church with the Rev. Tim Evans, Rev. Paul Mull and Rev. L.G. Green officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery.
The family will receive friends in the church annex immediately following the service and at other times at the residence.
Jones Funeral Home, Holly Ridge Service."
Source:
Wilmington Morning Star, 12 Nov 1995.
d. 15 Nov 1995
"Mrs. Agnes Harrell Fussell
Rose Hill - Mrs. Agnes Harrell Fussell, age 87, of Rose Hill, died Wednesday, Nov. 15, 1995, at New Hanover Regional Medical Center.
She was born in Duplin County and was preceded in death by her husband, Wilbur C. Fussell.
Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m., Friday, Nov. 17, 1995, from United Methodist Church, Rose Hill, conducted by Rev. Paul Stallsworth. Burial will follow in the Fussell Cemetery.
She is survived by a daughter, Mrs. Rebecca F. Tyndall of Wilmington, N.C.; a sister, Mrs. Earle Montague of Goldsboro, N.C.; a grandson, Mark Hines; and several nieces and nephews.
The family will receive friends on Thursday at the Community Funeral Home, Rose Hill, from 7 to 9 p.m.
Community Funeral Home, Rose Hill."
Source:
Wilmington Morning Star, 16 Nov 1995.
d. 28 Nov 1995
"Mrs. Irene Whaley Carlson Giddens
Mrs. Irene Whaley Carlson Giddens, age 69, of 435 Doctors Creek Road, Willard, died Tuesday morning, Nov. 28, 1995, at Pender Memorial Hospital in Burgaw.
Funeral services will be held at 3 p.m., Friday, Dec. 1, 1995, from the Watha Pentecostal Freewill Baptist Church, conducted by Rev. Charles Mosley. Burial will follow in Riverview Memorial Park.
She is survived by her husband, Albert Oliver Giddens; three daughters, Mrs. Delores Markham of the home, Mrs. Iris Jane Jones and husband, Ronald, of Willard, and Mrs. Deborah Annette Giddens and husband, Jeff Neff, of West Chester, Ohio; one half sister, Mrs. Edna Salmon Horrell of Wallace; one half brother, Robert Salmon Jr. of Wallace; three grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
Born in Onslow County, Mrs. Giddens was the daughter of the late P.H. and Alavia Sanders Whaley and was a member of the Watha Pentecostal Freewill Baptist Church.
The family will receive at the Padgett Fuenral Home from 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday and will be at their residence, 435 Doctors Creek Road, Willard, other times.
A Padgett Service of Wallace."
Source:
Wilmington Morning Star, 29 Nov 1995.
d. 14 Dec 1995
"Senora L. Alphin
Seven Springs -- Senora Lee Alphin, 72, died today at Wayne Memorial Hospital.
Funeral services will be held Saturday at 2 p.m. at Tyndall Funeral Home Chapel. The Rev. Steve Reeves will officiate. Interment will be in Summerlin's family cemetery.
Mrs. Alphin was the widow of the Yancey Alphin and was the daughter of the late John and Luna Cavanaugh Lee.
She is survived by a daughter, Rose A. Williams of Seven Springs; three sons, Dennis Alphin of Mount Olive and Ray "Tony" Alphin and James "Tommy" Alphin of Seven Springs; a brother, Robert Lee of Kenansville; two sisters, Dorothy Brock of Kenansville and Patsy Howard of Beulaville; and 18 grandchildren and 21 great-grandchildren.
The family will receive friends Friday night from 7 until 9 at Tyndall Funeral Home in Mount Olive and at other times at the residence of Larry and Rose Williams at 3750 N.C. 55 East in Seven Springs."
Source:
Goldsboro News-Argus, 14 Dec 1995.
d. 2 Jan 1996
"Norwood B. Williams Sr.
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Norwood B. Williams Sr., of Wilmington, NC, died Tuesday, January 2, 1996, in New Hanover Regional Medical Center.
He was born in Teachey, NC on October 3, 1922, the son of the late George W. and Ottie Wall Williams.
Mr. Williams was Owner and President of F. & W. Automotive Company. He was a former member of the Moose Lodge, Smith Creek Investment Club, the Harrison Creek Hunting Club, and the Pine Valley Country Club.
Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Juanita Rhodes Williams of the home; a son, Norwood Williams Jr. and wife, Connie; a daughter, Wanda W. Edens and husband, Charles; two granddaughters, Keri and Ashley Williams; a grandson, Brandon Edens; and a sister, Ruth W. Cavenaugh of Wallace, NC.
Funeral services will be conducted at 1:30 p.m. on Thursday, January 4, 1996, in Andrews Mortuary, Market Street Chapel, by Rev. Vincent Wall. Interment will follow in Oakdale Cemetery.
Pallbearers will be Bobby Day, Billy Wells, Terry Hardison, Terry Williams, Jay Foreman and Tim W. Caulder. Honorary pallbearers will be Crawford Williams, Stonewall Forrest, Ed Wilson, Charlie Wilson, Wesley Jones and Johnny Bullard.
Memorials may be made to Boys and Girls Home of NC, P.O. Box 127, Lake Waccamaw, NC 28450.
Andrews Mortuary, Market Street Chapel."
Source:
Wilmington Morning Star, 4 Jan 1996.
d. 9 Feb 1996
"Mr. Dock English
Wallace - Mr. Dock English, age 93, of Rt. 2, Wallace, died Friday, Feb. 9, 1996, at Maine Health Care in Wilmington.
Funeral services will be held Sunday at 2 p.m. from the Padgett Funeral Chapel, conducted by Rev. George W. Price Jr. Burial will follow in Cavenaugh Cemetery.
He is survived by 3 daughters, Mrs. Robert (Frances) Williams of Fayetteville, Mrs. Eunice Mott of Teachey and Mrs. Guy (Joyce) Cooper of Winder, Ga.; 2 sons, Bernice English and wife, Dorothy, of Wilmington, and Kenneth English and wife, Patsy, of Jacksonville, Fla.; 14 grandchildren; 24 great-grandchildren; and 2 great-great-grandchildren.
A native of Duplin County, Mr. English was the son of the late Thomas and Ada Elizabeth Bradshaw English. He was a lifelong member of Duplin County and was preceded in death by his wife, Alberta English.
The family will receive at the funeral home from 7 to 8 p.m. Saturday."
Source:
Wilmington Morning Star, 10 Feb 1996.
d. 17 Feb 1996
"Gladys Mae C. Davis
Kinston -- Mrs. Gladys Mae Carter Davis, 78, of Rt. 6, Box 285, died Saturday, February 17, 1996. She was a homemaker. Mrs. Davis was preceded in death by her husband, Joseph M. Davis, and a granddaughter, Sandra Faye Rouse. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Monday from Edwards Funeral Home with the Rev. Tommy Tripp and Rev. Gordon Hart officiating. Burial will follow in Snow Hill Cemetery. Survivords include three daughters: Ann Davis Daughety, Marie Davis Elmore, and Faye Davis Rouse, all of Kinston; a son-in-law, Tommy Daughety of Kinston; a sister, Mrs. Emma Pittman of Jacksonville, NC; seven grandchildren: Donna E. Rackley of Kinston, Sue E. Tripp of Colerain, NC, J.C. Elmore, Jr. of Kinston, Everett E. Rouse, Jr. of Knightdale, NC, and Christopher Rouse, Michael T. Daughety and Melissa D. Croom, all of Kinston; and four great-grandchildren. The family will receive friends from 5 to 7 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home, and other times at the home of Tommy and Ann Daughety, Rt. 6, Kinston. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to British Chapel Church Building Fund, Rt. 6, Box 287-C, Kinston, NC 28501. Edwards Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
(Pd. Obit.)"
Source:
Kinston Free Press, 18 Feb 1996.
d. 10 Mar 1996
"Roberta C. Vann, 73
Roberta Cottle Vann, 73, of Erwin died Sunday morning at her residence after an extended illness.
The Jones County native was a daughter of the late Charlie and Clara Winsett Cottle.
Funeral services will be held Tuesday at 3 p.m. at Skinner Funeral Home Chapel with the Revs. Sherrill Pope, Billy Nowell and Bob Gruver officiating. Burial will be in the Pleasant Grove Church Cemetery.
Survivors include her husband, the Rev. Sexton M. Vann; one son, S. M. Vann Jr. of Dunn; two daughters, Judy Glover and Linda McCauley, both of Erwin; four sisters, Joan Rowland of Dunn, Millie Brown of Chesapeake, Va., Clara Mae Hamilton of Richmond, Va., and Doris Williams of Fayetteville; five brothers, Charles Cottle and Herman Cottle, both of Dunn, C. M. Cottle and Melvin Cottle, both of Norfolk, Va., and Harold Cottle of Missouri; seven grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren.
The family will receive friends tonight from 7 to 9 at Skinner Funeral Home of Dunn.
Contributions may be made to Hospice of Harnett County, 111 - A N. Ellis Ave., Dunn, N.C. 28334."
Source:
Dunn Daily Record, 11 Mar 1996.
d. 1 Apr 1996
"Mrs. Lucille Horne Marshburn
Mrs. Lucille Horne Marshburn of Wilmington, died Monday, April 1, 1996, in Davis Health Care Center.
She was born in Wilmington, N.C., on April 11, 1907, the daughter of the late Moses and Bettie Cavanaugh Horne, and was also preceded in death by her son, Dr. John L. Marshburn Jr.
Mrs. Marshburn was a lifelong member of Wrightsboro Baptist Church. She was an accomplished pianist having played the piano at Wrightsboro Baptist Church for over 75 years. Mrs. Marshburn also played the piano for the Billy Graham Crusade on a Caribbean cruise.
Surviving are her son, Donald R. Marshburn and wife, Ann, of Hampstead, N.C.; a daughter, Mrs. Betty M. Maynard and husband, Alan, of Wilmington; five grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; and a brother, William M. Horne and wife, Marian, of Pfafftown, N.C.
Graveside services will be conducted at 11 a.m. Thursday, April 4, 1996, in the Wrightsboro Cemetery by Rev. Dr. Harvey Whaley, Rev. Mike Lewis and Rev. Jeff Nichols.
The family will receive friends on Wednesday night from 7 p.m. until 9 p.m. at Andrews Mortuary, Market Street Chapel.
Andrews Mortuary, Market Street Chapel."
Source:
Wilmington Morning Star, 3 Apr 1996.
d. 3 Apr 1996
"Mr. J. Buel Cavenaugh
Wallace - Mr. J. Buel Cavenaugh age 82, of 761 Angola Bay Road, Wallace, died Wednesday afternoon, April 3, 1996, at Sampson Memorial Hospital in Clinton.
Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m., Saturday, April 6, 1996, from the Padgett Funeral Chapel conducted by Rev. George W. Price Jr. and Rev. Jonah Swinson. Burial will follow in the Henderson Cemetery.
He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Eula Hobbs Cavenaugh; three daughters, Mrs. James (Helen) Padgett and Mrs. Roy (Lula) Gray, both of Wallace, and Mrs. Terry (Marie) Whaley of Chinquapin; two sons, Harold Cavenaugh of Wallace and Earl Cavenaugh and wife, Jo Ann, of Winnabow; eleven grandchildren; and twelve great-grandchildren. He was pre-deceased by two grandsons.
A native of Duplin County, Mr. Cavenaugh was the son of the late Riley and Mary Ellen Brown Cavenaugh and was a retired farmer.
Casketbearers will be Leamon Cavenaugh, Elmer Cavenaugh, Orion Cavenaugh, Christy Cavenaugh, Leon Craft and Jamie Craft.
The family will receive at the funeral home from 7 to 9 p.m. Friday and will be at the residence of Mr. and Mrs. Roy Gray, 806 Deep Bottom Road, Wallace, other times.
A Padgett Service of Wallace."
Source:
Wilmington Morning Star, 5 Apr 1996.
d. 16 Apr 1996
"Mrs. Katie Taylor Norris
Raleigh - Mrs. Katie Taylor Norris, 91, died Tuesday, April 16, 1996.
A graveside service will be held 11 a.m. Saturday in Oakwood Cemetery.
Mrs. Norris was a native of Wilmington, NC, and a retired employee of Ivey's. She was a member of Tabernacle Baptist Church since 1935.
Surviving are: daughter, Jacquelyn Norris of Wilmington, NC; sister, Mrs. Ina Powell of Wilmington, NC; and brother, Vernon Taylor of Columbia, SC.
Mrs. Norris was preceded in death by her husband, Alonzo Wilson Norris.
A service of Brown-Wynne Funeral Home, Millbrook Road."
Source:
Wilmington Morning Star, 18 Apr 1996.
d. 22 Apr 1996
"Sissel, Virginia English, 81, of Beth Drive, Lumberton, died Monday at Duke Medical Center. The funeral will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at First Pentecostal Holiness Church. Burial will be in Gardens of Faith Cemetery. Floyd Mortuary, Lumberton."
Source:
Wilmington Morning Star, 24 Apr 1996.
d. 20 May 1996
"Mrs. Bessie L. Bradham
Chinquapin - Mrs. Bessie L. Bradham, age 89, of Ludie Brown Road, Chinquapin, died Monday in Lenoir Memorial Hospital, Kinston, N.C.
Mrs. Bradham was preceded in death by her husband, Larry C. Bradham Sr. She was the daughter of Tom and Victoria Lanier of Lyman, N.C.
Funeral: Thursday at 2 p.m. in Community Funeral Home Chapel, Beulaville, N.C. Burial: Sharon Baptist Church Cemetery, Chinquapin, N.C.
Survivors: son, L.C. Bradham and wife, Mary, of Greensboro, N.C.; 3 grandsons, Larry Bradham of Virginia Beach, Va., Thomas Bradham of Greensboro, N.C., Robert Bradham of Charlotte, N.C.; seven great-grandchildren.
Visitation from 7 til 9 p.m. Wednesday at Community Funeral Home, Beulaville, N.C."
Source:
Wilmington Morning Star, 22 May 1996.
d. 26 Aug 1996
"Mrs. Mary James Andrews
Chinquapin - Mrs. Mary James Andrews, age 80, died Monday in Charles McDaniel Rest Home, Jacksonville, NC.
She was Secretary at Chinquapin High School for years.
Funeral will be Thursday, 2 p.m., Community Funeral Home Chapel, Beulaville, NC. Burial will be in James Family Cemetery, Deep Bottom Road, Chinquapin, NC.
Survivors: 3 daughters, Elizabeth Andrews, Greensboro, NC, Annette A. Giddeons, Wallace, NC, Mary Rose Andrews, Charlotte, NC; 2 sons, Frank Andrews, Dublin, Ga., William H. Andrews, Jacksonville, NC; 3 grandchildren; and 3 great-grandchildren.
Visitation will be 7 til 9 p.m. Wednesday at Community Funeral Home, Beulaville, NC.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Bethel Presbyterian Church, 1640 Jackson Store Road, Beulaville, NC."
Source:
Wilmington Morning Star, 28 Aug 1996.
d. 12 Oct 1996
"Louise T. Hudler
Beulaville -- Louise T. Hudler, 78, died Saturday at Onslow Memorial Hospital in Jacksonville. Services will be at 3 p.m. Tuesday at Community Funeral Home chapel. Burial will follow in the Thompson family cemetery, Beulaville Rt. 2. Survivors include her husband, John I. Hudler of Beulaville; two daughters, Josephine Rochelle of Holly Ridge and Margaret H. Metts of New Bern; two sons, J. Allen Hudler of Ohio and Bobby G. Hudler of Commerce, Ga.; 10 grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. The family will receive friends from 7 to 9 p.m. today at the funeral home."
Source:
Kinston Free Press, 14 Oct 1996.
d. 9 Nov 1996
"Retha Mae Carter Powell
Kinston -- Retha Mae Carter Powell, 77, of 904 Back Street, Kinston, died Saturday, November 9, 1996. She was preceded in death by her husband, James W. Powell and a grandson, R. Carnell Sloan. Graveside services will be held at 2 p.m. Monday from Pinelawn Memorial Park with the Rev. Dean Dobbs officiating. Survivors include one daughter, Edna Sloan and husband, Ruben C. Sloan of Merritt; three grandchildren: Dr. Ronald Sloan of McGregor, TX, LaDonna Rosenberg of Cary, NC and Keith Sloan of Apex, NC; and six great grandchildren. Howard-Carter & Stroud Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
(Pd. Obit.)"
Source:
Kinston Free Press, 11 Nov 1996.
d. 15 Nov 1996
"Mrs. Pearl Lou Cavenaugh Lanier
Rose Hill - Mrs. Pearl Lou Cavenaugh Lanier of 120 East Center Street, Rose Hill, N.C., died on Friday, November 15th, at the home of her daughter and son-in-law.
Mrs. Lanier was born on July 22, 1912 in Wallace, N.C., and was the daughter of John Stephen and Berta Blake Cavenaugh. She was graduated from Clement High School and attended Louisburg College. In 1934 she married Erchey Leo Lanier. They made their home in Rose Hill where Mrs. Lanier remained until recently. She was a member of Rose Hill United Methodist Church.
Preceding her in death were her parents and her husband; a brother, Albert John Cavenaugh; sisters, Gertrude Sue Cavenaugh and Myra Cavenaugh Fussell. She is survived by a son, Erchey Leo Lanier Jr. and wife, Bettie Fields Lanier, of Rose Hill, N.C.; a daughter, Harriet Lanier Farrior and husband, Charles Colwell Farrior Jr., of Wallace, N.C.; two granddaughters, Susan Lanier Bowman and husband, Gary Lynn Bowman, of Oxford, N.C., and Harriet Lanier Volpe and husband, Michael David Volpe, of Fairfax, Va.; grandsons, Charles Colwell Farrior III and Nathan John Farrior of Wallace, N.C.; great-grandchildren, Anna Blake Bowman and Michael Caldwell Bowman of Oxford, N.C.
The family will receive at Padgett Funeral Home on Saturday from 7 to 8:30 p.m. and at other times at the home of Charley and Harriet Farrior, 303 South Raleigh Street, Wallace, N.C.
A worship service celebrating the life of Mrs. Lanier will be held at 4 p.m., Sunday, November 17, from the Rose Hill United Methodist Church, Rose Hill, N.C., conducted by the Rev. Paul T. Stallsworth. Interment will follow in Rockfish Memorial Cemetery, Wallace, N.C.
Casketbearers will be Albert J. Cavenaugh Jr., Clem D. Faircloth, Aaron E. Fussell, James D. Fussell Jr., Charles F. Hawes Jr., Beaufort B. Longest, Philip W. Longest and Robert E. Ward III.
The family suggest that those wishing to remember Mrs. Lanier do so by making a donation to Rose Hill Woman's Club Scholarship Fund, c/o Mrs. D.J. Fussell, Treasurer, P.O. Box 147, Rose Hill, N.C. 28458."
Source:
Wilmington Morning Star, 16 Nov 1996.
d. 17 Nov 1996
"Whaley, Thurman Lee, 76, of Warsaw died Sunday at home. The funeral will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Community Funeral Home, Warsaw. Burial will be in Devotional Gardens, Warsaw."
Source:
Wilmington Morning Star, 20 Nov 1996.
d. 19 Nov 1996
"Durant Williams Smith
Rose Hill -- Durant Williams Smith, age 74, died Tuesday, November 19, 1996, at home.
Surviving are his wife, Maxine L. Smith of the home; his mother, Earlie Mae Smith of Warsaw; three daughters, Pam Barrett of Lathrop, CA, Carla Hawkins of Tracy, CA, and Melinda Busa of San Jose, CA; two brothers, Sidney E. Smith and Stanley Smith, both of Rose Hill; one sister, Dora Ellen Strickland of Mt. Olive; seven grandchildren.
Graveside services will be held Sunday, November 24, 1996, at Rose Hill Cemetery at 2:30 p.m.
Visitation will be Saturday, November 23, 1996, from 7 until 9 p.m. at the Community Funeral Home of Rose Hill.
Family and friends will be received at other times at the home of Stanley Smith, 715 Sheffield Road, Rose Hill."
Source:
Wilmington Morning Star, 23 Nov 1996.
d. 3 Dec 1996
"Waitus Carroll English Sr.
Hampstead - Waitus Carroll English Sr., of 394 Batson Road, Hampstead, NC, died Tuesday, December 3, 1996.
He was born April 28, 1912, in Duplin County, the son of the late Fennel Lee English and Minnie Cavenaugh English. He was preceded in death by his wife, Morie Lee Norris English and a son, Myron David English.
Mr. English is survived by his son, W.C. English Jr. and his wife, Helen, of Hampstead, NC, and a daughter-in-law, Ann B. English of Hampstead. He is also survived by one brother, Johnny Butler English of Ivanhoe; five grandchildren, Charlotte Bexley and husband, Ken, of Atlanta, Ga.; David English and wife, Tonya, of Hampstead, NC, Waitus C. English III and wife, Kathy, of Watha, NC, Sheryl Cauley and husband, Robbie, of Willard, NC, Vann English and wife, Angela, of Burgaw, NC; and eleven great-grandchildren; two stepgreat-grandchildren; and four stepgreat-great-grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held Thursday, 2 p.m., at Barlow-Vista Baptist Church, Hampstead, NC, by Rev. Tim Evans, Rev. L.G. Green and Rev. Paul Mull. Interment will follow in the church cemetery.
Pallbearers will be Mr. English's nephews. Honorary pallbearers will be the Deacons of Barlow-Vista Baptist Church, David DeVane and Keith Carlton.
The family will be at their residence, 394 Batson Road, Hampstead, NC.
A Jones Funeral Home of Holly Ridge service."
Source:
Wilmington Morning Star, 5 Dec 1996.