Kara Grace Bisogno
HENDERSON -- Kara Grace Bisogno, infant daughter of Charles and Billie
Dean Pollard Bisogno of 704 Oak St., died Wednesday at Maria Parham Hospital.
Private funeral services will be held Saturday at 11 a.m. at St. James
Catholic Church by the Rev. J. William Long. Burial will follow in the
church cemetery.
In addition to her parents, she is survived by her maternal grandparents,
Fred and Doris W. Pollard of Tarboro, and her paternal grandparents, Nicholas
A. and Esther R. Bisogno of Henderson.
Arrangements are by the J.M. White Funeral Home.
Otho T. Clayton
KITTRELL -- Otho Thomas Clayton, 82, of 3770 Egypt Mountain Road, Kittrell,
N.C., died Wednesday, April 18, 2001, at his home.
A native of Person County, he was the son of the late Johnnie Thomas
and Anna Ramsey Clayton.
Mr. Clayton was a retired farmer. He was a member of Rehoboth United
Methodist Church and the Open Door Sunday School Class.
Funeral services will be held Friday, at 11 a.m., at Rehoboth United
Methodist Church, conducted by the Rev. Benjamin W. Rooker. Burial will
follow in the church cemetery.
Surviving are his wife, Naomi Breedlove Clayton; two daughters, Linda
C. Claiborne of Kittrell and Wanda C. Ball, and husband Allen, of Henderson;
a son, Donald T. Clayton, and wife Linda, of Henderson; a sister, Mary
Fannie Dixon of Oxford; a brother, Johnnie W. Clayton, and wife Janie,
of Oxford; a granddaughter, Anna Marie Ball of Henderson; four grandsons,
William O. Claiborne of Oxford, Charles G. Claiborne and Robert Brian Claiborne,
both of Kittrell, and Eric J. Ball of Henderson; and three great-granddaughters,
Helen L. Claiborne, Sarah K. Claiborne and L. Taylor Huff, all of Oxford.
He was preceded in death by a sister, Odellia C. Woodlief.
The family will receive friends tonight, from 7 to 8:30 p.m., at Flowers
Funeral Home. All other times, they will be at the home.
Serving as active pallbearers will be William Otho Claiborne, Charles
Glenn Claiborne, Robert Bryan Claiborne, Eric Jerome Ball, Steven Lewis
Clayton, Michael Douglas Breedlove, Melvin Dixon, J.G. Clayton, Michael
Breedlove Jr. and Kenneth Milton.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Rehoboth United Methodist
Church, c/o Barbara Burwell, 2205 Community House Road, Oxford, N.C. 27565.
Flowers Funeral Home is in charge of the funeral arrangements.
Russell Palmer Jr.
WARRENTON -- Russell Palmer Jr., 67, formerly of the Wise community,
died Friday, April 13, 2001, at NextCare Specialty Hospital in Rocky Mount.
Funeral services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Friday at Pine Grove Baptist
Church in Macon. The Rev. William Powell, pastor, will officiate. Burial
will follow in the church cemetery.
Surviving are three daughters, Mary H. Terry of Norlina and Rosa P.
Howell and Marie P. Bagley, both of the Bronx, N.Y.; five grandchildren;
and eight great-grandchildren.
Arrangements are by R.H. Greene Funeral Home of Warrenton.
John S. Christmas Jr.
HENDERSON -- John Samuel “Bubba” Christmas Jr., 68, of 331 Dick Faines
Road died Wednesday, April 18, 2001, at Guardian Care Nursing Home. He
was a Vance County native and the son of Fannie Williams Christmas and
the late John Samuel Christmas Sr.
He attended the Vance County public schools and was a member of the
former Hughes Grove Baptist Church. He retired from the former Blanks Construction
Co.
Funeral services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Saturday at Flat Creek
Baptist Church by the Rev. W.M. Everett. Burial will follow in the church
cemetery.
Surviving are his wife, Dorothy Venable-Christmas; two sons, Jonathan
Christmas and Timothy Christmas, both of the home; five stepchildren, Edmond
Venable, David Venable, Myron Skipwith, Lina Fowler and Gloria Skipwith,
all of Henderson; his mother, Fannie Christmas of Henderson; two brothers,
Gene Christmas and Jacob Christmas, both of Henderson; three sisters, Mary
Hargrove, Fannie Thomas and Sarah Glover, all of Henderson; 18 stepgrandchildren;
and six step-great-grandchildren.
The family will receive friends at the residence. The body will be
on view at Mary Davis-Royster Funeral Services.
Arrangements are by Mary Davis-Royster Funeral Services of Henderson.
Tina H. Coleman
WARREN COUNTY -- Tina Harrison Coleman, 34, formerly of Warren County,
died Saturday, April 14, 2001, at Piedmont Hospital in Atlanta.
Funeral services will be conducted at 2 p.m. today at Warrenton Baptist
Church on Bragg Street in Warrenton. Pastor Michael Florence of Jackson
Memorial Baptist Church in Georgia will officiate. Burial will follow in
the church cemetery.
Surviving are her husband, Dallis L. Coleman of College Park, Md.;
a daughter, Shakita L. Williams of College Park, Ga.; her father, John
E. Harrison Sr. of Hackensack, N.J.; a sister, Geraldine Harrison Rice
of Warrenton; a stepsister, Ashala Harrison; a stepbrother, John Harrison
Jr.; her maternal grandmother, Catherine J. Green of Warrenton; and her
paternal grandmother, Gatha Harrison of Hackensack.
Arrangements are by R.H. Greene Funeral Home of Warrenton.
Piccola B. Hicks
HENDERSON -- Minister Piccola Burnett Hicks died Tuesday, April 17,
2001, at Duke University Medical Center after a brief illness. She was
a Vance County native and the daughter of the late James and Dorothy Mae
Burnette.
She attended Vance County public schools and was a member of St. Andrews
United Church of Christ, where she served as associate minister, adult
Sunday school teacher, missionary and youth counselor.
She was the owner/operator of Joy and Peace Daycare Center and was
a longtime employee of the Vance County school system.
Surviving are her husband, Bobby Hicks; two sons, J’Toine Hicks and
Bobby Hicks Jr., both of Henderson; and eight grandchildren.
Funeral services will be conducted at 3 p.m. Sunday at St. Andrews
Church with the Rev. C. Jerome Taylor, pastor, officiating, assisted by
the Revs. Tina Evans, Alice Clark, Cora Boyd and Florence Vass. Interment
will follow in Elmwood Cemetery.
The body will be at E.C. Terry’s Funeral Service.
The family will receive friends at 1913 Willow Lane.
Floral bearers will be missionaries. Honorary floral bearers will be
Melinda Hargrove, Dorothy Alston, Deboroah Foster and Sandra Hawkins.
Pallbearers will be deacons and trustees of St. Andrews Church. Honorary
pallbearers will be deacons, Fred Jones, Curtis Durham, James Alexander
and Wayne Foster.
Condolences may be sent to ect@gloryroad.net.
Arrangements are by E.C. Terry’s Funeral Service.
Javous G. Kingsberry
KITTRELL -- Javous Gray Kingsberry, 70, of Kittrell died Tuesday, April
17, 2001.
Funeral services will be conducted at 11 a.m. Saturday at Concord Baptist
Church. Burial will follow in the church cemetery.
Surviving are his wife, Bernice Davis Kingsberry; two daughters, Ann
K. Harris of Raleigh and Linda Kingsberry of Durham; two sons, David Kingsberry
of Greensboro and Richard Kingsberry of Charlotte; two sisters, Mattie
Hayes and Brenda Williamson; two brothers, Larry and Steve Williams; and
seven grandchildren.
Visitation will be held from 2 to 8 p.m. today at Alston-Anderson Funeral
Home in Louisburg.
Arrangements are by Alston-Anderson Funeral Home of Louisburg.
Estelle B. Cheek
WARRENTON -- Estelle Best Cheek, 94, died Thursday, April 12, 2001,
in Hickory. She was a Warren County native and the daughter of the late
James Henry Best and Elizabeth Conyers Best.
Funeral services will be conducted at 4 p.m. Sunday at Blaylock Funeral
Home by the Rev. Dudley Neal. Burial will follow in the Fairview Cemetery.
Surviving are a daughter, Vivian C. Rooker of Durham; a grandson; and
two great-grandchildren.
The family will receive friends from 7 to 8:30 tonight at Blaylock
Funeral Home.
Arrangements are by Blaylock Funeral Home of Warrenton.
Effie Jones Currin
HENDERSON -- Effie Jones Currin, 75, of 1214 Old Epsom Road died Friday
night, April 20, 2001, at Britthaven Nursing Home in Louisburg. She was
a native of Nash County and was the daughter of the late Tom and Annie
Stallings Jones. She was a homemaker and a member of the Westwood Pentecostal
Holiness Church.
Funeral services will be conducted Monday at 2 p.m. in the J.M. White
Funeral Home Chapel by the Rev. Steve Jones. Burial will follow in the
Liberty-Vance United Church of Christ cemetery.
She is survived by her husband, Chester Currin; three daughters, Virgie
O. Paschall, Cheryl C. Riddle and Connie C. Pegram, all of Henderson; three
sons, Ernest Barham of Homestead, Fla., Phillip Currin of Burlington and
Chester Currin Jr. of Houston; 16 grandchildren; and 19 great-grandchildren.
The family will receive friends tonight from 7 until 8:30 at the J.M.
White Funeral Home. At other times they will be at the home of Tammy Pegram,
2449 Weldon’s Mill Road.
Serving as active pallbearers will be Joe Pendergrass, Russ Humphries,
Steve Pate, William Currin, Freddie Currin and Donnie Matthews.
Arrangements are by the J.M. White Funeral Home.
Samuel Dunston
WASHINGTON -- Samuel Dunston, 57, of Washington, D.C., formerly a Vance
County native, died Monday, April 2, 2001, in Washington. He was the son
of the late Joe Dunston and Effie Foster.
He was educated in the Vance County public school system and was a
member of the House of the Lord Holiness Church in Henderson.
Funeral services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Monday at Garnes Funeral
Chapel by the Rev. Benjamin Warren. Burial will follow in Blacknall Cemetery.
Surviving are one sister, Earlene Foster Moore of Henderson, and two
brothers, Joseph E. Foster and John B. Dunston of Henderson.
Pallbearers will be nephews. Floral bearers will be nieces.
Arrangements are by Garnes Funeral Services.
Ralph Bumpass
OXFORD -- Ralph Bumpass, 55, of 8134 Ramon Royster Road, died Friday,
April 20, 2001, at his home. He was a Granville County native and attended
Granville County Public Schools.
Surviving are his wife, Martha J. Bumpass; three sons, Kenneth Bumpass,
Darry Bumpass and Donald Bumpass, all of Oxford; three daughters, Loretta
Bumpass, Sharon Bumpass and Shawn Bumpass, all of Oxford; his mother, Rodelia
Bumpass of Oxford; three brothers, Ernest Reed, William Dee Brooks and
Woodrow Brooks, all of Oxford; four sisters, Tammy Brooks and Carolyn R.
Yancey, both of Oxford, Delois R. Reavis of Paterson, N.J., and Patricia
R. McNeil of Bronx, N.Y.; and 11 grandchildren.
Funeral services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Wednesday at St. Matthew
Baptist Church. The Rev. Jimmie L. Johnson will deliver the eulogy. Burial
will follow in the church cemetery.
The family will receive visitors from 7 to 8 p.m. today at Betts &
Son Funeral Home of Oxford.
Arrangements are by Betts & Son Funeral Home Inc.
Jewell M. Callihan
ELIZABETHTOWN -- Jewell Medlin Callihan, 80, died Sunday, April 22,
2001, at home.
Funeral services will be conducted at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Elizabethtown
Baptist Church by the Rev. David Elks. Burial will follow in Elizabethtown
City Cemetery.
Surviving are her husband, Curtis E. Callihan of the home; three daughters,
Jewell C. Prichard of Elizabethtown, Linda C. Curtis of Roanoke Rapids
and Cathy C. Gantz of Columbus, Md.; four sisters, Johnnie Lippard of Concord,
Miriam Dupree of Louisburg, Ann Pulliam of Columbia and Blanche Chappell
of Butner; and seven grandchildren.
Visitation will be held from 7 to 9 p.m. today at Elizabethtown Baptist
Church.
Memorials may be made to Lower Cape Fear Hospice or Elizabethtown Baptist
Church.
Arrangements are by Kinlaw Funeral Home of Elizabethtown.
Robert T. ‘Bobby’ Horton
HENDERSON -- Robert Thomas “Bobby” Horton, Sr., age 65, a resident of
744 Old Warrenton Road died Sunday morning in Franklin, Va., from injuries
suffered in an automobile accident.
He was a native of Vance County and was the son of the late Marvin
W. Horton and Nora Hurt Horton Stallings. He was a Veteran of the U. S.
Army and was the owner and operator of the former TB&R Convenience
Store. He was a member of the Bible Baptist Church, the American Legion,
and the South Hill, Virginia Moose Lodge.
Services will be held Wednesday at 2 p.m. in the J.M. White Funeral
Home Chapel by the Rev. Wilbert Horton and the Rev. Frank Sossamon. Burial
will follow in the New Sandy Creek Baptist Church Cemetery.
He is survived by his wife, Dorothy Adcox Horton, of the home; two
daughters, Tammy H. Pearce and Scarlett H. Ellis both of Henderson; one
son, Robert Thomas “Robbie” Horton, Jr. of Henderson; one foster-son, Bobby
West, of the home; one sister, Pearl H. Payner of Norlina; three half-sisters,
Dollie S. Ellington, Kate S. Strickland, and Princella S. Owens all of
Kittrell; one brother, Vester Horton, of Henderson; nine grandchildren
and four great-grandchildren.
The family will receive friends Tuesday night from 7 until 8:30 p.m.
at the J.M. White Funeral Home. At other times they will be at the home
on the Old Warrenton Road.
Serving as active pall bearers will be Dan Weldon, Howard Bobbitt,
Marvin Ross, Stephanie Murphy, Mike Cleveland, Dale Wilcox, and Roger Hurt.
Arrangements are by the J.M. White Funeral Home.
Robert L. Moss
OXFORD -- Robert Lee Moss, 96, of 1029 Lewis St., died Sunday, April
22, 2001, at Brantwood Nursing Center. He was a Granville County native
and the son of the late Walter Philip Moss and Mary Jackson Moss.
He was a former member of Knotts Grove Church and was retired owner
and operator of Sprinkle Service Station.
Funeral services will be conducted at 2 p.m. today at Eakes Funeral
Chapel in Oxford by the Revs. Bob Baynard and Steve Smith. Burial will
be in Meadowview Memorial Park.
Surviving are his wife, Eunice Denny Moss of the home; a daughter,
Carolyn Moss Watkins of Oxford; a sister, Virginia M. Sanford of Oxford;
a brother, Walter Moss Jr. of Oxford; two grandchildren; and one great-granddaughter.
Flowers will be accepted or memorials may be made to the American Cancer
Society, 3500 Westgate Drive, Suite 201, Durham, N.C. 27707.
Visitation was held from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Monday at Eakes Funeral Home
in Oxford and other times at the home.
Arrangements are by Eakes Funeral Home of Oxford.
Dorothy F. Parham
OXFORD -- Dorothy Frazier Parham, 90, formerly of 2725 Davis Chapel
Road, died Monday, April 23, 2001, at Granville Medical Center. She was
a Granville County native and the daughter of the late Elijah and Cornelia
Hart Frazier. She was the widow of Alex L. Parham Sr.
She was a member of Mt. Creek Baptist Church and was a homemaker.
Funeral services will be conducted at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Mt. Creek
Baptist Church by Dr. Delos Miles and the Rev. Lemar Wheeler. Burial will
be in the church cemetery.
Surviving are a daughter, Vivian P. Williams of Durham; three sons,
Charles L. Parham of Buffalo Junction, Va., Gene W. Parham and Alex L.
Parham Jr., both of Oxford; 15 grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren.
Flowers are accepted or memorials may be made to the Mt. Creek Baptist
Church Building Fund, c/o Michael Currin, 4072 Squire Lane, Oxford, N.C.
27565.
Visitation will be held from 7 to 8:30 p.m. today at Eakes Funeral
Home of Oxford and other times at the home of Alex and Renee Parham, 2716
Davis Chapel Road, Oxford, N.C. 27565.
Arrangements are by Eakes Funeral Home of Oxford.
Daniel S. Stanley
HENDERSON -- Daniel Singleton “Dan” Stanley, age 72, a resident of 1176
U. S. 158 Bypass, died Monday morning, April 23, 2001, at his home.
He was a life-long Vance County resident and was the son of the late
Leon F. Stanley and Ora Inscoe Stanley Pruitt. He was educated in the Vance
County schools and was a proponent of life-long learning. He was a veteran
of the U.S. Marine Corps serving with the Second Marine Division in China
and the Far East in peacekeeping missions following World War II. He was
a past-master of the Henderson Masonic Lodge 229 AF&AM, past-president
of the Henderson Shrine Club, and a member of the Henderson York Rite Bodies.
For a number of years, he was an officer of the Henderson Police Department,
and at other times he was employed by the former Laurens Glass Company
and Henderson Garment Company. At the time of his retirement because of
declining health, he was a professional wallpaper hanger.
He was a member of the First United Methodist Church, where he served
on the administrative board and was a former member of the Methodist Men.
Services will be held Wednesday at 5 p.m. at the First United Methodist
Church by the Rev. Charles M. Cook and Dr. Marion D. Lark. Burial will
follow in Elmwood Cemetery with military honors..
He is survived by his wife of 31 years, Carolyn Rowzee Stanley, of
the home; one son Robert Daniel “Bob” Stanley of the home; three sisters,
Laura Jane Lively, Dorothy Hope, and Irene Currin, all of Henderson; three
brothers, W.D. “Jake” Stanley, Howard Stanley, and George Stanley all of
Henderson.
Serving as active pallbearers will be D. Boyd Kimball, Cliff Rogers,
Ralph Knott, Morris Wilson, Jimmie R. Ayscue, J.W. “Jimbo” Bowen Jr., I.H.
Williamson Jr., Donald Seifert, Charles “Chuck” Hall, Tim Pegram, Eddie
Fergerson, and C.T. Keeton Jr.
Serving as honorary pall bearers will be all members of the Henderson
Masonic Lodge No. 229 AF&AM.
The family will receive friends at the home at 1176 158 Bypass.
Flowers will be accepted or memorial contributions may be made to the
Masonic Home For Children at Oxford, 600 College Street, Oxford, N.C. 27565
or to the First United Methodist
Church, Garnett Street, Henderson, N.C. 27536.
Arrangements are by the J.M. White Funeral Home.
William Brady White
HENDERSON -- William Brady “Boo” White, Sr., age 74, a resident of 205
Willowood Drive, died Sunday, April 22, 2001, at Duke Medical Center.
He was a native of Vance County and was the son of the late Herbert
Price and Lucille Brady White. A veteran of the U. S. Army, he served during
the Korean War, and was a graduate of North Carolina State University,
where he was a member of Pi Kappa Alpha. He was a retired sales manager
of U.S. Plywood Corporation, a member of The Church Of The Holy Innocents
where he was a member of the Choir, a master gardner and member of The
Men’s Garden Club.
Memorial services will be held Wednesday at 11 a.m. at The Church Of
The Holy Innocents by the Rev. Daniel Barker.
He is survived by his wife, Janet Bachman White, of the home; one daughter,
Janet White Steele of Richmond, Virginia; one son, William Brady White,
Jr. of Baltimore, Maryland; one brother, Allen Grainger Brady of Port Of
The Islands, Florida; and three grandchildren.
The family will receive friends at the home at 205 Willowood Drive.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to The Church Of The Holy
Innocents Memorial Garden Fund or Music Fund, 210 S. Chestnut Street, Henderson,
N.C. 27536.
Arrangements are by the J.M. White Funeral Home.
Edward W. Willis
BUTNER -- Edward W. “Pete” Willis, 79, of 115 Ridge Road, died Sunday,
April 22, 2001, at his home after a brief illness. He was a Rutherford
County native and the son of the late Jessie and Lillie Buchanan Willis.
He was a member of First Baptist Church in Butner, served as a Sunday
school teacher, deacon and usher for many years. He was a veteran
of the U.S. Navy, serving in the Pacific during World War II, and was a
retired textile dyer of Mt. Hope Finishing Co. He served as secretary of
Butner Masonic Lodge No. 697 for the past 32 years and in 1994, he
and his wife received the Book of Golden Deeds Award from the South Granville
Exchange Club. He served on the C.A. Dillon Community Advisory Council
until his illness.
Funeral services will be conducted at 11 a.m. today at First Baptist
Church in Butner by Dr. Gene Garrison. Burial will be in Carolina Memorial
Gardens in Creedmoor.
Surviving are his wife of 57 years, Pat Robinson Willis; a daughter,
Rayna Willis Lester of Creedmoor; a son, Jim Willis of Gastonia; a sister,
Helen Ollis of Marion; four grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the First Baptist
Church in Butner, Building Fund, P.O. Box 44, Butner, N.C. 27509.
The family will receive visitors one hour prior to the services in
the church fellowship hall of the First Baptist Church in Butner and other
times at the home.
Arrangements are by Eakes Funeral Home of Creedmoor.
Barker W. Wynne
KITTRELL -- Barker Warren “Buck” Wynne, age 79, a resident of 2275 S.
Chavis Road, died Sunday morning, April 22, 2001, at the Durham VA Hospital.
He was a native of Warren County and was the son of the late Barker
William and Blanche Knight Wynne. He was a member of the Union Chapel United
Methodist Church, and was a veteran of the U.S. Army and served in the
Navy during World War II. He was a retired supervisor from Burlington Mills
and a retired farmer.
Services will be held Tuesday at 11 a.m. in the J.M. White Funeral
Home Chapel by the Rev. Jim Hines and the Rev. Grady Lane. Burial will
follow in the Union Chapel United Methodist Church Cemetery with military
honors..
He is survived by his wife, Beatrice Finch Wynne, of the home; three
daughters, Brenda Wynne Cool of Hendersonville, Shirley Jean Wynne
of Detroit, Mich., and Wanda Kaye Wynne of the home; five sisters, Ruby
Walker and Ethel Moody, both of Hopewell, Va., Louise Bentley of Chicago,
Faye Teasley of Bahama, N.C., and Catherine Fowler of Kittrell; one brother,
Charles Wynne of Louisburg; and one granddaughter.
Serving as active pallbearers will be Tex Finch, Richard Coghill, Carl
Finch, Claude Kerley Jr., J.D. Wilson, Roger Finch, Denny Williamson, and
Perry Hilliard.
Arrangements are by the J.M. White Funeral Home. |
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