Obituaries published June 17, 1997
Mrs. Jeane A. Standen
WHISPERING PINES -- Mrs. Jeane Ann Standen, 84, of Whispering Pines
died Saturday in St. Joseph of the Pines.
A memorial service will be held in Michigan. Arrangements are being
handled by Boles Funeral Home and Crematory of Southern Pines.
Mrs. Standen is survived by her husband, Harold B. Standen; two daughters,
Lisa J. Goldstein of Okemos, Mich., and Gabrielle A. Jackson of Bloomfield
Hills, Mich.; and four grandchildren.
Mrs. Marianne S. Dunigan
Mrs. Marianne Spender Dunigan, 90, of Fayetteville died Saturday.
The funeral will be conducted at 11 a.m. Wednesday in Jernigan-Warren
Funeral Home chapel by the Rev. Billy Hemingway. Burial will be in Cumberland
Memorial Gardens.
Mrs. Dunigan is survived by two sons, Jim Dunigan of Fairfield Glade,
Tenn., and Robert Dunigan of Zebulon; a sister, Frances Pollard of Winter
Haven, Fla.; two grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren.
The family will receive friends tonight from 7 to 9 at the funeral
home.
Memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society, P.O. Box 35752,
Fayetteville, N.C. 28303.
Ms. Louise Turner
LAURINBURG -- Ms. Louise Turner, 81, of K-40 Morgan Circle died Saturday
in Hamlet Hospital in Hamlet.
She was a retired farmer.
The funeral will be conducted at 4 p.m. today in Sneads Grove United
Methodist Church by the Rev. Jim Thompson. Burial will be in Hillside Cemetery.
Arrangements are being handled by Butler Funeral Service.
Ms. Turner is survived by a daughter, Marion A. Turner of Laurinburg;
a son, Michael A. Turner of Laurinburg; three sisters, Annie Webb, Emily
L. Currie and Ila M. Turner, all of Laurinburg; and two grandchildren.
Mrs. Rosa L. Ross
BRUNSWICK -- Mrs. Rosa Lee Ross, 78, of Brunswick died Friday in Columbus
County Hospital in Whiteville.
The funeral will be conducted at 2:30 p.m. Thursday in New Mount Zion
Baptist Church by the Rev. Herman Stevenson. Burial will be in Cherry Grove
Cemetery.
Mrs. Ross is survived by a brother, Levi Moore of Brunswick; and four
sisters, Sarah McAllister of Brunswick, Lillie B. Wilson and Mary Benjamin,
both of Hollywood, Fla., and Margaret Greene of Pinewood, S.C.
The family will receive friends Wednesday from 7 to 8 p.m. at Peoples
Funeral Home in Whiteville.
Henry R. McClain
WHITEVILLE -- Henry R. McClain, 89, of 415 W. Lewis St. died Saturday
in Columbus County Hospital.
The funeral will be conducted at 2 p.m. Friday in St. James AME Church
by the Rev. H.A. Ingram. Burial will be in Millican Cemetery. Arrangements
are being handled by Peoples Funeral Home.
Mr. McClain is survived by his wife, Lettie G. McClain; a daughter,
Dorothy G. Troy of Whiteville; and an adopted son, Bobby Walters of Forestville,
Md.
The family will receive friends Friday from 1 to 2 p.m. at the church.
Cecil Lacewell
CLARKTON -- Cecil Lacewell, 76, of 2290 Carver Moore Road died Monday
in Duke University Medical Center in Durham.
Arrangements will be announced by Peoples Funeral Home of Whiteville.
James W. Simms
LAURINBURG -- James W. Simms, 75, of 1406 McBride Ave. died Monday
in Windsor House in Rockingham.
The funeral will be conducted at 3 p.m. Wednesday in St. Luke United
Methodist Church by the Rev. Jesse Bone.
Mr. Simms is survived by three daughters, Brenda Callahan of Laurinburg,
Linda Owen of Kinston and Jeanne Farris of N. Myrtle Beach, S.C.; two sons,
James W. Simms Jr. of Laurinburg and Paul Simms of Maxton; a brother, Jack
Simms of Gastonia; eight grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren.
The family will receive friends tonight from 7 to 9 at McDougald Funeral
Home and Crematorium.
Memorials may be made to Hospice of Scotland County, P.O. Box 1033,
Laurinburg, N.C. 28353.
Gus Chavis Jr.
LAUREL HILL -- Gus Chavis Jr., 51, of Laurel Lane died Saturday in
Duke University Medical Center in Durham.
He was a maintenance supervisor for Marlboro County Court House.
The funeral will be conducted at 4 p.m. Thursday in Grey Pond Baptist
Church by the Rev. Gary Chavis. Burial will be in Stewartsville Cemetery.
Mr. Chavis is survived by his wife, Bessie Chavis; two daughters, Rachel
Powers of Laurel Hill and Tabitha Chavis of the home; a son, Jerry Chavis
of Laurel Hill; two sisters, Geneva Huggins and Lena Jacobs, both of Maxton;
two brothers, Chalmers Chavis of Cheraw, S.C., and Spencer Chavis of Hamlet;
and four grandchildren.
The family will receive friends Wednesday from 7 to 9 p.m. at Butler
Funeral Service in Laurinburg.
Mrs. Willa T. Norris
LUMBERTON -- Mrs. Willa Mae Truesdale Norris, 86, of Mohr Plaza died
Monday in Southeastern Regional Medical Center.
A graveside service will be conducted at 11 a.m. Wednesday in New Hollywood
Cemetery.
Mrs. Norris is survived by four grandchildren.
The family will receive friends tonight from 7 to 9 at Floyd Mortuary.
William E. McKoy
CLARKTON -- William Eugene McKoy, 72, of 489 Vause Road died Saturday
in New Hanover Regional Medical Center in Wilmington.
The funeral will be conducted at 2 p.m. Wednesday in White’s Creek
Missionary Baptist Church by the Rev. G.F. Pone. Burial will be in New
Hope Cemetery.
Mr. McKoy is survived by his wife, Janie McKoy of the home; three daughters,
Patricia McKoy and Wanda McKoy, both of Clarkton, and Annette McKoy of
Elizabethtown; three sons, Edward McKoy, Andrew McKoy and Arnold McKoy,
all of Clarkton; a sister, Marie Williams of Clarkton; a brother, James
McKoy of Clarkton; 10 grandchildren; and one great-grandchild.
The family will receive friends tonight from 7 to 8 at F.W. Newton
& Sons Mortuary in Elizabethtown.
Nathaniel Howard
BALTIMORE -- Nathaniel Howard, 74, of Baltimore, formerly of Fayetteville,
N.C., died Friday.
The funeral will be conducted at 2 p.m. today in Cunningham & Sons
Mortuary chapel in Fayetteville by the Rev. John T. Johnson. Burial will
be in Northside Cemetery.
Among Mr. Howard’s survivors is a sister, Mary Ray of Baltimore.
Clifford M. Matthews
Clifford M. Matthews, 14, of 1121 Chestnut Wood Drive, Fayetteville,
died Friday in Cape Fear Valley Medical Center.
Arrangements will be announced by Cunningam & Sons Mortuary.
Neal B. Yarborough
SANFORD -- Neal Britton Yarborough, 70, of 3204 St. Andrews Church
Road died Monday in Moore Regional Hospital in Pinehurst.
The funeral will be conducted at 2 p.m. Wednesday in Tramway Baptist
Church by the Rev. Larry Boston. Burial will be in Lee Memory Gardens.
Mr. Yarborough is survived by his wife, Delaware C. Yarborough; four
sisters, Willa Holder of Sanford, Frances Venable of Carthage, and Hester
McKay and Carolyn Dull, both of Cameron; and four brothers, Malcolm Yarborough
of Garner, John Yarborough of Cameron, and Steve Yarborough and Archie
Yarborough, both of Sanford.
The family will receive friends tonight from 7 to 8:30 at Miller Funeral
Home.
Gary W. Moser
Gary Wayne Moser, 50, of 447 Bluegill Court, Fayetteville, died Monday
in his home.
He was a Navy veteran of the Vietnam war and a member of New Life Baptist
Church.
The funeral will be conducted at 4 p.m. Wednesday in Jernigan-Warren
Funeral Home chapel by the Revs. Ed Wilson and Charles Davis. Burial with
full military honors will be in Fayetteville Memorial Cemetery.
Mr. Moser is survived by a daughter, Melissa J. Flanagan of Raeford;
a son, Bryan W. Moser of Red Springs; four sisters, Sylvia L. Lowery, Cathy
McDaw and Sherry Hair, all of Fayetteville, and Gail McMillan of Charlotte;
two brothers, Kenneth R. Moser of North Charleston, S.C., and Ronald B.
Moser of Woodbridge, Va.; and four grandchildren.
The family will receive friends tonight from 7 to 9 at the funeral
home.
Memorials may be made to Non-Hodgkins Lymphoma, Veterans Affairs Medical
Center, Durham, N.C., or to the Leukemia Society of America, 733 Third
Ave., New York, N.Y. 10017.
Winford M. Locklear
FAIRMONT -- Winford Mike Locklear, 78, of Route 1, Box 541, died Sunday
in St. Eugene Hospital in Dillon, S.C.
He was a farmer.
The funeral will be conducted at 3 p.m. Wednesday in Dogwood Chapel
Baptist Church.
Mr. Locklear is survived by his wife, Beulah B. Locklear of the home;
three daughters, Cathy Hammonds of Lumberton, Shirley M. Locklear of Fairmont
and Mary M. Oxendine of Fairmont; seven sons, Winford Locklear Jr., Jerry
Locklear, Charlie Locklear, Robert Locklear, James Locklear, Lee Locklear
and Billy Locklear, all of Fairmont; two sisters, Mossie Locklear of Pembroke
and Lucrate Locklear of Maxton; 16 grandchildren; and 16 great-grandchildren.
The family will receive friends tonight from 7 to 9 at Gaskins Funeral
Home in Rowland.
Memorials may be made to the American Red Cross, P.O. Box 1945, Lumberton,
N.C. 28359.
Mrs. Clara F. Swann
LAURINBURG -- Mrs. Clara F. Swann, 75, of 1022 McGirt Bridge Road died
in Scotland Memorial Hospital.
The funeral will be conducted at 2 p.m. Wednesday in Union Grove Baptist
Church by the Rev. George Ellis. Burial will be in Hillside Memorial Park
Cemetery. Arrangements are being handled by Morris Funeral Home.
Mrs. Swann is survived by her husband, Henry Swann Jr. of the home;
a daughter, Linda D. Jenkins of Mocksville; four sons, Henry E. Swann,
Chester L. Swann, Herbert Swann and Oscar L. Swann, all of Laurinburg;
five grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
The family will receive friends at the home.
Roy F. Byrd
BENSON -- Roy Franklin Byrd, 37, of 5212 N.C. 50 North died Monday
in his home.
He was a member of Benson Pentecostal Free Will Baptist Church and
was a maintenance technician for Burris Refrigeration and Storage.
The funeral will be conducted at 11 a.m. Wednesday in Rose & Graham
Funeral Home chapel by the Rev. Glenn McCullen. Burial will be in the Dixon
family cemetery.
Mr. Byrd is survived by a sister, Vickie B. Pope of Benson.
The family will receive friends tonight from 7 to 9 at the funeral
home and at other times at the home of Vickie and Mitchell Pope, 1482 Byrdtown
Road, Benson.
Mrs. Louise P. Hicks
VASS -- Mrs. Louise Patterson Hicks, 78, of Ring Road died Monday in
Pinehurst Nursing Center in Pinehurst.
She retired from Ithaca Industries.
A graveside service will be conducted at 2 p.m. Wednesday in Union
Presbyterian Church cemetery by the Rev. Jimmie Phillips.
Mrs. Hicks is survived by a sister, Naomi Smith of Seven Lakes, and
two brothers, Linwood Patterson and Leo Patterson, both of Vass.
The family will receive friends tonight from 7 to 9 at Fry-Prickett
Funeral Home and at other times at the home of Linwood Patterson, Ring
Road, Vass.
Rhone T. Anderson
WHITEVILLE -- Rhone T. Anderson, 66, of Whiteville died Monday in his
home.
He was a self-employed businessman and a member of Whiteville United
Methodist Church.
The funeral will be conducted at 11 a.m. Wednesday in Whiteville United
Methodist Church by the Rev. Berry Barbour. Burial will be in Whiteville
Memorial Cemetery.
Mr. Anderson is survived by his wife, Elaine S. Anderson of the home;
a daughter, Rexanne A. Harrison of Plymouth; a son, Rhone T. Anderson Jr.
of Currie; two stepsons, Aubrey L. Royce and Larry Winburn, both of Conway,
S.C.; three sisters, Doretha Cox and May Hinson, both of Bethel community,
and Letha Jordan of Burlington; three brothers, Madison Anderson of Greensboro,
Layton Ross of Elizabethtown and Jack Anderson of Winston-Salem; and four
grandchildren.
The family will receive friends tonight from 7 to 9 at McKenzie Mortuary.
Memorials may be made to Whiteville United Methodist Church, or to
a favorite charity.
James P. Hart
Retired Master Sgt. James Pete Hart, 69, of 731 Glensford Drive, Fayetteville,
died Sunday in Cape Fear Valley Medical Center.
A graveside service with full military honors will be conducted at
2 p.m. Wednesday in Lafayette Memorial Park.
Mr. Hart is survived by his wife, Ruth P. Hart of the home.
The family will receive friends tonight from 7 to 9 at Rogers &
Breece Funeral Home.
James ‘Cotten’ Gathings
WEST END -- James Grady “Cotten” Gathings, 50, of West End died Monday
in his home.
The funeral will be conducted at 4 p.m. Wednesday in Boles Funeral
Home and Crematory in Seven Lakes. Burial will be in Culdee Cemetery.
Mr. Gathings is survived by a daughter, Sherry Fore of Hamlet; three
sons, Jamie Gathings of Orlando, Fla., Jeff Newton of Vass and Stephen
Newton of Hamlet; his mother and stepfather, Leona W. and Bill Craven of
West End; his father and stepmother, Mr. and Mrs. Leroy Gathings of Rockingham;
two sisters, Dianne Frye of West End and Kay McDonald of Panama City, Fla.;
a brother, Sammy Gathings of Rockingham; and five grandchildren.
The family will receive friends tonight from 7 to 9 at the funeral
home.
William ‘Buddy’ Griffith
ABERDEEN -- William Preston “Buddy” Griffith, 71, of Aberdeen died
Monday in his home.
He was a Navy veteran of World War II and was owner of Aberdeen Restaurant.
The funeral will be conducted at 2 p.m. Wednesday in Ives Memorial
Church in Pinebluff by the Rev. Don Ballenger. Burial with full military
honors will be in Bethesda Cemetery.
Mr. Griffith is survived by his wife, Violet M. Griffith; three daughters,
Sherry Miller of Fort Worth, Texas, Gayle Garner of Pinehurst and Susie
Greene of Aberdeen; four sisters, Annie Lee of Sanford, Evelyn Kubes of
Wilmington, Marion Breece of Holden Beach and Nellie Wilson of Aberdeen;
a brother, Robert Griffith of Concord; 10 grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.
The family will receive friends tonight from 7 to 9 at Boles Funeral
Home and Crematory in Southern Pines.
George A. McDougald
LUMBERTON -- George Allen McDougald, 46, of Route 7 died Thursday in
Southeastern Regional Medical Center.
A graveside service will be conducted at 2 p.m. today in Panthersford
Presbyterian Church cemetery by Elder Ronald Michaux.
Mr. McDougald is survived by two daughters, Quantica D. McDougald and
Cristian F. McDougald, both of Fairmont; a son, Dwayne E. Moore of Lumberton;
three sisters, Patricia A. McDougald and Linda S. Little, both of Red Springs,
and Mary E. McDougald of Baltimore; and a brother, James D. McDougald of
Red Springs.
The family will receive friends today from 9 a.m. to noon at McMillan
Funeral Home.
Mrs. Irene N. Bethea
LUMBERTON -- Mrs. Irene Nichols Bethea, 85, of Martin Luther King Drive
died Friday in Columbus County Hospital in Whiteville.
She was a member of McCormick Chapel AME Church.
The funeral will be conducted at 11 a.m. Wednesday in McCormick Chapel
AME Church by the Rev. A.R. Jenkins. Burial will be in Marsh Cemetery in
Barnesville.
Mrs. Bethea is survived by a daughter, Emma B. Campbell of Lumberton;
two sons, Henry J. Bethea of Wilmington and Kenneth Bethea of Lumberton;
brothers and sisters, Maxine N. Leacock of Englewood, N.J., Emma Nichols
of Durham, Ruth Bethea of Lumberton, E.P. Bethea, J.C. Bethea, Hannah Bethea
and Idamus Bethea, all of Washington, D.C., M.C. B. Fincher of Buffalo,
N.Y., Robert Bethea and Earlene Bethea, both of Seattle; eight grandchildren;
17 great-grandchildren; and seven great-great-grandchildren.
The public will be received today from 1 to 7 p.m. at Maultsby &
Sons Funeral Home. The family will receive friends at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. H.B. Campbell, 520 Swan Drive, Lumberton, and at the home.
Mrs. Ruth Y. Cox
CARY -- Mrs. Ruth Yarborough Cox, 66, of 308 E. Park St., formerly
of Sanford, died Sunday in Rex Healthcare in Raleigh.
The funeral will be conducted at 11 a.m. today in Rogers-Pickard Funeral
Home chapel in Sanford by the Rev. Chris Wroten. Burial will be in Lee
Memory Gardens in Sanford.
Mrs. Cox is survived by her husband, Cameron ‘’Bill” Cox of Cary; two
sons, Cameron Cox Jr. of Greensboro and James Cox of Lafayette, La.; four
sisters, Willa Holder of Sanford, Frances Venable of Carthage, and Hester
McKay and Carolyn Dull, both of Cameron; five brothers, Neal Yarborough,
Archie Yarborough and Steve Yarborough, all of Sanford, Malcolm Yarborough
of Garner and John Yarborough of Cameron; and one grandchild.
Memorials may be made to the Cary Public Library, 310 S. Academy St.,
Cary, N.C. 27511.
Sadie S. Brayboy
LAURINBURG -- Sadie Stevens Brayboy, 78, of Hasty Road died Monday
in Century Care nursing home.
She was a homemaker.
The funeral will be conducted at 4 p.m. Wednesday in Butler Funeral
Service chapel by the Rev. Alfred Bridges. Burial will be in Hillside Memorial
Park.
Mrs. Brayboy is survived by two daughters, Marie Beam of Fayetteville
and Mary Smith of La Follette, Tenn.; a son, Marshall Stevens of E. Laurinburg;
a sister, Maggie Clark of Laurinburg; three brothers, Everette Hinson of
Laurel Hill, Lester Hinson of Stedman and Ed Hinson of Griffton; nine grandchildren;
and 11 great-grandchildren.
The family will receive friends tonight from 7 to 9 at the funeral
home.
Mrs. Florence C. Brinkley
ROSEBORO -- Mrs. Florence Capps Brinkley, 86, of 2120 Pleasant Union
Road died Sunday in her home.
The funeral will be conducted at 2 p.m. Wednesday in Butler Funeral
Home by the Rev. Roger Jackson. Burial will be in Pleasant Union Baptist
Church cemetery.
Mrs. Brinkley is survived by two daughters, Doris Davis of Burlington
and Mary Jones of Winnabow; three sons, Edmond Owen of Fayetteville, Thomas
Owen of Linden and Joseph T. Brinkley of Roseboro; 19 grandchildren; 26
great-grandchildren; and four great-great-grandchildren.
The family will receive friends tonight from 7 to 9 at the funeral
home.
Mrs. Alexandra P. Dais
Mrs. Alexandra Papakostas Dais, 87, of 5306 Hampton Road, Fayetteville,
died Monday in Columbia Highsmith-Rainey Memorial Hospital.
The funeral will be conducted at 3 p.m. Wednesday in Saints Constantine
& Helen Greek Orthodox Church by Father Chrysostom Manuel and George
P. Vlahos. Burial will be in Cross Creek Cemetery Section 3.
Mrs. Dais is survived by a daughter, Fannie D. Lappas of Fayetteville;
a son, George D. Dais of Fayetteville; two sisters, Loukia Kleitsakis of
Greece and Vasiliki Vlahos of Winston-Salem; two brothers, Chrysostom Papakostas
and Constantine Papakostas, both of Greece; four grandchildren; and one
great-grandchild.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Saints Constantine and
Helen Greek Orthodox Church, 614 Oak Ridge Ave., Fayetteville, N.C. 28305.
A Trisagon service will be held tonight at 7:30 at Rogers & Breece
Funeral Home.
Mrs. Georgia Hedgepeth
HAMLET -- Mrs. Georgia Hedgepeth, 86, of Dobbins Heights community
died Thursday in Hamlet Hospital.
She was a homemaker and a member of Union Baptist Church.
The funeral will be conducted at 2 p.m. today in Union Baptist Church
by the Rev. Thomas Wooten. Burial will be in Dobbins Memorial Cemetery.
Arrangements are being handled by Nelson Funeral Service.
Mrs. Hedgepeth is survived by her mother, Leroy Burnett of the home.
Ms. Estella M. Burns
SANFORD -- Ms. Estella M. Burns, 83, of Sanford died Friday in Taft
Place in Vass.
The funeral will be conducted at 2 p.m. today in Knotts Funeral Home
chapel by the Rev. K.P. Johnson. Burial will be in Frye’s Chapel Cemetery. |