The News and Observer from Raleigh, North Carolina (2024)

16-I THE NEWS AND Morning, OBSERVER, November 3, RALEIGH, 1963 N. C. Sunday Deaths and funerals INFANT JOHNSON Graveside services for the infant son of Mr. and Mrs. D.

Elvin Johnson Jr. of Garner who was born and died Saturdry, will be conducted Sunday at 3 p.m. from the Pisgah Bapti: Church cemetery near S- ithfield by the Rev. 0. Lee Surviving are the Gregory.

parents; one sister, Karen of the home; the paternal, grandparents, Mr. and Smithfield; and Elvin the Johnson of maternal grandparents, Dr. and L. Wooten of Whiteville. MRS.

LOVIE W. UPCHURCH Funeral services for Mrs. Lovie W. Upchurch, 82, of Cary who died Friday, be conducted from Ephesus Baptist Church Sunday at 3 p.m. by the Rev.

Henry B. Lewis and the Rev. L. M. Woolweaver.

Burial will be in the church cemetery. are a number of Surviving, nieces and nephews. ROBERT STROUD. Funeral services Robert Stroud of Route Raleigh, who died 27 in Veterans Hospital at Durham, will be conducted Monday at 12:30 p.m. the Rev.

J. H. Jones. Burial will be Raleigh's National by Cemetery. MRS.

MARY HEDGEPETH. Funeral services for Mrs. Mary nesday, will Hedgepeth, be who conducted Sundied Wedday in Wake Chapel Church by the Rev B. H. Closs.

Burial will be in the church cemetery. Surviving are her father, J. H. Upchurch of Raleigh; five brothers, Jonas, Robert, James, Lonnie, and Judd of Raleigh; and one sister, Mrs. Clara Gunnett of Raleigh.

PURLIE HARRIS. Funeral services for Purlie Harris, 53, who died Thursday, will be conducted at 3 p.m. Sunday Church by the Rev. Isaac Lee. in the Rolesville Baptist Burial will be in the church cemetery.

Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Mary Harris; one daughter, Mrs. Christine Jones of East Orange, N. three sons, Charles of Newark, N.J., Thomas J. and James of the home; two brothers, Delear and Cleveland, both of Rolesvile; three sisters, Mrs.

Cora Dunn, Ola Ferrell of Rolesville, Mrs. Lanie Wiggins of Wake Forest. MRS. PATANN SESSOMS. CLINTON-1 soms, 92, of Route 2 Roseboro, died Saturday.

Funeral services will be conducted Sunday at 3 p.m. from Royal Funeral Home by the Rev. Glenn Farmer and the Rev. Eugene Montgomery. Burial will be in the family cemetery near Roseboro.

Surviving are one daughter, Mrs. Bertie S. Autry of Roseboro; one son, George of Roseboro; seven grandchildren; 12 -grandchildren; and eight great-great-grandchildren. William J. McDonald QUALITONE HEARING AIDS Sales Service MAC'S HEARING AID SERVICE Phones 828-6493 and 833-1307 P.

O. Box 813, Raleigh Yes it's Raleigh Memorial Park is Raleigh's newest Memorial Park, benefitting from the experience of earlier parks. Thel G. Boyette, Mgr. RALEIGH MEMORIAL PARK RALEIGH-DURHAM HIGHWAY 3 Miles from Raleigh City Limits, on the Left Phone 787-2766 At Creedmoor 3 Die in Bus-Car Wreck CREEDMOOR (AP) Three men were killed early Saturday when the which they were riding ran into a bus carrying North Carolina College band to a football game at Baltimore.

Md. The dead were identified as Sam McCullough, the driver: LeRoy Canty, 42, and LeRoy Can18, all Negroes of Rock Hill, S.C. Thirty-four passengers on the RALEIGH W. FAIRLESS. HARRELLSVILLE Raleigh Wade Fairless, 57, died Saturday.

He was a native of Hertford County, member of the Christian Harbor Baptist Church and a retired farmer. Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Augustine C. Fairless; one daughter, Elaine; or one son, Ed, both of the home; two sisters, Mrs. J.

R. Taylor of Raleigh, Mrs. Braxton Gilliam of Harrellsville; three brothers, J. H. of Norfolk, S.

V. of Chesapeake, S. P. Fairless of Colerain. Funeral services will be conducted Monday at 2 p.m.

the Garrett Funeral Home in Ahoskie by the Rev. B. J. Traywick. Burial will follow in the family cemetery.

ALBERT E. STRICKLAND. -Funeral services for Albert E. Strickland, 73, who died Saturday, will be conducted Sunday at 3 p.m. in Central Baptist Church by the Rev.

Herbert Maynard and the Rev. Preston Keith. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Surviving are four daughters, Mrs. J.

Hocutt of Selma, Z. L. Creech, Mrs. F. T.

Wall and Mrs. Nellie Hocutt of Wendell; three sons, D. C. of Wendell, Harvey of Clayton, Charles of Middlesex; three sisters, Roland Lovelace, Mrs. Richard Hollifield and Mrs.

J. C. Williams of Wendell; 28 grandchildren; and a five great-grandchildren. WILLIAM V. MADDOX and five grandchildren.

SANFORD Funeral services for William Velvin Maddox, 54, who died Saturday, conducted Sunday at 3 p.m. Grace's Chapel Christian Church by the Rev. Neal Peyton, the Rev. W. C.

Ferrell and the Rev. Eugene Edmondson. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Surviving are his wife, the former Laura Mildred Celey; his mother, Mrs. J.

A. Maddox of Sanford; two sons, Jack of Sanford, Phillip of Decatur, Ga; three daughters, Ann Fraley, Miss Sybil Maddox and Miss Barbara Maddox of Sanford; one brother, L. O. of Sanford; five sisters, Mrs. W.

F. Hawley, Mrs. Lillian Bullis, Mrs. Elmer Thomas and Mrs. J.

F. Gulledge of Sanford, Mrs. Clarence Cameron of Cameron; MRS. MAMIE 1 E. GREENE -Funeral services for Mrs.

Mamie Eatman Greene, 50, who died Thursday, will be conducted Sunday at 3 p.m. from Amelis Christian Church near Clayton. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Surviving are her husband, J. Carl Greene; two daughters, Mrs.

Billy R. Flowers and Mrs. Jimmy R. Flowers of Clayton; three brothers, Thurman and David Eatman of Selma; Willis Eatman Clayton, sisters, Worth Boone, Mrs. Norvell Hill and Mrs.

Claudie Greene of Clayton, Mrs. Tiny Daughtry of Franklinton, Mrs. G. A. Green and her Mrs.

Vera Eatman of MRS. MAE G. GODWIN CLAYTON-Mrs. Mae Gulley Godwin died Saturday. Surviving are one son, Colonel Jasper L.

Godwin Jr. of Whiteman Air Force Base, three brothers, M. Clifford of Nashville, the Rev. J. P.

Gulley of Alexandria, Newton Gulley of Charleston, S. three sisters, Mrs. Oscar Creech of Ahoskie, Mrs. 0. P.

Winstead of Charleston, S. Mrs. J. R. Earle of Louisburg; three grandchildren.

She was a lifelong member of the Horne Memorial Methodist Church. Funeral services will be conducted Sunday at 3 p.m. from the First Baptist Church by the Rev. Malloy Owen III and the Rev. John Warren Steen.

Burial will be in Maplewood Cemetery. MRS. LIZZIE S. ROGERS. SILER CITY Funeral services for Mrs.

Lizzie Short Rogers, 93, who died Friday, will be conducted Sunday at 2 p.m. from Smith and Buckner Funeral Home by the Rev. Joe Lewis and L. H. Lutterloh.

Burial will be in the family cemetery near Glendon. She was a native of Chatham County and a member of the Piney Grove Methodist Church. Surviving is one halfbrother, Pearlie Short of Siler City. FRANK L. WALTERS SELMA Frank L.

Walters, 64, died Saturday. Surviving are his Louise Gregory Walters; one daughter, Mrs. Marlowe of Goldsboro; one son, Frank of Baltimore, three sisters, Mrs. Mattie Clark of Rockingham, Mrs. Alice McClain of St.

Paul, Mrs. Janie McGiree of Henderson; two brothers, Mac Walters of Laurinburg, Tom Walters of St. Paul; and three grandchildren. Funeral services will be conducted from the home Monday at 3 p.m. Burial will be in Crocker Cemetery.

Infant Dies In Home Fire DURHAM died Mrs. Rattelade, 66, She was a native of Canada, lived in Durham since 1930, owner and operator of the Warren Street Grocery, and a member of the Immaculate Conception area Catholic Church. Surviving her husband, Julian H. Rattelade; two daughters, Mrs. Juliette Roberts of Hillsboro, Mrs.

Gloria Hutson of Virginia Beach; three sons, Jerard (of Raleigh, Lucian of Salisbury, Julian of Greensboro. Rosery services will be said Sunday at 8 p.m. from Clements Funeral Home. A Requiem Mass will be said Monday at 110 a.m. from the Church Immaculate Conception Catholic by the Rev.

Fr. Eugene Livelsberger. Burial will be in Maple- Cemetery. EDWARD L. MURPHY.

MRS. ALEXANDER RATTELADE. SMITHFIELD -Funeral services for Edward L. Murphy, who died Friday, will be conducted Sunday at 2 p.m. from White Oak Missionary Baptist Church by the Rev.

Lee Gregory and the Rev. R. C. Cherry. Burial will be in the cemetery.

Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Pauline Mitchell Murphy; three daughters, Mrs. Leo P. Blanchard of Canada, Mrs. Ernest Miller of Georgia, Miss Linda Murphy of the home; five sons, Charles, Bobby, Tommy, Robert, and Kenneth of the home; four sisters, Mrs.

Millard Sullivan of Selma, Mrs. D. V. Summerland of Garner, Mrs. C.

E. Wilks of Smithfield, V. H. Fellers of Selma; two brothers, Earl and Russell of Smithfield; and four grandchildren. GEORGE E.

RIVES. SILER CITY George E. Rives, 91, of Goldston, died Saturday. He was a Chatham County native, member of Goldston Methodist, Church, retired from Southern Railway in 1949 after 41. years, attended Trinity College, taught school for a number of years, was a mail carrier and a member of the Junior Order.

Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Lydia Cheek Rives; one daughter, Mrs. James Moore of Farmville; one son, George of Mt. Airy; one brother, Ralph Rives of Goldston; and five grandsons. Funeral services will be conducted Sunday at 2 p.m.

in Goldston Chapel by the Rev. C. E. Vale and the Rev. Wade Goldston.

Burial will follow in the church cemetery. MRS. OLLIE E. BLUE. and 10 great-grandchildren.

JOHNNIE M. FRYE. LAURINBURG Mrs. Ollie Elizabeth Blue, 71, died Saturday. Funeral services will be conducted Sunday at 3:30 p.m.

from East Laurinburg Baptist Church by the Rev. D. C. Watkins, the Rev. William Hudson and the Rev.

Cecil Smith. Burial will be in Hillside Memorial Park. She is survived by her husband, W. M. Blue; one son, W.

J. of Valdosta, seven daughters, Mrs. Aubry Gibson and Mrs. James Rasberry Cardova, Mrs. James Gibson of Rockingham, Mrs.

Willard Lockey of Southern Pines, Mrs. Jim Smith of East Laurinburg, Mrs. Ed Williams of Laurel Hilly, Valdosta, Mrs. Hayward one Etheridge brother, Bud Carpenter of Fayetteville; two sisters, Mrs. Mary Terry of Fayetteville, Mrs.

Tom Wright of Laurinburg; 21 grandchildren for Johnnie M. Frye, 78, who BENSON Funeral services died Friday, will be conducted Sunday at 3 p.m. from Hodges Chapel Free Will Baptist Church by the Rev. Raymond Andrews and the Rev Fred Pleasant. Burial will follow in the church cemetery.

He was a retired farmer and merchant. Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Laura B. Frye; six daughters, Mrs. Eunice Grimes of Dunn, Zula Glover of Raleigh, Mrs.

Hiram Holmes and Mrs. Alice Jones of Benson, Mrs. Edsel Williams of Goldsboro, Mrs. Floyd Whittington of Dunn; one son, Alonzo of Coats; 13 grandchildren; and 7 great-granchildren. MRS.

ANNA G. HOLMES. SPRING HOPE Mrs. Anna Belle Goswick Holmes, 77, died Saturday. Funeral services will be conducted Monday at 2 p.m.

from Gibson Memorial Church by the Rev. W. R. Spears and the Rev. E.

H. Meismer. Burial will be in Bunn Cemetery. Surviving are her husband, Sam T. Holmes; five daughters, Mrs.

Edie Jackson, Mrs. Reba Pulley and Mrs. Emma Mitchell of Spring Hope, Mrs. Bill Dorcas Haley of Durham, Mrs. Patsy Proctor of Fayetteville; three brothers, Frank of Portsmouth, Arthur of Williamsburg, Henry Goswick of Franklinton; 15 grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren.

JAMES M. ELLIS PITTSBORO James Morris Ellis, 51, of Bynum, died Saturday. Funeral services will be conducted from the Rock Springs Baptist Church Monday at 2:30 p.m. by the Rev. John Salano and the Rev.

M. E. Cunup. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Surviving are his wife, Gwendolyn Ellis; one son Kenneth of the home; his mother, Mrs.

Henry Ellis Bynum; three sisters, Coffin Mann of Chapel Hill, Mrs. Myrle Frye of Bynum, Edna Jackson Pittsboro; and four brothers, Bob of Thomasville, J. V. of Pittsboro, Dwight and Bill of Bynum. TARBORO Graveside services for Carolyn Jean Williams, 14-month-old daughter of Mr.

and Mrs. Odis Williams, who burned to death Friday when fire swept through the Williams' home, will be conducted Sunday at 2:30 p.m. from Robersonville Cemetery. Surviving are her parents; two brothers, Randy and Bennie of the home; the paternal grandmother, Mrs. Martha Hollis of Tarboro; and the maternal grandparents, Mr.

and Mrs. Clarence Manning of Robersonville. MISS CLARISSA M. CHAMBERS. TIMBERLAKE-Miss Clarissa Myrle Chambers, died Saturday.

Funeral services will be conducted at 11 a.m. Monday in the Helena Methodist Church by the Rev J. Jurrin. Burial will be in the family cemetery. She is survived by three sisters, Mrs.

Mack Long of the home, Mrs. R. A. Reed Winston-Salem, Mrs. Rudolph Tuck.

of Roxboro; and three brothers, John, Charles, and Monte, all of Timberlake. MRS. ELSIE B. BEATTY. Elsie Barker Beatty, 78, died Saturday.

Surviving are her Colonel George S. Beatty, U. S. Army one daughter, Mrs. D.

Barnet of Royal Oak, one son, Colonel George Beatty of Fort Benning, two sisters, Mrs. W. K. Phillips of Henderson, Mrs. Robert L.

Beatty of Jacksonville, and five grandchildren. services will be conducted Monday at 3 p.m. from the Black River Presbyterian Church by the Rev. Leondious Johnson and the Rev. Willis.

Burial will be in the family cemetery. RALPH E. STONE HENDERSON-Funeral services for Ralph E. Stone, who died Friday, will be conducted Sunday at 3 p.m. from the Union Chapel Methodist Church by the the Rev.

Edward Armstrong, Rev. Carl Calloway and the Rev. J. M. Long.

Burial will be in the church cemetery. SAMMY K. WILLIAMS. NEWTON GROVE Funeral services for Sammy Keith Williams, 9, who died Friday, will be conducted Sunday at 3:30 P.m. in the Shady Grove Free Will Baptist Church by the Rev.

Walter Reynolds, the Rev. C. F. Bowen and the Rev. Robert Tilley.

Burial will be in the church cemetery. He was a fourth grade student at Herrings Elementary School and a member of the Shady Grove Free Will Baptist Church. Surviving are his mother, Mrs. Mary Catherine Vann Williams; one brother, Ricky; the paternal parents, Mr. and Mrs.

Williams of Autryville; and the maternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. John Henry Vann of Newton Grove. CHARLIE W. MOODY.

LAKE VIEW, S.C.-Charlie W. Moody, 75, of the Kemper community, died Saturday. He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Daisy Stephens Moody; three daughters, Mrs. Shelton Carter, J.

Q. Rogers and Mrs. A. Mins, Barfield of Lake View; one sister, Mrs. Foster Meares of Nichols; one brother, R.

E. Moody of Lake View; and 7 grandchildren. Funeral services conducted in the home Sunday at 3:30 p.m. by the Rev. Sam Letson and the Rev.

Lester Branham. Burial, with Masonic honors will Lake View Cemetery. RONALD L. GROVES DUNN Ronald Leason Groves, 17, died Saturday. Surviving are his parents, and 1 Mrs.

Claude Douglas Groves; his wife, Mrs. Alma Roberts Groves; one son, Ronald Jeffery; one brother, Gene of Raleigh; one sister, Linda Groves of home: the paternal grandfather, Claude Groves of Dunn; and the maternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. E. B.

Maynard of Dunn. Funeral arangements are incomplete. AGUSTUS S. DAVIS. WILMINGTON-Funeral 1 services for Agustus Steele Davis, 58, who died Saturday, will be conducted Monday at' 4 p.m.

from Coble's Oleander chapel by the Rev. Hunley A. Elebash. Burial will be in Belleview Cemetery. Surviving are his mother, Mrs.

Sadie Davis Wheeler; and one sister, Mrs. Bessie Nevels of Wilmington. MRS. BERTHA D. WRIGHT.

WILMINGTON services for Mrs. Bertha D. Wright who died Friday, will be conducted Sunday at 1:30 p.m. from the Trinity Methodist Church by the Rev. Allen C.

Lee. Burial will be in Oakdale Cemetery. Surviving are her husband, Isaac C. Wright; three daughters, Mrs. Henry B.

Jennings Jr. of Oxford, Mrs. E. D. Lennon of Lumberton, Miss Bettie Wright of Wilmington; and four grandchildren.

USO Unit Charter WILMINGTON The local USO Committee, with a new charter, will be the Wilmington USO Council, it has been announced. J. E. L. Wade is the newly elected president of the new Council.

Mrs. Wallace Schorr is vice president, Miss Elizabeth Bate, secretary, and Davis N. Howes, treasurer. In Bertie Pageantry, Beauty At Anniversary bus went to a hospital in Greensboro for treatment. However, only two of the passengers-LaWanda Hood and Marilyn Griffir -were admitted to the hospital.

The bus was one of four that left the college campus in Greensboro carrying band members to a football game with Morgan State. After the accident, all four buses returned to Greensboro. MRS. FANNIE R. McLEAN.

services for Mrs. Fannie Reid McLean, 79, who died Thursday, will be conducted from Mount Arriel Methodist Church Sunday at 3 p.m. by the Rev. D. M.

Tyson and the Rev. Ray Dickens. Burial will be in Summerville Cemetery. Surviving are four daughters, Mrs. Berta Baker, Mrs.

Frank Giles, Mrs. Bernice O' 'Quinn and Mrs. Niel Parker of Lillington; four sons, John, Walter, Shaw and Leon of Lillington; two sisters, Mrs. Bella Eason and Miss Lucy Ballard of Durham; and 23 grandchildren. SHERLLIE W.

TODD. services for Sherllie Worth Todd, 56, who died Wednesday, will be conducted Sunday at 4 p.m. from the Ross Baptist Church by the Rev. Charles Hodges. Burial will be in Edgewood Cemetery.

viving are his wife, Sallie Askew Todd; two sons, Gene of Scotland Neck, Freddie of Windsor; two daughters, Mrs. Robert less of Ahoskie, Miss Janice Todd of the home; one sister, Mrs. Glena Harrell of Mary Hill; and two grandchildren. HARLAN L. MCPHERSON WILMINGTON-Funeral services for Harlan Loften McPherson, 62, who died Friday, will be conducted Sunday at 3:30 p.m.

in Ward Funeral Home by the Rev. Auburn W. Lore. Burial will be in Oakdale Cemetery. He was a retired life insurance salesman, secretary of the BPO Elks Lodge No.

532, member of the Wrightsville Methodist Church and the Azalia Festival committee. Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Grace Cheek McPherson; one son, Harlan of the home; two sisters, Miss Hallie McPherson and Miss Mildred McPherson of Graham; and two brothers, Hoyt of Berkely, W. S. of Burlington.

MRS. GRAHAM B. ALLEN. CREEDMOOR-Mrs. Graham B.

Allen, 71, of Route 1, died Saturday. Funeral services will be conducted Sunday at 2 p.m. in Brassfield Baptist Church by the Rev. J. W.

Lineberger and the Rev. Roger Patterson. Burial will be in the church cemetery. She was a member of Banks Methodist Church. Surviving are two sons, G.

Alvis of Creedmoor, Floyd of South Norfolk, one daughter, Mrs. Herbert Harris of Creedmoor; six grandchildren; and one great-grandchild. WILLIAM L. ATKINS. SANFORD William Lewis Atkins, 73, died Saturday.

Funeral services will be conducted in the East Sanford Baptist Church at 2 Monday by the Rev. Roy Morris. Burial will be in Shallow Well Cemetery. Surviving are two daughters, Mrs. C.

E. Phillips and Mrs. Irving Gunter of Sanford; one grandchild; one brother, Eugene of Sanford; and one sister, Mrs. Everett Mitchell of Durham. WILBUR W.

WOOLARD. WASHINGTON, N. C. Funeral services for Wilbur W. Woolard, 50, who died Friday, will be conducted Sunday at 2:30 p.m.

from Oden Funeral Home by the Rev. George W. Bondurant. Burial will be in Pamlico Memorial Gardens. Surviving are his wife, the former Lola Mae Woolard; two sisters, Mrs.

Johnnie D. Wollard of Washington, Mrs. Ada Roberson of Greenville; two brothers, Grover of Washington, Woolard of Blounts Creek. INFANT NASH. LAURINBURG--Funeral services for Bobby Eugene Nash, one-year-old son of Mr.

and Mrs. Elbert C. Nash, who died Friday, will be conducted Sunday at 3 p.m. from Huckabee Grove Church at Lauril Hill. Burial will be in Hillside Memorial Park.

Surviving are the parents; one brother, Michael; the maternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Sam Chapion of Columbis, and the paternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Elbert C.

Nash of Lauril Hill. INFANT NORDON DUNN Graveside services for Sheila Marie Nordon, twomonth-old daughter Mr. and Mrs. Wade Nordon of Alvin, Texas, formerly of Dunn, will be conducted at 3 p.m. Sunday in Veterans Memorial Park by the Rev.

J. Donor Lee. ERNEST C. HOWARD. OXFORD Funeral services for Ernest C.

Howard, 80, retired farmer of Route 4 who died Friday, will be conducted Monday at 2 p.m. From Hester Baptist Church by the Rev. Leslie Giles and the Rev. Paul C. Mattox.

Burial will be in the church cemetery. Surviving are one brother, Sam of Oxford; and sister, Mrs. Russell G. Daniel of St. Louis, Mo.

State Trooper J. H. Waugh said the car was traveling at an estimated 100 miles per hour in a 35-mile zone just inside the Creedmoor town limits on U.S. 15 when it smashed into the bus. "It was a wonder someone on the bus wasn't killed," he said.

Creedmoor is in Granville County 14 miles northeast of Durham and 68 miles from Greensboro. W. THOMAS DAVIS LUMBERTON- services for W. Thomas Davis, 60, of Lumberton and Franklinville, who died Friday, will be conducted Monday from East Lumberton Baptist" Church by the Rev. J.

E. and the Rev. R. Fields. Burial will be in New Hollywood Cemetery.

He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Gertrude Philips Davis of Lumberton; three sons, Lawson and of Baltimore, Kinlard of Washington; James one Booros daugh- of Mrs. Washington; one brother, Jefferson Davis of Bowling Green, and three grandchildren. MRS. OLIVIA W.

GREGORY. NEW BERN Mrs. Olivia Weeks Gregory, 80, of Route 4, died Saturday. She was a native of Johnston County. Surviving are her husband, George W.

Gregory; two daughters, Mrs. Phillip Lockhart and Mrs. Earl Cleland of New Bern; two sons, Howard of Jacksonville, W. J. of Richard Lillington; Hayes two of sisters, Coats, Mrs.

Gartha Hayes of Benson; two brothers, Sheppard Weeks of Raleigh, Alton Weeks of Benson; grandchildren; and six great grandchildren. Funeral arrangements are incomplete. ALFRED M. LEWIS WILMINGTON-Funeral services for Alfred Martin Lewis, 83, who died Saturday, will be conducted Monday at 3 p.m. from the Calvary Baptist Church by the Rev.

A. L. McGee. Burial will be in Oakdale Cemetery. Surviving are his wife, Mrs.

Lula Reynolds Lewis; one son, A. M. Jr. of Wilmington; one daughter, Mrs. Maryetta Newboles of Wilmington; two brothers, Roger of Shallotte, Kenny of Winnabow; one sister, Mrs.

Rose Davis of Shallotte; and three grandchildren. He was a member of the Calvary Baptist Church and a former employe of the Atlantic Coastline Rail- REV. ELIJAH DONALSON JACKSONVILLE, of The Route Rev. died Saturday. Funeral services will be conducted Sunday at 2 p.m.

from the Evenview Baptist Church by the Rev. A. K. Reynor. Burial will be in the family cemetery.

Surviving are his wife, Reatha Donalson; two sons, Robert of Winston Salem, Jesse of Jacksonville; three daughters, Ardena Tilghman, of Philadelphia, Mary a and Toxi Donalson of Jacksonville. MRS. GLADYS B. HUDSON. GREENVILLE-Mrs.

Gladys Boyd Hudson, 52, died Saturday. Funeral services will be conducted from Wilkerson Chapel Monday, at 2:30 p.m. by the Rev. Floyd B. Cherry assisted by the Rev.

R. L. Moore. Burial will be in Pinewood Memorial Park. She was a native of the Black Jack community and a member of the Black Jack Free Will Baptist Church.

Surviving are her husband W. Fred Hudson; three daughters; Mrs. Alonza L. Harrington of Greenville, Ruby and Betty Hudson of the home; four sons, Bruce and Robert of Greenville, J. A.

of the home, Billy of Fayetteville; two grandchildren; four sisters, Mrs. Luther J. Mills of Winterville, Mrs. Ernest Spain, Mrs. Lonnie Mills and Mrs.

David Smith; and one brother, Jesse B. Boyd, all of the Black Jack community. MRS. BESSIE M. NORRIS FAYETTEVILLE Funeral services for Mrs.

Bessie Mae Norris, 35, who died Friday, will be conducted Sunday at 2:30 p.m. from the Lakedale Church of God by the Rev. Rubin Jones, assisted by the Rev. B. A.

Harper. Burial will be in Cross Creek Cemetery. She is survived by her husband, Henry Norris; one daughter, Henreitta Johnson of Fayetteville; one son, David of Fayetteville; two brothers, Barney and Fred Helmes of Charlotte; one sister, Ruth Helmes of Monroe; and her parents, Mr. and Mrs. T.

D. Helmes of Charlotte. GEORGE A. LUCAS ROCKY MOUNT Funeral services for George Albert will be conducted Sunday at 2 (Lucas, 77, who died Saturday, p.m. in Johnson Funeral Home by the Rev.

Morris Hollifield. Burial will be in Pineview Cemetery. He was a retired farmer and a former employe of the City of Rocky Mount. Surviving are one half-sister, Mrs. Mary Winstead of Castalia; and one half-brother, J.

W. of Rocky Mount. MISS EQUILLA LAWRENCE. BEAUFORT Funeral services for Miss Equilla Lawrence, were conducted Saturday from the Ottway Christian Church. Burial was in the family cemetery.

Surviving are one sister, Mrs. Jennettie Gilliken of Ottway; and four brothers, A. Floyd and Oliver of Ottway, Roy of New Jersey, Carl of Jacksonville, Fla. By JANE HALL. WINDSOR Bertie County citizens crowded Windsor St.

Saturday to see the parade that concluded its twin celebration of the 300th anniversary of the county and of the State of North Carolina. Lovely Jeanne Swanner, Miss North Carolina, wearing a pink colonial gown, was the feature attraction as the parade moved down the street between flags that snapped in the chill wind. Majorettes from Bertie County High School, White Perquimans High School and High School in Powellsville stepped high and smartly as the band played marching music. bevy of Bertie beauties in colonial costumes smiled and waved as they rode past. Among the floats was one bearing a small log house similar to the original Nathaniel Batts house, the first house built in Bertie County.

The Batt house was built in 1655, according to historical records, preceding by eight years the granting of the Carolina Charter in 1668. Antique Show. Crowds from out of town and out of county visited the antique show in the Windsor community building throughout Saturday and equally large crowds visited the various historic homes that were open for the celebration. The mobile history museum of Raleigh Woman Named to Head Home Ec Group A Raleigh woman has been installed as president of the North Carolina Home Economics Association which ended its 46th annual convention in Durham Saturday. Callie Hardwicke, first vice president last year, was elected in mail balloting to ceed Mrs.

Hazel Tripp of Mayodan in the organization's post. Other officers announced at the close of the three-day meeting were Mrs. Mary Howell of Mars Hill, first vice president; Miss Nancy Lewis of Goldsboro, second vice president; Miss Sally Huffman of Winston-Salem, secretary, and Miss Betty Campbell of Pembroke, treasurer. On Committee GREENVILLE Darrell C. Wilson of East Carolina College's political science department, has been named to the executive committee of the North Carolina Center for Education in Politics.

Wilson, a doctoral candidate at the University of Oregon, is beginning his second year of teaching here. He received his B.S. from Lewis and Clark College, Portland, and received his M.A. from the University of Oregon. By R.

Cator Maddrey the State Department of Archives and History also drew large crowds of both young and old. Bertie Tercentenary Celebration began Friday when Gov. Sanford officially opened the Francis Speight art exhibition here. Immediately after the Governor and his party were taken on a swing through Bertie County. Riding through the autumn brown countryside, whose fields are white with cotton and dotted with haystacks, the governor visited the new consolidated high school for Negroes that is nearing completion and Hope, the home of a Sanford predecessor, Governor David Stone.

Hope is now in a sadly delapidated state, though it still shows traces of 1 its former handsomeness. General neglect and lack of paint cannot hide its classic lines, nor destroy its air of dignity. There has been talk of restoration but as yet no action has been taken. The party also stopped for a visit at the lovely old MizelleUrquehart house where they were graciously greeted by Mrs. Burges Urquehart, the owner.

In Aulander, the gubernatorial party was entertained at a social hour in the home of Mr. and Mrs. Edward Blanchard. They were luncheon guests of the Wayland Jenkins family. Following the luncheon, Gov.

Sanford went next door to greet lively Mrs. Olivia Jenkins, the mother of his luncheon host, who will be 100 years old on visit to Rosefield, the home Nov. 20. of the John Gray family since 1729, climaxed Gov. Sanford's visit to Windsor and Bertie.

Mrs. present Moses owner, D. Gillam entertained the group with ancedotes about the house. The town of Windsor is built on a 100-acre site donated in 1768 from Rosefield Plantation. Rosefield also was the home of William Blount, a North Carolina signer of the U.

S. Consuc-stitution. John Tyler of Roxobel is State Chairman of the Bertie Tercentenary Commission. The Bertie celebration was planned by Robert Gatlin Wayland Jenkins and Laura Harrell. road.

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Many thought of themselves as "too deaf to be helped." Yet, this Thanksgiving they'll be able to go to church and share fully in the service, sit down to Thanksgiving dinner and hear every word that's said, thanks to Beltone. And can you imagine a greater blessing to give thanks for? Now, I know that, if you're hard of hearing, this may sound too good to be true. But I also know how many folks I've helped to HEAR AGAIN with tiny, ultra-modern, ultra-miniature aids developed by Beltone engineers. Today, thanks to the really amazing progress in electronic science, almost any hearing loss can be corrected. Among the many styles and models Beltone makes, the chances are there's one that's just right for you.

So this year, I urge you, don't spend another Thanksgiving rerembering what family holidays used to be like when you could hear and share in the laughter, the fun, and the prayers I of those you love. Instead, come in, phone, or write today for a FREE Beltone electronic test of your hearing. I'll be glad to make this test without any cost or obligation on your part. It takes only a few minutes. And it can be done, in complete privacy, here in my office or right in your own home.

Please get in touch me today. It can be your first step toward clear, unstrained hearing for you a truly priceless Thanksgiving blessing, from Beltone. Beltone-Maddrey Co. Raleigh Odd Fellows Bldg. Phone TE 3-2231.

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