OBITUARIES
Catherine Callahan Chavis
MAXTON-Mrs. Caiherine Callahan
Chavis, 80, of 7293 Prospect Road,
died Monday (Aug. 6) at Southeastern
Regional Medical Center in
Lumberton.
The funeral was held at 3 p.m.
Thursday (Aug. 9)) at Cherokee
Chapel Holiness Methodist Church,
the Revs. Jimmy Locklear, Dell Harris
and Julian Ransom officiating. Burial
followed in Cherokee Chapel Cemetery.
Her family noted, in a statement,
that "She was a devoted mother,
grandmother, sister, aunt and friend."
Mrs. Chavis was also a member of
Cherokee Chapel Holiness Methodist
Church.
She was preceded in death by her
husband, Ernest Chavis. and a son.
James Ernie Chavis.
Mrs. Chavis is survived by six
sons, Carl Chavis, Guy Chavis and
Dennis Chavis, all of Maxton, James
D. Chavis and Clyde Chavis, both of
Red Springs, and the Rev. Donald
Chavis of Lumberton; two daughters.
Cathy Chavis of Red Springs and
Betty Oxendine of Laurinburg; a
brother, James D. Callahan of
Fredericksburg,Va.; four sisters.
Vedora Callahan of Greensboro, Sally
A. Reynolds of Laurel,Miss., and
Mary Mahon and Sara Beicljler, both
of Richmond, Va.; 20 grandchildren;
19 great-grandchildren; a special
friend, Vickie Ransom of Raleigh; and
her nurse, Suzette Oxendine of Pembroke.
Homer Cummings
LUMBERTON-Mr. Homer Cummings,
64, of IHS Nursing Home, died Monday
(Aug. 6).
The funeral was held at 2 p.m.
Thursday (Aug. 9) at Victory Hoi iness
Church. Burial followed in the Sandy
Plains United Methodist Church Cemetery.
Mr. Cummings was born in
Robeson County on Dec. 9,1936 and
was preceded in death by his mother,
Lannie Cummings Stewart.
Mr. Cummings is survived by his
wife, Lizzie Thompson Cummings; ,
two sisters, Frances Wallace of De
troit and Emma Jane Deese of Pembroke;
and 10 stepchildren.
Revels Funeral Home of Lumberton
handled arrangements for the family.
Mary Ruth Sampson
LUMBERTON-Mrs. Mary Ruth
Sampson, 76, of644 Eddie Sampson
Road, died Monday (August 6) at
Southeastern Regional Medical Center
in Lumberton.
The funeral was held at 3 p.m.
Thursday (Aug. 9) at Riverside Independent
Baptist Church, the Revs.
Jerry McNeill and Charles Oxendine
officiating. Burial followed in Lumbee
Memorial Gardens.
Mrs. Sampson is survived by his
two sons, Roger D. Sampson and
Brandon Sampson, both of
Lumberton; three daughters, Rachael
Locklear and Julika Locklear, both of
Lumberton, and Lori Ann Staples of
Colorado; a brother, Donald Ray
McNeil of Texas; four grandchildren;
and six great-grandchildren.
Funeral arrangements were
handled by Locklear & Son Funeral
Home of Pembroke.
Ronald Woods
PEMBROKE-Mr Ronald Woods, 50.
of 5288 N .C.7I0, died Tuesday (Aug.
J) in Scotland Memorial Hospital in
Laurinburg.
The funeral was held at 3 p.m. Sunday
(Aug. 12) in Kingdom Hall of
Jehovah's Witnesses in Red Springs,
Elder David McLamb officiating.
Burial followed in New Prospect Holiness
Methodist Church Cemetery.
Mr. Woods is survived by his wife.
Patsy L. Hardin ofthe home; a daughter,
Jessica L. Woods of the home; a
son, Ronald J. Woods of the home;
and four sisters, Lillian W. Hunt of"
Oak Ridge. Margie W. Brewer of
Gainesville, Ga., Dorothy Woods of
Eden and Jennifer W. Lewis of
Maxton.
Revels Funeral Home handled arrangements
for the family.
LeeCardell Hunt
CHARLOTTE-Mr. l.ee Cardell Hunt,
67, died August 3 at his home.
The funeral was held August 6 at
Raymer Funeral Home Chapel, the
Revs. Charles Locklear ana Frank
Mercer officiating. Burial followed at
Mecklenburg Memorial Park.
Mr. Hunt, a native of Robeson
County, was born March I, 1934 to
the late Edmund and Leona Locklear
Hunt. He retired from Sealtest Dairy
after 32 years of service.
He was preceded in death by two
brothers, Kermit Hunt and Lester V.
Hunt and is survived by a son, Kenneth
Morrison Hunt of Charlotte; two
daughters, Treva Carol Boyd and her
husband, Junior, both of Simpson, and
Lynn Hunt West and her husband,
Ricky, both of Greenville; three brothers,
Woodrow Hunt ofFairmont, Willie
Edmund Hunt and his wife,
Clementine, both of Huntersville, and
Clinton Hunt and his wife, Kathy, both
of Charlotte; a sister, Gwendolyn Faye
Locklear and her husband, Rev.
Charles Locklear, both of Pembroke;
and five grandchildren, Sam, Stephen,
Hope, Steven Lee and Amanda Marie.
Memorials may be made to Hospice
of Charlotte at 1420 E. 7th St.,
Charlotte, N.C. 28204.
Rosie Jane
Strickland Burgess
VIRGINIA BEACH, VA-Mrs. Rosie
Jane Strickland Burgess, 72, ofVirginia
Beach, Va., formerly of Maxton, died
Saturdiay (Aug. 11).
The funeral was held at 3 p.m.
Wednesday (Aug. 15) at Boles Funeral
Home Chapel in Laurinburg, the
Rev. Earl Henderson officiating, ftjrial
followed in Sycamore Church Cemetery,
Maxton.
Mrs. Burgess was born April 6,
1929 in Robeson County to the late
Walter and Effie Jones Strickland. She
was a homemaker.
Mrs Burgess is survived by four
sons, Raymond Evans and Laymond
Evans, both of Virginia Beach, Jeff
Burgess of Tar Heel, N.C. and Patrick
Burgess of Maxton; three daughters,
Helen Gates, Carolyn Stark and Sharon
Bolton,all ofVirginia Beach; abrother,
Thomas Strickland of Aberdeen, N.C.;
four sisters, Letha Mae Dial of
Laurinburg, Ozella Barrow of
Greenville,S.C., Dorothy Mae Locklear
of Maxton, and Dorothy Locklear of
Pembroke, N.C.; 20 grandchildren;
and seven great-grandchildren.
Florence Oxendine Jernigan
GARLAND-Mrs. Florence Oxendine
Jernigan, 82, died Sunday (Aug. 12)
at Sampson Regional Medical Center
in Clinton.
The funeral was held at 2 p.m.
Wednesday (August 15) at Friendship
Bible Holiness Church, the Revs.
Jimmy Tatum and Ronald Smith officiating.
The funeral was held in Sandy
Plains United Methodist Church near
Pembroke.
Mrs. Jernigan was preceded in
death by her husband. Lacy Jernigan
and two sons, Jerry and Glenn
Jernigan.
She is survived by five daughters,
Bonnie Bivens, Patricia Peterson,
Janice Smith and Georgia Mote, all of
Garland, and Cindy Merritt of
Elizabethtown; five sons, Earl
Jernigan, Millard Jernigan, Billy
Jernigan, Richard Bibb and Timothy
Jernigan, all ofGarland; a sister, Verla
Cummings ofPembroke; 25 grandchildren;
45 great-grandchildren; and
three great-great-grandchildren.
Brenda Oxendine Jacobs
LUMBERTON-Mrs. Brenda Oxendine
Jacobs, 55, of 149 Lambshire Drive,
died Sunday (Aug. 12) in Southeastem
Regional Medical Center.
Mrs. Jacobs worked for Outer
Banks Textile and was a member of
Bayside Freewill Baptist Church
where she sang in the choir for 18
years.
The funeral was held at 4 p.m.
Wednesday (Aug. 15) in Bayside Freewill
Baptist Church, the Revs. Mitchell
Cummings and Dr. Millard Maynard
officiating. Burial followed in the
church cemetery.
Mrs. Jacobs is survived by her
husband, George K. Jacobs of the
home; two sons, Paul O. McCarthy
and Freddie L. Jacobs, both of
Lumberton; a daughter, Tamisa J.
Carter of Lumberton; six brothers,
Hubert D. Oxendine and Randolph
Oxendine, both of Lumberton, Alford
Oxendine andN.L. Oxendine, both of
Asheboro, Eartle Oxendine of
Archdale, and Lendale Oxendine of
High Point; five sisters, Joyce
Oxendine\>f Pembroke, Pauline
Cummings, Juds Lockee and Pansy
Oxendien, all of Lumberton, and Fave
Henriquez of Cape Coral, Fla.; and four
grandchildren.
Maggie Docia Locklear
LUMBERTON-Mrs. Maggie Docia
Locklear, 69, of 280 Russell Farm
Drive, died Saturday (Aug. 11) in her
home.
The funeral was held at 4 p.m.
Wednesday (Aug. 15) in Mount Airy
Baptist Churcn, the Revs. Steve
Strickland and Michael Cummings
officiating. Burial followed in the
church cemetery.
Mrs. Locklear is survived by her
husband, Roosevelt Locklear of the
home; four sons, Archie Locklear of
Fargo, N.D. and Millard Locklear,
Timothy Locklear and Gregory
Locklear, all of Pembroke; a daughter.
Jennifer Locklear of Pembroke; six
brothers, Robert Brayboy, Clyde
Brayboy and Charles L. Brayboy, all
of Rowland, Marvin Brayboy and Ed
Brayboy, both of Pembroke, and
Tommy Brayboy of Junction City,
Kans.; five sisters, Queen Ester
Locklear, Shirley Oxendine and Joyce
Haywood, all of Rowland, Paulann
Dimery of Lumberton and Dorothy
guilbeault of Woonsocket, R.I.; 13
grandchildren; and a great grandchild.
Funeral arrangements were
handled by Locklear & Son Funeral
Homeof Pembroke.
More About Marie Dial
Friends and family (those of us who knew her well) called her by her middle
name, Marie But at school, at work, and in business transactions she was
known as Jeanette, the name she shared with her Aunt Jeanette, whoUve's in
California.
On Friday night, August 10,1 enjoyed being at the Indian Cultural Center to
attend the next to last 2001 performance of our local outdoor drama, "Strike
at the Wind". Although I saw the play three times in the late seventies and
early eighties, I had not attended recently.
The follow ing is a tribute to our friend, Jeanette Marie Oxendine Dial, written
by Vinita "Cookie" Maynor Clark, who has been involved with "Strike at
the Wind" since it began in 1976.
Remembering Polly
This past week the cast of Strike at the Wind lost one of it's original cast
members, Jeanette Oxendine Dial, who was the person who created the role
of Polly Oxendine. In 1976. there were over 150 people that auditioned for
parts in the outdoor drama, and Jeanette was one of them. Being selected for
the role of Polly and creating the role so that others in years to follow was not
only the task of Jeanette but also the first director Dr. Authur McDonald and
playwright Randolph Umberger.
In 1977, Jeanette was not selected to return as Polly but that of an everyday
citizen. When the actress that was selected could not live up to the expectations
of the director, Jeanette was asked to return to the role . This was the
year that the drama was named "The Most Successful Outdoor Drama in
America."
Representing cast members of the drama at the wake was Vinita Clark, who
has been with the drama since its existence. "Jeanette was a friend to all of us
and she truly made the role of Polly what it is today. I know that she will be
remembered for her many contributions to the drama." Clark continues, "I
never knew her to be sad. she always had on a smile. She was truly an excellent
actress."
Our Kindergarten Boy
Byron has just spent his first day at Kindergarten, for tests. He seems quite
excited.
Parents, grandparents, teachers and concerned members of the Prospect
community want to be assured that the school buildings will be safe this year,
after several illnesses from last year that seem to be related to the mold problem
resulting from too mush moisture.
For the time being, kindergarten classes are being held in a different area,
that is definitely considered to be safe. For awhile some classes will be held
across the street at Prospect United Methodist Church.
WHEELCHAIR PROGRAM FOR SENIORS
Mobility Equipment Available for Seniors
The "Seniors in Motion" program of North and South Carolina is making
motorized and manual wheelchairs, three & four wheel scooters and other
medical items avaliable to Senior Citizens (65+) and physically handicapped
individuals. This equipment is available usually at no cost to those who qualify.
The program features in-home assessments by trained local rehab specialists, and
a hardship policy is in place to help those without a full funding source. This
program allows you to remain in your home and out of a nursing facility.
Today, physical impairments do not have to equal loss of independence. There is
help.
Call 800-594-1225 for more information or to see if you qualify.
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