Chambers Recognize Junior
Students of Excellence
Six juniors and one senior from fixe
of PSRC's six high schools were recognized
at the meeting of the Public
Schools of Robeson Counts board of
Education on December 3. 2001. as
Students of Excellence. Students ssere
highlighted based on their leadership
and service activities in their schools
and their communities. Nancy
McBryde. coordinator for Gifted for
PSRC. presented chamber representatives
and students. The Students of
Excellence initiative is a collaborative
effort with the local chambers and the
public schools. Each chamber selects
a student front among applications
submitted from the high school in their
area: students who apply must have
at least a 3.0 grade point average.
Each chamber honors their student
with a plaque and other rewards for
their meritorious serv ice and achievement.
Recognized from Purnell Svvett
High School were F.rica Dellinger and
Sheena Marie Oxendine. The Chamber
decided to recognize both of these
young women because both demonstrate
exemplary achievement and
contributions- one example being
their class ranks as number one.
Dellinger's achievements include
treasurer of the National Honor Society
and the school's concession stand,
recognition in Who's Who among
American High School Students,
member of NASA. SADD. the Art
Club and a very active role in sports,
including the Varsitv Tennis Team, the
Junior Varsity Basketball Team, and
the Varsity Softball Team. She is active
in her church, she tutors elementary
students, and she is ambassador
for the Lumbee Tribe as Miss L,umbee
2001-2002. Dellinger wants to
pursue a profession in the field of
medicine and values the support
which she has received from her
mother and family. Her mother's encouragement
"to never give up' and
'just be yourself' have guided Erica
Dellinger to her current level of success.
Sheena Marie Oxendine is involved
in several clubs at her school,
including SADD. NASA, the Spanish
Club, the national Honor Society;
and the Living History' Club. She is '
secretary of the Art Club and is a
member of the Girl's Track Team. She
has been an active participant in the
Special Arts Festival and in community
blood drives. Oxendine wants to
pursue a study in prelaw, but her passion
is in visual art and in some way
she plans to keep art as a part of her
personal life. Oxendine believes that
success is "when one has done his
best" that one must "give 10% to be
successful." The awards for Erica
r Dellinger and Sheena Marie Oxendine
were presented by teresa
Cummings representing the Pembroke
Chamber of commerce.
Raymond Johnson of the Fairmont
Chamber of Commerce presented the
award to \\ illiam L. Floyd. Jr.. of Fairmont
High School. Floyd is very acme
in I FA ser\ ing as treasurer of the
Fairmont Chapter and secretary of the
Cumberland Robeson Federation Fie
is a member of the Beta Club and the
Quiz Bow I Team, and he is v ice president
of the Chess C lub and parliamentarian
of the Interact Club. He serves
as student trainer for the Athletic Department
and is a member of the Tennis
Team. Within his community.
Floyd is on the Youth Advisory Council
for the Town of Fairmont, is active
in the choir at his church, and has
participated tw ice in World Changers.
One of his special projects was in
"Planet Rock." funded through the
Lumber River Council of Government.
He plans to pursue a career in
agricultural education as a teacher.
His FFA advisor Chip Lewis has been
a decided influence in Floyd's developing
a love of agriculture and his
desire to pursue this type of career.
Linda West of the St. Pauls Chamber
of Commerce recognized
Nuchelle Hazlett as the Student of
Excellence from St. Pauls High
School. Hazlett is a member of the
Student Government Association and
the National Honor Society at her
school. Her church involvement includes
being an assistant coach for the
Destined Drama Team and being a
member of the anointed and Truth
Youth Choir. FTer immediate personal
goal is to be a top graduate in her Senior
Class; her goals foe the future
include majoring in biology in college
and pursuing a career as a forensic
scientist. She feels that working with
the FBI and police in solving crimes
would be a challenge. Hazlett believes
that achieving success "involves pushing
yourself and striving to reach personal
goals." She sees herself as another
pioneer for women in the goals
she has set for herself.
Presenting the award for the Red
Springs Chamber was Nancy
McBryde, who recognized- Whitnee
Roberts as Student of Excellence from
Red Springs High School. Her activities
include being a member of
NASA. AISES, the National Beta
Club. HOSA. the Spanish Club, the
Math Club, and SADD. She is involved
in the Youth Group and the
church choir in her church. She has
given high praise to her mother Kay
Roberts as a role model. In Whitnee
Roberts' words, "my mother has been
a math teacher in Robeson County for
28 years" and "she has a positive out
look on life that involves helping others
succeed in learning math."
Whitnee plans to pursue a career as a
pediatric nurse.
Two students from South Robeson
High School - a senior Kevin
Radford and ajuttior Adam Bollinger
were recognized by Tim Harper, representing
the Rowland Chamber of
Commerce. Kevin Radford is a member
of the Beta Club, the Math Club,
and the Robeson County Teen Tobacco
L'se Prevention Committee. He
was a Marshal in the 11th grade and
serves as Sergeant at Arms for his
Class of 2002. He is very active in
sports, as a member of the Varsity
Football Team and the Varsity Track
Team. In his church he serves on committees
for helping disabled people
and senior citizens and in his community
he helps with Clean-Up projects
and charitable fund-raisers. Even with
a part-time job at Piggly Wiggly,
Radford continues a high focus on
heIpfng .others. He contributes to
achieving success. Radford admires
his football coach Mike Brill- a person
he describes as "a friend, teacher,
and father to his players." Under his
coach's direction. Radford was named
Most Outstanding Defensive Lineman
for his football team. Adam Bollinger
is a member of several clubs: the Math
Club, the Beta Club, the Art Club, and
AISES: he is Sergeant a Arms for
NASA, Assistant Vice President of
the Student council, and serve^-as-aPeer
Mediatdr. In JROTC Bollinger
has been on the Drill Team, the Raider
Team, the Color Guard, and the Flag
Detail; additionally he has held positions
as Regimental Color Guard
Commander, alpha Company's First
Sergeant. Squad Leader, and' Escort.
He has worked with TEEN Summit
and Upward bound. His musical talents
have been shared through the
SRHS Marching Band and the Robeson
County All-County Chorus. In his
church Bollinger is a Youth and Youth
Choir member and has been
Children's Day coordinator. His contributes
to his community by mowing
grass for the elderly and with th'e
clean-up committee for the Town of
Raynham. He want to pursue a degree
in criminal justice and law and a career
as a public service lawyer. He
believes that "in order to be successful,
one must first understand defeat,
fro one must continue to strive for
goals-even with a prospect of failure."
All Students of Excellence recipients
are recognized at their individual
schools, at their area Chamber of
Commerce meetings, and officially at
the Board of Education presentations.
Left to right; HVIiam Floyd, Jr., Fairmont High; Nuchelle Hazlett, St. Pauls High; Whitnee Roberts, Red Springs High;
Sheena Oxendine, Purnell Swett High; Erica Dellinger, Purnell Swell High; and Adam Bollinger, South Robeson High
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to be presented
at Sandy Plains
Sandy Plains United Methodist
Church will present the play "Christmas
Special Delivery" on Sunday,
December 16at5P.M.. inthechurch
sanctuary. The performance is free
and open to the general public.
Sandy Plains UMC is located at 2408
Union Chapel Road. 2 .5 miles north of
Pembroke.
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Sheena Marie Oxendine of Purneii Swett High receives her award from Teresa
Cummings of the Pembroke Chamber of Commerce.
Erica Dellinger of Purnell Swell High receives her award from Teresa Cummings
of the Pembroke Chamber of Commerce.
1966 Pembroke
High School
(PHS) Reunion
The PHS Class of 1966 will celebrate
their 35th year reunion on Dec.
21 st at the Pembroke Jaycee Hut,
Pembroke, NC. Classmates who entered
the 9th grade in the school year
1962-63 at PHS. and may not have
graduated with the Class of 1966. for
one reason or another, are also cordially
ins ited to attend. Confirmation
date is Dec Uth. If you have not receised
information about the reunion,
and are interested in attending, please
e-mail stan locklear@goodyear.com
or phone Su/anne at (910) 521 -0648.
Happy Birthday Mama
( i
Delora Locklear (June 5,2001)
This is your first birthday with
Jesus, and 1* know it's the best one you
ever had. It is our first without you
and it is a hard day for me. But I will
have to just remeber, with Jesus you
no longer grow older, no sickness, no
sadness, no good-byes and no heartaches.
Things will never be the same,
so I just look forward to the day I am
reunited with you.
Happy Birthday & Merry Christmas
Mama.
We love you and miss you.
Deaths & Funerals
Tommy Locklear
LUMBERTON-Mr. Tommy
Locklear, 56, of 86 Ramdy St.,
died Sunday (Dec. 2) in Southeastern
Regional Medical Center.
Mr. Locklear was a carpenter.
A graveside service was held
at 2 p.m. Saturday (Dec. 8) in
Oxendine Cemetery in Pembroke
by the Rev. Kenneth Revels.
Mr. Locklear is survived by
four daughters, Tomalita Peterson
of Perry Hall, Md. and Crystal
Locklear, Hannah Locklear and
Inga Locklear, all of Lumberton;
four brothers, Billy Locklear and
Carl Locklear, both of St. Pauls,
Quiney Locklear of Pembroke and
Hugh Locklear of Baltimore, Md
a sister, Ella Mae Locklear of Baltimore;
and five grandchildren.
Arrangements were handled by
Boles Funeral Home & Crematory
of Rowland.
Pernell Deese
PEMBROKE-Mr. Pernell Deese,
64, of 93 Sally's Road, died Thursday
(Dec. 6) in Cape Fear Valley
Medical Center in Fayetteville.
The funeral was held at 2 p.m.
Sunday (Dec. 9) in Mount Airy
Baptist Church, the Revs. Steve
Strickland and Michael
Cummings officiating. Burial followed
in the church cemetery.
Surviving are his wife, Sylvia
L. Deese of the home; a son
Pernell Deese Jr. of Raleigh; three
daughters, Karen K. Deese, Elaine
D. Brewington and Alisa Deese,
all of Pembroke; three sisters,
Adelaide Jacobs of Pembroke
Christine Woolford of Dallas and
Isa Valandra of Rapid City, S.D.;
and five grandchildren.
Arrangements by Locklear &
son Funeral Home of Pembroke.
Viler J. Chavis
RED SPRJNGS-Ms. Viler Jane
Chavis, 84, of 6199 Old Red
Springs Road, died Thursday
(Dec. 6) in Southeastern Regional
Medical Center in Lumberton.
Ms. Chavis was a retired school
teacher for the Robeson County
schools.
The funeral was held at 3 p.m.
Sunday (Dec. 9) in Cherokee
Chapel Holiness Methodist
Church, the Revs. Julian Ransom,
Jimmy Locklear and Kip Woods
officiating. Burial followed in the
church cemetery.
Ms. Chavis is survived by a
son, Jimmy W. Jacobs of Red
Springs; a brother, Wade C.
Chavis of Red Springs; a sister,
Minnie P. Bullar'd of Maxton;
seven grandchildren;and ^greatgrandchildren.
Arrangements by Locklear &
Son Funeral Home of Pembroke.
Leroy Locklear
MAXTON-Mr. Leroy "Boney"
Locklear, 57, of 3615 Midway
Road, died Monday ((Dec. 3) in
his home.
The funeral was held at 3 p.m.
Sunday (Dec. 9) in House of Prayer
Church, the Revs. Eugene Jones,
Jimmy Oxendine and John Davis
officiating. Burial followed in the
church cemetery.
Mr. Locklear is survived by his
wife, Mary Ann Locklear of the
home; two daughters, Judy R.
Oxendine and Teresa L. Carter,
both of Maxton; three sisters!
Jeanctte McVicker of Lumberton,
Emma M. Chavis of Dillon, S.C.
and Rosa M. Locklear of Rowland;
three brothers, James Locklear of
Laurinburg, Craig Locklear of
Pembroke and Lee E. Locklear of
Maxton; and four grandchildren.
Arrangements were handled by
Revels Funeral Home of Pembroke.
Carrie Warriax
SHANNON-Ms. Carrie Warriax,
67, of 120 Himark St., died Tuesday
(Dec.4) in Kindred Hospital
in Greensboro.
The funeral was held at 2 p.m.
Sunday (Dec. 9) in Heritage Funeral
Home Chapel in Red Springs
by the Rev. Montana ^ttcklear.
Burial followed in the Warriax
Family Cemetery.
Ms. Warriax is survived by a
son, James Warriax Jr. of Shannon;
a brother, Crawford "Buddy"
Locklear of Hampstead; and two
sisters, Hortense Culbreath of
Hampstead and Rosie Locklear of
Maxton.
Arrangemenets were by Heritage
Funeral Home in Red
Springs.
Donald Lee Chavis
LUMBERTON-Mr. Donald Lee
Chavis, 62, of Piney Grove Road
died Saturday (Dec. 8) at Southeastern
Regional Medical Center.
The funeral was held at 2 p.m
Tuesday (Dec. II) at Mt. Olive
Baptist Church, the Revs. David
Lowery and Kelly Sanderson officiating.
Burial followed in the
church cemetery.
Mr. Chavis was bom in
Robeson County and was preceded .
in death by his parents, Willie and
Docia Chavis.
Mr. Chavis is survived by his
wife, Virginia Brooks Chavis; four
brothers, Rudolph Chavis, Earl
Chavis, Willie Ray Chavis and
Billy Chavis, all of Lumberton;
and two sisters, Lorraine C.
Maynor ofPembroke and Jeanette
C. Locklear of Lumberton.
Pallbearers were Rudolph
Sampson Jr., Kelly Chavis, Lavender
Locklear, Joshua Carter,
Lewis Locklear, Timothy
Locklear, Carson Lowery and Eric
McMillan.
Arrangements were by Biggs
Funeral Home of Lumberton.
Walter Oxendine
LAURINBURG-Mr. Walter
Oxendine, 71, of 17702 Harry
Malloy Road, died Saturday (Dec,
8).
The funeral was held at 11 a.m.
Tuesday (Dec. 11) at East
Laurinburg Baptist Church, the
Revs. Richard Tyson and Chester
Chavis officiating. Burial followed
in Oxendine Family Cemetery.
Mr. Oxendine was bom in
Robeson County on April 6, 1930
to the late Grim McGirt and Sadie
Oxendine. He was a heavy equipment
operator with Highway One
Contruction.
He was preceded in death by a
son, Donald Oxendine.
Mr. Oxendine is survived by
four sons, James Allen Oxendine
of LaGrangeville, N.Y., Ronald
Oxendine of Clemmons, Freddy
Oxendine and JefTery Oxendine,
both of Laurinburg; two daughters,
Leslie Dial of McColl. S.C., and
Christian Oxendine of
Rockingham; a brother, Wiley
Luther of Laurinburg; two sisters,
Mary O. Locklear of Laurinburg
and Fannie Luther of Laurel Hill;
seven grandchildren; three greatgrandchildren;
and a special
friend, Geraldine Butler.
Arrangements were handled by
Boles Funeral Hme and Crematory
of Laurinburg.
Memorials may be made to;
Hospice of Scotland County, P.O.
Box 1033, Laurinburg, N.C.
28353.
Mary Evelyn Locklear
Daniel
CLINTON-Ms. Mary Evelyn
Locklear Daniel, 48, of 620
Taylors Bridge Highway, died
Sunday (Dec. 9) at Sampson Regional
Medical Center.
A memorial service was held
at 3 p.m. Wednesday (Dec. 12) at
New Bethel Baptist Church, the
Revs. Mike Cummings and Don
Carter officiating.
Ms. Daniel was born in
Sampson County in 1953. She attended
Duke University and was
a member of New Bethel Baptist
Church. She was also a homemaker
and worked as a floral designer
before her illnesss.
She was preceded in death by
her father, Willard Locklear.
Mrs. Daniel is survived by a
daughter, Kristy Daniel of Clinton;
her mother, Joyce Brewington
Locklear of Clinton; two sisters,
Lenora Locklear of Greenville and
Janice Doochin of Franklin, Tenn.;
two brothers, George Willard
Locklear Jr. of Plant City, Fla. and
Stevie Locklear of Raleigh; three
nieces and three nephews.
Memorials may be made to the
American Cancer Society, 3131
Wrightsville Ave., Wilmington,
N.C. 28403.
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