Deaths & Funerals
Marcella Bullard
PEMBROKE-Mrs Marcella
Bullard, 82, of 505 First St., died
Monday (Dec. 10) at Southeastern
Regional Medical Center in
Lumberton.
Mrs. Bullard's funeral was held
at 3 p.m. Thursday (Dec. 13) at
Pembroke Gospel Chapel, the
Revs. Charles Oxendine and
Bruce Swett officiating. Burial
followed in Lumbee Memorial
Gardens.
She was born on Nov. 29, 1919
to the late William R. and Etta
Mae Locklear and was preceded
in death by her husband, Harvey
Bullard.
Mrs. Bullard is survived by a
son, Harvey Dale Bullard of the
home; two daughters and a sonin-law,
Jackie Oliver of Indian
Trail and Sue and Bill Nutting of
Pembroke; two brothers, Vermon
Locklear of Lenoir and Otha Neal
Locklear of Pembroke; seven sisters.
Oma Mae Meadows and
Shirley Eubanks, both of
Maysville, Fannie Franks and
Rhonda McDowell, both of Pembroke,
Dorcas England of Signal
Mountain, Tenn., Mary Callie
Scharf of Cleveland and Rose
Marie Jacobs of Supply; five
grandchildren, Sherry Rowell,
Amy Viars, Shannon Nutting,
Stacie Nutting, Austin Dale
Bullard; and three great-grandchildren.
Handling arrangements for the
family was Revels Funeral Home
in Pembroke.
Trolie M. Bullard
RED SPRTNGS-Mrs. Trolie Mae
Bullard. 69, of2l3 N. Wake Road,
died Tuesday (Dec. 11) in her
home.
The funeral was held at 3 p.m.
Friday (Dec. 14) in Mount Elim
Baptist Church, the Revs. Tony
Brewington and Carl Pevia officiating.
Burial followed in the
church cemetery.
Surviving are her husband,
Willie Bullard of Red Springs; a
son, Don Woods of Lumberton;
three daughters, Michelle Weel of
Fayetteville, Lois locklear of Shannon
&Teresa Coleman of Laurel
Hill; 10 brothers, Wilton
Woods of Sunset Beach, Henry
Woods, Lawrence Woods Jr., Joseph
C. Woods and Roosevelt
Woods, all of Raeford, Clarence
Woods of Aberdeen, Albert Woods
of Maxton, Donald R. Woods of
St, Pauls,. Delton Woods of Red
Springs and James Tyler of Pembroke;
six sisters, Priscilla
Henderson, Rosa B. Woods and
Katrine Woods, all of Red Springs,
Jessie B. Woods and Blondell
Lowery, both of Raeford, and .
Dottie R. Woods of Pern broke; 10
grandchildren; and 14 greatgrandchildren.
Arrangements by Heritage Funeral
Home of Red Springs.
Beth A. Bell
ROWLAND-Miss. Beth Ann Bell,
infant daughter of Kevin D. and
Tonya D. Bell of 3095 Tom M.
Road died Tuesday (Dec. 11).
In addition to her parents, Beth
is survived by three sisters, Suede
Dial, Shaliho Locklear and Margaret
Locklear, all of Rowland;
two brothers, Rome Bell and
Adam Bell, both of Rowland; her
maternal grandfather, Mike O.
Dial of Maxton; her paternal
grandparents, Horce and Betty
Berll of Rowland; her maternal
great-grandparents, Dormic &
Alemeaner Dial of Rowland; and
her paternal great-grandparents,
Mr. and Mrs. Willie A. Bell and
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Bell, all of
Lumberton, and Robert Oxendine
of Rowland.
Arrangements were handled by
Thompson's Funeral Home of
Pembroke.
Almena Oxendine Bartley
LUMBERTON-Mrs. Almena
Oxendine Bartley, 83, of 704
Locklear St., died Tuesday (Dec.
'11) at St. Eugene Medical Center
in Dillon, S.C.
The fiineral was held at 3 p.m.
Sunday (Dec. 16)) at Floyd Memorial
Chapel, the Rev. James
Mitchell Cummings officiating.
Burial followed in Pleasant View
Baptist Church Cemetery in
Fairmont.
The family said, in a statement,
"we love you Mrs. Bartley." She
was preceded in death by her parents,
Lawson Hammonds and Liz
Oxendine; her husband, Frank
Bartley; and a son, James Delton
Bartley.
Surviving are seven sons,
Willie Bartley of the home, I.V.
Freeman of Red Springs, James
Willie Hunt of Lumberton, Charles
E. Bartley of Beaufort, S.C.,
Kenny Bartley of Norfolk, Va?
Samuel Bartley of Fairmont and
Glenn Ray Bartley of Jacksonville,
Fla.; seven daughters, Lucy
Bartley of the home, Lynda Branch
of Lumberton, Louise Jacobs of
Charlotte, Brenda Ratiiff of
Jonesville, Va., and Armanda
Oxendine, Ruthy Jane I>owery and
Carolyn Bartley, all of Fairmont;
a brother, Wesley Hammonds of
Fairmont; a sister, Rosevelt Hunt
of Fairmont; 38 grandchildren; 47
great-grandchildren; a greatgreat-grandchild;
and her special
friends, Shirley Scott, Letha Hunt
and James Bullard.
Arrangements were by Floyd
Mortuary and Crematory of
Lumberton.
Mable D. Jones
LUMBERTON-Ms. Mable- Doris
Jones, 55, of 723 Bobby Circle,
died Wednesday ((Dec. 12 at
Southeastern Regional Medical
Center.
The funeral was held at 2 p.m.
Saturday (Dec. 15) at Riverside
Methodist Church, the Revs.
Ricky Deese and Ricky Burnette
officiating. Burial followed in the
Jacobs Family Cemetery.
Ms. Jones is survived by three
daughters, Bridgett Jones, Deanna
Hunt and Donna Butler, all of
Lumberton; a brother, Martin
Jacobs of Maxton; two sisters,
Betty Lois Locklear ofRed Springs
and Patricia Chavis of Rowland;
six grandchildren; and a greatgrandson.
Arrangements by Revels Funeral
Home in Pembroke.
In liew of flowers, memorials
may be made to the family, c/o
Revels Funeral Home, 407 Breece
Street, Pembroke, N.C. 28372.
Zacharian Clark
GIBSON-Mr. Zacharian Clark,
67, of 15982 Brown School Road,
died Sunday (Dec. 16) at his home.
The funeral was held at 2 p.m.
Tuesday (Dec. 18) at Shady Grove
Church, the Rev. Tommy Hagans
officiating. Burial followed in
McDonald Cemetery.
Mr. Clark was born in Scotland
county on March 18, 1934 to the
late William Clark and Helen Mae
Medlin. He was a farmer and was
preceded in death by a son, Jessie
Clark.
Mr. Clark is survived by a stepson,
John Eddie Jacobs of
Rockingham; two daughters, Gail
Pittman ofvMcColl, S.C. and
Christine Stephen of Grove, Fla.;
three step-daughters, Genetta
Moore of Florence, S.C., Teresa
Jacobs of Fayetteville and Neoimi
Jacobs of Georgia; a brother, Roger
Clark of Bennettsville, S.C.; two
sisters, Elva Cummings of
McColl, S.C. and Elizabeth
Johnson Prevatte of Laurel Hill; a
special friend, Linda Strickland;
16 grandchildren; and 10 greatgrandchildren.
Arrangememts by Butler Funeral
Service ofLaurinburg.
Jack Goins
MAXTON-Mr. Jack Goins, 66, of
388 Lakewood Drive, died Saturday
(Dec. 15).
The funeral was held at 3 p.m.
Wednesday (Dec. 19) inThompson's
Funeral Home
Chapel in Pembroke, the Revs.
Evert Locklear, Alphus Locklear
and James Cummings officiating.
Burial followed in Lighthouse
Holiness Church Cemetery.
Mr. Goins is survived by a son,
Roscoe Goins ofNashville, Tenn.;
two brothers, Versey Goins of
Maxton and Jessie Goins of
Raeford; a sister, Elizabeth
Locklear of Maxton; and a grandchild.
Arrangements by Thompson's
Funeral Home in Pembroke.
Jean Brigitte Cummings
PEMBROKE-Mrs. Jean Brigitte
Brayboy Cummings, 41, of 2460
Whistling Rufus Road, died Sunday
(Dec. 16) in her home.
Mrs. Cummings was MISS
LUMBEE in 1981 and worked for
Abbott Laboratories in
Laurinburg.
The funeral was held at 2 p.m.
Wednesday (Dec. 19) in St. Anna
Freewill Baptist Church, the Revs.
Tony Miller, Michael Cummings,
Steve Strickland, Anthony
Oxendine and Dwayne Lowery
officiating. Burial followed in
Lumbee Memorial Gardens. Arrangements
were handled by
Locklear & Son Funeral Home in
Pembroke.
Mrs. Cummings is survived by
her husband, Robeson County
Commissioner Raymond
Cummings of the home; two sons,
Raymond F. Cummings and Robert
A. Cummings, both of the
home; a daughter, Erica M.
Cummings of the home; her father
and stepmother, Gene A. and
Sheila H. Brayboy of Lumberton;
two brothers, Terry D. Brayboy of
Lexington, Ky. and Gene A.
Brayboy II of Lumberton; two sisters,
Christian A. Brayboy and
Lorener E. Brayboy, both of
Lumberton; and her grandmothers,
Lorener B. Belk ofKnightdale
and Allie Hunt of Fairmont.
KendeU TYler
LUMBERTON-Mr. Kendell Tyler,
48, of 2760 Huggins Road, died
Sunday (Dec. 16) in UNC Hospitals
in Chapel Hill.
A memorial service was held
at 7 p.m. Wednesday (Dec. 19) in
Galilee Baptist Church near Red
Springs. Arrangements were
handled by Heritage Funeral home
of Red Springs.
Mr. Tyler is survived by his
mother, Louise Swift of
Lumberton; five brothers, Larry
Tyler, Harry Tyler and Eric
Kincaid, all of Baltimore, Charles
Tyler of Maxton and Danny .<
Kincaid of Pa.; and six sisters,
Carol Chavis and Betty Tyler,
both of Lumberton, Judy Furst of
Maryland, Penny Tyler and Jennia
Freeman, both of Baltimore, and
Angela Kincaid of Texas.
From the Desk of the
Superintendent j
by Dr. Barry Harding, Public Schools of Robeson County
With all that's gone on in our school system since the current school year
got underway in August, it's kind of nice to be able to take a break lor the
Christmas vacation. The students ate already out of school and running around
getting ready for the big day while looking forward anxiously to xxhat xs ill be
waiting for them under the tree
Normally. I devote this weekly column to a discussion ot some issue or
program involving the Public Schools of Robeson County but. at this time of
year, it just seems appropriate to set aside thoughts about the daily concerns
we have about our system and its students and devote today's column to
some reflections about the season at hand.
Several weeks ago, signs of the approaching holiday were already abundantly
visible. Decorations were everywhere depicting both the secular and
religious sides of the holiday with many of the decorations being the result of
many of our advanced art students as well as drawings by youngsters just
learning to express themselves artistically. The sounds of Christmas were
likewise everywhere as children in all our schools presented programs of all
kinds ranging from all-music programs to plays- both serious and humorouswith
a Christmas theme.
Some schools rook part in civic celebrations taking place around the county
sending their bands to play in Christmas parades. Still others, in the true
spirit of the season, make a special effort to reach out to those less fortunate
than they are by conducting food drives and delivering food to those in need.
Some classes visited rest homes where they sang songs of the season to residents
for whom the visits brought back happy memories of years gone by.
Understand that none of these efforts were forced on these young people.
They were cheerfully undertaken in the spirit of gix ing and on their own time.
While programs presented for fellow students along w ith PTA meetings may
have been presented for their own enjoy ment and the enjoyment of parents,
those presented for the elderly and the other projects including the collection
and distribution of food w as something they just wanted to do. It's very heartening
to hear of such activities and then to be able to relay them to you.
All too often, what the public hears from the news media are stories of
misdeeds with the result that many members of the public view all young
people with a certain amount of suspicion. While there are young people- as
there are adults- who get into trouble, it's very unfortunate that the misdeeds
of the relatively few reflect on the many. That's so unfair.
At this time of year, with the spirit of good will in the air. may I encourage
all of you to take a good hard look at our young people and the good that is in
them. They need your support.
Now. may I take this opportunity on behalf of myself, our school board, our
administrators, our teachers and, yes. all of our students to wish for you and
yours the happiest of Christmases and a New Year filled with health and wellbeing
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CHRISTMAS NOTES
Last week I referred to a quote by "Mr Jeremiah' because I could not
remember the rest of his name It is I)i David Jeremiah" (two gixxl Old
Testament names) His radio program. "Turning Point." comes on at "J 00 am
on KM station 102 9 (I don't know whether or not it s also on WSTS, KM
100 9 ) As I mentioned. I)r Jeremiah said that the best gill we can giv e our
children is oui FOCUSED ATTENTION at Christmas time, and throughout
the rest of the year
I'm sharing another quote, tins one from "A Worker Among the l'ix>r in
Mexico" (included in "A Procession of Prayers. John Garden, cornp ") on the
front page of last year's Christmas newsletter. "A Voice in the Wilderness "
That newsletter is sent out regularly from the Twin Budges and Sheridan.
Montana, churches comprising the Ruby Valley Parish UMC When I w as in
high school, our family attended the one-room Twin Bridges church It now
has several Sunday schixil rooms, a kitchen, and a two-rixim sixnal hall (where
we had celebrations for Mother's 90th. 95th. and 98th birthdays) Here is the
quote about Christmas
"Who started the rumor that one needs a lot of money to remember, to
rejoice, to celebrate the birthday of the one w ho chose to become pix>r for us '"
(l.efs take time to think this over )
Actually . I've felt this way for a long time Presents and traditions can be
comforting, especially if you are going through a dilTtcull time in your own life,
like divorce or the loss of a lov ed one But I like to be able to concentrate
completely on that VKRY FIRST Christmas' Spending time out on my newdeck
helps me think about the Maker of all creation, the glorious God Who sent
us 1 lis Son as a baby born in Bethlehem
The scene from my deck also reminds me of Montana, especially if 1
pretend there are mountains m the distance, behind the tall trees What a
wonderful gil) my son-in-law has given me'
Jeff w as the speaker at Branch Street Church on Sunday In his own moving
way. he talked about the "greatest story, the story of Jesus coming to earth as
a baby, fulfilling God's plan for the world "
Jeffs sertnou made me feel a lot better about my birth date. "After
September 1 1he said, "we realized what a Gixl-fearmg nation really was. that
there's more to life than just going out and having a good time"
Before September 11, a lot of people acted like "we ain't got NO r<x>m for
Jesus" .
Jesus did not come to be the Savior of the Jew s, or the Sav ior of the Gentiles,
he reminded us He is the Savior of the world! Because Jesus came, women
have a better life, and slavery has been abolished (at least in this country, I
would add it still takes place in non-Christian cultures like that of Sudan.)
Christmas is not a mail, or Santa Claus "Jesus is the reason for the season!"
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Let's remember the family of Bridgette Cummings. who died unexpectedly
at about the same age as my friend. Jeanette Marie Dial Bridgctte's
husband. Raymond, will need help and encouragement as he cares for their
children and tries to help fill the void left since their mother is no longer with
them The children, too, need our prayers For families like these two,
Christmas will likely be a time of extra sorrow and loneliness
In fact. ALL single parents need our encouragement in many ways, particularly
through prayer. And let's not forget all the individuals and families who
are going through other kinds of trials, like illness or having a family member
hooked on drugs. Perhaps each of us can find some way to reach out to ANOTHER
PERSON OR FAMILY this Christmas, as we remember the real
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