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BAPTI5TE
Mrs. Sarah Peggy Stover Baptiste of 1625 E. Third
Street, and formerly of Far Rockaway, N.Y.. was born Nov.
30, 1913. in Kershaw, S.C., to the late Samuel and Cora
Brown Stover. Mrs. Baptiste resided in New York for 50
years before moving to Winston-Salem in 1996. She
accepted Christ at the age of 16 and was a lifelong member
of the Catholic Church. She attended St. Benedict the Moor
Catholic Church when her health permitted.
She was preceded in death by her husband. Xavier Bap
tiste; four brothers and two sisters. Mrs. Baptiste departed
this earthly life on March 22 at Forsyth Medical Center.
She leaves to cherish her memory: several nieces and
nephews. Samuel L. (Patricia) Stover, of the city, Herbert F.
(Vivian) Stover of Dudley, N.C.. Robert L. Stover of
Detroit, Mich., and Betty L. (Kenneth) Jones of the city;
great-nieces. Joan Stover of the city, Patricia (Keith) Hart
of High Point. Sandra Stover of the city. Robbin Grimes.
Karal (James) Brown, all of Detroit, Mich., and Susan
(Anthony) Faison of Goldsboro; great-nephews, Samuel
Stover of Winston-Salem. Capt. Jerry Stover of the U.S.
Army.
The funeral was held March 28 at II :30 a.m. at the
chapel of Hooper Funeral Home. Rev. Dr. Samuel Steven
son officiated. Interment followed in Evergreen Cemetery.
Hooper Funeral Home directors were in charge of the
arrangements.
SHADD
Mrs. Alberta Shadd. affectionately known as "Sister." of
945 Mt. Zion Place, Apt. J. was born in Newberry, S.C. She
departed this life Wednesday evening, March 27, at the
Brian Health Center following a period of illness.
She was a resident of Winston-Salem for most of her life
where she was a retired employee of Carolina Linen. Mrs,
Shadd was a faithful member of Shiloh Baptist Church,
where she served in the Vocal Choir, Sheepfold Ministry
Group 14 and in the adult Sunday school. In the communi
ty she was a member of the Skyland Senior Citizens Club.
She was preceded in death by her spouse, Nathaniel
Shadd.
Mrs. Shadd leaves to cherish fond memories: two broth
ers, Jerry (Ossie) Hairston Sr. of Winston-Salem and
Robert (Phyllis) Hairston of Pfafftown; a foster daughter.
Carolyn Porter of Winston-Salem; and a host of other rela
tives and many friends, including devoted nieces and
nephew, Cynthia (Antonio) Kendall of Charlotte, Aljean
nette Galloway and Jerry Hairston Jr., both of Winston
Salem.
The funeral was held March 30 at noon at Shiloh Bap
tist Church. Rev. Dr. Paul A. Lowe Jr. officiated. Interment
followed at Evergreen Cemetery. Hooper Funeral Home
directors were in'charge of the arrangements.
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DOUTHIT
Mr. John Soleat Douthit, 7200 Shallowford Road,
Lewisville. passed away on March 31 at his residence.
He was a native o(s Forsyth County, born on Sept. 9.
1948. to Connie Poindexter Douthit and the late Roland
Douthit Sr.
He is survived by: his son. Antonio Logan (Sue), and
one grandchild: his dear mother, Connie P. Douthit of the
home; three brothers. Roland Jr. (Ann). Reginald (Pam)
and Derrick (Shawn); two sisters. Cheryl Williams (Craig)
and Linda Hughes (Jerome); a host of nieces, nephews,
other relatives and friends.
The funeral was held on April 3 at 3 p.m. at New Hope
AME Zion Church. Lewisville. Rev. Alvin Damon officiat
ed. Burial followed at New Hope AME Zion Church Ceme
tery. Lewisville.
In lieu of flowers, donations and memorials may be
made to New Hope AME Zion Church Building Fund, 7000
ShallowforJ Road. Lewisville. NC 27023.
Russell Funeral Home directors were in charge of the
arrangements.
BAILEY
Mr. William Odell Bailey. 148 Blaze Street, Winston
Salem. passed away on March 28 at Wake Forest Universi
ty Baptist Medical Center.
He was born in Pfafftown on Sept. 23, 1921. to the late
Eza and Mary Carle Bailey. Mr. Bailey attended Piney
Grove Missionary Baptist Church and was self-employed
by the Brookberry Farm. He was preceded in death by his
parents: two daughters. Shelby Douglas and Olivia Dou
glas.
He is survived by: his loving wife. Mable D. Bailey; one
daughter. Diane (Harold) Carter; three sons, William Bai
ley, Donald Bailey and Ronald Bailey, all of Winston
Salem: six grandchildren. Terisa Bailey, Alfonzo Bailey,
Tearle Bailey, Brian Bailey. Ashley Carter and Tameaka
Edwards; seven great-grandchildren, Chrishone Bailey.
Sherwanda Wright, Shree Bailey, Honesty Barr, Briana '
Bailey, Jocelyn Bailey and Alexcus S. Bailey; a host of rel
atives and close friends, all of Winston-Salem. The funeral
was held April I at 3 p.m. at Piney Grove Missionary Bap
tist Church. Rev. James Linville officiated. Burial followed
at EVergreen Cemetery. Russell Funeral Home directors
were in charge of the arrangements.
HARTSFIELD
Mr. Delray Sylvester Hartsfield, 2426 New Walkertown
Road. Winston-Salem, passed away on March 24 at Forsyth
Medical Center.
He was born on July 20, 1919, in Marianna, Fla., to the
late Richard and Mary Hartsfield. the fourth of five chil
dren born of the union. He accepted Christ at an early age.
at Polk Chapel AME Church. He was educated in the Jack
son County Schools and upon graduation enlisted in the
U.S. Army during World War II.
After a tour of Europe and honorable discharge, he
enrolled in Tuskegee Institute in Tuskegee. Ala., where he
was a charter member of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity. After
graduation in 1949 with a B.S. degree in industrial educa
tion. he moved to Winston-Salem, where he accepted
employment at Atkins High School as an industrial arts
instructor with concentration on masonry/construction
skills.
He acquired an M.S. degree in industrial arts and a prin
cipal's certification from N.C. A&T State University. He
retired from Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools after
33 years of service.
In 1951 he married the former Doris Sadie Neal. They
enjoyed 50 years of matrimony and an active life in the
community and church, St. Paul United Methodist Church,
which he joined in 1949. His memberships and activities
included: Omega Psi Phi Fraternity - Psi Phi Chapter. The
Couple Club Inc.. the Senior Stretch Class of Winston Lake
YMCA. Meals on Wheels volunteer. Sunday school super
intendent, chair of Trustee Board, vacation Bible school,
Prince Feathers Garden Club. Boy Scouts of America (Sil
ver Beaver in 1969), and avid cardplayer. fisherman and
gardener. c
He is survived by: his wife. Doris N. Hartsfield: daugh
ter, Denise S. Hartsfield; brother, Idus Cicero Hartsfield
(Minnie) of Marianna, Fla.; sister, Reba Hartsfield Long of
Marianna. Fla.; brother-in-law. Lewis H. Neal Jr. (Mildred)
of Greensboro; brother. Richard Allen Hartsfield (Mamie),
and sister. Josephine "Penny" Eloise Hartsfield Ross, who
preceded him in death; devoted friends. Calvin Simmons
and Alvin Eaton of Winston-Salem; a host of nieces,
nephews, relatives and friends.
The funeral was held March 29 at I p.m. at St. Paul
United Methodist Church. Rev. Donald Jenkins officiated.
Burial followed at Evergreen Cemetery. Russell Funeral
Home directors were in charge of the arrangements.
Powell says U.S. won't brand Arafat a terrorist because he's useful to peace process
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BV BARRY SCHWEID
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
WASHINGTON - The
Bush administration is not
branding Palestinian leader
Yasser Arafat a terrorist
because there is more he can
do to further the Mideast
peace process. Secretary of
State Colin Powell said
Tuesday.
"There are terrorist activ
ities; we see them every
day," Powell said, referring
to suicide bombings in
Israel. "But Chairman Arafat
is the head of the Palestinian
Authority, an organization
we help create." and has
been working within the
process.
"We still believe there is
more he can do and we are
asking him to do more, and it
would not serve our purpose
right now to brand him indi
vidually as a terrorist." Pow
ell said on CBS' "The Early
Show."
Hours after Israeli Prime
Minister Ariel Sharon sug
gested that Arafat be exiled.
Powell said on ABC's "Good
Morning America": "Send
ing him into exile will just
give him another place from
which to conduct the same
kind of activities. Until he
decides he's going to leave
the country, it seems we need
to work with him where he
is."
Similarly. on NBC's
"Today.". Powell added:
"When all is said and done -
at the end of the Israeli
incursion - we will still have
the same problem, the Pales
tinians and Israelis in the
same blessed land trying to
figure out how to find a
political solution that will
enable them to live side by
side in peace. Yasser Arafat,
we may find, is still a part of
that process."
Powell's treatment of
Arafat was more restrained
than the rhetoric President
Bush directed against the
Palestinian leader Monday.
"There will never be
peace so long as there is ter
ror. and all of us must fight
terr<&." Bush said. "I'd like
to see Chairman Arafat
denounce the terrorist activi
ties that are taking place, the
constant attacks."
Meanwhile, the State
Department appealed to
Israel to "carefully consider
the consequences" of its mil
itary thrust into the West
Bank city of Ramallah.
where Arafat is trapped
inside his Palestinian Libera
tion Organization headquar
ters.
And Defense Secretary
Donald H. Rumsfeld linked
Iran. Iraq and Syria to the
terror attacks on Israel,
accusing the three nations of
"inspiring and financing a
culture of political murder
and suicide bombing."
Without venturing a judg
ment on Israel's method of
retaliation. Rumsfeld sug
gested the United States
would take stern measures
under similar circumstances.
"When the United States
is hit by terrorist attacks, you
have a choiee. You can say.
'Gee. that's too bad," or you
can go try to find the terror
ists and do something about
it." Rumsfeld said.
"We cannot afford as a
country to not seek out the
terrorists and the countries
that harbor terrorists." he
said.
The overall aim was to
register U.S. resolve against
terrorists who have subjected
Israel to the deadliest series
of bombings in its difficult
54-year history.
Bush appealed to Arafat
to order an end to the
assaults on Israel and on set
tlers and soldiers on the West
Bank. Suicide bombing in
the name of religion is noth- ?
ing but terror, he said.
White House spokesman
Ari Fleischer said. "It would
be constructive if Chairman
Arafat ... (Would) say suicide
bombings are not the way to
achieve peace in the region."
In a softer vein. Bush
urged Sharon to "keep a
pathway to peace open"
while protecting his nation
and said he believed the
prime minister remained
See Powell on B9
Powell
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