Deaths And Funerals
MRS. NANNIE GILLAM
Graveside services for
Mrs. Nannie Mae N.
Gillam, 83, of Warrenton
were held on Tuesday at 11
a. m. in Fair view Ceme
tery by the Rev. Dr. G. R.
Selby.
Mrs. Gillam, the daugh
ter of the late Peter F. and
Lucy Walker Newton, died
unexpectedly at her home
on Brehon and Ridgeway
Streets on Saturday. She
was the widow of the late
Edward E. Gillam and had
made her home in Warren
ton for around 60 years
She was a member of
Emmanuel Episcopal
Church
Mrs. Gillam is survived
by a daughter, Mrs Nancy
G Kornegay of Rocky
Mount, a brother, Charles
W Newton of Morganton;
and two grandchildren.
HARRY M.WILLIAMS
Graveside services for
Harry Malvern Williams,
84. of Warrenton were con
ducted at 3 p. m. Sunday at
the Williams family ceme
tery at Inez by the Rev
John Bowman and the
Rev Charles Owens
Mr Williams died at the
home of his son in Inez
following an illness of
several weeks. He was the
son of the late John Kerr
Williams and Anna Eger
ton Williams and a retired
employee of the Agricul
tural Stabilization and
Conservation Service The
greater part of his life was
spent at his ancestral
home in Inez, but several
years ago he moved to the
former Julius Banzet home
on North Main Street.
He is survived by his
widow, Mrs. Isabel Davis
Williams of the home; a
son, Harry M. Williams.
Jr., of Inez; a daughter.
Mrs. Caroline Mismer of
Long Beach, Calif.; five
grandchildren and one
great-grandson.
Pallbearers were Scott
Gardner, Harvey King,
John House. George Dor
sey. Joe Williams and
George Burwell.
MARKKEARNEY
COFIELD - Funeral
services for Mark Kear
ney, 65, of Cofield, who
died in Cofield on Wednes
day of last week, were
conducted at 1 p.m.
Sunday from Phillip Bap
tist Church in Cofield.
Burial was in the church
cemetery.
Mr. Kearney is survived
by widow, Mrs. Eva
Kearney of Cofield; a
daughter, Nancy Lassiter
of Hampton, Va.; two sons.
William Kearney of Cofield
and Mark Kearney, Jr. of
Maryland, a sister, Mrs.
Roxie Wills of Littleton.
ROGERTAYLOR
HENDERSON - Funer
al services for Roger
Taylor, 28, of Middleburg
were conducted at 2 p. m.
Monday from St. Paul
United Church of Christ by
the Rev. R. D. Bullock, Jr.
Burial was in the Middle
burg Cemetery.
Mr. Taylor, the son of
Willie and Lucy Ann
Taylor, died at his home
Friday.
Surviving in addition to
his parents, are two
sisters, Mrs. Dora Davis of
Henderson and Miss Re
becca Taylor of the home;
and six brothers, Robert
Thomas Taylor of Warren
County and James, Larry,
John, Frank and Johnny
Taylor all of Henderson.
MISS ZL'LA MAE DAVIS
HENDERSON - Funeral
services for Miss Zula Mae
Davis, 58, a former
resident of Warren County,
were conducted at 2 p.m.
Sunday from the Brooks
ton Baptist Church by the
Rev. A. L. Daye. Burial
was in the church ceme
tery.
Miss Davis died on
Monday of last week at
Knoll Manor Rest Home in
Chapel Hill foUowing a
period of declining health.
She was born May 14, 1923
in Warren County and was
the daughter of the late
Marcelous and Cora Allen
Davis.
She is survived by two
sisters. Miss Lottie Davis
and Miss Middie Davis,
both of Brooklyn, N. Y ;
and one brother, William
M. Davis of Sacramento,
Calif
MOLLIE HOWARD
Mrs Chester R Howard,
60. of Louisville. Ky. died
December 6 at a Louisville
hospital.
Funeral services were
held at 1 p m Wednesday
at Nunnelley Funeral
Home by her pastor, the
Rev Fred Jenkins. Burial
was in Hillcrest Cemetery.
Mrs. How ard, the former
Mollie Robinson, was a
native of Warren County
She was a member of
Cloverleaf Baptist Church
in Louisville.
Surviving in addition to
her husband are two
daughters, Mrs. Carolyn
Glidewell and Mrs Janie
Younb. five sisters, Mrs.
Nina Madden, Miss
Georgiana Robinson, Mrs.
Annie Sue Patterson, Mrs.
Hattie Holtzman and Mrs.
Rosa Wilkes; two brothers.
Willie Robinson of Rt. 1,
Warrenton and James
Robinson of Rt 1, Norlina;
and seven grandchildren.
JOHN EDMOND
Funeral services for
John Jack Edmond were
held at 2 p. m. Thursday at
the Baltimore Baptist
Church by the Rev. Robert
Burnette Burial was in the
family cemetery.
Mr. Edmond, son of the
late Embra and Eliza
Edmond, was born Novem
ber 6,1891 in Mecklenburg
County, Va. He died
December 5.
He is survived by six
daughters, Mrs. Lucille
Edmond Davis of the home
in Warrenton, Mrs. Edna
Edmond Wilson of Warren
ton, Mrs. Olivia Edmond
Cooper, Mrs. Nancy Ed
mond Beale, Mrs. Mary
Edmond Rose and Miss
Rebecca Edmond, all of
Brooklyn, N. Y.; three
sons, Erma Jack Edmond,
Samson Edmond and
Thomas Edmond, all of
Warren, Ohio; one sister,
Mrs. Eurma Edmond
Alston of Warren, Ohio; 44
grandchildren and 70
great-grandchildren.
NORMAN RICHARDSON
ARCOLA - Funeral ser
vices for the Rev. Normal
Richardson, 59, who die<
on Tuesday of last week
were conducted at 1 p.m
Saturday from Pleasani
Grove Baptist Church bj
the Rev. Kermit Richard
son. Burial was in Pine
Chapel Baptist Churcl
Cemetery.
The Rev. Mr. Richard
son is survived by hi!
widow, Mrs. Lucille Cope
land Richardson; i
daughter, Mrs. Evelyi
Cooper of Rocky Mount;
three sons, Willie Normal
Richardson and Spencei
Richardson, both of War
renton, and Sandy Rich
ardson of Hollister; twe
sisters, Mary G. Richard
son and Mrs. Arnie M
Silver, both of Areola; a
brother, Seymour Rich
ardson of Warrenton; and
six grandchildren.
CHLOR1E N. EDWARDS
CHARLIE M. EDWARDS
A joint funeral service
for Miss Chlorie Neda Ed
wards, 82, and Charlie
Macon Edwards, 55, both
of Rt. 2, Macon, were
conducted at 2 p. m.
Sunday from Greater
Lovely Hill Baptist Church
by the Rev. M. R Hedge
peth. Burial was in the
church cemetery.
Both Mrs. Edwards, 82,
and her nephew, Charlie
Macon Edwards, died
Thursday afternoon when
their home near Embro
was destroyed by fire.
Mr. Edw ards is survived
by a daughter, Miss
Deborah J. Edwards of
Norwich, Conn.; a son,
Charles M. Edwards, Jr. of
Madison, Wis.; two sisters,
Mrs. Lucy Branch of War
renton and Mrs. Gladys
Davis of Liberia; and a
brother, Tealie Edwards of
Norwich
Miss Edwards leaves no
immediate survivors.
REV. ALEX BROWN
Funeral services for the
Rev. Alex Brown, 83, of
East Franklin Street, War
renton, will be conducted
at 1 p. m. today (Wednes
day) from the Oak Grove
Baptist Church in Little
ton by the Rev. Will
Talborne and the Rev. C.
E. McCullum. Burial will
be in the church cemetery.
He is survived by his
widow, Mrs. Lizzie Brown
of the home; and two
daughters and three sons.
Nursing Home
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list.
He spoke highly of Joe
Lennon. Warren health
director who was master of
ceremonies for Thursday
night's event. He called
lennon "the coordinating
force" in the effort to
secure a certificate of need
for the new home.
Lennon, in turn, praised
Stewart as "the one who
has guided us since
inception" of the nursing
home idea.
Lennon called Thursday
a great day for Warren
County as supporters of the
N. L. Williams nursing
home proposal gathered
Unfortunately, Williams
was absent due to illness.
The work of Gen. Claude
Bowers at the outset was
quite important, Lennon
told the group. He praised
Warren commissioners,
Monroe Gardner,
Glenwood Newsome,
McCarroll Alston, Mrs.
Doris Dryden, George
Shearin and the bankers of
Warren County for their
help. All except Bowers
were present.
Two persons in
attendance from outside
Warren County — Aubrey
Hardee of Granville
County and Dr. J. P- Green
of Vance County - were
also singled out for their
participation.
Among the persons who
meant much during the
eaily stages, Lennon con
tinued, was M. C. Hicks,
who made available a 10.5
acre tract of land between
Norlina and Warrenton.
Later, Julian Farm was
recognized and praised for
having statistics which
showed the need for the
new nursing home facility.
Addresses Club Here
Mrs. Betty Ann Knud
sen, past president of
i Democratic Women of
t Wake County, addressed
the Warren County Chap
ter Of Democratic Women
oil December 11 at the
Women's Clubhouse. She
spoke on women in govern
ment as well as political
policies, community in
volvement, and the duties
of state and local officers.
Mrs. Cora H. Hawkins,
president, presided at the
meeting. After the pledge
to the flag, Mrs. Mabel H.
Davis, chaplain, gave the
invocation. The minutes of
the last meeting were read
by Mrs. Margaret Cooper,
secretary, who gave high
lights of Mrs. Ruth
Starnes' address at the last
meeting and the remarks
by Mrs. Patsy T. Har
grove, Warren County
TVmocratic chairperson.
Mrs. Stames is state presi
dent.
A letter of correspon
dence was read concerning
the Democratic computer.
Mrs. Mary Aycock, fund
raising chairperson, re
ported that her committee
had raised money during a
"Tea Bag" sale. A check
for $50 was mailed to the
state Democratic Party for
the computer on which all
members' names are re
corded. Mrs. Elizabeth
Baskerville, treasurer,
gave a detailed report.
Mrs. Anna Butler, pro
gram chairperson, intro
duced Mrs. Knudsen. After
her presentation, a deli
cious repast of Russian tea
and cookies was served by
Miss Magnolia Williams
and gifts for patients at
facilities at Butner were
collected.
Two Die In Fire
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were a total loss with
damages estimated at
$15,000.
Captain Walter Gardner
said that 12 firemen
responded to the 2 p. m.
call while three other
firemen remained at the
Warrenton firehouse on
call.
Captain Gardner
reported a second home
lost Friday, when the home
of Hargie Ella Andrews,
Rt. 2, Warrenton, was
completely destroyed by
fire. Gardner said that
seven men remained at the
Warrenton fire house on
standby while nine firemen
with a pumper, a tanker
and a crash wagon answer
ed the 9:25 p. m. call. Also
answering the call were
the Inez Company with two
pumpers and the Afton
company with a pumper
and a tanker.
The brick veneered
mobile home is believed to
have been ignited by a
heater.
In Germany
Sp 4 Charlie M. Ay cock
with the 614th Maintenance
Company, U. S. Army, is
now stationed in Nurem
burg, Germany. He began
his tour of duty there on
November 13 and will be
stationed there for 15
months.
Aycock was previously
stationed in Ft. Lewis.
Wash.
Motorist Dies
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the officer to be $2,500 to
Bullock's car and about
$700 to the Riggan auto.
Much of the highway was
blocked by the wreckage
for more than an hour.
Trooper Todd noted that
Mrs. Riggan was pinned in
her vehicle for nearly half
an hour until she could be
freed by personnel of the
Vance County Ambulance
Service and law enforce
ment officers.
Charges of death by
vehicle and reckless driv
ing were filed against
Bullock, who was to be
cited to Vance County
District Court, Trooper
Todd advised.
Along with ambulance
service personnel, assist
ing at the scene were other
state Highway Patrol
troopers, ilenuties of the
Vance County Sheriff's
Department and officers of
the Henderson Police De
partment.
The death was listed by
authorities as the ninth
traffic fatality of calendar
year 1981 in Vance County.
Funeral service for
Mrs. Riggan was held
Monday at 3 p. m. at
Blaylock Funeral Chapel,
with the rites given by
the Rev. Raymond Ayscue. •
Burial was in the Warren
Dale Cemetery at Norlina.
The daughter of the late
idolphus and Cynthia Ball
Ling and the widow of
he late William Riggan.
drs. Riggan is survived by
i daughter, Mrs. Frances
iloseley of Kittrell; a
tep-daughter, Mrs. May
utrell of Norlina; a sister,
Irs. James Edward Tay
nr of Lawrenceville, Va.;
)ne grandchild; and a
lumber of half-brothers
ind half-sisters.
Board Installed
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been poor earlier in the
fiscal year, they were now
picking up and that of the
$100,000 town levy, $27,000
had been collected through
November. TTiey said that
all department were well
within their budgets.
Eddie Clayton, former
chairman and now mem
ber of the street commit
tee, said that he was
pleased with progress
made in removing leaves
and trash from the streets
and that the process was
almost completed. As
soon as it is, he said, he
hopes to be able to do some
needed patching of the
streets. Administrator
Vaughan said that in spite
of the cut off of CETA
workers, that this year the
town had been able to
carry out the work without
any additional costs. May
or White said that he had
received several letters
and telephone calls thank
ing him for the good job the
town had done in removing
trash and leaves from the
residential streets. Clayton
said that he had also i
received letters and calls •
and for the first year had
not received any com
plaints.
In announcing his com
mittee appointments, May
or White said he did not
appoint a railroad commit
ted. He said that the town
no longer had anything to
do with the operation of the
railroad since it had sold
its interest. With Commis
sioner Clayton as chair
man of the board of
directors and only two
shares outstanding, he
feels that Warrenton is
represented well enough.
Before adjourning the
meeting, Mayor White
thanked Mrs. Butch and
son, Andy for attending the
meeting and watching her
husband take the oath of
office as town commission
er.
Afterwards the commis
sioners enjoyed coffee and
fruit cake in recognition of
the Christmas season,
compliments of Commis
sioner A. A. Wood.
Leaks
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diabetics. Study of the micro
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