Mrs. Tomlinson,
Haywood Native,
Dies In Va.
Mrs. W. F. Tomllnson. a native
of Lake Junaluska, died Sunday in
the home of her daughter. Mrs. C.
G. Miller, in Richmond, Va.
Mrs. Tomlinson was the former
Miss Sally Long, daughter of the
late Rev. James R. and Sara Fitz
gerald Long, and lived at Lake
Junaluska until her marriage,
when she moved to Washington,
D. C. Her husband, a native of
Iredell Count/, died about twen
ty-Sve years afo.
Mrs. Tomll'.son made her home
with her df jghter in Richmond
and made frequent visits to rela
tives here. She spent a month last
summer with a niece. Mrs. J. R.
Morgan here.
Surviving, in addition to the
daughter, are four grandchildren,
several great grandchildren, and a
number of nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be held in
a Mehodist Church in Richmond
Tuesday afternoon and interment
will be in Rock Creek Cemetery,
Washington.
J. P. G'bson
D'as At 87
In Bryson City
John P. Gibson, 87, father of
Herbert Gibson, Sr. of Waynes
ville, died id his sleep at his homo
in Bryson City Friday night.
Funeral services were held Sun
day afternoon in the First Baptist
Church in Bryson City and burial
was In Arlington Cemetery there.
Mr. Gibson was a retired busi
nessman and a member of a
pioneer Swain County family. He
taueht school in Macon and Swain
counties early in bis career and
later went into the construction
business.
Surviving, in adidtion to the son
here, are three sons. Walter of
Newport News. Va.. S. L Gibson of
Bryson City, and Joel of Newark,
N. J.: and three daughters, Mrs.
Fred Wilson of Atlanta. Ga., Mrs.
H. B. Culberson of Old Ford, and
Miss Nova Gibson of the home.
Hatcheries in the state set 2.
075.000 eggs for broilers during
the week which ended February 28.
Mrs. Francis
Taken By Death
Mrs. Emma Stowe Francis, 78,
wifg of W. J. Francis of Belmont,
died Thursday afternoon at the
Presbyterian Hospital, Charlotte,
?after an Illness of several weeks.
She was the daughter of the late
Mr. and Mrs. James Pinckney
Stowe and was born March 16,
1877 in Belmont.
Mrs. Francis became a member
of the Finst Baptist Church of Bel
mont at the age of 11 years, and
since that time her life interest
has been centered in her church.
She served as president of the
Woman's Missionary Society, and
was vitally interested in the young
peoples' organization of the W.
M. U. She organised a Royal Am
bassadors' chapter and led this
group of boys for several years.
She aUo organized the Girls'
Auxiliary and served as its leader.
When Mrs. Francis returned
from Boiling Springs with her
husband in 1914, together they or
ganized and led the B. Y. P. U. of
the First Baptist Church. Her in
terest In this training department
was never abated.
From 1915 to 1925 Mrs. Francis
was the teacher of the Philathea
Class but during her latter years
she taught boys in the Interme
diate Department. In October.
1953, she re-organized and re
activated the church library. This
new interest gripped her intense
ly, and with her time and re
sources she popularized religious
reading among the members of
the church and its organizations.
During the past year as librarian
she checked out approximately
DEATHS
MRS. MYRTLE MORGAN
Mrs. Myrtle Harbin Morgan. 50,
died Sunday morning at her home
at Skyland Terrace in Canton. She
was the widow of Gano Morgan,
| who died in 1953.
She was the daughter of C. L.
Harbin and the late Addie Robin
ion Harbin of Canton.
Survivors, besides the father, are
six daughters, Mrs. Clinton Mat
thews of Pasadena, Texas, Mrs.
Weaver Jones of Winston-Salem,
Mrs. Paul Setzer, of Sylva. the
Misses Ruby, Audena and Judy
Dale of the home; two sons, Calvin
of Canton, Pvt. Charles Morgan of
the U. S. Army in Austria; her
step-mother, Mrs. C. L. Harbin;
five brothers, Ray, Raymond and
i C. L. Harbin. Jr., al iof Canton;
Eddie and Lester of the U. S. Navy
at'Norfolk, Va.: one sister, Mrs.
Lenoir Burke of Pasadena, Texas,
and six grandchildren.
Funeral arrangements, under the
direction of Crawford Funeral
Home, are incomplete.
GEORGE W. PRUETT
George Weaver Pruett, 61, died
Sunday at the home of a daughter,
Mrs. Carmcl Ingle, in Canton, af
ter a long illness.
Funeral services will be held
Tuesday at 2 p.m. in the Inman
Chapel near Lake Logan. The Rev.
Thomas Erwin and the Rev. Will
Massie will officiate. Burial will
be in the church cemetery.
Nephews will serve as pallbear
ers and nieces and grandaughters
as flower bearers.
Survivors are five sons, James,
Furman and Dewey of Castle
Rock, Wash.. Claude of Waynes
ville' and Paul of Canton; six
daughters, Mrs John Phillins. Mrs.
Roy Carver, Mrs. .James William
son and Mrs. Ingle, all of Canton.
Mrs. A D. Summey and Mrs. Frank
Harris, both of Castle Rock. Wash.
Three sisters. Mrs. Bessie Cot
burn of Clyde, Mrs. Holden War
500 volumes to interested persons.
Mrs. Francis possessed a deep
missionary spirit and vision that
carried her beyond the realm of
the local church. In the Gaston As
?ociation W. M. U. she served in
various capacities and was its presi
dent for nine years. Her interest
>n the education of young people
was both practical and inspiring.
She served as trustee of Mars Hill
College and. with her husband,
assisted many students in meeting
their bills. This practical asnect
of her Christian life has projected
her influence into the lives of
mnny young people now serving in
their respective churches. Both
Mr. and Mrs. Francis have been
generous supporters of colleges.
In the church this generosity has
also been felt to a large decree.
Funeral services were held at
the First Bantist Church in Bel
mont on Friday afternoon at 4
o'clock conducted by the pastor,
the Bev. Walter N. Long. Burial
was in Greenwood cemetery.
Pallbearers were the deacons of
the church: L. A. Abemathv. David
W. Bumtardner. Sr.. Truett Smith.
J. B. Johnson, R. C. Coppedgc, Foy
Lowe.
Mr. Francis is a natfve of Hay
wood County.
Four Rotarians Give
Brief Sketch Of Life
Four Rotarians gave brief sket
ches of their lives as a means of
"introducing" themselves to the
club. All four have become mem
bers within the past year.
The program was under the di
rection of Dr. John Penny.
Those taking part were: Herbert
Gibson. Dr. Al Riegg. Ken Fry, and
Dr. Frank Love.
This type program is held about
once a year, and is proving to be
highly interesting.
! PFC MESSER 14
PFC Messer Leaves
Hawaii For States
Army PFC Johnnie R. Messer,
son of Mr. and Mrs. John A. Mes
ser, Route 1, Canton, recently left
Hawaii for the U. S. after serving
i with the 25th Infantry Division.
Messer, who was a rifleman with
Company C of the 27th Regiment,
entered the Army in May, 1953
and has served a tour of duty in
Korea. He arrived in Hawaii last
October.
A former student at Canton
High School, he was a farmer be
fore entering the Army.
Sister Of Thad Chafin
Dies In Atlanta
Mrs. L. W Havnes, sister of Thad
O. Chafin, died in an Atlanta nurs
ing home Thursday following a
long illness. Funeral services and
interment were held in Atlanta
Saturday.
Mrs. Haynes was a frequent vis
itor to Waynesville.
She is survived by three daugh
ters, two sons, and a number of
ren of Canlon and Mrs. Walter
Moody of Canton; two brothers,
Kin of Dade City, Fla. and Fred
of Hate 1 wood; 24 grandchildren
and one great-grandchild.
The body has been tatken to the
home of Mrs. Ingle to await the
services. Crawford Funeral Home
is in charge of arrangements.
CHARLES L. SHEPPARD
Funeral services for Charles Lee
Sheppard. 45, who died March 11
in Goldendale, Wash., following a
brief illness, were held at 4 p.m.
Sunday in the First Baptist Church
in Canton.
The Rev. Horace L. Smith, the
pastor, officiated, assisted by the
Rev. I. L. Roberts and the Rev.
Otto Parham.
Pallbearers were Otis Cole, J. L.
Reed. Ralph Cook. John Ray Wil
liamson, Carroll Miller and J. E.
Moore.
Burial was in Bon-A-Venture
Cemetery.
Sheppard. a former resident of
Haywood County, once worked for
the Champion Paper and Fibre Co.
in Canton.
He lived in Washington for the
last two years.
Surviving are the widow. Mrs.
Edith Dalton Shepoard; a daugh
ter. Linda Jean, of the home; two
sons, Charles Ray and Jerry Mar
tin. of the home: t the father
Thomas E., and the step-mother
of West Asheville: a sister, Mrt
John Peck of Canton; and a broth
er. Edward, serving in Japan with
the Army.
Wells Funeral Home was in ;
charee of arrangements.
RICHARD R. WILDE, son of Mr.
j and Mrs. W. G. Wilde of Canton,
is now serving as a switchboard
i operator aboard the Navy aircraft
carrier Philippine Sea, which is
scheduled to sail for the Far East
soon. Wilde received his basic
training: at San Diego, Calif.
News Events Of
West Pigeon Area
By MRS. PLIFTON TERRELL
Community Reporter
.A pre-sc$i?j6l clinic will be held
at the Bethel School April 7 at
9 a.m. All parents are urecd to
bring their children who will be
starting to school this fall.
Refreshments will be served by
the PTA, Bethel and Center Pi- i
geon Home Demonstration Clubs.
Thirty Bethel students, accom
panied by Miss Bernice MacElhan
non and C. C. Poindexter left Sat
urday morniiy; for a tour of Wash
ington, D C.
I
The women of the Bethel Pres
byterian Church met at the
church on Friday afternoon with
the president, Mrs. Clifton Terrell,
in charge.
Mrs. Wiley Medford was prr>
| gram leader for the afternoon.
| Plans were made for the mem
bers to attend an instruction meet
ing in Asheville on Tuesday and
district conference in Waynesville
on April 15.
The Bible Study was given by
Mr. Henry Hope, student pastor
of the church.
Quite a bit of work was ac
complished at the work day meet
ing at the church prior to the;
W.O.C. meeting.
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Number Of Spring |
Projects Planned
For Aliens Creek
By BLANCHE FRANKLIN
, Community Reporter
A number of community projects
arc planned for this community in
the immediate future. They in
clude a general beautification pro
gram, gardening, and the construc
tion of a number of new homes.
The YWA of the Aliens Creek
Bapt'st church met with Jane
Moody at the home of Mrs. Kay
Allen.
An interesting program was held,
followed by a social hour. Mrs. C.
D. Sawyer is counselor of the
group.
Mr. and Mrs. Homer Snyder, Jr.,
and daughter, of Newport News
spent two weeks visiting relatives
in this community. Mr. Snyder was
recently discharged from th? A""v
Mrs. Snyder is the former Miss
Margaret Cotter of Aliens Creek.
Mr. and Mrs. Claude Wright are
visiting Mr. and Mrs. Troy Wright
in Bryson City.
Mrs. Blanche Frady of Cullo
whee is visiting her sister. Edna
Cotter, this week.
Mr. and Mrs. Ray Whitner and
family recently moved into their
new home on Aliens Creek.
?
Mrs. Shelbia Rathbone lest last
week to be with her husband. Pvt.
Dowell Rathbone who is stationed
in Kansas.
Donna Wood, daughter of Mr.!
and Mrs. Dallas Wood celebrated .
her 7th birthday Sunday with a j
party at her home. Those present [
were: Linda and Brenda Chambers,
Lowell Jr. and Terry Lee Brown
ing, June and Patsie Davis, Har
old, Larry and Rhonda Keener.
Robert Knight, Rickie, Vickie.
Stevie and Debbie Muse, Phillip.
Charles and Debbie Chambers. Pat
tv Blackwell. James E. Underwood.
Billy and Diane Kerlly and Randv
Guy. The Easter motif was carried
out.
Doris Ann Muse assisted in serv
ing.
Mrs. Herman Wyatt is in the
hospital.
Ted Whitmlre who is a patient
at Memorial Mission Hospital in
Asheville is reported doing fairly
well.
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