Deaths And Funerals
WILBUR "BILL" ATKN
The funeral was held June 6 at
Peacock-Ncwnam Funeral Home,
Southport, for Wilbur "Bill" Atcn
died.
The Rev. P.D. Midgelt officiated.
Atcn died June 3 at Dos her
Memorial Hospital, Southport.
He was a member of VFW Post
10226, Oak Island, and served in
the Pacific with the U.S. Army dur
ing World War II.
Survivors includc his wife, Carol
M. Atcn of the home; a son, Daniel
Atcn of Boiling Spring Lakes; and a
granddaughter, Rencc, also of
Boiling Spring Lakes.
Memorial contributions may be
made to Boiling Spring Lakes
Rcscuc Squad or VFW Post 10226,
Long Beach, N.C. 28465.
RUTH HUFF TRIPP
Ruth Huff Tripp, 77, of Route 1,
Ash, died June 8 at her rcsidcncc.
The funeral was June 10 in Let
tics Grove Pentecostal Church in
Shallottc, with the Rev. Mauricc
Milligan and the Rev. George Cas
well officiating. Burial was in Smith
Cemetery, Ash.
Born in Vanceboro June 1, 1914,
she was a daughter of the late Walt
er Raleigh and Ruth Bland Huff.
Prior to her retirement she and her
husband co-owned Brunswick Trac
tor Company in Longwood.
Survivors includc her husband,
Leo L. Tripp of the home; three
sons, Lacy Tripp of Angicr, Eugene
Tripp of Shallottc and David Tripp
Sr. of Ash; seven grandchildren;
and nine great-grandchildren.
CLAUDIA JOHNSON
WELLS
Claudia Johnson Wells, 88, of
Southport. died June 8 at Autumn
Care Convalescent Center in Shal
lottc.
The funeral was June 11 in Trinity
United Methodist Church, South
port where she was a member. The
Rev. P.D. Mkigcu officiated. Burial
was in Northwood Cemetery.
Mrs. Wells was bom March 17,
19()3, in Southport. She had been a
Dosher Hospital volunteer and a
member of the Southport Woman's
Club. She was the widow of Wil
liam S. Wells Sr.
Survivors include a son, William
S. Wells Jr. of Hampton, Va.; a
brother, James Johnson of Raleigh;
a sister, Helen Tonn of Tampa, Fla.:
three grandchildren; and two great
grandchildren.
Memorial contributions may be
made to Trinity United Methodist
Church Building Fund.
PAUL DOUGLAS KERR
Paul Douglas Kerr, 55, of Yaupon
Beach, died June 8 at Dosher
Memorial Hospital. Southport. He
was the executive vice president of
the Robert Ruark Foundation.
The funeral was June 10 at First
Presbyterian Chuch in High Point
with Dr. Scott Woodmansce offici
ating. Burial was in Guilford Mem
orial Park.
Kerr was bom Sept. 4, 1935, in
High Point, son of Mazie Specglc
Kerr and the late Paul G. Kerr.
He moved here from High Point
nearly three years ago. He was a
veteran of the U.S. Marine Corps
and had worked as a trade associa
tion executive. He was a member of
Oak Island Presbyterian Church,
Southport Rotary Club, the Public
Relations Society of America and
the American Society of Associa
tion Executives.
He was formerly executive vice
president of the Southport-Oak Is
land Chamber of Commerce.
While a Rotarian in High Point
he was a recipient of the covctcd
Paul Harris Fellow Award. He had
also previously served as chairman
of the fund drive for the High Point
Chapter of the American Heart
Association.
Survivors include his wife, Nan
cy Jane Lucas Kerr of ihc home; a
son. Paul Douglas Kerr Jr. of Ihc
home; a daughter, Sharon Kerr Bos
tic of Bculaville; his mother, Ma/ic
Freeman of High Point; and a sister,
Joann Vuncannon of Greensboro;
and two grandchildren.
Memorials may be made to the
American Heart Association.
IVA LORENA GORE
Iva Lorena Gore, 81, of Route 3,
Shallotte, died June 9 at her resi
dence.
The funeral was to be held
Wednesday, June 12, at 11 a.m. at
Old Shallotte Baptist Church,
Grissettown. where she was a mem
ber. The Rev. Ivrcn Hughes was to
officiate, with burial in Brunswick
Memorial Gardens.
Born in Brunswick County on
Dec. 17, 1909, she was a daughter
gf the late Richard and Lula Holden
Sellers. Until her illness she was
very active in her church.
Survivors include her husband,
William Claude Gore of the home;
four daughters, Mrs. Wayne
(Emma) Hcwetl of Shallotte and
Mrs. Shclton (Betty Jo) Wood, Mrs.
Harry (Anna) Formyduval and Mrs.
John (Bullins), all of Wilmington;
eight grandchildren; and five great
grandchildren.
Memorials may be made to the
Old Shallotte Baptist Church, Route
3, Shallotte, N.C. 28459.
LOUIE C. HOLDEN
Louie C. Holden, 82, of
Wilmington, died June 9 in New
Hanover Regional Medical Center.
The funeral was to be held
Wednesday, June 12, at 11 a.m. in
the Coble Ward-Smith Chapel,
Wilmington, with the Rev. Tony
Adams and the Rev. Margaret
Hockett officiating. Burial was to be
in Sharon United Methodist Church
Cemetery, Supply.
Bom July 18. 1908, in Brunswick
County, he was the son of the late
Lucian A. and Wallie White
Holdcn.
He was a retired seaman and cap
tain of the Southport-Fort Fisher
Ferry. He was a shrincr and a 32nd
degree mason.
Survivors include a brother,
Clemit Holdcn of Holdcn Beach; a
sister, Lela Woodsidc of Coco. Fla.;
four nephews and a niece.
Memorials may be made to
Epworth United Methodist Church,
Wilmington.
RITA ANN S. GAMBILL
Rita Ann Sarvis Gambill, 33, of
the Maco community, Leland, died
unexpectedly Saturday, June 8, at
her residence.
The funeral was to be held 1 1
a.m. Wednesday, June 12, at And
rews Mortuary Market Street Chap
el, with the Rev. James M. Spivey
and the Rev. Eugene Ridley officiat
ing. Burial was to be in Sea Lawn
Memorial Park, Hampstcad.
Mrs. Gambill was bom in Col
umbus County on Feb. 10, 1958. the
daughter of Jack and Ann Spivey
Sarvis of Castle Haync.
She was employed with Bruns
wick Cove Nursing Center.
Survivors in addition to her par
ents include her husband, Russell
Lee Gambill Jr. of the home; a
brother, Ricky Sarvis of Wilming
ton; her grandmother, Charlotte Spi
vey of Tabor City; two nephews and
a niece.
KKRMIT C.JAMES SR.
Kermit C. James Sr., 77, of Yau
pon Beach, died June 10 at his resi
dence.
A graveside service was to be
held today (Thursday) in London
Bridge Baptist Church Cemetery,
Virginia Beach, Va.
RELIGIOUS BRIEFS
Children's Mission Coming To Ocean Isle Beach
Children's Sand and Surf Mission
(CSSM) will offer its program for
elementary school age children July
8-12 at Ocean Isle Beach.
Lorna Morris of Little River, S.C.,
said the program will offer songs,
skits, puppets, Bible stories and oth
er activities from 10 a.m. to 12 noon
Monday through Friday near the
Ocean Isle Beach Pjer. The site will
be marked by a red CSSM banner.
Children ages 5 through 12 arc wel
come, along with their parents.
The program is run by Children's
Ministries, a national organization
headquartered in Pittsburgh. Pa. The
program is free, with preregistration
not required.
A similar two-week children's
mission is panned at Cherry Grove
Beach, Cherry Grove, S.C., June
24-July 5.
Witness In Concert
Witness, a Christian music group
comprised of selected college stu
dents, will appear in concert at
Southport Baptist Church Saturday,
June 15, at 7:30 p.m.
The group is sponsored by the
State Baptist Convention's Evangel
ism Department.
Supply Plans VBS
Vacation Bible School begins
June 17 at Supply Baptist Church
and continues through June 21 from
8:30 a.m. to 12 noon each day.
Classes will be offered for ages
birth through 17, said spokesman
Mackie Barefoot.
Commencement will be held
June 23 at 6:30 p.m.
Troupe Offers HI-TOPS'
Master Design, a touring youth
group, will present the dramatic
musical HI-TOPS Monday, June 17,
at 7 p.m. at Little River United
Methodist Church, Little River, S.C.
This is the third year of touring
the Southeastern United States for
the group of middle and high school
age students from Community Unit
ed Methodist Church in Casselber
ry.Fla.
The program is designed to bring
a message to all ages, as audience
members identify with different
characters and the situations in
which they find themselves.
More information is available by
contacting the church at 1-803-249
2329.
Birthday Service Set
The congregation of Crystal
Spring Missionary Baptist Church
in Northwest Community, Leiand,
invites the public to join in a com
bined appreciation / 75th birthday
service for their pastor, the Rev.
E.H. Stevenson, June 16.
Lonnie Adams, program chair
person, said morning worship will
begin at 11:30 a.m? followed by
dinner at 1:30 p.m. and the appreci
ation and birthday services at 3:30
p.m.
Guest leaders for the afternoon
service will be the Rev. Sam Flow
ers and the choir and congregation
of First Baptist Church in Eliza
beth town.
Installation Planned
The Rev. Don R. Safrit, pastor of
St. Luke's Lutheran Church in Shal
lotte, will be installed June 16 at 10
a.m. by the Rev. Maria Copeland.
Copcland is the assistant to the
bishop of the North Carolina Synod
of the Evangelical Lutheran Church
of America. She will also give the
sermon that day.
Seaside Adds Service
Seaside United Methodist Church
is adding a second worship service
to its Sunday schedule starting
Sunday, June 16.
Worship service and Sunday
School for all ages begins at 9 a.m.,
followed by a fellowship period
Peoples Funeral Home
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from 10 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. and the
second service at 10:30 a.m.
The Rev. Camillc Yorkey Ed
wards is pastor of the congregation,
which meets in a building on N.C.
179 just cast of the Ocean Isle
Beach causeway.
Remer At Chapel
The Rev. Doug Rcmcr, an Epis
copal minister from Atlanta, Ga., is
the pastor of the week at The Hold
en Beach Chapel.
He will deliver the message Sun
day, June 16, at the interdenomina
tional chapel on Rothschild Street,
Holden Beach.
Worship service begins at 1 1 a.m.,
preceded by Sunday School at 10
a.m.
This is the chapel's 31st season.
VBS Begins Monday
Vacation Bible School for all
ages begins Monday, June 17, and
continues through Friday, June 21,
from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. at First Bap
tist Church of Shalloue.
Help in arranging transportation
for children without rides is avail
able by calling the parsonage, 754
4959, or Lena Hawes, 754-4858,
said spokesman William Manning.
Commencement will be held
Sunday, June 23, at 7 p.m.
Seaside
United Methodist Church
9 00 A.N1 Worship Service & Sunday School
10:00- 10:30 AM Fellowship
10:30 AM Worship Service
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Pastor: The Rev. Camllle Yorkey Edwards
579-5753
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1 12 mile east of OIB Intersection
The church is locatcd on Main
Street in Shalloltc.
Groundbreaking Set
Calabash Presbyterian Church
(USA) will break ground Sunday,
June 16, for its new worship facility
on Georgetown Road.
After the 9:30 a.m. worship ser
vice in the Calabash VFW Hall, the
congregation will reconvene at the
church site at 11 a.m. for the cere
mony, said Mary Mcdciros, church
historian.
Along with leaders of the local
church, those participating will in
clude representatives of Coastal
Carolina Presbytery and its new
church development committee.
The Rev. Francis Womack is pas
tor of the church.
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CEDAR GROVE AREA NEWS
Guest Minister Was Inspiring
BY BARBARA T. HEVVKTT
The Rev. Dwight Bryant gave the
keynote sermon at the choir anni
versary program at Little Macedonia
Missionary Bap
tist Church in
Supply Sunday,
June 2.
Speaking
from Psalm 137,
he related the
Scripture to the
Lord's prcscncc
with U.S. troops
during two re
cent operations
in the Middle East, Desert Shield
and Desert Storm.
He is to return to Cedar Grove
Missionary Baptist Church Sunday,
June 23, to serve as keynote speaker
on a 4 p.m. program. The public is
invited.
Dwight is the latest in a series of
evangelists to visit locally.
It seems area adults thrive on
such inspiration to help them copc
with the pitfalls and slick mountain
sides of life. I think these positive
messages also help deter crime and
disorder in society as well as pover
ty
Dwight is the son of Harvey and
Eamcstinc Bryant. His grandmother
was the late Mattie Sophia Reaves
Bryant.
Support Pays Off
Occan View Association has built
a reputation of supporting its chil
dren.
The union of churchcs seems to
feel thai investing in the future of
these younstcrs pays off in helping
develop well-rounded cilizcns.
One of the young people who has
benefitted from that nurturing and
for whom the association has great
expectations is Pcrty Dcon Grissett,
son of Sonny and Ruby Mac Bryant
of Pleasant Hill Church.
As reported earlier in this paper,
the talented rising West Brunswick
High School junior has been invited
to attend the N.C. School of Science
and Mathematics.
In Ocean View Association Pcrty
has been a faithful Bible Institute
student since he was Cradle Roll
age.
Birthday Greetings
Happy birthday to James, Leither,
Carol and Earnest Hcwctt; Mcrtha
Bryant; Gertrude Gore; Perry Lee
Hcwctt; Cynthia Mitchell; Rosiland
Bryant; Alcasc Johnson; Anthony
Bryant; Tania Hewelt; and Alonza
Hcwctt.
Tune In
Listen Thursdays at 3 p.m. and
Saturdays at 10:15 a.m. for the
Cedar Grove Area News. On Sun
day evenings listen for the Moments
of Inspiration gospel music min
istry. Both programs air on WVCB
Radio in Shallottc.
Weekly Scripture
This week's Scripture comes
from 1 John 4, "And this command
ment have we, that he who loveth
the Father loveth his brother also."
First Area CROP Walk Nets
$4,000 For Hunger Relief
Walkers and their sponsors raised
more than S4.000 to help fight
hunger in the first South Brunswick
Intcrchurch Council CROP Walk
last month.
Nearly 100 people from six area
churches walked or jogged the 10
kilometer route at Se-a Trail Plan
tation, said Don Eggcrt, coordinator.
One-fourth of the S4, 171.50
raised will be kept in the communi
ty to help feed the hungry. The
Intcrchurch Council Food Bank at
St. Brendan's Catholic Church will
receive a check from CROP for
about SI, 040.
Calabash
Presbyterian Church
Worship Services Sunday 9:30 AM
VFW COMMUNITY HALL
TRADERS' VILLAGE, CALABASH
CROP is a program operated by
Church World Service. Nearly 90
CROP Walks arc held each year in
North Carolina to support hunger re
lief efforts worldwide. These in
clude emergency food relief, teach
ing of agricultural practices in third
world countries, health clinics, nutri
tion education and similar activities.
The Interchurch Council plans to
make the local CROP Walk an an
nual event.
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