PHOEBE WICKER HAMER
Phoebe Wicker Hamcr, 63, of
Siler City, died March 23 at her
home following a year of declining
health.
The funeral was March 26 at
First Weslcyan Church, with the
Rev. Dennis Boone and the Rev.
Larry Johnson officiating. Burial
was in Goldston Cemetery, Golds
ton.
A native of Chatham County she
was retired from Glcndalc Hosiery
Co. and was a member of First
Weslcyan Church.
Survivors include her husband,
Julian B. Hamer Sr. of the home;
three sons. Jay Hamcr of Holdcn
Beach, John Hamcr and Richard
Hamcr, both of Siler City; four
daughters, Sharon Smith and Carol
Johnson, both of Siler City, Alma
Smithcy of Burlington and Ann
Reed of Mebane: a sister. Susan
Haymore of Siler City; two brothers,
Trank Wicker of Siler City and Don
ald Wicker of Staley; nine grand
children; and one great-grandchild.
Memorials may be made to
Hospice of Chatham, P.O. Box
1077, Piusboro, N.C. 27312.
DOMINICK DI MARTIN
Dominick Di Martin, 86, of
Hampton Bays, N.Y., died at
Southhampton Hospital on March 4.
Masonic, fire department and reli
gious services were held at J.
Ronald Scoti Funeral Home, with a
Mass spoken at St. Rosalie's
Catholic Church. The cremation ser
vice was held privately with inter
ment of the ashes at Good Ground
Cemetery.
Di Martin was a retired foreman
and cable slicer for New York
Telephone- Company in Westhamp
ton Beach, N.Y. He was the last sur
viving charter member of the
Hampton Bays Fire Department and
was also a member of the Exempt
Firemen's Benevolent Association
and the Potunk Lodge of Wcsthamp
ton.
Survivors include his two sons,
Donald Martin of Hampton Bays
and Holden Beach and Alfred
Martin of Weed, Calif.; his sister,
Mac Martin Tandorio of Hampton
Bays; nine grandchildren; and 15
great-grandchildren. He was preced
ed in death by his brother, Aurelius.
Memorial contributions may be
made in his name to Coastline
Volunteer Rescue Squad.
DAVID HENRY PITT1NGER
A private memorial service was
held for David Henry Pittingcr, 69,
of Winnabow, who died March 22 at
his home.
Pittinger was born in Woodsboro,
Md., on 'jcc. 14, 1923, the son of
the late w. hn and Jenny Ann Lowe
Pittinger. He was an active member
of Christ Evangelical Lutheran
Church in Freemansburg, Pa., and
had retired as general manager after
29 years of service with Waylitc
Company. He was a U.S. Navy vet
eran of World War 11, receiving the
Good Conduct Medal.
Survivors include his wife, Helen
Zamiski Pittingcr of the home; a
son, David C. Pittingcr of Lopat
Cong, NJ.; two daughters, Sandra
Jean Vajda of Freemansburg, Pa.,
and Jane Ann Pamell of Conway,
S.C.; a brother, Daniel, and two sis
ters, Mary and Alice, all of Mary
land; five grandchildren; and four
great-grandch ildren.
Memorials may be made to
Lov/er Cape Fear Hospice, P.O. Box
1926, Shallottc, N.C. 28459.
VIRGINIA PAULINE
CHINNIS KELLY
Virginia Pauline Chinnis Kelly,
St. Luke
Lutheran Church
Worship Service Sunday, 10:00 A.M.
Sunday School at 9:00 a.m.
Meeting In Shallottc Middle School
754-7816
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80, of Lcland died March 22 in New
Hanover Regional Medical Center
Wilmington.
The funeral was March 25 at
Leland Baptist Church, where she
was a member, with the Rev Billy
Buchanan and the Rev Roger Heath
officiating. Burial was in the church
cemetery.
l i SfloiV^aS I*5"1 Lcland on April
i . 1912, the daughter of the late
fallen Strickland and William Her
ben Chinnis Sr.
FavTin?rVnClude hCF ^"ghtcr.
Kelly Hayes of Lcland; three
grandchildren. Jesse L. Hayes Jr. of
Holden Bcach, Kelly H. Wolfe of
Castle Haync and Carol Ann H.
I0?" of Leland; one great-grand
Crw,:,and 3 sisler- Clc? C. Stewart
oi Wilmington.
JAMES WILSON VARNUM
James Wilson Varnum, 57, of
Shallotte, a retired U.S. Air Force
lieutenant colonel, died March 22 in
N.C. Memorial Hospital, Chapel
Hill, after a brief illness.
The funeral was March 25 in
Jennies Branch Baptist Church, with
the Rev. Herman Absher and the
Rev. Jesse BentJcy officiating. Bur
ial was in the church cemetery with
full military honors.
Varnum was bom Oct. 26, 1935, a
son of Ada L. Vamum of Shallottc
and Talmadge Vamum of Supply.
He was a 1958 graduate of the
University of North Carolina at
Chapel Hill, where he attended on a
football scholarship. He served with
^Lu-S- Air Force from 1958 to
IVX6. As a fighter pilot he saw tours
of duty in South Vietnam and
Thailand. He received the Distingu
ished Flying Cross with five oak leaf
clusters, the Air Medai with 29 oak
leal clusters, the Air Force Com
mendation medal and the Republic
of Vietnam Gallantry Cross.
Varnum was presently employed
by the Hony County Department of
Airports as deputy director for gen
eral aviation.
Survivors in addition to his par
ents include his wife, Emily Gore
Vamum of the home; two daughters
Mrs. Richard (Sarah) Gore of Tabor
City and Mrs. Ken (Sandra) Ballard
of Tacoma, Wash.; a son. Steven
Vamum of the home; and three
granddaughters.
He was preceded in death by his
son, James Wilson Vamum Jr on
Feb. 20, 1993. *
In lieu of flowers, memorials may
be made to Carolina Football Office,
tk'h ^J126, Chapel Hill, N.C.
^/515-2126, or Order of Daedalians
Scholarship Fund, Elliott White
Springs Flight 77, 1806 Plaa Blvd
M) rtle Bcach, S.C. 29575.
MARY ELLA MUNDORF
Mary Ella Nora Mundorf, 83 of
Saltaire Village, Calabash, died
March 23 in The Brunswick Hosp
ital in Supply.
A memorial service was held
March 25 in St. James the Fisher
man Episcopal Church, Shalloue
with the Rev. Richard W. Warner Jr"
officiating.
Bom Feb. 25, 1903, in York, Pa.
she was a daughter of the late Hor
ace Franklin and Elsie Nora Weist
Reachard. She had served as a re
porter for the Millsboro Post news
paper, covering fishing. She was the
widow of John Blair Mundorf Jr.
Seaside
United Methodist Church
8:00 AM Worship Soviet
9:00 AM Christian Education Hour
9:30-10:00 AM Fellowship Time
10:00 AM Worship Service
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Pastor: The Rev Camillc Yorkey Edwards
579 5753
1300 Seaside Rd. SW (llwy 904)
Sunset Beach
Survivors includc two daughters,
Lorraine Mundorf of Calabash and
Barbara Jane Buffington of Bear,
Del.; nine grandchildren; 18 great
grandchildren; and a great-great
grandchild.
Memorials may be made to the
American Diabetics Association,
1660 Duke St., Alexandria, Va.
22314, the Muscular Dystrophy as
sociation, 810 Seventh Avenue, New
York, N.Y. 10019 or StJamcs
Episcopal Church Building Fund,
P.O. Box 68, Shallottc, Shallottc,
N.C.28459.
JAMES E. BELLAMY
James Edward "Son Rabbit"
Bellamy, 99, of Little River, S.C.,
died March 22 at Grand Strand
General Hospital, Myrtle Beach,
S.C., after an illness.
The funeral was March 26 at St.
Paul AME Church with the Rev. Joe
Keel officiating. Burial was in the
church cemetery.
He was bom Aug. 30, 1893, in
Georgia, the son of the late Jimmie
Rabbit and Ida Bellamy. He attended
Horry County public schools and
was a retired fanner.
Survivors includc two daughters,
Eleanor Drayton of Columbia, S.C.,
and Virginia Hicks of Tabor City; a
son, Raymond Bellamy of Little
River; seven stepchildren, Carlton
Bellamy and Evangeline Randall,
both of Little River, Evie Mac
Bellamy of Atlantic Beach, S.C.,
Frances Hewett of Supply, Lannic
McCray of New Jersey, and Mattie
Bell and Wilbur Bellamy, both of
Longs, S.C.; two sisters, Ida Moore
of Popular, S.C., and Maggie
Phillips of Bucksport, S.C.; 38
grandchildren; 45 great-grandchil
dren; and 50 great-greai-g-"ariilchil
dren.
LAURA M. BATES
Laura M. Bates, 93, of Shallottc,
died March 24 at Autumn Care of
Shallottc.
She was bom in Montreal,
Canada, a daughter of the late David
and Margaret Bisscncttc Martin. She
moved to Calabash four years ago
from Midlands, Mich., and was a
homemakcr. She was the widow of
Arthur I. Bates.
Survivors includc two sons,
Stanley I. Bates of Calabash and F.
Lewis Bates of North Myrtle Beach,
S.C.; a daughter, Carol M. Parker of
Bellingham, Wash.; a sister, Lilly
Macintosh of Masscna, N.Y.; eight
grandchildren; and 11 great-grand
children.
No local services are planned.
T.G. BUMGARDNER
Thurston Geriah (T.G.) Bum
gardncr, 83, of Lexington, died
March 25 at N.C. Baptist Hospital,
Winston-Salem, after several years
of declining health and recent ill
ncss.
The funeral was conductcd March
28 at First Baptist Church, Lexing
ton, by the Rev. Tommy Wilson.
Burial was in Forest Hill Memorial
Park.
Bom in Cleveland County on
March 29, 1909, to the late Pinkney
and Mary Beam Bumgardncr. He
had served First Baptist Church of
Lexington as deacon, member,
Sunday school teacher, usher, grcct
er, senior choir and visitation com
mittee member. He was a former life
insurance salesman and an ordained
Baptist minister, having served in
Cleveland County.
Bumgardncr was preceded in
death in 1953 by his first wife,
Macie B. McSwain Bumgardncr.
Survivors include his wife, Mon
tise Weaver Bumgardncr of the
home; two sons. Tommy Ray Smith
of Winston-Salem and Aaron E.
Smith Jr. of Charlotte; two daugh
ters, Mrs. Larry (Martha Sue) Lund
berg of Ocean Isle and Evelyn Lou
ise Mussclman of Salisbury; a broth
er, William Bumgardncr of Shelby;
two sisters, Cleo Moffitt of Waco,
N.C., and Mrs. Zcb (Ila) Beam of
Shelby; 11 grandchildren; and 11
great-grandchildren.
JAMES T. MACLACHLAN
James Thomas MacLachlan, 65,
of Carolina Shores, Calabash, died
March 26 at his residence following
an extended illness.
A memorial service was held
March 29 at Little River United
Methodist Church, with the Rev.
Van Thomas officiating.
Bom in Orange, N.J., he was a
son of the late William and Margaret
Cameron MacLachlan. He was a re
tired finance director with Berlet
Laboratories, a veteran of the U.S.
Army, and a member of Little River
United Methodist Church.
MacLachlan was a former resident
of Somerset, NJ.
Survivors include his wife,
Marlyn Dunn MacLachlan; a son,
Bruce Dunn MacLachlan of
Hudson, Ohio; two daughters, Gail
Rayncr of Somerset, NJ? and Jill
Gaillard of Greensboro; a brother,
William B. MacLachlan of West
Hartford, Conn.; and four grandchil
dren.
Memorials may be made to Little
River United Methodist Church,
P.O. Box 160, Little River, S.C.
29566, or Lower Cape Fear
Hospice, P.O. Box 1926, Shallotte,
N.C. 28459.
JUANITA B. HILTON
Juanita B. Hilton, 69, of Little
River, S.C., died March 27.
The funeral was March 29 at
North Myrtle Beach Memorial
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Bullard. She was the widow of F.
Pat Hillon.
Mrs. Hillon was retired from the
A&P and was a member of First
Baptist Church of North Myrtle
Beach, S.C.
Survivors includc two sons,
Richard B. "Randy" Hilton of Simp
sonville, S.C., and Ricky L. West of
Little River, five daughters, Jenellc
Gaffncy of West Columbia, S.C.,
Patricia Strachan of Virginia Beach,
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MARGARET McKKITHAN
KNOX
Margaret McKcithan Knox, 89, of
Leland died March 27 at her resi
dence.
The funeral was March 29 at Zion
United Methodist Church, with the
Rev. Billy Peclc officiating. Burial
was in the church cemetery.
Mrs. Knox was bom in
Brunswick County on Sept. 5, 1903,
the daughter of the late George
Madison and Alice Ottaway
McKcithan.
She was a member of Zion United
Methodist Church and its United
Methodist Women, and of Town
Creek Senior Citizens. Mrs. Knox
was the daughter of a Confederate
veteran, George Madison
McKeithan, and received a certifi
catc from the Sons of Confederate
Veterans.
Survivors include her daughter,
Marilyn Knox Sellers of Durha; and
two granddaughters, Melissa Sellers
of the University of North Carolina
at Greensboro and Samantha Sellers
of the University of North Carolina
at Wilmington.
Memorials may be made to Zion
United Methodist Church Endow
ment and/or Memorial Fund.
RUBY F. BABSON
Ruby F. Babson, 88, of Ash, died
March 25 in Autumn Care, Shal
lot te.
The funeral was March 28 in the
Brunswick Funeral Service Chapel,
Shallotte, with Elder David Lcggctt
officiating. Burial was in Smith
Family Cemetery, Ash.
She was born in Brunswick
County on Jan. 23, 1905, a daughter
of the late Tobias Payne and Ar
mcsia Simmons Formyduval. She
was preceded in death by her son,
Jimmy Todd Babson, on Feb. 25,
1993.
Survivors include her husband,
Sulton Keifcr Babson of the home; a
son, Raymond D. Babson of Ash; a
daughter, Linda M. Robinson of
Bolivia; and three grandsons, John
Babson of Ash and Eric In man and
Derek Inman, both of Bolivia.
In Loving Memory
of Retired Lt Col.
James W. Varnum
Oct 26. 1935-March 22. 1993
lt must tiavc been cold there in my shadow, to never have
sunlight on your face.
You were content to let me shine, that's your way. you always
walked a step behind.
So 1 was the one with all the glory, while you were the one
with all the strength.
A beautiful lace without a name, for so long, a beautiful smile
to hide the pain.
Did you ever know that you're my hero, and eveiything I
would like to be.
1 can lly higher than an eagle...you are the wind beneath my
wings.
lt might have appeared to go unnoticed, but I've got it all
here in my heart.
1 want you to know I know the truth, 'course I know il.. 1
would be nothing without you.
Did 1 ever tell you you're my hero, you're everything 1 wisn I
could be.
And I can fly higher than an eagle, for you arc the wind
beneath my wings.
Thank you. thank you. thank God for you...the wind beneath my
wings.
Uncle Jim. we will miss you and boopy too!
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