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Thousands Attended Service
Thousands gathered to hear evangelist Mike Shreve Sunday morning at the Easier service on the strand sponsored by Ocean Isle Beach
Chapel. Spokesman Virginia Williamson said it was the best-attended service to date at the beach, with attendance estimates ranging from
2,000 to 4,000.
OLA ROBERTS SPRINGS
Ola Roberts Springs, 81, of
Conway, S.C., died April 5 at the
Medical University of South Caro
lina in Charleston following an ill
ness.
The funeral was April 7 at
Goldfinch Funeral Home's Conway
Chapel, with the Rev. Grcg Cannon
officiating. Burial was in Pauley
Swamp Cemetery.
She was bom in Georgetown,
S.C., to the late Isaac Maily and
Annie Thompkins Roberts. She was
of the Baptist faith.
Survivors include six daughters,
Olive Ann Martin, Betty Lou
Lightsey, Lois Ann Moore, Mary
Glen Springs and Meredith Laday
Springs, all of Conway, and Lilly
Mac Smith of Longwood; a brother,
Frank Roberts of Hemingway, S.C.;
a sister, Lula M*>c Michau of
Georgetown; 17 grandchildren; and
22 great-grandchildren.
ALBERT KARL SPENGLER
Albert Karl Spcnglcr of Landing
II, Sunset Beach, died April 10 in
Grand Strand General Hospital,
Myrtle Beach, S.C.
The funeral was April 13 at St.
Brendan's Catholic Church,. Shal
lottc, by the Rev. Francis Maloney.
Burial was in North Myrtle Beach
Memorial Gardens.
Spcnglcr was born in Brooklyn,
N.Y., on April 5, 1919, a son of the
late Arthur and Tina Herring
Spcngler. He was a retired machinist
and a veteran of the U.S. Army.
Survivors include his wife, Helen
Lagberg Spcnglcr of the home; four
sons, Albert Spcnglcr of Herndon,
Va., Raymond Spcngler of Statcs
villc, Lawrence Spcngler of Evans
ville, Ind., and Paul Spcngler of
Holbrook, Long Island, N.Y.; a
daughter, Mary Ellen Kolsch of
Torrington, Conn.; two sisters,
Dorothy Franchi of Orange City,
Fla., and Emma Fearon of Floral
City, Fla; 12 grandchildren; and
three great-grandchildren.
Memorials may be made to St.
Jude's Children's Hospital, Memp
his, Tcnn. 38127.
GARY WAYNE SIMMONS
Gary Wayne Simmons, 35, of
Leland died April 9 in New Hanover
Regional Medical Center, Wilm
ington.
The funeral was April 12 in
Inman Chapel, Tabor City, conduct
ed by the Rev. Hughct Godwin.
Burial was in Forest Lawn Cem
etery, Tabor City.
Simmons was a native of Horry
County, S.C., the son of Floyd Sim
mons and the late Mary Edna Ward
Simmons.
Survivors includc his wife, Ann
Long Simmons of the home; his fa
ther and stepmother, Floyd and Vcr
nella Simmons of Clarendon; a sis
ter, France Simmons of Tabor City;
two brothers, Ernie Simmons of
Spartanburg, S.C., and Dale Sim
mons of the U.S. Air Force, Korea.
EDNA CARR FULCHER
Edna Carr Fulchcr, 86, of South
port died April 10 at Brunswick
Cove Convalescent Center, Leland.
The funeral was April 12 at St.
Philip's Episcopal Church, South
port, where she was a member. The
Rev. Robert Beasley, pastor, and the
Right Rev. Hunley Elcbash, retired
bishop of East Carolina, officiated.
Burial was in Norlhwood Cemetery.
Bom June 4, 1906, she was the
daughter of the late Thomas Bcals
Can- and Susan Elizabeth Dosher.
She was the widow of Delmas
Jerome Fulchcr.
Survivors include her daughter,
Mary Susan Oots of Wilmington;
her son, Delmas Jerome Fulchcr Jr.
of Hartsville, S.C.; her sister, Elea
nor Carr Willing of Southport; 10
grandchildren; and three great
grandchildren.
BUDDIE BROWN
Buddie Brown, 89, formerly of
Yaupon Beach, died April 10 at
Ocean Trail Convalescent Center,
Southport.
A graveside service was held
April 13 in Northwood Cemetery.
ANNIE RUTH
HALL BITRICK
Annie Ruth Hall Bitrick, 69, of
Sunset Beach, formerly of the Ben
son area, died April 11 at Loris Ex
tended Care Facility in Loris, S.C.
The funeral was April 13 at Rose
& Graham Funeral Chapel in
Benson, with burial in Montlawn
Cemetery in Raleigh. The Rev.
Agnes Baker Douglas officiated.
She was bom in Johnston County
on Sept. 14, 1923, the daughter of
the late Willie Richard and 11a Jane
Messer Hall.
Survivors include her husband,
Matthew "Jim" Bitrick; two sons,
the Rev. Duane Bitrick of Roanoke,
Va., and Ray Bitrick of Atlanta, Ga.;
four grandchildren; and three great
grandchildren; three aunts; and an
uncle.
KELLY DEAN CRISCO
Kelly Dean Crisco, 52, of Bolivia,
died April 7 at The Brunswick
Hospital.
The funeral was April 9 at Faith
Baptist Church, with the Rev. Leo
Cannon officiating. Burial was in
Forest Lawn Cemetery.
Crisco was born in Richmond
Counly on May 9, 1940, to the late
Luther Henry and Hannah Kelly
Crisco.
Survivors include his wife, Peggy
G. Crisco of the home; five sons,
Marcus Dean Crisco and William J.
Crisco of the home, Kelly D. Crisco
Jr. of Leland, Jamie Crisco of Cal
ifornia and Teddy Crisco of Kinston;
a daughter, Beth Ivey of Wilm
ington; four brothers; five sisters;
and five grandchildren.
INEZ CORA
SIMMONS REGISTER
Inez. Cora Simmons Register, 67,
of Wilmington, died April 7 at her
residence.
The funeral was April 9 at
WrighLsvillc Beach Baptist Church,
with the Rev. Danny Hawkins offici
ating. Burial was in Oleander Mem
orial Gardens.
Mrs. Register was born on March
15, 1926, in Greenville, S.C., the
daughter of the late Lawrence and
Nora Simmons. She grew up in Pen
dcrlca and moved to Wilmington
with her husband in 1945. She was a
member of Wrightsvillc Beach
Baptist Church for 33 years.
She was preceded in death by an
infant son, Jerry Lee Register.
Survivors include her husband,
James Edwin "Ed" Register of the
home; one son, Jimmy C. Register
of Shallotte; two brothers, L.R.
Simmons of Alabama and Carl Sim
mons of Wilmington; two sisters,
Tweetie Hall of Washington, N.C.,
and Pearl Driver of Atlanta; and two
granddaughters, Christina and Me
lissa Register, both of Shallotte.
Memorials may be made to the
Wrightsvillc Beach Baptist Church
Building Fund, Causeway and Coral
Drive, Wrightsville Beach, N.C.
28480.
ARTHUR DAVIS JR.
Arthur Davis Jr., 65, of Bolivia
died April 10 in New Hanover
Regional Medical Center, Wilm
ington.
St. Luke
Lutheran Church
Worship Service Sunday, 10:00 A.M.
Sunday School at 9:00 a.m.
Meeting In Shallolle Middle School
754-7816
Pastor Donald R. Safrit
The funeral was April 14 in the
Coble Ward-Smith Chapel, with the
Rev. Billy Peclc officiating. Burial
was to be in Waco, Texas, on Mon
day, April 19, in Waco Memorial
Park.
Davis was bom in Onslow
County on Jan. 5, 1928, the son of
the late Arthur and Anna Futrell
Davis Sr. He was a member of Zion
United Methodist Church at Town
Creek, a graduate of Baylor Univer
sity, Waco, Texas, and a veteran of
the U.S. Army Air Force.
He was preceded in death by his
wife, Dorothy, on Feb. 3, 1993.
Survivors includc two sons,
Arthur Davis 111 and Ronald Alan
Davis, both of Rock Hill, S.C.; and a
granddaughter, April Lee Davis of
Hyde Park, N.Y.
Memorials may be made to the
American Cancer Society, P.O. Box
4894, Wilmington, N.C. 28406.
RKBKCCA MANKR PETTY
Rebecca Maner Petty, 63, of
Boiling Spring Lakes, died April 11
at home.
Arrangements were to be an
nounced by Peacock-New nam Fun
eral Home, Southport.
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Gayla Varnam To Speak At
Southport Aglow Meeting
Gayla Vamam will be gucsl
speaker for the April meeting of
South port Women's Aglow Fellow
ship.
The meeting will be held Satur
day, April 17, from 10 a.m. until
noon at the Senior Citizens Building
on Atlantic Street. Refreshments
will be served begining at 9:30.
Varnam is the wife of Terry Var
nam. She has two sons ages 11 and
12. She is a member of Southport
Baptist Church and serves as
Women's Missionary Union direc
tor. She is also active in missionary
work.
Revival Slated
Sabbath Home Baptist Church of
Holden Beach will hold a spring re
vival April 19-23, with daily ser
vices at 7:30 p.m.
The Rev. Conlcy Matlock of
Gastonia will be the guest preacher,
said spokesman Clyde Yarborough.
The public is invited.
The church is located on Sabbath
Home Road near the Holden Beach
causeway.
Musical Slated
The Wesley Choir of Seaside
United Methodist Church will pre
sent "Angels, Lambs, Caterpillars
and Butterflies" Wednesday, April
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