Local Deaths And Funerals
WILBUR WASHINGTON TODD
Wilbur Washington Todd of Wil
mington died Nov. 18 at his home
following an extended illness.
Born in Horry County on Jan. 8.
1921, he was the son of the late
Joseph Wilbur and Linnie Sikes
Todd. He was a member of Long
Leaf Baptist Church, was an Army
veteran of World War II and was re
tired from the Babcock-Wilcox
Company.
Surviving are his wife, Leila
Prince Todd of the home; a son,
Wilbur Gene Todd and wife Margie
of Rocky Point; a daughter. Deborah
Todd Joyner and husband Alfred of
Wilmington; four brothers. Henry
and Heyward Todd, both of Horry
County, S.C., Daniel Todd of Wilm
ington and Clarence Todd of Char
leston, S.C.; a sister, Clara Belle
Todd of Horry County; seven grand
children and three great-grandchil
dren.
Funeral services were held Friday,
Nov. 19, in the Coble Ward-Smith
Chapel with burial Nov. 20 in
Carter's Cemetery. Loris, S.C.
The family requests memorials be
made to the Lower Cape Fear Hos
pice. 810 Princess St., Wilmington
NC 28401.
DOROTHY MURRAY GARRELL
Dorothy Murray Garrell, 67, of
Lake Waccamaw, died Nov. 15 in
Columbus County Hospital. White
ville.
A memorial service was held
Nov. 18 in Lake Waccamaw United
Methodist Church, where she was a
member, with the Rev. Tal Madison
officiating.
Mrs. Garrell was born in McLen
nan County. Texas, on Jan. 1, 1926,
the daughter of the late Paul C. and
Jewell Powell Murray. She was a
homemaker.
Survivors include her husband,
Leroy Maxwell (Max) Garrell of
Lake Waccamaw, who is in real es
tate at Holden Beach; a daughter,
Mary Pat Garrell of Clarendon; a
son. Major Michael M. Garrell. sta
tioned with the U.S. Air Force in
Rhode Island; her stepmother,
Frances MutTay of Cottonwood,
Ariz.; and four grandchildren.
Memorials may be made to
Lower Cape Fear Hospice.
ANNE P. SKIPPER
Anne Potter Skipper. 77, of Dur
ham, died Nov. 16 at her home fol
lowing a brief illness.
The funeral was Nov. 18 in
Clements Funeral Chapel by the
Rev. Tom Robinson. A graveside
service was held in Skipper Family
Cemetery, Maco, with the Rev.
James Pollard officiating.
Mrs. Skipper was born and reared
in Brunswick County but had been a
resident of Durham for the past 47
years. She had been employed for
16 years as a seamstress with Belk
Leggett Co. She was of the Baptist
faith and was a past matron, Bahama
Chapter No. 203, Order of the
Eastern Star.
Survivors include a daughter, Bar
bara S. Jeffries of Durham; a son.
Ronald Eugene Skipper of Seattle,
Wash.; four grandsons; and three
great-granddaughters.
JOYCE DUNIYEN MILLS
Joyce Duniven Mills, 42, of
Boiling Spring Lakes died Nov. 16
in Wake Medical Center, Raleigh.
Born in Southport on Aug. 19,
1951, she was a daughter of Odcssie
Smith Duniven of Boiling Spring
[.akes and the late [.awrence Duni
ven.
Surv ivors in addition to her moth
er include her husband. Franklin L.
Mills; a son. Wayne Mills of Boiling
Spring Lakes; a sister. Brenda Ma
queda of Pireway; and a brother.
Bennie Smith of Ash.
The funeral was Nov. 19 at Holy
Light Holiness Church in Ash, with
burial in the church cemetery.
SELMA BARTON MILLER
Selma Barton Miller, 69, of Wil
mington, died Nov. 15.
A memorial service was held
Nov. 17 in Andrews Mortuary Val
ley Chapel.
She was born in Greenville, S.C.,
on April 9, 1924. the daughter of the
late Charles Boyd and Maggie
Fowler Barton. She was the wife of
the late Richard L. Miller.
Survivors include a sister. Lessie
L. Cison; her daughter, Patricia
Mealor of Leland; four granddaugh
ters; four grandsons; and three great
grandchildren.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may
be made to the New Hanover
County Humane Society. 2405 N.
23rd St.. Wilminnton. N.C. 28401
or to GROW.
D. EDGAR LONG
D. E-.dgar Long, 75, of Shallotte
died Nov. 17 at his home.
The funeral was Sunday, Nov. 21,
in Letties Grove Pentecostal Free
will Baptist Church. Shallotte, with
the Rev. Maurice Milligan and the
Rev. J. Rodney Lane officiating.
Burial was in Sharon United Meth
odist Church Cemetery. Supply.
Long was born in Nakina. the son
of the late Daniel William and Susan
Long. He was a retired farmer and a
former employee of The Brunswick
Bcflcon. He was a U.S. Navy veter
an.
Survivors include his wife, Ersell
Lewis Long; two sons, Wilbur T.
Long ot Berlin. Germany, and Virgil
R. Long of Nakina; three daughters,
Doris Duering of Holmes, Pa
Janice Smith of Ash and Kay Limon
of San Diego, Calif.; a stepson,
Hoyle G. Hewett of Shallotte; a
stepdaughter, Cynthia Potter of
Houston, Texas; two brothers, Clif
ford Long of Wilmington and D.W.
Long Jr. of Ash; seven sisters. May
Griffin of Lumberton. Ethel Evans
of Nakina, Magaline Cheshire of
Chadbourn, Emma Ward and Cha
nty Duval, both of Whiteville. and
Dorothy Suggs and Virginia Gore,
both of Shallotte; 10 grandchildren
and five great-grandchildren.
HOWARD HURD JR.
Howard Hurd Jr., 69, of Little
River, S.C., died Nov. 18 in Grand
Strand General Hospital, Mvrtle
Beach. S.C.
A memorial service was held
Tuesday, Nov. 21, at Calabash
Presbyterian Church with the Rev
Francis Womack Jr. officiating.
Born in Washington. D.C., he was
a son of the late Howard and Pauline
Angevine Hurd. He retired as senior
vice president of First Fidelity Bank
of Newark, N.J., and was a former
president of Mainland Exchange
Club.
He moved to Calabash in 1984.
He was a member of Calabash
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ber of Bay Tree Golf Plantation and
the Bay Tree Blazer. He was a U.S.
Army veteran of World War II.
Survivors include his wife,
Beatrice Weymouth Hurd; a son,
Richard Hurd of Suffolk. Va.; a
daughter, Sharyn Iris Hurd of Wil
liamstown, N.J.; a sister, Beverly
Beck of Rockville. Md.; and a
grandson.
Memorials may be made to
Calabash Presbyterian Church, 8820
Old Georgetown Road, Sunset
Beach. N.C. 28468.
JAMES C. HASTY JR.
James C. Hasty Jr., 62, of Little
Rock, S.C., died Nov. 18 in his
home.
A graveside funeral was held
Nov. 20 in Hamer Cemetery.
Born in Cumberland County, he
was a son of the late James Colon
and Louise Hamer Hasty. He was a
U.S. Army veteran and a member of
the Disabled American Veterans, a
retired farmer and a member of
Main Street United Methodist
Church.
Survivors include his daughter,
Stephanie Hasty of Calabash; a sis
ter, Katie Louise Hasty Matthews of
Laurinburg; and a brother, Willis
Hasty of Columbia, S.C.
Memorials may be made to the
Disabled American Veterans, P.O.
Box 493, Dillon, S.C. 29536.
CLEVELAND COLLIER
Cleveland Collier, 78, of Little
River, S.C., died Nov. 17 in Grand
Strand General Hospital, Myrtle
Beach, S.C.. after an illness.
The funeral was Nov. 21 in Union
Baptist Church. Brooksville, S.C., of
which he was a member, with the
Rev. Dennis Graham officiating.
Burial was in Old Mount Calvary
Cemetery.
Born April 8, 1915, in Augusta,
Ga., he was a son of the late Willie
and Lena Collier.
Survivors include his wife, Teva
Bell Collier; six daughters, Lee
Grissett, Blondie Lane. Edna Collier
and Lesley "Penny" Grissett. all of
Little River, Merlene Stanley of
Nakina and Angela Johnson of
Thomasboro; a brother, Lester
Collier of Augusta; 12 grandchil
dren; and three great-grandchildren.
EVELYN K. CAVALLO
Evelyn Klutz Cavallo, 75. of
Calabash died Nov. 21 in Conway
(S.C.) Hospital.
The family was to receive friends
from 4 p.m. to 4 p.m. today
(Wednesday) at Brunswick Funeral
Service Chapel. A prayer service
will also be held today with the Rev.
Francis Maloney officiating.
Mrs. Cavallo was born March 31,
1918, in Salisbury, the daughter of
the late Charles and Agnes Smelter
Klutz.
Survivors include her husband,
Oreste "Rusty" H. Cavallo; a daugh
ter, Meri Elizabeth Thomas of
Charleston, S.C.; and a grandson.
JAMES C. GAULDEN SR.
James Carlos Gaulden Sr., 80, of
Calabash died Nov. 20 at McLeod
General Hospital, Florence. S.C.
A graveside service was held
Nov. 23 at North Myrtle Beach
Memorial Gardens, North Myrtle
Beach, S.C., by the Rev. Jerry
Prince.
Mr. Gaulden was a retired mill
wright and past commander of VFW
Post No. 2740 in Durham.
Survivors include his wife. Helen
Jernigan Gaulden; a son, James C.
Gaulden Jr. of Atlanta; a daughter.
Frances G. Jones of Durham; a sis
ter; three grandchildren; and two
great-grandchildren.
LETHA L. HEWETT
Letha Lewis Hewett, 71, of Shal
lotte, died Nov. 20 at The Brunswick
Hospital, Supply.
A graveside service was held
Nov. 22 in Oak Grove Cemetery,
Supply.
Mrs. Hewett was the daughter of
the late James Stub and Mattie
Davis Lewis.
Survivors include Five sons, Shel
ton Hewett, James William Hewett,
Johnnie Hewett, Jack Hewett and
Carl Hewett, all of Shallotte; two
daughters, Charlotte H. Hewett and
Glenda Cheryl Hewett, both of
Shallotte; a brother. Jack Lewis of
Whiteville; three sisters, Frances
Powell and Lou Ellen Farrow, both
of Whiteville, and Zettie Hewett of
Lexington; 13 grandchildren; and
three great-grandchildren.
MILDRED RUSSELL
GARLAND
Mildred Russell Garland. 76, of
Mint Hill and Holden Beach died
Nov. 19 in University Hospital.
The funeral was Nov. 22 in
McEwen Funeral Home's Charlotte
Chapel, with burial in Evergreen
Burial Park. Mint Hill.
A native of Union County, she
was a homemaker and a member of
Sabbath Home Baptist Church near
Holden Beach.
Survivors include her husband,
Isaac Garland of Mint Hill; a daugh
ter, Vickie Lorring of Mint Hill; a
brother, Horace Russell of Kan
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and Helen Whitley, both of Con
cord, Elizabeth Carriker and Mae
Biaswell, both of Monroe, and
Nancy Hinson of Charlotte; four
grandchildren; and two great-grand
children.
Memorials pay be made to First
Presbyterian Church Television
Ministry, 2(H) West Trade Street,
Charlotte, N.C. 28202.
MARY ELLEN STANLEY
Mary Ellen Stanley of Calabash
died Nov. 19 in The Brunswick
Hospital. Supply.
The funeral will be held today
(Wednesday) at 2 p.m. at Mt. Zion
Baptist Church. Longwood. Burial
will be in the church cemetery.
FRANCIS WARD JOHNSON
Francis Ward Johnson. 75, of
Harrells died unexpectedly Nov. 18.
The funeral was Nov. 21 in
Padgett Funeral Chapel, with burial
in Harrells Community Cemetery.
Survivors include his wife. Carrie
Thorpe Johnson; a daughter. Mrs.
Jack (Kay) Lane of Mt. Olive; two
sons, Hugh Johnson and Gary
Johnson, both of Raleigh; a step
daughter, Mrs. Victor (Carrie)
Sanderlin of Winnabow; a sister,
Gladys Eakins of Harrells; two
grandchildren; one great-grandchild;
and three step-grandchildren.
A native of Sampson County, he
was the son of the late Hybert Ward
and Lillie Hall Johnson. He was a
U.S. Army veteran of World War II
and the Korean conflict. He was in
the farm machinery business for
years and was a member of First
Baptist Church of Wallace.
THELMA LEE JONES
Thelma Lee Jones of Winnabow
died Nov. 16 at home.
The funeral was Nov. 22 at St.
Mary's Church, with burial in the St.
Mary's Cemetery, Winnabow.
JAMES STEPHEN FAIRCLOTH
James Stephen (Jimmy) Faircloth
of Leland died Nov. 19 at his resi
dence.
He was born James Stephen West
in Lumberton on March 18, 1958,
the son of Daisy Evelyn Faircloth
West of Lumberton and the late
Albert James West. He was adopted
on Jan. 28, 1969, by his grandpar
ents. the late John and Elva Fair
cloth.
Survivors include two brothers,
Russell Eugene Faircloth and John
Edward Faircloth Jr. of Wilmington;
seven sisters, Daisy Evelyn West of
Lumberton, Carolyn F.lise Bonjonia.
Mary Beth Nicklis and Carolyn
Marie Everett, all of Richmond. Va.,
Doris Anne Hardison of St. Augus
tine, Fla., Reva Juanita Faircloth of
Wilmington and Paula Madeline
Leonard of Hampstead; and a spe
cial friend. Fay Odell Jr. of Leland.
Memorials may be made to THE
GROW AIDS Resource Project.
P.O. Box 341-11, South College
Road. Suite 182, Wilmington, N.C.
28403.
EARL RICHARD ELY
Earl Richard Ely, 70, of Long
Beach, died Nov. 19 in Duke
Hospital, Durham.
The funeral was Nov. 21 at Oak
Island Presbyterian Church, where
he was a member and former dea
con. The Rev. Lewis Boyle and the
Rev. Earl Farrell officiated. A grave
side service was held Nov. 23 at
Cunningham Memorial Park, St.
Albans, W.Va., with masonic rites
accorded by Washington Lodge No.
58, A.F.& A.M.
Mr. Ely was born June 16, 1923,
in Charleston, W.Va., son of Nell
Liversedge Ely of Melbourne. Fla.,
and the late Dubward Ely.
He moved here from St. Albans
10 years ago, having retired from
Union Carbide Co. after 32 years of
service. He was a U.S. Navy veteran
of World War II, a member of Oak
Island Lodge No. 758 A.F.& A.M.. a
32nd degree Scottish Rite mason,
and a member of Sudan Shrine
Temple and Brunswick County
Shrine Club. He was a past president
of Oak Island Senior Citizens Club.
Survivors in addition to his moth
er include his wife, Jackie Dillard
Ely of the home; three daughters.
Mrs. Terry (Kitty) Ramos of Green
ville, N.C., Mrs. Ralph (Trish)
Burton of South Charleston, W.Va.,
and Mrs. Bill (Dee) Lewis of Nitro.
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sponsor a light on the tree in honor of some
one you love or admire. For a $25 donation
you may sponsor a light on the star atop the
tree. All donations go to Hospice, and a card
will be sent to notify the honoree of your gift.
^A. candle lighting ceremony will be held Dec.
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