JOE WOOD
Joe Wood, 72, died suddenly
at his home in Thelma Sunday
night. Funeral services were con
ducted from Calvary Church
Tuesday afternoon at 2:30 by
the Rev. B. Marshall White
Hurst of Roanoke Rapids and
the Rev. H. L. Davis of Little
ton. Burial was in the church
cemetery.
Survivors include his wife.
Mrs. Hester Wood; two daugh
ters, Mrs. Russell Matkins of
the home and Mrs. A. E. Wa.ker
of Marshall, Va.; four sons. Jo
seph O., J. P. and Hugh Glenn
Wood of Roanoke Rapids and
Johnnie Wood of the home; and
five grandchildren.
MRS. EDITH KILPATRICK
Mrs. Edith U dine Kilpatrick.
47, died in Roanoke Rapids Hos
pital Sunday morning after an
illness of several weeks. Funeral
services were held Tuesday af
ternoon at 3:30 from the Weldon
Baptist Church, conducted by
the Rev. W. C. Gram.
Burial followed in Cedarwood
Cemetery.
Mrs. Kilpatrick was born in
Elkin. West Virginia. Dec. 28.
1900, and was the daughter of
Mrs. W. W. Grey and the late
David Morrell Switzer. She had
been a resident of Weldon tor
27 years.
Survivors include her husband.
Matthew R. Ki patrick. Sr.; two
sons, Jennings and Matthew, Jr.;
two daughters. Elsie and Phyl
lis Ki’patrick, all of Weldon; two
brothers, Robert Switzer of Chi
cago, III. and Bryan Switzer of
Detroit, Mich.; one half brother,
James Shay of Roanoke Rapids;
and two sisters, Mrs. Walter
Shearin and Mrs. Karl Wyman
of Roanoke Rapids.
MRS. LULA S. HUX
Mrs. Lula S. Hux. 75. widow
of W. D. Hux. died at her home
on Littleton Route 2. in the Dar
lington section, Sunday morning
at 6:15 following a lingering ill
ness. Funeral services were con
ducted from the home Monday
afternoon at 3 o'clock by her
pastor, the Rev. D. A. Petty,
assisted by the Rev. W. C. Wil
son of Goldsboro, a former pas
tor, and the Rev E. H, Messe
mer of Littleton. She had beer
a lifelong member of Ebenezei
Methodist Church. Surviving are
three daughters: Mrs. J. W
Dickens of the home; Mrs. W. T
Warren of Aurelian Springs anc
Mrs. Clyde Hux of Weldon; one
son, E. Floyd Hux, of Weldon
nine grand children and twc
great-grandchildren; four sisters
Mrs. E. W. Dickens, Sr., Mrs
Sarah E. Hux and Mrs. Myrc
Hux of Littleton, Route 2, anc
Mrs. C. M. Dickens of Halifax
and one brother, M. W. Hux o:
Halifax.
rcw i Talk
Mr. and Mrs. Jack VincerJ
and daughter Beverly and Mrs
W. H. Babcock spent a few day's
■ in Richmond last week with
relatives.
Mr. and Mrs. Tommie Merrit
and son spent the week end ir
Norfolk.
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JANUARY 15-30
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Bridge Party Honors j
Miss Sarah Thompson s
The Woman's Club house was *
the scene of a lovely party last
Friday evening when Mrs. Jack
Vincent and Miss Ercelle Har
ris entertained at bridge horor- c
ing Miss Sarah Thompson.
bride-elect of February.
The Club house was decorat
ed through.'.ut with magnolia f-i '
iage. vvl itc carnations and Cin
dies carrying cut the hr 111 « - ^
I ors of green and white. Upon ar
| rival, the guests were given at
i tractive wedding tallies which
designated places for playing.
: At the conclusion of several pro
! gressions. high score for the ev- £
ening was made by Mrs. Jim j
Joyner and second high by Mrs.; ■
Tommie Merritt. Floating prize .(
was awarded Mrs. Raleigh Seay. I
The honoree was remembered by
the hostesses with a gift of sil-.
ver in her chosen pattern.
A delicious salad plate with
nuts and coffee, further carry-.
ing out the green and white mo-!
tif. was enjoyed at refreshment
time. Dainty bridal favors were
on each plate.
I Assisting Mrs. Vincent and
Miss Harris in entertaining and
serving were: Mrs. Ike Rochelle,
Mrs. Lloyd Sandlin. Mrs. Carl
ton Brown and Miss Martha
Boyd.
Those itiaking -tip the tables
were: Misses Sarah Thompson.!
Ruth Davis, Ella Dean Lee. Bet-1
ty Leathers, Margie Cannon. Ma-1
mie Nash, Frances Wilson; and
Mesdames Carlton Cannon. Jay
. Thompson, Bill King. Ellis Crew,
I Hunsinger, Graham Dean, M. C. j
Newsom, Jr., Fred Cooper. Bebe
j Williams, Clarence Coburn,
I Hugh Godwin, Raleigh Seay
esse Harrell. Frank Neal,
'rank Hunter, Jim Joyner, Jo
eph Selden of Weldon. George
[ayes. Jr. John Wilbourne .
Ieorge Wood. Rudolph Wil -
ams. Rome Wilson, W. H. Car
?r. Gene Shell, George Nether
utt, F. G. Kronke. John Lup
an, Tommie Merritt and Bill
hell.
Mrs. Robert Long, Mrs. T. O.
Wilson and Mrs. W. H. Babcock
/ere refreshment guests.
Dlmstead - Thompson
,Vedding Announced
Mr. and Mrs. Roy C. Thomo
on of Roanoke Rapids announce
he marriage of their daughter
iue Neal to Mr. Francis Tncn.as
)lmstead son of the late Mr.
ind Mrs. J. W. Ohnst ad of
Roanoke Rapids, on Januarj
Ird. 1948 in Emporia, Va.
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Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Kidd,
>wners of Lady Fair Beauty
shop and Lady Fair Gift Shop,
spent last week in Atlanta Ga.
Arhere they attended the South
?astern China-Glass and Gift
Show.
Mrs. Ellis Crew spent a few
lays in Richmond last week .
Mrs. Edmund Berkley spent
ruesday of last week in Raleigh.
Miss Sarah Thompson, Mr.
and Mrs. W. O. Thompson spent
a few days in Richmond last
wpek.
Miss Imogene Booker was
called to New York Saturday
on account of her brother’s ill
ness.
Mrs. Roger Cullom, Mr. and
Mrs. Arthur Bradshaw and
daughter. Gale, attended the
funeral of Mr. J. L. Taylor in
South Hill, Va. laat Thursday. 1
MacKenzie - McCoy
Mr. and Mrs. Donald MacKen
zie of Roanoke Rapids a n -
nounce the engagement of their
daughter. Jean to Wallace J .
McCoy, son of Mrs. H. McCoy
and the late Mr. McCoy of
Washington. D. C.
The wedding will take place
in June.
Miss Jean Tilghman
Weds John Pemberton
In Cape May, N. J.
Miss Jean Carolyn Tilghman,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Cam
G. Tighman of Weldon, became
the bride of John Pemberton,
HI, son of the Rev. and Mrs.
John Pemberton, Jr. of Cape
May. N. J.. in a candlelight cere
mony at dusk Saturday evening,
January 17th, in the Cape May
Baptist Church.
The church was decorated with
white tapers and baskets of white
gladioli and astors banked
against a background of green
palms.
Miss Peggy Wright, soloist,
and Miss Edith Edwards, or -
ganist, both of Cape May, pre
sented a program of wedding
music.
The bridegroom’s father per
formed the double-ring cere
mony.
The bride was given in mar
riage by her father. She wore
an ice blue satin gown with
lengthy ballerina hooped skirt.
The short sleeved fitted bodice
was trimmed with self-covered
buttons from neck to waist. She
wore elbow length gloves of
matching material. Her shoulder
length veil of illusion fell from
a small white hat wreathed in
lillies of the valley. She carried
an old-fashioned nosegay of white
bride’s rose buds.
| Miss Ann Tilghman was her
sister's maid of honor. She wore
a Copenhagen blue satin ankle
length gown with elbow length
gloves and head band and she
carried a nosegay of yellow rose
buds. The bridegroom’s sister.
Janie Pemberton, was brides
maid. She wore a cherry satin
gown fashioned like that of the
maid of honor and carried a
nosegay of yellow roses.
Best man was Bill Lazareth
of New York City, who was the
bridegroom’s roommate at
Princeton University.
Ushers were Charles Swain
and Spicer Learning of Cape
May.
For her daughter’s wedding.
Mrs. Tilghman wore forest green
with black accessories and a
corsage of red roses.
The bridegroom’s mother wore
grey crepe with black accesso
ries and a corsage of red roses.
Immediately following th e
ceremony, a reception was given
the bridal couple in the church’s
reception hall by the church
choir which the bride has di
rected since last spring.
Mrs. Pemberton a 11 e n ded
Greensboro College and gradu
ated from Westminster Choir
College in Princeton, N. J. last
June.
Mr. Pemberton is a senior at
Princeton University where the ft
couple will make their home.
Out of town guests in addition
lo the bride’s family were Mr.
and Mrs. David Dickens, Walker
Campbell, Misses Sarah West
and Betty Davis, Miss Mary
Frances Buck, all of Weldon and
numerous relatives and friends
from New York City and Prince
ton, N. J.
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