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2 I MARCH 10,2020 Community Obituaries WiUiam Burton “Burt” Dickerson III ROBERSONVILLE—WilUam Burton “Burt” Dick erson in, 48, of Goose Road, Robersonville, died Tuesday March 3,2020, at Vidant Rtt Hospit^. He was bom in Martin County Aug. 4, 1971, to the late Gloria Gibson PameU and Eddie Burton Dickerson. ENTERPRISE & WEEKLY HERALD Martin County's trusted news source since 1899 He attended Martin County Schools was a self- employed carpenter, who loved his work, and most of aU his daughter, “AUy.” Survivors include his daughter, Gloria Alyssa “AUy” Dickerson of WUhamston; two sisters, Cindy Bembridge of WiUiamston and Carol HoUis of Aus tin, Texas; his stepfather, Dennis PameU of Rober- sonviUe; stepmother, Ola Dickerson of JamesvUle; his former wife, Lecia Casper of WiUiamston and many aunts, uncles and cousins. A funeral service was at 2 p.m. Friday, March 6 in the chapel of Walker Funeral Home \WUiamston with Jonathan Knox officiating and Brian Raycher assisting. Burial foUowed at the Gibson FamUy Cemetery. Adam HolUs, Jesse Brown, ConneU Bembridge, Michael Clark, Stephen HoUis and WUUam HacUey served as paUbearers. Jesse BuUock served as an honorary paUbearer. The famUy received friends from 6-7:30 p.m. Thursday, March 5 at Walker Funeral Home in Wl- Uamston and other times at home of his stepfather, Dennis PameU on Goose Road, RobersonvUle. Memorial gifts may be directed to the American Cancer Society. Online condolences may be made to the famUy at walkerfh.net. Walker Funeral Home of WUUam- ston is serving the Dickerson-PameU famUy. Out&About In-house art exhibit The Martin County Arts Council is hosting an in- house art exhibit through March 27 at the coun cil, 124 Washington St., WiUiamston. Some of the art was donated with the patron’s permission to sell or auction to benefit the Martin County Arts Council. Story time The Martin Memorial Library is hosting story time at 11 a.m. March 10 and March 24 at the li brary, 200 N. Smithwick St., WiUiamston. Pre schoolers and their parents or caregivers are in vited to join the fun for age-appropriate stories, activities and games in the Ella Mae Abbitt meet ing room at Martin Memorial Library. Blood drives A blood drive is from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. March 11 at the Northeast Regional School of Biotechnology and Agriscience, 1215 St. Andrews St., JamesvUle. A blood drive is also from noon-5 p.m. March 15 at the JamesvUle Fire Department and EMS, 1035 Hayes St., JamesvUle. Martin County Quilters The Martin County Quilters is hosting a dem onstration from 11 a.m.-l p.m. March 11 at The Friendly Spot, 2050 Main St., Jamesville. The quil ters will also discuss various techniques used in quilting. Light refreshments. For more informa tion, call 252-792-0300. Durham shopping trip Travel with Martin County Adult & Aging Servic es March 12 to shop one of the largest indoor/ outdoor shopping malls in North Carolina. With more than 150 stores and 30 eating options, there is something at The Streets of South- point for everyone. Cost is $20. Reservation deadline is March 4. To ‘ reserve a seat, call 252- ^ Flowers ^ For All Occasions Fresh Cut & Silk for • Weddings • Birthdays • Anniversaries • Baby • Thank You • Prom • Patriotic • Sympathy Open M-F, 8-5 8 Sat., 8-To All About Flowers ^ 7184 US 64 Alt, Robersonville \ (252) 795-3350 / Premium WlerntrUkl Cikrds Perfect for honoring achievements or as a permanent memoriai to your ioved one. The perfect family keepsake to be treasured forever. •r*« U'i > ”'f 1 shall not manl H, aakath m, to grirn fatlurts: U, Itaitlh "If still svaltti ths paths of mht.'sasn'O hr Hit namt’i i*ht r,a. Ihauphlsaalhthrovphtka ssalltr vf , l^iUlaannatviClor'rhvnar, mth mt: thf rol and thy stall thtj naa pr.parast itahUh.lara’f' ,h/rlonc..tn.t.aaa,mo.: •rhavanasatrunsykaadsatthatl. * - M, saaatth avtf- Saralf ,11^ > aoaintss and mrKf tnas l —» maa8 Iht dap ‘ - htShiSKtU in *' *“"* tie lasrd 4*' • Bear Grass * Everetts • Hamilton • Hassell • Jamesville • Oak City • Parmele • Robersonville • WiUiamston 106 W. Main Street WiUiamston 792-1181/1182 792-1027. STEAM The Martin Memorial Library is hosting STEAM at 4 p.m. March 12 and March 26. Students in kin dergarten through first grade, along with their par ents or caregivers are invited to Martin Memorial Library for free science, technology, engineering, art and math activities. Evening book club The Martin Memorial Library is hosting its PM Book Club at 7 p.m. March 12 at Martin Memorial Library to discuss, “This is How it Always” Is by Laurie Frankel. The book club is free and open to all who enjoy reading books and discussing them. Copies of the book of the month are available for those who plan to attend the discussion to bor row from the librarian’s office. N.C. Barrel Bonanza The N.C. Barrel Bonanza is March 13-14. For more information, call Fred Smith at 252-883-1641 or visit nc07.com. Alumni association meeting The E.J. Hayes Alumni Association Board is meeting at 10 a.m. March 14 at 705 Washington St., WiUiamston. All correspondence should be mailed to P.O. Box 1142, WiUiamston, NC 27892. Increase credit score seminar The Small Business Center at Martin Communi ty College is presenting a free seminar, “How to In crease Your Credit Score” from 9 a.m.-noon March 14 on the MCC campus in WiUiamston. Forklift operator The Division of Continuing Education at Martin Community College is offering a forklift operator training from 8 a.m.-2 p.m. March 14 on the Wil- liamston campus. This course provides instruc tion on the operation and maintenance of an in dustrial forklift. Core topics include forklift design, controls and instrumentation, pre-use inspection, safety awareness and forklift stability. This course meets the training requirements for related Occu pational Safety and Health Administration regula tions. The fee is $70. To register, call Leslie Bond at ■ 252-789-0248 or email leslie.bond@martincc.edu. Open show, fundraiser The MCC Equine Club is hosting an open show at 9 a.m. March 14 in the Martin Community College Equine Arena featuring judged events in assisted rider/walk only/leadline, English saddle, western saddle, gaming and ranch riding. An all-day pass for competitors is $60. The fee per class is $8. Con cessions will be available at the event. For more information, Neena Cruz-Black, the president of the Equine Club, at 919-440-488lor email Tammi. Thurston@martincc.edu. Defensive driving The Continuing Education Division of Martin Community College is offering a 4-hour defen sive driving course from 8 a.m.-noon March 16 on the MCC campus in WiUiamston. Cost is $55. An 8-hour defensive driving course is from 8 a.m.-5 p.m. March 17 at the college. Cost is $105. To'reg- ister, call Leslie Bond at 252-789-0248 or email les- lie.bond@martincc.edu. QuickBooks for business The Small Business Center at Martin Community College is presenting a free seminar, “QuickBooks for your Business” from 6-8 p.m. March 17 and March 18 at the WiUiamston campus. To register, call Lena Jackson at 252-789-0201 or email lena. jackson@martincc.edu. Vehicle safety inspection The Division of Continuing Education at Martin Community College is offering a vehicle safety inspection training from 6-10 p.m. March 17 and March 19 on the WiUiamston campus. Cost is $70. To register, call Leslie Bond at 252-789-0248 or email leslie.bond@martincc.edu. OBITUARY POLICY j ^ For information on submitting obituaries or death notices Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., call 252-329-9505 or email obits@apgenc.com and specify that you are interested in obituary information for the Martin County Enterprise & Weekly Herald. On weekends and holidays, email obits@apgenc.com. We do not accept notices by fax. Obituaries must be received, processed, approved and paid by 9:30 a.m. Monday for .Tuesday and 9:30 a.m. Thursday for Friday to appear in print in the next edition. Death Notices Can include the name and age of the decedent; ’V. ^ funeral and visitation or viewing information; and the name of the funeral home. Juried Fine Art Show The Martin County Arts Council is accepting submissions for its Juried Fine Art Show from noon-4 p.m. March 18-21 and March 23-27 at the arts council flat iron building, 124 Washington St., WiUiamston. Five categories of art, including oils/ acrylics, watercolors, drawing, 2-D mixed media and 3-D art. Cash awards. Applications available online at martincountyarts.com. The opening reception and awards presentation is from 6:30-8 p.m. April 2. The Sound of Music Martin Community Players presents Rodgers & Hammerstein’s The Sound of Music at 7:30 p.m. March 19-21 at the Martin County Auditorium at Riverside High School. Tickets are $15 for adults and $10 for students and senior citizens. To pur chase tickets, call 252-792-3660 or email martin- communityplayers@suddenlink.net. Tickets are also available at Mast Pharmacy in WiUiamston and Village Pharmacy in Robersonville and at the door the day of the show. Clays for Kids The WiUiamston Rotary Club is hosting its annu al Clays for Kids fundraiser March 21 at Hunter’s Point, 506 Decoy Drive, Washington, N.C. Registra tion opens at 8 a.m. The last call is at 11:30 a.m. The awards presentation is at 12:30 p.m. One 50- shot round is $50. This include an event T-shirt, but not ammo. To enter, call 252-944-5690 or 252- 799-6923. Acrylic painting The Martin Memorial Library is hosting a free acrylic painting class at 6:30 p.m. March 24. Li brarian Ann Phelps will present an instructional video for painting a chicken at Martin Memorial Library, 200 N. Smithwick S., WiUiamston. Partici pants must bring their own supplies. A supply list will be emailed after registration. Registration is required. Space is limited. To register, call 252- 792-7476, email aphelps@bhmlib.org or visit the library. TFBU Foundation The TFBU Foundation is hosting an information al meeting at 6 p.m. March 24 at the foundation’s building, 105 W. Commerce St., Oak City. The pur pose of the meeting is to provide information re garding the corporation’s plan to obtain to grant from Rural Development of USDA for the purpose of purchasing equipment. Morning book club The Martin Memorial Library is hosting its AM Book Club at 11 a.m. March 25 at the library to dis cuss “Where the Crawdads Sing.” The book club is free and open to all who enjoy reading books and discussing them. Water board meeting The Martin County Rural Water and Sewer Au thority’s Board of Directors meeting is at 3 p.m. March 26 at the Martin County Waste Water Treat ment Facility. KidsFest The Martin-Pitt Partnership for Children is host ing its annual KidsFest from 10 a.m.-l p.m. May 2 at Riverside High School in WiUiamston. Music on the Corner Music on the Corner is from noon-5 p.m. May 2 in Robersonville. For more information or to be come a vendor, call Janet Sink at 252-795-4157 or Cherie Taylor at 252-795-4339. Assistance will be provided if needed. Asheboro zoo trip Travel with Martin County Adult and Aging Ser vices Asheboro May 11. Cost is $30. Registration deadline is May 1. To reserve a seat, call 252-792- 1027. Adjust From 1 In the billing cycle immediately following the change, shutoff no tices dropped from 48 the previous time to 12, according to Hamilton clerk Megan Hemen- way. Town officials remind residents budget bill ing is available, which would establish a set amount for a partici pating bill each month f based on historical us age. To sign-up for budget billing, call Hemenway at 252-798-2001 to set up an appointment. Hemenway will print off a resident’s past year of utility bills and a commissioner will sit down with them to re view options. Residents are under no obligation to sign on. i
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