Deaths
Rev. Calvin Hodges
• The Rev. Edward Calvin
'Hodges, 84, of Ferguson Rt.
I, Mount Zion Church Com
munity, died at 11 a. m., Nov.
21 at Watauga Hospital in
rBoone. He had been in declin
ring health for two years.
; Born in Wilkes County Oct
*3, 1882, he was a son of John
',and Polly Greene Hodges. In
t1917 he was ordained a Bapt
-ist minister and began a
-^career which covered 49
f years.
. During that time he was
pastor of 28 churches in Wilk
es, Ashe, Caldwell and Wata
uga counties and in Tennes
see. He also was a talented
singer and taught many sing
ing schools. He was a mem
ber of Mount Zion Baptist
Church near his home, where
he was pastor before retire
ment because of advanced
'age.
Surviving are his widow,
Mrs. Rea W. Hodges of the
'home; son, Welch Hodges of
Ferguson Rt. 1; two daught
ers, Mrs. Luther Earp and
Mrs. Curtis Hodges of Boone;
10 grandchildren and 19
great-grandchildren.
Funeral services were con
ducted at 11 a. m., Nov. 23 at
Mount Zion Baptist Church
by the Revs. Frank Walker,
J. C. Shaw, Raymond Hen
drix, E. S. Morgan and Will
McGuire. Burial was in the
church cemetery.
John F. Bingham
John Finley Bingham, prom
inent merchant of the Sugar
Grove community, died Satur
day afternoon from a heart at
tack. He was 53.
Mr. Bingham was born at
Sugar Grove and was a son of
the late Attorney John H.
Bingham and Mrs. Alice Smith
Bingham. He had owned and
operated the Cove Creek Store,
a popular general merchandis
ing establishment, for 12 years.
Surviving are his widow.
Mrs. Marie Rogers Bingham; a
stepdaughter, Mrs. Bill Marsh
of Kingsport, Tenn.; two broth
ers, Joe B. and Bob Bingham
of Sugar Grove; and three sis
ters, Mrs. Bessie Mast of Su
gar Grove and Mrs. Roxanna
Farthing of Sugar Grove and
Miss Ophelia Bingham of Vero
Beach, Fla.
Funeral services were held
Tuesday at 2 p. m. at Henson
Chapel Church. Officiating
were Rev. W. H. Key, Rev. E.
O. Queen and Rev. L. A. Tal
bert. Burial was in the Mast
Cemetery.
Miss Stella Miller
Miss Stella Miller, 72, of
Boone, Rt. 4, died Thursday in
Watauga Hospital.
She was born in Watauga
County to Luther J. and Eliza
Adams Miller.
Surviving are two sisters,
Mrs. Pantha Storie of Boone,
Rt. 4, and Mrs. Bina Kerley
of Boone, Rt. 3.
The funeral was held at 2 p.
m. Saturday at Laurel Fork
Baptist Church. Officiating
were Rev. Archie Clawson and
Rev. Raymond Hendrix. Bur
ial was in Laurel Fork Ceme
tery.
Jerry
Coe
about tUa (uiUn:
"After shopping, we return
ed to the car to find that
we failed to lock the car
and our precious shopping
packages were gone. I know
that our Homeowner Policy
covers theft of personal be
longings, but does it also
cover such ‘mysterious dis
appearance’?”
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Mrs. Ethel Kelley
Mrs. Ethel Lowman Kelley,
77, of Bluefield, W. Va., moth
er of Richard E. Kelley of
Boone, died Wednesday in a
Bluefield hospital.
Surviving are three sons,
Richard Kelley, Raymond G.
Kelley of Princeton, W. Va.,
and Paul R. Kelley of Holly
wood, Fla.; a daughter, Mrs.
Joe W. Cowles of Charlotte;
two brothers, John H. Low
man of Greensboro and Mack
T. Lowman of Hollywood; and
a sister, Mrs. Lizzie Sanders
of Clinton, Term.; 4 grandchil
dren; and 4 great grandchil
dren.
The funeral was at 2 p. m.
Friday at Mercer Funeral
Chapel in Bluefield. Burial
was in Woodlawn Cemetery.
John K. Perry
Funeral services for John
K. Perry, 67, of Sherwood,
were held Thursday at 2 p. m.
at Cove Creek Baptist Church
with Rev. L. A. Talbert offici
ating. Burial was in the
church cemetery.
Mr. Perry died Tuesday.
A native of Watauga County,
he was a son of the late Wil
liam and Mary McBride Perry.
Surviving are his widow.
Mrs. Allie R. Perry; a son,
John Kenneth Perry of Rob
insville; one daughter. Mrs.
Gordon W. Hartzog of Lenoir;
two brothers. Grady and Don
Perry, both of Vilas and three
grandchildren.
Reliable Mailman
High Shoals, Ga. — For the
last 49 years—twice a day and
seven days a week—Earl F.
Anthony. 76, has delivered the
mail on his star route. An
thony has used the wagon, bi
cycle, horse and buggy, trac
tor, automobile and has walk
ed to get the mail delivered.
r
Mrs. Mattie Johnson
Mrs. Mattie Grace Johnson,
81, of Cleveland, Ohio, died
Wednesday of last week in a
nursing home in that city,
following a long period of de
clining health.
Mrs. Johnson was born and
reared in Watauga County
and was a daughter of the
late John and Mrs. Carrie
Mast McBride. She was the
widow of Arthur S: Johnson
of Cove Creek township.
Surviving are a son, Hal
Johnson of Cleveland; and a
sister, Mrs. Essie Henson of
Sherwod; and two grandchild
ren.
The funeral was held at 2
p. m. Sunday at Cove Creek
Baptist Church. Officiating
was the Rev. E. O. Queen.
Burial was in Cove Creek
Cemetery.
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pedestrian. Apparently figuring
that such unusual courtesy
called for an explanation, he
turned to his passenger and
explained: "If you hit ’em
you’ve gotta fill out a report.'*
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