OBITUARIES
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WILLIE L. BOYCE
JAMAICA, NY - Mr. Willie Lee
Boyce was bom in Chowan County
on July 8.1934 to the late Willie and
Lillie Bell Boyce. He departed this
life on Saturday, Sept. 23, at Ja
maica Hospital in Jamaica, NY.
"Little Buddy,” as he was fondly
called by his family and friends,
joined in fellowship with the White
Oak Baptist Church at an early
age and later relocated to New
York.
He leaves to cherish his memory
a son. Jason Williams; a grand
child, Jason Jr.; a very special
friend, Mildred Roberson; five sis
ters, Mrs. Madie Pope of Suffolk.
VA, Dora White of Edenton, Bar
bara Brownridge and husband
Henry, Edith Taylor and husband
Joseph and Lillie White and her
husband John, all of Tyner, NC;
four brothers, Artist Boyce of
Edenton. William Boyce and wife
Minnie of Long Island City, John
Boyce and wife Marie of Jamaica,
NY and Steve Boyce and wife Marie
of Raleigh, NC; an aunt. Ida Daniel;
an uncle, Joe Henry Stallings and
wife Susie; a host of nieces, neph
ews, and other relatives and
friends.
CALVIN H. DEHLER
Calvin Howard Dehler. 71, of 201
Robin Lane. Edenton. died Satur
day morning. Oct. 7. at Albemarle
Hospital in Elizabeth City.
He was born in Dover. NJ, son oi
the late Thomas and May Ford
Dehler and was the husband oi
Margaret Grimes Dehler."who sur
vives.
He was a retired general con
tractor. a member of Acacia Ma
sonic Lodge #20 in Dover. NJ: a
member of the Sudan Shrine
Temple, New Bern, NC, and a vet
eran of the US Army with service
during the Korean War.
Besides his wife. Mr. Dehler is
survived by a daughter. Christine
Gill of Berlin, MA; two sons. David
Dehler of Couerdalene, ID. and
Barry Dehler of Lake Shawnee. N J;
a brother. Ronald Dehler of Palm
Coast. FL; and five grandchildren.
A memorial service with Ma
sonic Rites will be held Saturday.
Oct. 14. at 2 p.m. in Twiford's Me
morial Chapel. 405 East Church St.
in Elizabeth City, NC.
Memorial donations may be
made to. the Masonic Home. 207
South Holden Road, Greensboro,
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LOCALLY OWNED AND OPERATED
NC 27407, or to the American Heart
Association, PO Box 1327, Eliza
beth City, NC 27909.
Twiford’s Funeral Home, 405
East Church St., Elizabeth City,
NC is in charge of arrangements.
HARRY A. GARD
Harry Albert Gard, 66, of
Edenton, died Tuesday, Oct. 3 at a
Norfolk, VA hospital.
A native of Norfolk, VA, he was
the retired president of Jimbo’s
Jumbos Peanut Company. He was
a retired captain in the U.S. Coast
Guard and a private pilot.
Mr. Gard mananged Seaboard
Citizens National Bank, served on
the board of Chowan Hospital, the
Edenton-Chowan Chamber of
Commerce, Edenton Airport and
Chowan Golf and Country Club.
He was an anonymous benefactor
to many and a great friend to all.
Mr. Gard attended Valley Forge
Military Academy and graduated
from the College of William and
Mary. ’
Besides his wife, Betty Jean
Whitehurst Gard, survivors in
clude: a daughter, Deborah G. Sims
of Virginia Beach, VA; a son, Carl
Gard of Virginia Beach, VA; three
brothers, Thomas S. Gard of Vir
ginia Beach. VA, Ernest B. Gard of
Nags Head, NC and Walter R. Reed
of Williamsburg, VA; four grand
children, Joshua Anderson,
Chelsea Gard, Grady Sims, Scarlett
Sims, all of Virginia Beach, VA;
and many nieces and nephews.
A funeral service was held on
Saturday, Oct. 7, at 2 p.m. at the
Hollomon-Brown Funeral Home,
Tidewater Drive Chapel, with Dr.
Donald J. Dunlap officiating.
Burial followed in Forest Lawn
Cemetery.
Memorial donations may be
made to the Salvation Army.
Hollomon-Brown Funeral Home
in Norfolk. VA was in charge of
arrangements.
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DOROTHY C. GRAHAM
Mrs. Dorothy Ann Cummings
Graham, 87, of 120 West King St.,
Edenton, died Thursday, Oct. 5 at
her home, The Wessington House.
A native of Omaha, NE, Mrs.
Graham was the daughter of the
late Frank Lorenzo and Catherine
Hough Cummings and the wife of
the late John Washington Graham.
Mrs. Graham was a member of
St. Paul’s Episcopal Church and a
charter member of the Edenton
Woman’s Club. She was a gradu
ate of Stanford University, a US
Navy veteran and taught high
school History.
She is survived by her daughter,
Anne Graham Rowe of Edenton;
two sons, Dr. John Washington
Graham Jr. of Durham, NC and
Donald Cummings Graham of
Bluffton, SC; and four grandchil
dren, Emily Cameron Rowe of
Edenton, Alexander Cummings
Graham and Anna Catherine Gra
ham, both of Bluffton, SC and
Michaela Marie Graham of
Durham, NC.
A celebration of Mrs. Graham’s
life was held at 4 p.m. Sunday, Oct.
9, at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church
with the Rev. Thomas Rickenbaker
officiating. Burial followed in Bea
ver Hill Cemetery.
Memorial donations may be
made to St. Paul’s Episcopal
Church, 101 W. Gale St., Edenton,
NC 27932 or the Cupola House As
sociation in Edenton.
Evans Funeral Home in Edenton
served the Graham family.
VERNON L JERKINS
Vernon Lee Jerkins, 80, of 1306
Vann St., Edenton, died Sept. 29 at
Chowan Hospital.
A native of Chowan ^County, he
was a son of the late Aleathia R.
Jerkins and Emmanuel W. Jer
kins, and the husband of Marie B.
Jerkins, who survives.
Mr. Jerkins was a member of the
Greater Welch’s Chapel Baptist
Church in Tyner, NC.
Besides his wife, survivors in
clude: four daughters, Ellinor
Prasident of Boston, MA, Mary A.
Walker and Doris J. Hurdle, and
Valerie J. Patrick, all of Edenton;
two step-brothers, David Freeman
of Colerain, NC and Henry
Whitehurst of Elizabeth City, NC;
three step-sisters, Mary Freeman
of Ahoskie, NC, Lillian Cherry of
Colerain, NC and Missouri Drake
of Harrellsville, NC; eight grand
children; and five great-grandchil
dren.
A funeral service was held
Thursday, Oct. 5, at 1 p.m. at
Greater Welch’s Chapel Baptist
Church in Tyner, NC. Burial fol
lowed at the church cemetery.
Rowsom Funeral Home in
Edenton was in charge of arrange
ments.
CHRISTINE E. LEARY
Christine Elizabeth Leary of
Edenton went to be with her Lord
on Saturday, Oct. 7. She was a na
tive of Washington County, NC and
the firstborn of the late Mark E.
and Dora Biggs Leary.
She is survived by two sisters,
Helen Parker of Virginia Beach,
VA and Beatrice Trace of Chesa
peake, VA; and three brothers,
Charles Leary of Ocala, FL, Phillip
Leary of Raleigh, NC and Carl
Leary of Elizabeth City, NC. She
was preceded in death by her baby
sister, Juanita Seeley.
A memorial service will be held
at a later date. Twiford’s Memorial
Chapel, Elizabeth City, NC is in
charge of arrangements.
EMMETT B. LONG
HERTFORD, NC — Emmett B.
Long, 78, of Snug Harbor Rd., died
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Albemarle Hospital, Elizabeth
City, NC.
A native of Perquimans County,
he was the son of the late Shelton
M. and Dollie Flanagan Long.
He was a farmer and had taught
farming and livestock to veterans
in Perquimans, Pasquotank and
Currituck counties. He was an ac
tive member of Bethel Baptist
Church where he served as teacher
of the Clarence Phillips Sunday
School Class for 40 years. He had
served as a deacon, Brotherhood.
president and on several of the
church committees.
Mr. Long served for 20 years on
the Perquimans County School
Board, was a member of the
Perquimans Masonic Lodge #106,
Order of the Eastern Star #302,
Bethel Ruritan Club, American
Legion Post #126, AARP Chapter
4118 and Mended Hearts. He was
an Air Force veteran of World War
II.
Besides his wife, Madelyn
Phillips Long, survivors include:
a daughter, Ellen L. Thomas of
Rocky Mount, NC; two grandchil
dren, Stephen Thomas and Lauren
Thomas, both of Rocky Mount; and
a half-sister. He was predeceased
by a sister, Lucille L. White, a
brother, Edgar Long, and his step
mother, Marine Long.
A funeral service will be held
Wednesday, Oct. 11, at 2 p.m. in the
Swindell Funeral Home Chapel.
Burial will follow in Bethel Cem
etery.
In lieu offlowers, memorial gifts
may be sent to the Baptist
Children’s Home, Kennedy Home,
Kinston, NC 28504 or the Ameri
can Heart Association, c/o Suzi
Johnson, 3015 S. Memorial Drive,
Greenville, NC 27834.
Swindell Funeral Home in
Hertford, NC is in charge of ar
rangements.
Homemade
Pocosinjam
is available
COLUMBIA, NC - Homemade
Pocosin Jam, a compilation disc of
22 original and traditional tunes
performed by musicians from
Dare, Hyde and Tyrrell counties
will be released at the Scupper
nong River Festival in Columbia
on Saturday, Oct. 14.
Sponsored by Pocosin Arts,
Homemade Pocosin Jam: Finger
Pickin’ Good is the result of a
spirited collaboration between
Molasses Creek, Ocracoke Island’s
resident recording artists, and area
musicians from the Pocosin region
of eastern North Carolina. This 1 ive
recording is the product of a two
week artistic residency funded in
part by the North Carolina Arts
Council, the North Carolina Rural
Center, Tyrrell County Schools and
Pocosin Arts.
Gary Mitchell, of Molasses
Creek, is artistic director of Home
made Pocosin Jam, and engineered
the recording from his Soundside
Studios in Ocracoke.
The CD’s are available for sale at
$15 each at Pocosin Arts Gallery,
Main Street, Columbia, NC. Pro
ceeds cover the cost of production.
Call Pocosin Arts at 796-2787.
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