THURSDAY, DECEMBER 27, 1956
ROCKINGHAM POST-DISPATCH, RICHMOND COUNTY, N. a
PAGE THREE
Mrs. Penegar
Died Here Dec. 24
Active in Church and Garden
Club Work. Only 51 Years Old.
Stricken with Heart Attack.
One year ago the community
was shocked by the sudden
death in the hospital at Winston
of Bill Poplin. It occurred Dec.
23rd and he was buried here
Christmas Eve.
And now another distressing
and sudden death has occurred
in the community. It is the
death about 4 p. m. Christmas
Eve of Mrs. Heath Penegar,
whose husband operates the
Penegar Olds and Pontiac
agency here.
Mrs. Penegar had been bother
ed with a virus infection for
the past two weeks, but seemed
to have thrown it off. Sunday
night she mentioned a pain in
her arm. Monday morning her
physician was called and treat
ed her. It was decided about 3:30
that afternoon to carry her to
the hospital, and an ambulance
was in the yard, and a portable
oxygen equipment was being
brought into the house when a
heart attack snuffed out her
life.
The casket was carried by
Raymond Marks to the First
Methodist Church at two o'clock
Wednesday afternoon, December
26th, with the funeral at 3. The
interment was in Memorial
Park cemetery, a mile southeast
of Rockingham. The funeral, ser
vice was conducted by her pas
tor, Rev. Willis Stevens, and he
was assisted by Rev. Carl Miller.
Also, assisting was Rev. Lester
Tilley now of Smithfield and
her beloved former pastor.
The members of the Ledbetter
Bible Class were the honorary
escort, of which Mr. Penegar
was a member. The pall-bearers
were her nephews Harold and
Murray Rape, Ware Penegar Jr.,
Oscar Penegar Jr., Charlie
Greene and Frank Howey, all of
Monroe.
69 members of the Ledbetter;
Class formed the corridor
through which the casket was
borne. The large church was
completely filled, with the rear
room space overflowing. And the
flowers were in greater profu
sion and number than at any
funeral here for many years.
The quantity indicated the re
gard in which Ruby Penegar was
held
There were over fifty friends
and relatives of Heath and Ruby
from out of the county who came
for the funeral.
Mrs. Lydia Love was at the
organ and played hymns select
for the funeral.
ed by the family, but with no
choir. The flowers were in
charge of members of her
Ladies Bible Class. Mrs. Pene
gar was keenly interested in the
Circles and other church activi
ties, mostly preferring behind-the-scenes
work to the more
prominent leadership.
Mrs. Penegar was the former
Ruby Gordon of Monroe. She
was born December 20, 1905,
daughter of the late Joseph and
'Minnie Delaney Gordon. She and
Heath came to Rockingham Feb.
11, 1933, he as manager of the
Baucom Motor Company which
he bought out on July 15, 1935,
and changed the name to the
Penegar Motor Company and
has been operating it as such
most successfully over these past
21 years.
During these years as citizens
of Rockingham, Mr. and Mrs.
Penegar have been active in the
civic life of the town, with Heath
a former president of the Ro
tary club and his wife interest
ed in the Garden Club and par
ticularly in the work of the Mis
sionary Society of her Church.
She loved her home, a hand
some brick structure which they
built in the late 'thirties on the
Colored Woman
Killed in Hamlet
Lucille Henry, Hamlet Negro
woman, died last night shortly
after mumbling a few words
about how she received a fata
bullet wound.
Sheriff R. w. Goodman said
today that the Woman talked to
a friend of hers who was in the
room and that! he could not at
this time reveal what she said.
Officers are folding her hus
band Paul "Pete" Henrv for fur
ther questioning. Goodman said
he is considering taking the man
to Kaleigh for a he detector test
The young Negro woman was
her home near bariitol Hiehwav
shot early Monday morning at
scnooi in the North Yard sec
tion of Hamlet. Her husband
called officers to the scene
He told them he had come
to Hamlet on the train only a
short time before. Goiner straight
home, he f ouno his wife, lying
almost under her bed.
The room showed signs of a
struggle and a 32 caliber pistol
lay on tne bed.
The woman, kt first thought
to be dead, was discovered to hp
still living and was taken to the
Hamlet Hospital
of the Hamlet
mined that she
a close range in
She lived until
Dr. W. D. James
Hospital deter
had been shot
the temple. The
bullet passed back of one eye
and out tne other, he said.
10:20 last night.
An employee Of the Seaboard.
Henry and his wife lived alone
at the house where the shooting
occurred. j
POLICE ARREST MEN
WITH WHITE LIQUOR
Rockingham uolicemen arrest
ed two Negro men after finding
two cases or white whiskey in
their car Monday morning.
Jesse James Hayes and Elmer
nayes or Greensboro were ar
rested by officers Reynolds and
Burchette and jailed. Their 1951
Mercury seized jfor disposal at
tne tune tne twd men are tried.
Hough Hardware owner Har
vey Hough reports that someone
ceie orated Christmas with fire
arms.
He found a bujlet hole in one
of his plate glass windows at
the store this mornine when h
opened for business. Hough esti
mated the loss at
$140.
eastern edge of) Rockingham;
and her flowers were notable in
the community.
Arriving here this past week
end lor the Christmas holidays
were her daughter Priscilla and
husband Floyd Andrews from
the University, and of course
the little grandson Ricky whoirif
Mrs.1 Penegar worshipped. Bui
what a joyous Christmas this
turned out not to be the family-planning
for the Christmas
dinner together and the home
decorated and readied for the
coming of Santa Claus Christ
mas morning.
Priscilla and Lloyd Andrews
were married October 11, 1953,
and their son Richard Heath
(Ricky) ) was borri
1955.
December 19
of Heath and
Elbert Jason
The other child
Ruby Penegar is
Penegar born April 22, 1930, and
married Sept. 24, 1955, to Johnsie
Jeanette Monroe. Elbert enlisted
in the USAF Jan.) 8, 1951, and
was discharged July 17, 1954, as
a Staff Sergeant. He is now with
the Penegar Motoi Company as
assistant manager to his father.
And so surviving this lovely
Ruby Penegar now are her hus
band, her son and (daughter, and
little grandson, and two sisters
and three brothers. These sis
ters are Mrs. Callie Rape of
Monroe and Mrs. Wallace Spit
tle of Mineral Springs. The three
brothers are Paul) Gordon and
Marvin G. Gordon of Monroe
and Frank Gordon of Waxhaw.
A sad Christmas 1955 for the
Bill Poplin family, J and now an
other distressing cjhristmas one
year late Christmas 1956 for
the Heath Penegarj family. But
then "so fades a summer cloud
away. ... So gently shuts the
eye of day."-JSL. I
LONBWS HISTORY
Historical Matters Pertaining
to Richmond County, N. C.
These articles are being written with purpose later of
revising them into a History of Richmond County. If
you find any errors herein, please let me know of such.
Isaac S. London Rockingham
No. 127
Post-Dispatch
December 27, 1956
First Marked Graves In The Old
Graveyards of Richmond County, N. C.
GRAVEYARDS INSTALLMENT Number FOUR
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...Per Month
. . .It Depends on
Your Present
Payments
If you are hog-tied with high car payments
. . . get untied quick ! Get extra cashj for
other needs and at the same time reduce
your monthly payments. I
Bring Your Car . .
$25 1. 5
To The "Stone-Man"
New Car Rate
Per
$100
Per Year Plan U
Used Car Rate
Per Year Plan
Per
$100
JIM GfLLIS. Manager I
The Oliver H. Dockery Graveyard 1859 Near Mangum.
There are ten marked graves in Congressman Oliver H. Dock
ery 's family graveyard near Mangum in Steele's township; some
25 -miles northwest of Rockingham. The earliest grave is that of
Lillie, infant of Oliver H. and Martha Jane Dockery the baby
born Sept. 2, 1858, died August 4, 1859. The baby's mother Martha
Jane was born Nov. 30, 1830, and died February 13, 1860. Also
buried here is the second wife of Oliver Dockery, she Sallie
Dumas born July 2, 843, died April 7, 1867; and the third wife
Fannie Settle she born Nov. 10, 1836, and died March 8, 1894. But
Oliver H. Dockery is not buried in this graveyard with his three
wives. Instead he is buried in the Dockery graveyard on the
Grassy Island road (see below). Oliver was born August 12, 1830,
died March 21, 1906.
You will note from the above that Colonel Oliver H. Dockery
was not buried in the Mangum cemetery with his three wives,
his two baby sons and two baby daughters. Instead he was buried
in the graveyard of his father, General Alfred Dockery, 500 feet
north of the old Dockery Brick House. And while writing about
the Dockery graveyard at Mangum, it might be well to list all
the marked graves therein. They are:
John W. Covington Jr. born Nov. 12, 1858, died Oct. 1, 1874.
Martha Jane wife of O. H, D. b 11-30-1830, d 2-13-1860
Sallie Dumas wife of O. H. D. b 7-2-1843, d 4-7-1867
Fannie Settle wife of O. H. D. b 11-10-1836, d 3-8-1894
Infant daughter of Martha Jane and Oliver H. Dockery
LUlie infant dau. of Martha and O- H. D. b 9-2-58, d 8-4-59
Infant son of Sallie Dumas and O. H. Dockery.
Franklin Wall son of Sallie Dumas and O. H.; D. b 3-8-63
d 5-14-63
Wm. Stanback Dockery born April 8, 1856, died March 8, 1894
Robert son of W. S. and J. S. Dockery b 10-5-93, d 4-26-1904
Dockery Graveyard at Dockery Brick House.
Oldest grave is that of James T. Dockery born May 13, 1825,
died Sept. 28, 1826. Second oldest grave is that of "Puss" Dockery
born Sept. 24, 1845, died March 16, 1850. Third oldest marked
grave is that of Martha F. Dockery born Sept. 11, 1834, died Jan
uary 30, 1860.
The most distinguished Dockery is buried here General Ai-
fred Dockery who .wgeemrll, 1797 and who died
December 3, 1S73, He appthe earliest Trustees of Vce
rorest vouege, ana was -presem. at uarineage crees t;nurcw
on Nov. 3, 1833, when the Resolution was passed' at the Baptist
State Convention in session at Cartledge Creek church, setting
Up the Institute (which opened Feb. 2, 1834, under President
Samuel Wait and the name changed Dec. 28, 1838, to Wake
Forest, College). General Alfred Dockery built the elegant two-
story brick house within sight, and half a mile from Cartledge
Creek church, six miles northwest of Rockingham, and which
house is now occupied and owned by his great grandson J. Pickett
Leak and family. I
Two Dockerys were Members of Congress
While on the subject of the Dockerys, it might be well; to
mention that Richmond county furnished seven sons to Congress.
Duncan McFarland to the 9th Congress March 4, 1805 to
March 3, 1807. He was born at Laurel Hill, then in Richmond
county but now in Scotland county, and died at Laurel Hill Sept.
7, 1816. He is buried in old Laurel Hill graveyard.
General Alfred Dockery born northwest of Rockingham Dec.
11, 1797, was elected to Congress in 1845; he declined re-nomina
tion but was elected for a second term 1851. In 1854 he was the
Whig candidate for Governor but was defeated by only 2085 votes.
He died in his brick house home Dec. 3, 1873, and among his last
words were "Glory to God."
One of the sons of General Alfred Dockery was Colonel Oliver
H. Dockery born near Rockingham August 12, 1828. He served two
terms in Congress the 40th and 41st. The 40th Congress convened
March 4, 1867 and adjourned March 3, 1869. Colonel Dockery took
his seat July 13, 1868. The 41st Congress convened March 4, 1869
and adjourned March 3, 1871. The Colonel was nominated in April,
1868, to fill the unexpired term and was elected by a large ma
jority over Thomas C. Fuller. Colonel Dockery was re-elected i to
the 41st Congress (as a Republican) receiving 15,314 votes 'to
13,353 for McKoy. The Colonel ran again in 1870 but was defeated
by a Democrat Alfred Moore Waddell by a majority of only 351.
Colonel Dockery ran again for Congress in 1882 and 1884 but Judge
Risden Tyler Bennett of Wadesboro beat him both times. The
Colonel carried his own Richmond county in 1882 by 610 major
ity but lost the county in 1884 by 629 majority. That vote in 1884
was Bennett 1981, Dockery 1352. In 1898 Colonel Dockery again
was a candidate for Congress in that bitter Red-Shirt campaign
but he was beaten by John D. Bellamy. The Colonel died in Johns
Hopkins hospital March 21, 1906, and he is buried in the Alfred
Dockery brick house graveyard.
(Another Richmond county man in Congress was Colonel
Walter L. Steele for two terms 1876 and 1878; and he died in
Baltimore Oct. 16, 1891, and is buried in Leak graveyard at Rock
ingham (buried first in Eastside but disinterred next day and
re-buried in Leak after his Will had been read).
Another native son who went to Washington but elected from
Connecticut to the US Senate was Joseph Roswell Hawley born in
Stewartsville, then Richmond county, October 31, 1826. He died
March 17, 1905 and is buried in Cedar Hill cemetery at Hartford,
Conn.
A native son of Richmond county to be both Governor, US
Senator and Congressman was our Cameron Morrison born Oct
ober 5, 1869, and died August 20, 1953.
Another Richmond county man serving four terms in Con
gress (but born iri Anson County) is Charles B. Deane, from
1946 through 1956.
(To be Continued)
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JUNIOR CIVITAN OFFICERS Rockingham's Civitan Club met last week and presented a charter to the Junior Civitan
Club they recently organized. Limited to boys and girls from Rockingham High School, the club's purpose is the same as
that of the senior group to build good citizenship and serve the community. Shown above are the officers. Left to right are;
Jimmy Goodman, treasurer; Linda McDonald, secretary; Rebecca Wiggins, vice-president; and Olen Smith, president.
SANTA IS always ready to listen to what a youngster wants
for Christmas. He was at Aleo's Christmas party for employees
and their children Sunday afternoon and the scene shown
above was repeated many times as the little ones told him
what they wanted. Approximately 2,000 persons, including em
ployees and their families attended the Aleo party.
PULPIVOOD IS A CASH CROP!
Jurors For Jan.
Court Picked
The next term of Superior
Court for criminal cases con
venes at Rockingham January
7th, with Judge Richardson
Preyer of Greensboro, presiding.
The new Board of County
Commissioners on December 3rd
drew the names of sixty persons
to appear in Court Jan. 7 at 10
a. m. to serve as a petit jury.
And from the list of 60 will be
drawn the names of 18 to serve
as the Grand Jury from Janu
ary to June 30th.
The following are drawn:
Jan. 7, 1957, Jury:
Mary Freeman, Hamlet
James W. O'Brien, Jr. Rham
Nellie Morrison, R. 2, Hamlet
Thomas E. Henderson, Ellerbe
Carol DeCover, Hamlet
Lonnie L. Hinson, E. Rham
Joe H. Smith, Hamlet
Emma H. Brown, Hamlet
Charles L. Martin, R. 3, Rham
Ruth Williams, Hamlet
J. F. Ormsby, Rham
Lillie Mae Fuller, Hamlet
Poster Ingram, R. 1, Hamlet
Gladys Brigman, E. Rham
Worth G. Walker, Rham
William Leak, Hamlet
J. W. Williams, E. Rham
Robert C. Corning, Rham
Auley McAuley, R. 3, Rham
Gurney Lee Hinson, Rham
Elizabeth S. Cannon, W. Rham
H. P. Hodges, R. 2, Hamlet
W. G. Thomas, R. 4, Rham
Marvin T. Smith, R. 2, Hamlet
Winfred R. Floyd, R.2,Hamlet
Julian S. Carr, Rham
John T. Baxley, R. 2, Rham
Jean Cain, Hamlet
Frankie Rankin, Ellerbe
Alma Townsend, Hamlet
D. A. Robinson, Hamlet
J. S. Roberts, Norman
T. L. Harris, Hamlet
C. D. Singletary, Hamlet
Mrs. E. M. Bullard, E. Rham
A. B. Craven, R. 2, Candor
Charles Barker, E. Rham
Mary E. Wilson, R.3,Mt. Gilead
R. Guthrie Taylor, R.2,Hamlet
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PAID ON OR BEFORE DECEMBER
31, 1956 CAN BE DEDUCTED FROM
1956 INCOME, BOTH FEDERAL
AND STATE RETURNS.
ZEBUL0N GIBSON
Town Clerk & Tax Collector
Verna Calloway, Hamlet
Mrs. Wm. R. Cook, R.l,Ellerbe
J ack O. Jenkins, R.2, Hamlet
Robert A. Wilson,Jr. R.l,Rham
Johnie Jackson, R. 2, Rham
C. C. Taylor, Hamlet
L. J. Butler, Hoffman
Grady White, Ellerbe
Wm. T. Prevatt, R. 2, Hamlet
Eloise Nowell, Hamlet
Davie T. Zeigler, Hamlet
S. D. Haddock, R. 1, Hamlet
William L. Allen, Rham
Ella Ruth Edwards, Rham
Thomas H. Wilson, Rham
John Gore, Rham
Jolynne Caviness, Hamlet
Thomas C. Hollowell, Rham
L. F. Kiker, R. 3, Rham
C. H. Reid, Hamlet
James Arthur Rhyne, Ellerbe
On The Aisle
A woman went Into a depart
ment store and asked: "Where
may I find stockings?"
"Aisle C." replied the clerk.
The woman waited ten min
utes and then repeated: "Where
will I find stockings?"
"Aisle C," asked the clerk
again.
"That's what you told me a
while ago," snapped the woman,
"and you didn't even look. I'll
see for myself."
Is Now!
Barber Was your tie red
when you came in?
GI Of course not.
Barber Gosh.
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