Warren County, Deaths And Funerals
MAUDE H. PEOPLES
Funeral services for
Mra. Maude Holmes Peoples,
<8, at Warrenton were
conducted from B lay lock
Funeral Home Chapel on
Saturday at 4 p. m. by the
Rev. L. H. Deal. Burial
was in Fairview Cemetery
Mrs. Peoples, the da ugh
tar of the late Percy and
Susie West Holmes, died at
Maria Parham Hospital in
Henderson on Thursday
morning at 6.30 a. m She
was the widow of the late
Solon N. Peoples.
She is survived by a son,
Clifton M. Peoples of
Henderson, two daughters.
Mrs. Elizabeth Buckner of
Warren ton and Miss Mae
Peoples of Richmond, Va.;
six brothers, Melvin
Holmes, Clyde Holmes and
Andrew Lee Holmes, all of
Louisburg,, P. C. Holmes
of Raleigh, James A.
Holmes of Henderson and
Lindsey Holmes of Jackson;
five sisters, Mrs.
Felix G. Moore of West
Virginia, Mrs. Lucy Kelly
of Henderson, Mrs. Susan
Kelbeel of Raleigh, Mrs.
Macy Berry of Chicago,
111., and Mrs. Betsy Green
of Troy; and five grandchildren.
Pallbearers were Pett
King, Charles W. Kelly,
Jesse Holmes, Mike
Holmes, Dwaine Holmes,
Jeff Green, Sammie
Green, Phil Holmes and
Rodney Holmes.
ROBERT WILSON
WRI .DON - Funeral
services for Robert' 'Slim"
Wilson, 64, of Weldon, who
died Sunday, were conducted
at 3 p. m. Monday
from Branch Funeral
Home. Burial was in Crestview
Cemetery.
Mr. Branch is survived
by his widow, Mrs. Gladys
Balding Wilson; four
daughters, Mrs. Brenda W.
Killough of Marion, Mrs.
Nancy W. Taylor of Gumberry,
Mrs. Joy W. Ellis of
Weldon and Miss Kay
Wilson of the home; his
mother, Mrs. Bonnie R.
Wilson of Littleton; three
brothers, Oak Wilson and
Wood row Wilson, both of
Roanoke Rapids, and
Claude Wilson of Littleton;
a sister, Mrs. Ruby W.
Monk of Cary and four
grandchildren.
CONRAD ALSTON
Funeral services for
Conrad Arthur Alston of
Elizabeth, N. J., formerly
of Warren County, will be
conducted Friday afternoon
at 1:00 at the Shilob
Baptist Church in Areola.
The pastor, the Rev. Will
C. Tabron, will officiate
and burial will be in the
church cemetery
Mr. Alson is survived by
his wife, Mrs. Lois Robinson
Alston of Elizabeth, N.
J., one son, Conrad H.
Alston, Altoona, Pa.; five
sisters, Mrs. Janet Wilson,
Warren ton, Mrs. Beaulah
Williams, New York City,
Mrs. Annie Mae Brandt
and Mrs. Mary G. Jones,
Redbank, N. J., and Mrs.
Ollie B. Parchment,
Bronx, N. Y.; two brothers,
Wood row Alston, Redbank,
N. J , and Millard
Alston, Newport News,
Va., one grandchild.
The body will be on view
at Harris-Turner Funeral
Home Thursday and Friday
morning until it is
taken to the church to lie in
state for one hour prior to
the service.
CARRIE T. BRILEY
GREENVILLE - Funeral
services for Mrs.
Carrie Talley Briley, 91,
who died on Wednesday of
last week, were conducted
Friday at 11 a. m. from
Wilkerson Funeral Home.
Burial was in Greenwood
Cemetery.
She is survived by four
daughters, Mrs. Mary B.
Sumrell of Ayden, Mrs.
Wood row Dixon of Black
Jack, Mrs. Norman Newell
of Warrenton, and Mrs.
Lillie B. Edwards of
Pactolus; three sons, Jesse
Erastus Briley of Greenville,
James C. Briley of
New Bern and Henry
Cotten Briley of Sneedsville,
Tenn.; a sister, Mrs.
Florence Roberson of
Ayden; 20 grandchildren
and 11 great-grandchildren.
WILLIE SEWARD
Graveside services for
Willie Albert Seward, Jr.,
infant son of Ms. Barbara
Seward of Rt. 6, Henderson,
were conducted Sunday
at 11 a. m. at the
Burchette Chapel Church
Cemetery.
Dryden's Body Shop
located on S.R. #1625
Afton
Wrecker Service
Day 257-2545
Night 257-2464
CHARLESLYLES
ROANOKE RAPIDS Funeral
aervices for Charles
L. "Dutch" Lyles, 85,
who died on Tuesday of
last week were conducted
at 4 p. m. Friday from
Branch Funeral Home
Chapel. Burial was in
Cedarwood Cemetery.
He is survived by his
widow, Mrs. Mary Alice
Waters Lyles; two daughters,
Mrs. Ruby Shaw of
Roanoke Rapids and Mrs.
Pearl Eddins of Corpus
Christi, Texas; two sons,
Bobby Lyles of Roanoke
Rapids and Charlie Lyles
of Columbus, Ga.; a
brother, Allen Lyles of
Norlira; seven grandchildren,
and seven greatgrandchildren.
EDWARDGREEN
Funeral services for
Edward P. Green were
held Aug. 9 at 1:30 p. m. at
Christ Temple Baptist
Church in Paterson, N. J.
by the pastor, the Rev. F.
Roberson.
Mr. Green, the son of
Walter and Annie Green of
Macon, was born Sept. 11,
1937 in Macon. He died
Aug. 7 in Paterson.
At an early age he joined
the New Bethel Baptist
Church of Macon. He lived
in Paterson for the past 22
years. He was employed as
a clerk at the Paterson
Post Office for 15 years.
Surviving in addition to
his parents are his wife,
Mrs. Cora Boyd Green;
one daughter, Angela of
the home; five brothers,
Samuel Green of Paterson,
Walter Green, Jr., of Pittsburg,
Pa., John Green of
Richmond, Va., James
Green of Macon and
Melvin Green of Warrenton;
six sisters, Bertha
Wilson of Paterson, Lillian
Perry and Lucille Ewell,
both of Pittsburg, Pa.,
Esther Aiken of Richmond,
Va., Alice Dunston of Macon
and Janet Richardson of
Charlotte.
CEOZY LYNCH
Funeral services for
Ceozy "Buddy" Lynch, 59,
of Littleton were conducted
at 1 p.m. Wednesday at the
White Rock Baptist Church
in Halifax County by the
Rev. William Evans.
Burial was in the church
cemetery.
Mr. Lynch is survived by
one son, James Edward
Lynch of New York City;
four sisters, Mrs. Polly
Richardson and Mrs.
Nursie Richardson, both of
Hollister, Mrs. Edna
Wilson of Warrenton and
Mrs. Ollie Belle Lynch of
Littleton; four brothers,
Roy Lynch, Dotsie Lynch,
Cyphus Lynch and George
Lynch, all of Hollister; and
four grandchildren.
JOHN BOYD
Funeral services for
John "Boo" Boyd of
Baltimore, Md., formerly
oi Warren County, were
conducted Saturday at 1
p.m. at Harris-Turner
Funeral Home Chapel. The
Rev. Robert Burnette
officiated and burial was in
the Cooks Chapel Baptist
Church Cemetery.
Mr. Boyd, son of the late
Leona Taylor Boyd
Maynard and John Boyd,
was born November, 1921
and died August 11 in
Baltimore, Md. t I
He is survived by his
wife, Mrs. Odele Boyd of
Baltimore; three sisters,
Mrs. Mildred Braithwaite
of New York City, Mrs.
Dorothy Watkins of
Richmond, Va. and Ms.
Laura Maynard of
Baltimore.
HENRIETTA JOHNSON
LITTLETON - Funeral
services for Mrs. Henrietta
Johnson, 68, of Brooklyn,
N. Y., were held on
Saturday at 1 p. m. from
Robinson Funeral Home
Chapel at Littleton by the
Rev. G. E. Battle. Burial
was in Oak Grove Memorial
Cemetery.
Mrs. Johnson, a native of
Thelma, died on August 10.
She is survived by two
daughters, Mrs. Annie E.
Phipps of Littleton and
Mrs. Virginia Fleming of
Roanoke Rapids; one son,
Robert Lee Johnson of
Brooklyn, N. Y.; two
sisters, Mrs. Annie Johnson
of Littleton and Mrs.
Francis Brown of Roanoke
Rapids; two brothers,
Willie Walter Johnson of
Portsmouth, Va., and
Charlie Reuben Johnson of
Washington, D. C.; 12
grandchildren and five
great-grandchildren.
JANET RAMEY
Funeral services for
Mrs. Janet M. Hunter
Ramey of Warrenton were
conducted at 3 p.m. on
Saturday at Coley Springs
Baptist church by the Rev
Luther Brown. Burial was
in the church cemetery.
Mrs. Ramey, the
daughter of Mrs. Maude J.
Hunter and the late Walter
J. Hunter, was born
January 21, 1923. She died
August 12.
Mrs. Ramey. an employee
of the J. P. Taylor
Tobacco Company, died
Wednesday of last week in
Warren County.
She is survived by three
daughters, Francine Allen
of Henderson, Eunice
Kingsberry of Langley
AFB, Va., and Juliette
Parham of Henderson; a
son, Severn Parham of
Pittsboro; her mother,
Mrs. Maude J. Hunter of
Warrenton; a sister, Mrs.
Mary A. Harris of East
Orange, N. J.; three
brothers, Walter Hunter of
Richmond, Va.. Robert
Hunter of Warrenton, and
Arthur Hunter of New
York; and four grandchildren.
W..NORRIS HOYLE
FRANKLINTON - Funeral
services for William
Norris B y e, 74, of Franklinton,
wno died Friday,
were conducted at 2 p. m.
Sunday from Oak Level
Christian Church. Burial
was in the church cemetery.
Mr. Hoyle is survived by
his widow, Mrs. Eva
Pearce Hoyle; a son,
Kermit Hoyle of Rt. 1, Kittrell;
two brothers, James
Hoyle of Franklinton and
Monnie Hoyle of Youngsville;
a sister, Mrs. C. H.
Pearce of Norlina; and
three grandchildren.
JERNETTA POWELL
LITTLETON - Funeral
*crvicei for Mrs Jernetta
Cuter Powell, 50, of Littleton
were conducted at 2
p. m Monday from Spring
field Baptist Church of
Littleton by the Rev. C. H.
W hi taker Burial was in
the church cemetery
Mrs. Powell died on Aug.
14 at Halifax Memorial
Hospital in Roanoke Rapids.
She is survived by her
widower, Turner Powell of
the home; three daughter.
Josephine Mason,
Jeannie Powell and Jacqueline
Powell, all of East
Orange, N. J.; three sons,
ulenn Carter of Littleton
Samuel Carter, Jr., of East
Orange, N. J , and James
Powell of Newark, N. J ;
fj* sisters, Mrs. Eleanor
Hawkins and Mrs. Ozell
Johnson, both of Weldon,
Mrs Sarah Soloman of
East Orange, N. J., Mrs
Elara Soloman of Littleton,
Mrs. Betsey Burgess
of Baltimore, Md. and
Mrs- Annie Faulcon of
Littleton; three brothers,
Solomon Carter and Ben
Oarter, both of Baltimore,
Md., and Sammy Carter of
Littleton; and six grandchildren.
EMMA CHAMP
Funeral services for
Mrs. Emma Terry Champ
were held Sunday at 2:30
at Oak Level
Christian Church of
Drewry by the Rev. R. D.
Bullock. Burial was in the
church cemetery.
Mrs. Champ, daughter of
i., n ,ate Anderson and
Willie Ann Terry, was born
November 18, 1926. She
died in Maria Parham
Hospital in Henderson on
August 10.
She is survived by her
husband, Eddie Lee
Champ of the home; four
daughters, Mrs. Annie
Maxwell o( Queens, N. Y ,
Mary Rosa Champ of
Brooklyn, N. Y., Mrs.
Earline Westry of
Manhattan, N. Y. and Mrs.
Lucy Ann Fleming of
Manson; six sons, Joseph
Champ at Brooklyn, N. Y.,
Eddie James Champ of
Jamaica. N. Y., Robert
William Champ of
Brooklyn, N. Y., Bobby
Champ, Jr., of Brooklyn,
N. Y., Darnell Champ of
Great Lakes, 111., and
Thomas Leon Champ of the
home; two sisters, Lillie
Mae Paschall of
Henderson and Mary
Francis Thomas of
Richmond, Va.; two
brothers, Robert Terry and
Levi Terry, both of
Manson.
Pallbearers were
William Johnson, Glen
Johnson, John Durham,
Melvin Durham, John
Mayfield and Frank
Johnson.
ADA HOLLAND
Graveside services for
Mrs. Ada Young Holland of
New York, formerly of
Warren County, were conducted
Friday at 6:30 p. m.
from the Young Family
Cemetery in Inez. Elder
Coley Perkinson officiated.
Mrs. Holland is survived
by one daughter, Mrs. Ava
Rich of New York City.
CHARLEY W.
PINNELL, SR.
Funeral services for
Charley Wellford Pinnell,
Sr., 83, of Richmond, Va.,
were held August 10 at 2 p.
m. at the First Baptist
Church in Richmond. Burial
was in the Hollywood
Cemetery.
Pinnell was born on
Christmas Day, 1887, the
youngest of 12 children of
the late Willis Andrew
Jackson Pinnell and Maria
Egerton Pinnell of Warren
County He attended Warren
County schools and
Mart Hill College.
He later moved to
Richmond, Va., and sorted
as a grocery clerk while
he studied at Masaey Business
College. He joined the
Army in 1918 and in 19121
helped establish the Richmond
Rubber Co.
Pinnell was founder of
PinneU's Inc., a cycle and
sporting goods firm in <
Richmond and was director
of the Bicycle Institute
of America and past
president of the Cycle
Jobbers Association of
America. He was a 33rddegree
Mason, past potentate
of Acca Temple
Shrine, a past president
and secretary-treasurer of
the Mid-Atlantic Shrine
Association, a past president
of the Sphinx Club and
a past commander of the
Legion of Honor.
He was active in the
Kiwanis Club, American •
Legion Po6t 84 and was a
member of the First
Baptist Church where he
served on the finance
board for several years.
Pinnell is survived by his
wife, Mary Falbre Pinnell;
a daughter, Barbara Pinnell
Pritchard; six grandchildren
and three greatgrandchildren.
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