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'I »>"• Area Deaths And Funerals DR. R. E. WILLIAMS GOLDSBOKO - Graveside services for Dr. Robert Edgar Williams, 87, retired dentist of 1405 E. Mulberry St., were held Friday at 11 a. m. at Willow Dale Cemetery. Dr. J. Paul Edwards, officiated. Golfing companions served as pallbearers. Dr. Williams practiced dentistry in Goldsboro for 50^2 years prior to his retirement. A native of Warren County, he was the son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Robert Edgar Williams of Warrenton. He attended Warren High School, John Graham Academy and Trinity College prior to entering the Army in 1917 and serving as an officer in the Infantry Training School at Camp Lee, Vi. After receiving his D.D.S. degree from the University of Maryland School of Dentistry in 1925 where he vt&s a member of Xi Psi Phi, he established his practice in Goldsboro in 1926. He was <i leader in the Wayne County Dental Society and that organization presented him a watch in 1968 for 42 years of service. Dr. Williams was a life member of the North Carolina Dental Society and the American Dental Association, a member of the International College of Dentists, and a member of Federation Dentaire International. He was a past president of the Fifth Dental Society and the Wayne County Dental Society. He was honored by the N. C. Dental Society in 1967 with the dedication of the Journal to him. Dr. Williams was a charter member of the Civitan Club in which he held every office. He was named Civitan of the Year in 1967, was presented a life membership in 1974, and a special award for more than 30 years of service. He was also a member of the Goldsboro Elks Lodge and the American Legion with a life membership. He served on the Wayne County Board of Health for 30 years and was a member of the staff at Wayne County Memorial Hospital for over 50 years. He was also a member of the Wayne County Historical Society and of the North Carolina Literary and Historical Association, Inc. He was an honorary Admiral in the Navy for the Battleship North Carolina. He was a charter member of the Goldsboro Country Club and the Walnut Creek Country Club. He was also a member of St. Paul United Methodist Church. His hobby was golf and he had two holes-in-one at the Goldsboro Golf Course. He had won three trophies. He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Adalia (Dale) Futrell Williams; a brother, Frederick Williams, and a sister, Mrs. Estelle Williams Lipscomb of Warrenton. In lieu of flowers, the family requested that memorials be made to St. Paul United Methodist Church or to the Goldsboro Rescue Squad. HELEN MAE MABRY Funeral services for Mrs. Helen Mae Felts Mabry, 83, of the Afton community, were conducted at 2:30 p.m. Monday from Blaylock Funeral Chapel in Warrenton by the Rev. Ed Childress. Burial was in Providence United Methodist Church Cemetery. Mrs. Mabry died Friday night after an extended period of illness. She was the widow of Vernon Mabry of the Afton community and the daughter of the late Peter and Rebecca Felts. She is survived by one daughter, Mrs. Howell (Mildred) Steed of Afton; two brothers, Clifton D. Felts and Peter Wilson Felts, both of Henderson; four sisters, Mrs. Sarah F. Mabry, Mrs. Ida F. Finch and Mrs. Wilma F. Currin, all of Henderson, and Mrs. Lena F. Fuller of Warrenton; a grandchild, and a great-grandchild. Nephews served as pallbearers. HARRY L. LEETE Graveside services for Harry Leslie Leete, 80, of Wise will be conducted this afternoon (Wednesday) at 2:00 o'clock in the Wise Cemetery by the Rev. Robert Rogers. Mr Leete, a retired railroad employee, died Monday at Warren General Hospital. He is survived by his widow, Mrs. Margaret Leete of the home; a sister, Mrs. Mabel Rochelle of Henderson; two brothers, Robert O. Leete of Warrenton and Edward Leete of Colonial Heights, Va.; and several nieces and nephews. CAROLINE ALSTON LITTLETON - Funeral services for Caroline Alston, 86, of Littleton were held Saturday at 2 p.m. from Mount Zion Baptist Church in Littleton by the Rev. Wayne Welch. Burial was in the church cemetery. Mrs. Alston died on Wednesday of last week in Halifax Memorial Hospital in Roanoke Rapids. She is survived by two daughters, Virginia Hawkins and Grace Carter, both of Iittleton; a son, Charlie Alston of the home; and 29 grandchildren. FLETCHER L. DICKENS LITTLETON - Funeral services for Fletcher L. Dickens, 65, of Route 2, Littleton were conducted Sunday at 2 p.m. from Hockaday Funeral Chapel in Roanoke Rapids by the Rev. Bobby Smith and the Rev. Daniel Hux. Burial was in the Hawkins Chapel United Methodist Church Cemetery. Mr. Dickens died Friday at Halifax Memorial Hospital in Roanoke Rapids. Surivors include two brothers, Teddy T. Dickens and Russell Lee Dickens, both of Roanoke Rapids; and a half-sister, Mrs. Roy Lee Floyd of Raleigh. GORDON COO LEY LITTLETON - Funeral services for Gordon Loftus Cooley, 62, of Route 3, Littleton, were conducted at 3 p.m. Sunday from IT MAY BE SPRING...BUT YOUR CAR STILL NEEDS TO WEAR A COAT! Now Thru April 30th... Dupont Rain Dance Liquid Or Pasta Wax^Tr^.. 6.26 Dupont Rally Craam Wax 3.99 Simonize "Shines Like The Sun" Ptste Wax.. 5.29 +1.25 Rebate Meguiar's Car Cleaner/Wax (Paste) 5.05 Armor All Protectant and Cleaner 4 Oz. Push Spray 1.79 8 Oz. Push Spray 3.04 Oynel Wash Mitts 1.59 With Purchase Of Any Wax Above 1.29 WARREN AUTO PARTS 134 S. Main St., Warrenton, Phone 257-3013 or 257-3750 Niflht 257- 3309 Calvary United Methodist Church by the Rev. Francis Daniels. Burial was in the church cemetery. The Halifax County native, a retired textile worker and World War II veteran, died Saturday at Halifax Memorial Hospital in Roanoke Rapids. Survivors include his widow, Mrs. Annie Walker Cooley; two sons, Carlton and Harold Cooley, both of Littleton; a sister, Mrs. Merlene Gupton of Littleton; a brother, Marvin Cooley of Huntsville, Ala.; and one grandchild. ANTHONY R. BOBBITT HENDERSON - Funeral services for Anthony Ray Bobbitt, 25, were conducted at 3 p. m. Sunday from Cotton Memorial Presbyterian Church by the Rev. A. L. Edmonds. Burial was in the Jones Chapel Baptist Church Cemetery. Mr. Bobbitt, 25, died Thursday at Kings County Hospital in Brooklyn, N. Y. Born March 21, in Warren County, he was the son of O. Z. and Vassie Bobbitt. both of Henderson. In addition to his parents, he is survived three sisters, Dalerie Annette Bobbitt, Ktanye Bobbitt and Myra Bobbitt, all of Henderson; two brothers, Staff Sgt. O. Z. Bobbitt, Jr., of Fort Bragg and Michael Glenn Bobbitt of Oxford; his maternal grandmother, Mrs. Alice Carroll of Warrenton; and his paternal grandfather, Newton Bobbitt of Henderson. TONEY KEARNEY HENDERSON Funeral services for Toney John Henry Kearney, 54, were conducted at 2 p.m. Saturday from Big Ruin Creek Baptist Church by the Rev. Thomas Rice. Burial was in the church cemetery. Mr. Kearney died Friday in the Veterans' Administration Hospital in San Francisco, Calif. The son of the late Toney and Mattie Hicks Kearney, he was born Sept. 20, 1927, in Vance County. Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Dencie Kearney of San Francisco, Calif.; four daughters, Virginia Kearney, Cynthia Kearney and Annette Kearney, all of San Francisco, Calif., and Mrs. Myrtice Chavis of Soul City; a son, Toney Kearney of Philadelphia, Pa.; six sisters, Mary E. Kearney, Mrs. Elnora Jones, Mrs. Sadie Malone and Queen E. Kearney, all of Washington, D. C., and Mrs. Mattie K. Henderson and Mrs. Rosa K. Rainey, both of Henderson; three brothers, Charles Kearney of Baltimore, Md.. Andrew Kearney of Henderson and Robert Kearney of Washington, D. C.; four stepdaughters; and seven grandchildren. JOHN E. PENDERGRASS HENDERSON - Funeral services for John Edgar Pendergrass, a native of Franklin County, were conducted on Tuesday at 2 p. m. from Unity Baptist Church by the Rev. William Hild. Burial was in the Liberty Vance United Church of Christ Cemetery in Epsom. Mr. Pendergrass, a retired farmer, died Saturday at Franklin Memorial Hospital in Louisburg. He was the son of the late Jim and Rhoda Lloyd Pendergrass and was a member of Unity Baptist Church. He is survived by his widow. Mrs. Laura Dickerson Pendergrass of the home; two sons, Morris Pendergrass of the home and Edward Pendergrass of Warrenton; two daughters. Mrs. Hazel Hamlin of Henderson and Mrs. Violet Powers of Louisburg; two brothers, Lonnie Pendergrass of Epsom and Willis Pendergrass of Henderson ; two sisters, Mrs. Lucy Patterson and Virgie Pendergrass, both of Epsom; and four grandchildren. Pallbearers were nephews. Scenes At Annual Haliwa-Saponi Indian Pow Wow
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