Warren County, Area Deaths And Funerals
JOHN EDWARD
HOOKER
Funeral services for
John Edward Rooker,
67, of Norlina will be
conducted at 2 p. m.
Wednesday in Zion
United Methodist
Church by the Rev.
Verne Womack and the
Rev. Gordon Allen with
burial in the church
cemetery.
Mr. Rooker, son of the
late Henry Foote and
Alice Edward Rooker,
was a retired construc
tion engineer.
He died in Warren
General Hospital Mon
day after a brief illness.
Surviving are his wife,
Mrs. Helen Hinton
Rooker; two sons,
Stewart Rooker of Man
son and John Thomas
Rooker of Burlington; a
daughter, Mrs. Patricia
Ann Freeman of
Gastonia; five brothers,
W. H. Rooker of
Monroe, R. M. Rooker
of Durham, and J. T.
Rooker, W. F. Rooker
and C. R. Rooker, all of
Norlina; four sisters,
Mrs. Ruth Johnson of
Arizona, Mrs. Gladys R.
Phillips of Southamp
ton, Mass., Mrs. Annie
Tilghman of Snow Hill
and Mrs. Bessie R.
Hicks of Norlina; and
nine grandchildren.
Pallbearers were G.
T. Vaughan, Floyd Ed
wards, Lawson Bur
nette, Charles White,
Rodgers Holtzman,
James White, Owen
Robertson, Jr., and
William Ellington.
JULIA HARRIS
Funeral services for
Mrs. Julia Adams Cox
Harris, 27, of Boydton,
Va. were conducted
Monday at 2 p. m. in
Jerusalem Methodist
Church in Wise by the
Rev. Wayne Carter and
the Rev. LaVerne
Womack. Burial was in
Fairview Cemetery in
Warrenton.
Mrs. Harris died at
her home Saturday.
The daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. McCoy Adams
of Wise, Mrs. Harris
was a native of Warren
County.
She was employed by
Leggett Department
Store in Warrenton for
three years before
transferring to the
Leggett store in Chase
City, Va. after moving
to Boydton.
She was a member of
Jerusalem Methodist
Church.
In addition to her
parents, Mrs. Harris is
survived by her
husband, Norfleet
Harris of Boydton; a
daughter, Miss Ashley
Nicole Cox, of the home;
two sisters, Miss Mitzi
Adams of Warrenton
and Miss Stacy Adams
of Burlington, Iowa; her
paternal grandmother,
Mrs. Bertha Adams and
her maternal grand
mother, Mrs. Romey
: yles, both of Warren
ton.
Pallbearers were:
Una Harris, Gerald
Clark, Roy King, Allan
Reid, Carl Neal and
Hubert Adams.
THOMAS SYKES
Funeral services for
Thomas Sykes, 66, of
Roanoke Rapids were
conducted Saturday at 2
p. m. at Simmons Grove
Baptist church by the
Rev. George Battle.
Burial was in the Sykes
family cemetery.
Mr. Sykes died April
10 in Wake Medical Cen
ter in Raleigh.
Among the survivors
is a sister, Mrs. Mary
Hawkins of Littleton.
THOMAS THROWER
Funeral services for
Thomas Thrower were
conducted Sunday at 4 p.
m. at Roanoke Chapel
Baptist Church in Lit
tleton by the Rev. David
Hicks. Burial was in the
church cemetery.
Mr. Thrower, the son
of the late Edmond
Thrower and Ellen
Hedgepeth Thrower,
was born March 15,1891
in Warren County.
He died Thursday at
Halifax Memorial
Hospital.
Mr. inrower joined
Roanoke Chapel Baptist
Church at an early age
and remained a mem
ber until his death.
He was married to the
late Mrs. Iaa Stark
Thrower and to this
union seven children
were born. Two preced
ed him in death.
He is survived by five
sons, St Paul Thrower,
William C. Thrower,
Oscar S. Thrower, all of
Washington, D. C.,
Vaden G. Thrower of
Littleton, Lawrence
Thrower of the U. S. Air
Force; 19 grandchildren
and seven great-grand
children.
His grandsons served
as pallbearers.
ARTHUR D.
SOMERVILLE
Funeral services for
Arthur Delane Somer
ville were conducted
Sunday at 2 p. m. at
Harris-Turner Funeral
Home Chapel by the
Rev. W. H. Burgess. In
terment was in Greater
Lovely Hill Church
cemetery.
Mr. Somerville, the
son of Walter A. and
Helen Irene Somerville,
was born July 9, 1943 in
Warren County. He died
April 9 at his home.
He attended Warren
County schools, and was
a member of the
Greater Lovely Hill
Baptist Church.
In addition to his
1 Parents, Mr. Somerville
I is survived by a sister,
! Michelle Somerville of
the home; and two
brothers, Charles Leon
Somerville of Warren
ton and Harold Gerard
Somerville of
i Ridgeway.
LAWRENCE BURTON
Funeral services for
Lawrence Burton, 32, of
Manninc, S. C. were
conducted Thursday at 3
p. m. at New Bethel
Baptist Church in
Macon by the Rev. Bob
bie Parker. Burial was
in the church cemetery.
Mr. Burton, a native
of Warren County, died
Saturday at University
Hospital in Charleston,
S.C.
He was the son of
Lorraine Burton and the
late Willie Burton of
Warren County.
Survivors, in addition
to his mother, include
his wife, Eva Burton; a
son, Lawrence McCoy
Burton, Jr. of the home;
two daughters, Tania
Renee Burton and
Tawanda Beth Burton,
both of the home; and
four sisters, Jean Bur
ton of Passaic, N. J.,
and Linda Faye Burton,
Mildred Burton and
Brenda Burton, all of
Brooklyn, N. Y.
LJLLIEC. ABBOTT
Funeral services for
Mrs. Lillie Currin
"Ecie" Abbott, 61 will
be conducted at 11 a. m.
Thursday in the chapel
of Flowers Funeral
Home in Henderson by
the Rev. Ronald Vaugh
an. Interment will be in
New Bethel Baptist
Church cemetery.
Mrs. Abbott died
Tuesday morning at her
home in Henderson.
A native of Warren
County, she was the
daughter of the late
Willie L. and Annie
Jackson Currin. She was
a member of Carey Bap
tist Church.
Surviving are her
husband, Philip Abbott
of the home; two daugh
ters, Mrs. Kay Bissette
of Raleigh and Miss
Cindy Abbott of the
home; a son, Philip Ray
Abbott of Ft. Lauder
dale, Fla.; two sisters,
Mrs. Dorothy Ruth
Terrell of Louisburg and
Mrs. Mary Sprain of
Henderson; three
brothers, Willie J.
Currin, Clements Currin
and John Y. Currin, all
of Henderson; and one
grandson.
The family will
receive friends at the
funeral home Wed
nesday (today) from
7:30 to9p. m.
Pallbearers will be
Raymond Currin, Irvin
Greenway, David
Hoyle, Alvin G. Elling
ton, Jr., Carlton Whitby,
and Ralph Ellington.
katherine
BULLOCK
Funeral services for
Mrs. Katherine Bullock
will be conducted at 2 p.
m. Wednesday (today)
in Oak Level United
Church of Christ in
Ore wry by the Rev.
Leon White. Burial will
be in the church
cemetery.
Mrs. Bullock died
Thursday at her home in
St Albans, N. Y. She
was a former resident of
Manson.
She is survived by her
husband, Carson
Bullock; two daughters,
Deborah Bullock and
Linda B. Thompson,
both of St Albans; five
sisters, Mrs. Lou B.
Manning of Manson,
Mrs. Clementine Hill of
Philadelphia, Pa., Mrs.
Amanda Durham and
Mrs. Angle Pough, both
of Brooklyn, N. Y., and
Mrs. Mary Talley of
Norllna; a brother, Ed
ward B. Harris of
Phylis, Va.; and two
grandchildren.
LAWRENCE BURTON
Funeral services for
Lawrence Burton will be
conducted Thursday at 3
pi m. at New Bethel
Baptist Church in
Macon by the Rev . Bob
bie Parker of Brooklyn,
N. Y. Burial will be in
the church cemetery.
Mr. Burton, son of the
late Willie Burton and
Lorraine White, was
born in Warren County
on Jmviary 5, 1952. He
died April 7 at Univer
sity Medical Center in
Charleston, S. C.
He professed Christ
many years ago and
joined New Bethel
Church where he
remained a member as
long as his health per
mitted.
He is survived by his
wife, Eva White Burton;
three children, Law
rence McCoy Burton,
Jr., Tania Renee and
Tawanda Beth Burton,
all of the home; his
mother, Mrs. Lorraine
Burton of Brooklyn, N.
Y.; four sisters, Jean
Burton of New Jersey,
Linda Faye, Mildred
and Brenda Burton, all
of Brooklyn, N. Y.; four
brothers, John Burton of
Baltimore, Md., Allen
Burton of Franklinton,
Andred and Ervin Bur
ton, both of New York.
FEED THOMAS
Funeral services for
Fred Thomas were held
at 1 p. m. Tuesday at
Perry's Chapel Baptist
Church in Louisburg by
the pastor, the Rev.
Elbert Lee. Burial was
in the church cemetery.
Mr. Thomas, son of
Mrs. Annie Thomas of
Louisburg, was born on
April 27, 1939 in
Louisburg. He died
April 12 in a Nyack, N.
Y. hospital. At the time
of his' death he was a
resident of Spring
Valley, N. Y. and was a
driver for the
Educational Bus Com
pany
Surviving in addition
to his mother is one
sister, the Rev.
Elizabeth Alston of
Nanuet, N. Y.; and his
grandmother, Nannie
Burt of Louisburg.
The arrangements
were handled by R. H.
Greene Funeral Home
ofWarrenton.
CORNELIA McGRIER
Funeral services for
Mrs. Cornelia Warwick
McGrier, a resident of
310 West Franklin Street
in Warrenton, will be
held Friday at 11:30 a.
m. at Second Baptist
Church of Macon by the
pastor, the Rev.
Timothy Edwards.
Burial will be in
National Cemetery in
Raleigh.
Mrs. McGrier died
Wednesday morning at
Warren General
Hospital after a lengthy
illness. She was a
retired Warren County
public school teacher
and a graduate of
Fayetteville State Uni
versity.
She was the daughter
of the late Robert and
Cornelia Harris War
wick of Macon.
Surviving are one
daughter, Mrs. Delores
Rose of Raleigh; one
sister, Miss Ruth War
wick of Macon; three
brothers, Willie War
wick of Ashland, Va.,
Robert Warwick of
Salem and Joseph W.
Warwick of Washington,
D. C.; and two grand
children.
The family will be at
Harris-Turner Funeral
Home from 7 p. m. until
8 p. m. Thursday and at
other times at the
Franklin Street resi
dence.
In lieu of flowers, the
family requests that
donations be made to
the Second Baptist
Church of Macon.
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