Area Deaths And Funerals
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; W.FOSTER KING
Funeral services for
Walter Foster King, 76,
of Macon, were conducted
at 3 p. m. Sunday at
Bethlehem United
Methodist Church in Areola.
Burial was in the
church cemetery.
Mr. King, a retired
farmer, died Saturday
in Warren Nursing Center.
He was the son of
the late Tommy King
and Etta Tharrington
King.
Surviving are his wife,
Mrs. Henrietta Hamlet
King; two daughters,
Mrs. Nancy J. Loop of
Lakeland, Fla. and Mrs.
Connie Haithcock of
Kinston; two sons,
Samuel King of Snow
Hill and Ronald King of
LaGrange; two sisters,
Mrs. Hattie K. Ayscue of
Henderson and Mrs.
Martha K. Kalinowski of
Chicago, 111.; a brother,
Sam T. King of
Hollister; and nine
grandchildren.
Pallbearers were
Willie Norwood, Billy
Lou King, Harvey King,
Edward Conn, Carey
Dillard, Carl Fleming,
Roy Pat Robertson, and
George W. Davis.
MAMIE BARNES
ROCKY MOUNT Funeral
services for
Mrs. Mamie Estelle
Joyner Barnes, 77, were
conducted at 2 p. m.
Saturday at Johnson
Funeral Home. Burial
was in Forest Hill Cemetery
in Nashville.
Mrs. Barnes died
Thursday.
Among the survivors
is a daughter, Mrs.
Margaret B. Holland of
Littleton.
WILLIE YOUNG
Funeral services for
Willie Norman Young,
81, of Littleton, were
conducted at 2 p. m.
Saturday at Littleton
Baptist Church by the
Rev. Robert Dowd
Davis. Burial was in
Sunset Hill Cemetery.
Mr. Young died
Thursday in Halifax
Memorial Hospital in
Roanoke Rapids. He
was employed with McPherson
Beverage, Inc.
of Littleton for over 30
years.
Surviving are his wife,
Mrs. Ethel Mae Young;
a daughter, Mrs.
Christine Felts of Littleton;
five sons, Thomas
Young of Littleton,
Lloyd Young of Annandale,
Va., Harvey Lee
Young of Durham,
Walter Young of
Newport News, Va., and
Danny Young of Roanoke
Rapids; 19 grandchildren;
and nine
great-grandchildren.
FLORAL
DESIGNS
257-1881
Warrenton. N. C.
James P. Baker
Ins. Agency
Box 62
Warrenton, N. C
257-2495
Burial Insurance
life, Accident
Health, Personal
And Business
CARRIE L. FARROW
Funeral services for
Mrs. Carrie L. Farrow,
68, of Englewood, N. J.,
formerly of Warren
County, were conducted
at 1 p. m. on Tuesday,
Nov. 20, at Spring Green
Baptist Church by the
Rev. C. H. Brown.
Burial was in the Debnam
family cemetery in
Warren County.
Mrs. Farrow died on
Wednesday, Nov. 14, in
Englewood Hospital,
Englewood, N. J., where
she had worked as assistant
supervisor of
Central Supply until her
retirement 26 years ago.
She was the daughter of
the late Hubert Williams
and Cassie Williams and
was married to the late
Archie Powell.
Survivors include a
daughter, Mrs. Martha
D. Boyd of Englewood,
N. J.; three sons, Archie
Powell, Jr. of Teaneck,
N. J., Haywood T.
Powell of Hackensack,
N. J., and Howard L.
Powell of Englewood, N.
J.; a sister, Mrs. Ella
Hawkins of Warrenton;
two brothers, Junious T.
Williams of Hackensack,
N. J. and Frank P.
Williams of Englewood,
N. J.; 10 grandchildren;
and six great-grandchildren.
JOHNNIE
HARRISON, JR.
funeral services for
Johnnie Harrison, Jr.
were conducted Nov. 15,
at 2 p. m. at Coley
Spring Baptist Church
by the Rev. A. A. Brown.
Burial was in the church
cemetery.
Mr. Harrison was
born Aug. 15, 1923 in
Warren County and died
Nov. 12.
He was a member of
Mitchell Chapel Baptist
Church.
Mr. Harrison is survived
by his wife, Mable
Davis Harrison; two
sons, John M. Harrison
of the home and Sgt.
Douglas Harrison with
the U. S. Army in Germany;
two brothers,
William Harris of
Newport News, Va. and
Leroy Harrison of Baltimore,
Md.; four sisters,
Martha Dockery of
Durham, Pattie Alston
of Philadelphia, Pa.,
and Rubie Williams and
Leora Reid of Norlina.
QUEEN S.SHEARIN
Funeral services for
Mrs. »}ueen Rodgers
Spruiil Shearin, 74, of
Philadelphia, Pa., formerly
of Warren County,
were conducted at 2
p. m. Saturday at Spring
Green Baptist Church
by the Rev. A. A. Brown,
assisted by the Rev. C.
H. Brown. Burial was in
the church cemetery.
Mrs. Shearin died
Saturday, Nov. 17, in
Temple University Hospital,
Philadelphia, Pa.
She was the daughter of
the late Joseph Rodgers
and Mary Evans
Rodgers and was
married to the late
Henry Spruiil.
She is survived by
three daughters, Mrs.
Mary S. Troutman of
Camden, N. J., Mrs.
Nancy L. Eaton and
Mrs. Cornelia L.
Faulcon, both of Philadelphia,
Pa.; six sons,
Plummer Spruiil of
Newport News, Va.,
Henry Spruill of Orange,
N. J., Joseph Spruill and
Tasker Spruill of Warrenton,
John Spruill of
Philadelphia, Pa., and
James Spruill of Atlantic
City, N. J.; three
sisters, Mrs. Lucy
Alston of Ridgeway,
Mrs. Mary Debnam of
Boston, Mass., and Mrs.
Naomi Blue of Washington,
D. C.; and a number
of grandchildren and
great-grandchildren.
Pallbearers were
grandsons and nephews.
JOHN MAYFIELD
John Mayfield, 85, a
native of the Churchill
community, was buried
on Wednesday, Nov. 21,
in New Jersey.
CLYDE E. BROWN
Funeral services for
Clyde Edward Brown,
73, of Macon, were conducted
at 1 p. m. Friday
at Kingdom Hall in
Warrenton. Burial was
in the Brown family
cemetery in Warren
County.
Mr. Brown died on
Monday, Nov. 19, at his
home. A retired barber,
was the son of the
late Alonzo Brown and
Mamie Brown.
Surviving are his wife,
Mrs. Candis Brown; his
step-mother, Mrs. Eliza
Clanton; a stepdaughter,
Mrs. Bonnie
Falston of Newark, N.
J.; a step-son, Jessie
Lamont Tillman of
Prestonburg, Ky.; and
two grandchildren.
JACK J. NELSON
Funeral services for
Jack Johnston Nelson,
75, of Littleton, were
conducted at 2 p. m.
Tuesday at Sunset Hill
Cemetery in Littleton.
Mr. Nelson died Sunday.
He is survived by his
wife, Mrs. Lucy Cary
Nelson and a sister,
Miss Isabelle Nelson of
Littleton.
ALICE P.
THOMPSON
Funeral services for
Mrs. Alice Parham
Thompson, 41, of
Macon, will be conducted
this afternoon (Wednesday)
at 2 p. m. at the
Blaylock Funeral Home
chapel in Warrenton by
the Rev. Jack Little and
the Rev. Vernon Vance.
Burial will be in the
Jerusalem Church
cemetery.
Mrs. Thompson died
Monday at Warren
General Hospital. She
was the daughter of
Mrs. Sarah Elizabeth
Eason Parham of Littleton
and the late
Noland Davis Parham.
Surviving in addition
to her mother are her
husband, Jack David
Thompson; a son, David
Thompson of the home;
two brothers, Philip
Parham of Macon and
Davis Parham of Ft.
Richardson, Alaska;
five sisters, Mrs. Estelle
Hogan, Mrs. Rebecca
Davis, Mrs. Pantelle
McFalls and Mrs.
Catherine Chambers, all
of Durham and Mrs.
Virginia Boone of
Raleigh.
Pallbearers will be
Harry Leete, Jerry
Williford, Charles
Powell, Emmitt Thompson,
Raymond Abbott,
Clarence Thompson and
Ricky Thompson.
CHARLIE DURHAM
Funeral services for
Charlie Durham, 91, of
Henderson, will be conducted
at 2:30 p. m.
Thursday at St. Paul
United Church of Christ
in Henderson by the
Rev. Richard Bullock,
the Rev. John Hicks and
the Rev. Dr. Roland
Perry. Burial will be in
the church cemetery.
Among the survivors
are daughters, Mrs.
Eula Plummer of Manson
and Mrs. Ethel
Hargrove of Norlina.
Les Gemmes Chapter
Has November Meet
The Warrenton Chapter
of Les Gemmes, Inc.
held its November
meeting at the home of
Mrs. Mildred Townes.
After the call to order by
Mrs. Barbara Rowlett,
president, the secretary
and treasurer gave their
reports.
Ms. Magnolia
Williams read the ruling
from the chapter
executive committee
which stated that the
chapter would participate
in the Warrenton
Christmas Parade
with all members riding
on the float. Mrs. Amos
moved that the Christmas
Party and the
December meeting be
held at The Rafters after
the parade. This
motion was carried.
Mrs. Connie Kenny
gave a portion of the
membership committee
report. This is to be
completed at the next
meeting because of the
shortage of time.
Mrs. Rowlett,
president, presented
Mrs. Linda Hundley
from the Village Florist
of Norlina who gave a
demonstration on floral
arrangements. She
suggested using candles,
lots of color and
showed how bows can
add to an arrangement
Mrs. Hundley discussed
the importance of
keeping the oasis well
watered so that live
flowers would last
longer. A special treat
was that each member
made a Christmas corsage.
Mii. Hundley was
presented a gift from
the chapter.
Names were drawn
for the Christmas party
and all enjoyed the
delicious hors d'oeuvres
and punch prepared by
the hostess. Members
present were Mesdames
Clara Foster, Maggie
Kiah, Christine
Arlington, Ruby Amos,
Elizabeth Baskerville,
Doris Davis, Wanda
Hunt, Carole Wilkerson,
Mildred Townes, Mary
D. Williams, Barbara
Eowlett and Ms.
Magnolia Williams.
Bus Fuel
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stated that the reduction
could be credited to improvements
in the
mechanical staffs, the
addition of new costefficient
units, and
slight decreases in the
prices of gas, oil, and
other supplies.
Overall, the state's
12,825 buses transported
an average of 56 students
each day for about
SO miles. Gardner noted
thfet buses operating in
rural coastal areas tended
to get better
mileage than other
areaa. The state's
coastal counties
averaged between five
and a half and almost
six miles per gallon of
gas last year.
Adaptive Monkeys
A troop of 350 macaque
monkfyi, natives of the snowy
mountains of Japan, has
learned to cope with hoc turnmen,
different food, and new
enemies on a ranch hear Dilley,
Texas.
The real estate division of Warrenton Insurance
and Real Estate officially opened its recently
renovated office building on South Main Street,
Warrenton with a ribbon-cutting and open house
last week. Participating in the ribbon-cutting are,
left to right, Mrs. Grace Miles, sales associate;
Monroe Gardner, president; Warrenton Mayor B.
G. White; Mrs. Linda Wood, sales associate;
Charles Hayes, secretary; and Walter Gardner,
vice-president (Staff Photo)
Faulty Exhaust Blamed For Rash Of Fires
A faulty exhaust system
on a truck has been
blamed for a rash of
fires along Interstate 85
in five counties last
week.
According to reports,
sparks from a fire on the
back of a pickup truck
ignited about 50 fires
last Friday in Orange,
Durham, Granville,
Vance and Warren
counties before the
driver of the truck
realized the problem
and the Norlina Volunteer
Fire Department
was summoned to extinguish
the fire.
Apparently, sparks
from the turck's exhaust
ignited the wooden bed
of the truck driven by
Robert Green of Chesapeake,
Va. who was
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traveling north on the
interstate. The fire
spread to a sofa and love
seat Green was hauling
home for a Christmas
present. As he traveled
along the road, pieces of
stuffing from the furniture
blew out behind
the truck, setting fire to
grass along the road.
Green was finally
stopped at Stuckey's
Pecan Shop at the Oine
Road exit of 1-85 in
Warren County after a
fellow motorist signaled
him to stop.
Stuckey's manager
and two other men
fought the truck fire
with extinguishers until
the Norlina firefighters
arrived.
Although the love seat
and sofa were
destroyed, the truck was
in adequate condition
for Green to continue his
trip.
The fires were confined
to grass and no
damage to buildings
resulted in any of the
five counties.
The fires have been
ruled accidental.
Also last week, three
accidents were reported
by the Highway Patrol
in Warren County.
On Friday, a Macon
woman was injured after
her truck hit a tree
off N. C. 43 four miles
south of Warrenton.
According to Trooper
T. S. Wright, Emma
Ruth Richardson, 47,
lost control of her northbound
vehicle, ran off
the left side of the road
and struck a tree.
She was treated and
released at Warren
General Hospital.
Damages to the truck
were estimated at
$1,500.
Ms. Richardson was
charged with driving
left of center after the
12:30 p. m. accident.
Another accident
Friday left two Henderson
residents with minor
injuries, according to
reports.
The two, identified as
Joe Barbour, 23, and
Crystal Weaver, 2, were
injured in a two-vehicle
collision six miles south
ofWarrenton.
Trooper Wright said
Barbour was a
passenger in a car
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