Area Deaths And Funerals
-'IRS. JANET B. SILVER
A funeral service for Mrs.
Janet Booth Silver, 77, of Enfield,
was held Friday, Oct. 27 at 2 p.m.
at the Pine Chapel Baptist
Church in Hollister by the Rev.
Kermit Richardson. Burial was
in the Booth family cemetery.
A native of the Hollister com
munity, Mrs. Silver was the
daughter of the late Willie and
Mary Lynch Silver.
She died Monday, Oct. 23 at
Halifax Memorial Hospital in
Roanoke Rapids.
Survivors include three
daughters, Mrs. Mary B. Baker
of Enfield, Mrs. Elnora Pettis of
Philadelphia, Pa. and Mrs. Em
ma Simmons of Fairfax, Va.;
five sons, William Booth, Mack
Booth, Arthur Booth, Willie Booth
and Carl Booth, all of Enfield; 23
grandchildren; and 15 great
grandchildren.
Arrangments were made by
J. L. Williams and Son Funeral
Home in Enfield.
MRS. ELLA W. HARRISON
A funeral service for Ella W.
Harrison, 104, was IWd Saturday,
Oct. 28 at 1 p.m. at Pleasant
Grove Baptist Church by the Rev.
W. H. Burgess. Burial was in the
church cemetery.
Mrs. Harrison was a former
Warren County resident.
She died Wednesday, Oct. 25, at
Providence Hospital in
Washington, D.C.
Survivors include two
daughters, Mrs. Bertha Boyd of
Washington, D.C. and Mrs. Iola
Hayes of Richmond, Va.; 17
grandchildren; and 43 great
grandchildren.
Arrangements were made by
Harris-Turner Funeral Home in
Warrenton.
ERIC W. GRIGGS
A funeral service for Eric
Wayne Griggs, 19, of Atlantic Ci
ty, N. J., was held Saturday, Oct.
28, at 2 p.m. at St. Stephens Bap
tist Church in Inez. Burial was in
the church cemetery.
Mr. Griggs was the son of Ollie
and Edna Marie Williams Griggs
of Atlantic City. He attended
Atlantic City High School, where
he participated in various sports,
including varsity basketball and
the Atlantic City Dolphins foot
ball team.
He died Thursday, Oct. 26, in
the Atlantic City Medical Center
after a brief illness.
Survivors, in addition to his
parents, include a sister, Miss
Erickra Griggs of the home; a
brother, Erskine Griggs of the
home; his maternal grand
mother, Mrs. Ethel Williams of
Henderson; and his paternal
grandmother, Mrs. Cecil Mae
Johnson of Wise.
Arrangements were made by
Games Funeral Home in
Henderson.
MRS. ROSA M. KEETON
A funeral service for Mrs. Rosa
Mae Woody Keeton, 82, of Hen
derson, was held Monday, Oct. 30
at 2 p.m. at Island Creek Baptist
Church by the Rev. Steve Loftis,
the Rev. Marshal Neathery and
the Rev. Lyman Wilson. Burial
was in the church cemetery.
Mrs. Keeton was a Vance
County native. She was a
member of Island Creek Baptist
Church, where she was a
member of the Ruby Shanks Sun
day School class.
She died Friday, Oct. 27.
Survivors include her husband,
George Edwin Keeton; two
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daughters, Mrs. Patricia Winn
and Mrs. Diane Williams, both of
Henderson; two sons, Hartwell
Keeton of Norlina and Donald
"Cotton" Keeton of Henderson;
four sisters, Mrs. Marie Davis of
Raleigh, Mrs. Mary Grace
Stovall of Stovall, Mrs. Ruby
Barnes of Henderson and Mrs.
Zella Dew Woody of Columbia,
S. C.; a brother, Frank Woody of
Richmond, Va.; nine grand
children; and three great
grandchildren.
Pallbearers were Bob Morgan,
Bill Blake, Milton Perkinson,
Nathan Fleming, Herbert Nor
wood and Walter Hicks.
Honorary pallbearers were
members of the Men's Sunday
School class of Island Creek Bap
tist Church.
Arrangements were made by
Flowers Funeral Home in
Henderson.
MRS. ANNIE B. WORTHAM
A funeral service for Mrs.
Annie Bryant Wortham, 63, was
held Saturday, Oct. 28 at 1 p.m.
at Spring Green Baptist Church
by the Rev. Dr. Ulysses Ross,
pastor, and Elder Albert Garard,
pastor of Holy Dove Church of
God in Christ of Brooklyn, N. Y.
The service was held jointly for
Ned Bryant, 59, brother of Mrs.
Wortham, who died Saturday,
Oct. 21 at N. C. Memorial
Hospital in Chapel Hill. Both
were interred in the Williams
family cemetery.
Mrs. Wortham was born Sept.
14, 1926 in Warren County, and
was the daughter of the late
Alston Bryant and Mrs. Pattie
Williams Bryant. She attended
John R. Hawkins High School. In
1953 after moving to New York,
Mrs. Wortham joined Holy Dove
Church of God in Christ in Brook
lyn, where she was president of
the Mother's Board. After return
ing to Warrenton in 1987, she reaf
filiated with Baltimore Baptist
Church. Mrs. Wortham died sud
denly on Wednesday, Oct. 25.
Survivors include her husband,
James Wortham of Warrenton;
two sons, JamerWortham, Jr. of
Charlotte, and Derke Wortham of
Brooklyn, N. Y.; five sisters, Mrs.
Florence Williams of Warrenton,
Mrs. Betty Wade of Richmond,
Va., Mrs. Martha Lewis of Balti
more, Md., and Mrs. Sarah Dow
tin and Ms. Bernice Bryant, both
of Brooklyn, N.Y.; and two
grandchildren.
Floral bearers were Cora Per
ry, Rose Baker, Laura Turner,
Mary Guy Kearney, Blonnie
Champion, Lucinda Baker, Pris
cilla Johnson, Florine Davis,
Nancy Moore, Lula Powell, Essie
Shearin, Lottie Robinson and
Mollie Sims.
Pallbearers were Romey Wil
liams, the Rev. Ulrick Levy,
Howard L. Powell, Bernice Nich
olson, Tyrone Perry, Edward
Sommerville, Rufus Henderson,
Leonard Williams, Bill Twitty,
Junious Weems, Tommy Black
well and Ricky Bryant.
Arrangements were made by
Brown's Funeral Service, Inc.
JAMES HENRY MOSS
A funeral service for James
Henry Moss, 60, was held Sunday,
Oct. 29 at 11:30 a.m. at Cook's
Chapel Baptist Church by the
Rev. Harold Timberlake and the
Rev. Samuel McClain. Burial
was in the church cemetery.
Mr. Moss was the son of the
late Will and Sadie Moss. He was
born May 28,1929 in Warrenton.
He was a member of Cook's
Chapel Baptist Church, where he
served as chairman of the Board
of Trustees and superintendent of
the Sunday School. He was also a
member of the church's Building
Committee, the Usher Board and
the Blood Screening Committee.
He also served on the Warren
County Mutual Association Board
of Directors of R. H. Greene
Funeral Home.
Moss was employed as Main
tenance Supervisor of Warren
County Schools.
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He died Wednesday, Oct. 25.
Survivors include his wife,
Mrs. Irene Christmas Moss of the
home; two daughters, Mrs.
Michelle M. Alston and Ms. Rose
Moss, both of Maryland; three
sons, Herley F. Moss and James
(Jimmy) Moss, both of Warren
ton, and Tex Moss of Maryland;
three brothers, Samuel Moss of
Teaneck, N.J., David Williams
and Willie Williams, both of
Baltimore, Md.; and seven
grandchildren.
Pallbearers were members of
the Warren County Maintenance
Department, including Andy
Aycock, Ronnie Harris, Joe Mus
tian, Robert Greene, Clyde Smith
and Joe West.
Honorary pallbearers were
members of the Board of
Deacons and Board of Trustees of
Cook's Chapel Baptist ChurcL
Arrangements were made by
R. H. Greene Funeral Home in
Warrenton.
HARTWELL K. TYSON
A funeral service for Hartwell
K. "Buster" Tyson, 42, of Garner,
was held Tuesday, Oct. 24 at 11
a.m. at Bryan Lee Funeral Home
by the Rev. James L. Summery.
Burial was in Montlawn
Memorial Park.
Mr. Tyson was bom Sept. 11,
1947 to Mrs. Gladys C. Shearin of
Henderson and the late Hezebiah
Tyson. He was the stepson of Doc
Shearin.
He died Saturday, Oct. 21, at
his home.
Survivors include his mother,
Gladys C. Shearin; his wife, Mrs.
Carol Pope Tyson; a son, Ken
neth E. Tyson of the home; and
a sister, Faye T. Holtzmann of
Man son.
Pallbearers were Jim Hutchin
son, Cleve Buchanan, Don
Adams, Billy Stewart, Greg
Stahl, Lawrence Fleming, Roy
Speight and Norman Brame.
Arrangements were made by
Bryan Lee Funeral Home.
MRS. SUSIE A. MORGAN
A funeral service for Mrs. Susie
A. Morgan, 62, was held Wednes
day, Oct. 25 at 1:30 p.m. at Plea
sant Hill Baptist Church in
Oakville. Burial was in the
church cemetery.
Mrs. Morgan, who was born
July 9,1927 in Warren Couny, was
the daughter of the late Sylvester
Hunt and Florence Hunt Lucas.
She was a member of Ebenezer
Baptist Church in Alexandria,
Va., where she was a member of
the General Gospel Chorus and
the Missionary Society. She was
Edso a member of the United
Drder of Tents.
She died Friday, Oct. 20 at the
Alexandria Hospital in Alexan
dria, Va.
Survivors include two sons,
Lawyer Morgan, Jr. and Donald
Morgan; one daughter, Mrs.
Lillian L. Hunt; two brothers,
Percell Hunt of Brooklyn, N.Y.
and John Hunt of Wise; and one
grandchild.
Arrangements were made by
Oreene Funeral Home in Alexan
dria, Va. and by R. H. Greene
Funeral Home of Warrenton.
Norlina Honor
Lists Released
Tony W. Cozart, Norlina Mid
dle School principal has an
nounced the Principal's List and
Honor Roll for the first grading
period.
PRINCIPAL'S LIST
Grade seven: No students
Grade eight: Tracey Caulder,
Heather Ellington, Chris Stoen
and Marlene Williams.
HONOR ROLL
Grade seven: Cassaundra Als
ton, Chanda Bar ham, Thomas G.
Coker, Wason Green, Juvon Kim
ble, Tanya Pettaway, Roy E.
Pierce, III, Craig Seaman, Le
S ha una Suitte and Jimmy Young.
Grade eight: Nikeena Boyd,
Tamesia Burton, Willard Ed
wards, DeWayne Endecott, Hea
ther Harris, Rhonda Long, Ben
nie Pulliam, Patricia Salinas,
Kiandra Somerville, Felicia
Vaughan, Robert "Bo" Williams
and Emil. ,'oung.
Uakaowa Force
Some scientists today believe that
a previously unknown natural anti
gravity force makes an iron weight
fall more slowly, although to an ex
tremely small degree, than an alumi
num one, says National Geograph
ic.
State-Level Recognition
Given Aaencv. Emolovee
The Warren County Health
Department and a former em
ployee with a 15-year tenure
there received state-level recog
nition recently in the 15th an
niversary observance of the
Women, Infants and Children
(WIC) program.
Mrs. Christine Coker, of Rt. 3,
Warrenton, was recognized as
one of two clerks in the state who
had worked in the program dur
ing its first 15 years. The honoree
dined at the head table with WIC
officials at the Hyatt Convention
Center in Winston-Salem. Mrs.
Coker retired from the Warren
County Health Department on
June 30 of this year. She is the
wife of E. C. Coker.
The Warren County Health
Department and agencies from
four other North Carolina coun
ties were also recognized for be
ing the first counties in the state
to offer the WIC program.
Plaques were presented to each
county department by Dr. Ronald
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The celebration was a part of
the WIC directors' annual meet
ing held Oct. 11-13 in Winston
Salem. Other health department
staff who attended with Mrs.
Coker were: Dennis Retzlaff,
health director; Michael Amick,
WIC nutritionist; Mrs. Vivian
Paynter, nursing supervisor and
WIC director; Mrs. Irene Elam,
clerical supervisor; and Mrs. Dot
Smith, R.N. and maternal health
coordinator.
WIC, a federal food and nutri
tion program, was begun in 1974.
The program was honored for its
Cards Of
Thanks
The family of the late Alexan
der Bullock wishes to thank
family, friends and neighbors,
General Box Company, Rev. U.
S. Ross and Rev. Donaldson, co
workers of Raleigh Correctional
Center and Baltimore Church
for their visits, phone calls,
flowers, cards, food and all tfthfer
acts of kindness shown during
our time of bereavement.
ROSA AND JANET BULLOCK
BROTHERS AND SISTER
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I would like to thank everyone
for each act of kindness shown in
the illness and death of my
brother, Joseph Hicks. Special
thanks to Warren Hill Nursing
Center, Warren and Vance
County Ambulance Service and
to nurses and doctors of Maria
Parham Hospital.
Your kindness will always be
remembered.
LUCILLE H. THOMPSON
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To all of my sisters and
brothers in Christ, the family of
the late James H. Moss says
"thank you" for the many, many
acts of kindness shown us, which
are too numerous to name,
during the illness and death of
our loved one.
Being surrounded by friends
like you made the battle much
easier to fight. May God richly
bless each of you.
IRENE C. MOSS
AND FAMILY
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To doctors, nurses, the whole
Maria Parham Hospital staff,
friends, neighbors and family, I
would like to thank you for the
many kind deeds during my stay
at the hospital.
MRS. ELAINE ALLEN
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The family of the late Mrs.
Cornelia Joyner would like to
take this opportunity to thank
everyone for all acts of kindness
shown them during their hour of
bereavement.
God bless all of you.
FELIX JOYNER
And FAMILY
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The loss of a loved one is
always painful, but when two
family members are taken so
suddenly, that pain is almost
unbearable. Your kind thoughts
and gestures have meant more to
us than words could ever express.
With God's help, having your sup
port and knowing that you cared
has been our strength in this
especially difficult time.
THE FAMILY OF
NED BRYANT k
ANNIE B. WORTHAM
past accomplishments in mater
nal and child health. Also noted
were future plans for the pro
gram to provide educational ser
vices and redeemable vouchers
for certain foods.
Communion Service
On Permanent Loan
"Hie communion service from
Gardners Baptist Church in
Churchill has been placed on
permanent loan to the Baptist
Historical Collection, Z. Smith
Reynolds Library, Wake Forest
University.
Mrs. Anna Gardner Butler
of Warrenton presented the
silver-plated pitcher and two
goblets to the collection for
permanent preservation.
Different Look
One of every five Americans re
arranges furniture each month, ac
cording to a survey by Spiegel Inc.
ALSTON
Seaman Raymond Adams
Ends Recruit Training
Seaman Recruit Raymond L.
Alston has completed eight weeks
of training at the Recruit Train
ing Center in Orlando, Fla. He
will attend school at the Naval
Training Center in Orlando for
three weeks, before transferring
to Great Lakes, 111., where he will
resume studies in firemen's ap
prenticeship.
Alston, a 1989 graduate of War
ren County High School, is the son
of Wilbert and Barbara Alston of
the Parktown community in War
ren County.
SOUTHEASTERN HEALTH
CONSULTANTS
Will be conducting a cholesterol screening
at Rite Aid, Hall Spring Shopping Center,
315 East Macon St., Warrenton ? 257-2922
on Tuesday, November 7 from 9 a.m. to 8
p.m. Fee - $6.00 - fingerstick method is
used. Results in 3 minutes. Trained per
sonnel to perform test and answer
questions.
The Rev. Luther Alston, Jr.
Psalms 122:1-2
"I was glad when they said unto me let us go into the house of the Lord."
Greetings in the name of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ.
I, Rev. Luther Alston, Jr., pastor of the Second
Elwood Baptist Church of Brooklyn, New York, have the
opportunity to preach God's word at Fork Chapel Bap
tist Church of Inez, in Warren County,
Sunday, Nov. 5, 1989
At 11 A.M.
Come early to get a good seat. The spirit of the Lord shall HEAL and SETT FREE.
Those that are bound come BELIEVING GOD for a miracle.
I come to preach Jesus, and preach Him crucified, as our Saviour, as our
Redeemer, as our Deliverer, as our mighty GOD! In Him I shall trust.
I joined the membership of the Fork Chapel Baptist Church at an early age under
the leadership of the late Rev. Folken, in which I was baptized and given the right
hand of fellowship in the early 1960s. I returned to Brooklyn, New York with my
parents, Mr. Luther T. Alston, Sr. and Mrs. Queen A. Alston, to finish my educa
tion. I received a diploma after completing elementary school and high school.
I joined Sunday School at the Second Elwood Baptist Church in the late 1960s
and stayed in church service throughout my youth. I worked with the junior choir,
usher board and at the later age of 24 became a deacon of the church. Knowing
that the office was a lifetime office, I sought for higher heights. I attended Manhat
tan Bible College and studied under the late Dr. Edward H. Boyce, taking all
courses in theology.
At the age of 26 I was licensed by the Second Elwood Baptist Church as a
minister, and one year later I was ordained as a Baptist minister. I was called
to be assistant pastor of the Macedonia Baptist Church under the leadership of
the Rev. Gilbert Collette, Jr. Two years later, November 4,1914,1 was called to
pastor the Second Elwood Baptist Church. Mrs. Sondra E. Alston and I were mar
ried on May 19,1979. This union has given us three children, Ava, 9, Luther, Jr.,
3, and Alishia, one.
I now hold a bachelor of thelogy degree and have one semester to complete for
the master of theology degree. I am also looking forward to furthering my studies
by going for my doctorate in the near future. I have now pastored for five years
in Brooklyn, New York at the Second Elwood Baptist Church. I have established
new horizons as assistant executive director of Bushwick information. I super
vise the director of the senior citizen program and the youth programs. I head
the Civilian Patrol Program of Bushwick, working closely with the 83rd Precinct
of Brooklyn. I have a prison ministry as well as a hospital ministry. My motto
is "If I could help somebody along the way, then my living wont be in vain." There
are six different programs in the food ministry, which also aid the church members
as well as the community, the homeless, the handicapped, the unemployed, the
destitute, the burned-out victims, people who are cut off from Social Security and
public assistance and need emergency help. The Church's Soup Kitchen feeds
about 300 people daily during the hours of 11-4 p.m., Tuesday through Thursday.
We serve approximately 4,000 families with the H.R.A. Surplus program. Future
foals are to build a Bible School, Senior Citizens Center, Day Care Center and
abernacle in Warrenton.
I am seeking God for Warren County, the wort that He has to do here. '
I have been led by God to go back to my roots and to do a work, that only GOD
alone can do, by His grace and strength I will be used for that work. I am now
a resident of Warrenton, boarding on the Baltimore Road.
Ps. Ill
"Oh, give thanks unto the Lard, for He is good; for His mercy endureth forever."