AUGUST 29,2018
BERTIE LEDGER-ADVANCE
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Obituaries
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James Larry Mercer
WAYNE COUNTY -
James Lany Mercer was
bom September 29th,
1935 in Wayne Coimty,
NC. Shortly after gradu
ating Lee Woodard High
School, he joined the
Air Force and was sta
tioned at Spangdahlem
AFB, Germany following
the Korean War. He was
honorably discharged
in 1966, having been
awarded the National
Defense Service Medal,
the Good Conduct Med
al and the Occupation
Medal. He attended East
Carolina University, earning his M.A. in Education
in 1963 while managing the Greenville Airport. He
then married Rose Pettus Read and eventually
moved to Charlotte, NC.
Mr. Mercer worked as a field service engineer
at Ford Motor Company, and was recognized on
numerous occasions for his excellence at problem
solving, and over 30 years of dedicated service. He
retired in 1997, and moved to Windsor, NC. He was
an avid sportsman, and eryoyed hunting and fish
ing. Jim was also a firearms enthusiast, a skfiled
woodwright and millwright, and loved spending
rime with his grandchildren.
For many years of his later fife, he waged a cou
rageous battle with congestive heart failure, dete
riorating vision, cancer and rheumatoid arthritis.
In 2015 his health failed to the point of limiting his
independence and mobility, and on the 21st of Au
gust, 2018, after a protracted battle with illness and
blindness, he chose to end his fife. He was 82 years
of age.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Bron
son Wney and Willie Rogerson Mercer and his sis
ter, JoAnn Howell. He is survived by Ws brother,
Stephen Mercer and Ws sister, Elizabeth Mercer
Rafter; his children Elizabeth Rose Mercer, Linda
West Boyd, and James Franklin Mercer and his six
grandchildren: Elizabeth, Zachary, Mary, Tyson,
James Ian, and Christine Feme (and Nellie, Ws
dog.)
Services were at 11:00am, Saturday, August 25,
with visitation to follow at Walker’s Funeral Home,
Windsor, NC. In lieu of flowers, memorial gifts
may be made to SECU Hospice of Brunswick Low
er Cape Fear Hospice, 955 Mercy Lane, Bolivia,
NC 28422 or to St. Jude Children’s Hospital, 501 St.
Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105. Online condo
lences may be made to www.walkerfh.net.
Paid Obituary
OAK CITY — Maggie
Lee Savage Dolberry, 93,
died on Thursday, August
16, 2018. Funeral Saturday,
August 25, 2018 at 11 am,
at St. Mark Missionary Bap
tist Church in Oak City. Vis
itation Friday, August 24th
from 6 pm to 7 pm and John
and Bessie Fields Memori
al Chapel in Hobgood. Ar
rangements by Cherry’s Fu
neral Home of Windsor.
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RICH SQUARE—James
Leroy Saunders, 56, died
on August 19, 20i8. Funer
al Saturday, August 25, 2018
at 1 p.m., at Riddick Grove
Missionary Baptist Church,
Belvidere. Arr^gements by
Wilder’s Funeral Home, Inc.
Brian David Elliott
CAPE CARTERET -
Brian David Elliott, 38,
of Cape Carteret, for
merly of Wilson passed
away Saturday. His fu-
nerW service wtU be con
ducted at 3 p.m. Thurs
day at First Christian
Church, 207 Tarboro N
Street, Wilson. Inter
ment will follow in Ma
plewood Cemetery, Wil
son. The Rev. Johnnie
Sullivan will officiate.
The family will receive
friends 'Thursday after
noon from 1- 2:45 p.m.
in the church parlor of
First Christian Church, Wilson.
Brian is survived by his wife, Hilda Ferguson El
liott of the home; daughter, Brianna “B.B.” Ross
Elliott of Appleton, Wisconsin; son, Joseph “Joe”
David Elliott of the home; father, David Elliott and
wife, Karen Taylor Elliott of Wilson; brother, Bran
don Duke and wife, Ashley of Wilson; maternal
grandmother, Maggie “Mema” Hite of West Virgin
ia; aunt, Charmaine Hite and husband, Stan Rex-
road of West Virginia; cousin, Erin Feola Lester
of Los Angeles, Cafifomia; stepgrandmother. Nan
Owens of WTlson, and step-imcle, Lee Taylor of Ra
leigh.
He was preceded in death by his mother, Robin
Hite Davis; grandfather, Jiggs Hite and step-grand
father, Kirby Owens.
In lieu of fiowers, please consider donations in
Brian’s memory to Scholarship Fund for Briaima
Ross Elliott and Joseph David Elliott, c/o BB&T,
PO Box 1847, Wilson, North Carolina 27893.
Condolences may be directed to Joyner’s Funer
al Home at www.joyners.net.
Paid Obituaiy
Terry Wayne Pike, Jr.
MERRY HELL - Terry Wayne Pike, Jr, 44, of
1919B US 17 North, passed away on Tuesday, Au
gust 21, 2018, in his home.
Terry Wayne was bom in Chowan County on
March 13, 1974, and was the son of Teny Wayne,
Sr. and Mary Brown Pike of Merry Hill. A mechanic
by trade, he found joy in life by helping and being a
friend to others.
He was preceded in death by his maternal grand
father, L.E. Brown, Jr.; and by his paternal grand
parents, David and Bessie Van Horn Pike.
In addition to lus parents, he is survived by a son,
Terry James Pike (Desaree) of BishopvUle, SC; two
sisters, Lisa F4ke Jemigan of Merry Hfil and Aman
da Pike Levy (Richie) of Round Hfil, VA; his mater
nal grandmother, Mary White Brown of Merry Hfil;
and a grandson, Michael James Pike.
Funerral services were held Saturday at 4:00 p.m.
in the chapel of Mfiler Funeral Home & Cremato
ry, 735 'Virginia Road, Edenton, and was conduct
ed by the Rev. Randy Pierce. Burial followed in
Edgewood Cemetery, Mfindsor. Friends may join
the family at the home of his parents, 1919 US 17
North, Merry Hfil.
Mfiler Funeral Home & Crematory, 735 Virgin
ia Road, Edenton, is assisting the family with ar
rangements, and onfine condolences may be made
by visiting www.mfilerfhc.com.
Paid Obituaiy
COLERAIN — Sarah
Wrgiriia Perry, died on
Thursday, August 16, 2018.
Funeral Friday, August 24,
2018 at 1 pm., at Zion HiU
Baptist Church. Visitation
1-7 p.m., Thursday, August
23,2018, Ahoskie. Arrange
ments by Himter’s Funeral
Home, Ahoskie.
BROOKLYN NY — 'Wil
liam Chester BenthaU,
died on Friday, August 17,
2018. Funeral Wednesday,
August 29, 2018 at 11 am.,
at Calvary Missionary B^-
tist Church. Arrangements
by Hunter’s Funeral Home,
Ahoskie.
AHOSKIE — Florence
“Mrs. Poochie” Moore,
75, died on August 21, 2018.
Funeral Saturday, August
25, 2018 at Noon, at New
Ahoskie Baptist Church.
Arrangements by Reynolds
Funeral Home of Ahoskie.
RALEIGH — Parker
Robert StancU, 60, died
on August 20, 2018. Funer
al Sunday, August 26, 2018
at Noon, at Wilder’s Funeral
Home Chapel, Rich Square.
Arrangements by Wilder’s
Funeral Home, Inc.
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Out&About
Out and events sponsored by nonprofit groups in Bertie
County. Piease send iistings to the Bertie Ledger-Advance
at P.O. Box 69, Windsor, NC, 27983, bring them by the of
fice at 109 South King St, fax them to (252) 794-2835 or
e-mail them to lbeachboard@ncweeklies.com. Aii event
listings must be submitted by 10a.m. each Monday.
Aug 30 & 31
Office Closed
The CADA Community Service Center, located at 128 E.
Granville St. in Windsor, will be closed on Thursday, Aug
30 and Friday, Aug. 31 for maintenance. For additional in
formation, email Sallie Surface at ssurface@nc-cada.org.
Sept. 4
Board of Elections Meeting
The Bertie County Board of Elections will hold its regularly
scheduled meeting at 1 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 4 at the Elec
tions Office, 210 W. Watson St. in Windsor.
Sept. 5
Course
The Continuing Education Division of Martin Community
College will offer Fluman Services Exploration: DSS Case
worker from 6 -9 p.m. on Mondays and Wednesdays, start
ing Wednesday, Sept. 5 at the MCC Bertie Campus. The fee
for the course is $125 and may be waived if eligible. For
more information, contact Brenda Moore at 252-789-0236
or by email at brenda.moore@martincc.edu.
Sept. 7
Meeting
The Roanoke Chowan Partners for Progress 2 will hold
their next meeting from 10 a.m. until noon Friday, Sept. 7
at the Roanoke Electric Cooperative Extension Fleadquar-
•ters, 518 U.S. 561 W. in Aulander. Lunch will be served. For
more information or to register, call 252-539-4600 or email
pjordan@roanokeelectric.com.
Sept. 8
Raising Awareness
United Services Group and the Sessoms/Slade Family in
vite the public to attend “For The Love of Javanne A.K.A.
J. Black” Celebration of Love and Life at 2 p.m. Saturday,
Sept. 8 at C.G. White School, 503 E. Main St. in Powells-
ville. The “raising awareness” event will spotlight Post-
Traumatic Stress Disorder, depression and suicide.
Sept. 10
Town of Colerain Commissioners Meeting
The town of Colerain Commissioners will hold their regu
larly scheduled meeting at 7 p.m. Monday, Sept. 10 at the
Colerain Primary Care Clinic Nutrition Site, 109 W. River
St. in Colerain.
Bertie County Commissioners Meeting
The Bertie County Commissioners will hold their regularly
scheduled meeting at 6 p.m. Monday, Sept. 10 in the Com
missioners’ Room inside the Bertie County Government
Building.
Welding Course
The Continuing Education Division of Martin Community
College will offer a welding class from 6 -9 p.m. on Mon
days and Thursdays, starting Monday, Sept. 10 at MCC
Bertie Campus. The fee for the course is $180. For more
information, contact Leslie Bond at 252-789-0248 or by
email at leslie.bond@martincc.edu.
Sept. 13
Town of Windsor Commissioners Meeting
The Town of Windsor Commissioners will hold their regu
larly scheduled meeting at 8:30 a.m. Thursday, Sept. 13 at
Windsor Town Hall, 128 8. King St. in Windsor.
Pirate Craft
The Bertie County Public Library will host making a pirate
craft at 4 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 13. The library is located at
111 U.S. 13 Bypass in Windsor. For more information, call
252-794-2244.
Sept. 14
Golf Tournament
The 2nd Annual Roanoke Electric Golf Classic will be held
starting at 9 a.m. Friday, Sept. 14 at Scotch Hall, 105 Scotch
Hall Court in Merry Hill. The cost is $400 for teams or $100
for individuals. For more information, contact Jessica Jen
kins at 252-209-2245.
Oct. 27
Class of 1973 Reunion
The Bertie High School Class of 1973 will celebrate its 45th
year class reunion Saturday, Dot 27 at the Sen. Bob Martin
Eastern Agricultural Center in Williamston. Final payment
due-date for classmates attending is Friday, Aug. 31. For
more information, contact Willie Pugh at 301-728-9971.
Ongoing
Caregiver Support Group
The Bertie County Caregiver Support Group will meet at
5:30 p.m. on the fourth Tuesday of each month at the Ber
tie County Council on Aging Senior Center, 103 W. School
St. in Windsor. For more information, call Tamyra Jovel at
252-974-1837.
Fans Available
The Bertie County Council on Aging Senior Center has fans
available for Bertie County senior citizens, ages 60 and
older or with a disability. There must be a home situation
where a threat to the person’s health or well-being exists. If
disabled, bring a photo I.D. For more information, contact
the office at 252-794-5315.
Guardian Ad Litem Volunteers Needed
A new Guardian Ad Litem volunteer class will be held in
September. For more information, call 252-574-3121 or
visit www.volunteerforgal.org.