THE NEWS-JOURNAL
Raeford, N.C.
July 1,2015
Obituaries
Festival will be ‘hatchin’ fun’
Donovan K. Jackson
Donovan K. Jackson, 40, of
Raeford died Sunday, June 28,
2015.
Survivors include a daughter,
Jordan; mother, Eileen Donovan;
and brothers, Wayne and Michael.
A memorial service will be
held at 7 p.m. Wednesday, July 1
in Reeves Funeral Home chapel
in Hope Mills. Visitation will be
held from 6 to 7 p.m. Wednesday
at the funeral home.
Cruz Samaniego
Cruz Samaniego of Raeford
died Friday, June 26, 2015 in
FirstHealth Moore Regional
Hospital at the age of 87.
She was born in Puerto Rico
on May 3, 1928 to the late Ber-
nado Olmedo and Cruz Acer
Olmedo. She was preceded in
death by her husband. Nelson
Samaniego; her sisters, Rosa
Fydia Bigsby and Monserrate
Molinary; and her brother,
Domingo Olmedo.
She leaves behind her son,
Simon Colon (Elsie) of Raeford;
her daughter. Carmen Sosa of Eos
Angeles, California; her sister,
Adamina Gutierrez of Puerto
Rico; and her granddaughter,
Anna Colon.
Visitation will be held from
Cruz Samaniego
10 a.m. until noon Wednesday,
July 1 at Grumpier Funeral Home
Chapel in Raeford.
The funeral will be held at noon
Wednesday, July 1 in Grumpier
Funeral Home chapel with the
Rev. Hector Diaz officiating.
Burial will be in the Raeford
Cemetery.
Online condolences may be
made at www.crumplerfuneral-
home.com.
Mattie L. Watkins
Mattie Fee Richardson Wat
kins, 62, of Raeford died Monday,
June 22, 2015.
Survivors include her brother.
Albert; and her sisters Stella
Buris, Fucellie Handon, Fezzie
Richardson, Rosa Richardson,
Geneva Richardson, Alma Ray
and Fillie Burt.
The funeral was held at 2 p.m.
Saturday, June 27 in Grumpier Fu
neral Home in Red Springs. Burial
was in East Fawn Cemetery.
Ethel Graham
Ethel Graham, 79, of Raeford
died Saturday, June 6, 2015.
Survivors include her husband,
Walter; a daughter, Arbedella
Watkins; sisters, Bonnie Davis,
Elsa Walls and Hazel Johnson;
and a grandchild.
The funeral was held at 1 p.m.
Saturday, June 27 in Doby Funeral
Home in Raeford. Burial was in
Nassau Knolls Cemetery, Port
Washington.
Roland J. Walker
Roland June Walker, 78, of
137 Camellia Street died Friday,
June 12, 2015.
Survivors include his sisters,
Mickey Nichols, Maxine Mang-
um and Jo Ann Walker-McEachin;
and brothers, Thomas, Bob and
Wilbert.
The funeral was held at 3 p.m.
Thursday, June 25 inMcFauchlin
Chapel AME Zion Church.
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PITTMAN CROVE BAPTIST CHURCH
Invites you to
Vacation Bible School
I July 12th to July 17th
6:00 pm to 8:00 pm
Pittman Grove Baptist Church
4921 Pittman Grove Clmrcli Road
Pastor Kennetlt Williams
GET RID OF MOSQUITOES
AND HOUSEHOLD PESTS!
Starting
The first N.C. Poultry Festival
will be “Hatchin’ Up Some Fun”
(this year’s theme) September
11-19.
The Board of Directors has
been hard at work since January
planning an exciting and fun-filled
festival.
It will all begin with the Turkey
Bowl held at Raz Autry Stadium
and will continue with events
daily until September 19. Events
planned for the week include Ten
nis Tournament, Turkey Throw
Down, 5K Pajama Run, Senior
Day and, of course, the “BIG”
day in the park with vendors,
entertainment, contests, etc.
Shirts and other memorabilia
will be on sale at the Festival
Store after July 4, as we are cur
rently trying to get them all on the
shelves and the store is a “hatched
up” mess.
Exhibitor call
Arts and crafts, educational,
informational and commercial
vendors should reserve booth
space now for display of their busi
ness or organization during the
big day, Saturday, September 19.
Rates for vendors until August
20 are:
Political, $500; commercial,
$125; educational/information/
Poultry Talk
Melissa Pittman
churches, $50. Spaces are 12 by
12 feet.
Currently, there are no food
vendor spaces available
After August 24, the rates in
crease by $25 per category.
The festival is an annual event
featuring an abundance of music,
entertainment, food, cooking con
test, sporting events and other ac
tivities. For an application, contact
Melissa Pittman at 910-904-2424
or you can obtain applications,
rules and other information at
www.ncpoultryfestival.com.
Sporting fun
The festival is trying to offer
different events in which every
one of all ages will be able to
participate.
• Hoke County Parks and
Recreation and the festival are
partnering to bring a co-ed soft-
ball tournament August 21-23.
The tournament will be played
at the 211 Sports Complex with
a $125 entry fee due on August
12 and a mandatory team meeting
(one representative from team)
on Monday, August 17. The
Head-on crash
The driver of this Jeep was airlifted to a hospital in critical condition lastThursday after crash
ing head-on with a florist truck, according to the North Carolina Highway Patrol.The truck
allegedly crossed the center line on Highway 21 I near the Hoke-Moore County around I p.m.
The truck driver was not injured and the driver of the Jeep is recovering, authorities said.The
names of the drivers were not available by News-Journal deadline. (Ken MacDonald photo)
—Births —
Parents have authorized the re
lease of the births of their children
at FirstHealth Moore Regional
Hospital in Pinehurst:
April 11,2015
Bryonn Willms and Rachel
Willms, Red Springs, a daughter,
Adelyn Paige Willms
April 18,2015
Sasha Parker and Deontrey
McRae, Raeford, a daughter,
Fondyn Sariyah McRae
The News-Journal also accepts
birth announcements directly
from parents at www.thenews-
journal.com.
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team roster is due at this time.
Each team can consist of up to 20
members but must have at least
four females. The tournament is
double elimination with trophies
for 1st, 2nd and 3rd place team,
and for 1st place individual.
• The Hoke County School
Resource Officers and the fes
tival have teamed up to bring a
3 on 3 basketball tournament
on Saturday, September 19.
Team registration is $45 per
team (ages 16 and older) with
trophies and festival t-shirts be
ing given to 1st and 2nd place
winners. The tournament will
be double elimination and is
open to the first 40 teams that
register before the deadline of
Wednesday, September 9.
Other events are being planned
so keep watching the paper for
details on the Tennis Tournament,
5K Pajama Run, Corn Hole Tour
nament, Card Tournament, Senior
Day, Parade, Dog Show, etc.
Correction
The News-Journal incorrectly
reported that Charles Justice, 15,
of the 500 block of East Donald
son Avenue was charged with
resisting a public officer, simple
physical assault and common
law robbery. Justice was listed
as a suspect on a Raeford Police
Department report, but he was not
charged with any crime. Two other
teenagers listed as suspects were
charged in the case as previously
reported.
Rockfish gift
Rockfish Speedway and the Rockfish Community Board pre
sented a check for $ 1,000 to Rockfish Christian Academy last
weekTaking part were Eddie Brock (left to right), president of
the board;Janice Griffie, secretary for the board; Jim Klemish,
chairman of the academy board; Brownie Brown of Rockfish
Speedway; and Bill Dolbier, president of Rockfish Speedway.
SWIM LESSONS
The Raeford Pool
Non-Members
*50
per swimmer per session
Members *40
per swimmer per session
Sessions include 8,40 minutes lessons
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