RAYMOND E. BELLAMY
Raymond E. Bellamy of Shallouc
died April 30 after a lengthy illness.
He was 96. He was a retired carpen
ter and former business and com
munity leader.
The funeral was to be held 3 p.m.
today (Thursday, May 2) at Calvary
Baptist Church, with the Rev. John
Landers, the Rev. Bill Greer and the
Rev. Stan Smith officiating. Bu.-al
was planned in Sabbath Home Bap
tist Church Cemetery near Holdcn
Beach.
The family was to receive visitors
at Brunswick Funeral Service Wed
nesday, May 1, from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m.
Born Dec. 2, 1894, he was the
son of William Ellis and Caldonia
Phelps Bellamy. He founded R.E.
Bellamy & Sons of Shallotte in
1939. A carpenter by trade, he was
responsible for construction of the
first consolidated school in Bruns
wick County. Bellamy was a life
long Democrat and served two
terms as a Brunswick County com
missioner. He was a charter member
and honorary deacon of Calvary
Baptist Church in Shallotte.
Survivors include his wife, Rosic
F. Bellamy of Shallotte; two sons,
Norman C. Bellamy of Supply and
R.E. Bellamy Jr. of Shallotte; Five
daughters, Mrs. Wilbur (Clara)
Holden, Evylccnc Reaves, Mrs.
Roney (Leona) Cheers, and Mrs.
Billy (Ophelia) Gaithcr, all of
Shallotte. and Mrs. H.D. (Margaret)
Parcish of Supply; a daughter-in-law,
Earlinc (Pet) Bellamy; 27 grandchil
dren; 54 grcat-grandchildrcn; and
nine great-great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by a
son, Palmer A. Bellamy; a daugh
ter-in-law, lona Hcwclt Bellamy; a
son-in-law, Paul M. Reaves; and
four grandchildren.
In lieu of flowers, donations may
be made to the building fund at
STAFF PHOTO BY SUSAN USHER
Dolls On Menu . Too
Clara Schuster (left) and doll collector Naomi Thomas look over
an exquisite West German doll owned by Gisela Rice that will
among the dolls featured at strawberry luncheon and doll show
Friday at Shallotte Presbyterian Church. While it's too late to buy
tickets for the luncheon, tickets for the doll show only will be avail
able at the door. Admission is free for children and $2 for adults.
Doll show hours have been extended from 11 a.m. until 3:45 p.m.
to accommodate school-age children. Featured will be dolls of all
sizes and types.
Calvary Baptist Church. Village
Road, Shalloltc.
JAMES EDWARD LEWIS SR.
James Edward Lewis Sr. of Caro
lina Beach died April 26 at his resi
dence.
The funeral was April 29 at An
drews Market Street Chapel, Wilm
ington, with burial in Grccnlawn
Memorial Park.
Bom in Clarkton on March 12,
1922, he was the son of Margaret
Elizabeth Reynolds of Leland and
the late Henry Thomas Lewis.
He had retired in 1982 as road
master with Seaboard Coast Line
Railroad and was a member of the
Railroaders Old Timers C!ub. He al
so was a member of Woodbum
Presbyterian Church.
Survivors in addition to his moth
er include his wife, Gladys Perry
Lewis of Wilmington; two sons,
J.E. Lewis Jr. and Van Carroll
Lewis of Wilmington; a brother,
Paul W. Lewis of Castle Haync;
eight sisters, Alverta Robbins. Dor
othy Heath, Mildred Williamson,
Wilma St. John, Virginia Mills and
Barbara Sellers, all of Leland;
Nancy Fox of Fairmont, Ind.; and
LaNell Bland of Kinston. He is also
survived by six grandchildren.
Memorials may be made to the
Boys and Girls Home of Lake
Waccamaw.
ALBERT ARNO BOEHME
Albert Amo Boehme of Holden
Bcach died April 25 in New Han
over Regional Medical Center, Wil
mington.
A memorial service was to be
conducted at 11 a.m. May 1 at the
Chapel By The Sea, Holden Bcach,
with Elder Wycuff Skipper officiat
ing. Entombment was to be in
Arlington National Cemetery.
Boehme was a native of Geneva,
Idaho. While serving in the subma
rine service of the U.S. Navy during
World War II, he was awarded the
Bronze Star.
Survivors include his wife, Edna
W. Boehme of the home; a son,
William Boehme of Salem, N.H.;
three daughters, Diane Albert of
Phoenix, Ariz., Anita Boehme of
Mcthucn, Mass., and Lorraine Han
sen of Wilmington, Del.; and four
grandchildren.
DORIS LEE
FLOWERS MARTIN
Doris Lee Flowers Martin, 56, of
Charlotte and formerly of Robeson
County, died April 28 in Mercy
Hospital, Charlotte, following an
extended illness.
The funeral was to be ai 3 p.m.
today (Thursday) at Biggs Funeral
Chapel, with the Rev. C.J. Bordeaux
officiating. Burial was to be in New
Hollywood Cemetery.
Survivors include her husband,
William G. Martin of the home; a
daughter, Darlene Martin Bufkin of
Shalloue; a son, John Charles Martin
of Charlotte; three brothers, Charles
Flowers and Robert Flowers, both of
Lumbcrton, and Tommy McLean of
Columbus, Ga.; three sisters, Betty
Ruth Tarr of Alabama, Helen Hall of
Huntsville, Ala., and Joyce
Roughton of Redwood City, Calif.;
and two grandchildren, Tonya Lee
Bufkin and Richard Wayne Bufkin.
both of Shalloue.
Mrs. Martin was the daughter of
the late Charles and Nettie Flowers.
ETTA PEARLIE BLANTON
Etta Pearlic Blanton, 90, of Hill
haven Convalescent Center and
Shallottc, died April 25.
A graveside service was held
April 27 in Chapel Hill Cemetery,
Shallotte, with the Rev. Mauricc
Millian and the Rev. Landis Lancas
ter officiating.
Mrs. Blanton was bom in Ash,
the daughter of the late Chesp and
Joe Bozeman Carlisle.
Survivors include two daughters,
Annie Neal Gray and Vcrtlene Wo
odard, both of Shallottc; nine grand
children; 19 great-grandchildren; and
six grcat-grcat-grandchildren.
BERIT GRAINGER
Bcrit Grainger of Norway and
formerly of Ash, died April 30 in
Oslo, Norway. She was a native of
Norway.
A memorial service will be held
Sunday, May 5, at 3 p.m. in the
Brunswick Funeral Service Chapel,
Shallotte, with the Rev. Garland
Long officiating. Burial will be May
6 in Oslo.
The family will receive friends at
the home of Mrs. Grainger's moth
er-in-law, Irene Grainger, located on
Stanbury Road near Holden Beach.
Survivors include her husband,
W.D. Grainger of Norway; three
daughters, Linda Grainger, Annette
Grainger and Tonya Grainger; and
one son, Tommie Grainger, all of
the home.
CEDAR GROVE AREA NEWS
Churches To Observe National Day Of Prayer
BY BARBARA T. HEWETT
Cedar Grove Missionary Baptist
Church plans to join other churches
I and Christians
nationwide to
day (Thursday)
in observing the
20th National
Day of Prayer.
F or Cedar
Grove, this is an
opportunity to
intercede in
prayer for mis
hf.wett guided young
people, to petition the Father to end
the multimillion-dollar industry of
the king-pin drug dealers, and an
opportunity to lift a united voice of
praise and adoration for the victory
Jehovah the Lord gave in the
Middle East War, as well as the safe
return of loved ones home to their
friends and families.
For these and countless other
blessings there will be a praise and
adoration time of personal testi
monies at the church tonight (May
2) at 7:30 p.m., preceded by a day
long fast.
The program is being coordinated
You are invited to
"Coffee with Praise"
Speaker: Chris Reading
of Spurgeons Bible College
London, England
Ladies' Fellowship meeting
every Wednesday. Fellowship
and refreshments 9:45 am.
Ministry 10-11 am.
Eastside Fellowship
4755 Main St., Shallotte
Sorry, no nursery available.
For more mformalion-754-7363
by senior officers Pencic Bryant,
Barbara Turner Hewett, Dorothy
Percy Hewett, Sandra Galloway
Robinson; young adult officers
Christobelle Bryant, Perita Bryant
Price, Rita Lynn Hargroves, Lynette
Hewett Mckenzie and Delwood
Johnson, as well as youth officers
Francis Grissetl, past supervisor
Lucille Bryant, Irene Scott, Eva
Mae Bryant, Annie Vereen and the
Rev. Freeman Gause, facilitator.
In addition to testimonies, the
program will include singing by the
combined choirs, readings of fa
vorite Scriptures and prayers.
Correction
Kirby Frink I came from his
church family in Melbourne, Fla., to
be a special guest at Pleasant
Grove's Mission Day Celebration,
but he wasn't alone. Contributing
their ministry of music, anointing
and healting were his brothers Peter,
Charlie, Andrew and Cleve.
Those present said it was a time
of fellowship and inspiration, with
one woman accepting Christ.
Familiar Face
Several members of Ocean View
Association were wondering where
Seaside
United Methodist Church
Sunday Worship 9:00 A.M.
Sunday School 10:15-11:00
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Pastor: The Rev. CamlUe Yorkey Edwards
579-5753
Hwy. 173 t?: OcccUi Isle Ikcu.ii
1 /2 mile cast of OIB Intersection
they had seen his face before when
they saw photographs of Brunswick
County Spelling Bee Champion
Leslie Myric Jr. of Southport
He is the nephew of retired edu
cates Jonathan and Irene Hankins
of Southport, and has accompanied
Mrs. Hankins to Ocean View con
certs and other activities.
One of his first public appear
ances was as a visiting student read
er in the International Reading Mini
Conference at UNC- Wilmington. A
special platform was erected so that
he could be seen by the audience.
Leslie gains in public visibility
with each new achievement, and
may be ready in the near future,
with God's help and his own ability,
to make an even greater contribu
tion to America.
Remember Tribute
Brunswick County churches are
being asked to contribute, in what
ever way possible, to the Jesse
Bryant Honors Day program at
Cedar Grove Missionary Baptist
Church Saturday, May 2, at 5 p.m.
The event is open to the public.
Birthday Greetings
Happy birthday to Brenda Tagert,
Reginald Lofton Hewett, Atlee Full
wood, Jackie Dale Full wood, John
Henry Johnson, Iris Lee HeweU,
Lorenzo Hewett, Rommie Bellamy,
Hubert Bobby Johnson, Carolyn
Marlowe Bellamy, Pearlie Bryatn
and Ola Frink.
Tune In
Be sure to listen to WVCB (1410
A.M.) in Shallotte Thursdays at 3
p.m. and Saturdays at 10:15 a.m. for
the Cedar Grove Area News. On
Sunday evenings, listen for the Mo
ments of Inspiration gosle music
ministry.
Weekly Scripture
The Scripture for the week comes
from Daniel 2, "...That night in a vi
sion Jehovah told Daniel what the
king had dreamed. Then Daniel
praised the Lord of heaven saying,
'Blessed be the name of Jehovah
forever and ever, for he alone has
all wisdom and all power.'"
HEARING filD CLINIC
Saturday
May 4
9 A.M.-2 P.M.
Thelma Quinn
Certified licensed hearing aid
dealer will be here to conduct
hearing tests and make evalu
ations this Saturday.
Ear Molds Cleaned
Service Includes:
Hearing Test
Hearing Aid Evaluations
Repair Estimates (All Models)
30-day trial period. No obligation. Home calls available.
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SUNDAY SCHOOL (all ages) 10 AM
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A May 10 gospel sing for Hope Harbor Home will feature The
Singing Americans.
RELIGIOUS BRIEFS
Sing To Aid County Shelter
The Singing Americans and two
local groups will appear in a benefit
gospel sing Friday, May 10, at 7:30
p.m. at Shallottc Middle School.
The sing, sponsored by King's
Children Ministries of Wilmington,
is part of a fund drive on behalf of
Hope Harbor Home, Brunswick
County's shelter for battered wom
en and their children.
Admission to the concert is free
to businesses who donate any size
contribution to the fund drive and to
their patrons, said W.E. (Eddie)
Reynolds Jr., ministry president.
The fund drive enids Thursday,
May 9.
To be admitted free, patrons need
only to name the the countv busi
ness where they shop that donated
to the shelter. A person at the door
will check the business name
against a list of contributors.
Local groups on the program arc
The Alianr.cn and Von Ferguson
and the Coastalaircs.
Stimpson To Minister
The Rev. Scott Stimpson of Okla
homa will bring his prophetic min
istry to New Life Assembly, Stone
Chimney Road, Supply, today
(Thursday) and Friday, May 3, start
ing at 7:30 p.m.
Bobby Norton, pastor, invites ev
eryone to attend.
Strawberry Fest Set
Little River United Methodist
Church Hand Bell Choir will spon
sor a strawberry festival Saturday,
May 4, starting at 10 a.m. at Indigo
Farms.
Homemade cake and strawberries
with whipped cream will be sold for
SI. 50. Beverages also will be avail
able, said spokesman Bob Pruett.
Proceeds will benefit the hand
bell choir. Indigo Farms is located
on Hickman Road north of Cala
bash.
Quartet To Sing
The Altarman, a gospel quartet
from Shallottc, will be featured at a
gospel sing Sunday, May 5, starting
at 6 p.m. at Oak Grove Baptist
Church.
The Rev. Russell Hewitt, pastor,
invites the public to attend.
Calabash
Presbyterian Church
Worship Services Sunday 9:30 AM
VFW COMMUNITY HALL
TRADERS' VILLAGE. CALABASH
Oak Grove Church is located on
N.C. 130 cast of Shallottc, the Hol
den Beach Road.
Summer Classes Set
Summer classes begin this week
at the Coastal Baptist Study Center
north of Supply on U.S. 17.
The seven-week summer session
offers two courses suitable for pas
tors and lay persons: Formation For
Ministry and a study of 1st Corin
thians.
Both classes meet in two-hour
sessions on Wednesdays, with cred
its available.
More information is available at
the center, 754-7979.
W omen's Day Set
Little River United Methodist
Church will observe its annual
"Women in the Pulpit" Sunday on
May 5.
The Rev. Mary F.skew Rowell,
pastor of McCormick United Meth
odist Church in McCormick, S.C.,
will be the guest speaker at both
morning worship services.
Laywomen of the congregation
will take part in the services and
serve as ushers, said Mary Cobb,
communications coordinator.
The church is located on U.S. 17
in Little River, S.C.
Training Planned
A key leadership training confer
ence is planned by the Brunswick
Baptist Association May 28 from 7
p.m. to 9 p.m. at Supply Baptist
Church.
Conferences will be offered in key
leadership areas in the church:
clerks, youth ministry, student min
istry, brotherhood. Christian life and
public affairs, church and communi
ty ministries, pastoral ministries, dis
cipleship training, evangelism, me
dia library, missions development,
moderators, music, seminary ex
tension, stewardship, Sunday school
and Woman's Missionary Union.
More information is available
from the associational office.
St. Luke
Lutheran Church
Worship Servicc Sunday, 10:00 A.M.
Sunday School at 9:00 a.m.
Meeting In Shallo'te Middle School
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