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-Area obituaries
GENEVA D. COOPER
COLUMBIA? Mrs. Geneva D. Coo
per, 42, died June 24, 19X7. in her
1 home.
A native of Tyrrell County, she
worked for Flair Manufacturing Co.
? She was a member of Soundside Free
Will Baptist Church.
I*"* Survivors indued her husband.
? Donald Cooper; three daughters.
Lynn O'Neal of Columbia. Linda
? Cowart of Wachula, Fla. and Mich
! elle Daughtry of Columbia ; two sons,
Lloyd Armstrong and Danny B..
J Daughtry, Jr., both of Columbia; her
? mother, Nacie B. Armstrong of Co
lumbia; four sisters, Gloria F. West
ern of Virginia Beach, Diane Swain
of Creswell, Nancy Lane of Edenton
? and Loraine Elliot of Hertford; and
three brothers, Dalvin G. Armstrong
? of Rensville, Ala., Bobby Armstrong
! of Middlesex and Bill Armstrong of
Tampa, Fla.
Funeral services were conducted
? at 3:30 p.m. Friday in Soundside
Free Will Baptist Church. Burial was
in the church cemetery.
* Information' was provided as a
courtesy of Swindell Funeral Home.
LOUIS J. SITTERSON
" VIRGINIA BEACH-Louis James
Sitterson, 83, of the 5500 block of
Stewart Drive, Virginia Beach, Va.,
died June 24. 1987 in a Norfolk Hospi
tal. A native of Perquimans County
he was retired as a supervisor from
VFW news
The monthly meeting of Hertford
VFW Post 8148 was held at Jimmy's
Barbecue Place, Wednesday eve
ning, June 10th. 1987.
Commander D.J White conducted
the meetig and later transferred the
future business of the Post to the new
commander. Eddie Barber, wishing
him a very successful year.
Charlie Skinner, John Decker, and
Bubba Landing, placed approxi
mately 120 flags on veterans' graves
in the Hertford Cemetery for Memo
rial Week. Flags were also placed on
veterans' graves in various country
cemeteries by other members.
The Buddy Poppy sale sponsored
by the Hertford VFW Post was a suc
cess, however, more members are
needed to help with this program
next year.
Fenton Hurdle's name was drawn
for the attendance award, however,
he was not present to receivie the
award. The award will be $15.00 for
some lucky member next month.
The new commander, Eddie Bar
ger. announced that the Hertford
VFW Post 8148 will host the District
meeting next month, and he will need
lots of help from the members to
make this meeting a success.
Veterans are invited to join the Lo
cal VFW Post, become active mem
bers and support the Veterans of For
eign Wars (VFW)
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KATIE A. BENTON
Sgt. and Mrs. Michael Benton and
Bo of Savannah, Ga. announce the
birth of their second child and sister,
Katie Ann, born June 20, 1987 at St.
Joseph's hospital in Savannah. Katie
weighed 91bs. and 2 oz.
Maternal grandparents are the late
Vernon Bright and Hazel Bright of
Rt. 2, Elizabeth City.
Paternal grandparents are Mr. and
Mrs. Wendel Benton of Rt. 1, Belvi
dere.
Mrs. Benton is the former Ann
Bright of Elizabeth City.
MEGAN N. HURDLE
Mr. and Mrs. Dwight Hurdle of
Route 2, Hertford, announce the birth
of their second child, first daughter,
Megan Nicole Hurdle, born June 20,
1987 at Albemarle Hospital.
Maternal grandparents are Mr.
and Mrs. John H. Johnson of Eliza
beth City.
Maternal great-grandmother is
Mrs. Violet Bishop of Banbury Oxon,
England.
Paternal grandparents are Mr. and
Mrs. Daryl E. Hurdle of Hertford.
Paternal great-grandmother is
Mrs. Lillie "Pink" Hurdle of Hert
ford.
Mrs. Hurdle is the former Beverly
Johnson.
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Yorktown Naval Weapons Station af
ter 29 years He was a deacon of
Kempsville Baptist Church.
Survivors include his wife, Marga
ret Spruill Sitterson, a son, Louis B.
Sitterson of LaMesa, California; a
sister, Beulah S Haste of Virginia
Beach; and a brother. Luther B. Sit
terson of Hertford
Funeral services were held at It :00
a.m. Saturday in Hollomon-Brown
Funeral Home. Indian River Chapel,
by the Itevs Charles E. Jones and
Douglas Spurlock Burial followed in
Riverside Memorial Hark.
Information was provided as a
courtesy of Swindell Funeral Home.
DAN L. WARREN
WASHINGTON, NC-^Dan Len
wood Warren, 67, died June 22, 1987 in
a Tarboro hospital.
A native of Washington he was re
tired from Maoia Ice Cream Co He
was a member of Peace Chapel Free
will Baptist Church and Orr Masonic
Lodge 104. He was an Ariny veteran
and was the widower of Eva Lou
Lisle Warren.
Survivors include a daughter, Ann
Ducket t of Tarboro; two sons, Billy
G. Warren of Huntington, Ky. and
Gerald 1. arren of Albany. Ga.; four
sisters. Linda Wise of Hertford.
Laura Hasle and Mary W. Pyatt.
both of Virginia Beach. Va. and
Melba W Holbert of Hendersonville;
and 6 grandchildren.
Funeral services were held at 2:00
p.m. Thursday, June 25, in Paul Fu
neral Home. Washington Burial fol
lowed in Oakdale Cemetery.
Information was provided as a
courtesy of Swindell Funeral Home
GRACE C. BOYCE
HERTFORD? Mrs. Grace Caro
line Rogerson Boyce, 82, of 705 W.
Crubb Street, Hertford, died Sunday
evening, June 28, 1987 in Unit B of
Chowan Hospital.
A native of Perquimans County she
was the daughter of Daniel and Elie
Winslow Rogerson and the widow of
James Edward Boyce. She was a
charter member of the Hertford Pen
tecostal Church and a member of its
Laides Auxiliary in which she served
as a District-Board Member.
Survivors include three sons, H.
Edward Boyce of Hanover, Md., Ju
lian F. Boyceof Immokolee, Fla and
H. Gene Boyce of Hertford; three sis
ters. Mrs. Maude R. Lane and Mrs.
Elie R. Forehand, both of Hertford
and Mrs Stella R. Reynolds of Nor
folk, Va.; 7 grandchildren and 13
great-grandchildren.
Funeral services were held Tues
day at 3:00 p.m. in the Swindell Fune
ral Chapel with the Rev Earl J Alex
ander officiating. Burial followed in
Cedarwood Cemetery .
Memorial donations may be made
to the Hertford Pentecostal Church.
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The Spanish once believed bread on the window sill would avert a storm
Pictured above area children are seen at last year's 4th of July celebration. This year's cele
bration will be held on Saturday at Missing Mill Park. For more information see schedule on
page 3.
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