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Perquimans area obituaries
HAROLD HENDERSON HURDLE
HERTFORD? Harold Henderson
Hurdle, 75, of Route 2, Box SS5, Hert
ford, died suddenly Tuesday af
ternoon, September 22, 1987.
A native of Perquimans County, he
was the son of the late Hubert Doc
trine and Delia White Hurdle and the
husband of Mrs. Celestra Godwin
Hurdle. He was a retired farmer and
a member of Mr. Sinai Baptist
Church.
Survivors include his wife; a
daughter, Mrs. (Lois) Nixon of Route
3, Eden ton, a son, Harold Lindsey
Hurdle of Wilson; a sister, Mrs. Ruth
Burden of Greenville; two brothers,
Howard Hurdle and Billy Hurdle,
both of Route 2, Hertford; 3 grand
children and 1 step-grandchild.
Funeral services were held Thurs
day, Sept. 24 at 2:00 p.m. in the Swin
dell Funeral Chapel with Rev.
George Wilmore officiating. Burial
followed in Cedarwood Cemetery.
Pallbearers were Hubert White
Burden, Wayne Hurdle, George
Roach, Durwood Barber, Joseph
Barber, and Gerald Sawyer.
IDA EVANGELINE STALLINGS
HERTFORD? Miss Ida Evange
line Stallings, 81, formerly of Hert
ford, died Wednesday, September 23,
1987, in Chowan Hospital.
A native of Perquimans County,
she was the daughter of the late Pal
lie and Cora Virginia Hunter Stal
lings. She was a member of the Evan
gelical Methodist Chruch.
Survivors include three sisters,
Mrs. Mary Bacon and Mrs. Virginia
Garland, both of Red Oak, Va. and
Mrs. Nellie Jones of Edenton; two
brothers, J. Alton Stallings and Tal
madge Stallings, both of Hertford;
several nieces ana nepnews.
Funeral services were held Friday,
Sept. 25. at 3:30 p.m. in the Swindell
Funeral Chapel with Rev. William K.
Hunley officiating. Burial was in Ce
darwood Cemetary.
LYND1A D. TROTMAN
Hertford, N.C.? Lyndia Dianne
Trotman 37, of North Carolina Route
3, a newspaper carrier and school
cafeteria worker, died Sept. 24, 1987,
in Edenton.
Mrs. Trotman, a native of Curri
tuck County, N.C., was a member of
Church of Jesus Christ Latter-day
Saints, Elizabeth City.
Survivors include her husband,
Henry Trotman; two daughters, Do
ris Dianne Wilson of Hertford, and
Frances Louise Trotman of Edenton;
three sons, Levie Trotman of Eliza
beth City, Gerald D. Trotman of
Hertford, and James Trotman of
Edenton; her parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Levie Toler of Edenton; a sister, Lois
T. Hughes of Edenton; a brother, Ed
ward E. Toler of Edenton; and three
grandchildren.
The funeral was conducted at 2
p.m. Saturday in Church of Jesus
Christ of Latter-day Saints, Eliza
beth City, by Bishop Adrean Hughes
and the
Rev. Thomas Biggs. Burial was in
Westlawn Memorial Park, Elizabeth
City.
Williford-Barham Funeral Home,
Edenton, is handling arrangements.
ALICE BAKER
Surrey, England? Mrs. Alice
Baker, 75, of Surrey, England, died
Wednesday, September 23, 1987, in
England.
She was the widow of Victor Baker.
survivors include tour aaugniers,
Miss Margaret Baker of the home,
Mrs. Jesse (Veronica) Rountree at
Route 1, Belvidere, Mrs. Sheila Con
nor of Tyne-N-Wear, Scotland and
Mrs. Maureen Gregory of
Hertfordshire, England; two sons,
Stanley Baker of Hertfordshire, En
gland and Victor Baker of Surrey,
England; 14 grandchildren and 2
great-grandchildren.
Memorial services were held Sun
day at 3:00 p.m. in UpRiver Friends
Meeting, Route 1, Belvidere, with the
Rev. Donald Crowder officiating.
Information was provided by Swin
dell Funeral Home.
ETHEL P. ANDREWS
Hillsborough? Mrs. Ethel Prevatte
Andrews, 81, died Tuesday, Septem
ber 22, 1987.
Funeral services were held Friday
at 11:00 a.m. in Hillsborough United
Methodist Church. Graveside serv
ices were at 3:30 p.m. in Floyd Ceme
tery, Fairmont.
Survivors include her husband,
Rev. Chester J. Andrews, a former
minister of Hertford United Method
ist Church; two sons, James M. An
drews of Greensboro and Norman L.
Andrews of High Point; four sisters,
Mrs. Daisy Willis of Detroit, Mrs. El
len Kinlaw of Lumberton, Mrs. Mar
garet Kitchin of Maxton and Mrs.
Agnes Humphrey of Fayetteville;
two brothers, Russell Prevatte of
Red Springs and Elias Prevatte of
Southport.
Contributions may be made to the
United Methodist Church Building
Fund or Alzheimer's Research Cen
ter, Duke University.
Information was provided by Swin
dell Funderal Home.
William Pierce receives award
William Edward "Eddie" Pierce,
Sanitarian Supervisor for the Pasqu
otank-Perquimans-Camden-Chowan
District Health Department, re
ceived the award for Outstanding
Achievement in the Field of Environ
mental Health during the annual
meeting of the North Carolina Public
Health Association on September 17,
1967. The award was presented
through the Environmental Health
Section of the association.
Eddie began his career in public
health in 1966 as a Sanitarian I with
he Pasquotank-Perquimans-Cam
den-Chowan (P-P-C-C) Health Dis
trict. By 1972, Eddie's successes and
demonstrated leadership abilities led
to his promotion to the position of
Sanitarian Supervisor for the P-P-C
Layden selected
for pageant
Maria "Christy" Layden, nine
year old daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Douglas Layden of Belvidere, N.C.
will be appearing in the Official
America's little Miss Pageant to be
held in Valley Forge, Pa. on Novem
ber 15, 1967.
Christy auditioned at Suzanne's
Dance Factory, Ridge Road, Phoe
nixville, Pa. The purpose of the pag
eant is to unite girls from participat
ing states across the country and
bring their exceptional talent into the
spotlight.
Christy is going to be singing "He's
Still Working On Me". Winners of the
November 15 pageant will receive
trophies and cash prizes. She is the
State Representative in the Photo
genic Contest.
She is the granddaughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Charles Layden of Belvi
dere, N.C. and Dr. and Mrs. E. J.
Schick of Virginia Beach, Va.
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C Health District, a position which he
has held with distinction for over
fourteen years. Today, Eddie is re
sponsible for the environmental
health programs in the four-county
district.
Eddie has held numerous lead
ership positions in state, local and re
gional professional organizations, in
cluding: President, Eastern District,
N.C.P.H.A. (1977); President,
N.C.P.H.A. (1985): Chair of the
Northeastern Environmental Health
District (1973); and President, East
ern District Environmental Health
Supervisors Association (1987).
Eddie was recently honored as the
Northeastern District's "Sanitarian
of the Year", the second time he has
been honored by his fellow profes
sionals for this prestigious award. He
received the award in 1977. No sani
tarian in the Northeastern District
has ever been honored as "Sanitar
ian of the Year" twice.
William Edward "Eddie" Pierce,
Jr., is a native and life-long resident
of Pasquotank County, North Caro
lina. He attended public schools and
graduated from high school in the
same county in which he was born
and later attended East Carolina
University.
To many professionals, Eddie
Pierce is the person who comes to
mind when they think about the
"ideal" sanitarian. That "ideal" san
itarian is William Edward Pierce, Jr.
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Above is an old picture of the float bridge which went across the Perquimans River. The bridge
was replaced about 1896. The picture was furnished by Mr. Luther Sullivan of Hertford. Mr.
Sullivan found this photo in a draw of his home.
"Ham" radio course offered
Elizabeth City: Officials of the
Pasquotank Amateur Radio Club an
nounced organization of a series of
amateur radio classes for the general
public. Classes will be held each
Thursday night at 7:00 p.m. at the
ATTC School of the Elizabeth City
Coast Guard (security guard at the
Main Gate will give directions) be
ginning October 1, 1987.
James family
reunion set
The descendents of Ferdinand and
Hannah Porter James of Perqui
mans County will be holding their an
nual James Family Reunion, Novem
ber 27-29, 1987. All family members
and friends interested in attending,
please contact Mr. & Mrs. Eric
James, 318 Dobb St., Hertford, N.C.
anytime after 6 p.m.
Blood pressure
clinic set
The free blood pressure clinic spon
sored by Chowan Hospital on
Wednesday afternoons will change
locations. Formerly held in the hospi
tal lobby, the clinic will now be held
in the educational wing, the same lo
cation as the Bloodmobile. The free
clinic is open every Wednesday from
1-3 p.m.
Ilie change in locations is due to
renovation work in the hospital's
front lobby.
The first polo game in America was
played indoors at Dickers Riding
Academy in New York City in 1876.
Course topics will include the inter
national Morse Code, fundamental
radio theory and regulatory rules
covering the "ham" radio service.
Classroom instruction by experi
enced amateur radio operators will
qualify students to pass Federal
Communications Commission licens
ing tests at the novice and technician
levels.
No course fees will be charged, but '
participants will be expected to pur
chase an approved study guide. ' ?>
During a series of classes con- ;
eluded last spring more than 10 area
residents successfully passed their
FCC examinations and are now ac- 1
tive amateur radio operators.
For further information telephone -
B. Warren, Jr. at 335-4638. ? , ' '
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