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Perquimans County obituaries
DORA WHITE ROBERSON
? Hertford? Mrs Dora White Rober
son, 80, formerly of 503 Edenton Road
Street, died Sunday morning. De
cember 6, 1967, in Chowan Hospital
A native of Perquimans County,
she was the daughter of the late Clar
ence O. and Sarah Winslow White
and the widow of Elmer Roberson.
She was a retired sales clerk with
Gregory 5 & 10 Store and was a mem
ber of Hertford Baptist Church where
she was a former Sunday School tea
cher.
Survivors include a son, Billy Ro
berson of Rt. 3, Edenton; four step
sons, Wilbur Roberson of Rt. 1, Hert
ford, Carroll Roberson and Carlis Ro
berson. both of Ashboro and Julian
Roberson of Virginia Beach, Va.; a
sister, Mrs Bertha Mae Bailey of
Monroe, La.; two brothers, Travis
White of Hertford and Johnny White
of Alexandria, Va.; a half-brother,
Carson White of Villa Rica, Ga.; IS
grandchildren and 12 great-grand
children.
Funeral services were held Tues
day at 11:00 a.m. in the Swindell Fu
neral Chapel with Rev. Raymonbd
Needham and Rev. Donald Wagner
officiating. Burial followed in Cedar
wood Cemetery.
ELSIE JORDAN LANE
Spotsylvania, Va.? Mrs. Elsie Mae
Jordan Lane, 86, of Rt. 7 Box 250
Spotsylvania, Va. and formerly of Rt.
1, Hertford, died Thursday evening,
December 3, 1987, in Mary Washing
ton Hospital, Fredericksburg, Va.
A native of Chowan County, she
was the daughter of the late Isaac
Jack and Mary Anne Monds Jordan.
She was widely known in this area as
the "Doll Lady" for her dollmaking
and crafts. She was a member of
Bethel Baptist Church.
Survivors include her husband,
John David Lane; two daughters,
Ms. Anne Keaton of Norfolk, Va. and
Ms. Gail Benton of Greensboro; two
sons. Col. (Ret.) Kerry Lane of
Spotslyvania, Va. and Edward Lane
of Cary, N.C.; two sisters, Mrs. Susie
Brady of Hampton, Va. and Mrs. Lil
lie White of Edenton; a brother,
Isaac D. Jordan of Rt. 4, Hertford, 22
grandchildren and 25 great-grand
children.
Funeral services were held Sunday
at 2:30 p.m. in the Swindell Funeral
Chapel with Rev. Billy P. Presley
and Rev. Gordon Shaw officiating.
Burial followed in Cedarwood Ceme
tery.
The grandsons served as pallbear
ers. .
Perquimans County service news
ANTHONY T. JOHNSON
Pvt. Anthony T. Johnson, son of
Belvine Johnson and Grandson of
Nellie Felton of Kural Route 1, Hert
ford, N.C., has completed a food
service specialist course at the U.S.
Army Quartermaster School, Fort
Lee, Va.
The course trained personnel to
prepare and serve food in large and
small quantities. Students received
training in baking, field kitchen oper
ations, and the operation of an Army
dining facility.
He is a 1987 graduate of Perqui
mans County High School, Hertford.
Perquimans County birth announcements
NICHOLAS AARON CERVENY
Mr. and Mrs. Daniel C. Cerveny of
Hertford, N. C. announce the birth of
their sixth child, third son, Nicholas
Aaron Cerveny, born December 1,
1987 at home.
The maternal grandparents are the
late George Sidney Peckham of Win
fall and Annice Croffard Peckham of
Manteo.
The paternal grandparents are Mr.
and Mrs. Gilbert R. Gerveny of Ohio.
Mrs. Cerveny is the former Bar
bara Ann Peckham of Virginia
Beach, Va.
Albemarle Academy announces honor roll
Beverly B. Trotman, Headmistress
of Albemarle Academy, has an
nounced the honor students for the
2nd Six Weeks of the 1987-1988 school
year.
HEADMISTRESS'S LIST: 5th
Grade: Army Barclift; 7th Grade:
Logan Perry, Michael Walker; 10th
Grade: KileyPike: 11th Grade: Wal
ter Deal; 12th Grade: Dean Forbes,
Paulette Mansfield.
HONOR ROLL LIST: 4th Grade:
Tina Harris, Ben McPherson, Jason
Griffin, Stuart Culpepper, Clay Coo
per: 5th Grade: Van-Dee Hethe
' ringon; 6th Grade: Kim By rum, Rob
ert Daughety, Sarah Lane; 7th
Grade: Mandy Cooper, Pam
Winslow, Michael Worsham; 8th
Grade: Mary Scott, Laurie Anne
Robertson, Sheryl Deal; 9th Grade:
Darrin Cutrell, Cheryl Smithson,
Tanya Stallings, Sandy Stroberg,
Amy Wright; 10th Grade: Jennifer
Owens, Chris Matta, Leah Harrell,
Dana Williams; 11th Grade: Kristy
James, John Kight, Emma Rae
Lane, Marcia Perry, Jennifer Scott,
Lisa Stevenson; 12th Grade: Denise
Cherry, Robin Griffin, Gary Overton,
Dennis Robertson.
Perquimans Middle School highlights
Perquimans Middle School began
its basketball season on Monday, De
cember 7, against Camden. The boys'
coach is Mr. Clark Watkins and girls'
coach is Mr. Phi! Woodell. The Tigers
will be playing their games on Mon
days and Wednesdays at 4:00 p.m.
Admission will be $1.00 for students
and $2.00 for adults. These games
will certainly be cheered on by the
school's cheerleaders.
Our cheerleaders are now more
inspired for the seasonal cheering
they do, since they are officially a
part of the athletic department. The
cheerleaders will have an opportu
nity to be judged as an overall
cheering squad. They are really
looking forward to the outcome. Good
luck basketball players and
cheerleaders!
Mr. Ronald Sutton's Prevocational
classes have a major project to un
dertake in the weeks ahead. They
have agreed to make five hundred
bird houses for the Perquimans Agri
cultural Extension Office depart
ment. This will be quite a learning
experience and at the same time be
ing done for a worthwhile cause. We
thank Mr. Meyers for sharing this op
portunity with our students. The bird
houses will be sold for a profit by the
agency.
Perquimans Middle School is be
ginning to feel the spirit of
Christmas, bows, wreaths, bells and
even a Christmas tree to highlight
me season, uur siuaeni council is
sponsoring a door decorating contest
for all homeroom classes. All the dec
orating is being done by the students.
Prizes will be awarded by grade
level.
Mr. David Ziemba's seventh and
eighth grade band students and Mr.
Lin Winslow's Music students will
provide Christmas entertainment for
us on Tuesday, December 15, 1987 at
7:30 p.m. in the Middle School gym.
We invite you all to come and cele
brate this event with us.
As the holiday season approaches,
we encourage all parents, faculty
and staff members to be especially
careful throughout this joyous sea
son.
Happy Holidays from us to you.
Blakemore schedules office open house
I Dr. Wm. S. Blakemore and Dr.
^Melody A. Morrow are hosting an
open house on Thursday, December
17, 1987 from 3:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m at
their offices at 101 Mark Drive in
Edenton. All members of the commu
nity are invited to come and share
; the joy, fellowship, and bounty of the
season. Dr. Blakemore especially in
vites members of the community to
come by and meet Dr. Melody Mor
row, his new associate. Dr. Morrow
is a board certified ophthalmologist
and was formerly in practice in
Maine. Dr. Morrow completed her
ophthalmology training at the Uni
versity of Pennsylvania's Scheie Eye
Institute and The Children's Hospital
of Philadelphia. In addition to gen
eral ophthalmology and eye care for
all ages, Dr. Morrow has a special
interest in pediatric ophthalmology.
Family practice office opens in Barco
MARTZ OPENS OFFICE IN BARCO
Michael R. Martz. M.D. is an en
thusiastic advocate of Family Prac
tice and brings that excitement to the
opening of his new office, Albtuck
^Family Medical Care in Barco.
; The specialty of Family Practice is
?only about 15 years old : and it is often
misunderstood by the public. Family
Practice is a specialty in itself, and in
addition to medical school, requires a
three year residency in family prac
?tice, and continuing medical educa
tion.
; "In our office we can treat a vari
ety of areas : pediatrics, office gyne
cology, dermatology, geriatrics as
well as adult medicine," Martz ex
plained "We offer many services
land want the public to be aware of all
'the areas we can treat."
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Dr. Minnie B. Taylor, president of the Hertford Business and Professional Women's Club greets
people Saturday at the Christmas parade. Ms. Taylor and the BPW purchased the large
Christmas tree on the square in downtown Hertford. The tree is covered with lights in honor or
memory of people from Perquimans County. The lights were sold as a fund raising project by
members of the BPW club.
Principal honored for service to school
One life-long resident of our com
munity who deserves recognition for
his outstanding role in education as
well as in other facets of community
life is Mr. William E. Byrum.
After teaching four years, Mr. By
rum, a graduate of East Carolina
University, became principal of Per
quimans County High School, a posi
tion he has superbly filled since De
cember 1964. As principal his
performance supersedes any mere
rating scale because the positive ef
fect he has had upon his staff and the
hundreds of students who have
walked the halls of PCHS is immea
surable. With the student's right to a
good education as the core of his edu
cational philosophy, he helps to pro
duce an environment conducive to
learning and promotes tho6e things
which are at the best interest of the
student. Besides his concern for pro
viding young people with the best
training possible, he attempts to in
still within them a sense of moral and
ethical values through his own exem
plary character. Parents, teachers,
and students can attest to how he
bends over backwards to be equita
ble and just and to how each decision
is made with the student's best inter
est at heart.
His care and concern for students
is further evidenced by his always
being there. Contrary to popular be
lief, a principal's job does not begin
at eight o'clock and end at three
thirty, as the casual passerby and I
am sure his family as well, may at
test to, for the blue and white pickup
may be found parked at the school at
all hours and sometimes even on Sat
urday and Sunday. Nor can he be
characterized as an administrator
who simply sits behind a desk and
gives orders. He gets involved;
whether it be as a chaperone, a ticket
salesman, a traffic controller, an ad
visor, a secretary, or sometimes
even a handy-man, he sees that the
job gets done. In short, he cares and
is willing to expend whatever time
and energy necessary to provide the
best possible learning environment.
1 In addition to these responsibilities,
when one thinks of the tremendous
amount of paperwork that must be
done, the endless meetings he must
attend, and the sometimes irate par
ents with whom he. must contend, his
job does not become a very enviable
one. Anyone who attempts "to walk a
mile" in Mr. Byrum's shoes will defi
nitely find that the road is long and
sometimes very rough.
Mr. Byrum's talents and time are
not solely confined to school. As an
ordained minister, he is the former
pastor of Whiteville Grove Baptist
Church where he now serves as dea
con and Adult Sunday School tea
cher. In his spare time he enjoys
reading and listening to classical mu
sic. His expertise in woodworking is
exemplified by his fine home and its
furnishings.
He is married to the former Joyce
Byrum. They have three sons, Gene,
Chris, and Tim.
What Mr. Byrum has done and is
doing for this county is incalcuable as
he has touched the lives of so many
and continues to affect our young
people in a special way. A new build
ing is all well and good, but it is the
people within, like Mr. Byrum, who
make the difference. Certainly there
is no appropriate way to thank him ; I
guess all we can do is continue to ap
preciate him.
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Parents spent $11.5 billion on child
care in 1985. according to the Census
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