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Obituaries
NANCY B. BLANCHARD
Edenton? Nancy Boyce Blan
chard, 80, of Rt. 1 died Monday,
1 Februaiy 6, 1989.
The funeral was conducted
Thursday, February 9, 1989, at 2
p.m. in Center Hill baptist Church
by the Rev. Paul Harrell. Burial
was in Beaver Hill Cemetery. Wil
liford-Barham Funeral Home han
dled the arrangements.
Mrs. Blanchard, a native of Cho
wan County, was a retired seams
tress and was a member of Center
Hill Baptist Church.
Survivors include three sons, Al
bert Ray Blanchard of Virginia
Beach, Va? Earl Blanchard of
Edenton, and George Winborne
Blanchard of Seymour, Tenn. ; two
sisters, Josie Walters of Chesa
peake, Va., and Lillian Williams of
Hertford; a brother, Ray Boyce of
Edenton; eight grandchildren; and
six great-grandchildren.
CORA P. OWENS
Mrs. Cora Perry Owens, 87, of
Hertford, died Wednesday, Feb
ruary 8, 1989, in Chowan Hospital.
A native of Perquimans County,
she was the daughter of the late
Bessie Elliott and Corey Perry and
the widow of Shepherd A. Owens.
She was a member of Evangelical
Methodist Church.
Survivors include a daughter,
Mrs. Robert (Eva Anne) Taylor of
Hertford; three grandchildren and
three great-grandchildren.
Graveside services were held
Friday at 2:00 p.m. in Cedarwood
Cemetery with Rev. Bobby Jordan
officiating. Swindell Funeral Home
was in charge of arrangements.
CECIL J. BELCH
Plymouth? Cecil James Belch,
84, of the 300 block of W. Water
Street, Plymouth, died February 6,
1989.
A native of Edenton, Mr Belch
was a member of Mackeys United
Methodist Church.
Survivors include his wife. Alpha
G. Belch, two daughters, Hugh
Terry of Greenville and Betty Lou
- Watters of Sarasota, Fla.; two
I sons, C.' J. Belch of Mackeys and
* William P. Belch of Plymouth ; two
sisters, Mrs. Johnetta Pettengill of
Hertford and Mrs. Emma Early of
Raleigh; two brothers, Jessie
Belch of Elizabeth City and Albert
Belch of Hertford; and 8 grandchil
dren.
Funeral services were held at
2:00 p.m. Wednesday, February 8,
in Mackeys United Methodist
Church with Rev. Robert B. Craig
officiating. Burial followed in Da
venport Cemetery in Mackeys.
Information was provided as a
courtesy to the family by Swindell
Funeral Home.
SALOME HOFFLER BROTHERS
Salome Hoffler Brothers of 204
Hyde Park St., Hertford, NC, died
January 30, 1989 in Roanoke-Cho
wan Hospital, Ahoskie, NC.
She was the daughter of the late
John M. and Sibelia Knox Hoffler.
She was a native and resident of
Hertford, NC. She was a member
of the First Baptist Church, Hert
ford and was a former member of
its Senior Choir and former presi
dent of its Missionary Boara. She
was a retired teacher.
Survivors include her husband,
Percy L. Brothers of the home and
one sister, Mrs. Alberta H. Eason
of Hertford.
Funeral services were held Feb
ruary 4, 1989 at 1:00 p.m. in the
First Baptist Church, Hertford, NC
with Rev. J. H. London, Jr. officiat
ing. Burial was in the Cedarwood
Cemetery, Hertford, NC.
BERTHA C. LANE
Mrs. Bertha Chappell Lane, 80,
of 202 N. Front Street, died Satur
day, February 11, in Chesapeake
General Hospital after a brief ill
ness.
A native of Perquimans County,
she was the daughter of the late El
bert and Delia Cofield Chappell
and the widow of Edgar Lee Lane.
She retired from teaching in 1974
after over 40 years; a career that
began in a one-room schoolhouse
near Woodland United Methodist
Church. From the time Perqui
mans County Central Grammar
School opened until her retirement,
she taught children in both the
third and fourth grades. A portrait
of Mrs. Lane now hangs in the
Recreation
Dept. News
Midgett League action: The
Lakers won the regular season
cliampionship and the Suns fin
ished second by defeating the
Bucks 16 to 9 in the last game of the
season. In the girls' game, Perqui
mans lost to Elizabeth City. Jen
nifer Lane led the Perquimans
team with five points.
The boys and girls will travel to
Washington. NC on February 24
and 25 to play in a tournament. The
girls team consists of: Jennifer
Lane, Heather Leicester, Sherry
Metcalf, Lisa Layden, Jennifer
Williams, Tammy Lane and Jamie
Stone. They are coached by Rich
ard Lane.
The boys team members are Xa
vier Shannonhouse, Ken Farrow,
Travis Foreman, Darryl Elliot,
Steven White, Amos Fletcher, Ja
son Griffin, James Ellison, Quan
dra Downing and Joseph Holder.
Their coach is Willie Shannon
house. J
room where she spent most of her
teaching career.
Mrs. Lane was a very active
member of Hertford United Meth
odist Church having served as a
delegate to Annual Conference for
many years. She was president of
the Delia Sham burger Circle, a
member of the Administrative
Board, the Council on Ministries,
the United Methodist Women and
taught Bible School. She also was a
member of the National Retired
Teachers' Association and the N.C.
Association of Educators.
Survivors include one son, Edgar
Lee Lane, Jr., of Norfolk, Va.
Funeral services were held Mon
day at 2:00 p.m. in the Hertford
United Methodist Church with the
Rev. Raymond Wittman officiat
ing. A private burial followed in
Cedarwood Cemetery with Swin
dell Funeral Home in charge of ar
rangements.
Pallbearers were Jim Bass, El
don Winslow, Emmett Landing,
William "Bubba" Landing,
Charles T. Skinner, Jr. and Roy
Reed.
JANIE M. CARTER
Washington - Mrs. Janie McLean
Carter, 72, died Thursday, Feb
ruary 9.
Graveside services were held
Saturday at 11:00 a.m. in Oakdale
Cemetery, Washington.
Survivors include two sons, Wil
liam B. Carter of Washington and
David A. Carter of Hertford; a sis
ter, Mrs. Annetta M. Sanford of
Washington; and four grandchil
dren.
Memorial donations may be
made to the First United Methodist
Church, 302 W. Second Street,
Washington, N.C. or the Heart
Fund, 1 Heart Circle, Chapel Hill,
N.C. 27514.
Information was provided as a
courtesty of Swindell Funeral
Home.
JETTIE LITTLE MORRIS
Gastonia - Mrs. Jettie Little Mor
ris, 88, of 1409 Poston Circle died
February 8 at Hillhaven Health
Care. The funeral was held on Feb
ruary 10 at the First Baptist
Church Chapel with Dr. Charles
Holland officiating. Burial was in
Gaston Memorial Park.
Mrs. Morris, a homemaker, was
born in Taylorsville, daughter of
the late D.B. and Emma
Thompston Little. Her husband
was the late Forrest "Bub" Mor
ris. She was a member of First
Baptist Church and a member of
the Friendship Sunday school
class.
Pallbearers were Wayne Stal
lings, Bobby Moffets, David Lewis,
Kenneth Pruett, Von McMahan,
Danny Rankin and Jeff Shockley.
Survivors are her sons, Basil
Morris of Memphis, the Rev.
Beeler Morris of Boger City;
daughters, Mrs. Betty Lewis of
Stanley, Mrs. Rosa Russell of Hert
ford; brother, Jason Little of La
Mesa, Calif.; sister, Mrs. Verona
Cudd of Kannapolis; 12 grandchil
dren; and 15 greatgrandchildren.
Memorials may be made to First
Baptist Church, 201 W. Franklin
Ave., Gastonia, N.C. 28502.
RHONDA K. HASSELL
Edenton - Rhonda Kotel Hassell,
26, of Route 3, died Friday, Feb
ruary 10 at Chowan Hospital
The funeral was conducted Sun
day at 3 p.m. at the Albemarle
Baptist Church by the Rev. Sonny
Diggs. Burial was in the Beaver
Hill Cemetery. Williford-Barham
Funeral Home was in charge of ar
rangements.
Mrs. Hassell was a native of
Franklin, Va. and an inspector
with the George C. Moore Co. She
attended the Albemarle Baptist
Church.
She was the wife of Ronald O.
Hassell, Jr. of Edenton and the
daugher of James Kotel and Grace
Glover Small of Edenton.
Other survivors include two
daughters, Lisa Marie Hassell and
Jessica Arleen Hassell of the
home; two sisters, Frances Bas
night of Edenton and Janice Lay
den of Belvidere; a brother, James
Kotel of Edenton; and maternal
grandmother Lillie Glover of Fran
lin.
Erecting a permanent
monument in memory of
loved ones is a tradition of
our civilization.
We have a Hugh selec
tion of fine quality mon
uments, large and small,
simple and elaborate, to
adequately fit any need.
Clifton & Clifton
Monuments
Hn 17 fcwtfi. Acrou tram Whittliij Pine*
HOUtl HOH-fll. I to S, SAT. U2 Dm
Jollsh & SMkt Clifton. Owners
Child development students go to Hertford Grammar School to
assist the kindergarten classes with their computer work. Here, a
student helps three children in Mrs. Lothian's room.
People on the move
Several Southern States mem
bers attended the Southern States
Regional meeting on Thursday,
February 2 in Roanoke Rapids.
Those attending were: Howard
Williams, Southern States man
ager; Robert Eure, Jr.; Gene
Nixon; Scott Phtisic; Lawrence
Wray Chappell; Hazel Eure and
Nancy Madre.
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Baker from
Norfolk, VA visited relatives in the
county recently.
Don and Bobbie Holman of
Greenville spent the weekend with
his parents, D> n and Lillian Ann
Holman, recently.
Lynn Raisor and her daughter
Anna are visiting Lynne's parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Talmage Rose.
Mr. and Mrs. Dennis Symons,
Jackie and Meredith spent the
weekend with Mr. and Mrs. Jack
Symons.
Hospital notes
Mrs. Yeates has returned from
Albemarle Hospital.
Willard Pettingill is home from
the hospital.
Bobby Eure is recovering at
home from outpatient surgery.
IMPORTANT NOTICE
TO ALL RESIDENTS OF THE
TOWN OF HERTFORD
1989 Town Tags and Stickers are on
sale as of January 1, 1989.
at the HERTFORD TOWN OFFICE
Residents are required to purchase
a tag sticker
for each vehicle owned.
1989 TAGS OR STICKERS MUST BE PURCHASED
AND DISPLAYED NO LATER THAN FEB. 15, 1989
COST OF TAGS OR STICKERS - $5.00
CARD OF
THANKS
The family of the late Salome Hoffler Brothers will
always remember your kindness and sympathy during our
most difficult time.
We acknowledge the flowers you sent, the cards you mailed
along the way, the services you rendered, the gifts you
brought with thoughts so tender.
The prayers you said which play an important part, in eas
ing the pain that is in our hearts. Each helped us find the
strength to bear the loss of One we held So Dear!
It was, to us, a great comfort indeed
To see you in time of our sorrow and need
So from our hearts which you tried to mend,
We thank you sincerely, again and again
For being such truly wonderful friends.
We are grateful I
Percy L. Brothers and Alberta Hoffler Eaton
Irma Ayscue expresses appreciation for all the cards, visits,
food, gifts and especially prayers during her operation and
convalescence.
God Bless All of You.
Irma
Your many acts of kindness showing your love and concern
at a difficult time in our loves, will long be remembered. |
Thank you for your thoughtfulness.
The family of Louis G. Hollowell
We would like to thank each individual church group and
organization that remembered us in any way during tne ill
ness and death of our loved on*.
The visits, flowers, cards, food, memorial gifts, and all acts
of concern and kindness were greatly appreciated.
The family of Elizabeth K. Benton
I extend a warm thank you for the cards, visits and prayers I
received after my operation ? they were deeply appreciated.
May God bless eocn of you.
Bobby lure
Senior Center offerings
Caribbean cruise
The Perquimans County Senior
Center is now in the process of
planning a cruise to the Caribbean,
June 11-18, 1989. We will depart
from Norfolk, fly to Miami and
then board the new S. S. Seabreeze
for our seven day cruise. We will
visit the islands of St. Maarten, St.
John, St. Thomas and Puerto
Plata. The cost of the trip is $899
per person. This price covers
roundtrip airfare, cruise which in
cludes ml meals and port taxes. A
$150 deposit is due by Feb. 24. For
more information call the Center
at 426-5404.
Easter program
The Perquimans Recreation
Dept. and Senior Center is sponsor
ing a trip to Hampton, Va. to the
Liberty Baptist Church to see the
Easter performance "Living Pic
tures" on Saturday, March 11. This
is a musical and dramatic por
trayal of the resurrection of Christ.
The bus will leave the Center at 3
p.m., stop at Morrison's for supper
and then continue to the church.
We should return to Hertford
around 11 p.m. The cost of the trip
is $8.00. For more information call
426-5404.
Quilting class
The Perquimans County Senior
Center and the College of The Albe^
marie is sponsoring a Quilting |
Class starting March 7, 7-10 p.m". at
the Center. The class will last 12
weeks and will be taught every
Tuesday night, 7-10 p.m. The regis
tration fee is $20 per person. For
people 65 and over registration is
free of charge. The instructor will
be Mrs. Stella Nash. To register
call the Center at 426-5404.
Murfreesboro play , t
The Perquimans County Recre
ation Department and Senior .Cen
ter are sponsoring a trip to ChoWan
College to see the fun-filled musi
cal Carnival on Wednesday, March
15. During the parade scenes in the
musical, the stage will be fjLUed
with jugglers, trick cyclists, gyrtin
ists and magicians. The bus will
leave Hertford at 10:30 a.m. Lupch
will be eaten at College Park Ir>4
before traveling to Turner Audito
rium for the 1:00 p.m. perfor
mance. The bus should return to
Hertford before 5:00 p.m.
The cost of the trip is $5 per per
son which includes ticket and bus
transportation. Call now to m^ke
reservations at 426-5404.
This trip is also made possible
with funds from the North Cardfina
(Grassroots) Art Council. j
rouitry cook-on contest set
Don't miss out on your chance to
win $1,000! There are still a few
more weeks remaining before the
entry period officially closes on the
First Annual Concord Farms Na
tional Duckling Cookoff. If you get
your favorite duckling recipe (or
recipes) in the mail by March 1,
1989, you will be in the running for
consideration as a winner. The top
prize is $1000, and there are cash
prizes for second and third run
ners-up of $500 and $250 respec
tively. i
Experiment with new ideas, for
enjoying the great taste of ducklmg
and enter as many recipes as you
like. Just be sure to print eaclv en
try on a separate sheet of paper
and include your name, address,
and telephone number on each.
Mail your entires < postmarked
March 1, 1989) to: Concord Na
tional Duckling Cookoff. Concord
Farms, Dept. M, P.O. Box 248,
Concord, NC, 28026-0248. ? ;?
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