Thursday Sept. 17, 1998 Obituaries

Martha M. Cameron
LAS VEGAS -- Martha Moseley Cameron, 74, died Sept. 14 at Las Vegas Care Center. She was born in Lenoir County and was reared on Edgewood Farm. She graduated in 1941 from Grainger High School and in 1946 from East Carolina Teachers College. She was a 10-year resident of Las Vegas. From 1970-87 she lived in Ventura and Oxnard, Calif. She was a homemaker and volunteer social worker; received numerous citations and achievement awards from church, Girl Scouts of America, various U.S. Air Force Officers Wives Clubs and local civic women's organizations. Services will be conducted Friday afternoon at Southern Nevada Veterans Memorial Cemetery, Bolder City, Nev. Survivors include her husband, Col. Louis Cameron; sons, Jack Cameron, of Oxnard, Calif., John Cameron of Huntington Beach, Calif, Jim Cameron of Palmdale, Calif.; a daughter, Carol Smith of Clear Lake, Calif.; her sisters, Isabelle Perry of Kinston and Sally Lowe of Raleigh.

Warren Whaley
BEULAVILLE -- Warren Whaley, 69, died Sept. 15 at Pitt Memorial Hospital in Greenville. Services will be conducted at 11 a.m. today at Beulaville Presbyterian Church, Beulaville. Interment will follow at East Duplin Memorial Gardens, Beulaville. Survivors include his wife, Minnie R. Whaley of Beulaville; two daughters, Paula W. Dail of Beulaville and Linda W. Weidman of Emerald Isle; son, Michael W. Whaley of Ayden; two sisters, Sue McCormick of Richlands and Grace Cole of Beulaville; two brothers, Fred Whaley of Portland, Ore. and Hobert Whaley of Kinston; and five grandchildren. Donations may be made to Memorial Fund, Beulaville Presbyterian Church, P.O. Box 363, Beulaville, NC 28518-0363. Arrangements by Community Funeral Home in Beulaville.
 

Friday Sept. 18 Obituaries

Mary E. Bradshaw
Mary Elizabeth Bradshaw of 524 Georgetown Road died Sept. 15 at her residence. Services will be conducted at 1 p.m. Saturday at St. Augustus AME Zion Church with the Rev. Ernest Pittman officiating. Interment will follow at Southview Cemetery. Survivors include two sons, Dexter Lamar Bradshaw and Reginald Earl Bradshaw, both of Kinston; two daughters, Tonya Collette Bradshaw and Pearl B. Gooding, both of Kinston; two sisters, Hattie B. Lewis and Claudette B. Lofton, both of Kinston; one brother, Linwood Bradshaw of Kinston; and eight grandchildren. Arrangements by Albritton-Carraway Funeral Home in Kinston.
 

Nan A. Harris
AYDEN -- Nan Allen Harris, 82, died Sept. 17 at Pitt Memorial Hospital in Greenville. She was a member of Ayden United Methodist Church and Methodist Women Society; former Miss Greenville in 1934 and volunteer for Pitt County schools. Services will be conducted at 3 p.m. Sunday at Ayden United Methodist Church. Interment will follow at Ayden Cemetery. Survivors include two sons and daughters-in-law, Kenneth A. and Martha Harris of Kinston, Robert G. Jr. and Donna Harris of Farmingdale, Maine; two daughters and son-in-law, Andrea H. and Bill Norris of Ayden and Dottie H. Hill of Ayden; nine grandchildren, R.G. Harris III, Jonathan Robert Harris, Allyson L. Norris, Angela M. Champbell and Wesley Hill, all of Ayden, Timothy E. Harris of Augusta, Maine, Christopher T. Harris of Kinston, Elizabeth R. Norris of Arlington, Va. and David Lyal of Lexington, Ky., and nine grandchildren. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service at the church, 2 to 3 p.m. Memorials may be given to Ayden United Methodist Church. Arrangements by Farmer Funeral Service, Ayden. (Pd. Obit)
 

Cornelius Jackson
NEW BERN -- Cornelius "HappyJack" Jackson, 64, of 2313 Oaks Road died Sept. 17 at his residence. He was a retired mechanic who through his hobbies of hunting, motorcycling and citizens band radios shared many good friendships. Services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Saturday at Pollock-Wells & Best Funeral Home chapel with the Rev. Dennis Wiggs officiating. Interment will follow at Greenleaf Memorial Park. Survivors include his wife, Agnes Lamm Jackson; three sons, Andy Jackson and Joey Jackson, both of Vanceboro and Matt Anderson of Ernul; two daughters, Beth Jones of Vanceboro and Sylvia Ward of Kinston; one brother, Charles Richard Jackson of Vanceboro; one sister, Canary J. Wetherington of Vanceboro; his mother, Freddie Ward Anglin; his stepfather, Norman Anglin; and eight grandchildren. The family will receive friends from 7 to 9 p.m. today at the funeral home and other times at the home. Memorials may be made to Craven County Hospice.
 

William H. Jefferson
William Harold Jefferson, 55, of Caswell Center in Kinston died Sept. 16 at Caswell Center. He lived at Caswell Center all of his life. Graveside services will be conducted at 11 a.m. today at the Jefferson family cemetery in Pinetown with the Rev. Ron Cyr and Pastor John Smith officiating. Survivors include one sister, Frances Davidson of Washington; one brother, Henry E. Jefferson of Pinetown; and one aunt, Lucy Woolard of Chocowinity. Calling hours will be from 9:45 to 10:15 a.m. today. Memorials may be made to Caswell Center, c/o Tapps, 2415 Vernon Ave. Arrangements by Paul Funeral Home.
 

Emmitt G. Murphy
Emmitt Garland Murphy, 71, of 113 E. First St., Kinston, died Thursday, Sept. 17, 1998. He was preceded in death by daughter, Joan Worthington. Graveside services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Saturday at Pinelawn Memorial Park in Kinston with the Rev. T.D. Worthingon officiating. Survivors include his wife, Doris Murphy of the home; one daughter, Diane Spence of Greenville; five sisters, Marie White, Edna Murphy and Peggy Page, all of Kinston, Arlene Ferren of Greenville and Faye Moore of Pennsylvania; three brothers, Harry Lee Murphy of West Virginia, Kent Murphy and Buster Murphy, both of Kinston; five grandchildren, Denny Spence Jr., Dana Spence, David Spence, Jeremy Worthington and Tiffany Worthington; one great-grandchild, Deanna Leigh Spence. The family will receive friends from 7 to 8:30 p.m. today at Howard-Carter & Stroud Funeral Home chapel in Kinston and other times at the home. (Pd. Obit)
 

James T. Williams
GREENVILLE -- The Rev. James T. Williams, 85, of 201 Stutz St. died Sept. 15 at Pitt Memorial Hospital in Greenville. Williams was a native of Pitt County where he attended the county schools. He was an ordained minister of the Northwest "A" Annual Conference of the United American Free Will Baptist Denomination. Services will be conducted at noon Saturday at Arthur's Chapel Free Will Baptist Church in Bellarthur with Elder James Nobles officiating. Interment will follow at Homestead Memorial Gardens in Greenville. Survivors include his wife, Eldress Millie Johnson Williams of Greenville; one daughter, Linda Williams of Greensboro; one son, Thomas W. Williams of Greensboro; one stepson, Ben Johnson of Washington, D.C. The family will receive friends form 11 to noon Saturday at the church. Arrangements by Mitchell's Funeral Home in Winterville.

 
 
Saturday Sept. 19 Obituaries

Maebelle S. Dilda
WILSON -- Maebelle S. Dilda, 87, died Sept. 17 at Johnston Memorial Hospital in Smithfield. Services will be conducted at 11 a.m. today at Shingleton Funeral Home in Wilson with the Rev. Rod Jones and the Rev. Ronnie Mohn officiating. Survivors include three sons, Thomas B. Dilda of Jefferson, Alfred Dilda of Wilson and Ray Dilda of Garner; three sisters, Myrtle Freeman, Irene Ruffin and Inez Holland, all of Wilson; 13 grandchildren and several great-grandchildren. The family received friends from 7 to 9 p.m. Friday at the funeral home.
 

Dolphus H. Hill Sr.
Dolphus Hassel Hill Sr., 75, of 9-C Kinston Towers died Sept. 17 at Lenoir Memorial Hospital. Services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Sunday at Emmanuel Christian Church, Kinston with the Rev. O.A. Simmons officiating. Interment will follow at Southview Cemetery in Kinston. Survivors include five daughters, Christine Hill, Barbara Ann Hill, Rosa Winfield, Josephine Hill and Linda Brown, all of Kinston; one son, Dolphus Hassel Hill Jr. of Ayden; three sisters, Laura Bell Hill Brown, Rachel Hall and Essie Lee Starkey, all of Kinston; two brothers, James Edward Hill of Winston-Salem and Luby Hill Jr. of Kinston; and 10 grandchildren. Viewing will be from noon to 4 p.m. today at Mills Funeral Home chapel in Kinston. Arrangements by Mills Funeral Home, Inc.
 

Charles A. Nichols Jr.
GREENVILLE -- Charles Allen Nichols Jr., 35, of 405 Bonners Lane died Sept. 10 at Pitt Memorial Hospital in Greenville. Services will be conducted at 3 p.m. Sunday at Mitchell's Funeral Home chapel in Winterville with Elder Johnny Morris officiating. Survivors include his father, Charles Allen Nichols Sr. of Far Rockaway, N.Y. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the funeral home. Arrangements by Mitchell's Funeral Home, Winterville.
 

Adelia W. Putnam
Adelia Gwendolyn Wheelus Putnam, 51, of 2111 Lightwood Knot Road, Kinston, died Sept. 17. She was a devoted Christian and active member of Rivermont Baptist Church where she sang in the choir and was in the Woman's Missionary Union. She and her husband were owners and operators of Neuse Milling Company and Pack Power Farms. She was very active in her children's lives and was her husband's Best Friend. Services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Sunday at First Baptist Church, Snow Hill with the Rev. Lacy Oliver officiating. Interment will follow at Snow Hill Cemetery, Snow Hill. Survivors include her husband, Richard J. Putnam; her father, E.L. Wheelus of Shelby; her mother, Hazel Ingle Wheelus of Shelby; daughter Beth Deichler and husband Peter of Apex; sons, Chris Putnam and fiancee Gayla Pait of Cary, and Steve Putnam and wife Kelly of Kinston; sister, Anita Hoyle and husband Robert of Shelby; brother, Gary Wheelus and wife Sylvia of Shelby. The family will receive friends from 7 to 9 p.m. today at Howard-Carter & Stroud Funeral Home in Kinston. (Pd. Obit)
 

Sandra L. Russell
JACKSONVILLE -- Sandra Lee Russell, 48, of 5449 Richlands Highway, Jacksonville, died Sept. 17. She was a member of the Jacksonville Ward of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. She was preceded in death by her father, Durham E. Lee Sr. and brothers, Edward Earl Lee and Jerry Brent Lee. Services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Monday at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Woodington Ward with Bishop John Kokinda officiating. Interment will follow at Pinelawn Memorial Park, Kinston. Survivors include her husband, Rusty Russell of the home; her mother, Mary Jane Lee of Kinston; one son, Cristopher Moffitt of Greenville; three sisters, Evelyn Lee Adams of Pink Hill, Linda Lee Jones of Kinston and Paulette Lee Jones of Deep Run; three brothers, Harold Lee of Kinston, Durham E. Lee Jr. of Deep Run and David Lee of Dover; mother-in-law, Judith A. Russell of Zanesville, Ohio; The family will receive friends from 7 to 9 p.m. Sunday at Howard-Carter & Stroud Funeral Home chapel in Kinston and other times at the home of Evelyn Adams, Route 1, Box 217, Pink Hill. Memorials may be made to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Woodington Ward Missionary Fund. (Pd. Obit)
 
 

Sunday Sept. 20 obits

Ruby P. Grady
PINK HILL -- Ruby Pearce Grady, 64, of 1032 Bill Sutton Road, died Sept. 19 at Pitt Memorial Hospital. Services 3 p.m. Monday at Pink Hill Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will be at Pine Lawn Memorial Park, Kinston. Survivors include one daughter Linda Faye Rouse, of Pink Hill; son Stephen Grady, of Pink Hill; sister Mildred Porgie, of California. Visitation will be from 7 to 9 p.m. today at Pink Hill Funeral Home.
 

Redonald Summerlin
PINK HILL -- Redonald "Don" Summerlin, 76, died Sept. 19 at Lenoir Memorial Hospital. Services 3 p.m. Monday at Community Funeral Home Chapel, Beulaville. Burial at Sullivan Cemetery RFD, Mt. Olive. Survivors include five sisters Della Lanier, Dollie Holmes, Ruby Kennedy, Reba Houston and Vera Kennedy, all of Pink Hill; one brother E. V. Summerlin, of Pink Hill; and several nieces and nephews. Visitation will be from 7 to 9 p.m. today at Community Funeral Home, Beulaville.

 
 
Monday Sept. 21 Obituaries

Ruby Pearce Grady
PINK HILL --Ruby Pearce Grady, 64, of 1032 Sutton Rd., died Saturday, Sept. 19 at Pitt Memorial Hospital. Services will be held at 3 p.m. today at Pink Hill Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will be at Pinelawn Memorial Park in Kinston. Survivors include a daughter, Linda Faye Rouse of Pink Hill; a son, Stephen Grady of Pink Hill; a sister, Mildred Porgie of California; and two grandchildren.
 

Elijah Jarman
CLAYTON -- Elijah Jarman, 65, formerly of Snow Hill, died Saturday at Wake Medical Center in Raleigh. Graveside services will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday at the Snow Hill Cemetery. Survivors include two daughters, Vicky Lovett of Snow Hill; Sherry Lancaster of Bentonville; two sons, Anthony Jarman of Pikeville and Matthew Jarman of Burlington; four sisters, Pearl Parks of Clayton; Marie Brenson of Sneads Ferry; Vonnie Mae Grady of Clayton; and Swanie Bell Umphrey of Maryland; six brothers, Tommy Jarman of Maryland; John Jarman of Louisburg, Raleigh Jarman of Snow Hill; Kenneth Jarman of Maryland; Lynard Jarman of Louisburg and Doodle Jarman of Clayton. The family will receive friends from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. Tuesday prior to the service at Taylor-Edwards Funeral Home in Snow Hill.
 

Redonald "Don" Summerlin
PINK HILL --Redonald "Don" Summerlin, 76, died Saturday, Sept. 19, in Lenoir Memorial Hospital. Services will be held today at 3 p.m. at the Community Funeral Home Chapel in Beulaville. Interment will be in Sullivan Cemetery in Mt. Olive. Survivors include five sisters, Della Lanier, Dollie Holmes, Ruby Kennedy, Reba Houston, and Vera Kennedy, all of Pink Hill; one brother, E.V. Summerlin of Pink Hill; and several nieces and nephews.

 
Tuesday Sept. 22 Obituaries

Felix Farrow
Felix Farrow, 43, of 8-H Simon Bright Apartments died Sept. 19 at Lenoir Memorial Hospital. Services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Robert Swinson Jr. Memorial Chapel with the Rev. Jesse Garrett officiating. Interment will follow at Southview Cemetery, Kinston. Survivors include his father, Felix Farrow of Roanoke Rapids; two sisters, Donna R. Scott and Teresa Farrow, both of Kinston; three brothers, Bobby Farrow, Ricky Farrow and Ronnie Farrow, all of Kinston. There will be no viewing. Arrangements by Swinson Funeral Home, Kinston.
 

Michael S. Goodman
Michael Scott Goodman, 23, of 1206 Anne Drive, Kinston, died Sept. 20 in Kinston. Goodman was a waiter with Sandpiper Restaurant. Services will be conducted at 2 p.m. today at Edwards Funeral Home in Kinston with the Rev. Don Holland, the Rev. Fred Carraway and the Rev. Dan Forbes officiating. Interment will follow at Westview Cemetery. Survivors include his mother and father, Robert and Mary Goodman of the home; a sister, Tammy Lynn Goodman Wilson of Kinston; an uncle, Rodney Goodman Jr. of Kinston.
 

Beatrice M. Hagberg
YORK, Maine -- Beatrice M. Hagberg, 66, of 33 Candlewood Lane died Sept. 17 at York Hospital after a long illness. Mrs. Hagberg was born on March 31, 1932 in Duplin County, N.C., the daughter of Hillary Thomas Brinson and Ruby (Griffin) Brinson and was a 1949 graduate of Beulaville High School, N.C. She had been a registered nurse at Norfolk County Hospital in Braintree, Mass. for many years. She had operated "The Frat House" in Middleboro, Mass., a home for abused, neglected and runaway children, for many years. Mrs. Hagberg had most recently worked for The Fashion Bug clothing stores in Maryland and Florida as a manager, retiring in March, 1996 after 16 years of service. She had lived in Tarpon Springs, Fla. for several years, moving to York in 1997 to live with her daughter. A memorial service will be conducted at 6 p.m. Friday at Lucas & Eaton Funeral Home, 91 Long Sands Road, York, Maine. Memorials may be made to York Hospital, 15 Hospital Drive, York, ME 03909. Survivors include her husband, Christopher Hagberg of Tarpon Springs, Fla.; one daughter, Mrs. Gregory (Susan C.) Villa of York; one son, Donald T. Brigham and his wife, Helen of Pittsfield, Mass.; two brothers, James Arthur Brinson of Wilmington and Leland James Brinson of Hope Mills; two sisters, Kay Brinson of Kinston and Marie B. Nicoloan of West Virginia.; two half brothers, Randy Brinson of Kinston and Douglas Brinson of Kenansville; one half sister, Fay Hanchey of Wallace; three grandchildren, Christopher Chapman of York Harbor, Gillian and Robert Cavana. (Pd. Obit)
 

Virginia G. Lebedynskyj
CARY -- Virginia G. Lebedynskyj, 75, of 623 Springfork Drive died Sept. 21. Survivors include a daughter, Annie L. Cox of Kinston; a son, Louis Gerald of Raleigh; and a brother, J.B. "Buddy" Gerald of Wilmington. A memorial service will be conducted at a later date. Arrangements by Brown-Wynne Funeral Home, St. Mary's Street.
 

Vernon A. Marshall
Vernon Aubrey Marshall, 85, of 1725 Hill Farm Road, Kinston, died Sept. 20. He was retired from DuPont, Kinston, served in the U.S. Coast Guard in World War II and was an active member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Kinston Ward. Services will be conducted at 1 p.m. Wednesday at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Kinston Ward with Bishop Jeff Howard officiating. Interment will follow at Snow Hill Cemetery, Snow Hill. Survivors include his wife, Mime Marshall of the home; three daughters, Wanda Loveridge of Salt Lake City, Lavern Snader of Kinston and Gay West of Clayton; two sisters, Mavis Harriss of Norfolk, Va. and Violet Carter of Ayden; brother, Harold Marshall of Staunton, Va.; 13 grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. The family will receive friends from 7 to 9 p.m. today at Howard-Carter & Stroud Funeral Home in Kinston. Memorial contributions may be made to Mime Marshall.
 
 

Thursday Sept. 24 Obituaries

Ronda D. Amodio
JERSEY CITY, N.J. -- Ronda D. Amodio, 60, of 36 Winfield Ave., Jersey City, died Saturday, Sept. 19, 1998. Graveside services will be conducted at 10 a.m. Friday at Pinelawn Memorial Park, Kinston with the Rev. Jack Benfield officiating. Survivors include her husband, Pasquale Amodio; three daughters, Kerri Kendall, Nanette Pierce and Laura Amodio; two sons, Steven Amodio and James Amodio; one sister, Diane Halpern; mother-in-law, Gertrude Amodio; grandchildren, Corry, Tara, Jessica, Ashley and Kelly. The family will receive friends from 7 to 9 p.m. today at Howard-Carter & Stroud Funeral Home. Memorials may be made to the American Diabetes Association, Lenoir County Chapter, c/o Jean Wood, 508 Central Ave., Kinston, NC 28501. (Pd. Obit)
 
 

Wednesday Sept. 23 Obituaries

Bryan T. Cannon
GRIFTON -- Bryan T. Cannon, 59, of 721 W. Queen St., Grifton, died Sept. 21 at Pitt County Memorial Hospital in Greenville. Cannon was a retired truck driver. Services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Thursday at Garner Funeral Home chapel with the Rev. Bruce Allen officiating. Interment will follow at Evergreen Memorial Estates in Grifton. Survivors include his wife, Alma Parker Cannon of the home; his stepmother, Ollie Cannon of Kinston; three sons, Bryan Michael Cannon and Donald Edward Cannon, both of Alabama and Bryan T. Cannon Jr. of Kinston; two brothers, W.C. Howard of Virginia and Douglas Howard of New Bern; two sisters, Daphne French of Kinston and Karen Turner of Hookerton; three grandchildren and one great-grandson. The family will receive friends Thursday one hour prior to the service and other times at the home. Memorials may be made to Alma P. Cannon, P.O. Box 226, Grifton, NC 28530.
 

Lucy B. Case
DUCK, W.Va. -- Lucy Nell Belcher Case, 83, of Duck, W.Va., died Sept. 21, 1998, in the C.A.M.C., Memorial Division Hospital, Charleston, W.Va., after a short illness. She was born on Nov. 10, 1914, in Clay County, W.Va. Mrs. Case was a homemaker and a member of the Villanova Baptist Church, Villanova, W.Va. She was the daughter of the late William Cary and Cornelia Rollyson Belcher. She was also preceded in death by a brother, William Clay Belcher; one infant brother, and one sister, Elizabeth Belcher.
She is survived by her husband, Charles Clyde Case of Duck, W.Va.; one son, David C. Case of Nitro, W.Va.; two daughters, Joan Case Turley of Kinston, N.C. and Mary Ellen Duffield of Gassaway, W.Va.; and one sister, Edna Ruth Wallace of Rocky Mount, N.C. Also surviving are seven grandchildren, Thomas Ray Turley of Manaus, Brazil, Daniel Case of Tarpon Springs, Fla., James Duffield of Gassaway, W.Va., Rhonda Turley Grimes of La Grange, N.C., Janice Case of South Charleston, W.Va., Ginger Turley Hedgepeth of La Grange, N.C. and Deana Harper of Charlotte, N.C. There are also two great-grandchildren, Joshua Ray Turley of Manaus, Brazil, and Skylar Wrae Hedgepeth of La Grange, N.C. Services will be conducted at 11 a.m. Thursday, Sept. 24, at the Villanova Baptist Church, Villanova, W.Va., with the Rev. Mark Strickland and the Rev. Mark Gerwig officiating. Interment will follow at the Case Family Cemetery, Laurel Fork, Duck, W.Va. Friends may call from 6 to 9 p.m. today at Greene-Robertson Funeral Home. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests memorial contributions be made to the Villanova Baptist Church Missionary Fund, c/o Phillip McCown, Duck, WV 25063. Greene-Robertson Funeral Home, Sutton, W.Va. is in charge of arrangements. (Pd. Obit)

Liston Carroll Davenport
WILMINGTON -- Liston Carroll Davenport died Sept. 21, 1998 at New Hanover Regional Medical Center. Liston was born in Lenoir County, N.C. on Sept. 29, 1922, son of the late Johnnie and Sybil Stroud Davenport. He was also preceded in death by his wife, Allie Pearl Smith Davenport. He was a member of Winter Park Baptist Church. Services will be conducted at 11 a.m. Thursday, Sept. 24 at Winter Park Baptist Church with the Rev. Michael R. Tutterow officiating. Graveside services will be conducted at 3 p.m. Thursday at Westview Cemetery in Kinston. Survivors include his daughter, Listona "Toni" Bartlett and husband, Bob of Wilmington; brothers, John Robert Davenport of Deep Run, N.C., Horace Davenport of Nashville, Tenn., and William Roger Davenport of Grifton, N.C.; sisters, Dorothy Rigsbee of Kinston and Delia Perkins of Virginia Beach, Va.; one stepbrother, Larry Smith of Sanford, N.C.; grandchildren, Crystal Rice of Morehead City, N.C. and Woody Daughety of New Bern, N.C.; and four great-grandchildren. The family will receive friends from 7 to 9 p.m. today at Andrews Mortuary Valley Chapel, 4108 S. College Road. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Winter Park Baptist Church, 4700 Wrightsville Ave., Wilmington, NC 28406. (Pd. Obit)
 

David B. Hughes
GRIFTON -- David Bryon Hughes, 41, died Sept. 21 at his residence. Hughes was a member of Grifton Pentecostal Holiness Church and served in the U.S. Navy. A memorial service will be conducted at 7 p.m. today at Farmer Funeral Service in Ayden. Survivors include his wife, Rebecca Spikes Hughes of the home; parents, Lester and Annie Coward Hughes of Grifton; one son, Jordan Bryon Hughes of the home; two daughters, Brandi Rose Hughes and Emily Lauren Hughes, both of the home; one brother, Don Perry Hughes of Oklahoma City; one sister, Constance Hughes Wall of Grifton. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Grifton Pentecostal Holiness Church.

 
Thursday Sept. 24 Obituaries

Ronda D. Amodio
JERSEY CITY, N.J. -- Ronda D. Amodio, 60, of 36 Winfield Ave., Jersey City, died Saturday, Sept. 19, 1998. Graveside services will be conducted at 10 a.m. Friday at Pinelawn Memorial Park, Kinston with the Rev. Jack Benfield officiating. Survivors include her husband, Pasquale Amodio; three daughters, Kerri Kendall, Nanette Pierce and Laura Amodio; two sons, Steven Amodio and James Amodio; one sister, Diane Halpern; mother-in-law, Gertrude Amodio; grandchildren, Corry, Tara, Jessica, Ashley and Kelly. The family will receive friends from 7 to 9 p.m. today at Howard-Carter & Stroud Funeral Home. Memorials may be made to the American Diabetes Association, Lenoir County Chapter, c/o Jean Wood, 508 Central Ave., Kinston, NC 28501. (Pd. Obit)
 

Friday Sept. 25 Obituaries

Jennie H. Ezzell
BEULAVILLE -- Jennie Howard Ezzell, 86, died Wednesday, Sept. 23, 1998 at Lenoir Memorial Hospital, Kinston. She was preceded in death by her husband, Johnson Ezzell and son, Jerry Wayne Ezzell. Services will be conducted at 11 a.m. today at Community Funeral Home chapel in Beulaville. Interment will follow at Sandlin-Gresham Cemetery, Beulaville. Survivors include three daughters, Catherine Ramsey and husband, William, of Beulaville; Jeanette Ezzell of the home, Eleanor Gurganus and husband, Jerry of New Bern; two sons, Carl Ezzell and wife, Carol, of Beulaville, Ronald Gene Ezzell and wife, Helen of Beulaville; 14 grandchildren and 17 great-grandchildren. Arrangements by Community Funeral Home, Beulaville. (Pd. Obit)

Lillie M. Grimsley
Lillie Mae Grimsley, 84, of 907 Cunningham Road, Kinston, died Sept. 23 at Lenoir Memorial Hospital. Services will be conducted at 11 a.m. Monday at Burning Bush United Holiness Church, Kinston. Interment will follow at Ayden Cemetery, Ayden. Survivors include a daughter, Pearl Christian of Plainfield, N.J.; a son, William Grimsley of Wilmington, Del.; two sisters, Mamie Jones of Wilson and Margret Wooten of Greenville; four grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. A wake will be from 7 to 8 p.m. Sunday at Mills Funeral Home in Kinston.
 

James E. Outlaw
James Everett "Buddy" Outlaw, 72, of 109 N. Adkin St. died Sept. 23 in Lenoir County. Services will be conducted at 11 a.m. Saturday at St. Peter Disciple Church of Christ with Elder J.A. McKoy officiating. Interment will follow at Pinelawn Cemetery, Kinston. Survivors include his wife, Earlie G. Outlaw; two daughters, Nadine Hood and Jannie Outlaw-Bergman, both of Kinston; three sons, Glenn Outlaw of La Grange, Curtis Outlaw of Charlotte and James A. Outlaw of High Point; one sister, Beatrice Newsome of Charlotte; one brother, Elder Ronnie Outlaw of La Grange; 13 grandchildren and three great-grandchildren; Arrangements by Mills Funeral Home Inc., Kinston.
 

Mable B. Spruill
LA GRANGE -- Mable Best Spruill, 75, of 3731 Hickory Nut Road died Sept. 22 at Britthaven of Kinston. Services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Saturday at Simro Free Will Baptist Church in La Grange. Interment will follow at St. Matthew Church Cemetery in La Grange with Pastor Sidney B. Harper Jr. officiating. Survivors include one son, James Walter Best of La Grange; three daughters, Nettie Suggs of La Grange, Lillie Sutton of the home and Alice Suggs of Snow Hill; one sister, Lula B. Best of La Grange; nine grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren. Arrangements by La Grange Mortuary Inc. La Grange.
 

James C. Thomas
SNOW HILL -- James "Jimmy" Carey Thomas, 58, of Snow Hill Route 4 died Sept. 24 at his residence. Thomas was a member of Harrell's Chapel Free Will Baptist Church and worked with Central Heating & Air Conditioning prior to his illness. Services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Saturday at Taylor-Edwards Funeral Home chapel in Snow Hill. Interment will follow at Harrell's Chapel Church Cemetery. Survivors include his wife, Patricia Corbett Thomas of Snow Hill; his mother, Helene Crawford Thomas of Goldsboro; a stepson, Eric Pendergrast of Phoenix, Ariz.; a brother, John Thomas of Kinston. The family will receive friends from 7 to 9 p.m. today at the funeral home and other times at the residence. Arrangements by Taylor-Edwards Funeral Home.
 
 

Saturday Sept. 26 Obituaries

John H. Murphy Sr.
TRENTON -- John "Henry" Murphy Sr., 45, of 251 Jerkins Road died Sept. 23 at Duplin General Hospital in Kenansville. Services will be conducted at 2:30 p.m. Sunday at Andrew Chapel Church. Interment will follow at the church cemetery, Trenton. Survivors include two daughters, Jennifer Murphy and Olivia Murphy, both of New Bern; six sisters, Linda Majetto of Kinston, Sarah Whitfield of Ayden, Mary McCarter of Ayden, Jennie Vines of Ayden, Emma Faye Jarman of Trenton and Olivia Johnson of Goldsboro; five brothers, Thomas Murphy of Dover, Wendell Murphy of Kinston, Avon Murphy of Norfolk, Va., William Oliver of Jasper and Robert Rosenboro of Silver Springs, Md. Arrangements by Mills Funeral Home Inc., Kinston.
 

William F. Oakley
AYDEN -- William Franklin Oakley, 50 died Sept. 24. Graveside services will be conducted at 3 p.m. Sunday at Riverside Christian Church Cemetery, Grifton. Survivors include his wife, Deborah A. Oakley of the home; three daughters, Tai O. Mercer, Rae Oakley and Alex Oakley, all of Wendell; one stepdaughter, Sherry C. Vandiford of Ayden; one stepson, Joseph A. Cannon of Ayden; parents, George and Hildegard Oakley of Knightdale; four brothers, Jonny Oakley, Kenny Oakley, Tommy Oakley and Danny Oakley, all of Knightdale. The family will receive friends from 7 to 9 p.m. today at L. Harold Poole Funeral Service & Crematory, 947 Old Knight Road, Knightdale. Local announcement by Farmer Funeral Service, Ayden.
 

Margaret J. Shimer
Mrs. Margaret "Johnnie" Johnson Shimer, 73, of 600 Edwards Ave. died Thursday, Sept. 24, 1998 at Lenoir Memorial Hospital after a brief illness. Mrs. Shimer was a homemaker and a member of St. Mary's Episcopal Church. Services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 27 at St. Mary's Episcopal Church with the Rev. Donald Wiesner officiating. Interment will follow at Westview Cemetery. Survivors include her husband, Charles R. Shimer Jr. of the home; a son, Ray Shimer and wife Cyndia of Kinston; brother, James Johnson of Berrian, Mich.; sister, Mary Van Eenanaam of Three Rivers, Mich.; granddaughter, Abigail Shimer; several nieces and nephews. The family will receive friends from 7 to 9 p.m. today and other times at the home, 600 Edwards Ave. Memorials may be made to St. Mary's Episcopal Church. Arrangements by Edwards Funeral Home, Kinston.
 

Ruby H. Waters
MOUNT OLIVE -- Ruby Howell Waters, 88, died Sept. 24 at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Services will be conducted at 2 p.m. today at Garner's Chapel Baptist Church. Interment will follow at the Blizzard family cemetery. Survivors include two daughters, Rubylene W. Lambert of Calypso and Josephine W. McKee of Goldsboro; two sons, Haran Nelson Waters of Mount Olive and Milford Waters of Cary; sisters, Agnes Vann and Marie Williams of Goldsboro and Elizabeth Worrell of Mount Olive; brothers, Ralph Howell of Nashville and Ernest Howell of Lake Lure; five grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. The family will be at the home, 1024 Bennetts Bridge Road, Mount Olive. Memorials may be made to Garner's Chapel Church or the charity of one's choice. Arrangements by Tyndall Funeral Home Inc.

 
Sunday Sept. 27 obits

Alma G. Stanley
NEWPORT -- Alma Elizabeth Grant Stanley, 84, of 124 Charles Street, Newport, died Sept. 25 at Carteret General Hospital. She was a retired shirt factory worker. Services will be private. Survivors include her husband Ira M. Stanley, son, Leslie E. Grant, of Kinston; daughters Emma Lee Wade, Evelyn Joyce Broadhurst, and Laura M. Manning, all of Kinston, Dorothy C. Mills, of Morehead City, and Shirley J. Elam, of Raleigh; half brother Wilie Tyndall, of Dover; 11 grandchildren; 16 great grandchildren; one great-great grandchild. There will be a visitation for the family at Edwards Funeral Home from 7 to 9 p.m. tonight. Other times will be at the home of Elizabeth Elam Hartsell, 2556 Irvin Dr., Kinston. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to your favorite charity. Arrangements made by Edwards Funeral Home, Kinston.

 
Monday Sept. 28 Obits

Robert D. Smith

FAYETTEVILLE -- Robert Deaver (Bobby) Smith, 58, of 176 Airport Road, Fayetteville, died Sept. 25 at Cape Fear Valley Medical Center. Graveside services will be 2 p.m. today at Turner Cemetery in Albertson with the Rev. Gene Miller officiating. Survivors include two sons, Mike Smith and Billy Ray Smith, both of Pink Hill; three sisters, Barbara Morgan of Hampsted, Shirley Marie Smith and Linda Stroud, both of Deep Run; one brother, Alton Smith of Fayetteville; and one grandson. The family received friends from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. Sunday at Pink Hill Funeral Home.
 

Tuesday Sept. 29 Obituaries

Billy R. Jones
HOOKERTON -- Billy Ray Jones, 57, died Sept. 28 at Pitt Memorial Hospital in Greenville from injuries sustained when struck by a car Sept. 25. Graveside services will be conducted at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Snow Hill Cemetery with the Rev. Ralph Hill officiating. Survivors include his wife, Sandra Carraway Jones of Hookerton; daughters, Ellen Jones of Pink Hill, Becky Mozingo of Hookerton and Jeannie Vaughn of Snow Hill; sisters, Peggy Ann Jones and Hazel Smith, both of New Bern; brothers, Sydney Jones and Elmer Jones, both of New Bern; and three grandchildren. The family will receive friends from 7 to 9 p.m. today at Taylor-Edwards Funeral Home in Snow Hill and other times at the home of Minnie Mae Joyner, Second Street Hookerton.
 

Marlene M. Lancaster
PIKEVILLE -- Marlene Mae Lancaster, 66, of 5768 Wayne Memorial Drive, died Sept. 27 at Britthaven Nursing Home. A native of Wayne County, she was the daughter of Patsy Howell Lancaster. Graveside services will be conducted at 11 a.m. today at the Lancaster family cemetery, Artis Road, with the Rev. Mike Grady officiating. In addition to her mother, she is survived by three sisters, Peggy Gurley and Ann Evans of Pikeville and Priscilla Head of Kinston; a brother, Chris Lancaster of Pikeville. The family received friends from 7 to 9 p.m. Monday at the funeral home and at other times will be at the home of Mr. and Mrs. John William Gurley, 5780 Wayne Memorial Drive, Pikeville. Arrangements by Seymour Funeral Home, Goldsboro.
 

Lloyd I. Moreen
SNOW HILL -- Lloyd Ivan Moreen Sr., 63, died suddenly Sept. 28 upon arrival at Lenoir Memorial Hospital. Moreen was retired as president of Johnson Technology. Services will be conducted at 11 a.m. Thursday at the barn at Greenewood Farm near Stantonsburg, a place that Moreen dearly loved. Interment will follow in a family cemetery located on the farm. Survivors include his wife, Rhonda Erwin Moreen of Snow Hill; children, Darlene Swaine of Muskegan, Mich., Diane Bromley of Mears, Mich., Jonathan Sugg of the home, Erwin Sugg of Snow Hill, Lloyd I. Moreen Jr. of Whitehall, Mich and Lee Moreen of Grand Rapids, Mich.; a sister, Ivelene Brink of Newaygo, Mich.; a brother, Bob Moreen of Muskegan, Mich; 16 grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. The family will receive friends from 7 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at Taylor-Edwards Funeral Home, Snow Hill.
 

Oscar H. Norton
Oscar Harris Norton, 74, of 1106 Pamela Drive, Kinston, died Sunday, Sept. 27, 1998 at the Veterans Administration Medical Center in Fayetteville. Norton served in both the U.S. Army and U.S. Air Force before retiring as a professional photographer. Interment will be private at a later date at Bay Pines National Cemetery, Bay Pines, Fla. Survivors include his wife, Nancy F. Norton; one sister, Patsy Tyner of Tampa, Fla.; his loved ones, Leigh, Kim, Melissa and Caitlin West of Kinston, Nancy Louise, John, Hannah and Elizabeth Barnum of Pittsboro, Jake and Cindy West of Chapel Hill, and Isabelle, Steve, Stephanie and Gregg Sanders of Dover. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to one's favorite charity. Arrangement by Highland Funeral Service & Crematory in Fayetteville. (Pd. Obit)

 
Wednesday Sept. 30 Obituaries

Willie M. Green
Willie Mae Green, 82, of 806 Perry St., Kinston died Sept. 26 at Lenoir Memorial Hospital. Services will be conducted at 1 p.m. Thursday at Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses with Brother Al Hart officiating. Interment will follow at Pinelawn Memorial Park. Survivors include one daughter, Eleanor Green of Kinston; one son, Thomas A. Green of Portsmouth, Va.; two sisters, Eleanor Warren of Newark, N.J. and Beatrice Maye of Kinston; one brother, John Dale Frizzell of New Haven, Conn.; six grandchildren, three of whom she reared, Denise Green, Edwin Green and Shyrna Green, all of Kinston. The family will receive friends from 7:30 to 8:30 p.m. today at Lane's Funeral Home. (Pd. Obit)
 

Donna H. Hardy
LA GRANGE -- Donna Hill Hardy, 42, of 3181 Paul's Path Road, died Sept. 28 at Kitty Askins Hospice Center, Goldsboro. She was a graduate of North Lenoir High School and East Carolina University. Private graveside services will be conducted at Pinelawn Memorial Park today with the Rev. Ross Walters officiating. Survivors include her husband, David Hardy; two children, Justin Dail and Melissa Dail; mother, Selma Hill Butler of Grifton; brother, Ron Hill of Norfolk, Va. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Kitty Askins Hospice Center, 107 Handley Park Court, Goldsboro, NC 27534. Arrangements by Rouse Funeral Home, La Grange.
 

Eugene K. Jackson
Eugene K. Jackson, 65, of 127 Silverleaf Drive, Kinston died Monday, Sept. 28. He was a veteran of the Korean War, a member of First Pentecostal Holiness Church in Kinston, preceded in death by his parents, Lucinda and Albert Green Jackson, and a sister, Alene Casey. Services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Thursday at First Pentecostal Holiness Church, Kinston, with the Rev. Bobby Williams officiating. Interment will follow at Westview Cemetery, Kinston. Survivors include his wife, Melba Ipock Jackson of the home; three daughters, Connie McLeroy and husband James, of Grantham, Terri Jackson Howard of Kinston and Anita J. Cook and husband, Peter H. Cook Jr., of Lake Gaston, Va.; one son, Eugene Keith Morgan and wife, Wilma of Ohio; three sisters, Doris Broadway and husband Bill and Inez Emory, both of Kinston and Geraldine Emory of Richlands; three brothers, A.G. Jackson Jr. and wife Margaret, of Hillsboro, Kenneth Jackson and wife Janet, of Kinston and Don Jackson and wife Gertrude, of Pink Hill; six grandchildren, Brittney Howard, Donna Howard, Robbie Howard, Eugina McLeroy, Michelle King and Melissa Allen; and seven great-grandchildren. The family will receive friends from 7 to 9 p.m. today at Howard-Carter & Stroud Funeral Home chapel and other times at the home. (Pd. Obit).
 

Elia R. Jenkins
Elia Ruth Jenkins, 71, of 186 Andrew St. died Sept. 28 at Lenoir Memorial Hospital. Services will be conducted at 1 p.m. Friday at Heath Chapel Disciples of Christ with Elder Montorom Williams officiating. Interment will follow at Westview Cemetery, Kinston. Survivors include her husband, William H. Jenkins of the home; three daughters, Betty Joyner and Evelyn Joyner, both of Kinston and Ella Williams of Newton Grove; two sons, William James Jenkins Jr. of Kinston and Jimmy Ray Jenkins of Pink Hill; two sisters, Reather Mae Boney and Queenie Elizabeth Boney, both of Rose Hill; one brother, Arthur Thomas of Kenansville; 13 grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. A wake will be from 7 to 8 p.m. Thursday at Bay Chapel Free Will Baptist Church in Pink Hill. Arrangements by Mills Funeral Home, Kinston.
 

Timothy K. Marshburn
DEEP RUN -- Timothy Kade Marshburn, 11 months, of 1919 Liddell Road died Sept. 29 at Pitt Memorial Hospital in Greenville. Services will be conducted at 3 p.m. Thursday at Garner Funeral Home chapel with the Rev. Steve Dixon officiating. Interment will follow at Westview Cemetery. Survivors include his parents, Terry Marshburn and Kimberly Moody of the home; a brother, Terry Cohen Marshburn and a sister, Amber Brooke Marshburn, both of Kinston; his maternal grandparents, Kenneth Roy Moody of Pink Hill and Teresa Shivers of Kinston; his paternal grandparents, Gene D. Marshburn of La Grange and Joyce Ann Marshburn of Kinston. The family will receive friends from 7 to 9 p.m. today at the funeral home and other times at the home of his grandmother, Teresa Shivers, 915 N.C. 11 South, Kinston. Arrangements by Garner Funeral Home, Kinston.
 

Ampha W. Morton
LA GRANGE -- Ampha Wanubon Morton, 52, of 2773 Everette Road, died Sept. 28 at Pitt Memorial Hospital in Greenville. She was a homemaker. Survivors include her husband, Henry Hubert Morton Jr. of the home; daughter, Laurie Morton of Chapel Hill; mother, Borncom Wanubon of Thailand; sister, Krisana B. Thompson of Kinston; brothers and sisters, all of Thailand. The family will receive friends from 7 to 9 p.m. today at Edwards Funeral Home, Kinston.
 

Willard H. Quinn
KENANSVILLE -- Willard Henry Quinn, 80, died Sept. 28 at Lenoir Memorial Hospital. He was preceded in death by his first wife, Juanita Knox Quinn, daughter, Alice Faye Quinn, two sisters, Mildred Priest and Lillian Bostic and brother, Willie Gray Quinn. Services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Thursday at Community Funeral Home chapel in Beulaville. Interment will follow at Chestnut-Quinn cemetery, Kenansville. Survivors include his wife, Margie Melton Quinn of Kenansville; five daughters, Deanna Baker and husband, Henry of Pink Hill, Jeannie Whaley and husband, Frank of Kenansville, Barbara Ann Futreal and husband, Travis of Beulaville, Sandy Edwards and husband, Wayne of Beulaville, and Debbie Callahan and husband, Randall of Beulaville; one son, Allen Ray Quinn and wife, Pam, of Beulaville; three sisters, Virginia Maxwell, Katie Mae Stiles and Hannah Rhodes, all of Beulaville; one brother, Lonnie Quinn of Kenansville; 16 grandchildren and 15 great-grandchildren. three stepdaughters, Geraldine Baker of Richlands, Pat Mozingo of Conway, S.C. and Louise Kornegay of Turkey; one stepson, Gene Mozingo of Bristol, Ga.; 11 stepgrandchildren and seven stepgreat-grandchildren. The family will receive friends from 7 to 9 p.m. today at Community Funeral Home in Beulaville. (Pd. Obit)
 

Rachel Wiggins
GRIFTON -- Rachel Wiggins, 66, of 4938 Grifton-Hugo Road died Sept. 26 at Pitt Memorial Hospital in Greenville. Services will be conducted at 2 p.m. today at Savannah Free Will Baptist Church, Grifton with Dr. Billy Ray Anderson officiating. Interment will follow at Southview Cemetery, Kinston. Survivors include one daughter, Betty F. Wiggins of the home; and his caretaker, Jerry Wiggins. The family received friends from 7 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at The House Of Best Mortuary, Kinston and other times at the home.