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Obituaries from the Whiteville News Reporter Monday, May 3 2004 CONSTANCE P HOPPER CLARKTON - Constance Priest Hopper, 65, died Wednesday, April 28, 2004 in New Hanover Regional Medical Center. She was born in Columbus County. Graveside services were conducted Sunday, May 2 in the Clarkton City Cemetery by the Rev. Stewart Link. Gaskins Funeral Home of Clarkton handled the arrangements. She is survived by her mother: Evie Priest of Clarkton; a son: Charles David Hopper of Orlando, Fla.; a brother: Charles Layton Priest of Clarkton; a sister: Margaret Priest Womble of Statesville; and one grandchild. NELLIE C BLACKMON BLADENBORO - Nellie Calihan Blackmon, 86, died Thursday, April 29, 2004 at Sunbridge Nursing Center of Elizabethtown. She was preceded in death by her husband of 47 years, Burris Blackmon and a son, Jessie Blackmon. Final rites will be conducted Monday, May 3 at 2 p.m. at New Light Pentecostal Freewill Baptist Church by the Rev. Tom Dorman. Interment will be in Singletary Cemetery. Lewis Funeral Home is handling the arrangements. She is survived by two sons: Donald Blackmon of Wilmington and Kennie Blackmon of Chadbourn; three daughters: Dorothy Faircloth of Wilmington, Rosie Smith and Joann Turner, both of Bladenboro; 14 grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren. JANE B FREEMAN Homemaker HALLSBORO - Jane Boone Freeman, 85, died Friday, April 30, 2004 at Columbus County Hospital. Final rites will be conducted Tuesday, May 4 at 1 p.m. at Mt. Hebron AME Zion Church, Hallsboro. Interment will be in Cutler Cemetery, Lake Waccamaw. Peoples Funeral Home is handling the arrangements. She is survived by her husband, Joseph Freeman; two sons: Arthur Boone of Whiteville and Robert Allen Freeman of Greenville, Tenn.; two sisters: Novella Faison of Whiteville and Thelma Murphy of Bridgeport, Conn.; and a brother: Fred Boone of Whiteville. HAZEL M ETHERIDGE Sunday school teacher WHITEVILLE - Hazel Mae Etheridge, 76, of the Crusoe Island Community, died Thursday, April 29, 2004 at Columbus County Hospital. She was born Feb. 14, 1928 in Columbus County, the daughter of the late Empie B. and Lola Mae Dow Watts. She was a member of Macedonia Freewill Baptist Church where she taught Sunday school for many years. She was preceded in death by a brother: Everette -Tug- Watts and a granddaughter: Randall Jean Johnson. Final rites were conducted Sunday, May 2 at Macedonia Freewill Baptist Church by the Reverends Jackie Godwin and Charles Cribb. Interment was in the church cemetery. Peacock Funeral Home handled the arrangements. She is survived by her husband, Leland H. Etheridge; three daughters: Elaine Shepherd of Crusoe, Vicky Ward of Whiteville and Jean Johnson of Nakina; two sons: Audie Etheridge and Delane Etheridge, both of Crusoe; two brothers: Banks Watts of Whiteville and Fred Watts of Charlotte; a sister: Maxine Lewis of Crusoe; 13 grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren. Serving as pallbearers were Rusty Shepherd, Scotty Shepherd, Jason Etheridge, Jimmy Price, Russell Norris and Drew Brock. MABEL G BECKER Businesswoman GAINESVILLE, Fla. - Mabel Lewis Gore Becker, 88, formerly of Whiteville, died Thursday, April 29, 2004 at North Florida Regional Hospital in Gainesville, Fla. She was the daughter of the late A.D. Lewis and Pauline McCleney and was a member of the Whiteville First Baptist Church. She moved to Gainesville, Fla. in her early 60s and was a successful businesswoman as the founder of Gore-Rabell Real Estate Company where she worked until her retirement. She lived briefly in New Bern until returning to Gainesville in 1999. Graveside services were conducted Sunday, May 2 at Whiteville Memorial Cemetery. McKenzie Mortuary handled the arrangements. She is survived by a son: Lennon Gore and wife Catherine of Micanopy, Fla.; a daughter: Martha McLawhorn and husband Billy of New Bern; a sister: Margaret Sauls and husband Austin of Concord; seven grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren, all of Florida and North Carolina. Memorials may be made to the Whiteville First Baptist Church or the Whiteville Rescue Squad. HILBURN C. EVANS Retired from Georgia-Pacific ASH - Hilburn Carl Evans, 63, died Saturday, May 1, 2004 at his residence. He was the son of the late Battie Evans and Minnie Simmons and was retired from Georgia-Pacific. Graveside services will be conducted Tuesday, May 4 at 2 p.m. at the Evans Family Cemetery by the Rev. William Chappell. McKenzie Mortuary is handling the arrangements. Visitation will be Monday from 7-9 p.m. at McKenzie Mortuary. He is survived by a son: Dewayne Evans of Ash; a daughter: Tammie Niles of Williamsburg, Va.; a sister: Ellen Benton of Shallotte; and three grandchildren. ANNA G. WILLIAMS CLARKTON - Anna Grace Williams, 46, died Saturday, May 1, 2004 at her residence. Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Peoples Funeral Home. ONNIE DAVIS Veteran BLADENBORO - Onnie Davis, 87, died Friday, April 30, 2004 at Cape Fear Valley Hospital. He was a Veteran of WWII, having served in the U.S. Army. Final rites will be conducted Monday, May 3 at 2 p.m. at Abbottsburg Pentecostal Holiness Church by the Rev James Hodge and Jim Woodruff. Lewis Funeral Home is handling the arrangements. He is survived by his wife, Dayneice Davis of the home; a son: Kevin Davis of Florida; three daughters: Diane Davis of the home, Sharon Davis Autry of Elizabethtown and Gloria Tatum of Abbottsburg; two sisters; two grandchildren and one great-grandchild. ANTORIO D. PORCHA Veteran FAYETTEVILLE - Antorio Devon Porcha, formerly of the Spring Branch community of Fair Bluff, died Friday, April 30, 2004 in Cape Fear Valley Hospital. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army, having served for 2 1/2 years as an E-2. Final rites will be conducted Wednesday, May 5 at 3 p.m. at Hickory Grove Missionary Baptist Church by the Rev. Ervin Harper. Interment will be in Hickory Grove Cemetery, Fair Bluff. S & L Funeral Home is handling the arrangements. He is survived by his wife, Jamie Porcha of the home; two daughters: Cierra Tharpe of the home and Destiny Rhodes of the home; his mother: Stephanie Jones and stepfather James Jones of Conway, S.C.; his father: Steve Wilson of Horse Cave, Ky.; a sister: Raisa Wilson of Conway, S.C.; a brother: Torrance Porcha of Nichols, S.C.; grandmothers: Virginia Davis of Nichols, S.C. and Mary Wilson of Fair Bluff; a grandfather: Arthor Lee Davis of Nichols, S.C. Interment will be in Hickory Grove Cemetery, Fair Bluff. Visitation will be Tuesday, May 4, beginning at 2 p.m. at S & L Funeral Home Chapel and at other times at the home of Virginia Davis of Nichols, S.C. BRYAN LANCASTER Veteran, church worker, formerly employed by American Bakeries TABOR CITY - Bryan -Bill- Lancaster, 77, passed away Friday, April 30, 2004 in the Loris Community Hospital. He was born Dec. 20, 1926 in Green Sea, S.C., the son of Frederick William and Beulah Waddell Lancaster. He was a graduate of Green Sea High School and served in the U.S. Navy. He was employed with American Bakeries for 34 years. He was a member of the Tabor City Baptist Church where he served as a former deacon, Sunday school teacher, usher and was on the finance committee. He was preceded in death by three brothers: Pedro, Rudolph and Edison Lancaster; and a sister: Eloise Coleman. Final rites will be conducted Monday, May 3 at 3 p.m. in the Inman Funeral Home Chapel. Interment will be in Forest Lawn Cemetery. Inman Funeral Home is handling the arrangements. The family will receive guests one hour prior to the service at the funeral home. He is survived by his wife of 53 years, Sally Grainger Lancaster; twin daughters: Kay Rogers of Lumberton and Day Land of Hamlet; two sisters: Lila Duncan of Whiteville and Pearl Strickland of Tabor City; and one grandchild. LUCY M. FREEMAN WILMINGTON - Lucy May Freeman, 78, died Sunday, May 2, 2004 at Mariner Healthcare of Wilmington. Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Peoples Funeral Home. LARRY D. PAIGE CHADBOURN - Larry Donnell Paige, 47, died Saturday, May 1, 2004 at Sunbridge Care and Rehab of Elizabethtown. Graveside services will be conducted Monday, May 3 at 2 p.m. at Belvue Cemetery, Chadbourn, by the Rev. Adolphus Lawrence. D & A Funeral Service is handling the arrangements. He is survived by his mother: Zeater Mae Paige of Chadbourn; a daughter: Keysha Bradford of Clarkton; three sisters: Essie Gainey of Colorado Springs, Colo., Penelope Brown and Doreen Williams, both of Chadbourn; and two brothers: Gary Paige and Chris Paige, both of Chadbourn.   PATRICIA E. ROSS Home economics teacher BRONSON, Mich. - Patricia E. Ross, 59, formerly of Lake Waccamaw, died Thursday, April 29, 2004 at the Battle Creek Health System in Michigan. She was born March 11, 1945 in Whiteville, the daughter of the late James Homer and Doris Dew Ross. She graduated from Hallsboro High School in 1963, then in 1967 from Pembroke State University (UNC-Pembroke). She taught school for a year in North Carolina then moved to Michigan and taught at Quincy for three years before moving to Bronson where she has been a home economics teacher for 35 years. She was a member of the Michigan Education Association and the National Education Association. Final rites will be conducted Monday, May 3 at 2:30 p.m. at Peacock-s Chapel In The Pines by Father Jim Byrne. Interment will be in Lake Waccamaw Hillcrest Cemetery. Peacock Funeral Home is handling the arrangements. She is survived by five sisters: Jeannie Galloway of Papillon, Neb., Josephine Albergo of Inverness, Fla., Doris Bell, Rose Mary Davis and Anna Etheridge, all of Whiteville. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her stepfather, John Sobczak. Serving as pallbearers will be Michael Galloway, Nicholas Albergo, Wayne Bell, Van Davis, Jimmy Etheridge, Bruno Godwin III, Joseph Fowler and Joseph Jablowski. Memorials may be made to Bronson High School home economics department, 450 East Grant Street, Bronson, Mich. 49028 for a special purchase in her name. MILDRED H. HOUSER GREENSBORO - Mildred Holmes Houser, 73, died Thursday, April 29, 2004 at Kindred Hospital in Greensboro. Final rites will be conducted Monday, May 3 at 2 p.m. at Floyd Memorial Chapel, Lumberton, by the Rev. Joe Bounds. Interment will be in Gardens of Faith Cemetery, Lumberton. Floyd Mortuary is handling the arrangements. She is survived by three sons: Tommie L. Houser of Whiteville, Richard H. Houser of Wilmington and Jeffery R. Houser of Greensboro; a daughter: Cathy Holmes Hilburn of Hallsboro; nine grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. KATHRYN B. STEGALL WILMINGTON - Kathryn B. Stegall died Saturday, May 1, 2004 at New Hanover Regional Medical Center. Final rites will be held Wednesday, May 5 at 2 p.m. at Wrightsville United Methodist Church. Interment will be in Greenlawn Memorial Park. Andrews Mortuary Market Street Chapel is handling the arrangements. The family will receive friends from 7-9 p.m. Tuesday at Andrews Mortuary Market Street Chapel. Thursday, May 6, 2004           ANNA G. WILLIAMS Waitress CLARKTON - Anna Grace Williams, 46, died Saturday, May 1, 2004 at her residence. She was employed as a waitress. Final rites will be conducted Thursday, May 6 at 2 p.m. at Mt. Olive Missionary Baptist Church by the Rev. Dr. Timothy A. Lance. Peoples Funeral Home is handling the arrangements. Viewing will be at the church Thursday, one hour prior to the service. There will be no viewing after the service. She is survived by her husband, Oswald Williams; a daughter: Rose Salaga of Trenton, N.J.; her mother: Lina Trasp of Roebling, N.J.; two sisters: Gail Trasp of Philadelphia, Pa. and Shirley Pamuk of Florence, N.J.; and two brothers: Joe Carson of Florida and Jerome Trasp of Chicago, Ill. LUCY M. FREEMAN Homemaker WILMINGTON - Lucy May Freeman, 78, died Sunday, May 2, 2004 at Mariner Healthcare of Wilmington. Final rites were conducted Wednesday, May 5 at Myrtle Grove First Born Church, Wilmington, by Elder Jesse Graham. Interment was in Myrtle Grove Church Cemetery. Peoples Funeral Home handled the arrangements. She is survived by two daughters: Lucille Wade of Wilmington and Joan Lonnice Graham of Riegelwood; and a son: Raymond Freeman of Wilmington. Memorials may be made to the Alzheimer-s Association. MARGIE B. BENSON BLADENBORO - Margie Bass Benson, 73, died Monday, May 3, 2004 at New Hanover Regional Medical Center, Wilmington. Final rites will be conducted Thursday, May 6 at 4 p.m. at Bladenboro Church of God by the Reverends Jerome Mozingo and Jerry Edge. Interment will be in Bladen Memorial Gardens, N.C. 242, Bladenboro. Lewis-Bowen Funeral Home is handling the arrangements. She is survived by two daughters: Ellen -Mitzie- Lockamy of Dublin and Glynda Muse of Bladenboro; a son: Donald Benson of Nakina; two sisters: Eloise Chavis and Margaret Duncan, both of Bladenboro; a brother: Paul Bass of Shallotte; seven grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren. CURBIE E. NORRIS TABOR CITY - Curbie Elmore Norris, 90, died Monday, May 3, 2004 in Premier Living at Lake Waccamaw. He was a native of Columbus County, the son of the late Miles and Katie Morris Norris. Final rites were conducted Wednesday, May 5 in the Inman Chapel by the Rev. Dr. Mike Watford and the Rev. Johnny Jenerette. Interment will be in Forest Lawn Cemetery, Tabor City. Inman Funeral Home handled the arrangements. He is survived by a son: Malcolm Norris of Tabor City; two daughters: Willaree Wilson of Tabor City and Frankie Cartrette of Clarendon; seven grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren. Memorials may be made to New Life Baptist Church, 420 New Life Church Road, Tabor City, N.C. 28463.   PAULINE H. MCLEMORE WHITE OAK - Pauline Hester McLemore, 71, died Sunday, May 2, 2004 at Lower Cape Fear Hospice, Wilmington. Graveside services were conducted Wednesday, May 5 at Suggs Cemetery, White Oak. Gaskins Funeral Home of Clarkton handled the arrangements. She is survived by two sons: Danny McLemore and Gary McLemore, both of White Oak; a daughter: Abbie M. Butts of Lake Waccamaw; two brothers: Eugene Hester and Curt Hester, both of Bladenboro; a sister: Katheline Peterson of Bladenboro; and four grandchildren. Friends may visit the home at 4135 N.C. 53, White Oak. SERENA STRICKLAND WHITEVILLE - Serena Strickland, 82, died Tuesday, May 4, 2004 at Columbus County Hospital. Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Peoples Funeral Home, Whiteville. MADGE McPHERSON WHITEVILLE - Madge McPherson, 83, died Monday, May 3, 2004 in Shoreland Health Care. She was the daughter of the late Dock J. and Blanche Fipps Hinson and the widow of Joseph McPherson. Funeral services will be held Thursday, May 6 at 2 p.m. in the Inman Chapel, conducted by the Rev. Jackie Godwin with interment in Forest Lawn Cemetery, Tabor City. She is survived by two sons: Charles McPherson of Chadbourn; John Wayne McPherson of Whiteville; two daughters: Sue Skipper of Whiteville; Veta McPherson of Chadbourn; one brother: Melvin Junior Hinson of Clarendon; one sister: Myrtie Williams of Chadbourn; nine grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren. A service of Inman Funeral Home, Tabor City. RUTH NELL KING ASH -- Ruth Nell King, 85, of Old King Road, NW, Ash, N.C. died Tuesday, May 4, 2004 in New Hanover Regional Medical Center. Born in Nakina on May 7, 1918 she was the daughter of the late Durance and Bessie Gore Gore. She was preceded in death by her husband, Charles A. King, a daughter Brenda Simmons and a grandson Shawn Ingram and all her siblings. She was a loving mother and cared greatly for her grandchildren and great-grandchildren, and will be sorely missed by her family and her community. Funeral services will be conducted Friday, May 7, at 2 p.m. in New Britton Baptist Church of which she was a member by the Rev. Sterling Sarvis. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. Brunswick Funeral Service of Shallotte is handling the arrangements. Surviving are a son and daughter-in-law: Billy Wayne King and Barbara of Wilmington; a daughter and son-in-law: Marjorie Dew and Wayne of Ocean Isle Beach; five granddaughters: Kathy S. Gillman and husband Don of Raleigh; Angela K. Barnes and husband Johnny of Wilmington; Lisa Simmons of Calabash; Amanda Smith of Ocean Isle Beach and Stephanie King of Wilmington; two grandsons: Chris Smith and wife Mary Sue of Calabash; and Butch King and wife Cyndi of Wilmington; 11 great-grandchildren and numerous nieces and nephews. The family will receive friends from 7 p.m. until 9 p.m. Thursday, May 6 at the funeral home. Casketbearers will be Rex Gore, Phil Gore, Chris King, Whitney King, Scottie Milliken and Jeff Milliken. GLINN F. SIMMONS Veteran ASH - CS1 Glinn Foy Simmons RET, 78, died Wednesday, May 5, 2004 at Columbus County Hospital. He was born April 17, 1926 in Brunswick County, the son of the late Henry Lee and Sally King Simmons. He was a member of New Britton Baptist Church and was retired from the U.S. Navy, having served during WWII, Korea and Vietnam. Final rites with military honors will be conducted Saturday, May 8 at 2 p.m. at New Britton Baptist Church by the Rev. Sterling Sarvis. Interment will be in the Bill Inman Cemetery. Peacock Funeral Home is handling the arrangements. He is survived by his wife, Alberta Duncan Simmons; three daughters: Mary Griffin of Portsmouth, Va., Judy Becht of Wilmington and Dianne Rouse of Whiteville; a son: J.E. Simmons of Ash; a sister: Ina Mae Woods of Wilmington; five grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by a son, Bobby Simmons. The family will receive friends Friday, May 7 from 7-8:30 p.m. at Peacock-s Chapel In The Pines. Monday, May 10, 2004 ROBIN C. SELLERS WHITEVILLE - Robin Angela Crumling Selllers, 38, died Saturday, May 8, 2004 at her residence. Final rites will be conducted Tuesday, May 11 at 2 p.m. at Worthington Funeral Home by the Rev. Willard McPherson. Worthington Funeral Home is handling the arrangements. She is survived by her husband, Marty Lee Sellers of the home; a son: Andrew Jason Sellers of Mifflintown, Pa.; her parents: Ronald M. and Joan Shaffer Neidig of Mifflintown, Pa.; a sister: Cindy N. Mallette of Harrisburg, Pa.; and a brother: Daniel Crumling of Mechanicsburg, Pa. Visitation will be Monday from 7-9 p.m. at Worthington Funeral Home, Chadbourn. Memorials may be made to the Columbus County Humane Society, P.O. Box 742, Whiteville, N.C. 28472. ANGELO BUFFALINO NAKINA - Angelo Buffalino, 53, died Saturday, May 8, 2004 at his residence. Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Peoples Funeral Home. JIMMY MERRITT TABOR CITY - Jimmy Merritt, 60, died Friday, May 7, 2004 in Marion County Medical Center. He was the son of the late Luther and Betty Ruth Floyd Merritt. Final rites will be conducted Monday, May 10 at 3 p.m. in the Inman Funeral Home Chapel. Interment will be in Forest Lawn Cemetery. Inman Funeral Home is handling the arrangements. He is survived by his wife, Frances Fipps Merritt of Tabor City; two daughters: Brenda Faye Merritt and Lora Ann Merritt, both of Tabor City; two brothers: Lacy Merritt of Conway, S.C. and Kenneth Merritt of Tabor City; and four sisters: Betty Ruth James of Tabor City, Linda Nelson of Missouri, Frances Ward and Diane Faulk, both of Green Sea, S.C. ALBERT DEMERY JR. Brick mason BOLTON - Albert Demery Jr., 35, died Thursday, May 6, 2004 at Columbus County Hospital. He was employed as a brick mason. Final rites were conducted Sunday, May 9 at Welches Creek Missionary Baptist Church by the Rev. Thurman L. Chestnutt. Interment was in the Welches Creek Cemetery. Peoples Funeral Home handled the arrangements. He is survived by his wife, Donnette J. Demery; five sons: Albert Rydil Demery, Jared E. Demery and Parris Juan Demery, all of the home, Courtney Demery and Baten Demery, both of Pittsburgh, Pa.; and three sisters: Lorrell Demery of Bolton, Vernn Demery and Rhonda Demery, both of Pittsburgh, Pa. Friends may visit the family at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Tim Smith, 14603 Sam Potts Highway, Bolton. JOSEPH A. WILLIAMS Cashier at Pigfords WHITEVILLE - Joseph Andr- Williams, 32, died Thursday, May 6, 2004 in Bolton. He worked as a cashier at Pigford-s. Final rites will be conducted Tuesday, May 11 at 2 p.m. at Peoples Funeral Chapel by Brother Muhammad. Interment will be in Hallsboro Memorial Park. Peoples Funeral Home is handling the arrangements. He is survived by his wife, Stacy S. Williams; two daughters: Justice Williams of Whiteville and Jamavia Black of Little River, S.C.; a son: Joshua Williams of Whiteville; two stepdaughters: Jasmine Shipman and Wakiya Shipman, both of Whiteville; a stepson: Marquis Johnson of Whiteville; his mother: Rebecca Ashe of New Jersey; a sister: Radiance Ashe of New Jersey; and a brother: Jerome Williams of New Jersey. Friends may visit the family at the home of Ardella McCullough, 5536 Hallsboro Road, Clarkton. Viewing will be Monday from noon until 8 p.m. and Tuesday from 9 a.m. until time for the service. There will be no viewing after the service. WILLIE P. YOUNG CHADBOURN - Willie Paul Young, 51, died Sunday, May 9, 2004 at New Hanover Regional Medical Center. Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Peoples Funeral Home. ERIKA S. NORRIS Healthcare/x-ray tech CHADBOURN - Erika Staudter Norris, 85, died Tuesday, May 4, 2004 at Columbus County Hospital. She was a native of Pforzheim, Germany and was the widow of Harry Dixon Norris. She was formerly employed in the healthcare industry as an x-ray technician. Graveside services were conducted Thursday, May 6 at Ward-s Station Church of God Cemetery. Worthington Funeral Home handled the arrangements. She is survived by a daughter: Ingrid Griesinger Linville of Newport News, Va.; a sister: Ellen Dawson of Australia; two grandchildren and one great-grandchild. LARRY GORE Veteran TABOR CITY - Larry Gore, 42, died Thursday, May 6, 2004 at his residence. He was a native of Columbus County, the son of the late William Henry and Dorothy Mae Faulk Gore. He was an Army veteran. Funeral services were conducted Sunday, May 9 at Tabor City Baptist Church by the Rev. Dr. David Coleman. Interment was in the Myrtle Green Cemetery, Tabor City. Inman Funeral Home handled the arrangements. He is survived by his wife: Sonya Wright Gore of Tabor City; two sons: Jonathan Gore of Greenville and Jason Gore of Garner; a sister: Bobbie June Evans of Gautier, Miss. SERENA STRICKLAND Homemaker WHITEVILLE - Serena Strickland, 82, died Tuesday, May 4, 2004 at Columbus County Hospital. Final rites were conducted Saturday, May 8 at Holy Light Holiness Church, Tabor City by the Rev. John C. Williams Jr. Interment was in Sandy Plain Cemetery, Tabor City. Peoples Funeral Home handled the arrangements. She is survived by six daughters: Corine Miller of Loris, S.C., Loretha McCray and Esther Smith, both of Tabor City, Leona Evans of Durham, Carrie Vereen of Fayetteville and Thelma Williams of Durham; four sons: Coleman Strickland and Leon Strickland, both of Fayetteville, Elijah Strickland of Lumberton and Amos Earl Strickland of Tabor City; two sisters: Margie Scott and Lottie Bellamy, both of Tabor City; and a brother: Robert Rutledge of Loris. BETTY M. TEDDER Insurance clerk at Columbus County Hospital WHITEVILLE - Betty Ann Moore Tedder, 65, died Thursday, May 6, 2004 at her Ocean Isle Beach residence. She was the daughter of the late Earl Moore and Nellie Brown and was the widow of Linwood Tedder. She was a member of the Western Prong Baptist Church and was retired from Columbus County Hospital as an insurance clerk for 31 years. Final rites were held Sunday, May 9 at McKenzie Mortuary Chapel by the Rev. Roy Walker. Interment was in the Western Prong Baptist Church Cemetery. McKenzie Mortuary handled the arrangements. She is survived by a son, William -Bill- Tedder of Lake Waccamaw; a daughter: Tanya Dianne Tedder of Whiteville; a grandson: Brandon Earl Tedder of Lake Waccamaw; a granddaughter Meagon Danelle Price of Whiteville; and a very special friend: Betty Williamson of Ocean Isle Beach. CAROLYN H. PORTER CLARKTON - Carolyn Haire Porter, 68, died Friday, May 7, 2004 at her residence. Graveside services were conducted Monday, May 10 at Mt. Horeb Cemetery, Lisbon by the Rev. Chad Ivester and the Rev. Dr. Mike Thompson. Gaskins Funeral Home of Clarkton handled the arrangements. She is survived by her husband, Riles Porter of the home; and a daughter: Caroline Porter Bowen of the home. Memorials may be made to Lisbon Baptist Church, Lisbon, N.C. WILLIE BARFIELD EVERGREEN - Willie Barfield, 69, died Friday, May 7, 2004 at Columbus County Hospital. Final rites will be conducted Wednesday, May 12 at 2 p.m. at Mt. Horeb AME Church, Evergreen, by the Rev. Tony Mills. Interment was in Evergreen Cemetery. D & A Funeral Home handled the arrangements. He is survived by a son: Richard Barfield of Raleigh; a daughter: Wilbur Jean Graham of Reading, Pa.; a stepdaughter: Dorthy N. Evan of Evergreen; a stepson: Raymond Adam of Chadbourn; and a brother: Sam Barfield of Fairmont. Visitation will be Tuesday from 1-8 p.m. at D & A Funeral Chapel. Thursday, May 13, 2004               ANGELO BUFFOLINO Former restaurant owner NAKINA - Angelo Buffolino, 53, died Saturday, May 8, 2004 at his residence. He was the former owner of Corrado-s Restaurant. Final rites were conducted Wednesday, May 12 at Peoples Funeral Chapel. Peoples Funeral Home handled the arrangements. He is survived by five daughters: Nicole Buffolino and Barbara Buffolino, both of Venice, Fla., Angela Buffolino, Erica Buffolino and Anita Buffolino, all of Hagerstown, Md.; a son: Antonio Buffolino of Hagerstown, Md.; and a brother: Biagio Buffolino of Whiteville. WILLIE P. YOUNG Factory worker CHADBOURN - Willie Paul Young, 51, died Sunday, May 9, 2004 at New Hanover Regional Medical Center. He was a factory worker. Final rites will be conducted Thursday, May 13 at 1 p.m. at Mt. Moriah Missionary Baptist Church, Chadbourn, by the Rev. Nathaniel Scott. Interment will be in Evergreen Community Cemetery, Evergreen. Peoples Funeral Home is handling the arrangements. He is survived by his wife, Hilda G. Young; three sons: Michael Young of Chadbourn, Stacey Graham of Virginia Beach, Va. and Monte Young of Raleigh; his mother: Winnie B. Young of Evergreen; five sisters: Shirley Thomas and Mary Young, both of Jersey City, N.J., Sarah Braddy, Loreen Morman and Barbara Lucas, all of Evergreen; and a brother: James Young of Evergreen. Viewing will be at the church Thursday, one hour prior to the service. EVELYN G. ANDREWS WILMINGTON - Evelyn Ruth Gore Andrews, 90, died Sunday, May 9, 2004 in Lower Cape Fear Hospice of Wilmington. She was a long time resident of Little River, S.C. and for the past five years, has lived with her daughter in Wilmington. She was born in Columbus County Oct. 4, 1913, the daughter of the late Thomas Aron Gore and Frances Gore. She was preceded in death by her husband of 55 years, James Owen Andrews. Final rites were conducted Wednesday, May 12 in the Inman Chapel, Tabor City, by the Rev. Bill Cottingham, pastor of Trinity United Methodist Church of Wilmington. Inman Funeral Home of Tabor City handled the arrangements. She is survived by a daughter: Mildred Andrews Ward and husband Lupton Ward of Wilmington; a granddaughter: Kay Ward Lambert and husband Dr. Jake Lambert of Tallahassee, Fla.; two great-grandchildren: Cary Marie Lambert and Cameron James Lambert, also of Tallahassee, Fla.; two sisters: Dell Gore of Clarendon and Martha Gore and husband Clyde of Tabor City; and several nieces and nephews. The family would like to express appreciation and heartfelt thanks to a very special friend, Barbara Garriss. Also, to the wonderful staff of Lower Cape Fear Hospice. Memorials may be made to Bethel Memorial Cemetery, 8825 Lebanon Church Road, Clarendon, N.C. 28432 or Lower Cape Fear Hospice, 725-A Wellington Ave., Wilmington, N.C. 28401. EUNICE I. WARD WHITEVILLE - Eunice Inez Ward, 86, died Monday, May 10, 2004 at Columbus County Hospital. She was born in Columbus County, the daughter of the late Grover and Daisy Best Hinson. She was a life long member of Lebanon United Methodist Church. Final rites will be conducted Thursday, May 13 at 3 p.m. at Lebanon United Methodist Church by the Rev. Herman N. Ward and assisted by John Hinson. Interment will be in the Hinson-Ward Cemetery. Peacock Funeral Home is handling the arrangements. She is survived by two daughters: Betty Hinson of Lake Lure and Sarah Sutts and husband Bill of Whiteville; a daughter-in-law: Priscilla Ward of Whiteville; six grandchildren: Jay Cheek, John Hinson, Jeffrey Ward, Jody Cheek, Jonell Williams and Blain Stutts; nine great-grandchildren; special friends: Judy McPherson and Chris Whitesides. She was preceded in death by a son: Edward Paul Ward. Serving as pallbearers will be Jay Cheek, Jeffrey Ward, Jody Cheek, Blain Stutts, John Williams and Scott Hinson.   THOMAS G. GORE Veteran TABOR CITY - Thomas Gail Gore, 64, passed away Monday, May 10, 2004 in Loris Hospital following an illness. He was a native of Columbus County, the son of the late Joseph H. and Daisy Lowrimore Gore. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army. He was preceded in death by a twin brother, Joseph Dail Gore. Final rites were conducted Wednesday, May 12 in Pireway Primitive Baptist Church with interment in the church cemetery. Inman Funeral Home handled the arrangements. He is survived by a sister: Rachel Gore of the home; a brother: Elroy Gore and wife Jackie of Wilmington; a sister: Martha Dorman and husband Rudolph of Loris, S.C.; a niece: Terry Quick of Lake Waccamaw; and three great-nieces: Alexandria, Francesca and Ariana Quick, all of Lake Waccamaw.   DONALD E. KINLAW Former police chief, Veteran WHITE LAKE - Donald E. Kinlaw, 55, died Monday, May 10, 2004 at Brunswick Community Hospital, Supply. The son of the late Ervin and Blanchie Kinlaw, he retired after serving more than 10 years as White Lake Police Chief and previously served as a police officer in Elizabethtown, Cerro Gordo and Chadbourn. He was a Vietnam veteran, having served in the U.S. Army. Final rites were conducted Wednesday, May 12 in the chapel at Kinlaw Funeral Home by the Rev. Jim Woodruff. Interment was in Singletary Cemetery, Bladenboro. Kinlaw Funeral Home of Elizabethtown handled the arrangements. He is survived by his wife, Elaine M. Kinlaw of the home; a son: Chris Kinlaw of Elizabethtown; a sister: Velma Muse of Bladenboro; a brother: James Kinlaw of Columbia, S.C. Memorials may be made to the American Heart Association, Mid-Atlantic, Memorial Processing Center, P.O. Box 5216, Glen Allen, Va. 23058-5216.   EFFIE ROGERS ELIZABETHTOWN - Effie Rogers, 83, died Tuesday, May 11, 2004 at Columbus County Hospital. Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Peoples Funeral Home.   WOODROW ATKINSON WHITEVILLE - Woodrow Atkinson Sr., 90, formerly of Fairmont, died Tuesday, May 11, 2004 in Cape Fear Hospital, Wilmington. Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Hill-s Funeral Home.   CECIL V. NANCE Farmer, Veteran BLADENBORO - Cecil Vernon Nance, United States Army (Retired) and farmer, born 23 April 1930 deceased 11 May 2004. Cecil proudly served the citizens of the United States of America from 31 December 1937 to 29 September 1965. America was at war when he eagerly joined the military to defend the freedoms we take for granted. He dies while the world defends against the War on Terrorism. Master Sergeant Nance-s military awards and honors include U.S. Army Commendation Medal (Oak Leaf Cluster, Good Conduct Medal (Sixth Award), Army of Occupation Medal (Italy, Austria, Japan), National Defense Service Medal, Korean Defense Service Medal, Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal, Korean Service Medal, United Nations Service Medal Korea, Army Presidential Unit Citation, Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation and an associates degree from Bladen Community College. He was preceded in death by his spouse of more than 40 years, Francis Smith Nance. He is survived by three children and their spouses: Melody Ann Rich and Dennis Rich of Bladenboro, oldest son: Cecil Virgil and Linda-Lou B. Nance of Raleigh, Duayne Richard and Jennifer of Hayes, Va.; his rich blessing of grandchildren include Cory and Thad Rich, Christopher and Jonathan Nance, Ashley and Kayla Nance. Both sons followed tradition with careers in the Army and Navy. His greatest achievement in life was sharing in the anniversaries of his children, each celebrating more that 20 years of marriage. His brothers and sisters residing in Bladenboro include Dolly Jackson, Sarah McQueen, Fred and Tom Ellis. His parting message is found in Timothy 5:8 regarding family responsibilities. Family and friends are gathering at Lewis-Bowen Funeral Home Thursday, 13 May from 6-9 p.m. Services are scheduled for 2 p.m. Friday, 14 May at New Center Baptist Church, Bladenboro.   ODELL JACKSON JR. Seaboard Coastline Railroad worker CHADBOURN - Odell Jackson Jr., 60, died Saturday, May 8, 2004 at Columbus County Hospital. He was employed by Seaboard Coastline Railroad for 20 years. Final rites will be conducted Thursday, May 13 at 2 p.m. at St. Paul Holiness Church by Bishop Eugene Davis. Interment will be in Belvue Cemetery, Chadbourn. D & A Funeral Service is handling the arrangements. He is survived by his wife, Mary M. Jackson of Chadbourn; four daughters: Katherine, Patricia, Sucreal and Stephanie Jackson, all of Chadbourn; two sisters: Lessie Brown and Vivian Ellis, both of Chadbourn; and three grandchildren.   DAVID L. RANSOM Veteran, retiree of National Spinning WHITEVILLE - David Lee Ransom, 62, died Monday, May 10, 2004 at Columbus County Hospital. He was the son of the late Rossie Jackson and Geneva Meares Ransom. He was preceded in death by a sister, Mary Elizabeth Ransom and a brother, Jack Ransom. He was a veteran of Vietnam, serving in the Army and retired from National Spinning in 1994 after 31 years of employment. Final rites were conducted Thursday, May 13 at Mt. Calvary Original Freewill Baptist Church by the Reverends Martin Benton and Steve Nobles. Interment was in Whiteville Memorial Cemetery. Worthington Funeral Home handled the arrangements. He is survived by his wife, Sue Bass Ransom of the home; two sons: David Ransom and wife Michelle of Whiteville and Darian Ransom and wife Angela of Whiteville; a sister: Frankie R. Todd and husband Bobby of Chadbourn; a brother: Willie Ransom of Orrum; a granddaughter: Morgan; and two grandsons: Blake and Matthew. Pallbearers were Brian Nelson, Jeff Peterson, Donald Long, Ervin Pope, Kent Fowler and G.F. Hines. Honorary pallbearers were Allen Nelson, Murle Tison and Howard Davis. Memorials may be made to Columbus County Gideons, P.O. Box 152, Whiteville, N.C. 28472. DONNIE LIVINGSTON Mechanic HALLSBORO - Donnie -Frank- Livingston, 69, died Tuesday, May 11, 2004 at Columbus County Hospital. He was employed as a mechanic. Final rites will be conducted Saturday, May 15 at 3 p.m. at Mt. Hebron AME Zion Church, Hallsboro, by the Rev. Vincent Meares. Interment will be in Mitchell Field Cemetery. Union Funeral Home is handling the arrangements. He is survived by his wife, Sandra Livingston of the home; three daughters: Eunice Bowen of Bolton, Tycita Livingston of Hallsboro and Bridgette Jordan of Clarkton; five sons: Dexter Boone of Fayetteville, Donnie Livingston of Leland, Demond Livingston of Bolton and Torick Bellamy of Clarkton. Viewing will be Friday from 1-6 p.m., Saturday from 9 a.m. until 12 p.m. and the body may be viewed one hour prior to the service.   Monday, May 17, 2004         LARRY GORE Veteran TABOR CITY - Larry Gore, 62, died Thursday, May 6, 2004 at his residence. He was a native of Columbus County, the son of the late William Henry and Dorothy Mae Faulk Gore. He was an Army veteran. He was preceded in death by a brother: William Russell Gore and a sister: Margie Rae Cartrette. Funeral services were conducted Sunday, May 9 at Tabor City Baptist Church by the Rev. Dr. David Coleman. Interment was in the Myrtle Green Cemetery, Tabor City. Inman Funeral Home handled the arrangements. He is survived by his wife: Sonya Wright Gore of Tabor City; two sons: Jonathan Gore of Greenville and Jason Gore of Garner; a sister: Bobbie June Evans of Gautier, Miss.   EFFIE ROGERS School dietician ELIZABETHTOWN - Effie Rogers, 83, died Tuesday, May 11, 2004 at Columbus County Hospital. She was formerly a school dietician. Final rites were conducted Saturday, May 15, at Second Presbyterian Church, Elizabethtown, by the Rev. Larry Neil. Interment was in Bladen Memorial Garden, Bladenboro. Peoples Funeral Home handled the arrangements. She is survived by two daughters: Lillian Bryant and Patricia Whitted, both of Elizabethtown; two sons: Michael Rogers and John H. Rogers III, both of Springfield, Mass.; three sisters: Helen Best of Goldsboro, Blanchie Pone of Elizabethtown and Lois Shaw of Newark, N.J.   WOODROW ATKINSON WHITEVILLE - Woodrow Atkinson Sr., 90, formerly of Fairmont, died Tuesday, May 11, 2004 in Cape Fear Hospital, Wilmington. Final rites were conducted Saturday, May 15 at First Baptist Church of McDonald by the Rev. Alexander McCollum. Interment was in Aaron Swamp Cemetery, Fairmont. Hill-s Funeral Home handled the arrangements. He is survived by four sons: Woodrow Atkinson, Joseph Atkinson and Jerry Atkinson, all of Brooklyn, N.Y. and Linwood Atkinson of Fairmont; five daughters: Yvonne McNeill, Edith Atkinson, Edna Parker and Marva Atkinson, all of Brooklyn, N.Y. and Margaret Graham of Whiteville; a sister: Novella Atkinson Hansley of Whiteville; 13 grandchildren and 15 great-grandchildren.   EVA B. HAMMOND Homemaker, sales clerk SNOW HILL - Eva Britt Hammond, 86, formerly of Fair Bluff, died Wednesday, May 12, 2004 at Britt Haven of Snow Hill. She was born in Dillon County, S.C. and was preceded in death by her husband, Hobert C. Strickland Jr. She was a homemaker and retired sales clerk. Final rites were conducted Sunday, May 16 at Meares Funeral Home, Fair Bluff, by the Rev. Dr. Ray Lundy. Interment was in the Spring Branch Baptist Church Cemetery. Meares Funeral Home handled the arrangements. She is survived by a son: Robert Michael Hammond of Greenville; a daughter: Patricia Ann Turbeville of Whiteville; and one grandchild.   WARREN LAWSON JR. WINSTON-SALEM - Warren Lawson Jr., 46, formerly of Chadbourn, died Thursday, May 13, 2004 at North Carolina Baptist Medical Center, Winston-Salem. Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by S & L Funeral Home. Friends may visit at the home of Deloris Mason, 4614 Andrew Jackson Highway (N.C. 74.76).   JANIE T. CRAWFORD PHILADELPHIA, PA. - Janie Elizabeth Turner Crawford, 69, formerly of Boardman, died Friday, May 7, 2004 in St. Joseph Hospital, Philadelphia, Pa. Final rites will be conducted Monday, May 17 at 1 p.m. at Minter Chapel, Boardman, by Bishop Leon Jackson. Interment will be in Mash Branch, Barnesville. Community Funeral Home of Fairmont is handling the arrangements. She is survived by two sons: Benjamin Crawford and Alanzo Crawford, both of Philadelphia, Pa.; four daughters: Doris A. Crawford, Cynthia Crawford, Joyce Crawford and Onethia Crawford, all of Philadelphia, Pa.; five brothers: Elder John Turner of Boardman, Bishop James Turner of Philadelphia, Pa., Abram Turner of Lumberton, Bishop Edward Turner of Boardman and Billie Turner of Colorado; a sister: Anna Bell Watson of Philadelphia, Pa.; and 10 grandchildren.   TIMOTHY S. MILLER Policeman, fireman BEAVERDAM - Timothy Shane Miller, 27, of the Beaverdam and Williams Township Community, died Saturday, May 15, 2004. He was a member of the Tabor City Police Department, Tabor City Rescue Squad, Williams Township Fire Department and Brunswick Fire Department. Final rites will be conducted Monday, May 17 at 2 p.m. in the Beaverdam Freewill Baptist Church by the Rev. Jackie Godwin. Interment will be in the Forest Lawn Cemetery. Inman Funeral Home is handling the arrangements. He is survived by his parents: Tommy Dennis -Tony- Miller and Sue Cartret Miller of the home; maternal grandmother: Viola Cartret of Whiteville; and paternal grandmother: Clara Miller of Cerro Gordo.   SOLOMON SMITH EVERGREEN - Solomon Smith, 79, died Saturday, May 15, 2004 at McLeod Regional Medical Center, Florence, S.C. Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Peoples Funeral Home.   LARRY R. NANCE EVERGREEN - Larry Rufus Nance, 54, died Monday, May 17, 2004 in Columbus County Hospital. He is survived by his wife, Sandra Norris Nance of the home; a daughter: Sonya N. and husband Dr. Brent Lawson of Whiteville; a son: Larry Brandton Munroe Nance of Raleigh; his parents: Will and Joyce Hill Nance of Evergreen; a sister: Susie N. Ward of Winnabow; three brothers: Terry Wayne Nance of Fayetteville, Mitchell Ray Nance of Whiteville and John Addie Nance of Evergreen; and two grandchildren: Dylan Nance Lawson and Brenson Ty Lawson, both of Whiteville. Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Worthington Funeral Home. Thursday, May 20, 2004               MINNIE L. ROYALS Teacher TULSA, OKLA. - Minnie Lennon Royals, 86, formerly of Whiteville, died Wednesday, May 12, 2004 at St. Johns Medical Center in Tulsa, Okla. She was a teacher. Final rites will be conducted Saturday, May 22 at 1 p.m. at Piney Grove Missionary Baptist Church, Evergreen. Interment will be in Lennon Cemetery, Evergreen. Peoples Funeral Home is handling the arrangements. She is survived by a daughter: Patricia R. Colbert of Tulsa, Okla.; a son: Reginald Royals of Tulsa, Okla.; and a sister: Bessie Summersett of Whiteville. Viewing will be at the funeral home Friday from noon until 8 p.m. and Saturday from 10-11 a.m. WARREN LAWSON JR. WINSTON-SALEM - Warren Lawson Jr., 46, formerly of Chadbourn, died Thursday, May 13, 2004 at North Carolina Baptist Medical Center, Winston-Salem. Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by S & L Funeral Home. Friends may visit at the home of Deloris Mason, 4614 Andrew Jackson Highway (N.C. 74.76).   KIMBERLY K. SIMMONS Convenience store cashier EVERGREEN - Kimberly Kay Simmons, 25, died Sunday, May 16, 2004 at Grand Strand Regional Medical Center, Myrtle Beach, S.C. She was employed by Miller-s Citgo in Chadbourn. Final rites were conducted Wednesday, May 19 at Boardman Baptist Church by the Reverends Hal Stephens, Thomas Britt and Freddy Britt. Interment was in the church cemetery. Worthington Funeral Home handled the arrangements. She is survived by a son: William Dewayne Simmons of the home; her parents: William A. -Buddy- and Judy Bass Simmons of the home; a sister: Shannon Lee Simmons of Evergreen; paternal grandmother: Margaret Simmons of Evergreen; and maternal grandmother: Christine Dent Bass of Fairmont. Pallbearers were John Taylor, Jason Ivey, Tripp Willoughby, Tim Hoggard, Greg Cain and Chris Harrison.   SOLOMON SMITH Farmer BOARDMAN - Solomon Smith, 78, died Saturday, May 15, 2004 at McLeod Regional Medical Center, Florence, S.C. He was a farmer. Final rites will be conducted Friday, May 21 at 1 p.m. at Brunswick-Waccamaw Headquarters Building, Whiteville, by Bishop Leon Jackson. Interment will be in Boardman. Peoples Funeral Home is handling the arrangements. He is survived by his wife, Rebecca S. Smith; three daughters: Charlotte Hempstead of Lumberton, Camella Diane Smith and Iris Smith, both of Washington, D.C.; four sons: Ralph Hall of Washington, D.C., George Smith of Lumberton, Rudolph Smith of Baltimore, Md. and Martin Fritz Smith of Florence, S.C.; a sister: Violet Walker of Baltimore, Md.; and a brother: Burnice Ethel Smith of Boardman. Viewing will be at Peoples Funeral Home Thursday from noon until 4 p.m. and Friday from 9-11 a.m. Viewing will also be held at the Brunswick-Waccamaw Building on Friday, one hour prior to the service and there will be no viewing after the service. A wake will be held Thursday, May 20 from 5-7 p.m. at Minter-s Chapel First Born Church. In lieu of flowers, friends are asked to donate to the Solomon Smith Scholarship Fund, P.O. Box 61, Evergreen, N.C. 28438.   LARRY R. NANCE Owner, operator of Nance-s Auto Sales EVERGREEN - Larry Rufus Nance, 54, died Monday, May 17, 2004 in Columbus County Hospital. He was a graduate of UNC-Wilmington and owner and operator of Nance-s Auto Sales in Chadbourn. He was very active in Dixie Youth Baseball and church youth basketball. He was preceded in death by a brother: Willie Monroe Nance Jr. Final rites were conducted Wednesday, May 19 at Evergreen United Methodist Church where he was a member by the Reverends Jim Hines and Robert Hill. Interment was in the church cemetery. Worthington Funeral Home handled the arrangements. He is survived by his wife, Sandra Norris Nance of the home; a daughter: Sonya N. and husband Dr. Brent Lawson of Whiteville; a son: Larry Brandton Munroe Nance of Raleigh; his parents: Willie and Joyce Hill Nance of Evergreen; a sister: Susie N. Ward of Winnabow; three brothers: Terry Wayne Nance of Fayetteville, Mitchell Ray Nance of Whiteville and John Addie Nance of Evergreen; and two grandchildren: Dylan Nance Lawson and Brenson Ty Lawson, both of Whiteville. Pallbearers were Gene Davis, Herschel King, Tommy Johnson, Shay Benton, Butch Johnson, Cecil Bartley, John Ranson and Todd Ray. Memorials may be made to the Children-s Cancer Unit, c/o Medical Foundation, UNC School of Medicine, 880 Airport Road, Chapel Hill, N.C. 27514.   ROBERT LEE PARKER Veteran LAKE WACCAMAW - Robert Lee Parker, 76, of Charleston, S.C., formerly of Bolton, died Sunday, May 16, 2004 in Premier Living at Lake Waccamaw. He was born Jan. 26, 1928 in Columbus County, the son of the late Vander P. and Maude Bachelor Parker. He retired as Chief Petty Officer with the U.S. Navy, having served for 20 years. He was a member of the West Ashley Congregation of Jehovah-s Witnesses and served as a ministerial servant. He was the widower of Janice Brown Parker. Final rites were conducted Wednesday, May 19 at Peacock-s Chapel In The Pines by James Caviness. Interment was in Lake Waccamaw Hillcrest Cemetery. Peacock Funeral Home handled the arrangements. He is survived by a son: Doug Parker of Varnhill, S.C.; six brothers: Billy Parker and Harry Lee Parker, both of Bolton, Maurice Parker of Mechanicsville, Va., Jimmy Parker of Whiteville, Charles Parker of Sunset Harbor and Polly Parker of Lake Waccamaw; and a sister: Ann Cosper of Marion, S.C. He was preceded in death by two sons: Robert Lee Parker Jr. and Jeffery Wayne Parker and two brothers: Richard Parker and Clayton Parker. Serving as pallbearers were his brothers: Billy Parker, Charles Parker, Polly Parker, Maurice Parker, Harry Parker and Jimmy Parker.   PEGGIE C. JONES Factory worker HALLSBORO - Peggie C. Jones, 57, died Sunday, May 16, 2004 at Columbus County Hospital. She was a factory worker. Final rites will be conducted Thursday, May 20 at 1 p.m. at Second Saint Paul Missionary Baptist Church, Hallsboro, by the Rev. Joseph Bryant. Interment will be in Hallsboro Memorial Park. Peoples Funeral Home is handling the arrangements. She is survived by her husband, Calvin Jones; a daughter: Rosa D. McAllister of Morrisville; a son: Steven A. Cherry of Olympia, Wash.; two sisters: Geraldine Howard of Hallsboro and Betty C. Salter of Newark, N.J.; and two brothers: John W. Cherry and Ackone Cherry, both of Hallsboro. Viewing will be Thursday, one hour prior to the service.   JERALEEN B. LITTLE CLARKTON - Jeraleen Baldwin Little, 83, died Sunday, May 16, 2004 at Columbus County Hospital. She was preceded in death by her parents, Amos Vance -Zeb- and Lucy High Baldwin. Final rites were conducted Wednesday, May 19 at Clarkton Baptist Church by the Rev. Mike Thompson. Interment was in Bladen Memorial Gardens. Kinlaw Funeral Home of Elizabethtown handled the arrangements. She is survived by her husband, Steven Melton Little of the home; a son: Melton Jerome Little of Clarkton; a granddaughter and a great-granddaughter. Memorials may be made to Clarkton First Baptist Church, 10233 North College Street, Clarkton, N.C. 28443.   JAMES L. SANDERFORD Retired real estate broker, automobile dealer OCEAN ISLE BEACH - James L. -Jimmy- Sanderford Sr. died Sunday, May 16, 2004 in Brunswick Community Hospital following a long illness. He was born in Miami, Fla. on May 13, 1925, the son of the late Herbert R. and Zibi Flemming Sanderford of Creedmore. He was a retired real estate broker and automobile dealer and was a charter member of the South Brunswick Islands Rotary Club where received his Paul Harris Fellowship. He was active in his church, having served as both elder and deacon in the Shallotte Presbyterian Church. A memorial service will be held Saturday, May 22 at 1 p.m. at Shallotte Presbyterian Church by the Rev. Dan Norman. A private burial for the family will follow at a later date in Fair Bluff. Brunswick Funeral Service of Shallotte is handling the arrangements. He is survived by his wife, Mary R. Sanderford of the home; a son: Dr. James R. Sanderford Jr. and wife Luli of Pfafftown; a daughter: Susan M. Sanderford of Shallotte; and two grandsons: Dean Sanderford of Chapel Hill and Jes Sanderford of Carbondale, Colo. The family would like to thank the staff of Autumn Care of Shallotte for their care and kindness given to Jimmy. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Shallotte Presbyterian Church Building Fund, P.O. Box 251, Shallotte, N.C. 28459 or a charity of one-s choice.   NOVA W. HUFFAKER TABOR CITY - Nova Elizabeth Wright Huffaker, 93, died Tuesday, May 3, 2004 in Jacksonville, Ala. She was the widow of Tobias Stewart Huffaker. A long time resident of Tabor City, she had resided in Jacksonville, Ala. for three years. A memorial service will be conducted Friday, May 21 at 3 p.m. in New Life Baptist Church, Tabor City, by the Rev. Dr. David Coleman. Inman Funeral Home is handling the arrangements. She is survived by two daughters: Judy McKibbin of Wellington, Ala. and Linda Darden of Conway, S.C.; a stepson: Donald Stewart Maxwell of St. Marie, Mont.; 11 grandchildren and 18 great-grandchildren. The family encourages that memorial donations be made to the Tabor City Library to honor one of her interests.   BILLY R. GORE NAKINA - Billy Ray Gore, 71, died Monday, May 17, 2004 in New Hanover Regional Medical Center. He was born Sept. 9, 1932 in Columbus County, the son of the late John Henry Vanderbilt and Mary Ella Gore. Final rites will be conducted Friday, May 20 at 1 p.m. in Bethesda United Methodist Church, Nakina, by the Rev. Carroll Fitzgerald. The family will receive friends from 6-8 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home. Brunswick Funeral Service of Shallotte is handling the arrangements. He is survived by a daughter: Laura Ann Parker of Concord; two stepdaughters: Debbie Jeffords of Shallotte and Bonnie Cox of Holden Beach; a stepson: Danny Moses of Greenville, S.C.; five brothers: Paul Gore of Ash, J.C. Gore, Brooks Gore, Kenneth E. Gore and Wade M. Gore, all of Nakina; four sisters: Esther Moses of Nakina, Verna Gore of Clarendon, Shelly Jean Linton of Thorntown, Ind. and Delores McCumbee of Ash. Memorials may be made to the Nakina Volunteer Fire and Rescue Department.   STAFF SERGEANT HARVEY FOLEY (RET) Veteran, welding instructor, N.C. Dept. of Corrections, avid gardener WHITEVILLE - Staff Sergeant Harvey Foley (Ret.), 78, died Wednesday, May 19, 2004. He was born Jan. 24, 1926 in Green Sea, S.C., the son of the late Lewis and Nellie Beck Foley. He was the widower of Margot Metzger Foley. He retired with the U.S. Army after 22 years, having served in the Korean Conflict and two tours of duty in Vietnam. Among many medals, he was the recipient of the Bronze Star for his service beyond the call of duty during his second tour in Vietnam. He received a welder instructor-s certificate from Southeastern Community College, then worked with the N.C. Department of Corrections. After leaving the DOC, he devoted his energies to maintaining his garden. Final rites with military honors will be conducted at 11 a.m. Friday, May 21 at Peacock-s Chapel In The Pines. Interment will be in Peacock-s Columbus Memorial Park. Peacock Funeral Home is handling the arrangements. He is survived by his son: Harry Foley and wife Kathryn of Lake Waccamaw; two sisters: Shirley Evans and Iva Dean Powell, both of Whiteville; three grandchildren: Derrick W. Foley and wife Kristen of Morrisville, Amber Bivens and husband David of Whiteville and Brian Worrell and wife Kate of Florence, Italy; three great-grand-daughters: Abigail Worrell, Bella Worrell and Anna Bivens. The family will receive friends Thursday from 7-8:30 p.m. at Peacock-s Chapel In The Pines.   CLAUDE M. BOYD JR. Veteran TABOR CITY - Claude Mack Boyd Jr., 78, died Monday, May 17, 2004 in Sanford. He was a native of Horry County, S.C., the son of the late Claude McKibben Boyd Sr. and Molsie Caroline Cox Boyd. He was a veteran of the U.S. Navy. Graveside services were conducted Thursday, May 20 in the Princeville Cemetery, Loris, S.C., by the Rev. Dr. David Coleman. Inman Funeral Home of Tabor City handled the arrangements. He is survived by a daughter: Celeste Pollok of Raleigh; a son: Michael Boyd of Toledo, Ohio; two sisters: Virginia Powell of Loris, S.C. and Geneva Dyer of Sweetwater, Texas.   JAMES M. CAMERON JR. CHADBOURN - James M. Cameron Jr., 19, died Sunday, May 16, 2004. Final rites will be conducted Thursday, May 20 at 2 p.m. at Pages Mill Truelight Holiness Church by the Rev. Billy Gardner. Interment will be in the Tyson Cemetery, Cerro Gordo. Worthington Funeral Home is handling the arrangements. He is survived by his mother and stepfather: Esther Louvenia and Vernon Babson Jr. of Bladenboro; guardian: Ronnie Williams and Judy Strole of Chadbourn; a brother: George Cameron of Clarkton; a half-sister: Amanda Ann Morris of Fair Bluff; two step-brothers: Jay Babson of Bladenboro and Shawn Babson of Loris, S.C.; a step-sister: Nina Babson of Ohio; and maternal grandparents: Bob and Mary N. Morris of Fair Bluff. Pallbearers will be Billy Hammond, Waylon Williams, Bruce Williams, Craig Turbeville, Chris Soles and Timmy Griffin. Memorials to cover funeral expenses may be made to Worthington Funeral Home.   LEOLA H. TURBEVILLE Former manager of Griffin-s Dime Store of Whiteville WHITEVILLE - Leola Harrelson Turbeville, 83, died Wednesday, May 19, 2004 in Columbus County Hospital. She was the daughter of the late Williams and Nettie Taylor Harrelson and the widow of Preston Melton. She was a former manager of Griffin-s Dime Store in Whiteville. Graveside services will be conducted Friday, May 21 at 11 a.m. at Cherry Grove Baptist Church Cemetery by the Rev. Steve Bailey. Worthington Funeral Home is handling the arrangements. She is survived by a daughter: Jean Melton Strickland of Whiteville; a son: Bobby J. Melton of Florence, S.C.; 11 grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren. Visitation will be Thursday from 7-9 p.m. at Worthington Funeral Home.   WILLIAM H. LEWIS Veteran, timber cruiser WHITEVILLE - William H. -Bill- Lewis, 81, died Wednesday, May 19, 2004 at Columbus County Hospital. He was the son of the late Rone Howell Lewis and Margaret Crowell Lewis. He served in the U.S. Navy during WWII in the Pacific. He was a timber cruiser for many years and attended Western Prong Baptist Church. Graveside services will be conducted Friday, May 21 at 11 a.m. at Whiteville Memorial Cemetery by the Rev. Dr. Jerry Kinlaw. McKenzie Mortuary is handling the arrangements. He is survived by his wife, Vivian Thompson Lewis of Whiteville; three step-daughters: Beth Lewis of Wilmington, Phyllis Cron and Pat McPherson, both of Whiteville; a step-son: Robert H. White of Whiteville; two brothers: Rone H. Lewis Jr. of Ocala, Fla. and Julian D. Lewis of Coconut Creek, Fla.; 12 step-grandchildren and 12 step-great-grandchildren. Visitation will be Thursday from 7-9 p.m. at McKenzie Mortuary. Memorials may be made to Western Prong Baptist Church Building Fund.   ROSA LEE LONG WHITEVILLE - Rosa Lee Long, 84, died Wednesday, May 19, 2004. She was born in Columbus County Jan. 27, 1920, the daughter of the late John Henry and Mary Ardell Etheridge Ward. She was the widow of Jonathan Dewey Long. She was a charter member of Magnolia Baptist Church and active in the Faith Sunday school class. She is survived by three daughters: Allene Suggs and husband Burnie of Wilmington, Annie Ezzell and husband Freddie of Wilmington and Marie Clewis and husband Archie of Greensboro; two sisters: Mattie Etheridge of Whiteville and Vada Russ of Shallotte; seven grandchildren, 12 great-grandchildren and three great-great grandchildren. Her grandson, Dewey Ezzell is serving in the U.S. Air Force in Tokyo, Japan and her great-grandson Matt Register is serving in the U.S. Army in Iraq. Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Peacock-s Chapel In The Pines. JOSEPH -BUCK- SMITH NAKINA - Joseph Wilbert -Buck- Smith, 48, died Monday, May 17, 2004 at New Hanover Regional Hospital, Wilmington. Final rites will be conducted Saturday, May 22 at 2 p.m. at Zion Plain Missionary Baptist Church, Nakina, by the Rev. Timothy Moss. Eldress Brian Bellamy will deliver the eulogy. Interment will be in Zion Plain Cemetery. Union Funeral Home of Whiteville is handling the arrangements. He is survived by his wife, Linda Smith of the home; a son: Vick Gibson; four sisters: Dorothy Bellamy and Eldress Rachael Byrd, both of New Haven, Conn., Zettie Price of Shallotte and Eldress Cathy Moore of Hallsboro; two brothers: Wilfred Smith of Nakina and Jessie Pierce of Dothan. Viewing will be Friday at 1 p.m. until the closing of the wake that begins at 7:30 p.m. and Saturday from 9-11 a.m. Friends and family may visit at the home of Eldress Cathy Moore of Hallsboro. Monday, May 24, 2004         ROSA LEE LONG WHITEVILLE - Rosa Lee Long, 84, died Wednesday, May 19, 2004. She was born in Columbus County Jan. 27, 1920, the daughter of the late John Henry and Mary Ardell Etheridge Ward. She was the widow of Jonathan Dewey Long. She was a charter member of Magnolia Baptist Church and active in the Faith Sunday school class. Final rites were conducted Saturday, May 22 at Peacock-s Chapel In The Pines by the Reverends Ervin Etheridge and Charles Carter. Interment was in Peacock-s Columbus Memorial Park. Peacock Funeral Home handled the arrangements. She is survived by three daughters: Allene Suggs and Annie Ezzell, both of Wilmington and Marie Clewis of Greensboro; two sisters: Mattie Etheridge of Whiteville and Vada Russ of Shallotte; seven grandchildren, 12 great-grandchildren and three great-great grandchildren. Pallbearers were Paul Etheridge, Roger Ellis, Bentley Suggs, Brent Morton, Tim Ross and Leo Simmons. Honorary pallbearers were her great-grandsons: Timothy Ross, Matthew Morton and Jonathan Morton.   WARREN LAWSON JR. WINSTON-SALEM - Warren Lawson Jr., 46, formerly of Chadbourn, died Thursday, May 13, 2004 at North Carolina Baptist Medical Center, Winston-Salem. Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by S & L Funeral Home. Friends may visit at the home of Deloris Mason, 4614 Andrew Jackson Highway (N.C. 74.76).   MADIE R. MAULTSBY DELCO - Madie Rawls Maultsby, 86, died Wednesday, May 19, 2004 in New Hanover Regional Medical Center. She was the daughter of the late Mike Rawls and Ceceila Elwell and was the widow of Haynes Eugene Maultsby, who died in 1988. She was a member of Livingston Baptist Church in Delco. Final rites were conducted Saturday, May 22 at Livingston Baptist Church by the Rev. Mark Ward. Interment was in the church cemetery. McKenzie Mortuary handled the arrangements. She is survived by a son, Steve Maultsby and his wife Sherry of Delco; a daughter: Becky Brown and her husband Atlas of Jacksonville; six grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren; and a sister: Edith Simpson of Lake Waccamaw. Pallbearers were Carl Buffkin, Charles Howell, Anthony Malpass, Jimmy Grice, Timothy Ellis and Robert Holden. Memorials may be made to Livingston Baptist Church building fund. BETTY B. MONROE HALLSBORO - Betty Rose Bright Monroe, 76, died Friday, May 21, 2004 at Columbus County Hospital. She was the daughter of the late Thomas Napoleon Bright and Florence Phillips. She was preceded in death by a brother: Howard Bright; and two sisters: Louise Bridgers and Ora Mae Godwin. She was a member of Honey Hill Baptist Church. Final rites were conducted Monday, May 24 at McKenzie Mortuary Chapel by the Rev. Ricky Martin. Interment was in Whiteville Memorial Cemetery. McKenzie Mortuary handled the arrangements. She is survived by a son: Dale Watts of Hallsboro; three sisters: Annette Garrell of Hallsboro, Bertha Price of Whiteville and Esther Antois of Salisbury; four brothers: Bobby Bright and Jimmy Bright, both of Hallsboro, Bill Bright of Raleigh and Robert Bright of Hampton, Va.; one grandchild, three great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild. Pallbearers were J.A. Young, Donald Greene, David Bright, Terry Garrell, Kevin Shuman and Donnie Price.   ALBERT JAMES Logger, farmer MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. - Albert James, 81, formerly of Columbus County, died Wednesday, May 19, 2004 at Georgetown Memorial Hospital. Final rites will be conducted Monday, May 24 at 2 p.m. from Iron Hill Missionary Baptist Church by the Rev. Paul Stephens eulogizing. The pastor is Rev. Dockery. Interment will be in Stephens and Wright Cemetery. Smith Funeral Home of Whiteville is handling the arrangements. He is survived by his children: Georgia Still of Durham, Eva Mae Dulle of Brookyn, N.Y., Jannie Thornton of Miami, Fla., Johnny Lee James of Brooklyn, N.Y., Linda Smalls of Trenton, N.J., Kok Imia Kub of San Antonio, Texas, Martha James of Miami, Fla., Jessie James of Myrtle Beach, S.C., Sherlia James of Cerro Gordo; a step-daughter: Sarah Bell Vereen of Tabor City; and a step-son: the Rev. W.C. Brighham of Conway, S.C.   CURTIS E. FIELDS Asphalt plant manager EVERGREEN - Curtis Eugene Fields, 70, died Thursday, May 20, 2004 in New Hanover Regional Medical Center. He was the son of the late Will and Louise Kinlaw Fields. He was a plant manager for an asphalt company. Final rites were conducted Sunday, May 23 at Grace Baptist Church, Bladenboro, by the Reverends Greg Packer and Danny Williams. Interment was in the family cemetery in Evergreen. Worthington Funeral Home handled the arrangements. He is survived by his wife, Ruby Powers Fields of the home; two daughters: Betty F. Williamson of Cerro Gordo and Margie F. Moore of Evergreen; three sons: David Ray Fields of Bladenboro, Jimmy Wayne Fields of the home and Willie Ray Fields of Evergreen; two brothers: Franklin Fields and William Carey Fields, both of High Point; three sisters: Mary Ruth Cliff of Whiteville, Nancy Rose Hammonds of Tabor City and Carol Ann Alderman of Hickory; nine grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. Pallbearers were Kenny Powers, Cecil Griffin, Anthony McKenzie, Luther Robinson, Danny Hunt and Glenn Dove.   MICHAEL P. SHIPMAN WHITEVILLE - Infant Michael Perry Shipman died Saturday, May 22, 2004 at Columbus County Hospital. Graveside services will be Tuesday, May 25 at 11 a.m. at Welches Creek Cemetery, Whiteville. Goodwill Funeral Home handled the arrangements. He is survived by his father, Elder Perry Shipman; his mother: Penny Shipman; three brothers: Christopher McDougal, Brian Edward and Kevin Williams, all of Whiteville; five sisters: Valerie M. Edward and Dorothy L. Shipman, both of Whiteville, Tyonda S. Shipman of Elizabethtown, Bessie N. Shipman of Greensboro and Alicia M. Compos of Elizabethtown; and a grandmother: Mary E. Simmons.   ASHTON S. GREEN FLORENCE, S.C. - Aston Jane Strickland Green, 87, formerly of Cerro Gordo, died Sunday, May 23, 2004 in the Carolinas Hospital, Florence, S.C. She was the widow of Stedman Green and the daughter of the late Mel and Minnie Strickland. Final rites will be conducted Wednesday, May 26 at 2 p.m. at Cedar Grove Baptist Church, Cerro Gordo, by the Reverends Darby Welch, James A. Pierce and Eddie Reddick. Interment will be in the Green Cemetery, Cerro Gordo. Worthington Funeral Home is handling the arrangements. She is survived by three daughters: Carrie G. Nance and husband Bob of Florence, S.C., Georgie G. Dowdy and husband Charles of Florence, S.C., Amanda Jane Oliver and husband W.B. of Florence, S.C.; two sons: William -Duck- Green and wife Onda of Hemmingway, S.C., Jerry Wayne Green and friend Judy of Florence, S.C.; a daughter-in-law: Kay Blackwell Green of Cerro Gordo; four grandchildren: Benji Green, Jody Green, Chris Green and Kelly Davis; and six great-grandchildren. Visitation will be Tuesday, May 25 from 7-9 p.m. at Worthington Funeral Home.   BENNY H. STUBBS BLADENBORO - Benny Harold Stubbs, 52, died Wednesday, May 19, 2004 at New Hanover Regional Medical Center. Final rites were conducted Saturday, May 22 at Honey Hill Baptist Church, Hallsboro, by the Rev. Ricky Martin. Interment was in Flynn Cemetery, Whiteville. Lewis Funeral Home of Bladenboro handled the arrangements. He is survived by his wife, Martha Stubbs of the home; four brothers: Paul Stubbs of Hallsboro, Roger Stubbs of Bladenboro, Wayne Stubbs and William Stubbs, both of Whiteville; a son: Jonathan Patrick of the home; three sisters: Esther Rogers of Chadbourn, Colene Hinson of Whiteville and Katie Smith of Little River, S.C.; and three stepchildren.   CLARENCE L. VAUSE Veteran CLARKTON - Clarence Lee Vause, 52, died Wednesday, May 19, 2004 at Sunbridge Nursing Center of Elizabethtown. He was a veteran of the U.S. Marine Corps, having served in Vietnam. Final rites were conducted Saturday, May 22 in the chapel at Kinlaw Funeral Home by the Rev. Eumnesse Dixon. Interment was in the Vause Cemetery. Kinlaw Funeral Home of Elizabethtown handled the arrangements. He is survived by four sisters: Thelma Mayers, Linda V. Atkins, Minnie Lou Priest, all of Clarkton and Kay F. Vause of Bladenboro; and a brother: Russell E. Vause of Elizabethtown.   EVELYN C. FIELDS PROCTORVILLE - Evelyn Clyburn Fields, 95, died Thursday, May 20, 2004 at Southeastern Regional Medical Center. She was a long time resident of Proctorville and was active in church for many years. She was preceded in death by her husband, S. Elery Fields; and a son: Robert Lee -Bobby- Clyburn. Final rites were conducted Sunday, May 23 at Proctorville Baptist Church by the Rev. Tim Sellers. Interment was in Boardman Baptist Church Cemetery. Floyd Mortuary handled the arrangements. She is survived by a son: Lewis A. Clyburn and wife Iva of Proctorville; a sister: Lois Byrd of Orrum; a daughter-in-law: Joyce M. Clyburn of Evergreen; six grandchildren: Susanne McLellan, Allen Clyburn, Robert M. Clyburn, Jan Clyburn, Jon Mark Clyburn and Lynne C. Livingston; and 14 great-grandchildren. Memorials may be made to Boardman Baptist Church Cemetery Fund, 4443 Old Boardman Road, Evergreen, N.C. 28438 or to Proctorville Cemetery Association, P.O. Box 63, Proctorville, N.C. 28375.   JOHN A. RICHARDSON Construction worker WHITEVILLE - John Allen Richardson, 29, died Sunday, May 23, 2004 at New Hanover Regional Medical Center. He was a construction worker. He is survived by his fiance Angelia Williams; three daughters: Jasmine, Tanisaqua and Shermiqua Richardson; three brothers: Willie Phillip of Briston, N.J., John Phillips of Trenton, N.J. and Eugene Campbell of Whiteville; and two sisters: Ann Phillips of Trenton, N.J. and Gwen Phillips of Phitsfield, Mass. Friends and family may visit the home of Jennie Campbell at 722 Prison Camp Road, Brunswick. Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Union Funeral Home. Thursday, May 27, 2004               WARREN LAWSON JR. WINSTON-SALEM - Warren Lawson Jr., 46, formerly of Chadbourn, died Thursday, May 13, 2004 at North Carolina Baptist Medical Center, Winston-Salem. Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by S & L Funeral Home. Friends may visit at the home of Deloris Mason, 4614 Andrew Jackson Highway (N.C. 74.76). EVELYN G. SAVAGE School cafeteria attendant FAIR BLUFF - Evelyn G. Savage, 74, died Saturday, May 22, 2004 at Southeastern Regional Medical Center, Lumberton. She was a school cafeteria attendant. Finial rites were conducted Wednesday, May 26 at 2 p.m. at Hickory Grove Missionary Baptist Church, Fair Bluff, by the Rev. Thomas Nelson. Interment will be in the Hickory Grove Cemetery, Fair Bluff. Peoples Funeral Home is handling the arrangements. She is survived by her stepmother: Martha Gause of Pleasant View, S.C.; three sons: James Savage of Fair Bluff, Wendell Savage of Cerro Gordo and Billy D. Savage of Oakland, Calif.; five daughters: Annie Nesmith and Bonnie Savage, both of Fair Bluff, Evelyn Johnson of Sellers, S.C., Jacqueline Bullock of Shannon and Lora Savage of Irmo, S.C.; two sisters: Rose Marie Stanley and Patricia Evans, both of Pleasant View, S.C.; three brothers: Jimmy L. Gause of Smithfield, Wade Gause of Chattanooga, Tenn. and Tim Gause of Waukegan, Ill.; and a stepsister: Patricia Evans of Pleasant View, S.C. Friends may visit the family at the home of Mr. and Mrs. James Savage, 169 Graham Street, Fair Bluff.   SADIE H. JONES Homemaker WHITEVILLE - Sadie H. Jones, 92, died Saturday, May 22, 2004 at Columbus County Hospital. She was a homemaker. Final rites will be conducted Friday, May 28 at 1 p.m. at First St. Paul Missionary Baptist Church, Whiteville, by the Rev. Dr. S.E. Bryant. Interment will be in Campground Cemetery. Peoples Funeral Home is handling the arrangements. She is survived by six daughters: Rosa L. Boone of Baltimore, Md., Geraldine J. Greene, Sadie J. McCants and Patricia J. Jordan, all of Whiteville, Martha O. Williams of San Diego, Calif. and Edith Bryant of Hartford, Conn.; four sons: Jimmy W. Jones Jr. of San Diego, Calif., Anthony D. Jones, Larry R. Jones and Anthony R. -Andy- Anderson, all of Whiteville; and a sister: Edith Frances Nue of Whiteville. The body may be viewed at the funeral home Thursday from noon until 8 p.m. and Friday from 9-11 a.m. and after the service. The family will receive friends Thursday from 7-8 p.m. at Peoples Funeral Home.   JOHN A. RICHARDSON Construction worker WHITEVILLE - John Allen Richardson, 29, died Sunday, May 23, 2004 at New Hanover Regional Medical Center. He was a construction worker. A memorial service will be conducted Saturday, May 29 at 2 p.m. in the Union Funeral Home Chapel, Tom Sessions Road, Whiteville. He is survived by his fianc- Angelia Williams; three daughters: Jasmine, Tanisaqua and Shermiqua Richardson; three brothers: Willie Phillip of Briston, N.J., John Phillips of Trenton, N.J. and Eugene Campbell of Whiteville; and two sisters: Ann Phillips of Trenton, N.J. and Gwen Phillips of Phitsfield, Mass. Friends and family may visit the home of Jennie Campbell at 722 Prison Camp Road, Brunswick.   JAMES E. POPE SR. Veteran HALLSBORO - James E. -Jimmy- Pope Sr., 72, died Monday, May 24, 2004 at Columbus County Hospital. He was the son of the late William Howard Pope and Annie Dowling Pope. He was retired from the U.S. Army as Sgt. 1st Class. Graveside services will be conducted Thursday, May 27 at 3 p.m. at Lake Waccamaw Hillcrest Cemetery by the Rev. Robert Jackson. McKenzie Mortuary is handling the arrangements. He is survived by his wife, Linda FormyDuval Pope of Hallsboro; two daughters: Nadine P. Cain of Clarkton and Vivien A. Riggle of Lakeland, Fla.; three sons: Steven H. Riggle of Chicago, Ill., James E. Pope Jr. and William H. Pope, both of Hallsboro; three sisters: Caroline P. Pierce and Eleanor A. Nye, both of Hallsboro and Joyce King of Ash; two brothers: William Marvin Pope of Durham and William Howard Pope Jr. of Hallsboro; and four grandchildren.   EVELYN P. WINESETT MARION, S.C. - Evelyn Perkins Winesett, 89, died Monday, May 24, 2004. Born in Chadbourn, she was the daughter of the late William Garrett Perkins and Blanche Wiggins Perkins and was the widow of Lem Winesett. She was an active member of First United Methodist Church, the Marion Garden Club and the S.C. Jazz Society. Surviving are her sister, Lillian Perkins Romey; a son Dean Winesett; two daughters: Kay W. Grant and Mitzi Winesett; 10 grandchildren and 17 great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by a son, Garrett Winesett. Funeral services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Thursday, May 27 at Marion First United Methodist Church by the Reverends Toni White and Dennis Lee. Interment will be in Rose Hill Cemetery. Richardson Funeral Home is handling the arrangements. Visitation will be held at the home, 1011 Evans Road. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Lem Winesett Sunday school Class Benevolence Fund, First United Methodist Church, P.O. Box 155, Marion, S.C. 29571 or to the charity of one-s choice.   ANNETTE W. WATTS GREEN SEA, S.C. - Annette Ward Watts, 50, died Saturday, May 22, 2004 at her home. A native of Horry County, she was the daughter of the late Lonnie Dewitt Ward and Cecil Merle Johnson Ward and the widow of Leroy Watts. Final rites were conducted Wednesday, May 26 in the Inman Chapel by the Rev. Terry Nealey and Wilbur Fipps. Interment was in Forest Lawn Cemetery, Tabor City. Inman Funeral Home handled the arrangements. She is survived by a son: Adam Watts of Loris, S.C.; a brother: Ricky Ward of Clarendon; four sisters: Judy Cartrette of Chadbourn, Diane Graham and Donna Little, both of Clarendon and Teresha Cox of Loris, S.C.; two grandchildren.   SERLINA R. BROWN WHITEVILLE - Serlina Ruth Brown, 64, died Wednesday, May 26, 2004 at The Meadows of Lake Wacamaw. She is survived by her mother: Lillie Gertrue Simpson of Cocoa, Fla.; two brothers: Elie Simpson of Cocoa, Fla. and Earl Simpson of Virginia; two sisters: Flossie Simpson of Templeton, Md. and Annie Spaulding of Whiteville. Final rites will be conducted Saturday, May 29 at 11 a.m. at Rehobeth AME Zion Church, Clarkton, by the Rev. Jonas Freeman with eulogy by the Rev. Elie Simpson. Interment will be in Carver-s Creek Cemetery. Union Funeral Home is handling the arrangements. Viewing will be Friday at 3 p.m. and Saturday from 9-10 a.m. Friends may visit the home of Mr. and Mrs. Cephas C. Spaulding, 2498 Millie-Christine Road.   VELMON B. NORRIS Former owner/operator of Gordon Snacks, baker CLEMMONS - Velmon Brantley Norris, 86, formerly of Fayetteville, died Monday, May 24, 2004 at Clemmons Village. He was a member of Trinity Baptist Church of Fayetteville and was retired from American Bakery after more than 23 years of service. He was the former owner/operator of Gordon Snacks. Final rites will be conducted Saturday, May 29 at 11 a.m. at Trinity Baptist Church of Fayetteville by the Rev. Gardner H. Altman Sr. Interment will be in Lafayette Memorial Park. Jernigan-Warren Funeral Home is handling the arrangements. He is survived by two sons: Brantley A. Norris of North Myrtle Beach, S.C. and Terry L. Norris of Greenville, S.C.; a daughter: Rene- N. Humphrey of Clemmons; seven grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Memorials may be made to Trinity Baptist Church, 423 Southland Drive, Fayetteville, N.C. Visitation will be at Trinity Baptist Church one hour prior to the funeral service.   ALLENE SPURLIN Homemaker, community volunteer ALBANY, Ga. - Allene Spurlin, 81, died Tuesday, May 25, 2004. A native of Columbus County, she had resided in Albany since 1965, moving from Charlotte. She was a homemaker and community volunteer, working with HCA Palmyra Hospital and Central Baptist Church. She was a member of Central Baptist Church, the Crusaders Sunday school class and the Dogwood Garden Club. She was preceded in death by her husband, Harry A. -Ole Dad- Spurlin. Graveside services were conducted Thursday, May 27 in Crown Hill Cemetery by the Rev. Edd Spurlock. Mathews Funeral Home of Albany, Ga. handled the arrangements. She is survived by two sons: Jeffrey Spurlin and Allen Spurlin and his wife Billie; a daughter: Jo Spurlin Granberry; three grandsons: Michael Spurlin, Andrew Spurlin and Harrison Spurlin, all of Albany; a granddaughter: Amelia Granberry of Tallahassee, Fla.; and a sister: Ruby Shepperd of Whiteville.   IDELL JACOBS BOLTON - Idell Jacobs, 96, died Wednesday, May 26, 2004 at Sunbridge of Pembroke. She was born Dec. 22, 1907 in Columbus County, the daughter of the late Alvie and Jane Jacobs Smith and was the widow of Willie Jacobs. She was a member of New Hope Baptist Church. Final rites will be conducted Friday, May 28 at 3 p.m. at New Hope Baptist Church by the Reverends Don Carter and Michael Jacobs. Interment will be in the church cemetery. Peacock Funeral Home is handling the arrangements. She is survived by two sons: Wilson Jacobs and Weldon Jacobs, both of Bolton; two daughters: Lollie Mae Rains of Bolton and Polly Locklear of Pembroke; a sister: Lucy Jacobs of Bolton; 23 grandchildren, 34 great-grandchildren and seven great-great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by a son: Morris Jacobs; two daughters: Mary Lee Goodman and Letha Mae Freeman; and six brothers: Manley Jacobs, John Jacobs, Lofton Jacobs, Jessie Jacobs, R.C. Jacobs and Henry Jacobs. The family will receive friends Thursday, May 27 from 7-8:30 p.m. at Peacock-s Chapel In The Pines.   CORA W. DIXON POLLOCKSVILLE - Cora W. Dixon, 79, died Tuesday, May 25, 2004 at her residence. Final rites will be conducted Saturday, May 29 at 2 p.m. at Clinton Chapel Memorial AME Zion Church, Pollocksville. Viewing will be at 1 p.m. Interment will be at Murphy Cemetery in the Goshen Community, Pollocksville. Rivers-Morgan Funeral Home of New Bern is handling the arrangements. She is survived by her husband, Henry L. Dixon of Pollocksville; a daughter: Jacqueline Roseboro of Whiteville; six grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren. CURTIS O. LONG Farmer BOLTON -- Curtis O'Neal Long, 49, died Tuesday, May 25, 2004. He was born April 2, 1955, the youngest of six children of the late Steve and Alease Long. He was a graduate of Hallsboro High School. At an early age, he began farming and made it a career. He worked on several farms throughout Columbus County, but worked faithfully for the late G.A. and Madie Redwine until his death. Final rites will be conducted Saturday, May 29 at 2 p.m. at Carver-s Creek Church by the Rev. Mike Jacobs. Interment will be in the church cemetery. Jordan Funeral Home of Wilmington is handling the arrangements. He is survived by two brothers: Jeremiah Long of Riegelwood and David Long of the home; two sisters: Betty Townsend of Fairmont and Rena Daniels of Riegelwood; and his godmother: Madie Redwine of Bolton. A wake will be held Friday at 7 p.m. at Jordan Funeral Home in Riegelwood. Monday, May 31, 2004         BARBARA G. MOORE Bank custodian CHADBOURN - Barbara G. Moore, 58, died Wednesday, May 26, 2004 at her residence. She was employed as a bank custodian. Final rites were conducted Saturday, May 29 at Mt. Moriah Missionary Baptist Church, Chadbourn, by the Rev. J.R. Matthews. Interment was in Mt. Moriah Memorial Garden, Chadbourn. Peoples Funeral Home handled the arrangements. She is survived by three daughters: Su-Quetta Moore of the home, Bettye Moore of Chadbourn and Shadavia Moore of Whiteville; three sons: Tyquan Moore of the home, Bobby Moore of Atlanta, Ga. and Peter Moore of Raleigh; four sisters: Hilda Young and Connie Gore, both of Chadbourn, Sandra McCormick of Raleigh and Brenda Gore of Pennsylvania; and four brothers: Herbert George of Pennsylvania, Roy Gore of New York, Wallace Gore and O-Neil Gore, both of Chadbourn.   UTHENAEL W. STRICKLAND Retired from Stone Mfg. FAIR BLUFF - Uthenael Williamson Strickland, 76, died Thursday, May 27, 2004 at Columbus County Hospital. She was retired from Stone Manufacturing Company where she worked as an inspector. She was preceded in death by her husband, Edgar Van Strickland. Final rites were conducted Saturday, May 29 at Meares Funeral Home, Fair Bluff, by the Rev. Dr. Ray Lundy. Interment was in Powell Cemetery. Meares Funeral Home handled the arrangements. She is survived by a daughter: Doris Strickland Miller of Lexington; three sons: Edgar Earl Strickland and Timmy Gerald Strickland, both of Mobile, Ala. and David Devon Strickland of Marion, S.C.; a brother: Ray Williamson of Whiteville; a sister: Ruby Jane Williamson of Chadbourn; 12 grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren. FRANKLIN T. FORREST Veteran HOLDEN BEACH - Franklin Thomas Forrest, 68, died Wednesday, May 26, 2004 at his residence. He was born in Kinston Oct. 13, 1935, the son of the late J.T. and Ola Mae Sutton Forrest. Following graduation from Hallsboro High School, he entered the U.S. Navy where he served for 22 years. Following his retirement from the Navy, he and his wife Nancy moved to Holden Beach. He was a member of the Shallotte River Power Squadron and a life member of the Holden Beach VFW #8866. He was preceded in death by a daughter, Kerrelee Forrest. A memorial service was conducted Saturday, May 29 in the Holden Beach Chapel by the Rev. Marvin Gold and Mark Saunders. Full military honors were presented by the U.S. Navy and the U.S. Army. Brunswick Funeral Service of Shallotte handled the arrangements. He is survived by his wife, Nancy Edge Forrest of the home; a son: Kevin Forrest and wife Laura of High Point; a daughter: Kimberly Forrest of Schwenksville, Pa.; a stepson: Curtis Duncan and wife Julie of Sparta; a stepdaughter: Jennifer Bolt and husband Russ of Brevard; eight grandchildren: Tiffney Forrest of Raleigh, Todd and Ben Forrest of High Point, Austin Buchannan, Joshua Forrest and Amy Silvas, all of Schwenksville, Pa. and Hanna and Rebecca Duncan of Sparta. Memorials may be made to Holden Beach Chapel, 147 Brunswick Ave. W., Holden Beach, N.C. 28462. TERRY W. REYNOLDS Construction/electrician NAKINA - Terry Wayne -Otter Totter- Reynolds died Friday, May 28, 2004 at his residence. He worked in the construction industry as an electrician. Graveside services will be conducted Wednesday, June 2 at 11 a.m. at the McKeithan Family Cemetery, Longwood. Worthington Funeral Home is handling the arrangements. He is survived by a daughter: Natasha Beth Reynolds of Selma; mother and stepfather: Priscilla and Henry S. Rowan of Nakina; father: Graham Reynolds of Hallsboro; a sister: Donna R. Gore; stepbrother: Mark Rowan of Whiteville; and two grandchildren. Memorials may be made to Lower Cape Fear Hospice, P.O. Box 636, Whiteville, N.C. 28472 or to the McKeithan Family Cemetery Fund, c/o Carolyn Smith, 7505 Pireway Road, Longwood, N.C. 28452. The family will receive friends following the service at the cemetery. MAJ. AQUILA P. -A.P.- WORLEY JR. (RET. USAF) Veteran, community volunteer, owner/operator of Chadbourn Hasty Mart CERRO GORDO, CHADBOURN - Ret. Major Aquila Pearson -A.P.- Worley Jr., 74, died Friday, May 28, 2004 in New Hanover Regional Medical Center. He was the son of the late Aquila P. and Bertie Lee Strickland Worley Sr. He retired from the U.S. Air Force after 21 years of service and became very active in the community, serving on the Columbus County Public Library board of directors, Chadbourn Community Library board of directors, West Columbus High School advisory board, president of the Greater Chadbourn Chamber of Commerce, regional director for the Employment Security Commission, owner, operator of the Hasty Mart in Chadbourn and a former buffalo breeder. Final rites will be conducted Tuesday, June 1 at 11 a.m. at Chadbourn Presbyterian Church by the Rev. Dr. Paul Layton and the Rev. Elmore Strickland. Interment will be in Cherry Grove Baptist Church Cemetery with full military honors. Worthington Funeral Home is handling the arrangements. He is survived by his wife, Amanda Regan Worley of the home; children: Richard Worley and wife Dianne of Myrtle Beach, S.C., Jean W. Powell and husband Tommy of Chadbourn, Marilyn Ballard and husband Harold of Clayton, Teresa Hopkins and husband Richard of Whiteville and David P. Worley and wife Debbie of Chadbourn; a sister: Roselene Johnson and husband Clarence of Chesapeake, Va.; grandchildren: Robert Perdue, Karen Beth Ellis, Allison W. Ribeiro, Steven Powell, Terry Wayne Eason, Richard Worley Jr., Kenna Grigorov, Austin Worley, Andrew Worley, Celia Barbieri, David Cody Worley; a great-granddaughter: Sarah Ann Perdue; and a faithful dog, Jose. Pallbearers will be Andrew Worley, Austin Worley, Steven Powell, Robert Perdue, Richard W. Worley Jr. and Richard Hopkins. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Chadbourn Community Library, 301 North Wilson Street, Chadbourn, N.C. 28431. Visitation will be Monday from 7-9 p.m. at Worthington Funeral Home. ANGELA F. KELLY Employed with Assisted Care Home Care Specialists BLADENBORO - Angela -Angie- Faye Kelly, 41, died Friday, May 28, 2004 at Southeastern Regional Medical Center, Lumberton. She was employed with Assisted Care Home Care Specialists. Graveside services were conducted Monday, May 31 at Pine Crest Cemetery by the Rev. Greg Packer. Lewis Funeral Home handled the arrangements. She is survived by a son: Jimmy W. Kelly of the home; two daughters: Stephanie Lynn Kelly and Beth Anne McLean, both of the home; her mother: Connie Gainey of Bladenboro; three brothers: Harry Wade Storms Jr. of Tennessee, Craig Storms and Roger Lane Storms, both of Bladenboro; a sister: Pandora Lowery of Wilmington; maternal grandmother: Clara Lowery of Bladenboro; and two grandchildren. RALPH B. BARKSDALE Veteran, athlete, salesman, church worker RALEIGH - Ralph Beverly Barksdale, 80, formerly of Whiteville, died Thursday, May 27, 2004. He was the son of the late Herbert Barksdale and Mamie Smith Barksdale of Whiteville. He was born in Banner, Va., but spent his formative years in Whiteville and was involved in Whiteville High School athletics. Lt. Barksdale served in WWII as a pilot in the Naval Air Corps. He was a graduate of NCSU in civil engineering where he lettered in football and baseball. He worked for Gregory Poole Equipment Co. in the sales division for more than 35 years. Graveside services will be conducted Wednesday, June 2 at 10 a.m. at Raleigh Memorial Park with Witness to the Resurrection Service to follow at 11 a.m. at White Memorial Presbyterian Church. Brown-Wynne Funeral Home of Raleigh is handling the arrangements. He was preceded in death by his wife, Peggy McIver Barksdale of Raleigh; a sister: Aileen Barksdale Crews of Whiteville; a half-sister: Bessie Caffee Roache of Richmond, Va. and a half-brother: Herbert Barksdale of Richmond, Va. He is survived by a daughter: Dianne Beverly Barksdale of Oriental; a son: Randolph McIver Barksdale of New York, N.Y.; and two brothers: David Armistead Barksdale of Green Cove Springs, Fla. and Henry McIver Trulove of Richmond, Va. The family will receive friends Tuesday, June 1 from 7-9 p.m. at Brown-Wynne Funeral Home, 300 St. Mary-s Street, Raleigh. Memorial contributions may be made to White Memorial Presbyterian Church, 1704 Oberlin Road, Raleigh, N.C. 27608 or to the charity of one's choice.