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Effie Waters Chambers
Mrs. Effie Waters Chambers, age 92 of Chambers Rd. Pinetown died Sunday August 5, 2007. Funeral services will be 11:00 AM Tuesday, August 7, 2007 at Paul Funeral Home of Washington and will be conducted by Rev. Lyman Sheppard. Burial will follow in Oakdale Cemetery. Murrel Jordan, Murray Waters, Bobby Wallace, Ronald Carrow, Octavius Wallace Jr. and Ted Wallace will serve as pallbearers. Mrs. Chambers was born in Beaufort Co. on October 11, 1914 to the late Leroy and Hattie Waters and on May 23, 1933 she married Claude Ray Chambers who preceded her in death. She was a homemaker and a member of the Pinetown Missionary Baptist Church. Survivors include four daughters: Alva C. Lilley of Plymouth, Rae Wetherington of Washington, Betty Jo Stanfield of Raleigh, Lou Long and husband George of High Point; three sons: Jimmy Chambers and wife Lena of Kinston, Travis Chambers and wife Brenda of Delaware, John Chambers and wife Diane of Wilson; one sister: Rachel Dessiree Waters of Washington; 15 grandchildren and 20 great grandchildren. The family will receive friends from 7:00 PM until 9:00 PM Monday, August 6, 2007 at Paul Funeral Home of Washington. Paul Funeral Home of Washington is serving the Chambers family. (Washington Daily News (Washington, NC) - Monday, August 6, 2007)
Bobby Lee Chandler
Pastor Bobby Lee Chandler, age 69 a resident of 445 West Barr Road, Chocowinity, NC died Monday October 9, 2006 at the Pitt County Memorial Hospital in Greenville, NC. A celebration of Pastor Bobby’s life will be held 2:00 PM Thursday October 12, 2006 at Ephesus Free Will Baptist Church officiated by Rev. Keith Garner and Rev. Henry Horne. Burial will follow in Pamlico Memorial Gardens in Washington. Pallbearers will be grandsons: Brandon Askew, Glendon Windley, Dwight Chandler, Justin Chandler, A.J. Chandler and Joshua Chandler. Honorary pallbearers will be Lester Hill, Author Edwards, Jimmy Carrington and Willie Ray Buck. Pastor Bobby was born in Craven County on September 16, 1937, son of the late Jasper Thomas Chandler and the late Annie Beavers Chandler. He was a graduate of Chocowinity High School class of 1955. He married the former Genene Taylor on February 12, 1956 who survives. Pastor Bobby retired from Dupont in Kinston on April 30, 1996 and continued to serve our Lord and Savior as a minister for twenty-eight years. He had served at many Free Will Baptist Churches in the Beaufort and Craven County area having served as Associate Pastor at Ephesus Free Will Baptist Church for the last two years. Pastor Bobby was also a member of the Coastal Plains Chapter Antique Auto Club of America. Surviving along with Pastor Bobby’s wife Genene of the home is a daughter: Cynthia Chandler Carrow and her husband, Marvin of Chocowinity; three sons: Ronnie Lee Chandler and his wife, Wanda of Chocowinity, Bobby Gene Chandler and wife, Cindy of Chocowinity and Ricky Chandler and wife, Bess of Washington; two brothers: Ruffin G. Chandler and his wife, Peggy of the Wilmar Community and Barney Gene Chandler and his wife, Carlotta of the Wilmar Community and one sister: Mary Sue Woolard and her husband, Alger of Washington nine grandchildren and five great grandchildren. Pastor Bobby was preceded in death by a brother, David Thomas Chandler in 1983. The family will receive friends 6 PM to 8 PM today October 11, 2006 at Paul Funeral Home of Washington and at other times at the home. Paul Funeral Home of Washington is serving the Chandler family. (Paul Funeral Home obituaries posted Thursday, October 12, 2006)
Felton Chandler
Mr. Felton “Buddy” Chandler, 45, of 3061 Chandler Road, Vanceboro, died Wednesday, Sept. 27, 2006, at Craven Regional Medical Center, New Bern. A graveside service will be held at noon Saturday in Haw Branch Church of Christ cemetery with D.J. Maxey and the Rev. Calvin Tuininga officiating. Mr. Chandler was born in Beaufort County on Jan. 29, 1961. He was the son of Mary Agnes Davenport Chandler Smith and the late George Felton Chandler. He worked in construction. He was a member of Haw Branch Church of Christ. Survivors include two sisters, Ruth C. Sutton of Chocowinity and Maxine S. Jones of Washington. He was preceded in death by three sisters, June C. Rowe, Anna C. Varble and Rachel C. Everson. The family will receive friends today from 6:30-8:30 p.m. at Hillside Funeral Service, Washington, and other times at the home. (Washington Daily News (Washington, NC) – Friday, September 29, 2006)
Jewel Pierce Chaplin
Jewel Pierce Chaplin of Doylestown, Pa., died Friday, Oct. 28, at Heritage Towers, Doylestown, Pa., She was 97. She was the loving wife of the late Frank Sprague Chaplin who died in 1996. She was born in Pinetown, N.C., the daughter of Vermell McCullough Pierce and Preston Parker Pierce. She moved to Portsmouth, Va., and graduated from Kings Daughters’ Hospital School of Nursing as a Registered Nurse. Upon graduating, she moved to the Philadelphia, Pa. area, where she worked, married and raised a family. In 1977, upon their retirement, they moved to the Washington area, where she was active in her church and community. After a long and enjoyable retirement, she moved to Doylestown, Pa., where she resided at the Heritage Towers Retirement Community. Jewel Chaplin was a devoted wife, loving mother and dedicated nurse. She was a wonderful cook and enjoyed gardening and bird watching. She gave much of herself to others and was greatly loved by her family and friends. Surviving are two daughters, Penelope J. Mohler of Doylestown, Pa., and Janet C. Zarges and her husband Thomas Zarges of Boise, Idaho; two sons, Stephen J. Chaplin of Arlington, Mass. and Mark G. Chaplin of New Cumberland, Pa.; four grandchildren; and one sister, Marjory Mizelle of Plymouth. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. on Friday, Nov. 4, at the First Presbyterian Church, 211 W. Second St., Washington, NC. (Washington Daily News (Washington, NC) – November 3, 2005)
Irene Woolard Chapman
WASHINGTON, N.C. - Irene Woolard Chapman, 87, died Friday, May 4, 2007, at Beaufort County Hospital. She graduated from beauty school in Durham, and later owned and operated her own beauty parlor. She was also employed as a crab picker for Ted Day and Guthrie’s Seafood. She was a member of the Gray Ladies Club, Helping Hands, Mt. Hebron Disciples Church of Christ and the 80-plus club. Funeral will be 1 p.m. Friday at Mt. Hebron Disciples Church of Christ with the Rev. Gregory Boston officiating. Burial will be in Cedar Hill Cemetery. She is survived by one son, Gary Chapman of Washington, N.C.; two daughters, Juanita Davis of Palm Coast, Fla., and Mary Griffin of Ft. Washington, Md.; four sisters, Christina Smithwick of Williamston, Lillian Smith of Jamesville, Susan Franklin of Inkster, Mich., and Eva Ward of Hamilton; two grandchildren, four step grandchildren; and 13 great-grandchildren. The family will receive friends from 6 to 7 p.m. Thursday at Leon Randolph Funeral Home, Washington, N.C. Viewing will be from 3 to 7 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home. Arrangements by Rivers-Morgan Funeral Home, New Bern. (Sun Journal [New Bern, NC] - Tuesday, May 8, 2007)
Emma Lucille Knox Chauncey
Mrs. Emma Lucille Knox Chauncey, 84, of 128 Union Chapel Road, Chocowinity, died Thursday, Oct. 18, 2007, at home. A private graveside service will be held. Mrs. Chauncey was born in Craven County on June 28, 1923. She was the daughter of the late Charlie Bryant Knox and Armenta Elizabeth Toler Knox. She was a homemaker. She was a member of First Church of Christ in Washington. Survivors include four daughters, Emma Jean Gersham of Greenwood, S.C., Frances Elizabeth Jackson of Washington, Cathy Lucille Boyd of Pinetown and Freida Ann Edwards of Chocowinity; two sons, Charles McCoy Edwards of Washington and Andrew Edwards of Austin, Texas; two sisters, Mildred Alligood of Greensboro and Hazel Walker of Newport News, Va.; 12 grandchildren; 23 great-grandchildren and 12 great-great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by two brothers, Johnny B. Knox and Charlie Knox and three sisters, Mary Weatherington, Minnie Morris and Sina Biladeaux. The family will receive friends at the home of her daughter, Freida Ann Edwards, 128 Union Chapel Road, Chocowinity. Arrangements are by Paul Funeral Home, Washington. (Washington Daily News (Washington, NC) – Friday, October 19, 2007)
Larry Brinn Chauncey
Mr. Larry Brinn Chauncey, age 70, of 3377 US Hwy 17 S., Chocowinity died Tuesday, January 2, 2007 at his home. Graveside services will be 11:00 AM Thursday at Oakdale Cemetery and will be officiated by Dr. Richard Sheriff. Mr. Chauncey was born September 30, 1936 to the late Samuel Hedrick Chauncey and Ethel Baker Chauncey who survives. On April 9, 1978 he married Kathy Lynn Powers who survives. He was a welder and was employed by Buddy’s Garage. Survivors include his wife, Kathy Powers Chauncey of the home; his mother, Ethel Baker Chauncey of Washington; two daughters, Lisa Marie Chauncey Stokesberry of Chocowinity and Jeannie Chauncey Hall of Whaleyville, VA; one sister, Joyce Ann Seavey of Washington; four grandchildren and three great grandchildren. He was also preceded in death by his brother, Bobby Dean Chauncey and his grandson, Nickolas Ray Stokesberry. The family will receive friends from 7:00 PM to 8:30 PM Wednesday January 3, 2006 at Paul Funeral Home of Washington and other times at the home. Paul Funeral Home of Washington is serving the Chauncey family. (Paul Funeral Home obituary posted January 3, 2007)
Jessie Willis Cherry
Mrs. Jessie Willis Cherry, 79, a former resident of Washington, died Friday, May 19, 2006, in Brandon, Fla. A funeral was conducted at 2 p.m. Monday at Stowers Funeral Home in Brandon, Fla. Graveside services will be conducted at 11 a.m. Thursday at Oakdale Cemetery, Washington, with the Rev. Jay Martin officiating. Mrs. Cherry was born in Washington on Jan. 12, 1927. She was the daughter of the late Aurelius H. Willis and Dorothy Brown Willis. Mrs. Cherry had resided in the Tampa area for 31 years after moving from Atlanta, Ga. She was of the Presbyterian faith, a member of the Tampa Garden Club and past president of the Women of Church at First Presbyterian Church of Florence, S.C. Survivors include her husband, Jack Cherry Jr. of Brandon, Fla.; two sons, Jack Cherry III of Norristown, Pa., and Edwin M. Cherry of Roswell, Ga.; five grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. The family will receive friends from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Wednesday at Paul Funeral Home in Washington. (Washington Daily News (Washington, NC) – Tuesday, May 23, 2006)
Lester T. Cherry
EAST GREENBUSH - Lester T. Cherry, 87, of Mill Creek Dr., East Greenbush, NY, died Thursday November 4, 1999 at Albany Memorial Hospital, Albany. Mr. Cherry was the son of the late William and Alpha (Cutler) Cherry. He was born in Washington, NC, in a town that was without electric lights at the time. He attended Chapel Hill University in North Carolina and spent his first summer camp with the Army National Guard in Fort Bragg, NC. He joined the FBI in 1940 and worked in the Albany office, and for a time was Chief Clerk until his retirement in 1973. He was especially interested in history, and for many years was an avid vegetable gardener. For the past 18 years Lester and his wife wintered in Myrtle Beach, SC. He is survived by his wife Hazel Cherry, East Greenbush; son, William Cherry of East Greenbush; two grandchildren, Dale Rucker and Robin Rucker; and one great grandson, Mark Anthony. He was predeceased by a daughter, Jane Cherry Rucker. Funeral services will be held Wednesday at 11:00 a.m. from St. Pauls Episcopal Church, Church Street, Kinderhook where a Reqium Mass will be celebrated by Rev. Walcott Hunter. Burial will be in St. Paul's Culumbarium. There will be no calling hours. (The Union Times (Albany, NY) – November 7, 1999; pg. B6)
Margaret Buck Cherry
Mrs. Margaret Buck Cherry, 56, of 203 Croatan St., Beaufort Heights, Washington, died Monday, July 2, 2007. A funeral will be conducted at 2 p.m. Saturday in First Free Will Baptist Church, Washington, with the Rev. Ken Cash officiating. Burial will follow in Oakdale Cemetery. Randy Varni, Gene Paul Edwards, Stewart Woolard, Marty Martin, Travis Sadler and Gerald Cameron will serve as pallbearers. Mrs. Cherry was born in Beaufort County on Dec. 16, 1950. She was the daughter of the late Lamon Romonus Buck and Lucy Clark Buck. On Dec. 20, 1968, she married Clifton Wayne Cherry, who survives. She attended Beaufort County Community College and Lenoir Community College. She was a bookkeeper and office manager with Beaufort Equipment Co. of Washington. She was a member of the Wild Fowl Guild. Survivors include one daughter, “Bess” Jeannette Beauchane of Fertile, Minn.; two sons, Matthew Cherry and Joshua Cherry, both of Washington; two brothers, Frankie Buck of Bath, and Walter Wilson Buck of Chocowinity; and two grandchildren. She was preceded in death by two brothers, Roy Buck and Jesse Buck. The family will receive friends today from 7-8:30 p.m. at Paul Funeral Home, Washington, and other times at the home. (Washington Daily News (Washington, NC) – Friday, July 6, 2007)
Mildred Merrill Cherry
Mildred Merrill Cherry, 84, died Jan. 13, 2004, at Chesapeake General Hospital. Mrs. Cherry was born in Beaufort County, N.C. to the late Albert and Mattie Small Merrill. She was the widow of John W. Cherry, Sr. Survivors include four daughters, Hellen Gattis of Norfolk, Elizabeth Parker of Moyock, N.C., Mary Bradshaw of Crowley, Wyo. and Nancy Cherry of Chesapeake; a son, John Cherry Jr. of Columbia, N.C.; one brother, Leland Merrill of Athens, Ga.; seven grandchildren; numerous great-grandchildren; and one great-great-grandchild. A funeral will be held Saturday at 2 p.m. at Twifords Colonial Chapel, Chesapeake with Chaplin Bron Forrester officiating. The family will receive friends at the funeral home Saturday from 1 to 2 p.m. (The Virginian-Pilot (Norfolk, NC) – January 16, 2004; pg. B6)
Roland Cherry
Ronald "Rock'' Cherry, 52, Dec. 23. Funeral 11 a.m., Tuesday, First Baptist Church of Chocowinity. Burial, Pamlico Memorial Gardens, Washington. Arrangements by Paul Funeral Home, Washington. (The News & Observer (Raleigh, NC) – December 25, 2005; pg. B9)
Russell Cherry
DERBY, KANSAS - Cherry, Russell, age 84, was born March 31, 1923 in Washington, N.C., the son of the late James and Sudie Melinda (Roberson) Cherry, died Friday, November 23, 2007 of heart failure complicated by pneumonia in Wichita, Kan. Russell attended Washington High School from 1937 to 1939, joined the U.S. Army in 1940 and served in the European Theater of Operations until the end of WWII in 1945. He left the service and returned to Washington to finish high school and work on the family farm. Again he heard the call to duty and joined the Army Air Corps/United States Air Force in 1946 and served at various stateside and European bases until full military retirement in 1973. After his retirement the family settled in Derby, Kan. where he was a member of the police force from 1975 to 1983. His primary mission on the police force was involvement with children’s safety programs. Russell continued to serve his community through many volunteer programs including Meals on Wheels, Derby Masonic Lodge and was past president of the Derby Lions Club serving from 1993 to 1994. He was preceded in death by his parents and siblings. Russell is survived by his adored wife of 61 years, Ella Dorothy; daughters, Danya (James) Tomlinson, Seattle, Wa., Melinda (Mark) Phillips, Carrollton, Texas; son, Russ Cherry, Derby; granddaughters, Ericka Cherry, Derby, JoAnn Gandolfi, Dallas Texas; grandson, Ryan Cherry, Derby; great grandson, Adrian Cherry, Wichita; and his beloved poodle, Sophie. Visitation was from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Wednesday with the family receiving friends from 5 to 7; services were at 2 p.m. Thursday, all at Smith Mortuary Chapel, 1415 North Rock Road, Derby, Kansas. (Washington Daily News (Washington, NC) – Wednesday, November 28, 2007)
Samuel S. Cherry
Samuel S. Cherry 46, of Charlotte, died June 8, 1996 at his residence. Funeral service is 2 p.m. Tuesday at Steele Creek Baptist Church with the Rev. Dexter Greene officiating. Interment will follow in Greenlawn Cemetery in Great Falls, SC. Visitation is 7-8:30 p.m. Monday at Hankins & Whittington Funeral Home. Mr. Cherry was born October 10, 1949 in Washington, NC, and lived in Charlotte the past 28 years. Employed as an architect with Gantt and Huberman, he also worked at Revolution Golf Course and was an avid volleyball player. Survivors include his wife, Karen M. Cherry; daughters, Kimberly Cherry and Montica Cherry, all of Charlotte; mother, Bernice Cherry of Chocowinity, brothers, Jimmy Cherry of Florida, Clifton Cherry of Washington, NC and Kenneth Cherry of Fuquay-Varina; sisters, Teresa Bullock of Washington, NC and Nellie Hassell of Chocowinity; and parents-in-law, Heyward and Jeanette McAteer of Great Falls,SC. Hankins & Whittington is serving the family of Mr. Cherry. (The Charlotte Observer (Charlotte, NC) – June 9, 1996; pg. A26)
Mary Ann Choate
Mary Ann Choate, 75, of the 1500 block of Wingfield Ave., died Jan. 31, 1997, in a Chesapeake hospital. Born in Aurora, N.C., she was a member of St. Matthews Catholic Church. Survivors include her husband, Robert E. Choate; a son, Robert E. Choate III and his wife, Connie, of Chesapeake; two sisters, Geneive Waller of Hanover, Pa., and Agnes Simmonini of Algonquin, Ill.; a brother, Joseph Rachid of Bridgeton, N.C.; a grandson, Thomas A. Choate of Chesapeake; 14 nieces and nephews; and an aunt, Eva Misty of New Bern, N.C. A funeral will be conducted at 2 p.m. Monday in St. Matthews Catholic Church by Father Timothy Drake. Burial will be in Chesapeake Memorial Gardens. The family will receive friends from 7 to 9 p.m. Sunday at Hollomon-Brown Funeral Home, Indian River Chapel. (The Virginian-Pilot (Norfolk, VA) – February 1, 1997; pg. B6)
Carolyn Bowen Chrismon
Mrs. Carolyn Bowen Chrismon, age 62, a resident of 3033 N.C. Hwy. 92 East, Washington, died Monday evening April 10, 2006 at her home. A funeral service will be held 3:30 p.m. Thursday April 13, 2006 at the First Church of Christ in Washington, officiated by Steve Hill. Burial will follow in Pamlico Memorial Gardens. John Mullis, Ty Carter, Mike Nichols, Johnny Woolard, Lannie Price and Josh Carter will serve as pallbearers. Mrs. Chrismon was born in Beaufort County on March 12, 1944, daughter of Hilton Chester “H.C.” Bowen, Jr. and Mazel Davidson Bowen. Mrs. Chrismon was a lab technician and retired from TexasGulf. She was a member of Faith Free Will Baptist Church, VFW Ladies Auxiliary and former member of the Pinetown Volunteer Rescue Squad. She was preceded in death by her husband, Gary Dwight Chrismon, Sr. in 1993. In addition to her parents, H.C. and Mazel Bowen of Washington, she is survived by her two sons: Gary Chrismon and his wife, Sandy, and William Chrismon and his wife, Lori, all of Washington; six grandchildren: Brittany Chrismon, Kelly Chrismon, Mackenzie Chrismon, Macon Deans, Brian Deans and Anthony Burton and her sister: Rebecca Smith and her husband, Ed of Blounts Creek. Mrs. Chrismon remarried and is survived by Charlie Bennie Hill now residing in Virginia. The family will receive friends 7-8:30 p.m. Wednesday at Paul Funeral Home in Washington and other times at the home of her son, Gary Chrismon located at 728 Flanders Filters Road, Washington. Paul Funeral Home of Washington is serving the Chrismon Family. (Washington Daily News (Washington, NC) – Wednesday, April 12, 2006)
Rocco Claps
Rocco Claps, 83, Nov. 10. Funeral 2 p.m., Sunday, funeral home chapel. Burial, Trinity Episcopal Church Cemetery, Chocowinity. Arrangements by Wilkerson Funeral Home. (The News & Observer (Raleigh, NC) –November 11, 2000)
Alma Gibbs Clark
Mrs. Alma Gibbs Clark, age 76, a resident of 754 Indian Island Road, Aurora, NC died Tuesday January 2, 2007 at the Craven Regional Hospital in New Bern, NC. A graveside funeral will be held 1:00 PM today January 4, 2006 at the Warren Memorial Cemetery in Blounts Creek officiated by the Rev. Blaney Rowe. Mrs. Clark was born in Pamlico County on June 16, 1930 daughter of the late Milton Gibbs and the late Mollie Virginia Rowe Gibbs. She attended Pamlico County Schools. Mrs. Clark married Hays Clark, Jr. who preceded her in death on March 10, 1985. Mrs. Clark dedicated her time and energy to her family as a homemaker. Survivors include a daughter: Pamela I. Brinn and her husband James Larry of Chesapeake, VA; two sons: Hays Clark of Baton Rouge, LA and Miles Clark and Kathy of Aurora; two sisters: Mavis O’Neal of Bayboro and Diane Harris of Wilmington, NC; five grandchildren: Cindy Bonner, April Prest, Craig Brinn, Shawn Clark and Dawn Clark; nine great grandchildren: John, Sean, Jennifer, Luke, Jake, Anna, A.J. Michael and Elijah and a special friend and caretaker Patty. The family appreciates all prayers and acts of kindness shown to their mother and grandmother during her illness and a special thank you goes to Aunt Veda, Hix and Celia. The family will receive friends following the service at the cemetery. Paul Funeral Home of Washington is serving the Clark family. (Paul Funeral Home obituary posted Thursday, January 4, 2007)
Ann Winstead Clark
BELHAVEN - Mrs. Ann Winstead Clark, age 81, a resident of 229 Pungo View Road, Belhaven, died Sunday, March 26, 2006, at her home. A graveside service will be held at a later date. The family will receive friends at the home. Mrs. Clark was born on March 2, 1925, the daughter of the late Ellis G. Winstead, M.D. and Annie Murphy Winstead. She was married to Charles G. Clark on June 25, 1955. Mrs. Clark was a retired registered nurse, having received her education at the Belhaven Schools, Woman’s College (now the University of North Carolina at Greensboro) in Greensboro, N.C., and the Medical College of Virginia School of Nursing in Richmond, Va. Surviving with her husband is one son, Charles G. Clark Jr., and one daughter, LeAnna C. Drouin, both of Greenville, N.C., and one brother, Ellis G. Winstead of Summerville, Ga. Mrs. Clark was preceded in death by one sister, Leah Dae Winstead Younce of Belhaven, N.C. Paul Funeral Home of Belhaven is serving the Clark family. (Washington Daily News (Washington, NC) – Monday, March 27, 2006)
Charles Gorham Clark, Sr.
Charles Gorham Clark, Sr., 82, a resident of 229 Pungo view Road, Belhaven, died Wednesday, Dec. 5, 2007 at Greenfield Place Nursing Center of Greenville. A private burial service for family will be held at a later date. Mr. Clark was born in Beaufort County on May 2, 1925, son of the late George W. Clark and the late Bertha Artis Clark. He served with the U.S. Navy during WWII. He graduated from East Carolina College (now East Carolina University) and attended Ohio State University. Mr. Clark married Ann Winstead, of Belhaven on June 25, 1955, who preceded him in death on March 26, 2006. After living in Raleigh and Norfolk, he and Ann moved to Greenville in 1957, where they opened and operated Clark and Company. While living in Greenville, he served two years on the Greenville Board of Adjustments, was a member in the Greenville Jaycees and served as President of the Greenville Exchange Club. He was a Past Master of Greenville Lodge 284 AF&AM, serving in 1964 and 1974. Mr. Clark was honored with a life membership in 1984. He was elected an honorary member of Greenville Masonic Lodges, William Pitt Lodge 734 AF&AM in 1973 and Crown Point Lodge 708 AF&AM in 1982. He was a York Rite Mason and recipient of the KYCH Degree and was a past Sovereign Master of the Duke of Beaufort No. 20 Allied Masonic Degrees. After retiring and returning to Belhaven in 1988, he was active in the Pungo River Sport Fishermen's Association and published the association's newsletter, The Pungo Sentinel, he attended many concerns on fisheries issues and other subjects, in letters to editors, etc. He was preceded in death by his parents, George W. Clark and Bertha C. Clark; his wife, Ann W. Clark; two brothers, Curtis Clark and Orville R. Clark; three sisters, Eula Clark, Nina Clark Powell and Linda Clark Heekin; and his stepmother, Glayde Clark Linton. Mr. Clark is survived by a son, Charles G. Clark Jr.; a daughter: LeAnna Clark Drouin; and four grandchildren, all of Greenville; a sister, Iris Clark Holt of Pensacola, Fla. and several nephews and nieces. The family will receive friends tonight from 6:30 to 8:30 at the home of Mr. Clark's niece, Andrea Heekin, located at 812 Hubs Rec Road, Belhaven. (The Daily Reflector [Greenville, NC] - Thursday, December 6, 2007)
Clara Denby Clark
CHOCOWINITY - Mrs. Clara Denby Clark, 88, a former resident of Chocowinity, died early Thursday morning, August 13th at the Beaufort County Home. Services will be held 11 a.m., Saturday, August 15th at the Chapel of Paul Funeral Home in Washington with the Rev. Michael Nations officiating. Burial will follow in the Trinity Cemetery located in Chocowinity. Serving as pallbearers are: David Perdue, Tim Eldred, Markey Burroughs, Dobey Burroughs, Jimmy Wilcox and George Branch. Mrs. Clark was born in Beaufort County, August 14, 1909, daughter of the late William Thomas and Bessie Elizabeth Denby. She was married to Glen Thomas Clark on March 20, 1926, who preceded her in death on May 9, 1973. Mrs. Clark was a devoted homemaker by devoting her life to her family. Survivors include: three daughters, Mary Wall and Pearl Perdue of Chocowinity and Margie Burroughs of Havelock; one son, Ronnie Clark of Belhaven; eight grandchildren, Dobey Burroughs, Cynthia Wilcox, Markey Burroughs, Joe Wall, Sheila Eldred, David Perdue, Tassie Mills, and Ron Clark, Jr; and 14 great-grandchildren. She is preceded in death by six brothers and two sisters. Family will receive friends 2-3:30 p.m. in the afternoon and 7-8:30 p.m. Friday, August 14th at Paul Funeral Home in Washington and other times at the home of her daughter, Mary Wall, 207 Carolina Ave., Chocowinity. Arrangements are by Paul Funeral Home of Washington. (The News & Observer (Raleigh, NC) – August 14, 1998; pg. B6)
Donald Ray Clark
Donald Ray Clark, 59, of Lockport, Ill., died Tuesday, May 13, 1997, in his residence. Mr. Clark, born in Washington, N.C., and a native of Dare County, was a correctional officer for the state of Illinois and a Methodist. He was a retired staff sergeant in the U.S. Air Force, having served in Vietnam. He was the son of Clarence McDonald Clark of Manteo and the late Mabel Davenport Clark. Besides his father, Mr. Clark is survived by four sons, James Louis Clark and Gerald Ray Clark, both of Anderson, S.C., David Michael Clark and Daniel Davidson Clark, both of Boston; stepdaughter, Carol Ruth Thomas of Anderson; sister, Geneva Clark of Manteo; and a grandchild. A funeral will be held at Twiford's Colony Chapel, Manteo, at 11 a.m. Monday with the Rev. Dennis Goodwin officiating. Burial will be in Oakdale Cemetery, Little Washington, at 3 p.m. Visitation will be today from 7 to 8:30 p.m. at Twiford's Funeral Home, Manteo. The family will receive friends at the home of Mack Clark, Manteo, at other times. (The Virginian-Pilot (Norfolk, VA) – May 18, 1997; pg. B9)
Doris Patricia Brooks Clark
Mrs. Doris Patricia Brooks Clark, age 52, a resident of 704 Hudnell Street, Washington, NC died Monday, February 19, 2007. A graveside funeral service will be held 11 a.m. Thursday, February 22, 2007 at Oakdale Cemetery officiated by Rev. Robert J. Paciocco. Pallbearers will be Braxton Brooks, Jr., Terry Brooks, Jimmy Burbage, Jr., David Burbage, Sr., David Burbage, Jr. and A.J. Garris. Mrs. Patricia was born in Beaufort County on June 9, 1954, daughter of the late Braxton Earl Brooks, Sr. and Doris Burbage Brooks. She was a graduate of Washington High School Class of 1972 and continued her education at the former Beaufort County Technical Institute. Mrs. Patricia was a member of the Red Hat Society “Beaufort County Chapter” and a member of the First Baptist Church of Washington. Survivors include a daughter: Mindy Woolard and her husband Joey of Washington; a son: Stephen Lee Burrow, Jr. of Washington; her mother: Doris Burbage Brooks Karnowski of Washington; two brothers: Braxton E. Brooks, Jr. of Morehead City and Terry W. Brooks of Morehead City; a sister: Brenda B. Ingram of Millbrook, AL and a grandson: Dylan Woolard of Washington. Paul Funeral Home of Washington is serving Mrs. Patricia’s family. (Washington Daily News (Washington, NC) – Thursday, February 22, 2007)
Elberta Clark
Elberta "Bert" Clark, 96, June 19. Funeral 11 a.m., today, Haw Branch Church of Christ, Chocowinity. Arrangements by Paul Funeral Home. (The News & Observer (Raleigh, NC) –June 21, 2001)
Estelle Carrow Clark
CHOCOWINITY – Mrs. Estelle Carrow Clark, 73, of 1228 N.C. 33 West died Monday, Oct. 3, 2005. Graveside service 2 p.m. Wednesday, Pamlico Memorial Gardens. Visitation 7-8:30 p.m. today at Paul Funeral Home of Washington and other times at the residence. (The Daily Reflector (Greenville, NC) – October 4, 2005)
Frances Clark
HAMPTON - Frances St. Clair Clark, 60, a native of Beaufort County, N.C., died Wednesday, Nov. 17. Mrs. Clark retired as a nurses' aide from Hampton General Hospital. She was a member of Bethel Temple Assembly of God. Survived by her husband, Solomon Clark; two daughters, Deborah Clark-McGhee of Hampton and April Clark-Wynn of Fayetteville, N.C.; a son, Curtis W. Clark of Newport News; four sisters, Annie Albritton of Hyattsville, Md., Juanita St. Clair-Mills and Clara Stokes of Chocowinity, N.C., and Ruth Wallace of Greenville, N.C.; three brothers, Collier St. Clair of Atlanta, Alonzo St. Clair of Chocowinity, and Elmo "Stacy" St. Clair of Baltimore; and nine grandchildren. Funeral 2 p.m. Monday at Ebenezer Baptist Church by Dr. Alonzo St. Clair and the Rev. Don Rodgers. The body will be placed in the church by noon. Assemble by 1:15 p.m. at 21 Sacramento Drive, 6E. Burial in Parklawn Memorial Park. Arrangements by Cooke Bros. Funeral Chapel, Newport News. (Daily Press (Newport News, VA) – November 21, 1993; pg. C4)
George Curtis Clark, Sr.
Mr. George Curtis Clark, Sr., 88, of 25557 U.S. Highway 264 East, Pantego, died Saturday, July 1, 2006, at his home. A private memorial service will be held by the family. The family will receive friends from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. today at Mr. Clark’s home. Mr. Clark was born Nov. 18, 1917, in Beaufort County. He was the son of the late George Washington Clark and Bertha Clark. On Dec. 19, 1945, he married the former Dorothy Davenport, who survives. He was a lifelong resident of Beaufort County and a veteran of the U.S. Navy, the U.S. Coast Guard and the Merchant Marine, where he earned the rank of lieutenant. Mr. Clark’s travels in the military took him around the world several times, with his favorite stop being in Australia. He was an avid hunter and sailor. Survivors include his wife, Dorothy D. Clark; two daughters, Mary Esther Baker and her husband, Stan, of Raleigh, N.C., and Martha Ella Dreher and her husband, David, of Jackson, Miss.; one son, George Curtis Clark Jr. and his wife, Anne, of Greenville, N.C.; one sister, Iris C. Holt of Pensacola, Fla.; one brother, Charles G. Clark of Pungo Creek, N.C.; and five grandchildren, Dr. Edwin B. Martin III and his wife, Beth, of Wilmington, N.C., John C. Martin of Asheville, N.C., Tiffany Martin of Wilmington, N.C., Caroline Clark and Curt Clark, both of Greenville, N.C. Hillside Funeral Service of Washington is serving the Clark family. (Washington Daily News (Washington, NC) – Monday, July 3, 2006)
Jackie Ingalls Clark
Mrs. Jackie Ingalls Clark, 74, of 197 Clifton Meadow Drive, died Sunday, July 9, 2006 at Pitt County Memorial Hospital in Greenville. A funeral service will be held at 11 a.m., Tuesday, July 11, 2006 in the chapel of Hillside Funeral Service with Pastor Phillip Jethro and Pastor Bobby Bragan officiating. Burial will follow in Pamlico Memorial Gardens. Alton L. Ingalls, William Eugene Ingalls, Lewis Wayne Ingalls, John Curtis Clark, Jim Hatcher and Bobby O’Neal will serve as pallbearers. Leamon H. Ingalls, Jr. and Frankie Watson will serve as honorary pallbearers. Mrs. Clark was born October 10, 1931 in Beaufort County. She was the daughter of the late Leamon H. and Claudia Mae Allcox Ingalls. On June 15, 1950, she married Guy Edward Clark. Mrs. Clark was a retired bookkeeper with the Washington Housing Authority. She was a member of Emmanuel Free Will Baptist Church and a former member of Alligood Church of God. Survivors include her husband of 56 years, Guy Edward Clark; two sons, Edward Cornell Clark and his wife, Kathy Potter Clark and Steven Curtis Clark and his wife, Jackie Thurmon Clark, all of Washington; four brothers, Lewis Wayne Ingalls of Raleigh, NC, Leamon H. Ingalls, Jr. of Charlotte, NC, William Eugene Ingalls of Verbena, AL and Alton L. Ingalls of Washington, NC; two grandchildren, Chastity Clark Baugham and Joshua Edward Clark, both of Washington and one great-grandson, Jaxon Matthew Baugham of Washington. Hillside Funeral Service of Washington is serving the Clark family. (Washington Daily News (Washington, NC) – Tuesday, July 11, 2006)
Johnnie Riley Clark, Sr.
Mr. Johnnie Riley Clark Sr., 81, of 763 Washington St., Belhaven, died Tuesday, March 4, 2008, at Pungo District Hospital in Belhaven. A funeral will be conducted at 11 a.m. Saturday in Saint James Church of Christ (Disciples of Christ) with Elder Barry James officiating. Burial will follow in Northside Cemetery. Mr. Clark was born in Beaufort County on Nov. 25, 1926. He was the son of the late Fred Clark Sr. and Carrie R. Clark. He attended the Beaufort County Schools. He was an Army veteran. He was a member of Saint James Church of Christ (Disciples of Christ). Survivors include two sons, Johnnie Clark Jr. of Fayetteville and Dwight Clark of New York, N.Y.; two daughters, Cora Bonner of Brooklyn, N.Y., and Dorothy Clark of Queens, N.Y.; 10 grandchildren; 16 great-grandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren. A walk-in visitation will be held today from 2:30-8:30 p.m. at Whitfield & Whitley Funeral Home, Washington. The body may be viewed Saturday from 10-10:30 a.m. at Saint James Church of Christ (Disciples of Christ). (Washington Daily News (Washington, NC) – Friday, March 7, 2008)
Monroe Clark
Bishop Monroe Clark, of the 100 block of Welch Road, died Sept. 22, 1996, in Virginia Beach General Hospital, Virginia Beach. Born in Pantego, N.C., he was the widower of Ruth Corine Clark. Mr. Clark was a church minister and member of Saint Stephens Holiness Church, Chesapeake. Survivors include two daughters, Charlotte Holmes, Catherine Clark, both of Chesapeake; five sisters, Mattie Whichard, Sudie Vines, both of Greenville, N.C., Louise Williams of Snow Hill, N.C., Marie Wallace of Grifton, N.C., Rosa Edwards of New Haven, Conn.; two brothers, Henry Clark and Frank Clark of Greenville; nine grandchildren, 19 great-grandchildren, 12 great-great-grandchildren; and many other surviving relatives and friends. A funeral will be conducted at noon Saturday in Saint Stephens Holiness Church, Chesapeake, by Bishop John R. Savage assisted by Elder Paul Arrington. Burial will be in Roosevelt Memorial Park, Chesapeake. Fitchett Funeral Home is in charge. (The Virginian-Pilot (Norfolk, VA) – September 26, 1996; pg. B6)
Mylon Ray Clark
Mylon Ray Clark, 50, of the 2900 block of Berkley Ave., died Dec. 19, 2000, at his residence. Born in Washington, N.C., Mr. Clark retired in 1996 as a fire control electrician of Norfolk Naval Shipyard after 26 years of service. He was a member of Doric Masonic Lodge No. 44 AF & AM. He is survived by two sons, Shawn G. Clark and Ryan D. Clark of Chesapeake; seven sisters, Liddie Cretens of S. Milwaukee, Wis., Marie Swindell and Mary Frances Woolard of Bath, N.C., Joliene Clark and Winnie Hylton of Chesapeake, Sylvia Ann Mills of Greenville, N.C., and Wanda May Foreman of Pine Town, N.C.; and two brothers, Frank Clark Jr. and Donald Clark of Bath, N.C. He was predeceased by his parents, Frank and Mary Clark; and two brothers, Malcolm and Steve Clark. A graveside service will be held at 1 p.m. Friday at Chesapeake Memorial Gardens by the Rev. Ernest L. Trueblood. Family will receive friends today from 7 to 8 p.m. at Hollomon-Brown Funeral Home, Great Bridge Chapel. (The Virginian-Pilot (Norfolk, VA) – December 21, 2000; pg. B8)
Richard Lee Clark
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r. Richard Lee Clark, 74, of 50 Riverside Road, Apt. 102, Washington, died Sunday, December 4, 2005 at his home. A funeral service will be held at 11:00 AM, Wednesday, December 7, 2005 at the Alligood Church of God with Pastor Philip Jethro officiating. Burial will follow in Oakdale Cemetery. Tommy Parker, Guy Clark, Harold Boyd, Ronnie Woolard, Nickey Hopkins and Aaron Waters will serve as pallbearers. The family will receive friends from 7:00 to 8:30 PM, Tuesday, December 6, 2005 at the Alligood Church of God. Mr. Clark was born February 8, 1931 in Buckhannon, West Virginia. He was the son of the late Paul J. Clark and Hazel Marie Phillips Clark. He was married to the former Helen Taylor on March 28, 1992, who survives. He was retired from Coca-Cola Bottling Co. of Fayetteville, NC with 23 years of service. He was a member of the Alligood Church of God. Survivors include his wife, Helen Taylor Clark; four sons, Thomas Lee Clark, Daniel Wayne Clark, Steven Clark and Richard Warren Clark, all of Fayetteville, NC; one step-daughter Sherry N. Cummings of Linden, NC; three step-sons, William Christopher Nance and Arthur Nance, Jr., both of Fayetteville, NC and Michael Aaron Nance of Taylorsville, NC; three sisters, Irene Clark of Jacksonville, FL, Patty C. Burk of Sterling, CO and Rosie C. Odgen of WV; four brothers, Donald Clark of Intersion City, FL, Russell Clark of Appomattox, VA, James Clark of Kansas and Arkie Clark; thirteen grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by three sisters, Bonnie Clark Holland, Delores Clark Autry and Marie Clark and three brothers, Robert William “Billy” Clark, Roy Howard Clark, and Paul Clark, Jr. (Hillside Funeral Service obituary)
Richard Monquel Clark
CHOCOWINITY - Mr. Richard Monquel Clark, 14, of 258 Peed Road died Wednesday, July 4, 2007. He was a native of Pitt County. Funeral 1 p.m. Monday, Cornerstone Family Worship Center Church of God, Washington, N.C. Burial in Pamlico Memorial Gardens, Washington. Visitation 6-8 p.m. Sunday, Noah's Ark Father Son and Holy Ghost Deliverance Church and other times at the residence. Arrangements by Rountree Family Mortuary & Cremation Service. (The Daily Reflector (Greenville, NC) - Saturday, July 7, 2007)
Rilma Smith Clark
Mrs. Rilma Smith Clark, 70, of 646 Elm St., Belhaven, died Tuesday, Jan. 23, 2007, at Pungo District Hospital, Belhaven. A funeral will be conducted at 2:30 p.m. Sunday in Saint Reddick Missionary Baptist Church. Burial will follow in Northside Cemetery. Mrs. Clark was born in Beaufort County on Feb. 10, 1936. She was the daughter of the late John and Flossie D. Smith. She attended the Beaufort County Schools. She was married to Elbert Clark, who preceded her in death. She was a member of Saint Miller Missionary Baptist Church. Survivors include three daughters, Janet Clark, Mary C. Whitney and Wilma Clark, all of Belhaven; four grandchildren; five great-grandchildren and two sisters, Lillie S. Ward of New Bern, and Mary S. Spencer of Belhaven. The family will receive friends at the home. Arrangements are by Whitfield & Whitley Funeral Home, Washington. (Washington Daily News (Washington, NC) – Sunday, January 28, 2007)
Rosa L. Clark
Mrs. Rosa L. Clark of 1005 Bonner St., Washington, died Wednesday, Dec. 20, 2006, at Beaufort County Hospital. A funeral will be conducted at 1:30 p.m. Sunday in Mount Hebron Church of Christ with Elder Greg Boston officiating. Burial will follow in Cedar Hill Cemetery. Mrs. Clark was born July 17, 1924, the daughter of the late Jinks and Bessie Gibbs Ebron. She attended the Beaufort County Schools. She was a member of Mt. Hebron Church of Christ. Survivors include one daughter, Delzora Albritton; one sister, Emma Walker of Trenton, N.J.; one brother, Jasper Ebron of New Bern; two grandchildren; three great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild. She was preceded in death by one sister, Louise Windley and two brothers, Tom Ebron and James Ebron. The family will receive friends at the home. Arrangements are by Leon Randolph Funeral Home, 208 W. Martin Luther King Jr. Drive, Washington. (Washington Daily News (Washington, NC) – Monday, December 25, 2006)
James H. Clarke, Jr.
James H. ''Jimmy'' Clarke, Jr., 63, of the 900 block of Baltimore St. in Norfolk, died Dec. 13, 1992, in a Norfolk hospital. Mr. Clarke was born in Washington, N.C., and was a member of Mount Pleasant Baptist Church in Norfolk. He was on the Usher Board and the Men's League at the church. Mr. Clarke was a retired auto mechanic after 30 years of service. Survivors include his wife, Grace S. Clarke; one daughter, Doris C. Simmons of St. Albans, N.Y.; three sons, Michael Clarke of Loma Linda, Calif., James Clarke III and Kenneth Clarke, both of Brooklyn, N.Y.; his mother, Annie Holley of Washington, N.C.; five sisters, Doris L. Holley, Lavenia Farrow, Josephine Royster and Archie Ella Brakers, all of Washington, N.C., and Argentina Rogers of Atlanta; five grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; and a host of nieces and nephews. He was predeceased by his father, the late James Clarke Sr. and his stepfather, the late Archie Holley. The funeral will be conducted at noon Friday in Mount Pleasant Baptist Church by the Rev. Keith Cook. Burial will be in Forest Lawn Cemetery in Norfolk. A wake will be from 7 to 8 p.m. Thursday at the church. T.E. Cooke-Twilight Funeral Home of Suffolk is handling arrangements. (The Virginian-Pilot (Norfolk, VA) – December 16, 1992; pg. D2)
Neva Irene Clemmo
Mrs. Neva Irene Clemmo, 82, of 107 Anne Drive, Washington, died Monday, January 07, 2008 at Britthaven of Washington. A funeral service will be held at 2 p.m., Wednesday, January 9, 2008 in the chapel of Hillside Funeral Service with Pastor Gary K. Thompson officiating. Burial will follow in Oakdale Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 7 to 9 p.m., Tuesday, January 8, 2008 at Hillside Funeral Service, 4500 Highway 264 East, Washington and other times at the home of her son, David Clemmo, 114 Arbor Drive, Washington. Mrs. Clemmo was born July 16, 1925 in Elmira, NY. She was the daughter of the late Roy and Georgia Durant. She was married to John H. Clemmo, who preceded her in death. Mrs. Clemmo was a homemaker and had lived in Beaufort County for 16 years. Survivors include five sons, David Clemmo and companion, Margie of Washington, Michael David Clemmo of Washington, Edward Clemmo and wife, Lorie of Columbia, NJ, Paul Clemmo of Massena, NY, and Arnold Clemmo and wife, Amy of Massena, NY; one daughter, Judy Lovitt of Washington; one brother, Arthur Durant of Rochester, NY; six grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Hillside Funeral Service of Washington is serving the Clemmo family. (Washington Daily News (Washington, NC) – Tuesday, January 8, 2008)
James D. Clemmons
James D. “J.D.” Clemmons, 52, beloved husband of Olga (Weekes) Clemmons, of Clover Lane, Bloomfield, died peacefully at his home Tuesday (Aug. 22) after an extended illness. Born in Washington, N.C., son of the late Thomas and Lucy (Stith) Clemmons, he lived in Ansonia and Hartford before moving to Bloomfield over eight years ago. James was employed by the former B.F. Goodrich Co., Shelton, for many years, and most recently by the Cardinal Bus Company, Bloomfield. He was a memb er of the Charter Oak Lodge No. 67, B.P.O.E., a founding member of the Bridge The Gap Organization, Bloomfield, and was a singer and songwriter. Besides his loving wife of eight years, he leaves to mourn his passing four daughters, Kimberly Smith of California, Stephanie Clemmons and Cicily Clemmons, both of New Haven, and Jessica Clemmons of Georgia; two stepsons, Henry P. Jones of Groton, Jeffery W. Jones of Hartford; two step-daughters, Hennrietta Jones of Willimantic, Olga Jones of Bloomfield; two foster daughters, Latasha Richardson and Shauntelle Carter, both of Bloomfield; a brother, William E. Clemmons of Madison; two sisters, Ann T. Sanders of Ansonia, Carolyn C. Smith of North Haven; 18 grandchildren; and many nieces and nephews, cousins, and a host of other relatives and friends. He was predeceased by a stepson, Charles P. Jones. A Mass of Christian Burial will be Saturday, 11 a.m., in St. Michael's Roman Catholic Church, Hartford. Burial will be in Mount St. Benedict Cemetery, Bloomfield. His family will receive friends at the church Saturday, 10-11 a.m., prior to the Funeral Mass. Carmon Windsor Funeral Home has charge of arrangements. (The Hartford Courant (Hartford, CT) – August 24, 1995; pg. B12)
Frederick Earle Clifton
Mr. Frederick Earle Clifton, age 81, a resident of 664 Robersonville Road, Washington, died Thursday, August 10, 2006 at Beaufort County Hospital in Washington. A memorial service will be held 2 p.m. Saturday, August 12, 2006 in the chapel of Paul Funeral Home, Washington. Mr. Clifton was born in Beaufort County on March 6, 1925. He was the son of the late William Henry Clifton and Margaret Lee Goodwin Clifton. Mr. Clifton was a retired electrician with the Norfolk Naval Shipyard. Mr. Clifton was married to the former Stacey Murray, who preceded him in death, March 31, 2000. Survivors include a daughter, Ann Clifton Tyndall of Wilmington; two granddaughters, Leah Clifton Rose and ReAnne Clifton Mayo both of Washington; daughter-in-law, Wilda Carver of Washington; and five great grandchildren. In addition to his parents and his wife, Mr. Clifton was preceded in death by a son, William Earl “Bill” Clifton. Paul Funeral Home of Washington is serving the Clifton family. (Washington Daily News (Washington, NC) – Friday, August 11, 2006)
Gloria Moore Clifton
Mrs. Gloria Moore Clifton, 52, of 163 Leffert Place, Brooklyn, N.Y., and formerly of Chocowinity, died Friday, July 21, 2006, in New York. A funeral will be conducted at noon Saturday in Claybottom Missionary Baptist Church with Evangelist Elizabeth H. Goddard officiating. Burial will follow in Claybottom Cemetery, Chocowinity. Survivors include three daughters, Latasha Farmer and Nakia Simmons, both of New York, and Shaqura Moore of St. Louis, Mo.; three sons, Jermaine Clifton, Derrick Clifton and Darrell Gorham, all of New York; four brothers, Marc Gorham, Terrance Gorham and Andra Long, all of New York, and Darrell T. Lodge of Portsmouth, Va.; one stepsister, Julia Lodge of Washington; and seven grandchildren. The family will receive friends at the Corbette home, Claybottom School Road, Chocowinity, and at the home of her stepsister, Julia F. Lodge, 1025 Magnolia School Road, Washington. Arrangements are by Whitfield & Whitley Funeral Home, Washington. (Washington Daily News (Washington, NC) – Friday, July 28, 2006)
Magnolia Dickens Cobb
Mrs. Magnolia Dickens Cobb, a resident of 907 Van Norden St., Washington, died Thursday, March 30, 2006, in Philadelphia, Penn. Arrangements will be announced by Whitfield & Whitley Funeral Home. (Washington Daily News (Washington, NC) – Saturday, April 1, 2006)
Mrs. Magnolia Dickens Cobb, 82, of 907 Van Norden St., Washington, died Thursday, March 30, 2006, in Philadelphia, Pa. A funeral will be conducted at 3 p.m. Saturday in Spring Garden Baptist Church with Elder Cornelius Paige officiating. Burial will follow in the Dickens family cemetery. Mrs. Cobb was born on Nov. 14, 1923. She was married to James Cobb, who preceded her in death. Survivors include two daughters, Verna C. Shaw of Philadelphia, Pa. and Magnolia C. Spruill of Washington; five sons, Clarence Cobb of Magnolia, N.J., John H. Cobb of Chocowinity, Booker T. Cobb and Alonza Cobb, both of Washington, and Melvin Cobb of Wake Forest; 24 grandchildren; 20 great-grandchildren; nine great-great-grandchildren; three sisters, Mary Wilson and Lendora Wilkins, both of Philadelphia, Pa. and Martha Little of Washington; and one brother, Ernest Dickens of Camden, N.J. The family will receive friends at the home. Arrangements are by Whitfield & Whitley Funeral Home, Washington. (Washington Daily News (Washington, NC) – Friday, April 7, 2006)
Mary Virginia Butt Cobb
ELM CITY - Mary Virginia Butt Cobb, 80, died Tuesday, October 26, 2004 at Wilson Medical Center. Mary Virginia was born February 28, 1924 in Beaufort County NC daughter of the late Henry and Beulah Paul Butt. She was a member of the Elm City United Methodist Church and was active in the United Methodist Women's group. A gathering to celebrate her life will be 11 a.m. Thursday October 28, 2004 at Elm City United Methodist Church with Reverend Stan Gallagher-Smith officiating. The family will receive friends from 7-8:30 p.m. Wednesday night at the funeral home and other times at the home of the son. Mrs. Cobb is survived by her husband, Thomas W. Cobb of the home; son and daughter-in-law, Thomas B. and Vickie Cobb of Elm City; grandsons, Scott Thomas Cobb and Kevin Wells Cobb, both of Raleigh. Arrangements are by Thomas-Yelverton at Evergreen Memorial Park Funerals and Cremations, 2704 Nash Street North, Wilson. (The News & Observer (Raleigh, NC) – October 27, 2004; pg. B10)
Peter Cobb
Peter ''P.C.'' Cobb, 72, of the 900 block of Princess Anne Road, a retired foreman, died Dec. 13, 1992, in a local hospital. Mr. Cobb was born in Washington, N.C., and was a member of First Baptist Church Bute Street and Roberts Village Senior Citizens Club. He was a retired foreman from Bordens. He was the widower of Georgetta Cobb. Survivors include one daughter, Ernestine Cason of Norfolk; one son, Walter Griffen of Norfolk; two sisters, Addie Jones and Sarah L. Whitaker, both of New York City; three brothers, James Cobb and Rome Cobb, both of Washington, N.C., and Moses Cobb of New York City; cousins, James A. Cobb and Inzoria Bowe, both of Norfolk. His mother and grandparents are deceased. The funeral will be conducted at 12:30 p.m. Thursday in First Baptist Church Bute Street, Norfolk, by Dr. Robert Murray. Burial will be in Dickens Family Cemetery, Washington, N.C. Friends may join the family from 7 to 8 p.m. today at Twilight Funeral Home, Norfolk. The family and friends will assemble at the funeral home, 29th St. & Granby St., Thursday at 11:30 a.m. for the procession to the church. T.E. Cooke-Twilight Funeral Home, Suffolk, is handling arrangements. (The Virginian-Pilot (Norfolk, VA) – December 16, 1992; pg. D2)
Linda Ward Cochran
GREENVILLE - Mrs. Linda Ward Cochran, 50, died Wednesday, Sept. 1, 1999, at her home. The funeral service will be conducted Saturday at 11 a.m. in the Wilkerson Funeral Chapel by Pastors Greg Kennedy and Jim Stagg. Burial will be private. Mrs. Cochran, a native of Beaufort County, was a graduate of Chocowinity High School. She had been a resident of Greenville for 20 years during which time she had been a resident of Jamestown for one year. She was employed with Burroughs-Wellcome Pharmaceuticals for 18 years and Catalytical Pharmaceuticals for the past three years. She was a member of the Church of the Open Door in Winterville and Hunter Hills Baptist Church in Greensboro. Surviving are her husband, George Cochran, Ph.D.; daughters, Tracy Ryan, Ph.D., of Richmond, Va., and Renee Denny of Wake Forest; grandchildren, Regan Haze Denny and Haley Love Denny, both of Wake Forest; brothers, Donald L. Ward and Richard B. Ward, both of Chocowinity; sisters, Jean W. Hutto of Grand Prairie, TX; Norlee B. W. Brinson of Washington, Neva W. Niec of Memphis, Tenn,; Nelda W. Newman of Chocowinity. The family will receive friends friends from 7-9 p.m. Friday at Wilkerson Funeral Home. (Greensboro News & Record (Greensboro, NC) – September 2, 1999)
Charlotte Webster Cockman
Look out Saint Peter, Charlotte Webster Cockman is on her way! Her friends say she has her family’s first six months in Heaven planned and Saint Peter’s organized for the next 10,000 years. Charlotte Cockman, beloved wife and mother, and organizer extraordinaire, passed away on November 19, 2007. The nearest thing to perpetual motion God created, Charlotte was a retired school teacher who taught in schools in Tabor City, Thomasville, Burlington, Chapel Hill and at Fred Olds School and Sherwood Bates in Raleigh, North Carolina. She deeply impacted the lives of all of her students. Charlotte was born May 29, 1927 to the late James and Lelia Waters Webster. She was raised in Hunter’s Bridge Christian Church located between Washington and Belhaven. In recent years, she attended New Hope Baptist Church in Raleigh and the First Christian Church in Morehead City. Charlotte graduated from Bath High School and Atlantic Christian College (now Barton College). While teaching in Thomasville, she met and married the love of her life, David Reece Cockman. As David likes to say, Charlotte earned her P.H.T. (putting husband through) degree by working during his law school years at the University of North Carolina School of Law. Charlotte lived life in a whirlwind of activity. As a teacher, she not only taught her students, but also made a point of assisting other teachers in any manner required, requested or needed. She was an accomplished home decorator, expert gardener and organizer. She also demonstrated expert skills as a seamstress and chef. Among her numerous accomplishments, Charlotte maintained home gardens of renown at both her residence in Raleigh and her home in Morehead City. Visitors never left her home without flowers, plants and/or vegetables from her garden. Charlotte organized her neighbors, known as “the Ladies of Foxcroft” or the “Foxcroft Femmes,” and led them in efforts to beautify the Foxcroft neighborhood in Raleigh. She did the same with her neighbors in Spooner’s Creek in Morehead City. In Raleigh, Charlotte pulled together a group known as the “Lunch Bunch” which remains active forty years after it originated. Christmas was one of Charlotte’s favorite times of the year. Newspapers and the television show “PM Magazine” featured her fully decorated houses in Raleigh and Morehead City at Christmas. She had guided house tours during the holiday season and turned over the entire proceeds to Dorothea Dix Hospital to be used for parties for the patients. Of special note was a revolving Christmas tree made of electrical conduit and sprockets. The tree was decorated with hundreds of different sized balls covered with ribbons, baubles, beads and jewelry. The balls were hung on the tree with fishing line so that they looked like planets spinning around the revolving tree. Charlotte was the beloved mother of her son, Reece, and the Cockman home was the center of attention for neighborhood children as Reece grew up. Charlotte was known to gather them up and take them on outings to movies, parks and even gem hunting. When tragedy or joyful events occurred among friends, neighbors or acquaintances, Charlotte could be counted on to be among the first to arrive and the last to leave. Charlotte and David loved to cook and entertain, so their home could be counted on as a center of social activity. They also loved to travel the world and their ship’s cabin was usually the social hub of any cruise. Charlotte reveled in her role as grandmother. She played games, read books, performed science experiments, and in general enhanced the lives of her two grandsons. Friends were known to request attendance at the “Charlotte Cockman Grandma’s School.” During her life, Charlotte started two businesses. She and her son, Reece, sold plants raised in their garden to local Raleigh stores and ultimately to a national chain store. She also was the proprietor of “You’re the Greatest,” which sold thousands of spice mat trivets and other arts and crafts to customers in all fifty states and in Canada. Charlotte is survived by her husband of more than 53 years, David Reece Cockman, her son, David R. “Reece” Cockman, Jr. and wife, Kristy Ellis Cockman, and her grandsons, Colton Reece Cockman (13) and David Ellis Cockman (9). She is also survived by two sisters, Levelle Dupelle of Newington, Virginia and Martha Franco of Coco, Florida, three sisters-in-law, Rachel Trull of Kernersville, Ruth Callicutt of Randleman, Helen Cockman of Greensboro and several nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her siblings, Florence Militello, James Asa Webster, and Cornelius Tetterton. A celebration of Charlotte’s life will be held at the Munden Funeral Home in Morehead City on Saturday, November 24th at 11 a.m. A second celebration will be held at New Hope Baptist Church, 4301 Louisburg Road, Raleigh, North Carolina, on Monday, November 26th at 2 p.m. with the Reverend Dr. Jack Coffey conducting the service. The family will receive friends following each service. Her ashes will be interred in a private service at Raleigh Memorial Park. Arrangements by Munden Funeral Home & Crematory. (Washington Daily News (Washington, NC) – Wednesday, November 21, 2007)
Cecil Cole, Jr.
Cecil Cole, Jr., of Boston, a former meat cutter and veteran, died Sunday at home. He was 73. Mr. Cole was born in Washington, N.C., and served in the Army during the Korean War. He worked as a meat cutter in a supermarket. He was a member of Twelfth Baptist Church, Roxbury. Husband of the late Carrie (Lawrence), Mr. Cole is survived by his three daughters, Shirley E. Cole-Drapo and Renee A., both of Boston, and Jeaneane Foster; four sons, Michael Ray, Jeffrey Scott, James Foster and John Foster; six brothers, Edward L. and Herman N., both of Brighton, David E. of Lawrenceville, Ga., Fred C. of Philadelphia, Hayes T. of Boston and Emmett of Cocoa Beach, Fla.; three sisters, Fannie Cole-Ebron of Washington, N.C., Mary Cole-Walton of Atlanta and Valencia T. of Bronx, N.Y.; his companion, Alyce Foster of Boston; nine grandchildren; and many nieces and nephews. A funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. today at Twelfth Baptist Church. Burial will follow in Oak Lawn Cemetery, Boston. Arrangements by Francis E. Kenney and Sons, Boston. (Boston Herald (Boston, MA) – November 27, 2004)
Hanie E. Cole, Sr.
Hanie E. Cole, Sr., 87, April 24. Funeral 3:30 p.m., Wednesday, Wayside Presbyterian Church, Chocowinity. Burial, Pamlico Memorial Gardens. Arrangements by Hillside Funeral Service, Washington. (The News & Observer (Raleigh, NC) –April 25, 2000)
Edrie Stowe Coleman
Edrie Stowe Coleman, 95, of Honolulu, died Jan. 23, 1999. Born in Belhaven, N.C. A Hawaii resident from 1959 to 1969 and 1987 to 1999. Survived by son, H. Clifford daughter-in-law, Marysia former daughter-in-law, Jean S. four grandchildren four great-grandchildren a hanai great-granddaughter. No service. Burial of ashes in Connecticut. (The Honolulu Advertiser (Honolulu, Hawaii) – February 1, 1999; pg. B2)
Allie Romaine Collins
BELHAVEN - Allie Romaine Collins, 62, of Water Street, died April 1, 2006 at Pungo Hospital. Funeral service is to be held at Pleasant Grove Baptist Church, Engelhard, on Thursday, April 6 at 12 noon. Visitation begins at 11 a.m. at the church. Burial will take place at Spencer Cemetery, Engelhard. Blair Funeral Service, Edenton, is in charge of the arrangements. (The Coastland Times (Manteo, NC) - Thursday, April 6, 2006; pg. 10A)
Hazel Dunbar Collins
Mrs. Hazel Dunbar Collins, 91, formerly of Elizabeth City, died Wednesday, March 7, 2007, at Lower Cape Fear Hospice Care Center, Wilmington. A funeral will be conducted at 1 p.m. Saturday in the chapel of Paul Funeral Home, Washington. Burial will follow in Oakdale Cemetery. Mrs. Collins was born in Aurora on Jan. 31, 1916. She was the daughter of the late Wheeler and Effie Pinkham Dunbar. On Dec. 20, 1935, she married James W. Collins, who preceded her in death. She and her husband owned and operated Albemarle Meats, Inc. for 45 years in Elizabeth City. Survivors include two daughters, Loretta Newsom of Leland, and Diane Ball of Camden; one son, James William Collins of Lincoln, R.I.; five grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren. The family will receive friends Saturday from noon-1 p.m. at Paul Funeral Home, Washington. (Washington Daily News (Washington, NC) – Friday, March 9, 2007)
William Fredrick Collins
Mr. William Fredrick “Willie Fred” Collins, 84, of 311 W. 16th St., Washington, died at home Thursday, May 18, 2006. A funeral service will be conducted at noon Monday, May 22, 2006, at Beebe Memorial C.M.E. Church, Washington, with the Rev. Edward Moultrie Jr. officiating. Burial will follow at Oakdale Cemetery, Washington. Collins was born Feb. 3, 1922, in Beaufort County. He was the son of the late Mabel Ringgold Collins Davis and Frank Collins Sr. He graduated from C.M. Epps High School, Greenville. He retired from the National Lead Company, Philadelphia, P.A. He served for four years as president of the Painter Union of National Lead Company; president of the local chapter of AARP; member of the Beaufort County Hospital Foundation Board; member of the planning board for the City of Washington; member of the Leisure Ladies and Gents; charter member of the Star Boat Club, Burlington, N.J.; emeritus staff member of the Randolph Funeral Home, Bonner Street, and for a number of years was an active member of the former New York Ball held in Washington over the Labor Day Weekend. He was a veteran of the U.S. Marines. He was a member of Beebe Memorial C.M.E. Church and served on the trustee board, was a member of the male chorus and Willing Workers Club. On June 12, 1943, he was married to Mary. O. Carter Collins, who preceded him in death on June 2, 1994. Survivors include three daughters, Edna C. Mitchell of Zebulon, Eunice Collins of New York, N.Y., and Qutora Collins of Philadelphia, P.A.; one son, William Fredrick Collins Jr., of Royersford, P.A.; one sister, Blanche B. Scaife of Detroit, Mich.; five grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by a brother, Frank Collins Jr. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service at the church and other times at the home, 311 W. 16th St., Washington. Arrangements are by Randolph Funeral Home, 219 N. Bonner St., Washington. (Washington Daily News (Washington, NC) – Sunday, May 21, 2006)
Hazel Franklin Cook
Mrs. Hazel Franklin Cook, age 90, a resident of 110 East Dowry Creek, Belhaven, NC went to be with the Lord on Tuesday, June 6, 2006. A funeral will be held at 10:30 a.m. Saturday June 10, 2006 in the chapel of Roselawn Memorial Gardens in Princeton, WV, officiated by Dr. Allen Hammond. Mrs. Cook was born in Jenkin Jones, West Virginia on March 6, 1916, daughter of the late John Everett Franklin and the late Anna Mae Vernon Franklin. She was the loving and devoted wife of the late Robert Eli Cook. They were married on January 5, 1932 and he preceded her in death on November 27, 1999. She lived most of her life in McDowell, West Virginia and Roanoke, Virginia. For the past seven years, she has resided with her daughter, Sandra Maxwell, in Belhaven, NC. Mrs. Cook was a caring and wonderful mother who sacrificed much for her three surviving children: Ronald Edward Cook and his wife, Faye, of Suffolk, VA; Robert McCoy Cook, II and his wife, Nancy, of Dacula, GA and Sandra Kellum Maxwell and her husband, Jerry, of Belhaven, NC. She has ten grandchildren, twenty-three great-grandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren. The family will receive friends at 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. Friday June 9, 2006 at Mercer Funeral Home of Bluefield, WV. Paul Funeral Home of Washington and Mercer Funeral Home of Bluefield, WV are serving the Cook family. (Washington Daily News (Washington, NC) – Wednesday, June 7, 2006)
Mildred C. Cooke
MASSENA - Mildred C. Cooke, 67, Grassmere Terrace, died at 7:05 a.m. Thursday at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Michael (Nancy) Faubert, South Racquette Road. The funeral will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at the Donaldson Funeral Home, with her brother-in-law, the Rev. John Burnham officiating. Burial will be in St. Joseph's Cemetery, Hogansburg. Calling hours are 7 to 9 p.m. today at the funeral home. Contributions may be made to Hospice of St. Lawrence Valley, Massena branch. Surviving besides her daughter Nancy are a son, Thomas G., Massena; four granddaughters, a brother, Joe Harris, Suffolk, Va., and five sisters, Mrs. John (Jane) Burnham and Sally Harris, both of Covington, Va., Edna Foster, Albuquerque, N.M., Mrs. Richard (Nancy) Lewandowski, Dunkirk, and Mrs. Francis (Fay) Molan, Manchester, N.H. Three brothers and two sisters died before her. Born in Washington, N.C., on Dec. 25, 1927, a daughter of John M. and Nancy J. Robinson Harris, she married Thomas Cooke on Dec. 6, 1945, in Norfolk, Va. He died Dec. 6, 1969. Mrs. Cooke was employed with Highland Nursing Home as a nurses aide until her retirement after 22 years. She was a communicant of St. Regis Catholic Church and enjoyed craft projects. (Watertown Daily Times (Watertown, NY) – May 6, 1994; pg. 31)
Edward L. Cooper Sr.
A funeral will be held today for Edward L. Cooper Sr. of Roxbury, former executive director of the Boston chapter of the Urban League and property manager of the Boston Housing Authority. Mr. Cooper died Wednesday at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston. He was 94. He was born in Washington, N.C. After graduating from Virginia Union University in 1928, he decided to come North to further his education. "I immediately applied to Boston University's School of Business Administration, but was told the quota for blacks was filled up until 1932," he said in a profile published in the Globe on Feb. 10, 1980. With his prospects of further education dimmed, Mr. Cooper turned to job hunting, but encountered racial discrimination. He said available jobs at the time required union membership, but he could not qualify because he was black. From 1928 until 193l, he took whatever jobs he could get, including bell hop, waiter, and bus driver, among others. Tired of menial tasks, Mr. Cooper sought a longshoreman's job, but they were on strike and were not hiring outsiders, especially blacks. "At this stage, it was important that I eat," Mr. Cooper said, "so I joined with a large group of strikebreakers who moved on to the docks. I had work until the strike was settled." His next job was as manager of a large chain store in Roxbury at $7 a week. Subsequent jobs were with the Urban League of Greater Boston, the NAACP, and finally the BHA, from which he retired in 1974. In his retirement he was director of senior affairs for the Roxbury Action Program, an organization determined to build a model black community in the deteriorating Highland Park area. He leaves his wife, Gladys Thelma (McKinney); a son, Edward "Larry" Jr. of Chicago; a daughter, S. Jane Cloutterbuck of Boston; and four grandchildren. The funeral will be held at noon in Forsyth Chapel at Forest Hills Cemetery. (The Boston Globe (Boston, MA) – December 19, 1998; pg. G11)
George Cooper
He would always recall walking through the train station in Chicago just hours after being commissioned as an officer in the U.S. Navy and how time seemed to stop as commuters stared--first at his crisp uniform and then with astonishment at the man wearing it. It was 1944 and the reason for their reaction was simple: No other black man had ever worn the uniform of an officer in the U.S. Navy. George C. Cooper, one of the last survivors of the "Golden Thirteen," the first group of African Americans to be commissioned as active-duty line officers in the U.S. Navy, has died. He was 85. Cooper died May 20 at a retirement complex in Centerville, Ohio, a suburb of Dayton. He had been in failing health for some time but the cause of death was not announced. With no plans to make history, Cooper was a chief petty officer training metal smiths for the Navy at his alma mater, Hampton Institute in Tidewater, Va., when he was summoned by his commanding officer in January 1944. "You've got orders to go to Great Lakes, and I think you will not be sorry," said Cmdr. E. Hall Downes, whom Cooper had come to consider a friend. Arriving at the Illinois naval facility, Cooper and 15 other black sailors were told: "You know why you're here? You are being considered for officer candidate's school." One of the 16 thunderstruck men later expressed their collective reaction: "We looked at each other and thought he had lost his mind." Such a stunning announcement was the result of pressure from civil rights groups and a liberal politician's efforts to soothe the troubled racial waters during World War II. By then, the wartime Navy had about 100,000 black sailors but no black officers. Adlai E. Stevenson, the future Illinois governor and presidential candidate who was serving as assistant secretary of the Navy, won approval for his proposal to remedy that discrepancy by accelerating officer commissions for a dozen or so black enlisted men. The 16 selectees were already proven leaders of enlisted men and, save one, had college educations. Nevertheless, they underwent rigorous screening, including background checks by the FBI, that no white officer's candidate ever faced. Dubbed "Navy 101," their crash training program taught by white officers telescoped four years of courses in seamanship, navigation, gunnery, naval regulations and naval law into three months. The men's combined home and classroom were barracks segregated from white officer candidates and black enlisted men. Sixteen candidates were chosen for a dozen officer rankings, historians learned later, because the Navy expected a normal 25% attrition rate--or that four of the candidates would fail. None did. "We decided early in the game that we were going to either sink or swim together--even to the point of studying together after we were supposed to be in bed," Cooper told Paul Stillwell, a historian for the Naval Institute, a private professional society based at the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Md., for his book "The Golden Thirteen: Recollections of the First Black Naval Officers." "I can remember being in those barracks and sitting in the head [bathroom] after lights out," Cooper said, "just drilling each other back and forth until it hurt because we were convinced that if one of us made it, we were all going to make it." But despite the men's 100% pass rate, the Navy remained reluctant to have too many black officers. So Stevenson's suggested dozen were made ensigns; a 13th, apparently the man who had never completed a college degree, became a warrant officer; and the remaining three were returned to the enlisted ranks. The "Golden Thirteen"--the number of new black officers with new gold bars--received their commissions with little fanfare, national publicity or even a graduation ceremony. "I was the only one of the 13 who could go into the Navy store and put on a uniform and walk out with it," Cooper said. "Everybody else had to have it altered. I was the first black man to wear a naval officer's uniform because my size was just right." "Fortunately, over that weekend we had liberty, so I was going to see my wife, who was in Hamilton, Ohio, getting ready to have our baby. I walked into the railroad station in Chicago, and that whole station stood still--literally." Although commissioned with the war still in progress, the 13 were all given relatively menial jobs, not allowed to command white troops and kept away from combat zones. Only one of the men made a career as a naval officer. Cooper returned to the Hampton Institute, this time as the personnel officer at the Naval Training Center. And while the trainees were both black and white, most of the officers were white and Cooper encountered the inevitable racism. "Many [white sailors] simply refused to salute. If they'd see me coming, they would cross the street and get on the other side." He said he became agitated only once--when a sailor stopped within a foot of his face as he was walking with his wife and daughter in Newport News, Va., and said to him: "You black SOB, I read about you guys, but I never thought I'd meet one." Cooper said he started to go after the sailor, but was stopped by his wife, who told him it wasn't worth it. He agreed, calmed himself and thanked her. Eventually, Cooper was ordered to go to the Pacific. He never made it, however, because of a back injury he received during basic training at Great Lakes. He received a medical discharge and continued teaching and assisting veterans at Hampton for a number of years. Born in Washington, N.C., Cooper was one of 11 children. His father, who ran a sheet metal shop, and his homemaker mother barely completed grade school but lived to see all of their 10 surviving children get college educations. Cooper earned a vocational education degree at Hampton Institute, married and began his teaching career at an Ohio university. But when war broke out, he returned to Hampton to train Navy metal smiths and soon enlisted to keep the job. After his years in the Navy and at Hampton, Cooper moved back to Ohio in the early 1950s to work as a Dayton housing inspector, and then as Antioch College's director of its international work-study program. In the late 1960s, he became the first black person to run a Dayton city department when he was appointed director of Human Resources. Until his retirement in the early 1980s, he managed more than 900 people in seven divisions handling corrections, housing, health, consumer protection, parks and recreation. Stillwell, the "Golden Thirteen's" historian and a retired Navy commander who served in Vietnam, became a close friend of Cooper's and described him as "a warm and generous man." He said despite Cooper's failing health, he remained an engaging speaker intent on improving race relations in western Ohio, where he spent much of his adult life. "He said that each of us has an obligation to help those coming behind and he lived those beliefs till the end," Stillwell said. With the death of Cooper, only three of the "Golden Thirteen" survive. There are, however, now more than 3,000 black officers in the Navy. Cooper is survived by his wife, Margaret of Centerville, Ohio; a daughter, Peggy Cooper Davis of New York City; and a granddaughter. (Los Angeles Times (Los Angeles, CA) – May 28, 2002; pg. B9)
Harold Junior Cooper
Mr. Harold Junior Cooper, 46, of Aurora, died Friday, Sept. 21, 2007, at home. A funeral will be conducted at 2 p.m. Saturday in St. Mark Free Will Baptist Church in Florence. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. Mr. Cooper was born in Beaufort County on March 28, 1961. He was the son of Harold and Florida M. Cooper. He attended the Beaufort County Schools. He was employed with Flanders Filters, Inc. of Washington. Survivors include one son, Orlando Cooper of Raleigh; one daughter, Haronda Cooper of Raleigh; and three sisters, Delilah Moore of Virginia and Dora Cooper and Erica Cooper, both of Raleigh. The family will receive friends at 100 Hummingbird Lane, Edward. Arrangements are by Whitfield & Whitley Funeral Home, Washington. (Washington Daily News (Washington, NC) – Friday, September 28, 2007)
Lee Morton Cooper
Mr. Lee Morton Cooper, age 76, of 103 Forest Lane, died at home on Friday, March 16, 2007. A memorial service will be held at St. Peter’s Episcopal Church on Sunday, March 18, 2007 at 2:00 PM. The Reverend Charles Kettlewell and the Reverend Josh T. MacKenzie will celebrate his life with family and friends. Lee Cooper was born in Washington on September 12, 1930, the son of the late Robert Nash Cooper and Etta Lee Cooper. He was preceded in death by his brothers, John Campbell Cooper of Washington and Robert Nash Cooper of Wilmington. Lee Cooper was a graduate of Washington High School and Randolph Macon Academy in Virginia, and studied mechanical engineering at North Carolina State University. He joined the US Air Force, and served in Korea. After returning to Washington, Lee Cooper began a life-long career revolving around mechanics. He serviced and sold farm equipment, worked for several car dealerships, and later opened his own business. A professional high point was his big opportunity, for several years during the month of May, to work for the Patrick Racing Team at the Indianapolis 500. He was especially thrilled to be a crew member the year that the team took first place. Lee Cooper was a member of Saint Peter’s Episcopal Church, and was co-chairman, at one time, of the renovation and restoration of the church and grounds. He served on the vestry, and later as junior warden. Lee Cooper loved his family, his friends, his work, his dog Mac, and the Pamlico River. Surviving are his wife, Athalia MacKenzie Cooper; three daughters, Athalia Tayloe Cooper and Etta Elizabeth Cooper, both of Washington, and Kathryn Cooper Forrest and her husband, Harry Forrest of Richmond, Virginia; and a son, Lee Cooper, Jr., and his wife, Wendy Waters Cooper, also of Washington, and their daughters, Kelly Jeanette Waters and Morgan Katherine Cooper. The family will receive friends at the home, 103 Forest Lane, from 2:00 to 4:00 PM, Saturday, March 17th. (Washington Daily News (Washington, NC) – Saturday, March 17, 2007)
Maebell Edwards Cooper
Maebell Edwards Cooper, 78, of the 500 block of Beacon Road, died Feb. 12, 1995, in Portsmouth. She was a native of Chocowinity, N.C., and was the widow of William H. Cooper Sr. She was a member of Collinswood Baptist Church and Cradock Senior Citizens Club. Survivors include her children, a son, Russell Hill of Portsmouth; a daughter and son-in-law, Jean and Don Smith of Bergenfield, N.J., and a son and daughter-in-law, William H. Jr. and Regina Cooper of Madison, Ala.; three sisters, Lonie Boyd of North Carolina, Ethel Lee Lupton of South Carolina and Edna Teall of Georgia; two brothers, I.H. Edwards Jr. and Clarence Edwards, both of North Carolina; and four grandsons, Don and David Smith, Will and Ben Cooper. A funeral will be conducted at 11 a.m. today in Sturtevant Funeral Home, Portsmouth Blvd. Chapel, by the Rev. Jack Stallings. Burial will be in Meadowbrook Memorial Gardens. (The Virginian-Pilot (Norfolk, VA) – February 15, 1995; pg. B6)
Mary E. Cooper
Mary E. Cooper, 88, of the 1300 block of Hazel Ave., died Nov. 20, 1998. Born in Washington, N.C., she was a Baptist and the widow of Merwin E. Cooper. Survivors include two daughters, Shirley F. Roberson of Chesapeake and Sonja L. Winstead of Elizabeth City, N.C.; a son, Robert E. Cooper of Virginia Beach; two sisters, Hazel Anderola of Pantego, N.C., and Liddy Elliott of Bath, N.C.; nine grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. A graveside service will be conducted at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Riverside Memorial Park, Norfolk, by the Rev. Paul Moore. Viewing and visitation will be from 3 to 8 p.m. Monday. Francis A. Gay Funeral Home, South Norfolk Chapel, is handling arrangements. (The Virginian-Pilot (Norfolk, VA) – November 22, 1998; pg. B8)
Nelda Cullipher Cooper
Mrs. Nelda Cullipher Cooper, age 76, a former resident of 114 Lawson Road, Washington died Sunday December 23, 2007 at Britthaven Nursing Home of Washington. A graveside funeral will be held 2:00 PM Wednesday December 26, 2007 at Oakdale Cemetery officiated by Dr. Jimmy Moore. Her nephews will serve as pallbearers. Mrs. Nelda was born in Beaufort County on November 23, 1931 daughter of the late John Abram Cullipher, Sr. and the late Annie Mae Gibson Cullipher. She was a 1950 graduate of the former Pantego High School. Mrs. Nelda married Carlton Beverly “C.B.” Cooper on December 29, 1950 who survives. She worked with the Beaufort County Register of Deeds and was the Assistant Register of Deeds at the time of her retirement in 1995. Mrs. Nelda was a member of the First Baptist Church of Washington. Surviving along with her husband C.B. of Washington are two sons: Carlton Beverly Cooper, Jr. of Raleigh and Gregory Marion Cooper of Bath, a sister: Viola C. Alligood of Washington and four grandchildren. Mrs. Nelda was preceded in death by three brothers: John A. Cullipher, Jr, Linwood L. Cullipher and Ernest N. Cullipher, three sisters: Mary Ruth Windley, Annie Mae Cullipher and Helen Cullipher. The family will receive friends from 1:00 PM to 1:45 PM Wednesday December 26, 2007 at Paul Funeral Home of Washington and at other times at the home of her husband 64 Neck Rd. Apt 5 Washington, NC. Paul Funeral Home of Washington is serving the Cooper family. (Washington Daily News (Washington, NC) – Monday, December 24, 2007)
Dorothy S. Copeland
GREENVILLE - Dorothy S. Copeland, 84, died Wednesday, February 20, 2008. A graveside service will be conducted Friday at 11 a.m. in Pinewood Memorial Park. Mrs. Copeland, a native of Beaufort County, lived most of her life in Washington and had been a resident of Greenville for a number of years. She is survived by her: husband, Edward Lawrence Copeland; two daughters, Sue Ellen Marsh, of Greenville, and Cheryl Copeland, of Washington; one grandson, Kelly Marsh, of Greenville; one brother, Charles Sheppard, of Virginia Beach, Va.; and one sister, Marie S. Roberson, of Virginia Beach, Va. Arrangements by Wilkerson Funeral Home and Crematory, Greenville. (Washington Daily News (Washington, NC) – Friday, February 22, 2008)
Jerry Lee Copley
Jerry Lee Copley, 59, of Chocowinity, N.C., formerly of the Hampton area, died Friday, Aug. 12, 2005, at Pitt County Memorial Hospital in North Carolina. Jerry worked as an educator, administrator and mentor for nearly 30 years around the commonwealth including King George, Wise and Lancaster counties. He recently retired in May in North Carolina with his loving wife, Loretta Lee. Jerry is survived by his two children, Cole and Darragh, and two brothers, Rocky and Tony. Visitation will be held Monday, Aug. 15, from 2 to 4 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. at R. Hayden Smith Funeral Home in Hampton. Services will be held 11 a.m. Tuesday, Aug. 16, at the funeral home. (The Free-Lance Star (Fredericksburg, VA) – August 15, 2005)
Irene Corbett
Irene ''Big Mama'' Corbett, 82, of the 2100 block of Markland Drive, died peacefully in her sleep July 20, 2003 at Sentara Nursing Center, Norfolk. Born in Washington, N.C., she was an honorary member of Queen Esther Chapter Eastern Star. Irene was predeceased by her beloved husband, Grover Cleveland and her son, Jerome and foster son, Aaron Jackson. She leaves to cherish her happy memory five children, Melva Peele, Evelena Nixon, Gloria Rawling of Norfolk, Jeanette Black, Grover Corbett Jr. of Chesapeake; a sister, Estelle Barnes of Chicago, Ill.; 15 grandchildren; 16 great-grandchildren; as well as cousins and friends. Services will be held Friday at 11 a.m. in Graves Funeral Home chapel. Burial will be at Woodlawn Memorial Cemetery. Viewing will be from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Thursday. Family will assemble at the funeral home at 10:30 a.m. (The Virginian-Pilot (Norfolk, VA) – July 23, 2003; pg. B8)
Mary Foreman Cordon
Mrs. Mary “Carolyn” Foreman Cordon, age 64, a resident of 2323 Burbage Road, Bath, died Thursday, February 21, 2008 at her home. Funeral services will be held 11 a.m. Monday, February 25, 2008 at St. Clair’s Church of Christ, conducted by Craig Hagen and Rev. Linda Rowe. Burial will follow in the Church cemetery. The following will serve as pallbearers: Clint Davis, Jack Arliss Mason, Stephen Cordon, Billy Warren, Vince Smith, Howie Selby, Curtis Lee Foreman and Rex Burbage. Mrs. Cordon was born in Beaufort County on November 14, 1943. She was the daughter of the late Hugh Gordon Foreman and Claudia Estelle Sawyer Foreman. Mrs. Cordon was a homemaker and a member of St. Clair’s Church of Christ. On January 24, 1959, Mrs. Cordon married George Downing Cordon, Jr., who survives. Surviving with her husband are two daughters, Georgie Selby and her husband, Timmy of Belhaven, Cathy Burbage of Bath; one son, Rodney Cordon of the home; two brothers, Charles Foreman and his wife, Marie of Bath, Curtis Foreman and his wife, Susan of New Bern; and five granddaughters, Bridgette Elzey, Brittany Burbage, Brooke Burbage, Caroline Elzey and Savanna Selby. In addition to her parents, Mrs. Cordon was preceded in death by a brother, Harold Lee Foreman. The family will receive friends from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday, February 24, 2008 at her home. Paul Funeral Home of Belhaven is serving the Cordon family. (Washington Daily News (Washington, NC) – Saturday, February 23, 2008)
Charlie Harold Corey
Mr. Charlie Harold Corey, age 81, a resident of 601 Springs Road, Washington, NC died Friday August 17, 2007 at his home.
A funeral service will be held 11:00 AM Monday August 20, 2007 at Paul Funeral Home of Washington officiated by Rev. David Thompson. Burial will follow in Pamlico Memorial Gardens. Bryan McNeese, Ervin Mizelle, Glysal Mizelle, Billy Corey, Wayne Hoskins and Clifton Griffin will serve as pallbearers. Mr. Corey was born in Beaufort County on December 16, 1925 son of the late Claude Hannis Corey and the late Margie Leggett Corey. He served his country in the US Navy during World War II. Mr. Corey married the former Della Faye Mizelle on April 6, 1952 who survives. He was a retired section foreman with National Spinning Company in Washington. In his spare time he enjoyed the outdoors, working in his garden, fishing and spending time with his grandsons. Mr. Corey was a charter member of Peace Chapel Free Will Baptist Church. Surviving along with Mr. Corey’s wife Della Faye of the home is a son: Phil Corey and his wife Michele of Washington; twin daughters: Darlene C. Evans and her husband Tim of Washington and Marlene C. Staton and her husband Scott of Fuquay Varina; a brother: Billy C. Corey and his wife Peggy of Greenville and six grandchildren: Daniel Corey, Patrick Corey, Andrew Staton, Corey Staton, Timothy Evans and Nathan Evans. Mr. Corey was preceded in death by three sisters: Joyce, Olive and Dora Lee. The family will receive friends from 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM Sunday August 19, 2007 at Paul Funeral Home of Washington and at other times at the home. Paul Funeral Home of Washington is serving the Corey family. (Paul Funeral Home obituary posted Saturday, August 18, 2007)
Clara Blanche Corey
Clara Blanche Corey, 79, of the 100 block of Carolina Ave., a homemaker, died Dec. 11, 1993, in Guardian Care Nursing Home, Ahoskie. Miss Corey was born in Washington, N.C. She was a member of Ahoskie First Baptist Church. Survivors include a sister, Irene C. Overton of Ahoskie; a brother, Dr. C.B. Corey Jr. of Greensboro, N.C.; six nieces; two nephews; four great-nieces; and seven great-nephews. The funeral will be conducted at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday in Garrett Funeral Home by the Rev. Robert May. Burial will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday in Greenlawn Memorial Park. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 7 to 8 p.m. Monday and other times at the home of Irene Overton, 416 Curtis St., Ahoskie. (The Virginian-Pilot (Norfolk, VA) – December 13, 1993; pg. D2)
John Corey, Jr.
John ''Junie'' Corey, Jr., 40, of the 1800 block of Greenleaf Drive, died July 26, 2001, in his home. He was born in Washington, N.C. Survivors include his mother, Helen L. Corey; six sisters, Linda Corey, Dorothy Corey, Sandra Corey, Lisa Corey, Carolyn Williams and Rosemary Green; a brother, B. Keith Corey; five nieces; three nephews; an extended family, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Thomas and Sherron Thomas; and a host of other relatives and friends. He was predeceased by his father, Elbert Corey. A funeral will be conducted at 1 p.m. Thursday at St. Mark UCC by the Rev. Thomas J. Hart. Burial will be in Oakland Cemetery, Hampton. Family and friends will assemble at 1810 Greenleaf Drive for the procession to the church. Metropolitan Funeral Service, Berkley Avenue, is in charge of arrangements. (The Virginian-Pilot (Norfolk, VA) – July 31, 2001; pg. B8)
Lonnie Corey, Sr.
Mr. Lonnie Corey Sr. of 336 Lonnie Corey Road, Washington, died Thursday, March 6, 2008. A funeral will be conducted today at 2:30 p.m. in St. John Church of Christ (Disciples of Christ), Washington, with Elder Russell Wilkins officiating. Burial will follow in Pamlico Memorial Gardens, Washington. Mr. Corey was born in the Big Swamp community of Beaufort County on May 10, 1939. He was the son of the late Lonnie Roberson and Hannah Corey. He was raised by the late Claudie and Maggie Peele. He attended the Martin County Schools. On June 8, 1957, he married, Annie Reddick Corey, who survives. He was a farmer and was employed by Weyerhaeuser Co. for 20 years before his retirement. He also owned a trucking business. He was a member of St. John Church of Christ (Disciples of Christ), Washington, where he served with the trustee board (he served as its chairman during the church’s construction), men’s fellowship, as the church bus driver and as a former choir member. Survivors include two daughters, Glenda Corey and Brenda Peele; three sons, Lonnie Corey Jr., Henry Corey and Calvin Corey; one brother, Calvin Freeman; two sisters, Ella Reddick and Eva Speller; 12 grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by one sister, Brenda Jones, and two brothers, Charles “CB” Corey and “Bootsie” Corey. The family will receive friends at the home. Arrangements are by Randolph Funeral Home, 219 N. Bonner St., Washington. (Washington Daily News (Washington, NC) – Saturday, March 8, 2008)
Delmas A. Cornelius
Delmas A. Cornelius, 80, of Kelsey Drive, died Wednesday, July 19, 1995, in his home. Mr. Cornelius was born in Beaufort County, N.C. A retired seaman, he was a member of Edenton Bible Holiness Church. Surviving are his wife, Ruth Barefield Cornelius; three daughters, Barbara Copeland of Tyner, Kathy Raper of Winfall, and Sandi Miller of Hertford; four sons, Gary Cornelius, Charles Cornelius, Bruce Cornelius, and Richard Cornelius, all of Salisbury, Md.; 19 grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by a daughter, Shirley White. Graveside services will be held at 11 a.m. Friday in the Copeland Family Cemetery by the Rev. Bill Patterson. Friends may join the family today from 7 to 8:30 p.m. in Miller Funeral Home, Gatesville, and other times at the residence. (The Virginian-Pilot (Norfolk, NC) – July 20, 1995; pg. B7)
Helen Nadine Smith Correll
Mrs. Helen Nadine Smith Correll, age 92, a resident of 210 Rappahannock Drive, Chocowinity, N.C., died Tuesday evening May 23, 2006, at Britthaven of Washington. A graveside service will be held 2 pm Saturday, May 27, 2006, at Oakdale Cemetery. Mrs. Correll was born in Filer, Idaho, on March 4, 1914. She was the daughter of the late Willard Smith and Sylvia Fairbanks Smith. Helen is survived by her husband Ivan C. Correll, Sr. of Chocowinity, N.C. They were married on March 30, 1942. She was a graduate of NW Christian College in Eugene, Ore., a homemaker, loving wife, mother and grandmother. In addition to her husband, Ivan, she is survived by her five children: I. Allen Correll of Chocowinity, N.C. with whom she lived, Edward L. Correll of Portland, Ore., W. Hartley W. Correll of Houston, Texas, Kenneth W. Correll of Leominister, Mass. and Marcia N. Jones of Denver, Colo.. She is also survived by her brother: Lester Smith of Ocean Park, Wash.; 12 grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren. The family will receive friends at Paul Funeral Home, Saturday, May 27, 2006 from 1:00 PM to 1:45 PM. Paul Funeral Home of Washington is serving the Correll Family. (Washington Daily News (Washington, NC) – Thursday, May 25, 2006)
Thelma R. Corey
Ms. Thelma R. Corey, 52, died Monday, Feb. 4, 2008. A funeral will be conducted at 1 p.m. Saturday in St. John Church of Christ (Disciples of Christ), Washington, with Elder Russell Wilkins officiating. Burial will follow in Cedar Hill Cemetery, Washington. Ms. Corey was born in Beaufort County on Dec. 26, 1955. She was the daughter of William S. Deans and the late Laura Bond Corey Whitaker. She attended the former City of Washington public schools and graduated in 1973. She was employed by Hamilton Beach Co. for more than 20 years. She was a member of St. John Church of Christ (Disciples of Christ). Survivors include one daughter, Shanesta R. Griffin of Virginia Beach, Va.; one son, Derrick R. McCullough of Newport News, Va.; one brother, Ronnie Whitaker; one sister, Christine Moore of Washington and two grandchildren. She was preceded in death by one brother, Gerald Deans. The family will receive friends at 5696 Belvue Farm Lane, Washington. Arrangements are by Randolph Funeral Home, 219 N. Bonner St., Washington. (Washington Daily News (Washington, NC) – Friday, February 8, 2008)
Jerry Anthony Coston
Mr. Jerry Anthony Coston, age 70, a resident of 11380 N.C. Highway 32 North, Washington, died Sunday, March 11, 2007 at his home. Graveside services will be held 3:00 PM Wednesday, March 14, 2007 at Oakdale Cemetery, Washington, conducted by Larry Minor and Tony Congleton. The following will serve as pallbearers: Albert Pinkham, James Batchelor, Earl Jordan, Larry Harding, Ernest Cox, and Nicky Hopkins. Mr. Coston was born in Onslow County on November 6, 1936. He was the son of the late Herman G. Coston and Eunice Hudson Coston. Mr. Coston was a self-employed carpenter, retiring in 2000. He had lived in Onslow County for 27 years before moving to Beaufort County. Mr. Coston served as an Elder with Kingdom Hall of Jehovah’s Witnesses of Washington for 23 years and 12 years in Belhaven. On June 11, 1960, Mr. Coston married the former Barbara Pinkham, who survives. Surviving with his wife are two daughters, Lesha C. Brooks and her husband, Roger of Bath, Tracy C. Muse and her husband, Jason of New Bern; three grandchildren, Ashton J. Muse, Maegan Leigh Muse, Melana Rose Muse; one brother, Delmar Coston of Bowling Green, VA; two sisters, Delphia Kennedy of Kinston, Marie Metts of Lexington, N.C. and several nieces and nephews, including special niece, Kathy Carder of Lexington. In addition to his parents, Mr. Coston was preceded in death by a sister, Lucille Coston. The family will receive friends from 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm Tuesday, March 13, 2007 at Paul Funeral Home, Washington and other times at the home, 11380 N.C. Highway 32 North, Washington. Paul Funeral Home of Washington is serving the Coston family. (Washington Daily News (Washington, NC) – Tuesday, March 13, 2006)
James Covial
A service for James Covial, a community activist who directed a city drug abuse program, will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday in Faith Baptist Church, 626 Humboldt Parkway. Burial will be in Forest Lawn. Covial, 69, died Tuesday (March 18, 2003) in Buffalo General Hospital after a brief illness. He lived in Williamsville. At his death, he was director of the Community Action Organization's Drug Abuse Research Treatment Clinic. Born in Belhaven, N.C., he moved at age 3 with his mother to Raleigh, where he attended public schools. He earned a football scholarship to North Carolina A&T State University, where he was a member of the varsity team and graduated in 1956. He moved to Buffalo two years later to marry Rosealie Peoples. He received a master's degree in guidance counseling from the University at Buffalo. He also completed a labor relations course at Cornell University and an emerging technologies course at the University of Wisconsin and studied administration theory and supervision at Canisius College. Covial was a guidance counselor at Buffalo Alternative High School before serving as coordinator of Erie County Medical Center's emergency alcoholism program from 1978 to 1982 and deputy county youth services commissioner in charge of detention from 1982 to 1988. At various times, he was executive director of the Erie County Youth Board, coordinated a county research project, was executive director of the county Narcotics Guidance Council and was coordinator of the Marine Midland Bank Career Center. Covial was past president of the Community Action Organization board and head of its Publicity Committee; former president of Housing Opportunities Made Equal; past chairman of the United Way's Allocation Committee; and a past board member of the Hopevale Home and Gateway Home. He was a life member of the NAACP. He was a trustee and active member of Faith Baptist Church, which he joined in 1963. Survivors, in addition to his wife, include three sons, James Jr. of Los Angeles, Mark of Buffalo and Wayne of Raleigh, N.C., and three grandsons. (The Buffalo News (Buffalo, NY) – March 21, 2003)
Zula Cowell
Zula Cowell, 87, of the 900 block of Harrington Ave., died Jan. 15, 1992, in a hospital. Miss Cowell was born in Washington, N.C. She had retired from Powers and Anderson Medical Supplies after 50 years. She was a member of Ghent United Methodist Church and the Pilot Club. Survivors include two nieces and a sister-in-law. The graveside service will be conducted at 2 p.m. Sunday in Forest Lawn Cemetery by the Rev. Robert C. Hastings. Friends may join the family from 4 to 6 p.m. today in Hollomon-Brown Funeral Home, Tidewater Drive Chapel. (The Virginian-Pilot (Norfolk, VA) – January 18, 1992; pg. D2)
Carlton Lee Cox
WASHINGTON, N.C. – Mr. Carlton Lee Cox, 69, of 1660 W. Fifth St., died Sunday, Dec. 4, 2005. Funeral 3 p.m. Wednesday, Chapel of Paul Funeral Home. Burial in Trinity Cemetery, Chocowinity. Visitation 7-8:30 p.m. today, Paul Funeral Home. (The Daily Reflector (Greenville, NC) – December 6, 2005)
Dana Ecklin Cox
Mrs. Dana Ecklin Cox, 92, of Rt. 2, Blounts Creek, died this morning at the Health Care Center in Washington. She was the widow of the late Nathaniel Cox. She was a member of Ephesus Free Will Baptist Church. Funeral services will be held Saturday at 1:30 p.m. at Paul Funeral Home Chapel in Washington. The Rev. Robert B. Cayton will officiate. Burial will be in Oakdale Cemetery in Washington. Surviving are one son, Elmer Cox of Blounts Creek; one sister, Mrs. Sadie Boyd of Blounts Creek; two grandchildren and one great-grandchild. The family will be at the Paul Funeral Home from 7:30 to 9 p.m. Friday night for visitation. (Washington Daily News (Washington, NC) – Thursday, December 27, 1979) [Obituary kindly submitted by Pat Richard]
Edna L. Cox
Edna L. Cox, 85, June 13. Funeral 11 a.m., Wednesday, Paul Funeral Home, Washington. Burial, Oakdale Cemetery. Arrangements by Paul Funeral Home, Washington. (The News & Observer (Raleigh, NC) – June 15, 1999)
Eula Catherine Cox
WASHINGTON N.C. – Ms. Eula Catherine "Cathy" Cox, 57, of 905 Willow St. died Sunday, Aug. 14, 2005. Graveside service 11 a.m. Wednesday, Wesley Cemetery of Chocowinity. Visitation at the home of her mother, Polly Cox, 6955 River Road, Washington. Arrangements by Paul Funeral Home. (The Daily Reflector (Greenville, NC) – August 16, 2005)
Floyd McCoy Cox, Jr.
Mr. Floyd McCoy Cox, Jr., age 84, a resident of 1042 N. Respess Street, Washington, died Sunday June 4, 2006 at his home. A funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday, June 7, 2006 at the First Christian Church in Washington, officiated by Dr. Michael Price. Burial will follow in Oakdale Cemetery. The following will serve as pallbearers: Ray S. Barbre, Kemp Huss, A. J. Garris, Travis Cutler, Mike Woolard and Floyd Gurganus. Mr. Cox was born in Beaufort County on April 26, 1922, son of the late Floyd Cox, Sr. and Hallie Brooks Cox. He was a graduate of Washington High School and attended Randolph Macon College and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Mr. Cox served his country during World War II in the U.S. Navy. On October 9, 1943, he married the former Sarah Rebecca Paul who preceded him in death on June 18, 2004. He was a member of the First Christian Church in Washington. Mr. Cox owned and operated Choco Drive Inn, Cox’s Furniture Store, Cox’s Shoe Store, and Cee Circle Bar Stables and Farm. He was a charter member of the Greenville Saddle Club, a member and Vice President of Coastal Plain Saddle Club and an avid horseman. He is survived by his daughter: Sarah “Sally” Houston and her husband, Bartow; his sons: Floyd M. “Mac” Cox, III and his wife, Claudia; Mayhew Paul Cox and his wife, Jean and William Samuel Miles Cox, Sr. and his fianc/, Luanne M. Black all of Washington; his sister: Thelma Cox Alligood of Washington; seven grandchildren, three great grandchildren and his faithful companion, Blue. The family will receive friends at the home of his son, Mayhew Cox, located at 447 Mimosa Shores Road, Washington. Paul Funeral Home of Washington is serving the Cox Family. (Washington Daily News (Washington, NC) – Wednesday, June 7, 2006)
Glenn Taylor Cox, Jr.
Mr. Glenn Taylor Cox, Jr., 47, formerly of Beaufort County, died Tuesday, Jan. 15, 2008, in Charlotte. A private memorial service will be held at a later date. Mr. Cox was born July 1, 1960, son of Sybil O’Neal Cox and the late Glenn Taylor Cox Sr. The family will receive friends at the home of his mother, 137 Pirate Cove Road, Washington. Arrangements are by Paul Funeral Home, Washington. (Washington Daily News (Washington, NC) – January 17, 2008)
Hassie G. Cox
Nov. 26, 1916 - Jan. 9, 2003GARNER - Hassie G. Cox, 86, died Thursday. He resided in Garner for 46 years before his death. Mr. Cox was born in Aurora, NC, the son of the late Charles Guy Cox and Dora Lloyd Cox. Hassie served in Europe during World War II with the Fourth Armored Division. He attended barber school in Durham and was a barber in downtown Raleigh at the former Raleigh Hotel and former Carolina Hotel. He was the last owner of the former Wilmont Barber Shop on Hillsborough Street before retiring. He also worked at Superior Security Guard. Surviving: wife, Naomi Harmon Cox; sister, Ora Mae Powell, sisterin-law, Mildred G. Cox, several nieces, nephews and cousins. Funeral services will be held 3 PM Saturday in the Chapel of Montlawn Mausoleum. Visitation will be from 2:30-3 PM prior to the service. Arrangements by Bryan-Lee Funeral Home, Garner. (The News & Observer (Raleigh, NC) – January 10, 2003; pg. B8)
Ione Bishop Cox
BELHAVEN - Ione Bishop Cox, 91, of Belhaven and more recently a resident of Cross Creek Health Care Center, Swan Quarter, died Monday, July 10 at Cross Creek. Mrs. Cox was born in Hyde County, the daughter of the late Charlie R. and Lela Mae Jones Bishop. She worked for many years at Mrs. Padgett's store and The Grill in Pantego. She was the widow of Herman G. Cox who died in 1973. Several cousins survive. Funeral services were at the graveside in Soule Cemetery Wednesday with Steve Bryan officiating. (The Coastland Times (Manteo, NC) - Thursday, July 13, 1995; pg. 6A)
Ira Odell Cox
Mr. Ira “Odell” Cox of 805 Simmons St., Washington, died Sunday, Sept. 23, 2007, at home. A funeral will be conducted at 1 p.m. Saturday in Maple Grove Missionary Baptist Church with the Rev. Theron Jones officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. Mr. Cox was born Jan. 16, 1921, the son of the late Fred and Connie Chapman Cox. He was married to Christine Gay Cox, who preceded him in death. He retired as a truck driver from Moss Planing Mill of Washington. He was a member of Maple Grove Missionary Baptist Church, where he was a member of the choir and trustee board. Survivors include six daughters, Marie Cox of Roanoke Rapids, Annette Grant of Long Island, N.Y., Mary Glaspie, Verna Smith and Debra Ann Cox, all of Washington, and Barbara Thompson of Greenville; six sons, Willie and James Cox, both of Washington, Ronnie Boyd of Washington, Barney Cox of Plymouth, Jimmy Cox of Red Springs and John Hines of Greenville; one sister, Helen Pugh of Ayden; 26 grandchildren and 42 great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by six brothers, Johnny Ray, Hubert, Heber, Lee, Fred and Sam Cox and one sister, Sarah J. Cox. The family will receive friends today from 7-8 p.m. at Leon Randolph Funeral Home, 208 W. Martin Luther King Jr. Drive, Washington, and other times at the home of his daughter, Mary Glaspie, 411 E. Fifth St., Washington. (Washington Daily News (Washington, NC) – Friday, September 28, 2007)
James B. Cox
KITTY HAWK - James B. Cox of Croatan Highway, died Friday, January 17 at a Nags Head nursing facility. A native of Beaufort County, he was a retired electrician and worked for 40 years with VEPCO. He was married to the late Edna B. Cox. He is survived by three daughters: Patricia A. Sutton of North Beach, Md., Marie Coble of Kitty Hawk, and Carol Makinson of Manteo. Funeral services will be private with burial in Colonial Grove Memorial Park. Holloman-Brown Funeral Homes, Indian River Chapel, is in charge of arrangements. (The Coastland Times (Manteo, NC) - Sunday, January 19, 1997; pg. 12A)
James H. Cox
Mr. James H. Cox, 82, a former resident of King Street, Bath, NC died Wednesday, August 9, 2006 at Britthaven of Washington. A graveside funeral service will be held at 3 p.m., Friday, August 11, 2006 at Pamlico Memorial Gardens with Rev. Ron Bousquet officiating. The family will receive friends from 1:30 p.m. to the funeral hour at Hillside Funeral Service, 4500 Highway 264 East, Washington, NC. A lifelong resident of Beaufort County, Mr. Cox was born July 30, 1924. He was the son of the late Mack Cox and Sally Jones Cox Brooks. He was a retired boat rigger for Pamlico Marine. Survivors include his sisters, Hazel Jones of Aurora and Virginia Reed of Orlando, FL; his brothers, Scott Brooks and Bud Brooks, both of Washington. He is also survived by his extended family, Mary Lewis Bell of Bath, Helen Campbell of Washington, Florence Haddock of Sanford, FL, Marie Manning of Greenville and Hilton Lewis of Washington. He was preceded in death by three sisters, Mary Tyer, Thelma Jordan and Ruth Alligood. (Washington Daily News (Washington, NC) – Friday, August 11, 2006)
Jean Wynn Cox
Mrs. Jean Wynn Cox, 59, of 447 Mimosa Shores Road, Washington, died Wednesday, Jan. 30, 2008, at Pitt County Memorial Hospital in Greenville. A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. Friday at St. Peter’s Episcopal Church. The family will receive friends at the home. Arrangements will be announced by Paul Funeral Home, Washington. (Washington Daily News (Washington, NC) – Thursday, January 31, 2008)
Jesse David Cox, Sr.
WASHINGTON, N.C. - Mr. Jesse David Cox Sr., 87, of 3017 Corsica Rd. died Sunday June 17, 2007 at the Beaufort County Hospital. Funeral service will be 11 a.m. Wednesday at Paul Funeral Home of Washington and will be conducted by the Rev. Karen Crutchfield. Burial will follow in Oakdale Cemetery. Tim McSwiney, Justin Fore, Troy Ball, Stuart Godley, Michael Mills and Neil Woolard will serve as pallbearers. Mr. Cox was born in Pitt County on Oct. 9, 1919 to the late Herman David and Sophronia Oakley Cox and on Oct. 24, 1944 he married Lola Mae Ball who survives him. He was a graduate of Chocowinity High School, served his country in the United States Army Air Corps, was a disabled veteran and attended Wares Chapel United Methodist Church. In 1963 Mr. Cox retired from the family business that he had worked with his father and brothers, HD Cox & Sons Lumber Co. later in life he was President of Cox Builders Inc. in which he continued to work with his son David even after his retirement. He was preceded in death by a brother, Tommy Cox. Survivors include a daughter, Linda Cox Alligood and her husband, Danny, of Washington; a son, Jesse David Cox Jr. and his wife, Janice, of Greensboro; two brothers, Milton Cox and Douglas Cox, both of Washington; three grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. The family will receive friends tonight from 6 until 8 at Paul Funeral Home of Washington and other times at the home 3017 Corsica Rd. Washington. Paul Funeral Home of Washington is serving the Cox family. (The Daily Reflector (Greenville, NC) - Tuesday, June 19, 2007
Jesse W. Cox
Jesse W. Cox, 79, of Tampa, died Monday (Sept. 23, 2002). Born in Bath, N.C., he moved to the Tampa area in 1967 from the Panama Canal Zone. He retired from the Air Force in 1971 as a chief master sergeant. He was a member of Egypt Temple Shrine, the American Legion and a life member of the Disabled American Veterans. Survivors include his wife, Helen; two brothers, Millard, Durham, N.C., and David, Tampa. Blount, Curry & Roel Funeral Homes & Cemeteries, MacDill Avenue Chapel, Tampa. (St. Petersburg Times (St. Petersburg, FL) – September 25, 2002; pg. B7)
Josh T. Cox
Mr. Josh T. Cox, age 87, of 1624 Highland Drive, Washington, died Wednesday, February 14, 2007 at Ridgewood Manor Nursing Home. A funeral service will be held at 11:00 AM, Saturday, February 17, 2007 in the chapel of Hillside Funeral Service with Craig Hagen officiating. Burial will follow in Pamlico Memorial Gardens. The family will receive friends from 6:00 to 8:00 PM, Friday, February 16, 2007 at Hillside Funeral Service, 4500 Highway 264 East, Washington. Mr. Cox was born November 17, 1919 in Pitt County. He was the son of the late William J. Cox and Pennie Melissa Smith Cox. On February 21, 1942, he married Lucy Florence Cherry, who preceded him in death on March 26, 2003. Mr. Cox was a retired farmer, retired gentleman farmer and former employee of Grady White Boats and Flanders Filters. He was a veteran of the US Army. He was a charter member of Cherry Chapel Baptist Church, which was later changed to Rosedale Missionary Baptist Church. He served as a deacon until his health began to fail. He always had a deep love and devotion to his family and his church. Survivors include three daughters, Betty Cox Norden of New Bern, Josie Cox Pippin and her husband, Gordon of Bath, and Frances Cox Smith and her husband, Mel of Morehead City; six grandchildren, Melanie Florence McRoy, Christina Leigh Carrow, Don Wayne Chandler, Joshua Chandler, G.K. Pippin and Charlie A. Pippin, and six great-grandchildren, Courtney Carrow, Chandler Carrow, McKenna McRoy, Trey Pippin, Ashley Pippin, and Alexis Pippin. In addition to his wife, he was preceded in death by his brothers and sisters, William Charles Cox, Maude C. Tyer, Daisy C. Warren, Ada C. Walls, Alice Mae C. Hardison, H.B. Cox, Kathaleen C. Freeman, Fred Cox and Gladys C. Brown. (Hillside Funeral Home obituary posted February 16, 2007)
Kathleen Carrow Cox
CHOCOWINITY - Mrs. Kathleen Carrow (Mammy) Cox , 80, died Tuesday, October 28, 1997. Arrangements are by Paul Funeral Home, Washington. (The Charlotte Observer (Charlotte, NC) – October 30, 1997; pg. C5)
Margaret J. Cox
Margaret J. Cox, a retired bookkeeper for Holiday Inn Crowne Plaza, died of leukemia Sept. 23 at her home. She was 74. Mrs. Cox was born in Beaufort County, N.C., and lived in New Orleans for 15 years. She is survived by two daughters, Patricia Cox Carpenter and Laura Louise Cox; three grandchildren; and three great- grandchildren. A memorial service will be held Sunday at 11 a.m. at Vencor Hospital, 3601 Coliseum St. Leitz-Eagan Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. (The Times-Picayune (New Orleans, LA) - ) October 8, 1999; pg. B4)
Marjorie Tetterton Cox
Mrs. Marjorie Tetterton Cox, 63, of 20 Styons Road, Plymouth, died Monday, June 19, 2006, at Pitt County Memorial Hospital, Greenville. A private memorial service will be held for family and invited guests. Mrs. Cox was born in Beaufort County on Dec. 25, 1942. She was the daughter of the late William T. Tetterton, Jr. and Olivia Bell Tetterton. On Sept. 29, 1962, she married Merton Cox Jr., who survives. She was a homemaker and an employee of the Plymouth Garment Company for several years. Survivors include one daughter, Pamela C. Sugg of Winterville; one son, Merton Cox, III of St. Augustine, Fla.; two sisters, Barbara T. Ketchum of Chesapeake, Va., and Terry T. Wemer of Norfolk, Va.; and two grandchildren. She was preceded in death by one sister, Marcia T. Jordan and one brother, William T. Tetterton, III. (Washington Daily News (Washington, NC) – Wednesday, June 21, 2006)
Michele L. Cox
Michele L. Cox, 9, Feb. 12. Funeral 11 a.m., Thursday, Chapel of Hills Funeral Service. Burial, Wesley Cemetery, Chocowinity. Arrangements by Hillside Funeral Service, Washington. (The News & Observer (Raleigh, NC) –February 14, 2001)
Velma Cayton Cox
Mrs. Velma C. Cox, age 79, of Chocowinity and a former resident of Edward was surrounded by loved ones as she went home to be with the Lord on Monday July 30, 2007. A graveside funeral will be held 11:00 AM Thursday August 2, 2007 at Oakhaven Cemetery in Edward. Pastors Ray Webb, Stanley Jones and David Linton will officiate the service. Frankie Parker, Craig Godley and Tommy Cox will serve as honorary pallbearers. Mrs. Cox was born in Beaufort County on February 26, 1928, daughter of the late Jim R. Cayton, and the late Mary Moore Cayton. She was a 1945 graduate of the former Aurora High School and married Alton Bonner Cox who preceded her in death on November 25, 2002. Mrs. Cox retired from the US Postal Service as postmaster in Edward after twenty years of honorable service. She was a member of Edward Christian Church who had been attending the Vineyard Community Church in Chocowinity. Mrs. Cox will forever be remembered for her generosity, kindness and Christian love that she gave to so many during her life. Mrs. Cox is survived by a daughter: Ruth Ann Cox of the home; two grandchildren: Clarissa Cox and Tommy Parker both of Chocowinity; one great grandson: Logan Dunn and a sister: Susie Cargin of Edward. She was preceded in death by two sisters: Verna Stilley and Doris Womble and two brothers: James Cayton and Leon Cayton. The family will receive friends from 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM Wednesday August 1, 2007 at Paul Funeral Home of Washington and at other times at the home located at 747 US Hwy 33 West, Chocowinity, NC. Paul Funeral Home of Washington is serving the Cox family. (Paul Funeral Home obituary - Thursday, August 2, 2007)
William Benjamin Cox, Jr.
William Benjamin “WB” Cox Jr., age 76, a resident of 2610 W. 5th St. Washington, died Thursday November 15, 2007. Graveside services will be 11 a.m. Monday, November 19, 2007 at Pamlico Memorial Gardens and will be conducted by Pastor Ken Cash and Doug Gurkin. Sammy Corey III, Ralph “Bud” Respess, Hardy Ray Corey Jr., Troy Woolard, Michael Cox and Leslie Jordan will serve as pallbearers. Donald Woolard, Jimmie Perry, Elwood Ingalls and Walt Swain will serve as honorary pallbearers. Mr. Cox was born in Beaufort Co. on October 3, 1931 son of the late William Benjamin Cox Sr. and Zadie Sheppard Cox. On December 27, 1952 he married the former Marie Corey who survives. He served in the United States Navy and was a member of the First Free Will Baptist Church of Washington. In 2002, he retired from the United States Postal Service with 32 years of service. Survivors include his wife Marie of the home, one son, William Benjamin “BB” Cox, III and his wife Carolyn of Plymouth, two granddaughters, Lyndsi D. Cox and Amanda Elizabeth McClees, three sisters, Naomi C. Boyd of Pinetown, Dorothy C. Eborn of Mechanicsville, Va. and Geraldine C. Respess of Chocowinity, and his best friend, Donald Woolard and his wife Ann of Washington. The family will receive friends 6-8 p.m. Sunday at Paul Funeral Home in Washington and other times at the home. Paul Funeral Home of Washington is serving the Cox family. (Washington Daily News (Washington, NC) – Monday, November 19, 2007)
William D. Cox, Sr.
William D. Cox, Sr., 64, Nov. 7. Graveside 11:30 a.m., today, Wesley Cemetery, Chocowinity. Arrangements by Hillside Funeral Service, Washington. (News & Observer (Raleigh, NC) – November 9, 2002)
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