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BATES
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LUMBERTON - Mrs. Ernestine Williams Bates, 85, of Baltimore died Saturday, May 3, 2008.
Funeral service will be held Friday, May 9 at 1 p.m. at Sandy Grove Baptist Church with burial in Alligator Cemetery in Marietta, N.C.
The family will receive friends at the church from noon to 1 p.m.
She is survived by her sister, Irene Williams Taylor.
Arrangements by McMillan Funeral Home of Lumberton
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BLANTON
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ROANOKE RAPIDS - Donnie Ray Blanton, Sr. of 57 Delta Street died Wednesday, May 7, 2008 at Halifax Regional Medical Center. Funeral Services will be held Saturday, May 10 at Hockaday Funeral Home at 2 p.m. with burial following in Cedarwood Cemetery.
The family will receive friends at the funeral home on Friday evening form 7 to 8:30 p.m.
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CHISENHALL
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HILLSBOROUGH - Mr. Richard D. Chisenhall, 83, of 513 Central Ave., died Tuesday night at the VA Medical Center. He was a veteran of the U. S. Army, serving during World War II. Prior to his retirement, Mr. Chisenhall was employed by Cone Mills.
Mr. Chisenhall is survived by daughters, Brenda C. Lanier and Jackie Landreville; a son, Richard A. Chisenhall and sister, Barbara Medlin.
Funeral services will be held Friday 10 a.m. at Clements Funeral Chapel in Hillsborough. Burial will follow in the Hillsborough Town Cemetery. The family is being assisted in Hillsborough by Clements Funeral Service, Inc.
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GASTON
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CHAPEL HILL - Katherine Secord Bain Gaston passed away in peace attended by family at Carolina Meadows Health Center Saturday May 3, 2008.
Kathy is survived by daughter Amanda Ballew; son Alton Gaston; sister Peggy Northrop; brother.
A donation in Kathy's memory to the following organization is sincerely appreciated: UNC Hospice P.O. Box 1077 Pittsboro, NC 27312.
A Memorial Service in Celebration of Kathy's life will be held 11 a.m. Friday May 9 at St. Stephen's Episcopal Church, 82 Kimberly Road, Durham, NC 27707 (919) 493-5451.
On-line memorials: www.hallwynne .com. select obituaries. Hall-Wynne Funeral Service is assisting the Gaston family.
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HILLIARD
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WARRENTON - Nathaniel Morton "N.M." Hillard, Jr., 51, died Wednesday at Maria Parham Healthcenter. He was a member of the Warrenton Baptist Church and was a Teacher in Durham County prior to his illness.
Funeral Services will be at noon on Saturday May 10 at Warrenton Baptist Church with burial to follow in Warren Dale Cemetery in Norlina.
Surviving is his mother, Frances T. Hillard and his sister, Faye H. Raynor.
The family will receive friends prior to the funeral service from 11 a.m. to noon at the church.
Arrangements are by Blaylock Funeral Home.
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HOWARD
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PITTSBORO - Mrs. Helen Marie Smith Howard, 88, a resident of Crescent Green Assisted Living of Carrboro, died May 7, 2008 at Crescent Green.
For most of her adult life, she was employed by JM Odell Mfg. in Bynum. She was an active member of Bynum United Methodist Church.
The service to celebrate Mrs. Howard's life will be held at 11 a.m. Friday, May 9, 2008 at Bynum United Methodist Church. Interment will follow in Bynum United Methodist Church cemetery. Friends may visit with the family at the church on Friday morning from 10 a.m. until the funeral hour.
Memorials may be directed to Bynum United Methodist Church, PO Box 6, Bynum, NC 27228. Online condolences to: www.griffinfuneral.com, Select Obituaries.
Arrangements are under the care of Griffin Funeral Service of Pittsboro.
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HOWARD
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DURHAM - Mr. Williams "Manks" Henry Howard, 73, of 3121 Trinness Drive, died Tuesday, May 6, 2008 at home. Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday at West Durham Baptist Church, 1901 Athens Street. Family visitation, 30 minutes prior to service. Burial, Beechwood Cemetery Veterans Section. Viewing from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Friday at Fisher Funeral Parlor.
He was a 23 year United States Air Force Vietnam Conflict veteran and a retired employee of IBM. He was a member of West Durham Baptist Church.
Survivors include a daughter, Cassandra Howard North; a son, Troy Howard; a sister, Valeria Jarman; a brother, George "Rat" Howard.
Arrangements by Fisher Funeral Parlor.
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LUCAS
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SANFORD - Ms. Jerolean Lucas, 83, 345 Leslie Rd. died Tuesday, May 6, 2008 at Central Carolina Hospital.
Funeral Services will be held on Saturday, May 10 at 1 p.m. at Love Grove A.M.E. Zion Church with burial in church cemetery.
Assisting the family is Knotts Funeral Home 719 Wall Street in Sanford.
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SCHOOLFIELD
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DURHAM - Octavia McRae Schoolfield passed away May 7, 2008 at her home in Durham. She was born May 12, 1922 in Charlotte to William P. and Virginia McRae of Rockingham. After graduating from St. Mary's College and Duke University, she managed extensive real estate interests in the Sandhills. In recent years she was very active in volunteer work, most notably with Duke Medical Center and the North Carolina Museum of the Arts.
Ms. Schoolfield is survived by her sons William McRae Schoolfield , Henry Ormond Schoolfield and John Harrell Schoolfied , and grandchildren William Henry Schoolfield, Jacob Donald Schoolfield , Suzanne McRae Schoolfield and Elizabeth Ann Schoolfield.
She was preceded in death by her sister, Virginia McRae Guthrie.
A graveside service will be held at the East Side Cemetery, Rockingham, N.C., at 11 a.m. on Saturday May 10.
In lieu of flowers the family requests that donations in her name be sent to Duke Home Care Hospice, 4321 Medical Park Drive, Suite 101, Durham, NC 27704.
On-line memorials: www.hallwynne.com. Select obituaries.
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SLADE
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BURLINGTON - Mrs. Hildegard "Peggy" Slade of 1509 East Main Street, died on May 6, 2008 at Alamance Regional Medical Center. The funeral will be held on Saturday, May 10 at Elon First Baptist Church in Elon at 2 p.m., burial will follow in Alamance Memorial Park. The family visitation will be at the church at 1 p.m. on Saturday.
She is survived by her husband, Thomas E. Slade and one daughter, Ms. Sylvia M. Clark.
Hargett and Bryant Funeral Home are in charge of arrangements.
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WALDO
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SANFORD - Timothy Murray Waldo age 46, went to be with the Lord on May 7, 2008. Funeral services will be conducted at 11 a.m. Saturday at Cumnock Union United Methodist Church. Burial will follow in the Family Cemetery in Cumnock, N.C.
Mr. Waldo is survived by his parents Thomas and Sylvia Waldo and sister Bunni Hall.
The family will receive friends Saturday one hour prior to the funeral service at Cumnock Union United Methodist Church.
Arrangements are by Rogers-Pickard Funeral Home.
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WALKER
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NORLINA - Lina Louise Wilson Walker, 87, died Wednesday, May 7, 2008.
Funeral services will be at 3 p.m. Saturday at Blaylock Funeral Home with burial to follow in Warren Plains Memorial Gardens.
Arrangements by Blaylock Funeral Home.
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WOOD
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ROXBORO - Ret. Sgt. Ernest Blair Wood, Sr. age 78 of 402 Reade Drive died Thursday morning, May 8, 2008 at the Person Memorial Hospital. He was born in Gaston County. Retired Sergeant Ernest Wood was preceded in death by his parents, Robert Grady and Carrie Beam Wood, his sister Helen Turner, and his two brothers, Robert Wood, Jr. and David Wood.
Sgt. Wood was a US Army Veteran having served during the Korean War; he spent 2 years in the Artic Test Branch in Alaska. He was a member of Long Memorial United Methodist Church where he served on several committees; he was a member of the Kannapolis Rotary Club; Retired Sgt. Wood was a Highway patrolman in Cabarrus County for 17 years and was in Person County for 19 years where he retired as Sgt.; he was a member of the Roxboro Chamber of Commerce where he along with the help of others formed the ambassador membership.
Surviving are his wife, Dorothy B. Wood of the home, his son, Ernie Wood, Jr. and wife Pam of Roxboro; his grandchild, Miriam W. Johnson and husband, Benton of Clinton; one sister, Drucilla W. Epps of NY, NY; one brother, Thomas A. Wood and wife Jean of Greenwood, SC; two sisters-in-laws, Alice Wood of Gastonia, and Polly Wood of Pensacola, FL.
The family will receive friends Friday, May 9, 2008 from 7 to 8:30 p.m. and Saturday, May 10, 2008 from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. at Long Memorial United Methodist Church
The funeral service will be 11 a.m. Saturday, May 10, 2008 at Long Memorial United Methodist Church with the Rev. T. R. Miller officiating. Burial will be in the Person Memorial Cemetery with Highway Patrol Honors.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Capital Campaign of Long Memorial United Methodist Church, P.O. Box 310, Roxboro, NC 27573.
Condolences may be sent to www.brooksandwhite.com.
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