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COX
Miss Jessica Leann Cox, 16, of Winston-Salem died Friday, Oct. 27, 2000, as a result of injuries sustained in an automobile accident. Jessica was born on May 20, 1984, in Forsyth County. She was a junior at Ledford Senior High and a member of the Journalism Club. She is survived by her parents, James Lee (Jimmy) and Billie Ann Cox Farrar of the home; grandparents, Nancy Duncan of Winston-Salem, Jesse Cox of Jackson, Tenn., James and Wanda Farrar of Winston-Salem; great-grandfather, Howard Walton of Danville, Va; uncles Jesse R. Cox Jr. of Winston-Salem (whom Jessica was named after), James Tent Cox of Boonville, Kenneth W. Cox of Alabama, Ronald Parnell of Pinnacle, and her hero Robert A. Smith of Winston-Salem; two aunts, Laura Cox of Boonville and Jill Parnell of Pinnacle; great-aunt and godmother Mary Profitt of Galax, Va; cousins, James Tent Cox II, Briane Cox, Kenny Wayne Cox, Justin Cox and Ashley Parnell, and her dear and close friends from Ledford Senior High School. A memorial service is scheduled for 3 p.m. on Sunday at J.C. Green & Sons Funeral Home in Winston-Salem with the Rev. Jimmy Bowden officiating. They family respectfully requests that in lieu of flowers that memorials in Jessica's name be made to that of the donors choice. Arrangements by J.C. Green & Sons Funeral Home (769-5548).

DUNN
Stella Elizabeth Dunn, 52, of 3925 Elkton Trail, Winston-Salem, died Friday, Oct. 27, 2000, at Kate B. Reynolds Hospice Home, Winston-Salem in the company of her family. She was a native of Lowille, N.Y. She was an employee of Forsyth Memorial Hospital in Winston-Salem. Surviving are her mother, Janet Howe of Winston-Salem, N.C., husband, Dewey Dunn of Dobson, N.C.; daughter, Laura Norman of East Bend, N.C.; five sons, Bradford Dunn of Dobson, N.C., Gary Dunn of Belews Creek, N.C., Robert Dunn of Lexington, N.C., Anthony Sakowski and Kenneth Sakowski; two sisters, Linda Pugh of Randleman, N.C. and Diane Wood of Hamlet, N.C.; a brother, Gary Swisloski of Missouri and four grandchildren. The funeral will be at 2 p.m. Monday, Oct. 30, 2000, at Pugh Funeral Home Chapel. Pastor Jim Honeycutt is officiating. The burial will be at Randolph Memorial Park, Asheboro, N.C. The family will receive friends from 1 to 2 p.m. Monday, Oct. 30, 2000, at the Pugh Funeral Home, 600 S. Main St., Randleman, and at other times at the home of Colon and Linda Pugh, 320 Dogwood Drive, Randleman, N.C. Memorials can be sent to Hospice of Forsyth County, 1100-C S. Stratford Rd, Winston-Salem, N.C. 27103-3217 or Caraway Baptist Church, 2928 Beeson Farm Road, Sophia, N.C. 27350.

ELLIS
Mr. James Steven "Steve" Ellis, 51, of Winston-Salem died Thursday, Oct. 26, 2000, at Forsyth Medical Center. He was born Sept. 11, 1949, in Forsyth County to Carroll Eugene and Faye Cook Ellis. Mr. Ellis was preceded in death by his father and his brother, Gary Eugene Ellis. Surviving are his wife, Sharon A. Ellis of Winston-Salem; his mother, Faye Robbins of Winston-Salem; a daughter, Nikki Ellis of Kernersville; a stepbrother, Burton E. Brown of King; two nieces, Kim Ellis of Walkertown and Tracey Asbury of Winston-Salem; two nephews, Gary Ellis Jr. of Walkertown and Dustin Brown of King; and a cousin, Elvis Griffin of Winston-Salem; special friends, Alice, Dylan, Matt Allen and Dustin Painter. Funeral services will be 7 p.m. Sunday at Hayworth-Miller Silas Creek Chapel. The Rev. Dennis Parnell will officiate. The family will receive friends after the service. A military graveside service will be 11 a.m. Monday at Woodland cemetery by the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve Unit, Greensboro.

GERATY
BOSTON, Mass. -- Mary Littler Geraty died Sept. 25, 2000. She was 88. Mary was a nurse and mother of two. She was born in Rutland, Vt., and was a nurse at Children's Hospital in Boston, Cornell Hospital in New York City and Baptist Hospital in Winston-Salem, where she lived for 48 years. For the last five years she lived in Boston. She was married to Donald Francis Geraty, who died in 1986. Surviving are her sons, Thomas, his partner, Stuart Walker, and their son, David Walker; and Peter, his wife, Daphne Lowell, and their daughters, Lily and Meara Geraty. There will be a memorial service at 10 a.m. Nov. 4 at Augsburg Lutheran Church in Winston-Salem. Please make any memorial contributions to Children's Hospital Trust, c/o Alex Bregman, Box 431, Boston, MA 02115.

HAMBRIGHT
Mr. Elmer "Mo" Hambright, 73, of 5685 Hunsford Drive died Friday evening at Durham Regional Hospital. He was born on March 8, 1927, in Cherokee County, S.C., to Prentis and Ethel Howell Hambright. Mr. Hambright served in the U.S. Navy during World War II. For many years he owned and operated "Mo" Hambright Plumbing and merged his business with that of his son, Ken, into K-HAM Plumbing and Heating Contactors, Inc. He was a member of Marshall Baptist Church. Surviving are his wife, Joyce Cox Hambright of the home; five children, Alice Bagshall and husband Greg, Kenneth Hambright and wife Pat, Roger Hambright and wife Cindy, Anthony "Cubby" Hambright and wife Sherry and Laura "Bunny" Hambright; four stepchildren, Janet McKay and husband Lonnie, Tommy Carter Jr. and wife Harriett, Patricia Waddell and husband "Bo" and Pamela Monds and husband Steve; twenty grandchildren and a great-grandchild; two brothers and five sisters. The funeral service will be held at Marshall Baptist Church at 11 a.m. on Monday conducted by the Rev. Jim Wright. military rites will be by VFW District 11 Honor Guard at Crestview Memorial Gardens. The family will receive friends from 7 to 9 p.m. on Sunday at Vogler and Sons Reynolda Road.

LANE
KING -- Pheobe Steele Lane, 70, of Martin Hill Road in Germanton, formerly of Tobaccoville, died Thursday, Oct. 26, 2000. She was born Aug. 29, 1930, in Surry County to Early and Emma Hayes Steele. Surviving are two sisters, Daisy Lee of Knightstown, Ind., and Ruth Clifton of Rossville, Ga., and a number of nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by three brothers, Fred Steele, Henry Steele and infant Jim Dan Steele. The body may be viewed at 10 to 12 p.m. Sunday at Slate Funeral Home in King. Graveside services will be held at 2 p.m. on Sunday in the Tabernacle United Methodist Church in Tobaccoville with the Rev. Paul Lund, nephew, officiating. Memorials may be made to the cemetery Fund of Tabernacle United Methodist Church, P.O. Box 307, Tobaccoville, N.C. 27050-0307.

LAWRENCE
BURLINGTON -- Mr. Henry Raleigh Lawrence, 94, of 1411 Ashe St ., Burlington, died in his home on Saturday, Oct. 28, 2000, after several years of declining health and two weeks of critical illness. Mr. Lawrence was born in Patrick County, Va. He was a retired textile worker and farmer. He was preceded in death by his parents, James Goode Lawrence and Bertha Gauldin Lawrence; two sons, Aubrey Lawrence and Billy Lawrence; a grandchild; four sisters and a brother. He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Elma Kelly Lawrence of the home; two daughters, Mrs. Shirley Lawrence Frank of Lexington and Mrs. Linda Lawrence Bayliff of West Palm Beach, Fla.; two sons, Mr. Bobby "Bob" Lawrence of Burlington and Mr. Donald "Don" Lawrence of High Point; two sisters, Mrs. Kate Purgason and Mrs. Irene Smart, both of Graham; 10 grandchildren, eight great-grandchildren. Mr. Lawrence was of the Baptist Faith. The funeral will be 11 a.m. Monday at McClure Funeral Home Chapel in Graham. The Rev. Michael Shannon, Hospice Chaplain will be officiating. The burial will follow at Graham Memorial Park. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Sunday at McClure Funeral Home in Graham and other times at the residence.

MULLINS
RURAL HALL -- Mr. Robert Franklin Mullins Sr., 79, of Cross Baptist Church Road died Saturday, Oct. 28, 2000, at Forsyth Medical Center in Winston-Salem after a period of declining health. Mr. Mullins was born on March 5, 1921, in Wyoming County, W.Va., the son of the late Miley Henry and Nora Belcher Mullins. He was a member of Christ Temple Holiness Church in Winston-Salem. He was a retired coal miner and was a veteran of the U.S. Army serving during World War II. Surviving are his wife of 55 years, Frances Helton Mullins of the home; a daughter, Wanda M. Lester and husband Hassel of King; a son, Wayne Mullins of Winston-Salem; four grandchildren and four great-grandchildren; two daughters-in-law, Janet Mullins and Sharon Mullins, both of Winston-Salem; two sisters, Opal Widner and Ethel Simmons, both of Beckley, W.Va. Mr. Mullins was preceded in death by a son, Robert F. Mullins Jr. Funeral services will be conducted 1 p.m. Monday, Oct. 30, 2000, at Hayworth-Miller Funeral Hall Chapel by the Rev. Brian Mullins and the Rev. Robert Williams. Burial will follow in Crestview Memorial Park in Rural Hall. The Mullins family will receive friends from 7 to 9 p.m. Sunday evening at the funeral home.

MURRAY
GREENSBORO -- The Rev. Clyde E. Murray, 101, died Oct. 28, 2000, in Greensboro, N.C. The Rev. Murray began his ministry in 1929, after teaching school and working in banking for several years. The oldest clergy member in the Western North Carolina Conference of the United Methodist Church, he started his ministry riding on horseback to five churches in Ashe County Mountains. He served numerous churches and charges including: Helton Charge, Highlands-Hickory, Kerr Street Concord, Spencer Memorial-Charlotte, Cramer Memorial-Cramerton, Marvin Memorial-Winston-Salem, First United Methodist Church-Franklin and First United Methodist Church-Gastonia. He was also a Mason for 75 years. After retirement in 1967, the Rev. Murray became chaplain for eight years at Angel Hospital in Franklin, N.C. Even in recent years he continued to take seriously his pastoral role by ministering to those living with him at the Village Green and Greensboro Manor assisted living facilities. Mr. Murray lived a full life until the moment of death. Surviving are a son, the Rev. Dr. Jerry D. Murray of Rural Hall, N.C.; three daughters, Mrs. Kathryn Hooks of Marietta, Ga., Mrs. Elizabeth Stiffler of Charlotte, N.C., Mrs. Rebecca Brogden Almond of Greensboro, N.C.; 10 grandchildren; 14 great-grandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren; two sisters, Mrs. Ruey Throneburg and Mrs. Lora Mae Mann, both of Charlotte, N.C. He was married to Pearl Rebecca Burgess Murray, a major partner in his ministry, who died in November 1985. Funeral services will be held at Asbury United Methodist Church, 2227 Pinecroft Road, Greensboro, N.C., at 11 a.m. Tuesday, Oct. 31, 2000. The Rev. Dr. Louis Woodard, pastor, and The Rev. Dr. J. Hurley Thomas III, superintendent of the Winston-Salem District, will officiate. The family will meet with friends prior to the service at the church at 10 a.m. Burial will follow in the Mays Chapel United Methodist Church cemetery Maiden, N.C. Forbis & Dick Guilford Chapel is serving the family of the Rev. Murray. The family requests in lieu of flowers memorial be made in the Rev. Murray's name to a ministry supported by the United Methodist Church such as a Missions Programs of the church, Disciple Bible Outreach Ministry, Faithful Friends Program or Yokefellow Prison Ministries of North Carolina.

PRIDDY
THOMASVILLE -- Mrs. Frances Marie Beamer Priddy, 72, of 3061 Denton Road died Wednesday, Oct. 25, 2000, at Forsyth Medical Center. She was born March 6, 1928, in Mount Airy, a daughter of Charlie and Vissie Stanley Beamer. She was retired from Davidson County Senior Services. She loved to bowl and was a member of Classic Seniors Bowling League/Davidson County Senior Citizen in 1995, a volunteer at Community General Hospital, home delivery of meals in Davidson County and a member of Liberty Baptist Church, Louise Moore Sunday-school class. She was twice married. Her first marriage was to Murrell Sanderson and her second marriage was to Boyd Priddy. Both preceded her in death. Surviving are two daughters, Mrs. Katherine Dawn Honeycutt and her husband, Ken of Thomasville and Mrs. Marybeth Marie Kindley and her husband, Harold of Thomasville; a son, Murrell P. Sanderson Jr. and his wife, Diane of Thomasville; a stepson, Alan Priddy and his wife, Libby of Thomasville; three sisters, Mrs. Gypsy Dumas and Mrs. Ruth Simmons, both of Mount Airy, and Mrs. Dwight (Mildred) Matthews of Boon ville. A memorial service will be held at 3 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 29, 2000 in Family Funeral Care Chapel of Thomasville. The family will receive friends after the funeral. Memorials may be directed to Hospice of Davidson County, Davidson County Senior Services of Thomasville or Liberty Baptist Church.

SEGRAVES
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- Mrs. Alma Sparks Segraves, 96, of Tallahassee, Fla., died Friday, Oct. 27, 2000, at Westminster Oaks Health Center in Tallahassee. Mrs. Segraves was born Sept. 18, 1904, in Wilkes County to Aaron Elijah "Babe" and Sarah Emma Harris Sparks. She was a native and longtime resident of Wilkes County before moving to Tallahassee, Fla., in 1991 to live with her daughter. She was a member of Cranberry Baptist Church in Wilkes County. Mrs. Segraves was the widow of Robert Clay Segraves, who died in 1959. They owned and operated Segraves Lumber Co. and Segraves Service Station. She is survived by a daughter, Savannah S. Day of Tallahassee, Fla.; a sister, Genevieve Sparks Blackburn of Roaring River; three grandchildren, Patricia Fay Poplin of Maidens, Va., Melinda Alma-Etta Soto of Denver, Colo., Dr. Robert Clay Day of Dallas, Texas, five great-grandchildren and three great-great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Monday, Oct. 30, 2000, at Cranberry Baptist Church with the Rev. Rick Jackson and the Rev. Hunter Church officiating. Burial will be in Pleasant Grove Baptist Church cemetery in Ronda. The family will be at Reins-Sturdivant Funeral Home in North Wilkesboro on Sunday night from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Flowers will be accepted or memorial may be made to Cranberry Baptist Church, c/o Kirk Mathis, 155 Millard Mathis Road, Roaring River, NC 28669, Pleasant Grove Baptist Church, 3982 Clingman Road, Ronda, NC 28670 or to Alzheimer's Project of Tallahassee, 1700 N. Meridian Road, Tallahassee, FL 32203.

SCOFIELD
Dr. Robert E. Scofield of Winston-Salem passed away Oct. 27, 2000. Dr. Scofield was born Jan. 29, 1925. He served in the U.S. Navy during World War II. He graduated from Montclair State Teachers College in New Jersey. He received his doctorate in education from LeHigh University. He was director of pupil personnel services for Sparta High School, Sparta, N.J., and was education co-coordinator of the United Methodist Children's Home in Winston-Salem. He was also co-owner of Covenant Spring Christian Camp and Farm in Westfield. Dr. Scofield was a Crosby Scholar Mentor at R.J. Reynolds High School. He attended First Assembly of God Church. He was a Sunday school teacher to the children at the Children's Home for many years and dedicated his life to helping others. Dr. Scofield was preceded in death by his brother, Harry E. Scofield in August. Surviving are his wife, Olga; his son, Robert J. and wife Dauna and three grandchildren, Kelsey, Christopher, and Jason Archer of Winston-Salem; son Douglas H. and wife Cathy and grandchildren Jonathan, Susanna, Hannah and Andrew of Birmingham, Ala.; daughter Nancy Crocker and granddaughter Alyssa of Chesapeake, Va.; brother Donald Scofield; and sister Luellen Hin. Funeral services will be 10:30 a.m. Monday, Oct. 30 in the Woosley Chapel at The Children's Home on Reynolda Road with the Rev. Donald Scofield and the Rev. Larry Jones officiating. Viewing will be from 7 to 9 p.m. Sunday at Vogler's Funeral Home, Reynolda Road, Winston-Salem. Burial will be held at Forsyth Memorial Park in Winston-Salem. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to The Children's Home. The family wishes to express their gratitude for the care he was given by the nurses and doctors on 4A and 5C ICU at Wake Forest Uni versity Baptist Medical Center.

SMITHERMAN
BANNER ELK -- Mr. Peter Franklin Smitherman, 67, of South Slope Circle died Sunday, Oct. 22, 2000, at his residence. He was born Sept. 8, 1933, in Winston-Salem, Forsyth County, to the late John and Mary Olive Smitherman. He graduated Phi Beta Kappa from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and served in the U.S. Navy. He was instrumental in preventing the Ninth Street connector from destroying Hanes Park and adjacent neighborhoods. As a founder of the West End Association, he reversed the decay of what is now a historic district. He continued to improve the West End by moving the Zevely house to its present location and by opening it as a restaurant in which he was owner and operator for a number of years. He was also responsible for converting a derelict gas station into a popular downtown meeting place called Johanna Shobers. He left a lasting impression as both businesses still thrive today. He was one of a kind and will be greatly missed. At Pete's request, his ashes will be "disposed of economically" at his nemesis, the 14th fairway at Sugar Mountain Golf Club, Saturday, Nov. 4, 2000, at 3 p.m., one hour prior to "cocktail hour. " "Take five, smoke 'em if you got 'em." Pete is survived by his son, Kirk Smitherman and wife Joanna, and their children, Maggie and Jeffrey of Zebulon; his stepson, Peter Dalton Fox and his son, Walter Dalton Fox of Winston-Salem; and his brothers, John Smitherman of Gainesville, Fla., and James Smitherman of Houston, Texas. Arrangements by Hampton Funeral Service in Boone.

SPAINHOUR
ELKIN -- Mrs. Hazel Taylor Spainhour of 159 Parkwood Place, Elkin died Saturday afternoon at Hugh Chatham Memorial Hospital. She was preceded in death by her husband, Roy Spainhour, in 1983. Surviving are two sons, Gene Spainhour of Hickory, N.C. and Al (Amanda) Spainhour of Hickory, N.C.; two grandchildren, Elise Spainhour of Raleigh, N.C. and Fritz Spainhour of Hickory, N.C. A graveside service will be conducted at 2 p.m. Monday at Cranberry cemetery, Laurel Springs, N.C. by the Rev. Dale Walker and the Rev. Bill Brown. In lieu of flowers memorial s may be made to Glendale Springs Presbyterian Church Scholarship Fund, P.O. Box 247, Glendale Springs, N.C. 28629. Kennedy Funeral Home of Elkin is in charge of arrangements.

TUCKER
PILOT MOUNTAIN -- Mrs. Claudia Ellen Walker Tucker, 81, 314 Hathaway Lane, Pilot Mountain, N.C. passed away Saturday, Oct. 28, 2000, at her home. Mrs. Tucker was born Dec. 29, 1918, in Surry County, to Robert William and Claudia Ellen Johnson Walker. Mrs. Tucker was a homemaker and a member of Simmons Grove Baptist Church. She is survived by six daughters and sons-in-law, Lillie and Raymond Midkiff, Pilot Mountain, N.C., Agnes and Paul Midkiff, Pilot Mountain, N.C., Nancy and Jimmy Ashburn, Greensboro, N.C., Annie and Leroy Turney, Greensboro, N.C., Faye and Floyd Lowe, Mount Airy, N.C., Darlene and Dwight McMillian, Pilot Mountain, N.C.; three sons and daughters-in-law, Tom and Fannie Tucker, Mount Airy, N.C., Robert Tucker, Pilot Mountain, N.C. and Frank and Teresa Tucker, Pilot Mountain, N.C.; 21 grandchildren, 31 great-grandchildren, 11 great-great-grandchildren; a brother, James Walker, Kernersville, N.C.; and a daughter-in-law, Shirley Tucker, Mount Airy, N.C. Mrs. Tucker was preceded in death by her husband, Roosevelt Tucker, a son, Geder Tucker, a daughter, Lottie Chilton, three sisters and two brothers. Funeral services for Mrs. Tucker will be conducted Monday, Oct. 30, 2000, at 2 p.m. at Simmon's Grove Baptist Church by the Rev. Jimmy Cain, Rev. Stewart Mauck and the Rev. Paul Key. Burial will follow at Jessup Grove Baptist Church cemetery. The family will receive friends at Cox-Needham Funeral Home from 7 to 9 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 29, 2000, and at other times at the Tucker residence. Memorials may be made in floral tribute; to Northern Hospice, P.O. Box 6626, Mount Airy, N.C. 27030; or to the charity of the donors choice. The Tucker family is being served by Cox-Needham Funeral Home of Pilot Mountain, N.C.

YARBROUGH
Mr. Fred Hall Yarbrough, 73, of Winston-Salem died Thursday, Oct. 26, 2000, at Forsyth Medical Center. He was born April 6, 1927, in Yadkin County to Henry Columbus and Lillie Mae Key Yarbrough. Mr. Yarbrough was retired from Hanes with 41 years of service. He was a member of Woodland Baptist Church. He was preceded in death by his parents, three brothers, Wade, Gurnie and Lloyd Yarbrough. Surviving is his wife, Betty Mozelle Murphy Yarbrough of the home; a daughter, Faye Norman and husband Ben of Charlotte; three sons, Roger Lee Yarbrough, Sr. and wife Bennie of Charlotte, Gary Yarbrough and wife Sharon of Mocksville, David Yarbrough and wife Penny of Lawrenceville, Ga.; a brother, Ford W. Yarbrough of Sunset Beach, N.C.; three sisters, Betty Lou Bennett of Mocksville, Margaret Reid of Winston-Salem, Mildred Pierce of Winston-Salem; five grandchildren, Brian L. Yarbrough of Walkertown, Roger L. Yarbrough Jr. of Charlotte, Jason Brent Yarbrough of Lexington, Brooks Yarbrough of Charlotte, Jeff Norman of Raleigh. Funeral services will be 11 a.m. Monday at Woodland Baptist Church with the Rev. Tim Gammons and the Rev. R. Zeno Groce officiating. Burial will follow in Crestview Memorial Park. The family will receive friends from 7 to 9 p.m. Sunday at Hayworth-Miller Silas Creek Chapel

BANKS
KERNERSVILLE -- Mrs. Zita Barbara Peuffer Banks, 73, of 5321 Prince Charles Drive died Wednesday, Oct. 25, 2000, at her home. Mrs. Banks was born Dec. 12, 1926, in Buchold, Germany, a daughter of the late Joseph and Betty Schmitt Peuffer. She was retired as a vice president of international affairs at Wachovia Bank and had served as secretary of Kernersville Seventh-day Adventist Church. Surviving are her husband, William Joseph Banks Jr. of the home; two daughters and sons-in-law, Irene B. and Roger Tise of Winston-Salem and Barbara B. and Lee Evins of Kennesaw, Ga.; a son and daughter-in-law, Vernon Joseph and Beth Banks of Kernersville; two sisters, Irene Shubert and Alma Jorb of Germany; a brother, Walter Peuffer of Germany; six grandchildren, Angela Tise Sampson, Roger F. Tise II, Joseph Lee Evins, Ryan Joseph Banks, Melinda Joy Banks and Melissa Ann Banks; and a great-grandson, Edward Andrew Sampson. A funeral service will be conducted at 11 a.m. Sunday, Oct. 29, 2000, at Kernersville Seventh-day Adventist Church by the Rev. Ronald Schmidt, the Rev. Ken Crawley and the Rev. Roberto Henriquez. Burial will be in the church cemetery. The family will receive friends from 7 to 9 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 28, at Hayworth-Miller-Cain Funeral Home. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made to the Kernersville Seventh-day Adventist Church Building Fund, 896 Old Winston Road, Kernersville, NC 27284.

BLACKBURN
KERNERSVILLE -- Mrs. Pearl Norman Blackburn, 99, formerly of 7655 Anthony Road died Thursday, Oct. 26, 2000, at the home of her daughter at 4211 Old Flat Rock Road with whom she had lived for several years. Mrs. Blackburn was born in Surry County a daughter of the late Peter and Betty McBride Norman. She attended Bethel United Methodist Church. She was a retiree of the Adams Millis Corp. and of the Baptist faith. She was preceded in death by her husband, William H. Blackburn and a son, A.D. Blackburn. Surviving are her daughter and son-in-law, Sadie B. and Ray Lasley of Kernersville; a son and daughter-in-law, Clay and Mary Ruth Blackburn of Manning, S.C.; a daughter-in-law, Mary Blackburn of Kernersville; seven grandchildren; 18 great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be conducted 2 p.m. Saturday at Bethel United Methodist Church with the Rev. John Wood and the Rev. Mervin Garrison officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. Hayworth-Miller-Cain Funeral Home is serving the family.

CARTER
Ms. Priscilla Jean Carter, 42, of 1907 Bethabara Pointe Circle passed away Tuesday, Oct. 24, 2000, at Wake Forest University-Baptist Medical Center. She was a native and resident of Winston-Salem and was a member of Mount Pleasant Baptist Church. She was a graduate of Parkland High School Class of 1976, and attended N.C. A&T State University and Winston-Salem State University. Priscilla was a veteran of the U.S. Air Force and was formerly employed at the Veterans Administration's Winton-Salem office. She is survived by a daughter, Quiana Nicole Banks; two sons, twins Kenny Gene Parmlee and Kevin Gerard Parmlee; her dear mother, Mary Carter Watson (Arthur) of High Point; three sisters, Gaynor Carter Hicks (Theartis) of Barrington, N.J., Mattie M. Carter and Mary Jane Watson; five brothers, Larry N. Carter (Carrie) of East Orange, N.J., Arthur Carter of Riviera Beach, Fla., Murray Lee Carter of Tuscon, Ariz., and Timothy Watson of Charlotte; many aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews and cousins; a devoted friend, Bernard Teal; and many other caring friends. Memorial services will be 2 p.m. Monday, Oct. 30, 2000, at Mountlawn Pleasant Baptist Church. At the request of the family, there will be no public viewing of their loved one. (RUSSELL)

CLEARY
MOUNT AIRY -- Mrs. Mabel Wood Cleary, 87, the widow of Alonzo Cleary of Galax Trail, formerly of Wilkes County, died Wednesday night, Oct. 25 2000, at Northern Hospital of Surry County. Mrs. Cleary was born March 21, 1913, in Wilkes County to James Oliver and Josie Wyatt Wood. She was a member of Central View Baptist Church and a former member of Hilltop Baptist Church. Surviving are a son, James Douglas Cleary of Ruidoso, N.M.; a daughter, LaRue Cleary and husband Kenneth of Pilot Mountain; four grandchildren, Richard Cleary of Ft. Worth, Texas, Sandra Cleary of Little Rock, Ark. Kenneth and wife Becky Johnson of Dobson and Charlene Johnson of Winston-Salem; five great-grandchildren, Kini Johnson and Kirkland Johnson both of Dobson, Michelle Hancock and Jennifer Hindman both of Little Rock, Ark. and Karin Cleary of Ft. Worth, Texas; and two great-great-grandchildren, Kayleigh Cleary and Kaylin Cleary both of Little Rock, Ark. Funeral services will be 2 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 29, 2000, at Miller Funeral Chapelwith the Rev. Muncie Absher and the Rev. Marty Nixon officiating. Entombment will be in Mountlawn Memorial Park Mausoleum. The family will be at Miller Funeral Service in North Wilkesboro from 6:30 to 8:30 tonight (Saturday).

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