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ANNA JEAN H. GUION
RALEIGH - Anna Jean Hallman Guion, a resident of Springmoor Retirement Community in Raleigh, and formerly of Marshville, NC, died on March 28 at the age of 93. She was born in Marshville, NC on June 15, 1905. Her husband Howell N. Guion, who she married in 1933, died on July 17, 1998. She was the last survivor of the eight children of the late John Frank Hallman and Anna Jean Perry Hallman. Mrs. Guion taught in the Marshville Elementary School for about 40 years before her retirement in 1967. She entered Woman's College in Greensboro (now The University of NC at Greensboro) in 1924 and also attended Duke University for teacher training. She was an accomplished artist, continuing a Hallman family trait for creativity. She also loved flowers and worked in her yard until moving to Raleigh.
During her tenure as a fourth grade teacher, she affected the lives of hundreds of children. Mrs. Guion said, "I believe the children should have freedom in the classroom to a certain extent, but this freedom must have direction from the teacher. Freedom in education above all implies respect for the personal integrity of the teacher and the pupil. Each child needs guidance in art, projects of all sorts, music and all the subjects taught in fourth grade."
Her church, the First Baptist Church of Marshville, was a major focus for her all of her life until she and Mr. Guion moved to the Springmoor Retirement Community in Raleigh in 1990. She taught Sunday School in the primary department, sang in the choir, and was active in Woman's Missionary Union and other church programs. Friends said that everytime the church doors were opens he was there.
Her daughter, Jane Guion Kanipe, son-in-law John T. Kanipe, Jr., and grandson John T. Kanipe, III, all of Raleigh, survive her. The family will receive guests at the home of Jane and John Kanipe, 3500 Lubbock Drive in Raleigh on Monday, March 29 from 5-7 p.m.
Dr. Douglas Danner, pastor, First Baptist Church of Marshville, will officiate at a funeral service on Tuesday, March 30 at 2 p.m. at McEwen Funeral Home in Monroe, NC. Burial will follow in the Marshville Cemetery. The family will receive friends at McEwen Funeral Home for an hour before the service. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests contributions to the Jean Hallman Guion Scholarship Endowment Fund at Meredith College, 3800 Hillsborough Street, Raleigh, NC 27607-5298.
RICHARD HAROLD PERKINS
RALEIGH - Richard Harold Perkins of 8512 Valley Brook Drive, died Friday.
Funeral Tuesday 11 a.m. at Martin Street Baptist Church. Burial, Arlington National Cemetery.
Surviving: spouse, Pearlena L. Perkins of the home; daughter, Desiree A. Perkins-Worsley and husband Leondus Worsley both of Peachtree City, GA; sons, Richard Stewart Perkins, NY, NY and Anthony C. Perkins and wife Julia Perkins both of Marble Head, MA; brothers, Archibald Carlos Perkins of Plymonth; three grandchildren, Taylor Alexander Perkins, Blake Christopher Perkins, and Cole Alston Perkins.
Visitation at the church 10-11 a.m. Tuesday.
A Lea Funeral Home Service. 231-1000.
ROBERT LEE "POPPY" SHEARIN
CARY - Robert Lee Shearin "Poppy" 85, of 110 Dowell Drive, Cary died on March 28, 1999 at Western Wake Hospital following several months of declining health.
A veteran of World War II, Mr. Shearin served in the Navy from 1943-1945 in the South Pacific. In 1975 he retired from the North Carolina Department of Transportation after 37 years. He was a Rex Hospital volunteer with over 8000 hours of service and was a member of the Cary United Methodist Church.
Surviving: wife of 62 years, Doris Wallace Shearin; daughters, Gail A. Dupree of Lillington, Lois S. Geuder of Traveler's Rest, S.C.; a son, Phillip Lee Shearin of Newport, NC; a sister, Marjorie Adams of Morehead City, NC; ten grandchildren and 17 great-grandchildren.
The funeral will be Tuesday, 11 a.m. at Brown-Wynne Funeral Home, 200 SE Maynard Road, Cary, NC with Rev. William Clearman, officiating. Burial will follow in Raleigh Memorial Park. The family will receive friends 7-8:30 p.m. Monday evening at Brown-Wynne Funeral Home, Cary, NC.
Flowers are accepted or memorial contributions may be made to a charity of choice.
GEORGE NORMAN ACKER JR.
RALEIGH - Funeral service for George Norman Acker, Jr. of Raleigh who died Friday will be held at 2 p.m. Monday from First Presbyterian Church. Burial will follow in Raleigh Memorial Park. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to the First Presbyterian Church, designated for the Norman Acker Memorial Organ Concert Fund and mailed to First Presbyterian Church, 111 W. Morgan Street, Raleigh, NC 27601.
WILLIAM EDGAR BANKER
WILSON - William Edgar Banker, 66, of Wilson died March 28, 1999. He was the Assistant Plant and Production Manager at MelloButtercup.
Funeral service, 11 a.m. Tuesday at First Presbyterian Church with Rev. Jim McKinnon and Rev. Eddie Maynard officiating. Burial, Evergreen Memorial Gardens.
Survivors: wife, Ruth Gore Banker; daughters, Karen B. Fleming of Summerville, SC, Donna B. Wheatley of Chesnee, SC, Cindy B. Barkley of Wilson, Summer D. Banker of the home; sister, Sara Middlebrook of Charlotte; brother, Cameron O. Banker, Jr. of Charlotte; one granddaughter; three grandsons.
Visitation 7-9 p.m. Monday at Joyner's Funeral Home, 4100 US 264 West other times the family will be at 3206 Fieldstream Dr.
In lieu of flowers memorials may be made to Vision Youth Choir, Raleigh Road Baptist Church, Box 1058, Wilson, NC 27894 or Youth Ministry, First Presbyterian Church, P.O. Box 3184, Wilson, NC 27894.
CAREY J. BAUCOM
APEX - Carey J. Baucom, 75, a lifelong resident of Apex and Cary died Sunday, March 28, 1999.
Mr. Baucom served in the Merchant Marines during World War II. He retired from the N.I.E.H.S. in 1994. Mr. Baucom was an avid fisherman and an outdoors man.
A graveside service will be held Tuesday, 10 a.m. at Hillcrest Cemetery, Cary. The family will greet friends following the service. Mr. Baucom is survived by his wife, Sara Bradley Baucom of Apex, N.C. and several nieces and nephews.
Memorial contributions may be made to The American Cancer Society, Post Office Box 27674, Raleigh, NC 27611.
LUCILLE C. BOLAN
BURLINGTON - Mrs. Lucille C. Bolan, 82, of Burlington died Sunday, March 28, 1999 at 9 a.m. in UNC Hospital, Chapel Hill after several years of declining health.
She was preceded in death by her husband John Robert Bolan; a daughter, Patti Montgomery; her parents, George C. Chalot and Hazel Smith Chalot; a sister, Janice Cooley; a grandson, Robert Gran Montgomery.
Mrs. Bolan was born in Meadville, PA. She was a retired school teacher with Blessed Sacrament Catholic School. She was a member of Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church where she was an active member and also a member of The Pilot Club.
Funeral service 11 a.m. Tuesday, March 30, 1999 at Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church with the Rev. Joseph Vetter and Rev. Bryant Cullinane, O.F.M. Conv.officiating.
Survivors: a son, Robert David Bolan of Safety Harbor, Florida; two daughters, Mrs. Allen (Kathy) Barbour of Apex, NC, Mrs. Dick (Beth) Holt of Burlington; eight grandchildren.
The family will receive friends at the Rich and Thompson Mortuary in Burlington on Monday evening from 6-8 p.m. At other times they will be at the residence of the daughter, Mrs. Dick (Beth) Holt, 2923 Ardmore Street, Burlington. There will be a Christian Wake Service held at 8 p.m. following the visitation.
Memorials may be made to Hospice of Alamance-Caswell, P.O. Box 2122, Burlington, NC 27217 or to the St. Jude's Children's Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, Tennessee 38105.
HERMAN FERRELL
WILSON - Herman Ferrell, 80, died Sunday. He was a veteran of World War II and retired from carpentry and farming.
Funeral, Tuesday, 2:00 p.m., Thomas-Yelverton Funeral Chapel. Entombment, Evergreen Memorial Gardens.
Surviving: wife, Sally Edmundson Ferrell; daughter and son-in-law, Terry and Dennis Ford; granddaughter, Betsy Ford; grandson, Paul Ford; sisters, Janice Creech and Vira Bass of Clayton; brother, Jimmy Ferrell of Lucama.
The family will be at the funeral home, today, 7-8:30 p.m.
Memorials are suggested to Little Rock FWB Church, PO Box 298, Lucama, NC 27851.
HENRY ELWOOD FRYE
RALEIGH - Henry Elwood Frye, 82, of Raleigh, died Sunday, March 28, 1999 in the Raleigh Community Hospital.
Mr. Frye was born in Moore County on August 8, 1916, the son of the late Henry G. and Eulala Barrett Frye. He was previous owner of the Frye Exterminating Co. in Raleigh.
Surviving are his wife, Jewell P. Frye of the home; son, Gary W. Frye of Raleigh; two daughters, Patricia Francis and husband, Darrel of Wheatland, Wyo., Eulala Joyce Frye of Raleigh; brother, Ferman M. Frye of Southern Pines; sister, Geneva F. Williams of Reidsville; six grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren.
Funeral service will be conducted at 2 p.m. Tuesday, March 30, 1999 in the Mitchell Funeral Home, Glenwood Avenue Chapel, by Rev. Jay Minnick and Rev. Lacy Frye. Interment will follow in Raleigh Memorial Park.
The family will receive friends 7-8:30 p.m. Monday at Mitchell Funeral Home, 7209 Glenwood Avenue, Raleigh.
Flowers are welcomed, but memorials may be made to the American Lung Association of N.C., Research Triangle Region, 800 St. Mary's St., Raleigh, N.C. 27605.
DOROTHY E. GODWIN
WILLIAMSTON - Funeral services for Mrs. Dorothy Elliott Godwin will be held Wednesday, March 31, at 11 a.m. at the Church of the Advent. Burial, Woodlawn Cemetery.
Mrs. Godwin a retired teacher, was a member of the Church of the Advent, past vestry member, member of Delta Kapp Gamma, Martin County Historical Society, and a lifetime member of the Woman's Club.
Surviving: daughters, Louisa G. Celebrezze, of Bexley, Ohio and Beverly G. Mills, of Williamston; sister, Ruth Winslow of Hertford; seven grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Family will receive friends, Tuesday, March 30 from 7 to 8:30 p.m. at Biggs Funeral Home, other times at the home, 114 Lee St., Williamston.
Memorials may be made to Church of the Advent, P.O. Box 463, Williamston, NC.
EVELYN C. HARDY
KINSTON - Evelyn Cameron Bizzell Hardy, age 83 of 905 Rountree Avenue, Kinston, NC died Sunday, March 28, 1999 at Lenoir Memorial Hospital.
A memorial service will be held 4 p.m. Tuesday, March 30, 1999 at the First Baptist Church in Kinston with the Rev. Jeff with officiating. Private burial at Maplewood Cemetery.
Mrs. Hardy was preceded in death by husband Joseph Benjamin Hardy Jr; sisters, Inez Bizzell Hinnant, Maudie Marie Bizzell and Billie Bizzell Leggett.
A native of Kinston, she graduated from East Carolina Teachers College and taught 31 years in the Kinston Public Schools. She was a lifelong member of First Baptist Church and involved for many years in the leadership of the Women's Missionary Union. Other activities included her membership in the Retired Teachers Association, Lenoir County Historical Association and her service as member and past president of the Sigma Chapter of Delta Kappa Gamma.
Survivors: daughters, Anne H. Stanley and husband Bill of Kinston, NC, Mary H. Amyette of Camden, SC, Joan E. Hardy of Kinston, NC; grandchildren, William F. Stanley III of Kopperston, WVA, Elizabeth H. Spence of Wilmington, NC, Cam S. Sutton of Morehead City, NC, Brenton H. Amyette of Camden, SC, Amy S. Johnson of Binghamton, NY, Allison A. McCarley of Greenville, SC; great-grandchildren, Cameron P. Sutton, J. Allen Sutton, Hunter J. Sutton, Christopher T. Stanley and Benjamin M. Stanley.
Visitation will be from 7-8:30 p.m. Monday night at Edwards Funeral Home and other times at the home.
Memorial contributions may be made to First Baptist Church, 2600 Rouse Road, Kinston, NC 28504.
Arrangements by Edwards Funeral Home, Kinston, NC.
MRS. ESSIE B. JONES
RALEIGH - Mrs. Essie B. Jones, 83, of Raleigh, NC, died peacefully at home surrounded by family and friends on Saturday, March 27, 1999.
Mrs. Jones was born in Jones Co., NC on October 5, 1915, the daughter of the late Clarence Garland and Bedie Harrison Becton.
She was a member of the Order of Eastern Star since 1945 and was a member of the local Edith Chapter No. 160.
Surviving are her husband of 59 years, Luther Frank Jones, Jr. of the home, four daughters, Jolene Smith of Westmoreland, TN, Lynda Pollock, Frankie Bell, and Captain Becky Jones, all of Raleigh, NC; one son, Luther Frank Jones, III of Greensboro, NC; one sister, Berta Wethington of New Bern, NC; five grandchildren.
Funeral services will be conducted at 3:00 p.m. Monday, March 29, 1999, in the Mitchell Funeral Home, Glenwood Ave., Chapel by Rev. Harold J. Smith. Interment will follow in Raleigh Memorial Park.
Arrangements by Mitchell Funeral Home, 7209 Glenwood Ave., Raleigh, NC.
JOHN J. PITTS JR.
WILMINGTON - John J. Pitts, Jr. of Wilmington, NC, originally from Spring Hope, NC, passed away on Thursday, February 18th in Wheaton, MD at the age of 81. His sister and niece were at his side. John battled prostate cancer for several years, but maintained his unique sense of humor and charmed everyone he met.
John enjoyed his life in Wilmington, where he settled after serving in the Army during World War II and the Korean War. He worked for a local textile company, retiring after a stroke in 1970. John was active in the local antiques business, including Butterflies Castle Antiques and Betty B's. He loved antiques, flowers and gardens, animals, and all beautiful things.
John Pitts is survived by a sister, Mary Anita Pitts Rollins of Maryland, a brother, James Kenneth Pitts of California, and a host of adoring relatives. He will be fondly remembered by many friends and acquaintances.
A memorial service will be held in Wilmington at 4 p.m. on Sunday, March 28th at Valley Chapel (Andrews Mortuary), 4108 South College Road. A graveside service will be held at 11 a.m. on Tuesday, March 30th at Oak Dale Cemetery in Spring Hope, NC.
Arrangements by Spring Hope Funeral Home.
RUTH D. POOLER
DUNN - Mrs. Ruth D. Pooler, age 92, of St. Petersburg, FL formerly of Dunn died Thursday in St. Petersburg. She was a native of Vermont, the daughter of the late William and Inez Thaxter Annis. She was the widow of the late Karl Pooler and was a member of Leslie United Methodist Church when living in Dunn. Member of American Legion Post #55, Elizabethtown, NY.
Funeral service will be held Tuesday, March 30, 1999 at 2 p.m. from the Chapel of Cromartie-Miller & Lee Funeral Home. Officiating will be the Rev. Amos Laine. Burial will follow in Memorial Cemetery, Dunn, NC.
Surviving: son, Carl Denton of Raleigh, NC; daughters, Elsie Willendrup of Scotia, NY, Viola Beck of Largo, Florida; five grandsons; several great-grandchildren; two great-great-grandchildren.
The family will receive friends from 1-2 p.m. prior to the service at Cromartie-Miller & Lee Funeral Home on Tuesday, March 30, 1999 and other times at home of Patsy Godwin, 9580 Greenpath Rd.
