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JEREMIAH M. "JERE" THOMAS JR.
SMITHFIELD -- Jeremiah Manley "Jere" Thomas, Jr., 70, of Longview Drive, Smithfield, died Wednesday, May 5, at Wake Med. Born June 23, 1928 in Maysville, NC, he was a son of the late Lavinia Hudson Thomas and the late Jeremiah M. Thomas. He was a Civil Service Employee in the Navy Department at Camp Lejeune. A US Army veteran, he graduated as an Industrial Engineer from NC State University and retired as Plant Manager from Shallco, Inc. in 1993.
He is survived by his wife, Mary Alice Thomas; two daughters, Sylvia Hutcherson of Chapel Hill and Kathryn Frank of Bedford Hills, NY; four sisters, Elizabeth Adams of Jacksonville, Claire King of Belleville, IL, Theo Adams of Cary and Peggy Padgett of Raleigh; three granddaughters, Katie Hutcherson, Molly Hutcherson and Charlotte Frank.
A memorial service will be held at First Presbyterian Church in Smithfield, where he was an active member. The service will be at 11 a.m. Friday, May 7, with Rev. John Causey officiating. The family will receive friends in the Fellowship Hall immediately following the service. Arrangements are by Underwood Funeral Home.
Expressions of sympathy may be made to the Memorial Fund, First Presbyterian Church, P.O. Box 1159, Smithfield, NC 27577.
H. CAUSEY WILLIAMS
WILSON -- Hampton Causey Williams, 77, died May 4, 1999. Funeral 11 a.m. Saturday, Joyner's Funeral Home, 4100 US 264 West with Rev. Joe Stallings officiating. Burial, Evergreen Memorial Gardens. Mr. Williams retired from Tobacco Processors, Inc.
Surviving: wife, Clara Winstead Griggs Williams; daughter, Deborah Williams of Brunswick, GA; stepdaughter, Betty Gail Boatwright of Waycross, GA; stepson, Edward Franklin "Frankie" Griggs of Wilson; sister, Sammie L. Hiller of Romeo, MI; brothers, Lemuel Williams of Miami, FL, Robert Williams of Alma, GA; three grandchildren; three great-grandchildren.
Visitation 7-9 p.m. Friday at Joyner's Funeral Home other times the family will be at 1316 Queen Anne Rd.
EMMA HOLMES MITCHELL
SPRING HOPE -- Emma Holmes Mitchell, 86, of Spring Hope, died Sunday. A graveside service will be held at 11 a.m. Monday at Bunn Cemetery in Bunn, NC. Mrs. Mitchell had been in declining health for several years, and recently had been hospitalized at Nash General Hospital in Rocky Mount. But even as her health deteriorated, she continued to anticipate the coming of spring and summer. It irked her to no end that she was no longer able to plant her garden - including enough tomatoes to feed an Army - and that she was forced to actually hire someone to cut the acre of lawn she tended herself until she was nearly 70.
Mrs. Mitchell was born July 30, 1912, in Franklin County, to Anna Belle Goswick Holmes and Sam T. Holmes. She had one brother, S.T. Holmes Jr.; and four sisters, Evie H. Jackson, Dorcas H. Haley, Patsy H. Proctor, and Reba H. Pulley. The family farmed in Granville and Franklin counties, and later at Biddytoe farm near Spring Hope. She graduated Bunn High School in 1932, and attended nursing school, but left before completing her training and married Millard B. Mitchell of Bunn. The couple moved to Spring Hope, where he worked at R.I. Mitchell and Sons Lumber Co. They had three daughters, Jacqueline Louise, Treva Ann, and Frances Diane. Having three girls all born six years apart, Mrs. Mitchell often joked that she had reared three generations of teenagers. For more than 20 years, she hauled her girls and their friends back and forth to school, band practices, basketball practices, class play practices, Sunday School, church, MYF, the movies, the Teenage Club, and each others' homes. She grade-mothered and chaperoned She endured dance band practice in her living room, mobs of teenagers which regularly descended on her kitchen like flocks of starving birds waiting to be fed, a parade of pets, none of which ever seemed to get housebroken, and the racket of three eras of rock and roll music blasting from radios and record players. At the same time, she prided herself on keeping her house spotlessly clean and having three hot meals on the table every day, seven days a week. The only convenience food she ever tried was cake mix, and whenever she gave in and bought a box, she insisted the cake tasted like cardboard and that was absolutely the last time she would do such a thing.
Mrs. Mitchell was a long-time member of Gibson Memorial United Methodist Church, where she taught youth and adult Sunday school and was active in church circles. She once figured that she and her sister, Evie Jackson, had cooked enough food for church functions over the years to fill the building. After the Mitchells were divorced in 1962, Mrs. Mitchell worked for a local manufacturing company and finished rearing her two younger daughters. After suffering a heart attack in 1971, she was forced to leave her job. She spent the rest of life at home, happily cooking, cleaning, and gardening as long as she could. In recent years, Mrs. Mitchell's youngest daughter, Diane ("Charlie"), lived with her and devoted herself to her mother's care.
Mrs. Mitchell is survived by her daughter, Diane ("Charlie") Mitchell, of the home; daughter, Treva and son-in-law, Bill Jones, and beloved "grand-dog" Bubba of Raleigh; daughter, Jackie and son-in-law, Ronald Fisher; and grandson, Gene Fisher, all of Florida; and one sister, Reba H. Pulley of Pine Level.
There will be no visitation at the funeral home, in accordance with "Miss Emma's" wishes. The family will great friends after the service at the graveside.
Flowers are welcomed, or those who wish to do so may make a donation in memory of "Miss Emma" to the Johnston County SPCA, Inc., 720 Durham St., Clayton, NC 27520.
RALPH CARLTON BARNES
WILSON -- Ralph Carlton Barnes, 76, died May 7, 1999. He was born Jan. 17, 1923. Graveside service 2 p.m. Sunday at Buckhorn Cemetery with Rev. Earl Glenn officiating.
Surviving: wife, Ethelene Lucas Barnes; daughter, Kay Barnes Michaels of Raleigh; son, Carlton Barnes of Charlotte; granddaughter, Anne Barnes of Charlotte; grandsons, Jeff Michaels of Raleigh; Scott Barnes of Charlotte; sisters, Margie McLamb of Bailey, Mary Lou Rogers of Hope Mills; brothers, James Barnes of Chesapeake, Groves Barnes of Garner.
He was a retired Branch Manager of Industrial Truck Sale, Elm City.
At other times the family will be at the home 1823 Oakdale Dr.
DOROTHY MAYNARD BLEDSOE
MORRISVILLE -- Dorothy Maynard Bledsoe, 56, of 6412 Koppers Rd., died Wednesday evening at home. Her funeral service will be held 11 a.m. Monday, May 10, 1999 in the Apex Funeral Home Chapel, 511 W. Williams St. (Hwy. 55) in Apex. Final disposition will be private.
Surviving: son, Steven D. Bledsoe of Hillsborough; mother, Hazel T. Maynard of Morrisville; brothers, H.W. "Jay" Maynard, Jr. of Durham, Milton Maynard, and Billy Maynard, both of Morrisville.
The family will receive friends immediately following the service on Monday at the Apex Funeral Home, and other times at the home of Hazel T. Maynard, 6420 Koppers Rd., Morrisville.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorial contributions to the Good Hope Baptist Church, 6636 Good Hope Church Rd., Morrisville, NC 27560.
CLYDE W. CROOM
JAN. 24, 1912 - MAY 8, 1999
KNIGHTDALE -- Clyde W. Croom of 120 Broadway St., died May 8, 1999.
He was born January 24, 1912 to the late Henry Marion Croom and Mary Williams Croom.
Mr. Croom received a Bachelor of Science degree from N.C. State University in 1934. Following graduation he was employed by the State of North Carolina and the U.S. Government to survey soils and produce topographical maps. Most of his surveying and mapping was done in Western North Carolina. Upon returning to his hometown of Knightdale he taught farming management to veterans of World War II and began his own farming career.
Mr. Croom is survived by his wife of 64 years, Mildred Moody Croom; son, Clyde E. Croom and wife, Sandra (Sandie) of Raleigh; son, William (Bill) H. Croom and wife, Inez of Knightdale; daughter, Marie Ashburn and husband, Glen of Maryland; daughter, Patricia (Pat) and husband, Joseph (Joe) of Asheville; brother, Milton M. Croom of Raleigh; sister, A. Elizabeth Croom of Raleigh; nine grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by two sisters, Vivian M. Croom and Ruth M. Croom.
A graveside funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. on Wednesday, May 12, 1999 at Historic Oakwood Cemetery in Raleigh.
The family will receive friends at Strickland Funeral Home, 211 W> Third St., Wendell from 7-9 p.m. on Tuesday, May 11, 1999.
Flowers are welcome and memorial contributions may be made to the Kitty Askins Hospice Center, P.O. Box 88, Goldsboro, NC 27533-088.
FRANCES LEONA EDELMAN
RALEIGH -- Mrs. Frances Leona Edelman, 94, of 7900 Footman Way, died Friday, May 7, 1999 at home.
She was born March 8, 1905 in Huntington, Oregon to the late Robert and Clara Belle Davis Harpole.
She was preceded in death by her husband, James Edelman Sr., in 1960 and by a sister, Mrs. Margaret Rutledge in 1993.
She is survived by two brothers, James Edelman Jr. of Roseburg, Oregon, and Richard Edelman of Raleigh; daughter, Mrs. Verina Hawthorne of Raleigh; six grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren and ten great-great-grandchildren.
Graveside funeral rites will be held Tuesday, May 11, 1999 at 1:00 p.m. at Raleigh Memorial Park. The Rev. Dr. Gene L. Watterson will officiate.
The family will receive friends Monday from 7-8:30 p.m. at Mitchell Funeral Home, 7209 Glenwood Ave.
EVELYN C. FISH
FUQUAY-VARINA -- Evelyn Smith Cannady Fish, 82, died Saturday, May 8th after a long battle with acute anemia and strokes.
She was the widow of Clyde Cannady and Wayland Fish. She was preceded in death by her parents C. Benton and Dora Pollard Smith of Angier.
Surviving: daughters, Sarah C. Persinger of Raleigh and Judy C. Wright of Cary; three granddaughters; and four great-grandchildren.
Graveside services: Monday at 11 a.m. in Montlawn Memorial Park, in Raleigh; R.L. Fish officiating.
The family will receive friends from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. today at Sugg Funeral Home.
JAMES W. GOODWIN
RALEIGH -- James Wilbur Goodwin, 61, of 656 South Lakeside Drive, died Saturday.
Funeral service will be held 11 a.m. Monday at Ephesus Baptist Church. Burial will follow in Raleigh Memorial Park.
Surviving are his wife, Melba L. Goodwin; son, Eddie Goodwin and his wife Misti of Raleigh; brothers, Leon J. Goodwin of Apex, William Norwood Goodwin of San Diego, Calif. and John L. Goodwin of Plymouth, N.C.; sister, Dorothy G. Taylor of Raleigh.
The family will receive friends from 7-9 p.m. Sunday at Brown-Wynn Funeral Home, Cary (467-8108).
ELISHA C. HEDDEN
FUQUAY-VARINA -- Elisha Caylor Hedden, infant, died Thursday, May 6, 1999. Memorial services at Peace Presbyterian Church, Cary Parkway, Cary.
Surviving: parents, Tom and Beth Hedden; sister, Anna Hedden; brother, Alex Hedden; maternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Ellington of Charlotte; paternal grandmother, Ruby S. Hedden of Charlotte; maternal great-grandfather, Donald Canada of Phoenix, VA.
The family will receive friends at Peace Presbyterian Church after memorial service. The family request memorial contributions be made to the March of Dimes and flowers may be delivered to Sugg Funeral Home.
MARY L. JONES
March 23, 1929 - May 7, 1999
SMITHFIELD -- Funeral services for Mary Louise Jones will be held at 11 a.m. Monday from the chapel of Underwood Funeral Home. Burial will follow in the Pisgah Baptist Church Cemetery.
Surviving: a brother, Burris B. Jones of Goldsboro and a number of nieces and nephews.
The family will receive friends at Underwood Funeral Home today from 7-9 p.m.
COLA EDWARD LASSITER
WOODLAND -- Mr. Cola Edward Lassiter, 77, of Rt. 1, Woodland, NC, died May 7 1999 at his home. Mr. Lassiter was the son of the late John Herbert Lassiter and Retha Vick Lassiter and the husband of the late Nellie K. Lassiter. He was also preceded in death by a brother, John Herbert Lassiter Jr. Mr. Lassiter was a retired rural letter carrier and he served in the Army during World War II in the European theatre. He was a member of Woodland Baptist Church and had served as a deacon and various other committees.
Survivors include a brother, Albert Samuel Lassiter of Woodland, NC; two sisters, Dorothy Elizabeth James of Charlotte, NC and Bruce G. Barnes of Raleigh, NC. A special niece, Deborah L. Pallett; and two grandchildren; eight nieces and nephews.
Funeral service will be held Monday, May 10, 1999 at 2 p.m. at Woodland Baptist Church by Rev. Heath Lloyd, Rev. Lemar Wheeler, and Rev. Emmanuel Pegram. Burial will follow at Woodland Cemetery.
The family will receive friends at Massey Funeral Home in Jackson, NC, Sunday from 7:00 until 8:30 p.m. and other times at the home.
Memorial contributions may be made to Woodland Baptist Church, Woodland, NC 27897 or to Roanoke-Chowan Hospice, Ahoskie, NC 27910.
DALE ERIC LEE
RALEIGH -- Dale Eric Lee, 35, of 5100 North Glen Drive, died Friday.
Funeral service will be held 2 p.m. Tuesday at Brown-Wynne Funeral Home, Millbrook Road. Burial will follow in Raleigh Memorial Park.
Surviving are his parents, Willie and LaVerne Lee; brother, Scott Lee of Raleigh; sister, Teresa Lee Hoey of Charlotte; paternal grandmother, Neva Lee of Four Oaks.
The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 7-9 p.m. on Monday.
Arrangements by Brown-Wynne Funeral Home, Millbrook Road (876-6900).
