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MARJORIE F. KIMBALL
RALEIGH -- Marjorie F. Kimball, 83, of Raleigh died Tuesday, May 18, 1999, at her home. Marjorie was born and grew up in Worcester Mass. She graduated from Middlebury College in Middlebury, VT with a BA in Latin. Marjorie then attended the University of Rochester in Rochester, NY where she achieved her masters degree in education. For over 30 years she taught English and Latin in Rochester while raising her family. In her retirement Marjorie lived in Winchester, VA for 10 years and then moved to Raleigh in 1992. Marjorie was a member of St. Andrews Presbyterian Church in Raleigh.
She was preceded in death by her husband of 34 years, Willard A. Kimball. Marjorie is survived by her 5 children, which includes 2 sets of twins; daughter, Carol Reynolds of Clifton Park, NY; son, Robert P. Kimball and his wife Penni of Grand Rapids, MI; daughter, Beverly K. Carey of Raleigh; son, Jack L. Kimball and his wife Linda of Raleigh; daughter, Jan L. Kimball of Raleigh; 9 grandchildren and 3 granddogs.
A memorial service will be held Thursday evening at 7 p.m. at Brown-Wynne Funeral Home, Millbrook Rd. The family will receive friends following the service.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Hospice of Wake County, 1300 St. Mary's St., Raleigh, NC 27605.
MARY LEE RANSOM
LAKE WACCAMAW -- Mary Lee Thompson Ransom, 76, died Sunday at Premier Living of Lake Waccamaw. Mrs. Ranson was a native of Columbus County and was the daughter of the late Edward D. and Smithie Babson Thompson.
Funeral service will be held 2 p.m. Wednesday from Mt. Calvary Freewill Baptist Church, Rev. Garland Suggs will officiate. Burial will follow in the Bullard Cemetery.
Surviving: son, Charles Ranson of Whiteville; daughter, Mary Etta Ranson Rhodes of Raleigh; brother, E.B. Thompson of Bladenboro; sister, Omie Wiggins of Clarkton; five grandchildren; two great-grandchildren.
The family received friends from 7-9 p.m. Tuesday at Lewis Funeral Home in Bladenboro.
AMY P. SMITH
GOLDSBORO -- Mrs. Amy Pate Smith, 94, formerly of Wilson, died Monday.
A native of Wayne County, she was the daughter of the late Samuel J. Pate and Amy Lee Smith Pate and the widow of Luther Smith. Until her retirement, Mrs. Smith was the chief operator and supervisor for Carolina Telephone Company of Wilson with 46 1/2 years of service.
Graveside service will be held Wednesday at 11 a.m. from Wayne Memorial Park with Rev. James Herring officiating.
LYNN W. WHITLEY
PINETOPS -- Lynn W. Whitley, 53, died Monday.
Funeral services will be held Wednesday 11 a.m., Pinetops Baptist Church with Rev. John Melancon and Rev. George Burdette officiating. Burial will follow in Pinetops Cemetery.
She was employed with Sprint for 34 years.
Surviving: husband, Gene Whitley; daughter, Leslie Whitley, Greenville; son, Todd Whitley, Greenville; mother, Prudie Mae Webb and father, Albert Webb, Pinetops; sisters, Brenda Jefferson, Pinetops, Dianne Scott, Greenville, Lou Griffin, Elm City.
Family will be receiving friends at Carlisle Funeral Home, Tuesday, 7-9 p.m.
GERTRUDE "GEE" APPS
RALEIGH -- Gertrude "Gee" Apps, 92, who had lived in Raleigh prior to moving to Penick Village in Southern Pines, died May 16th.
She is survived by a son, David; granddaughter, Karolyn; daughter-in-law, Margaret, all of Raleigh; daughter, Janette Gutekunst and son-in-law, Ralph of La Grange, IL.
A memorial service will be held at St. Mark's Episcopal Church, 1725 New Hope Road on Saturday, May 22, at 2 p.m.
Arrangements by the Cremation Society of the Carolinas, Raleigh.
ELBERT L. BRASWELL
SEBRING, FL -- Elbert L. Braswell, 84, a former resident of Wendell, NC, died May 15, 1999.
He is survived by his wife, Hazel Braswell; sons, Phil Braswell of Raleigh, NC, Bruce Braswell of Sebring; brother, Donald Braswell of Knightdale, NC; sisters, Esther Mitchell, Lois Woodard and Hilma Batten, all of Selma, NC; five grandchildren.
Arrangements by Stephenson-Nelson Funeral Home, Sebring.
CASEY R. CLONINGER
DURHAM -- Casey Richard Cloninger, age 28, of 804 Parkridge Rd, Durham, died peacefully Sunday, May 16, 1999, at Duke Medical Center after a lifelong battle with Cystic Fibrosis.
Casey graduated from Orange High School in Hillsborough in 1989, attended UNC, and was a member of Westport Baptist Church in Denver, NC. Casey has been an inspiration and a blessing in many lives and we thank him for that.
He is survived by is mother, Chrystal Singer of Chapel Hill; father, Richard Cloninger of Apex; sister, Victoria Cloninger of Apex; stepfather, Tommy Singer; stepmother, Susan Cloninger; grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Earl Cloninger of Denver, NC; grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Abernethy of Charlotte, NC; grandfather, Bill Colvard of Charlotte, NC and numerous aunts, uncles, cousins and friends.
A memorial service will be held 3:00 p.m. Tuesday at Hall-Wynne Funeral Chapel with the Rev. Jerry Smith officiating.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, 6931 Arlington Rd., Bethesda, MD 20814 (1-800-344-4823 FREE.
Arrangements are with Hall-Wynne Funeral Service.
AUTRY G. COLLINS
APR. 16, 1937 - MAY 16, 1999
GARNER -- Autry Gray Collins, 62, of 1208 J.R. Drive, died Sunday, May 16th at home.
Funeral service, 2:00 p.m. Wednesday at Raleigh First Church of the Nazarene. Burial will be at 4:00 p.m. at the Buffaloe Presbyterian Church Cemetery in Sanford.
Surviving: wife, Linda Harris Collins; daughters, Hilda Gray Jay of Willow Spring, Heidi Kim Lokers of Raleigh; son, Gary Mitchell Collins of Lumberton, NC; sisters, Sue Davis of Raeford, NC, Arlene Hartly of CA., Maybelle English of Ashboro, NC; brothers, Melvin Collins of Liberty, NC, Donald Collins of Fayetteville, NC and 14 grandchildren. He was preceded in death by brothers, Clifford, Mitchell and Radford Collins.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the American Lung Association, 800 St. Mary's Street, Raleigh, NC 27605.
Visitation, 7-9 p.m. today at Bryan-Lee Funeral, Garner.
ANDY L. GRIFFITH
MERRY HILL -- Andy Lee Griffith, 20, formerly of Drewryville, VA, died May 16, 1999. Andy was born July 6, 1978 in Suffolk and was a former student of Southampton High School, a 1997 graduate of Lawrence Academy in Merry Hill and a member of Drewryville United Methodist Church. He was employed as a warehouse foreman with Colony Tire in Edenton, NC.
Survivors include his mother, Jill Felton Griffith of Merry Hill, NC; his father, C.P. Griffith and his wife, Janice, of Franklin; a brother, Kevin J. Griffith and his wife, Jennifer, of Franklin; maternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Felton of Capron; paternal grandmother, Mrs. Louise Griffith of Drewryville; two step-brothers, Roy Austin, III, and his wife, Dawn of Windsor, VA and Jason Austin and his wife, Naomi, of Quinton, VA. He was predeceased by a brother, Brian Parker Griffith, and his paternal grandfather, Charles L. Griffith.
A graveside funeral will be conducted at 11 a.m. Wednesday in Drewryville Cemetery with the Elder Jackie Brinkley officiating. The family will receive friends from 7-8:30 p.m. today at Wright Funeral Home, Franklin, VA, and other times at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Felton, 23332 Felton Drive, Capron, and at the home of Mr. and Mrs. C.P. Griffith, 23319 Jay St., Franklin.
WILLIE RUSSELL HICKS
RALEIGH -- Mr. Willie Russell Hicks, 78, of 500 Ashford St., died Friday, May 14, 1999. Mr. Hicks was born in Wendell on March 5, 1921, the eldest child of Lee Herbert Hicks and Carrie Crews Hicks.
He was a graduate of Washington High School and attended N.C. A&T State University and Shaw University.
He served his country during World War II with a tour of duty in England and France.
His career in the furniture business spanned approximately 50 years, first with his father operating Hicks and Son Furniture Shop and later on his own. Many pieces of his work can be found in homes across the Triangle today.
He leaves to cherish his memories a daughter, Maritza R. Hicks of Raleigh; two sisters, Mary Hicks Geiger and Dorothy H. Davis, both of Raleigh; brother, Lee Herbert Hicks Jr. of Durham; sisters-in-law, Mabel Hicks and Evelyn Hicks, both of Durham; several nieces and nephews, cousins along with a host of other relatives and friends.
Funeral service will be held 1 p.m. Wednesday, May 19, at Haywood Funeral Home Chapel, 2415 S. Wilmington St., with Dr. Dumas A. Harshaw Jr. officiating and Dr. Frank B. Weaver assisting. Family visitation at the funeral home, 12:30-1 p.m. Wednesday. Burial takes place at Mount Hope Cemetery.
JESSIE ALVIN McCLAIN
RALEIGH -- Jessie Alvin McClain, 79, a resident of Litchford Falls Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center, departed this life May 16, 1999. He was born in Johnston County on September 20, 1920 to the late Ellis McClain and Mary Hite McClain Tyler.
A memorial service will be held at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, May 19, 199 at Haywood Funeral Home Chapel.
Jessie attended public schools in Johnston County. During his adult life he lived and worked in Washington, D.C. for several years and later moved to Raleigh where he worked at Wake Medical Center until his retirement. Jessie was a kind and gentle person and had many friends. His hobby was checkers. He traveled to many places to participate in tournaments.
Jessie leaves behind his niece, Annie Ruth Morgan Hill and her husband, Braxton of Danbury, Conn.; two great-nieces, Cheryl A. Hill and Gail Hill Williams, both of Danbury, Conn.; a host of other relatives and friends.
Donations may be made in memory of Jessie McClain to the American Heart Association.
CHARLES R. McNEILL SR.
MOREHEAD CITY -- Charles Russell McNeill Sr., passed away on the evening of Friday, May 14, 1999, at Craven Regional Medical Center in New Bern. Funeral services were 2 p.m. Monday, May 17, 1999, at the First United Methodist Church in Morehead City, with Dr. Milton Gilbert officiating. Burial was in Greenwood Cemetery.
The son of George Raymond McNeill and Ida Jane Russell, Charles was born on June 8, 1920 in Whiteville.
His education included time at the College of Charleston, SC, which he left in 1942 to fulfill an appointment to the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy at Kings Point, NY. Following graduation from Kings Point, he served in the U.S. Maritime Service and U.S. Naval Reserve, through the war years and in all theaters of World War II.
Following the war, Charles returned to his native Whiteville to work in the family pharmacy, the oldest family-owned pharmacy in the state. It was during this time that he met and married Frances Sansbury of Timmonsville, SC. The couple had their first two children in Whiteville, Janice Cameron and Charles "Chuck" Russell.
In 1957, Charles accepted a job as assistant operations manager at the NC State Ports Authority Port Terminal at Morehead City. He later became operations manager, working for the Port Authority for a total of 17 years. It was during this time that Charles and Frances had their third child, Neil Angus.
In 1975, Charles was appointed as the only employee of a small, poorly-funded, and virtually unknown state museum called the Hampton Mariners Museum. Over a few years he developed this rented-storefront museum into a nationally recognized institution.
His vision for the museum was to expand its focus to include maritime history as well as coastal natural history. Under his direction, the museum received full state funding and erected its firs permanent building under the new name of the North Carolina Maritime Museum, with Charles as its Curator.
During this period, the museum earnedaccreditation from both the American Association of Museums and the Council of American Maritime Museums. Further representing the depth of his involvement in the life of this museum, he negotiated the donation of land for the new museum building and also the museum's nearby Watercraft Center. The many special programs he developed and implemented included the Wooden Boat Show, Summer Science School for Children, and Boatbuilding Skills Program, all of which continue to this day.
His commitment to the preservation of the state's maritime history and his understanding of the influence of the coastal environment on the culture was the foundation for the museum's mission today.
Charles retired from the Museum in 1987. On December 14, 1997, the Museum honored his vision and commitment by dedicating its library as the Charles R. McNeill Maritime Library.
Throughout all of Charles' previously described history, he also maintained another significant career as a watercolor artist. This began quite early, and continued even aboard ship during the war years. Thus the body of his work includes exotic places like Baghdad and Dar es Salaam, as well as his beloved Lake Waccamaw, NC and of course, Carteret County. His paintings have been shown in Atlanta, GA, Charleston, SC; the National Watercolor Society Galleries in NY, as well as numerous local NC Art Shows. For many NC residents, he is best known for his scenes of Cape Lookout, waterfront boats and docks, and salt marshes.
Charles also had an array of other hobbies and interests including woodworking and carving, model ship building, fly fishing, gardening, and bonsai tree culture.
A man of many talents, his gentle nature, sense of community, and desire to inform and entertain others endeared him to everyone.
He is survived by his wife, Frances; sons, Charles and Neil; daughter, Jan; brothers, John and Hector; grandsons, Roddy and Cameron.
The family encourages donations in his memory to the International Multiple Myeloma Foundation, or to the Charles R. McNeill Endowment at the NC Maritime Museum.
Arrangements by Munden Funeral Home and Crematory, Morehead City.
