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ISC Hardison Enters Race The Associated Press RALEIGH Slate Sen. Harold Hardison officially entered the race for lieutenant governor Tuesday, saying his support of a state lottery would not cut into his conservative base. "People don't want any more taxes. They've got all they can stand," Hardison, 64, said in an interview after he spoke to hundreds of supporters at a Raleigh hotel. Earlier, he paid his $841 filing fee at the-State Board of Elections.

A native of Deep Hun in Lenoir County, Hardison is an 18-year legislative veteran and currently is chairman of the Senate Commerce Committee. A merchant and farmer who founded an oil distribution company, he enjoys strong business and industry support. lie Is one of four major Democratic candidates to succeed Lt. Gov. Bob Jordan, who is forgoing a bid for re-election to challenge Republican Gov.

Jim Martin. Hardison got a nearly five-month head start on his opponents, announcing his candidacy April 23. He was the first to begin serious organizing and fund-raising, and declared himself the front-runner. But he conceded he probably would be unable to get more than 50 percent of the vote, the amount needed to secure the Democratic nomination without a runoff, in the May 3 primary. "Mathematically it's almost impossible," Hardison said, predicting he would be one of two Democrats in a runoff.

In camapaign spending reports filed earlier this month, Hardison said he had raised $530,001. His goal is between $1 million and $1.5 million. Deaths, Funerals The Ashevilli' Citizen, Jan. 27, lMt Area Deaths The Citizen-Times obituary desk is open from 10 a.m. to 30 p.m.

Monday through Friday, and from 3 to 6 p.m. on weekends. TELEPHONES From Asheville 252-5611 From Hendersonville G84-76U3 From Waynesville 648-3479 From N.C 1-800-452-2841 Corinne Grindle HENDERSONVILLE Corinne "Rinna" Grindle, 52, of 404 Overlook Terrace, died Tuesday at her residence. A native of Gainesville, she had lived in Henderson County for the past 27 years. Surviving are her husband, James L.

Grindle; two daughters, Cheryl Corinne Grindle of San Antonio, Texas, and Elizabeth Mawardi of Charlotte; and a grandchild. Services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday in Hendersonville First Baptist Church, of which she was a member. The Revs. Rich Liner and Allen Jewett will officiate.

Burial will be Friday in Gainesville. The family will receive friends from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. Wednesday at the church. Memorials may be made to Hospice of Henderson County, P.O. Box 2395, Hendersonville; American Cancer Society, P.O.

Box 1925, or to Henderson County Cancer Service, Route 9 Box 74, Hendersonville. Thos. Shepherd Son Funeral Directors is in charge of Maxine Ahrens HENDERSONVILLE Maxine Ahrens, 75, of Pensacola, formerly of Hendersonville, died Monday in Pensacola. A native of Henderson County, she was the daughter of the late Everett and Annie Mae Lamb Alien. She was the former owner and operator of The Watch Shop.

Surviving is a niece, Gnell Shepherd of Pensacola. Services will be 1 p.m. Saturday in the Chapel-in-the-Pines of Jackson Funeral Service. Burial will be in Shepherd Memorial Park. The family will receive friends from 7 to 9 p.m.

Friday at the funeral home. Paul Twitty OLD FORT Paul Clarence Twitty, 75, of Keaton Drive, died Monday in a Morganton nursing home. 'A native of McDowell County, he was the son of the late Robert Watson and Louie Keaton Twitty Sr. He was a self-employed brick mason. Surviving are his wife, Annie H.

Twitty; and two sisters, Mary A. Twitty of Los Angeles, and Vivian T. Coggs of Washington, D.C. Services will be at 1 p.m. Friday in Catawba View Baptist Church, of which he was a member.

The Rev. J. Sullivan will officiate. Burial will be in Old Fort Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 7 to 8 p.m.

Thursday at McCall-Kirksey Funeral Home, Old Fort, where the body will remain until an hour before services. Funerals Today STATE AND AREA Martha Hooper of Cullowhee, 11 a.m., Hooper Cemetery, Jackson County. Hubbie Smith of Fort Mill, S.C., formerly of Hayesville, 2 p.m., Oak Forest United Methodist Church, Clay County. Felicia Davis of Mars Hill, forerly of Burnsville, 2 p.m., Open Door Mission Baptist Church, Yancey County. Clarence Blythe Jr.

of Selma, formerly of Hendersonville, 2 p.m., Chapel-in-the-Pines of Jackson Funeral Service, Henderson County. Fannie Peters of Marion, 2 p.m., Hicks Chapel Baptist Church, McDowell County. Henry Wiseman of Newland, 2 p.m., Plumtree Presbyterian Church, Avery County. Robert V. Davis of Sylva, 2:30 p.m., chapel of Moody Funeral Home, Jackson County.

Maurice Allen of Brevard, formerly of Hendersonville, 3 p.m., Stanford Chapel AME Zion Church, Henderson County. CITY AND COUNTY Clarence Gibbs of 68 Sheehan Road, Fletcher, 11 a.m., chapel of Williams Funeral Service. Mack Hughey Jr. of Route 3 Bear Creek Road, Leicester, 11 a.m., Newfound Baptist Church. Betty R.

Sawyer of 1180 Dillingham Road, Barnardsville, 11 a.m., Dillingham Presbyterian Church. Mary Etta Bishop of Alexandria, formerly of Asheville, 2 p.m., New Salem Cemetery. C. Bruce Reece of 780 Jupiter Road, Weaverville, 2:30 p.m., chapel of West Funeral Home. Edythe H.

Griffith BAKERSVILLE Edythe H. Griffith, 80, of the Tipton Hill community, died Monday in Nashville, Tenn. A native of Mitchell County, she was the daughter of the late Aden and Ann Byrd Harrell and the wife of Garfa Griffith, who died in 1964. She was a retired teacher from Mitchell- County school system and a member of Retired Techers Association. She was a former member of Mitchell County Board of Education and was 'i the manager of Griffith Family Farm.

Surviving are a daughter, Ann Butler of Buladean; two sons, Sher-riU and Scott Griffith of Tipton HU1; five grandchildren and a greatgrandchild. Services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday in Lower Brummitt's Creek Church of the Brethren, of which she was a member. The Revs. Bert Richardson and Rufus Smith will officl- i ate.

Burial will be in Tipton-Griffith Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 7 to 9 p.m. Wednesday at Hen-line-Hughes Funeral Home, where the body will remain until an hour before services. At other times, the family will be at the residence. John Wikle BRYSON CITY John Martin Theodore Wikle, 67, of Bryson Avenue, died Monday in a Swain County hospital.

Dwight Williams ALEXANDER Dwight Hil-liard Williams, 79, of 172 Ridgeview Road, died Monday in an Asheville hospital. A lifelong resident of Buncombe County, he was a retired cattle farmer, lie was manager of Robinson-Poll Hereford Farm and a former printer. He was a member of Newfound Baptist Church and a former officer with N.C. Hereford Association. He was the son of the late Samuel Alexander and Harriett Elizabeth Davis Williams.

Surviving are his wife, Kathleen Gayle Morse Williams; a daughter, Aileen Wilson of Martinsville, three sisters, Phyllis Collins of Asheville, Lois Russo of Silver Springs, and Ruth Quatro of Rochester, N.Y.; and two grandchildren. Services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday in the chapel of Anders-Rice Funeral Home. The Revs. Charles Phillips and Gene Helton will officiate.

Burial will be in Newfound Baptist Church cemetery. The family will receive friends from 7 to 9 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home. Troy McMillan, 66, of Bryson City, died Monday; services will be in Connecticut. John Pearson, 70, of Morganton, died Tuesday; services 3 p.m.

Thursday, Burkemont Baptist Church. Henry Wiseman, 79, of Newland, died Monday; services 2 p.m. Wednesday, Plumtree Presbyterian Church. Mary Sterk, 65, of Brevard, died Monday; memorial mass 1 p.m. Friday, St.

Phillip's Episcopal Church. Sheridan Sneed, 70, of Murphy, died Tuesday; services 2 p.m. Thursday, Ebenezer Baptist Church. Columbus C. Forrister, 103, of Murphy, died Tuesday; arrangements incomplete.

Paul Twitty, 75, of Old Fort, died Monday; services 1 p.m. Friday, Catawba View Baptist Church. Albert Dixon, 88, of Nebo, died Monday; services 2 p.m. Thursday, Dysartsville Baptist Church. George R.

Wood, 72, of Canton, died Tuesday; arrangements incomplete. Paul Dunlap, 79, of Hendersonville, died Monday; services 11 a.m. Thursday, Thos. Shepherd's Church Street Chapel. Corinne Grindle, 52, of Hendersonville, died Tuesday; services 11 a.m.

Thursday, Hendersonville First Baptist Church. Nannie Cantrell, 74, of Etowah, died Monday; services 2 p.m. Thursday, Etowah Baptist Church. Edward Swartz, 78, of Franklin, died Sunday; memorial services 2 p.m. Friday, chapel of Bryant Funeral Home.

Edythe H. Griffith, 80, of Bakersville, died Monday; services 2 p.m. Thursday, Lower Brummitt's Creek Church of the Brethren. John Wikle, 67, of Bryson City, died Monday; services 1:30 p.m. Thursday, Bryson City United Methodist Church.

Thelma Reeves Thelma Frisbee Reeves, 64, of 62 Eastview Asheville, died Tuesday at her residence. Groce. Funeral Home will nounce arrangements. George R. Wood CANTON George R.

"Bob" Wood, 72, of 254 Newfound Road, died Tuesday in a Haywood County hospital. Wells Funeral Home, Canton, will announce arrangements. Paul Dunlap HENDERSONVILLE Paul William Dunlap, 79, of Brookside Camp Road, died Monday at his residence. A lifelong resident of Henderson County, he was a son of the late Francis and Bessie l.yda Dunlap and the husband of Wilma C. Dunlap, who died in 1964.

He was a self-employed farmer and a member of Calvary Episcopal Church. Surviving are two sons, Paul Wesley Dunlap of Hickory and Robert F. Dunlap of Hendersonville; a brother, Brownlow W. Dunlap of Gulf Port, eight grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren. Services will be at 11 a.m.

Thursday in Thos. Shepherd's Church Street Chapel. The Rev. Walter D. Roberts will officiate.

Burial will be in St. Matthew's Cemetery. The family will be at the home of Robert F. Dunlap, 3227 Florida Drive, Hendersonville. Memorials may be made to a favorite charity, Doris Wright BAT CAVE Doris Leona Wright, 46, of Highway No.

9, died Tuesday in a Hendersonville hospital. A native of Union County, S.C., she had lived in Henderson County for most of her life. She was an employee of General Electric Co. She was a member of Bat Cave Fire Department Ladies Auxiliary and Bat' Cave Baptist Church. Surviving are her husband, Wil-lard "Frank" Wright; two sons, Ted Ross BuitcII of Travelers Rest, S.C., and Mike Burrell of the home; a daughter, Renee Burrell of the home; a stepdaughter, Tonya Wright Fetters of Onley, her father, John W.

White of Hendersonville; four brothers, James William White of Arden, Wayne Arnold White of Mountain Home, Harold Dean White of East Flat Rock and Edward Kelly White of Mills River; and a grandchild. Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday in Forest Lawn Memorial Park. The Revs. Harold McKinnish and Zoke Crawford will officiate.

The family will receive friends at the residence. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to American Cancer Society. Jackson Funeral Service is in charge of arrangements. Frank T. Evans Graveside services for Frank T.

Evans of 42 Madison Asheville, who died Monday, will be at noon Thursday in Violet Hill Cemetery. The Rev. Charles R. Moslcy will officiate. He was a son of the late Frank and Althia Evans and a member of Nazareth First Baptist Church.

He was a graduate of Shaw University and attended Meharry College of Medicine. He retired from Federal Reserve Bank. Surviving are an aunt, Mary Brown of Salem, two nieces and a nephew. The family will receive friends from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. Thursday at Jesse Ray Funeral Home.

Albert Dixon NEBO Albert Lee Dixon, 88, of Route 1, died Monday in a McDowell County hospital. A native of McDowell Courtly, he was llu son of the iate and Elizabeth Ann Wilson Dixon, lie was a self-employed farmer and sawmill worker. Surviving are a son, Sherrill Dixon of Dysartsville; a daughter, Barbara Gibson of Dysartsville; a sister, Gettie Arrowood of Glen-wood; five grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. Services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday in Dysartsville Baptist Church, of which he was a member.

The Revs. Frank llollifield and Paul Ford will officiate. Burial will be in Macedonia Baptist Church cemetery. The family will receive friends from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Wednesday at McCall-Kirksey Funeral Home, Mar ion, where the body will remain until SO minutes before services.

Columbus C. Forrister MURPHY Columbus C. Forrister, 103, of 140 Sunny Point Road, died Tuesday in a Copper Hill, hospital. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at Ivie Funeral Home.

lid Lunsford MARSHALL Ed Lunsford, 91, of 360 Big Pine Road, died Tuesday in Asheville. A lifelong resident of Madison County, he was a retired farmer and a member of Lower Big Pine Baptist Church, lie was the son of the late Zack and Meria Dockery Lunsford. Surviving are his wife, Ethel Payne Lunsford; a son, Rex Lunsford of Asheville; two daughters, Ruth Smith and Evelyn Taylor of Asheville; four grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. Services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday in the chapel of Bowman Funeral Home.

The Rev. Danny Little will officiate. Burial will be In Payne's Chapel Cemetery. I The family will receive friends from 7 to 9 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home.

Fletcher II. Hampton Fletcher II. Hampton, 85, formerly 7 Pelzer Asheville, died Tuesday in an Asheville hospital. A native of Madison County, he had lived in Buncombe County for most of his life, lie was the son of the fate John Dallas and Nellie Angel llamplon. lie was a member of Elk-wood United Methodist Church and a retired carpenter with Robinson Brothers Construction Co.

Surviving are two sisters, Thelma Porter and Iniogene llazel-rigg of Asheville. Services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday in the chapel of Groce Funeral Home. The Rev. Warner Milncr will officiate.

Burial will be in West Memorial Park. The family will receive friends from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home. Memorials may be made lo Elk-wood United Methodist Church, 15 Elk Mountain Road, Asheville, N.C. 28804.

1 WicrmtJ AS unttatfetvict 656 Tunnd M. AMicvlll NC 298-5555 Morris nM.it iioii: ASHKV1LU0 ARDKN 252-1821 684-3109 AP Photo Colleen Moore Dies Colleen Moore, a major star of the silent screen era, died at age 85 Monday at her ranch in Paso Robles, Calif. Moore epitomized the flapper craze with her trademark bobbed hair and short skirts. Black History Expert, Rights Pioneer Greene Dies The Associated Press JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. Lorenzo J.

Greene, a retired Lincoln University professor and authority on the history of blacks in America, is dead at the age of 88. Greene, who had lived in City for 52 years, died Sunday at a hospital. Greene, a graduate of Howard -University who earned his doctorate from Columbia University in 1942, was an early leader of the civil rights "'movement in Missouri, 'having worked to desegregate hotels in St. and housing in Jefferson City. President Hoover named him to the Commission on Negro Housing in 1931, and in the late 1950s he for establishment of the Human Rights Commission." Greene was on the'' faculty' at Lincoln, a historically black' state for 39 years, and'was'chair- man of the social science departmental retired in 1972.

He was co-author of nine books 'and of many scholarly articles on topics ranging from blacks in co-" lonial America to the Civil War to desegregation of public schools in Survivors include his wife, Thomasina; a son, Lorenzo Thomas Greene, of Jefferson City; and a sis-' 'ter, Careatha Anderson, of New Conn. Soviet Scandal Victim Anthony Courtney Dies "The Associated Press LONDON Anthony Courtney, a former intelligence chief whose po- litical career was ruined by scandal when the KGB released photographs of him with a Soviet tour guide in a "Moscow hotel, has died at the age of '-79. Courtney, a retired naval com- 'tnander, died Sunday after a short illness, his family said. He had a distinguished naval career in World War II and was deputy head of the British Naval Mission in "Moscow in 1941-42. He headed the --Soviet section of British Naval from 1946-48, then served in Germany as a senior intelligence officer until 1951.

He retired from the Navy in 1953 "and was elected to the House of Commons in 1959. There, he launched a campaign against the Soviets and their Eastern bloc allies, alleging they used diplomatic cover for espionage. In August 1965, the KGB "released compromising photographs 'of him and Zina Volkova, a guide with the Soviet Intourist agency. The photos, taken without his knowledge four years earlier in a Moscow hotel room, were sent to his 'wife, to British legislators, to London newspapers and to Conservative Party workers. In the ensuing scandal, Courtney lost his Commons seat in the 1966 general election, his wife divorced blm, and his business interests In "Eastern Europe were curtailed.

Courtney is survived by his third Wife. Jroy McMillan BRYSON CITY Troy Dallas McMillan, 66, of 612 Ela Road, died Monday at his residence. A native of High Point, he was a former resident of Connecticut before moving to Swain County 10 years ago. He was a veteran of World War II and a builder. pi Surviving is his wife, Rose P.

McMillan. Services wil be in Middletown, under the direction of Cough-Un-Lastrina Funeral Home. Bill Moody Funeral Home is In charge of local arrangements. John Pearson MORGANTON John Clyde Pearson, 70, of 108 Lee died Tuesday at his residence. A native of Burke County, he was a son of the late John Lee and Effie Hoffman Pearson.

He was a retired carpenter and a lifelong member of Disabled American Veterans. Surviving are his wife, Gaynelle Singleton Pearson; two sons, R.L. and Jerry Pearson of Morganton; two brothers, Grant Pearson oi Va-dese and Doyle Pearson of Morgan-ton; four sisters, Marion McNielly, Earlene Whisenant, Faye Lyle and Louise Towery, all of Morganton; seven grandchildren and a greatgrandchild. Services will be at 3 p.m. Thursday in Burkemont Baptist Church, of which he was a member.

The Revs. Robert Tenery and Jerry Gamble will officiate. Burial will be in the church cemetery with military rites by Morganton Veterans Ceremonial Team. family will receive friends from 7 to 9 p.m. Wednesday at Sosso-man Funeral Home, where the body will remain until 30 minutes before Rich Infant MAGGIE VALLEY Steven Daniel Rich, infant son of Steven and Linda Arrington Rich of Maggie Valley, died Tuesday in a Haywood County hospital.

Surviving, in addition to the parents, are a brother, Joshua Arrington of the home; the maternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. James Arrington of Waynesville; the paternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Ruben Rich of Maggie Valley; the maternl great-grandmother.

Flora Jones of Clyde; the maternal great-grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Carl Arrington of Waynesville; the maternal great-great-grandmothcr, Hattie McElrath of Waynesville; the paternal great-grandmother, Ruth Cogdill of Maggie Valley; and the paternal great-grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Rich of Maggie Valley.

Services will be at 2 p.m. Friday in the chapel of Garrett Funeral Home. The Rev. G.W. Jameson will officiate.

Burial will be in Garrett-Hillcrest Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 1 to 2 p.m. Friday at the funeral home. Mary Lou Wilson BALFOUR Mary Lou Wilson, 75, of 2512 Rolfe died Monday In a Hendersonville hospital. A native of Rutherford County, she had lived in Henderson County since 1946.

She was the wife of U.S. Wilson, who died In 1980. Surviving are a son, Bobby L. Wilson of llehdersonville; two daughters, Joyce Bentley of Balfour and Brenda Sumpler of Arden; a brother, Avery Henson of Moores-ville; seven grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren. Services will be at 4 p.m.

Thursday in Thos. Shepherd's Church Street Chapel. The Revs. Charles Rogers and W.C. Huntley will officiate.

Burial will be In Forest Lawn Memorial Park. The family will receive friends from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home, and at other times, at the home of Joyce Bentley, Rolfe Street, Balfour. Mary Sterk BREVARD Mary Jane Sterk, 65, of Morgan Heights, died Monday at her residence. She retired from Brevard Federal Savings Loan.

Surviving are her husband, Ru-; dolph Sterk; two sons, Brian Sterk of Laurel, and John Sterk of Columbia, S.C.; four daughters, Mary Cooke of Lancaster, Jayne Swann and Joan Sterk of Brevard and Doris Buckner of Asheville; and four grandchildren. Memorial mass will be at 1 p.m. Friday in St. Phillip's Episcopal Church. Father Ray Berg will officiate.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may he made to Rosman Cancer Club, P.O. Box 32, Rosman, N.C. 28772; or to Home Health Care, Transylvania Community Hospital, Brevard, N.C. Moore Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Virgil Sexton ill Services for Virgil "Skeet" Sexton III of 42 Taft Asheville, who died Saturday, will be at 2 p.m.

Thursday In New Bethel Baptist Church, of which he was a member. The Rev. A.L. Smith will officiate. Burial will be in Violet Hill Cemetery.

A lifelong resident of Buncombe County, he was a son of Virgil and Christine Bobo Sexton Jr. of Asheville. Surviving, in addition to his parents, are a daughter, Shanae Sexton of Asheville; a sister, Vemell S. Lytle of Asheville; and two brothers, Wallace and Donell Sexton of Asheville. The family will be at the residence.

The body will remain at Hart Funeral Service until an hour before services. Ku ii iVe Af cJVa ugh ton Eunice Sadie Abbot McNaugh-ton, 75, of llolcombe Cove Road, Candler, died Monday in a Buncombe County nursing home. A nallve of Mount Tabor, she had lived in Buncombe County for the past two months. She was the wife of James Donald McNaughlon who died in 1987. Surviving are a son, James "Jim" Donald McNaughlon Jr.

of Weaverville; a sister, Rachel Carpenter of Springfield, and two grandchildren. Services will be Friday In Manchester Center, under the direction of Brewster Funeral Home. Anders-Rice Funeral Home Is In charge of local arrangements. I A native of Swain County, he was the son of the late Jon- athan Harvey i', and Mary Ellen WaU Wikle. He was a graduate ftf More Will junior college and received his master's de- gree from Western Carolina University.

WIKLE He was an Army veteran of World War II and a teacher and counselor at Swain County High School. He was chairman of the board at Marlanna Black Library and a correspondent for the Asheville Citizen-Times. Wikle was a member of the board of trustees of Southwestern Community College and a member of Morchead Scholar Board at UNC-Chapel Hill. He was a member of Western Carolina University Alumni Association and a former member of Bryson City Lion's Club. Surviving are his wife, Mary Ka-thryn Gardner Wikle; a daughter, Teresa W.

Sweeney of Cullowhee; a sister, Hazel W. Phillips of Glen Rock, N.J.; and two grandchildren. Services will be at 1:30 p.m. Thursday in Bryson City United Methodist Church, of which he was a member, chairman of the board of trustees and founder and past president of the Men's Group. The Revs.

Willie Newman and Neil Haynes will officiate. Burial will be in Swain Memorial Park with military rites by VFW. The family will receive friends from 7 to 9 p.m. Wednesday at Bill Moody Funeral Home. Memorials may be made to Marlanna Black Library, Bryson City, N.C..