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Deaths And Funerals THE ASHEVILLE CITIZEN, ASHEVILLE, N. C. yt Friday, May 3, 1963 10 Wicek Kills WNC Youth BITLN'SVILLE A 16-year-old Uie home; and the grandparents, Cane River High School student! Mr. and Mrs. John M.

Wheeler became Yancey Coieity's third and Mr. and Mrs. Hiram Webb, traffic fatality in two weeks when all of Rt. 4, Burnsville. Mrs.

Patricia Sutton CLYDE Mrs. Patricia Ann Messer Sutton, 25, died unexpectedly Thursday morning at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Rex Lee Messer of Rt. 1, Clyde.

the car in which he was riding Services will be held at 2:30 plunged into Cane River, nine 1 p. m. Saturday in Higgins Free Surviving, in addition to the Will Baptist Church. parents, are the husband, Roy H. Sutton; two sons, Keith and Kim Sutton of the home; the maternal miles northwest cf Burnsville Wednesday night.

John L. Webb Jr. of Rt. 4. Burnsville, drowned after the car went over a 10 foot embankment and came to rest on its top in the middle of the river, where great-grandmother, Mrs.

Matilda Rogers; and the maternal grand parents, Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence "I I jj (fS V-. i ii 1 1 hi nimfinTiTnni-Tiiiiwui 1 Jt nwJ Russell, all of Waynesville. the water is approximately seven I he body will be at Crawford Attend Services Curtis Whigham of Camilla, Miss Bertie Whigham of Cincinnati, Ohio; Melvin W.

Jewell of Louisville, Miss Eleanor King of Daytona Beach, and Mr. and Mrs. Louie Sims and their daughter, Rebecca, of Waynesville, have returned home after attending services for Henry L. Whigham at First Baptist Church in Asheville Wednesday. feet deep.

uneral Home in Waynesville un til taken to the home at 3 d. m. State Highway Patrolman R. R. Walter E.

Davis Walter Ernest Davis, 59, of 77' Mt. Clare died Thursday morning in a Buncombe County hospital. Ho had served as a carrier for The Asheville Times in the Haw Creek section from Nov. 1, 1959, until April 27, 1963, at which time he entered the hospital. Prior to his last job, he was employed by Carolina Produce Co.

Surviving are the widow, Mrs. Lucille Walker Davis; a son, Guyton Davis of Mars Hill; a step-daughter, Mrs. J. E. Moxley of Hendersonville; three sisters, Mrs.

John Carlson of New York City, Mrs. Robert Crowe of Marshall and Mrs. L. E. Forester of Asheville; four brothers, Herman, Kelly and Garfield Davis of Marshall and Jobey Davis of Philadelphia, and seven grandchildren.

The family will receive friends at West Funeral Home of Wea-verville from 7 p. m. to 9 m. Friday. Arrangements were incomplete Thursday night.

Mrs. Florence Massey Services for Mrs. Florence McKinney said the car apparently Friday, where it will remain until the service hour. went out of control and skidded down U. S.

19-W some 425 feel James A. Bramlett before leaving the road on a slight curve. I HENDERSONVILLE James Webb was a passenger in a A. Bramlett, 61, resident of Greenville Highway, died Wednesday car driven by his cousin, Jonath in a Hendersonville hospital after B-PAINTERS Complete Painting Service Interior Exterior FREE ESTIMATES CALL 254-0700 a snort illness. Services will be held at 11 a.m in McAfee Funeral Home.

Green ville, S. and burial will be in Wood Lawn Memorial Park. The family will be at the home of a an Clay Wheeler, 18 of Rt. 3, Burnsville, a senior at Cane River High School, according to McKin-nev. Wheeler was admitted to Yancey County Hospital with lacerations and bruises.

Two other passengers in the car were unhurt, according to McKinney. Webb is survived by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. John L. Webb a brother, Bobby Webb; a sister, Mrs.

Alma B. Campbell, 205 Brockman Avenue, Greenville. Mrs. Luta Smith HENDERSONVILLE Mrs. Massey, 97, of North Road, Wood- fin, who died in her home Wed sister, Elizabeth Webb, both of Last Few Days Our Spring SALE Store Wide Bargains Gift! Antiques Lamps Mirrors OPERATION BALLOON DROP' weather conditions permitting will scatter balloons across various sections of Asheville around 2 p.m.

Saturday as the Civil Air Patrol joins forces with the Buncombe County TB and Health Assn. in promoting the 1963 Respiratory Dis Cltilen-Tlmes Photo a chronic cough or shortness of breath may be symptoms of a respiratory ailment will be dropped by CAP pilots. Blowing up balloons the hard way at a Group IV meeting Thursday night wore (L-R): Lt. Col. Earl T.

Freeman, commanding officer; Capt. Lloyd Cassida, director of communications; and Capt. Luta Thrower Smith, a former Hendersonville resident, died nesday afternoon, will be held at Wednesday in Atlanta, Ga. Burial 2 p. m.

Saturday in Richland Baptist Church. will be in Troy, Ala. The Rev. Harry Dycus, the Surviving are a son, Emmett ease Campaign. Balloons bearing me two Rev.

Troy Israel and the Rev. Horace Honeycutt will officiate-. important messages of the campaign Foy Reese, director of supply. Thrower of Atlanta; and two daughters, Mrs. T.

L. Smyth of Burial will be in West Memorial College Station, and Miss Park in Weaverville. LUNCH at ttnaa Daily Except Mondoy Serving 12:00 to 9:00 Milts South on U.S. 25 The body was taken to the home Thursday afternoon to re main until time for services. Low BidsTotal $132,060 On 2 County School Jobs at-the-door-parking cJhe IX $hop 371 Merrimon Avenue Private Parking Bcrryman Funeral Home Is John Brown's Body Bare Or Almost in charge.

William W. Coffey Jesse A. Gordon Jesse A. Gordon, 56, of 344 Slate died in a Buncombe County hospital Thursday morning after a brief illness. A native of Haywood County, he was a son of tho late Joseph V.

and Laura Sisk Gordon. Mr. Gordon was a veteran of World War II and had been employed by American Enka Corp. 20 years. Surviving are a sister, Mrs.

Beatrice Phillips of Walnut Creek, three brothers, William J. and Richmond P. Gordon, both of Asheville, and Benjamin M. Gordon of Pleasant Hill, and a number of nieces and nephews. Groce Funeral Home Is In charge of arrangements which were incomplete Thursday night.

Mrs. J. G. Edwards Mrs. Kalherine Richards Edwards, 86, widow of Julian Greene Edwards, former Asheville resident, died April 25 in Belmont, after a long illness.

Mrs. Edwards had lived In Asheville from 1919 until 1961, after living in Birmingham, and Highlands. While in Asheville, she lived at 3 Hillside Walk on The Manor Grounds in Albemarle Park. She was a native of Atlanta and was a member of Trinity Episcopal Church and the Auxiliary of the church while living in Asheville. Graveside services will be held at 11 a.

m. Friday in Oakland Cemetery in Atlanta. The Rev. Dr. Edward Tate will officiate.

Surviving are a son, Julius Greene Edwards of Sacramento, two nieces in Atlanta and a number of grand-nieces and grand-nephews. Patterson Funeral Home Is In charge of arrangements in- Atlanta, it was announced here through. Morris-Hendon-Black Funeral Home. Mrs. Katie Karmack Services for Mrs.

Kalie Kar-maek of 87 Downing who died Monday night in an Asheville hospital, will be held at 3 p. m. Friday in Mt. Calvary Baptist Church in Knoxville, Tenn. The Rev.

0. S. Kelly of Knoxville will officiate. Burial will be in Happy Home Cemetery there. The body was taken to Knoxville Thursday.

The family has asked that cards and flowers be sent to Reed Funeral Home of Knoxville, which is in charge of arrangements there. Vilkins Mortuary is in charge here. Sgt. E. D.

Reese Jr. Staff Sgt: Eric D. Reese Jr, 42, of the U. S. Air Force, Maxwell AFB, died unexpectedly Thursday at Maxwell AFB.

A native of Haywood County, he was the son of Eric D. and Ruth Smathers Reese. In addition to the parents, surviving are the widow, Mrs. Lavada Norris Reese; a son, Anthony Eric Reese of the home; a step-daughter, Sheila Jane Reese of the home; five sisters, Mrs. Gwen Crane of Asheville, Mrs.

Martha Mayfield and Miss Sue Reese, both of Fort Myers, Mrs. Emily Galloway and Mrs. Nancy Galloway, both of Etowah; and three brothers, John W. Reese of New Orleans, Calvin T. Reese of Asheville and W.

C. Reese of Fort Myers, Fla. Thos. Shepherd Funeral Home, Nell Thrower of Troy. Claude Willis FOREST CITY-Claude B.

Willis, 41, of Rt. 1, Bostic, died in a Rutherford County hospital at 12:05 a. m. Services will be held at 2:30 p. m.

Saturday in Bostic Baptist Church. Mrs. Clinton Gardner BURNSVILLE Mrs. Clinton Gardner, 49, of Micaville, the former Maude Buchanan, died MURPHY-William Wade Cof fey, 43, of Denver, a for mer resident of Marble, died early Mother Ideal Day John Brown if he wasn't traveling light, and in this weather. And John Brown (that was the name he gave lawmen) was highly indignant about his trip to Nashville, (that's where he said Thursday morning in Denver.

A native of Cherokee County, was low bidder for the Oakley heating contract, asking $6,235. Rogers Plumbing and Heating Co. of Asheville, with a bid of $7,390, was low for the heating contract at Reynolds. Asheville Plumbing and Heating asking $4,175 to install the Onkley cafeteria's plumbing operation, won over two other firms vying for this job. There is Low bids totaling $132,060, excluding potential cost-raising alternate bids, were received Thursday by the Buncombe County Board of Education for a new cafeteria at Oakley School and a five-classroom addition at A.

C. Reynolds High School. The Oakley Cafeteria will cost approximately $71,000 with the Reynolds construction totaling Mr. Coffey was a member of the Marble Springs Baptist Church. he lived) being interrupted.

He was a son of Mrs. Lucy Ashe ll''uaOli'vJiiirl''JI HLsaJ unexpectedly Wednesday in her about $61,000. Bids are expected Coffey and the late William Coffey. He served with the 347' Bomber Squadron in the European The no plumbing work involved at Officers of the Buncombe County Sheriff's Dept. and Canton Police Dept.

said all the gentleman in question was wearing when he was arrested was a tee-shirt, a home. to be acted upon by the board in Reynolds. Five firms bid for the heating the next week or 10 days with ater of Operations during World contracts and four sought electri projects slated to be completed by September. pair of galoshes and a scowl. He didn't know where the rest of his War II.

cal contracts. The body will be brought to The Oakley cafeteria, to seat Burke Lumber Co. of submitting a base bid of Marble for services and burial garments were and couldn't care less, officers said. The Buncombe County Sheriff's Department gave this mind-bog Surviving, in addition to the Services will be held at 2:30 p. m.

Friday in Pleasant Gap Baptist Church. The Rev. Frank Parsons, the Rev. Wade Boone and the Rev. C.

J. Duvall will officiate, with burial in Double Island Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Paul, Bob and Robert Robinson, Marvin, Daniel and Dennis Buchanan, Junior Bobby Gardner, Filmore Hughes and Luther 847, was apparent low bidder for about 250 and involving about square feet, will have an individual heating system and com mother two sons. Dennis and the Oakley general building contract. A.

J. Yates Inc. of Charlotte was low bidder at $43,500 gling sequence of events: plete storage and rest room fa I II wjSTMA-jytoi Late Thursday afternoon a man cilities. The proposed classrooms Danny Coffey of Marble; six brothers, Gain, Harold and Kenneth of Marble, James of Flowery Branch, Carl of Enka and Charles Coffey of Burlington; and four, sisters, Mrs. James Garren in a panel truck drove up to the gate at the Biltmore Estate and at Reynolds High School will contain teacher workrooms.

Its for the Reynolds annex job. G. M. Morrison of Shelby, at $56,150, was runner-up for the pm soc a wish ay txi.wi wanted to go in and see what; total area includes some 6,000 Oakley general contract and was in there. He acted tunny, to square feet.

Burke Lumber with a $49, Surviving, in addition to the husband, are the mother, Mrs. say the least, Estate guards said, of Andrews, Mrs. Claughton An derson of Kingston, Mrs, Bids were opened by Jack Ba- 803 bid, was second low for the and ordered him off the prem B. W. Buchanan of Green Moun tunrr Alcn hirlrllnn fn lUL'Ul HI LlMlt'LUlI ill 1HII1 Tommy Riggins of Miami, the two general building contracts of GudSel and.

who and Mrs. Charles Preston of tain; three sisters, Mrs. Biss Ray and Mrs. Earl Robinson of ises. Only when the truck turned around and was leaving did they notice that it was one of the Estate's own trucks.

As the truck were Merchant Construction Co. of Asheville, W. B. Dillard of Tno alternate proposals, upon Sylva, A. H.

Ramsey and Son of whlch bids were als0 received. Marietta, Ga. Townson Funeral Home of Muv-phy is in charge. Green Mountain and Mrs. Dave Cunningham of Asheville; and five brothers, Jess, Ade and Bill of Spruce Pine, Fred of Burns-ville and Sam Buchanan of Shelby and C.

Norris ofj were for construction of concrete bugged out at a high speed up Biltmore Avenue, the guards Waynesville. wains, covered waiKways ana lor Rev. Oliver Bill Hayes and Lunsford Electric aaaiuonai items 01 Kilcnen equip called the Sheriff's Co. of Asheville made an appar A car was dispatched, and the; HENDERSONVILLE The Rev. 'Green Mountain.

Oliver Osmund Bill, 72, of Hen- Holcombe Brothers Funeral T5i: ln-iA ni T1 ent clean sweep of the two elec dersonville. nriest-in-charge of i Home is in charge ldiuuu I iiiili: cud iiai nuuuL p. m. When Buncombe Deputies trical contracts by virtue of a consolidated bid of $16,933. ment an applying 10 ine uaKiey project.

Approval of these extras could increase the cost of the building from about $2,000 to $15,000. County Schools Supt. T. C. Robcrson announced after the arrived Haywood County later, Though the rival M.

B. Haynes St. John's (Upward) Episcopal Church, died late Thursday in a Hendersonville hospital after a period of declining health. they found John Brown's bare body in custody of the Canton Policein addition to an astounded hitch-hiker John had picked up. Electric Co.

asked only $7,200 for the Oakley electrical contract, $425 less than Hayes and Luns Cpl. M. Clontz INGALLS Services for Marine Lance Cpl. David Madison Clontz. 21, of Ingalls, who died Sunday in an automobile accident in bids had been opened that bids ford, the latter firm bid a low of i will soon be asked for construe- John Brown was in the Canton sib.yjj lor Dolli jods $530 less i tion of a gymnasium at Johnston jail, with his riding ruuuo n.ii.-ii, win tne bi(ls for each jn.

Scnool and a ciassroom addition inursaay nigni. penning iuiuiei p. m. aaiuroay in dividual contract. to Owen High School in Swanna- investigation.

I rial Baptist Church. Price Piping Co. of Asheville noa. James horbes BAKERSVILLE James Forbes, 86, of Bakersville, died Thursday afternoon in his home following a long illness. R.

F. Taylor HENDERSONVILLE R. F. EXCLUSIVE at GORDON'S JEWELERS Widest Selection of Watches fop Graduation! Gala May Day Program Is Planned By A-B College Avery Native, Home On Visit, Is Droivned ELK PARK An Avery County Hendersonvillc, is in charge of arrangements which were incom plete Thursday night. The annual Ashevillc-Biltmorc election held last Monday.

native, home visiting his family (John) Taylor, 63, of Tuxedo, died in a Hendersonville hospital Thursday -afternoon after a period of declining health. Thos. Shepherd Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements which were incomplete Thursday night. Mrs. Locliie Pitman College May Day observance will in Elk Park, drowned about 8:45 a.

m. Thursday me waiauga Death Takes Mrs. Corpening Mrs. O. J.

Corpening of 27 North Main Granite Falls. mother Mrs. W. T. Duckworth Jr.

of Asheville, died at 3 p. m. Thursday in a Hickory hospital after a long illness. A native of Lumborton, she had lived in Granite Falls 50 years and was a leader in civic and church work there. Surviving in addition to the daughter arc the husband, Dr.

O. J. Corpening; three other daughters, Mrs. Joseph A. Farmer of Granite Falls, Mrs.

Larry Rost of Anchorage, Alaska and Miss Sara Corpening of Los Angeles, five sons, Dr. William N. Corpening of Granite River, some eight miles west of Boone. GREEN HILLS CEMETERY 44,000 Grave Spaces available Master of ceremonies for the May Court celebration will be Robert Beal with Jacqueline Woodard and Diane Frahm heading the program committee. The roster of ushers includes Sandra be celebrated with a full slate of activities starting at 3 p.m.

Saturday on the college campus. Highlighting the event will be Harley Reid Dugger, 28, of Bristol, a non-swimmer drowned after slipping inlo deep the crowning of May Queen Mary SPRUCE PINE -r- Mrs. Lockie IADY CHIFFON K-17 Jewels, petite, jSSfij. yellow 10K rolled gold plated top, fw 51 stainless steel beck. Custom-fitted, IT .1 t.T 1 Florentined, matching adjustable St length expansion bracelet.

Also jrYV KrPWSSr 1 available in white. $39,95 F.T.E. ST HLW Lunsford, Sharron Crutcher, Anne McGlamcry by A-B Presi dent Dr. William E. Highsmith iStamey Swanncr Pitman, 67, of water while fishing with his broth Spruce Pine, died Thursday Charles Hess and Carolyn Hice.

Celebration dancers will include Michele Evans, Donna er, Edward. The body was re Faye Fender will be maid of moming in a Spruce Pine hos honor, and Milly McGlamery will covered about 1 p. m. by the Watauga County Emergency and pital following a long illness be crown bearer. Eraser, Jane Garrett, Dorinda Lewis Memorial Park The Cemetery Beautiful on Beoverdom LEWIS FUNERAL HOME DIAL AL 2-5081 Sonhomore attendents will be iKillian, Anita Luther, Portia Mc- xflti "i Falls, Dr.

Joseph D. Corpenin Rescue Squad. Dugger, who had been home for two days, was the son of Mrs. Dora Davis Dugger of Beech Creek and the late Gurney Edward Dugger. Services will be held at 2 p.

m. Saturday in Mt. Gilcad Baptist Church. WHITE MONUMENT WORKS Collum, Kay Shcally, Roberta Straine, James Barker, Alan Brock, Ncal Gructtcr, Tommy Hughes, John Keetch, Micheal Knighton, Gary Parrott and Gary Wilde. Sponsoring the May Day activity is the Classical Coeds with Mrs.

Lutrelie Wishart, Mrs. Doris Forney, Dr. Peggy W. Alley and Mrs. Marguerite J.

Vaillan- Granite Marble and Brome Memorials AL 4-5143 of Salisbury, Dr. Thomas N. Corpening of Houston, Gene Corpening, a student at the University of North Carolina, Robert B. Corpening of Los Angeles and a number of grandchildren, nieces and nephews. Arrangements are incomplete.

Services will be held at 10:30 a. m. Saturday in Mt. Carmcl Church. And 11.

llowcn BALSAM Services for Aud H. Bowcn, 50, of Balsam, who died Wednesday, will be held at 2:30 p. m. Saturday in Balsam Baptist Church. Mrs.

Martha Anglin BURNSVILLE Services for Mrs. Martha Anglin, 80, of Rt. 1, Burnsville, who died Wednesday, will be held at 2 p. m. Friday in Bank's Creek Presbyterian Church.

Holcombe Brothers Funeral Home Is in charge. 1331 Merrlmon Ave. At Nawbrldae P. O. Box 1174 Athivllle, N.

C. Carol Clouse, Marcia Mallonce, Christine Ray and Alice Rogers. Stephanie Cohn, Anne Moore and Joan Parker will serve as freshman attendants. A co-feature of the event will be the presentation by The Masquers of Moliere's "The Miser" under direction of Miss Flora Mc-Ghee of the college faculty. The cast includes Morris Stevens Christine Ray, James Stafford, Ralph Moss, Gail Verne, Elizabeth Robinson, Robert Heal, Don Dalton, John Rhinchardt, Harry Cosgrovc, Sandra Lunsford, Charles Hess, Patricia Reed, Carol Elingburg and William Mott Jr.

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