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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 2004 ASHEVILLE CITIZEN-TIMES To report an obituary, call 232-5966 CITIZEN TIMES.com OBITUARIES FUNERALS TODAY Name, Residence Time Location Lois Allen, Asheville 3 p.m. Bethel Seventh-day Adventist Gary Baldwin, Franklin 3 p.m. Bryant Ida Bobbitt, Glen Alpine 3 p.m. Kirksey-Morganton Doris Daves, Morganton 2 p.m. Hopewell Baptist Jean Ellis, Burnsville 2 p.m.

Bulls Gap Funeral Home, Bulls Gap, Tenn. Orla English, Weaverville 11 a.m. Blue Ridge Tillman Fleming, Leicester 11 a.m. Anders -Rice Maude Greene, Newland 7 p.m. Webb Eugene Phillips, Waynesville 3 p.m.

Phillips Family Cemetery, Cosby Dorothy Rice, Asheville 2 p.m. Green Hills Cemetery Lydia Sanford, Canton 2 p.m. Woodland Baptist Ruth Swanger, Waynesville 2 p.m. Bon-A-Venture Cemetery. Rufus Warren Candler 2 p.m.

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DORA JANE ROBINSON WEAVERVILLE Dora Jane "Memaw" Crain Robinson, 66, of the Flat Creek community, died Tuesday, Nov. 16, 2004, at her home. A native of Yancey County, she was a daughter of the late Earlis and Jennie Silvers Crain. Surviving are a son, Earnest Dean Robinson and his wife, Kathy, of Fairview; two daughters, Linda Collins and her husband, Ricky, of Alexander and Tammy Bass and her husband, Carl, of Weaverville; seven grandchildren; a four brothers, Kenneth a and Albert Crain of Marion, Tommy Crain of Alexander and Johnny Crain of Burnsville; and five sisters, Louise Phillips, Margaret Young and Ennis Hardin, all of Burnsville, Joyce Riddle of Weaverville and Theresa Collins of Marion. A funeral service will be held at 2 p.m.

Friday in the chapel of Holcombe Brothers Funeral Home. The Rev. Gary Haynes will officiate. Burial will be in Burton Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m.

Thursday at the funeral home. At other times, the family will be at her home. LEVOYD A. NORTON HORSE SHOE Levoyd A. Norton, 92, of Horse Shoe, died Tuesday, Nov.

16, 2004, at the VA Medical Center. He was a native of Talahome Plains, and lived most of his life in Henderson County. He was a son of the late John C. Norton and Zora Bell Metcalf Norton. He was the husband of the late Paralee Norton, who passed away in 1992.

He was preceded in death by two brothers. He was a farmer for 30 years and drove school bus for Etowah Elementary school for 27 years. He was a life member of the D.A.V. and was in the Army for 10 years, serving during World War II. He was a shipbuilder working on the USS Enterprise, USS North Carolina, USS Missouri and other ships.

He was a member of Horse Shoe Baptist Church for 30 years. He is survived by a son, John A. Norton of Horse Shoe; five grandchildren, Nick, Kelly, David, James six great-great-grandchildren; and Wendy; 17 great-grandchildren; several nieces and nephews. A funeral service be held at 2 p.m. Friday at Shepherds Church Street Chapel with the Rev.

Phillip Capell officiating. Burial will follow in Campground Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Thursday at Thos. Shepherd Son Funeral Directors.

Military, graveside rites will Smith be conducted by Hubert M. American Legion Post No. 77, Hedrick-Rhodes VFW Post No. 5206 and Chapter No.14 of the DAV. Memorial contributions may be made to the St.

Jude's Childrens Research Center, P.O. Box 3704, Memphis, TN 38173. EULA GETTYS OWENS VALDESE Eula Gettys Owens died Monday, Nov. 15, 2004. A funeral service will be held at 2 p.m.

Saturday at First United Methodist Church of Valdese. Burial will follow at Burke Memorial Park. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service at the church. WALDO BRYAN BRIDGES MORGANTON Waldo Bryan Bridges, 80, died Tuesday, Nov. 16, 2004.

A funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. Friday at Mount Olive Baptist Church with burial in the church cemetery. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service at the church. Sossoman Funeral Home is assisting the family. N.C.

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10, 2004, at Emerald Ridge Rehabilitation Care Center following a period of declining health. A native of New York City, he resided in Buncombe County since 1987. He was a son of the late Barnett and Sonia Soloman Asch and the husband of the late Mildred Edna Murray Gottlieb Asch. Asch All of his life, Murray Asch has dedicated his energies to aiding the less fortunate. He was the oldest volunteer in the Vista Program for many years, received the Governor's Service Award from Gov.

Jim Martin in 1990 and was active in the Land of Sky programs and various organizations. He was dedicated to the Unitarian Universalist Church of Asheville and participated in the Jewish Community Center. He was a multi-learned man who loved opera with a passion and music in general. While at Emerald Ridge Rehabilitation Care Center, he introduced programs to residents and staff and was loved by all. Surviving are his daughters, Roberta Atkins and her husband, Stan, formerly of Asheville, now residing in Sunset Beach, and Linda Kline of Oakdale, N.Y.; sons, Harold Asch and his wife, Bonnie, of Lancaster, N.Y., Richard Asch of San Francisco and David Asch of New York City; two grandsons, Robert and Barry; two granddaughters, Susan and Lori; and nine greatgrandchildren grandchildren.

and He three, all his greatdren and family. A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. Friday at the Unitarian Universalist Church of Asheville at 1 Edwin Place with the Rev. Mark Ward officiating. To Mr.

Asch's guest book online, go to "Funeral Schedule" at www.andersrice.com. MONA LISA RIDDLE MORGANTON Mona Lisa Riddle, 48, of Morganton, went to be with the Lord on Wednesday, Nov. 17, 2004, at her home. A native of Burke County, she was a daughter of Winnie Hensley of Morganton and Arnold R. McIntosh of Green Mountain.

She was a member of Grace Baptist Church. Surviving, in addition to her parents, are her husband, Johnnie Riddle; son, Jeremy Riddle of Jacksonville; sister, Renee Cartee of Spartanburg, S.C.; and three brothers, Keith McIntosh of Asheville, Lee Mcintosh of Morganton and Daniel Stines of Boone. A funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday in the chapel of Holcombe Brothers Funeral Home. The Rev.

Marty Bess will officiate. Burial will be in Burton Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 7 to 9 p.m. Friday at the funeral home. VERTIE S.

STAMEY CANTON Vertie Mae Sutton Stamey, 89, of Ferguson Street, died Wednesday, Nov. 17, 2004, at Silver Bluff Nursing Home. She was a native and lifelong resident of Haywood County and was a daughter of the late Ervin Addie Smith Sutton. She was also preceded in death by a sister, Verndina Hayes; brothers, Waldo, Charlie, Norville and Jesse; and grandson, Adam Stamey. Mrs.

Stamey was a member of Calvary Baptist Church. She is survived by her husband of 66 years, James Ray 'Stamey; three sons and their wives, Jerry R. and Barbara Stamey and Steve and Kathy Stamey, all of Canton, and Michael and Becky Stamey Orlando, a sister, Mae Miney of Waynesville; a brother, Eugene Sutton of Waynesville; four grandchildren, Andrew, Ronnie, Derrick and Eric Stamey; and two greatgranddaughters, Jordan and Katie Stamey. A funeral service will be held at 3:30 p.m. Friday at the Canton Chapel of Wells Funeral Homes Cremation Services.

The Revs. Dennis Ruff Darrell Webb will officiate. Burial will follow at Memorial Gardens in Clyde. The family will receive friends from 2 to 3:30 p.m. Friday at the funeral home.

Serving as pallbearers will be grandsons. Memorials may be made to Calvary Baptist Church, 21 Phillips Canton, NC 28716. For those who desire, an online memorial. register is available at Obituaries at www.wellsfuneral home.com. McDonald, 101, of Hiawassee, formerly of Hayesville, died Wednesday, Nov.

17, 2004, in a Towns County, care center. Ivie Funeral Home, Hayesville, is in charge of arrangements DOLLIE F. McDONALD HAYESVILLE Dollie F. state elections board or possibly voters again have their say. Fletcher has sued, seeking to stop possibly 10,000 provisional ballots from being counted because the voters cast their choice outside of their precincts.

A judge this week declined to stop the recount, but will hear the case Nov. 29, according to the office of Fletcher's lawyer. Three of the four candidates all except Atkinson have filed formal protests over more than 4,500 votes lost in Carteret County when an electronic voting system failed to record ballots cast before Election Day. The State Board of Elections ROBERT HAZELWOOD 1917, Robert Hazelwood, the Lord Tuesday, Robert R. Allen REEVES ALLEN Born on Nov.

25, Reeves Allen, 86, of went home to be with surrounded by his family on Nov. 16, 2004. A native of Haywood County, he was a son of the late Robert Taylor Allen and late Lettie Clark Allen. He retired from A.C. Lawrence Leather Co.

with 28 years of service. He was a member of Hazelwood Baptist Church. Reeves loved his big family. He was a loving father, grandfather and great-grandfather. He was a man who enjoyed life to the fullest and loved to make people laugh with his funny jokes and tall tales.

He enjoyed coon hunting, fishing and camping, especially at Jack Rabbit Campground. He had a great passion for music bluegrass and gospel which he passed on to his children. He was preceded in death by his parents; four brothers, Avery, Emery, Melvin and Franklin Allen; two sisters, Tilda Brown and Louise Allen; and a son, Michael David Allen. He is survived by his wife of 65 years, Irene Trantham Allen; six sons, John Allen of Hazelwood, Robert Allen of Sylva and Melvin, Albert, Bobby Gene and Gary, Allen, all of Waynesville; four daughters, Frances Thomson of Redondo Beach, Mary Shook of Hazelwood, Shelia Rohrer of Candler and Linda Watson of Waynesville; 25 grandchildren and 27 great-grandchildren; three half brothers, Raymond, John Lewis and Roger Allen; and four half sisters, Lucille Cordova, Lorrena Nallion, Debbie Hensley, and Elaine Rogers. A funeral service will be held at 2 p.m.

Friday in the chapel of Garrett Funerals and Cremations with the Rev. Jack Scott officiating. Family will receive friends from 6 to 9 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home. At other times, the family will be at the home at 117 Hazelwood Ave.

Burial will follow the service at Garrett Hillcrest Memorial Park with grandsons, Johnny, Stephen, Scotty, Taylor, Randy and Brandon Allen, Jeff Conard, Anthony Nix, and Chad and Brad Watson serving as pallbearers. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Hospice of Haywood County, 262 Leroy George Drive, Clyde, NC 28721. Garrett Funerals and Cremations is caring for the Allen Family where friends may call for further information. An online guest registry may be signed at www.legacy.com, sponsored by the staff of Garrett Funerals and Cremations. EUGENE PHILLIPS WAYNESVILLE Eugene Phillips, 67, of 211 Nellie John Drive, died Tuesday, Nov.

16, 2004. A graveside service will be held at 3 p.m. Thursday at the Phillips family cemetery at Cosby. The family will receive friends from 1 to p.m. Thursday prior to the service at Wells Funeral Homes and Cremation Services of Waynesville.

CHARLES LUTHER WILSON MORGANTON Charles Luther Wilson, 79, died Tuesday, Nov. 16, 2004. A funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. Friday at Burkemont Baptist Church with burial in the church cemetery. Visitation will be held from 6 to 7:30 p.m.

Thursday at Sossoman Funeral Home. DONALD LEDBETTER ROBBINSVILLE Donald Ledbetter, 59, passed away Tuesday, Nov. 16, 2004. A funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday at Townson-Smith Chapel.

The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 Friday at the chapel. -Smith Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. GARY WILLIAMS GREGG OTTO Gary William Gregg, 65, of Tessentee Woods Road, passed away Tuesday, Nov. 16, 2004. A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m.

Friday in the Chapel of Bryant Funeral Home. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday at Bryant Funeral Home. MAUDE GREENE NEWLAND Maude Greene, 83, died Wednesday, Nov. 17, 2004.

A funeral services will be held at 7. p.m. Thursday in the Grindstaff Memorial Chapel of Webb Funeral Home. Burial will be at 11 a.m. Friday in Ed W.

Buchanan Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 6 p.m. until the service hour Thursday at the church. will have to decide whether to hold a new election for one or both races. The state board is scheduled to PENNY R.

CURTIS WAYNESVILLE Penny Reed Curtis, 49, died Tuesday, Nov. 16, 2004, at the Brian Center in Waynesville. A private memorial service was held Wednesday in the Penny R. Waynesville chapel of Curtis Wells Funeral Home. CHARLOTTE GERTRUDE REED HORNBUCKLE CHEROKEE Charlotte Gertrude Reed Hornbuckle, 75, of Cherokee, passed away Wednesday, Nov.

10, 2004, after a long and courageous fight with diabetes at Skyland Care Center in Sylva. Charlotte was born on March 30, 1929, in Cherokee. She was a faithful member of the Wrights Creek Baptist Church for 45 years. She graduated from Cherokee Boarding School in the late 1940s. Charlotte's Chestnut Bread was famous through out Cherokee.

She will be remembered for her remembered for her perseverance and compassion. Charlotte was a daughter of the late Adam and Margaret Catt Reed. She was preceded in death by her husband of 50 years, Larens Hornbuckle; sisters, Suzanne Meinschein, Nell Rogers and Gladys Griffin; and a brother, Moody Reed. Surviving are her sister, Marguerita Owl of the home; grandson, Skye Owl of the home; and half sister, Mary Ellen Thomas of Phoenix. funeral service will be held at 11 a.m.

Friday in Melton-Riddle Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Dan Lambert. Burial will be in Roger's Family Cemetery on Owl Branch Road. The family will receive friends from 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home.

OWEN CLARK KING CANDLER Owen Clark King, 68, of 38 Harold Connor Drove, a father, grandfather and great fisherman, went to be with his Lord on Sunday, Nov. 14, 2004. A native of Missouri, he was a son of Mildred Clark Trantham of Seacrys, and the late Noble D. King. He was a veteran serving in the Marines.

Surviving, in addition to his mother, are three sons, Jae D. King of New Smyrna Beach, and Mark and Perry West of Mesa, a daughter, Nicole King of Asheville; sister, Shirley Rhoads and her husband, Wes, of Flint, two grandchildren, Kylie and Kerra King; his caregiver, Glenda Varnum with whom he resided; and his best friend, Burf. A private burial will be held at Western Carolina State Veterans Cemetery. A service of remembrance will be held at 7 p.m. Friday at Biltmore Church of Christ.

The Rev. David Pratt will officiate. Asheville Mortuary Funeral and Cremation Services is assisting the King family. LORNA J. MIMS ASHEVILLE Lorna Johnston Mims, 73, of Givens Estates, died Wednesday, Nov.

17, 2004. Groce Funeral Home at Lake Julian is in charge of arrangements. A memorial register is available online "Obituaries" at www.groce funeralhome.com ANNIE MAE MEDFORD WAYNESVILLE Annie Mae Medford of Waynesville passed away Tuesday, Nov. 16, 2004. Funeral Home and Cremations Services is caring for the Medford family and will announce funeral arrangements.

GAIL TAYLOR ARDEN Linda Gail Taylor, 55, died Tuesday, Nov. 16, 2004. Groce Funeral Home at Lake Julian is assisting the family and will announce arrangements. A memorial register is available at Obituaries at www.grocefuneral home.com. ILEAN INGRAM NEWLAND Ilean Ingram, 64, died Wednesday, Nov.

17, 2004. A funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday at Pine Grove United Methodist Church. Burial will be in the church cemetery. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m.

Friday at Webb Funeral Home. GLADYS H. GREENE FOREST CITY Gladys H. Greene, 99, died Tuesday, Nov. 16, 2004, at Holly Springs Senior Citizens Center.

A graveside service will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday at Tanners Grove United Methodist Church Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 10 to 10:45 a.m. Saturday at The Padgett and King Mortuary. meet Tuesday to certify the winners in all the races that aren't being protested, including president, governor and U.S.

Senate. DOCK WILLARD ROBINSON ASHEVILLE Dock Willard Robinson, 93, formerly of 102 Madison died Wednesday, Nov. 17, 2004, at Beverly Healthcare Center. He was born in Hamlet and was a son of the late William H. and Anna Robinson.

Mr. Robinson was a World War I1 veteran in the Army. He attended taiJoring school. He was a member of St. Matthias Episcopal Church, where he served on the vestry and was junior warden.

He was a former sales representative for Johnson Publishing Co. and retired as a social worker from Juvenile Evaluation Center. Mr. Robinson loved to fish and play bridge. He was preceded in death by 10 brothers and sisters.

Those left to cherish his memory include his wife of 62 years, Eula Belle Davis Robinson; granddaughters, Keenan Mosley, Karmen Jackson and Keir Wilcox; great -grandchildren, Zion, Jontah, Michon and Mekiyah; nieces, Gwendolyn Atkinson, Genevieve Brown and Marcell Beason; nephew, Joseph Gilchrist; and other relatives and friends. A funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. Friday in the Chapel of Western Carolina State Veterans Cemetery, where he will be interred. Father Jim Abbott will officiate. Services are being provided by Ray Allen Funeral Service.

Acknowledgments may be e-mailed to DOROTHY GRAY NICHOLSON BREVARD Dorothy Gray Nicholson, 82, died suddenly Tuesday, Nov. 16, 2004, at her residence. A native of Henderson County and a longtime resident of Brevard, she was the daughter of the late Rev. James Jefferson Gray and Sarah Shipman Gray. Mrs.

Nicholson attended Fruitland Institute and was a graduate of Brevard College. She worked in the office for Strauss when Ecusta first began operations in Brevard. She was a member of Brevard First Baptist and a former member of the Easter Star. Her husband, Julius Lee "J.L." Nicholson, preceded her in death 1999. She was also preceded in death by a brother, James Edward Gray, and other half brothers and half sisters.

Survivors include her son, Ed Nicholson and his wife, Janet, of Brevard; a daughter, Susie Nicholson of Franklin; a sister, Sue Nicholson of Asheville; grandchildren, Chris Leopard of Leopard and his wife, Angie, of Franklin, and Jewels Nicholson of Hendersonville; and great-grandchildren, Amy and Trevor Leopard. A funeral service will be held at 10:30 a.m. Saturday in the chapel of Moore Funeral Home with the Rev. Tommy Owen officiating. The family will receive friends following the service at the funeral home.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Masonic Eastern Star Home, 700 S. Holden Road, Greensboro, NC 27407 or Masonic Home for Children, 600 College Oxford, NC 27565. Moore Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. SHELDON GARRIS DENTON- Sheldon Mitchell Garris, 31, died Tuesday, Nov. 16, 2004, from injuries received when the tractor he was operating overturned while being loaded onto a trailer on Berger Drive in Davidson County.

Mr. Garris was born on Jan. 25, 1973, in Guilford County, to Sherrill Lee Garris and Joyce Morton Garris. He was of Garris Paving Co. and a member of Goodwill Christian Church.

He was preceded in death by his father, Sherrill Garris, who died on June 28, 2002. He was loved by all. Survivors include his wife, Melissia Rummage Garris of the home; sons, Dalton Garris, age 4, and Jacob Garris, age 1, both of the home; mother, Joyce Garris of Denton; brother, Shannon Garris and his wife, Diane, of Anchorage, Alaska; grandmother, Letha Garris of Albemarle; nieces, Hannah and Grace Garris of 'Leon Anchorage; and parents-in-law, and' Geneva Rummage of Albemarle. A funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. Friday at Goodwill Christian Church Cemetery, officiated by the Rev.

Melvin Morton. Interment will be in the church cemetery. Visitation will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday at Briggs Funeral Home in Denton. Memorials may be directed to Goodwill Christian Church, 1748.

Jim Elliott Road, Denton, NC 27239. LOIS WILSON CRAWFORD HENDERSONVILLE Lois Wilson Crawford, 77, died Tuesday, Nov. 16, 2004. A funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. Friday at Mill River Presbyterian Church.

The family will receive friends following the service at the church. Burial will be in the church cemetery. JUNE C. BAIRD ETOWAH June C. Baird, 83, of the Riverwind community, Etowah, died Tuesday, Nov.

16, 2004, at Sunnybrook Assisted Living. Thos. Shepherd Son Funeral Directors will announce arrangements. 8,499 votes over Republican Bill Fletcher after the recounts. The difference between the two had been 9,254 votes.

The final recount totals will probably change again by today. Bartlett ordered Harnett County election officials to perform another recount because they counted some ballots twice. The number of double-counted votes will probably total a few hundred. Bartlett said he also wanted more information about Onslow County's final totals before assuring their correctness. The results probably won't resolve who will take office in January until the courts and the FRANK STEPHEN OBERLE GLENVILLE Frank Stephen Oberle, 51, of Glenville, died unexpectedly Sunday, Nov.

14, 2004, due to injuries sustained in a motorcycle accident. A native of Cleveland, Ohio, he had lived in Jackson County for the past nine years. He was a contractor for Structure Contracting the son of Jack Steven Oberle of Glenville and the late Corrol Savastano Puckett. Surviving, in addition to his father, are his wife of 18 years, Lorraine Ladall Oberle; a daughter, Bretney Oberle of the home; a son, Frank Steven Oberle of Smithfield, sisters, Dawn Anderson of Shelby, Tuyett Edwina Case of Palm Harbor, and Kathleen Oberle of Tampa, Fla; and brothers, Jerry and Rick Oberle, both of Cullowhee. A funeral service will be held at 3 p.m.

Friday in Glenville Wesleyan Church with the Rev. Ray Lewis officiating. A private burial will be held at a later date. The family will receive friends from 1 to 3 p.m. Friday at the church.

Melton-Riddle Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. ALBERTA PARKER OLD FORT Alberta Parker, 91, died Tuesday, Nov. 16, 2004. A funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. Friday at Old Fort Kirksey Funeral Home Chapel.

Interment will follow at Azalea United Methodist Church Cemetery. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service at the funeral home. CHRISTOPHER CLONTZ-CARDWELL WILMINGTON Christopher William infant son of Terri Clontz of Raleigh and Randy Cardwell of Wilkesboro, died Saturday, Oct. 30, 2004, in Wilmington. Anders-Rice Funeral Home will announce arrangements.

of Andrews, died Sunday, Nov. 14, 2004, in a Greenville, hospital. Ivie Funeral Home, Andrews, is in charge of arrangements. IRA C. 'CONRAD' MILLER ANDREWS Ira C.

"Conrad" Miller, 79, of Warren, Ohio, formerly Father John Rice officiating. In Loving Memory Jordan Mckenzie Reed Oct. 3, 2001- Nov. 18, 2003 Throughout your life you battled an unthinkable cancer with a smile on your face every day! You really were God's little angel sent from above to show us all the true meaning of love. We will never forget your first smile, your first There was once a time when we were watching you but now you are looking down on us.

The impact you had on our lives and your precious face will forever remain in our memories. Jordan will always be my little Memory Family Love, 21912-400 CONSTANCE JACOBY HAYESVILLE Constance G. Jacoby, 87, died Wednesday, Nov. 17, 2004, in a Clay County care facility. A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m.

Friday in the Episcopal Church of the Good Shepherd with By Gary D. Robertson THE ASSOCIATED PRESS RALEIGH The leading candidates for agriculture commissioner and schools superintendent retained their advantages Wednesday after recounts of more than 3 million ballots statewide. Results from all 100 counties show Republican Steve Troxler leading Democratic Agriculture Commissioner Britt Cobb by 2,342 votes, according to the State Board of Elections. The advantage had been 2,656 votes after canvassing last week. For superintendent of public instruction, Democrat June Atkinson maintained a lead of.