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John D. Watt Dies; 111 For Past Two Weeks Miss modal Schwab Hospital John Dillard Watt, 39, died yesterday at p. m. in the Baptist Hospital at Winston-Sa- lem, N.C., after an illness of two weeks. A son of Dillard Watt Burial Park, and Marie Penn Watt, he was born in Danville on April 18, 1926.

He was educated in the local public schools and was graduated from Georgia Insti- tute of Technology in Atlanta. During World War II, he served as an aviation cadet. A former employe of Dan River Mills, Mr. Watt had livec in Martinsville for the past 12 years and was employed by the Bassett Industries. He was i member of Christ Episcopa Church and was a charter member of the Junior Chamber of Commerce.

In addition to his parents of Danville, he is survived by his Rachel Schwab Funeral Rites Slated Today Funeral rites for Miss Rachel Catherine Schwab, 74, will be conducted at 11 a.m. today from Townes Memorial Chapel. In- ierment will be in Highland Funeral Rites Set Today For Mrs. Ada Carter died in Me- Sunday night wife, Mrs. Mary Boothc Watt, and two children, John D.

Watt, III, and Mary Brown Watt, all of Martinsville; and one sister, Mrs. W. 0. Spencer, III, of Winston-Salem. Funeral services will be con- ducted tomorrow at 11 a.

m. from Christ Episcopal Church. Interment will be in Oakwood Cemetery in.Martinsville. Jerry Motley Funeral Rites Slated Today Funeral rites for Wayne Motley, 19, will be held this afternoon at 2 o'clock in Riverview Baptist Church. Bur- ial will be in Schooliield Ceme- tery.

Young Motley, an employe of Corning Glass Works, died Sun- day morning following a two- car collision several hours earl- ier on Riverside Drive. His death came ten days before he was to report for military serv- ice. A graduate of Brosville High School, he was a lifelong resi- dent of Westover Hills. He was born Mar. 24, 1946, and was the son of Claude B.

and Katie Clark Gammon Motley. Surviving with his parents are three sisters: Mrs. Archie after a decline in health for the past few years. A native of Shelby, Ohio, she received an M.A. degree in physical education from Teach- ers College, Columbia Universi- ty.

In 1920 she came to Dan- ville as director of physica education for the Department of Welfare of Dan River Mills until 1941. After retirement, she divided her time between her homes at Meadows of Dan am 126 W. Main spending much time in the study and pursui 1 of organic gardening. Since August 1964, when she sufferet a severe stroke, she -had been a Roman a Memoria Home. She is survived by two sis lers, Mrs.

Dora Schwab Wis of Valparaiso, and Mrs. Amy Schwab Kingsboro of Shel- by, and a number of nieces and nephews. Friends will be received at 118 W. Main St. Rebuilding Home Puts Sertomans On Magazine Cover YANCEYVILLE, N.

C. Fu- neral services for Mrs. Ada Hovarc Cater, 63, will be con- lucted at 2 p. m. Wednesday rom Methodist Church here.

Burial will be in he church cemetery. Mrs. Carter, former Casweil County resident, died Saturday night in the home of her daugh- Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Har ow, in Biloxi, Miss. A native of Casweil County, she spent her entire life in the county until moving to Biloxi ast August.

For 17 years she was employed by the Caswel! County Health Department as clerk and deputy registrar. In addition to her daughter she is survived by two sisters: Mrs. L. E. Hepler of Thomas vi)le, N.C., and Mrs.

S. Moore of Roxboro, N.C. She was a sister-in-law of Mrs. F. Nea Howard of Danville.

The body is at Swicegood Fu nerai Home in Yanceyville, and the family will be at the Yan- ceyville home of her daughter, Mrs. Harlow. Dit Register: Double, Dec. 21, 1965 3-i Making the cover of a maga- zine isn't the exclusive privilege of celebrities and photograph- ers' models. Members of the Westover Sertoma Club learned recently hat they can claim to be "cover boys." A year ago, the Sertomans were engaged feverishly in put- lag the finishing touches on a ionic they rebuilt for a couple whose house and belongings lad been destroyed in a fire.

"The Sertoman," a magazine published for and distributed by Sertorna International to its members throughout the United States, Canada and Mexico, recognized that this was a pro- ject worthy of more than cursory attention. But the magazine staff de- cidad not to publish it right away, but to wait until Christ- mas rolled around again and make it the feature article of their yule edition. Westover Sertomans' eyes popped out when they found their project emblazoned over the cover of the December- January 1965-66 issue of the magazine. The cover is done in red and includes three photographs given a picture, blue tone, labeled "A The first Disaster" shows the home of Mr. and Mrs.

Howard Pyron in rubble. Next conies a pic- ture, captioned "Sertomans at Work showing the club members completing the job on the roof, landscaping and bring- ing in the furniture. Finally, with the line, "And a Merry Mr. and Mrs. Pyron are shown receiv- ing the keys to the home from Santa Glaus while the broadly is repeated in a closeup shot.

At the end of the story is an editor's note: "The Westover Club smiling Sertomans look on. Ciub earned Award the for Gold Honor 1964-65 and Inside, "The Sertoman," de- votes half a page to the story of how the Westover club made Christmas 1964 a joyous occa- sion for the couple. The picture of Santa (Sertoman Lawrence Woodson) presenting the keys President E. Jack Nowling was presented Distinguished Club President's Award." Needless to say, the house- building project was one of the major factors in the club get- ting the international honors. C.

E. Fink Funeral Rites Set Tomorrow Funeral Rites Set Today For Mrs. Shelton Hyler of Bachelors Hall, Mrs. Jack Brundrick of Baltimore, and Miss Joyce Ann Mot- ley of the home; and two brothers, William Daniel Mot- ley of Greensboro, N.C., and David Motley of the home. Funeral Rites Held For Reace M.

Dove Final services for Clarence Earl Fink, 54, of 500 Cliff St. will be conducted tomorrow at 2 p.m. from the Wrenn-Yeatts chapel. Interment will follow in Highland Burial Park. Mr.

Fink died Sunday nigh in Memorial Hospital soon af ter being admitted. He had been in declining health for ten weeks. A native of Lyncbburg, spent most of his life in Dan ville and was employed by a River Mills. In December he married the former Missi Gracie Whitlow. He was a son! of Mrs.

Maude Anderson Fink and the late Lloyd Fink. He was of the Baptist faith and was a veteran of World War H. Besides his wife, he leaves his mother, of 311 Bryant one daughter, Miss Rita Fay Fink of Danville; and one half- brother, Richard Witt of Dan- ville. The body will rest at the resL-1 Last services for Mrs. Carrie Crawley Shelton, 83, of Chat- ham Rt.

5, will be conducted at 2 p.m. today from a Church of Christ. Interment will be in the church cemetery. Mrs. Shelton died Sunday night at her home following a one-year decline in health.

She had been seriously ill for two weeks. She was the wife of the late D. Thomas Shelton, and was a member of Sheva Church of Christ. Surviving are three children: Miss Nannie R. Shelton and Mrs.

Alice Busby of Chatham Rt. 5 and Carroll Shelton of Wilmington, four sisters: Mrs. Grover Shelton and Mrs. Bennett Motley, both of Chat- ham Rt. 5, Mrs.

Horace Barr of Danville and Mrs. Pete Ford of Richmond; three brothers: W. B. Crawley of Chatham Rt. 5, Matthew Crawley and Daniel Crawley, both of Danville; and five grandchildren.

The body is at Scott Funeral Home, Chatham, and the fam- ily is at the home on Chatham Rt. 5. Samlv Wilkins Funeral Rites Slatetl Today The funeral for Sandy Nel-' son Wilkins, 57, will ne conducted at 4 p. m. today from the Wrenn-Yeatts Interment will be in Highland Burial Park.

Mr. Wilkins died Sunday af- ternoon in Memorial Hospital. He had been in declining health for several years and a patient in the hospital for three weeks. A native Danville, he spent most of nis life here and operat- ed the S. N.

Wilkins Son grocery store on N. Main St. dence, 500 Cliff the services. prior to Funeral services for Reace M. Dove were conducted Mon- day afternoon from the Weath- erford Primitive Baptist Church by Elder O.

K. Tench. Inter- ment was in the church ceme- tery. Pallbearers were A Gibson, Acie Gibson, Ira Dai- ton, Clay Worley, Bob Keatts, Oliver Keatls, Gatewood Dai- ton and Elmore Brumfield. Funeral Rites Set Monday For C.

M. Hazelwood James W. Barker Funeral Rites Are Conducted until retiring 15 years ago be-; cause of declining health. On Sept. 30, 1933, he married the former Miss Nonnie Mc- Daniel, who survives him.

He was a member of Keen Street Baptist Church and the Po- quoson Tribe of Red Men No. 124. He served in the U. S. Navy for eight years.

Surviving are his wife Dan- ville; one son and one daugh- ter, James R. Wilkins of Dan- ville and Mrs. Linwood I. Fra- er Jr. of Petersburg; three rolhers, Claude Wilkins of highland Park, N.J., Bernell Vilkins of Washington, D.C., nd Ernest Wilkins of Roanoke; nd four grandchildren.

The body will be at the fu- neral home prior to the serv- ces, and the family will be at he residence, 152 Clement Ave. W. Funeral Rites Slated Today Mrs. Sally Irby Last Rites Held Funeral Sally Irby services for Mrs. were held Sundav SOUTH BOSTON Final rites for Chester Millard Hazel- wood, 51, of South Boston, were conducted Monday from the chapel of Powell a Home.

Burial was in Oak Ridge Cemetery. Mr. Hazelwood died Sunday in a local hospital. Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Sibyl Foster Hazelwood of South Boston; one daughter, Miss Elizabeth Ann Hazelwood of the home; one son, Chester M.

Hazelwood Jr. of the home; and one sister, Mrs. D. B. Chandler of South Boston.

afternoon from Lamb's Church by the Rev. "Woodrow Smith. Burial was in the church ceme- tery. Pallbearers were Jack Hall, I don Walker, Enoch Irby and Jack Hall, Guy Head, Lan-lDan Irby. Livea The funeral for James Weslej Barker, 23, was conducted yes morning from the chape of Barker Funeral Home by Rev.

Fred Wilkerson anc the Rev. Hugh Bigger. Buria was in Danville Memorial Gar dens. Barker died Saturday nigh in a two-car collision that claim- ed four lives at Riverside Drive and Piney Forest Rd. A native of the county, he was employed in the plumbing department at the Commodore Mobile-Homes plant.

He was born. Aug. 1, 1942. He married the former Jean- nette Wesley on May 5, 1962. She survives along with two sons, Anthony Wayne Barker and Troy Slade Barker, both of the home; his father, Cecil J.

Barker of the Mount Cross his mother, Mrs. Ruby Gunnell Vaughan of Burlington, N. his paternal grandpar- ents, Mr. and Mrs. Jerry A.

Barker of the Mount Cross and one brother, Curtis Wayne Barker of Burlington. Funeral services for William Edward Clayton, 75, will conducted at 2 p.m. today from the Wrenn-Yeatts chapel. Inter ment will be in Highland Buria' Park. Mr.

Clayton died Sunday af ternoon at his 1516 Franklin Tpke. He had been in declining health for three years, and his condition had worsened considerably during the past year. A native of Vance County, N.C., Mr. Clayton spent most of his life in Danville. He was em- ployed by the Westbrook Ele- vator Co.

and later by the Un- ion Foundry for many years before retiring ten years ago. In November 1911, he married Miss Madie Fackler, who died March 17, 1963. He was a member of Body Church of Christ. Surviving are three daughters, Mrs. Shirley Owen of Lexing- ton, N.C., Mrs.

Durwood Bowen of Danville and Mrs Shirley M. Brumfield of Wythe- ville; one brother and two sis- ters, Bud Clayton of Roxboro N. Mrs. Dora Link of Dan Pallbearers were a O'Neal, Larry Evans, Her- man Barts, Jessie Payne, Wil- liam Sadler, Claude Handley William Gillie and John Patter- son. Bobby Flinchum Funeral Rites Set For Today Final rites for Bobby Flinch- um will be held today at 2 p.

m. in Calvary Baptist Church. Burial will be in Dan- ville Memorial Gardens. Flinchum, of 313 Edgewood Sunday ville and Mrs. Blanch Buckner of Kernersville, N.C.; ten grandchildren and six great- grandchildren.

The body will remain at the funeral home prior to the serv- ices, and the family will be at the residence, 1516 Franklin Tpke. Funeral Rites Conducted For Bonnie Cover with Holiday Cash from FAMILY Your holidays can be bigger, better, -when your pockets jingle with extra cash. The season can be merrier when you have money to buy gifts, to travel, to clean up old bills. Get in the holi- day spirit by visiting our office. You're sure ef a hearty welcome and fast, friendly service hi speeding through your loan.

Payments are tailored to your budget. Come on in to- day! Let us help you live a little better, now. LOANS UP TO $600 Drive, died early morning of injuries suffered earlier in a traffic accident on Riverside Drive. He had been employed in the maintenance department of No. 1 Spinning Room at Dau River Mills since June.

A native of Danville, he was born June 22, 1947, and was the son of Charlie D. and Ruby Matherly Flinchum. He was reared in the Edgewood com- munity and attended Robert E. Lee and George High School. Washington In addition to his parents, he is survived by his paternal grandmother, Mrs.

J. W. Flin- chum of Danville Rt. 5, and two sisters, Mrs. Elizabeth F.

Funeral services for Bonnie Gail Cover, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George W. Cover of 17 Riverview Drive, were con- yesterday afternoon from the chapel of Swicegoot Funeral Home by Dr. S.

GreesoTi and the Rev. Rober L. Snead. Burial was in Dan ville Memorial Gardens. Miss Gover, 17, a junior George a i High School, died a Sunda morning of injuries sustained in a two-car accident on River side Drive around midnight, native and lifelong resident Danville, she was a member of Riverview Baptist Church.

She was born Nov. 21, 1948. Besides her parents, she leaves one sister, Mrs. Gary Goodson, and two brothers, George W. Gover Jr.

and Roger Dale Gover, all of Danville. Scott and Iris Flinchum, and one brother, Larry all of Danville. Flinchum. A I Mrs. Hatlie George Funeral Rites Held Pallbearers were Robert Ray McDaniel, Lawrence Hendley, Reuben Davis, Johnny Sanders, David Moore and Ray Davis.

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