Rocky Mount Telegram from Rocky Mount, North Carolina • 8

8A Rotky Mown Tel i-jjram S.i!ui da, July 7, 200 I Carolina Larry A. Obituaries Harper Thclma 'Tweet' Dickens Cockrcll The Weather Saturday, July 7 AccuWeather forecast for d.itune condition! and high 1 3 1 Boon HI 1 I I I -t 1 IsorWy Mount 8 7 NASIMLLB Thclma "Tweet" Dickens Cockrcll, 73, died Thursday, July 5, 2ool; She was born in Nash County, Sept. 10, 1927, daughter of the late Luther James "Busier" and Alma Fisher Dickens. Mrs. Cockrcll attended Nashville United Methodist Church.

Surviving are husband, John W. Cockrell of the home; daughter, Carol Ann Cockrcll Lumley and husband. Harrell, of Zebulon; son. Larry A. Cockrcll.

of Raleigh; brother, William Alhevill Crurlo 1 90 SC WAYCROSS, Oa. -Bishop Larry Ashley Harper Sr cif Waycross. died Tuesday, June 2, 2001, after an extended Illness, Ha was a native resident of Hocky Mount and a former maintenance supervisor of Abbott Laboratories, Ho had been retired since I9H. His parents were the late William Ashley and Kffie Mao Colbert Harper. The survivors are his wife, Ruth J.

Harper, of Waycross; a son, Larry Harper Jr. and wife, Penny, of New Orleans; four daughters, Dee Ann Harper Matthews and husband, Mitchell, of Chiefland, Michal Brown and husband, Alice Bynum Cothran Vl Tomorrow's Forecast Partly cloudy. High 83, low 69. Geraldine Eleanor Clay Tuesday Partly cloudy. High 83, low 71 Monday Partly cloudy.

High 87, low 69. Local readings Twin Counties conditions as of 6 p.m. Friday. Barometric pressure: 30.08 inches, and rising. Wind: calm.

Humidity: 64 percent Sunsetsunrise: 8:34 p.m.6 a.m. Bond, Mprstt high tfmpwvtur tortmt for tht day. ft 70i 70 CHARLOTTE Alice Bynum Cothran, 98, died July 5, 2001. at Wesley Care Center in Charlotte. Loving wife for 59 years to the late Frank Harrison Cothran, former City Engineer of Rocky Mount.

Formerly of Rocky Mount, and longtime member of Church of the Good Shepherd, Mrs. Cothran was also a former and past regent of the Micajah Pettaway Chapter of the DAR in Rocky Mount. Mrs. Cothran was preceded in death by son, Samuel Bynum Cothran and daughter, Anne Cothran Tate. Surviving are Joe Russell Joe Russell Mercer 56, died July 4, 2001.

He was the son of the late Fannie Batts and the brother of the late Christine Pittman. He was employed with the Nash County Sheriff Department for 25 years and employed as the resource officer at Northern Nash Senior High School. He is survived by his wife, Carrie Mercer of the home; daughter, Jacqueline Lee of Raleigh; sons, Keith Mercer (special friend, Crystal), Joe Russell Jr. (Su-zette) of Rocky Mount; one stepson, Reginald Wayne Lee of Raleigh; father, Calvin Knight (Earline) of Rocky Mount; sisters, Fannie Jones (William), Corine Bryant (Jimmy), of Rocky Mount, Deletrice and Tulo-ria Knight, both of Maryland; brothers, Lorenzo Batts of Virginia, Willie Batts (Queen) of Rocky Mount, Jessie Batts (Wanda) of Raleigh, Calvin and "Bill" Dickens, of Raleigh; grandchildren, John and Robert Lumley, of Zebulon, Funeral services will be conducted at 3 p.m. Sunday at Johnson Chapel of Nashville.

Burial will follow at Forest Hill Cemetery. Family will receive friends from 1 to 9 p.m. today at Johnson Chapel. Flowers will be accepted or memorials may be made to Nashville United Methodist Church, Building Fund, 209 E. Washington Street, Nashville, NC 27056.

grandchildren, Knox Tate of Charlotte, Terry Tate Dorr of Birmingham, Cathy Tate Militante of Chicago, Sam Cothran Jr. of Durham, and Pam Cothran Wilkes of Columbia; four great-grandchildren. Graveside services will be conducted at 1 p.m. Sunday at Pineview Cemetery, Section 53 with Rev. Bollin Mill-ner officiating.

Arrangements are by Johnson Funeral Home, Sunset Avenue. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Wesley Care Garden Fund, 3700 Shamrock Drive, Charlotte, NC 28215. Mercer Sr. Phillip Knight, both of Maryland; four grandchildren. Funeral service will be at 2 p.m.

Sunday at Morning Star Church of Christ, with Dr. R.T. McCarter officiating. Burial will follow at Gardens of Gethsemane. Visitation will be 2 to 8 p.m.

today at Hunter-Odom Funeral Service and other times at 144 Grange Street. Paris, of Hampton, Josie L. Smith, of Raleigh, Delia Lee Ward, of Rocky Mount, and Daisy M. "Peachie" Perry, of William-ston; nine grandchildren, eight great-grandchildren; 1 3 great-great-grandchildren. The funeral will be held at 2 p.m.

Sunday at Macedonia Christian Church, with Dolan Baker and Greg Sexton officiating. Burial will be at the Gurkin Family Cemetery. Visitation will be held 7 to 8:30 p.m. today at Macedonia Christian Church and other times at her home. Glaz -fr a jN.wi loot I00i oC Ml TARBORO Geraldine Eleanor Clay.

84, died Friday, July 6, 2001. The funeral will be held at 2:30 p.m. Sunday at Carlisle Funeral Home, with the Rev. Horace Ward officiating. Burial will be at Whitakers Cemetery in Whitakers.

Survivors are daughters, Jean Clay Cooper, of Rocky Mount, and Millie Clay Inscoe, of Thomasville; son, Ferdie Wayne Clay, of Deaths TARBORO James Howard Deloatch, 71, died Sunday, July 1, 2001. The funeral will be held at 1:30 p.m. Saturday at St. James Temple Baptist Church in Tarboro. Burial will be at Conetoe Chapel Church Cemetery.

A viewing will be held from 2 to 8 p.m. today at Hemby Willoughby Ruth Braswell died Fri-day, July 6,. 2001. Arrangements will be announced by Stokes Mortuary. NASHVILLE Barbara D.

Richardson, 48, died Thursday, July 5, 2001. The funeral will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Pleasant Grove Baptist Church. Burial will be at the church cemetery. Visitation will be held 3 to 8 p.m.

Monday at Richardson Funeral Home in Nashville. NASHVILLE Grachel Eason Ellis, 76, died Thursday, July 5, 2001. The funeral will be held at 2 p.m. today at Bowling Funeral Home, with the Rev. Bruce Brumfield officiating.

Burial will be at Forest Hills Cemetery in Nashville. WHITAKERS Lillie Mae Lyons Anderson, 72, died Wednesday, July 4, 2001. The funeral will be held at 3 p.m. today at St. Matthew Baptist Church in Battleboro, with the Rev.

Walter Cherry Jr. officiating. Burial will be at the Dell, Rachel Carter and bus-band. Charlie, and Horry Lee and husband, Charlie, all of Waycross; five grandchildren. Larry Harper III, of New Orleans, Kelly Hone Joyner and husband.

Kenny, of Nashville, Taylor Luciano, Andrlanna Carter and Macy Brown, all of Way-cross; a brother, William Robert Harper; two sisters, Barbara Puma and Mary Bard well, all of Hammond, several nieces and nephews, aunts and uncles. A funeral service was held Thursday, June 28. 2001, at the University Boulevard Church of God where he was a member. Burial was at Kettle Creek Cemetery in Waycross. Tarboro; 'grandchildren, Amanda Inscoe, of Thomasville, Christy Clay Batts, of Holly Ridge, Eric Clay, of Tarboro.

and Michael Inscoe, of Thomasville. If desired, in lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Battleboro Baptist Church. The family will receive friends at Carlisle Funeral Home 7 to 9 p.m. Saturday. OBITUARY POLICY The Rocky Mount Telegram publishes free of charge all area death notices, including funeral arrangement information.

A fee Is charged for obituaries. For more information, call 446-5161. church cemetery. 'Arrangements are by Hilliard Funeral Home. WILSON Lena Hodges Dickerson, 93, died Wednesday, July 4, 2001.

The funeral will be held at 11 a.m. Monday at the L.N. Forbes Original Free Will Baptist Tabernacle in Wilson, with Ethel S. Artis officiating. Burial will be at Rest Haven Cemetery in Wilson.

A viewing will be held 3 to 8 p.m. Sunday at Hamilton Funeral Chapel in Wilson and visitation will be held 7 to 8 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home. SCOTLAND NECK Elaine "Laney" Hancock Howell, 48, died Thursday, July 5, 2001. The funeral will be held at 2 p.m.

today at First Baptist Church of Scotland. Neck, with Dr. Jim Drake officiating. Burial will be at the church cemetery. Arrangements are by Letchworth Funeral Home.

WILSON Samuel Bullock, 82, died Wednesday, July 4, 2001. Arrangements will be announced by Hamilton Funeral Chapel in Wilson. injuries wre thought to minor, said Myrtle Beach police Lt. David Knipes. "All we have so far in the emergency room is scratches, no major trauma," said a nursing supervisor at Grand Strand Regional Medical Center who refused to give her name.

About two hours after the storm hit, there were "four or five people" in the emergency room with storm-related injuries, she said. "I was just on my way home and I saw this water spout, it looked like a water spout, it was real tight," said 34-year-old Robert Myles. "It was just pretty amazing to watch beach chairs and umbrellas spinning around in a tornado." ED E3 CD E2 E3 El X-4 Low Showan Rata T-tomw flurrlM Snow let tunny Pt. Cloudy mcmfrl Pint Cap Hmr 84 I 3 VP Wednesday Partly cloudy. 89, low 71.

1 V.j rn eoi- FRONT3: COlO WARU STATIC. 1st QUARTER FULL MOON July 27 Aug. 4 as the fact that certain credits, such as those for research and development, will logically be claimed in these regions," Fain wrote. "The availability of incentives serves to strengthen the ability of these urbanized regions to compete with comparable regions in neighboring states." He also said the tax credits meet their goal. "Investment in the state has increased markedly," Fain said.

Critics of the Lee Act point out that lawmakers intended it to help the poorest counties the most, not vice versa. They also say job growth in Charlotte, Raleigh and Greensboro would have happened without the tax breaks. "What I expect is that most of the jobs would go there (the wealthy counties) and most of the investment would go there, but not that most of the credits would go there," said Dan Gerlach, head of the nonprofit N.C. Budget and Tax Center. The report, based on research being conducted by the Kenan Institute at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, looks at tax credits claimed in 1998 and 1999.

Wilmmrton 87' oo 3rd QUARTER NEW MOON July 13 July 20 Wealthiest counties claim bulk of business tax breaks in N.C. Callie Gurkin Lilley WILLIAMSTON Callie Gurkin Lilley, 98, died Thursday, July 5, 2001. Born May 3, 1903, in Martin County, Mrs. Lilley was the daughter of the late Zachariah T. Gurkin and Delia Manning Gurkin.

She was a member of Macedonia Christian Church, the Ladies Aid and the 1000th Club. She was a homemaker. She married Miles R. Lilley April 16, 1921, and he died Dec. 13, 1953.

She married Herbert Lilley in 1964, and he died in 1967. She is survived by Albert W. "Ham" Lilley, of William-ston; daughters, Verone Amazing mi Tornado touches down in Myrtle Beach; injuries, damage reported RALEIGH (AP) A new report examining the effects of the state's main package of business recruitment incentives shows that 64 percent of the tax credits, were claimed in North Carolina's 21 wealthiest counties. The report released by the Department of Commerce this week examines the effectiveness of the William S. Lee Act, approved by lawmakers in 1996 to help the state better repruit industry and create jobs.

The law allows companies to claim tax credits for jobs created and for investments in equipment, research and training. The tax credits are higher in the state's poorest counties. For example, in Halifax County, a company receives a $12,500 tax break on every job created. In Wake County, a company can claim $500 for creating the same job. Even with the graduated scale of tax breaks, the report shows that the bulk of the credits are being claimed in counties like Wake and Mecklenburg.

In a letter to state lawmakers, Commerce Secretary Jim Fain said that shouldn't be a surprise. "It reflects the economic reality of our state, as well MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. (AP) A tornado which apparently formed after a waterspout spun ashore, touched down along the south end of this resort city's business district Friday, smashing windows, clawing at roofs and causing some injuries. "We had a couple of people who were injured by flying glass from windows breaking, but otherwise there just haven't been any serious injuries," said Myrtle Beach public information officer Mark Kruea. "We are very, very fortunate." Two tour buses reportedly overturned on South Ocean Boulevard near The Bar Harbor Inn, but Rocky Mount's First Paint-lt-Yourself Ceramic Studio Add more fun to your summer by relaxing and painting at Amazing Glaze! Bring in this ad and receive FREE STUDIO TIME for one day! Children and adults welcome! Get a head start on making all those Christmas No appts.

necessary. There are still spaces available for summer camp sign up now! Camps are the week of July 9th and the week of July 16th. Come make lamps, birdfeeders, etc. with us. Call for more information.

7 Wellongate Center 937-1600 (behind Little Caesars and Bundles of Joy) 2L.