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1 10A Rocky Mount Telegram Tuesday, May 13, 2003 CAROLINA www.rockymounttelegram.com THE WEATHER Tuesday, May 13 AccuWeather forecast for daytime conditions and high temperatures. NORTH CAROLINA KY Boone Greensboro TEN Asheville Rocky Mount Raleigh Charlotte Cape Hatteras GA. S.C. Wilmington TWIN COUNTIES Tomorrow's Forecast Mostly sunny. High 79, low 54.

Thursday Friday Saturday Isolated storms. Isolated storms. Showers. 74 LIL OR Lick 00 CO Local readings Twin Counties conditions as of 6 p.m. Monday.

Barometric pressure: 29.74 inches, falling. Wind: West-southwest, 20-24 mph. Humidity: 31 percent. a 8:06 p.m./6:05 a.m. THE NATION -10s -Os Os 10s 20s 30s.

40s 50s 60s 70s 80s 90s 100s 110s Bands separate high temperature zones for the day. FRONTS: 2003 Accu Weather, Inc. COLD WARM STATIONARY Low Showers Rain Flurries Snow Sunny Pt. Cloudy Cloudy Via Associated Press LUNAR PHASES FULL MOON 3rd QUARTER NEW MOON Ist QUARTER May 16 May 23 May 31 June 7 Greensboro investigators taxed by homicide streak GREENSBORO (AP) half the number it had Greensboro has had six three years ago. The more homicides since department wants to add December than Raleigh, another in the next budget Winston- -Salem and year, but city officials have Durham combined and told them not to expect any investigators are strug- additional staff.

A detecgling to keep pace. tive from another division On Saturday, Eugene Gary, 76, was shot to death began working tempoon his front porch, the rarily for the unit begincity's 21st homicide in ning in January. seven months. Eight of the city's 31 "I think we're stretched homicides last year hapto the limit, even beyond pened in December. the limit," Det.

Marty Sex- Until Saturday's fatal ton said. shooting, the city had gone The department has five almost a month without a homicide investigators, homicide. Subscribe today for the best in local news and sports. Call 446-5161 CARPETLAND CARPET ONE a When it comes to flooring. nobody does il better I CUSTOM BORDER RUGS 1117 S.

Wesleyan Blvd. Rocky Mount 446-2311 www.carpetone.com Woodson Parmel 'Woody' Booth Jr. Woodson Parmel "Woody" Booth 50, passed away Monday, May 12, 2003, at his home. He was born January 11, 1953, in Carter County, son of the Rev. Woodson Parmel Sr.

and Gladys Virginia Santee Booth. Woody proudly served in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam war. He was an electrician with Edgecombe County Schools. He was preceded in death by his father, the Rev.

Woodson Parmel Booth Sr. He leaves to cherish his memory, his loving wife of 21 years, Cindy S. Booth; his mother, Virginia S. Booth of Salisbury; two sisters, Ceri Booth of Winston-Salem, and Suzy Raney and husband, Mike, of Salisbury; three brothers, Bill Booth of Raeford, Sam Booth and wife, Janet, of Rex, and Etta Joyner Weaver, 81, died May 12, 2003. Born in Nash County, December 12, 1921, she was the daughter of the late voyner anu Clara Pridgen.

Mrs. Weaver was preceded in death by her. husband, William C. Weaver. Mrs.

Weaver was a member of Shenandoah Baptist Church. Survivors are sons, W.C. Weaver Jr. and his wife, Judy, who was like a daughter to her; Ronnie E. and his wife, Lena, Randy L.

Weaver; her daughters, Janice W. Brake and husband, Tommy, Shirley W. Cobb and husband Neal; nine grandchildren; one stepgrandchild; seven Tommy Booth and wife, Bobbi of Rocky Mount. The family will receive friends, Tuesday, May 13, 2003, from 7 to 8:30 p.m., at Bowling Funeral Home, and other times at the home. Funeral services will be held Wednesday, May 14, 2003, at 11 a.m.

in the chapel of Bowling Funeral Home with Pastor Gene Scarboro officiating. Burial will follow at Oakdale Cemetery in Spring Hope. Flowers will be accepted or memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society, 11 South Boylan Raleigh, NC, 27603. Arrangements are entrusted to Bowling Funeral Home Crematory, 661 English Road, Rocky Mount, NC, 27804. great -grandchildren; and one great-stepgrandchild.

A gathering to celebrate her life will be held at 2 p.m. weunesuay, way 14, zooS, at Johnson Custom Funerals and Cremations, Sunset Ave. Burial will follow at Rocky Mount Memorial Park. The family will receive friends Tuesday evening from 7 to 8:30 p.m. at Johnson Custom Funerals and Cremations, Sunset and other times at her home, 12100 Highway 97 East, Rocky Mount, NC, 27803.

Memorials may be made to Shenandoah Baptist Church, 3894 Shenandoah Drive, Rocky Mount, NC, 27803. Ira Lee Roberson Jr. Ira Lee Roberson, 80, passed away Monday, May 12, 2003. He was born September 8, 1922, in Pitt County, son of the late Ira Lee Sr. and Allie Bulluck Roberson.

Ira was a member of West Haven Presbyterian Church. He had been a resident of South Village since June, 1972. He was preceded in death by five brothers, J. Samuel, Alton Harvey Hugh and Carl B. Roberson.

He leaves to cherish his memory, one sister, Doris R. Wells of Plymouth; several nieces and nephews and several special cousins, Billy, Gladys, Patricia, Pearl, Gray and Gussie. Graveside memorial services will be held Wednesday, May 14, 2003, at 2 p.m. at Pineview Cemetery, with the Rev. Connie Button and special friend, Calvin Stussie officiating.

The family will receive friends immediately following services at the cemetery. Arrangements are entrusted to Bowling Funeral Home Crematory, 661 English Road, Rocky Mount, NC, 27804. Granddaughter of R.J. Reynolds and heir to tobacco fortune dies WINSTON-SALEM (AP) Anne Cannon Forsyth, heir to North Carolina tobacco and textile fortunes, died at Forsyth Medical Center on Sunday. She was 72.

Forsyth, a granddaughter of R.J. Reynolds, died of pneumonia, said Joslin Davis of Winston-Salem, Forsyth's attorney and a longtime friend. She was an heir to both the Reynolds tobacco fortune and the Cannon textiles fortune and was once dubbed "the richest baby in the world." Sell it in the Classifieds Call 446-5161 Rocky Mount TELEGRAM HOT HOT HOT HOT FLASHES RUINING YOUR LIFE? invited to attend a WARD presentation on Natural Hormone Drag Cal Replacement Therapy. of Nashville Church Street May 15th, Thursday at 7:00 pm Nashville, NC 27856 Call Lisa908-3043 toreserveyaur sect todby! Gary WOOSTER, Ohio Gary Pridgen, 55, formerly of Rocky Mount, died Sunday, May 11, 2003. He is survived by his Gail Hines died Sunday, May 11, 2003.

Arrangements will be announced by Hunter- -Odom Funeral Service. WHITAKERS Betty Gaynelle Johnson Blackmon, 78, died Sunday, May 11, 2003. The funeral will be held at 3 p.m. today at Bowling Funeral Home, with the Rev. Gary Ballance officiating.

Burial will be at Whitakers Cemetery. Cunthis. Wee died Saturday, May 10, 2003. Arrangements will be announced by Hart Funeral Home. 2003.

The funeral will be held at 11 a.m. today at Hobgood Cemetery, with the Rev. Dylan Anderson officiating. Arrangements are by Carlisle Funeral Home in Tarboro. WILSON Lucille Robinson Coleman, 78, died Saturdav, May 10.

2003. The uncial wut de at Wednesday at Ebenezer Missionary Baptist Church in Wilson, with the Rev. Tijuan Fuller officiating. Burial will be at Rest Haven Cemetery in Wilson. A viewing will be held from 3 to 9 p.m.

today at Hamilton Funeral Chapel in Wilson. CONETOE Clifton Andrews died Sunday, May 11, 2003. Arrangements will be announced by HembyWilloughby Mortuary in Tarboro. TARBORO J.D. Davis, 72, died Saturday, May 10, SCOTLAND NECK Elsie Phillips Arrington, 81, parents, Charles and Mazelle Pridgen; daughter, Serena Pridgen; son, Alex Pridgen; and a brother, Joel Pridgen.

Pridgen Deaths 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. died Sunday, May 11, 2003.

The funeral will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Nahalah Presbyterian Church Cemetery in Scotland Neck, with Mary Alston officiating. Visitation today at Letchworth Funeral Home in Scotland Neck. WILSON Lucille Coleman, 78, died Saturday, May 10, 2003. Arrangements will be announced by Hamilton Funeral Chapel in Wilson.

NEW JERSEY Beatrice Powell, 89, formerly of Wilson, died Sunday, May 11, 2003. Arrangements will be announced by Hamilton Funeral Chapel in Wilson. HOLLISTER Arthur Hedgepeth died Sunday, May 11, 2003. Arrangements will be announced by Richardson Funeral Home in Nashville. 4 Forsyth was a philanthropist who focused on education and race relations.

She inherited a $9 million estate when she turned 21 in 1951. She immediately wrote a letter to the trustees of the fledgling Blowing Rock Hospital, offering them $30,000. Forsyth supported social causes, particularly fighting poverty and improving race relations, before those causes became widely accepted. In the 1960s, she led an effort to integrate boarding schools in the Southeast. NASHVILLE Dr.

David S. Jackson, 80, died Monday, May 12, 2003. Arrangements will be announced by Wheeler Woodlief Funeral Home. Edwards, Democrats catering to gay voters ATLANTA (AP) I During close race, an energized and his keynote address at a mobilized constituency can black-tie dinner here Satur- make a real difference," said day, U.S. Sen.

John Edwards Dave Noble, executive direcvoiced his support for adop- tor of the National Stonewall tions by gay parents. Democrats, a group that proThe North Carolina sena- motes the agenda of gays tor, one of nine Dem- within the party. ocrats seeking the "Right now, we've party's presidential got so many differnomination, isn't the ent candidates going only one courting after the communigay voters. Former ty, and there's not Vermont Gov. one candidate the Howard Dean has community has settouted a law he EDWARDS tled upon." signed allowing civil Exit polls from the unions for gays and lesbians.

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