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a I Ex-U. S. Commissioner: John D. Taylor Dies WILMINGTON John Taylor, 67, former U. S.

Commissioner and deputy clerk of the U. S. District Court here, died late Monday night at James Walker Memorial Hospital following heart attack after several months' illness. A veteran of World War he was educated at the University of Carolina and Washington and Lee University. Robersonville Baptist Church.

Surviving are two daughters, Mrs. Elsie Simpson and Mrs. Alice Van Pelt, both of Norfolk; three sons. Benard and Abner, both of Norfolk and Oscar of Portsmouth, three sisters, Mrs. F.

R. Simpson of Norfolk, Mrs. Enoch Gardner and O'Neal Pearl Stallings, both of Jamesville; two brothers, F. C. and R.

C. Stallings both of Jamesville, and 1 10 grandchildren. Funeral services will be held Wednesday at 2 p.m. at the Cedar Branch Church, conducted by the pastor, the Rev. John Landon.

Burial will be in the Stallings family cemetery. AARON T. SHEARIN. -Funeral services for Aaron Thomas Shearin, 81, Louisburg, Rt. 1, who died Monday, will be conducted Wednesday at 2:30 p.m.

at Ebenezer Methodist Church by the Rev. Burl Perkins, assisted by the Rev. Joe Overton. Burial will be In the church cemetery. CORTEZ BLACKMORE.

WARSAW Cortez Blackmore, 86, died early Tuesday morning at his home in Warsaw. Funeral services will be conducted at the home Wednesday at 2:30 p.m. by the Rev. Delmar Parkerson, pastor of the Warsaw Baptist Church, assisted by Rev. Paul Mull, pastor of the Calvary Baptist Church.

Intermen. will be in the family plot at Pinecrest Cemetery. He is survived by his wife, the former Irene Stokes; three daughters, Paul Strickland of Raleigh, Helen Harrell of Mrs. Chapel Hill and Nora Blackmore of the home; one son, W. Blackmore of Burgaw; nine grandchildren; one brother, Howard Blackmore of Warsaw; one sister, Mrs.

Stella Brown of Greenville, S. C. BOSS J. JACOBS. -Boss J.

Jacobs, 54, of Route 1, Lumberton, died early Tuesday. Funeral services will be conducied. at 3 p.m. Thursday in Bear Swamp Baptist Church by the Rev. T.

M. Swett. Burial will be in Oxendine Cemetery. Surviving are the widow, Mrs. Marie Chavis Jacobs; two sons, Curtis and Datry, both of Route 4, Lumberton; two daughters, Mrs.

Maynor of St. Pauls and Mrs. Ella Mae Locklear of Rowland; three brothers, Samuel of Red Springs, James Alton of Pembroke, Belton of Lumberton; rive sisters, Mrs. Bessie Jacobs of Pembroke, Mrs. Polly Ann Woods of St.

Pauls, Adele Locklear of Red Springs, Mrs. Lucirda Cummings of Lumberton, and Mrs. Ossorie Lowery of Pembroke, and his mother, Mrs. Aginora Jacobs of Route 4, Lumberton. JOHN W.

CAMERON. FAYETTEVILLE-John William Cameron, 79, died early Tuesday. Funeral services will be conducted Wednesday at 3 p.m. chapel of Rogers and Breece Funeral Home by the Rev. D.

H. Lowder, pastor of Massey Hill Baptist Church and the Rev. L. R. Gassoway.

Burial will be in Lafayette Memorial Park Cemetery. Born in Harnett County, he lived in Cumberland County the past 65 years. He was married to the former Lila McMillan of Fayetteville. He was a deacon in the Massey Hill Baptist Church and was a retired automobile mechanic. Surviving in addition to his wife, are two daughters, Lora Cameron and Mrs.

J. W. Thompson, both of Benson; one son, Vaden W. Cameron of Fayetteville; three grandchildren, and one sister, Mrs. Minnie Pittman, Durham.

ALMON H. CARTER. WALLACE- Hill Carter, 62, Wallace businessman, died in James Walker Memorial Hospital in Wilmington Tuesday morning. Funeral services will be held at the Wallace Baptist Church at 3 p.m. Wednesday with the Rev.

Forrest C. Maxwell officiating. Interment will be in Rockfish Cemetery. A native of Wallace, he was a graduate of State College and a veteran of World War I. As a young man, he enteredt he family firm of Z.

J. Carter and Son and was an active partner in the business at the timeo his death. He founded the Carter Insecticide and Chemical Co. here. A former trustee of Campbell College, he was for many years a deacon of Wallace Baptist Church and served on the finance committee of the church.

Survivors include his wife, the former Alice Hussy of Wallace; one son, Almon H. Carter Jr. of Wallace; two daughters, Mrs. Robert Allen Fields of Wallace and Mrs. Ray Sanderson of Rose Hill seven grandchildren: three brothers, W.

J. and H. C. both of Greensboro, Roy of Wal4 lace, and son sister, Mrs. John Willard Hoffler of Wallace." WILLIAMS B.

HOBBS. -Williams Black Hobbs, 80, retired Whiteville merchant died at Columbus County Hospital Monday night of injuries sustained in a traffic accident here last Friday. A native of Columbus County, he was a member of the Whiteville Methodist Church, chairman of its board of stewards for 23 years. He had been president of Peoples Savings and Loan Association for many years and was a Whiteville city councilman for 12 years. THE NEWS AND OBSERVER, RALEIGH, N.

C. 5 Deaths and Funerals ERNEST A. MURPHY. Ernest A. Murphy, 64, of 1000 Boylan died at Rex Hospital Tuesday following a short liness.

He was a retired clerk with the Railway Express Company and a veteran of World War I. is survived by his wife, Mrs. is Miley tie Parsons Murphy, three sons, Charles, Carl and Bill Murphy of Raleigh; two daughters, Mrs. Eleanor Kune of Raleigh and Mrs. Letha Morris of Sarasota, three brothers, Jesse, Jodie and Brudie Murphy of Newton Grove; three sisters, Misses Mattie, Johnnie and Katie Murphy of Newton Grove; five grandchildren.

Funeral services will be held Friday at 11 a.m. at Mitchell Funeral Home by Dr. Geoge Cuthrell. Burial will be in Montlawn. MRS.

SOPHIA PATTERSON. Funeral services for Mrs. Sophia Patterson of 203 Smithfield who died at home Saturday, will be held today at 3 p.m. at the First Baptist Church on Wilmington Street with the Rev. C.

W. Ward officiating. Burial will follow in Mt. Hope. Survivors include one son, Kinlaw Patterson of the home; three sisters, Mrs.

Edna Jackson of Winston-Salem, Mrs. Ruth Harrington of Bennettville, S. and Mrs. Annie Ledbetter of Brooklyn, N. two brothers, Joseph Hinson of Hartsville, S.

and Early Howard of four grandchildren; great-grandchildren; and one great great MRS. E. P. G. BULLOCK.

Funeral services for Mrs. Earl Penny Goodson Bullock of Apex, who died Friday night, will be held Thursday at 2 p.m. at the Hope Baptist Church. The Rev. C.

R. Trotter will officiate and burial will follow in the church cemetery. She is survived by her husband, Earl Melvin Bullock: two sons, Rickey Earl and Michael Bullock, both of the home; her parents, the Rev. and Mrs. Theodore Goodson; five brothers, Elbert Lee, Weisner, Theodore Joseph and William Kearney Goodson; nine sisters, Miss Roger Mae Goodson and Mrs.

Lucille Johnson, both of Los Angeles, Mrs. Lacy Mae Jones, May Gurther Goodson, Ruthie Mae Goodson, Joyce Louise and Gloradine Goodson, all of Raleigh; Mrs. Theodosia Bullock, and Mrs. Swanora Brewer, Portsmouth, and her paternal grandmother, Mrs. Alice Goodson, Raleigh.

WILLIAM CLYDE MELTON. William Clyde Melton, old son of Mr. and Mrs. 0. C.

Melton Jr. of Garner, died Monday after a long illness. Surviving are his parents; three sisters, Vicki Melton, Malinda Melton and Laura Melton, all of the home: his paternal grandparents, the Rev. 0. C.

Melton of Clinton; maternal grandand, parents, J. D. Shaw of Fayetteville and Mr. and Mrs. D.

L. Johnson of Orlando, Fla. Funeral services will be held Wednesday afternoon at 3 o'clock from the Garner Methodist Church. The Rev. Johnie L.

Joyce will officiate and burial will follow in Montlawn. THOMAS M. UPDEGRAFF. Thomas Marvin Updegraff, 54, of 917 Powell Drive, Garner, died Memorial Hospital in Chapel Hill Tuesday afternoon afat. ter a short illness.

A native of Ohio he had lived in Garner for the past three years and was a heating engineer with Integrity Supply Co. He is survived by his wife, the former Thelma Bayer; four daughters, Mrs. Sylvia Lancaster of Greece; Teresa, Mary, and Sally; sons, Paul and Allen, all of the home; his mother and step-father, Mr. Mrs. George W.

Lawther, Fort Myers, two brothers, Loy Allen Updegraff, Columbus, Ohio, and G. Robert Lawter, Columbus, Ohio; two sisters, Mrs. Mary Ackerman, Akron, Ohio, and Mrs. Mabel Hoy, New Philadelphia, Ohio. Funeral services will be held Friday at a time and place to be announced.

INFANT LEWIS. ELON COLLEGE Graveside services were held Sunday afternoon at Shiloh Methodist Church Cemetery for the two-day old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William C. Lewis of Elon College, who died early Sunday morning ata Burlington hospital.

The Rev. D. B. Alderman, pastor of Gibsonville Methodist Church, officiated. Surviving in addition to her parents are four grandparents, Mr.

and Mrs. Kenneth B. Lewis of Rt. 1, Gibsonville and Mr. and Mrs.

J. W. Barnette of Mebane. MRS. ADDIE S.

THOMAS. DURHAM-Mrs. Addie Satterfield Thomas, 68, of the Wake Forest Road, died en route to Watts Hospital early Tuesday morning. Born and reared in Person County, she had been a resident of Durham for the past years. She was engaged in professional nursing and was a member of the Fletcher's Chapel Methodist Church.

Survivors include one daughter, Mrs. Stephen Nichols Forest Road; two sons, Adolphus of Durham and set Clifton, with the Army in Baltimore; four hree brothers, Clarence Satterfield of Burlington; Cable Satterfield of Mebane and Allen Satterfield of held Wednesday at the Cavel. Funeral services, will be Fletcher's Chapel Methodist Church enar Durham. Interment will I be in the church cemetery. The Rev.

Orville Ripley, pastor of church, the Rev. Stuart I. McRae, associate pastor, and the Rev. William Scott, pastor of the Congregational Christian Church, will officiate. MRS.

MARY E. PARKER. MOREHEAD CITY-Mrs. Ethlene Parker, 81, of Newport, Rt. 1, Bogue community, died at a hospital in Raleigh Tuesday morning.

Funeral services will be conducted at the Bethlehem Methodist Church in Bogue, Thursday at 2 p.m. by the Rev. John Casey. Interment will follow in the Humphrey Cemetery. She is survived by her husband, J.

K. Parker. ALVIN L. RADFORD. BEAUFORT-Alvin Lewis Radford, 39, of Beaufort, died in the Morehead City Hospital Monday morning.

A veteran of World War II, he had been in the employ of the Seashore Transportation Co. for 14 years. Funeral, services will be conducted the home Wednesday at 1 p.m. by the Rev. Phil Quickley.

Interment will follow in the Atlantic Community Cemetery. He is survived by his wife, the former Eunice Hill of Atlantic; one son, Phillip, of the home; his mother, Mrs. David Kelly of Goldsboro; his father, three sisters, Mrs. R. L.

Simpson, Leslie Radford of, Four Oaks; Criehhen, Mrs. Hazel Haire of Goldsboro and Mrs. Aaron Taylor, Fayette, Ala; four brothers, Leslie Jacksonville, Paul Calvin Goldsboro, Jerry Ronald, both of Four Oaks, and his maternal grandmother, Mrs. Fannie Howell of Goldsboro. GEORGE GRAVES.

HOPE MILLS George Graves, 32, of Hope Mills, died from injuries sustained a accident in Fayetteville Monday. He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Meloneise Graves; one son, George Graves Jr. of the home: one brother, Talmadge Graves Thomasville; three sisters, Mrs. Lottie Fowler, Mrs.

Rachel Norris Mrs. Fannie Suggs, all of Tabor City. Funeral services will be held at 3 p. m. Wednesday in the chapel of Hamilton Porter Funeral Home, conducted by the Rev.

Paul Trogdou. Interment will be in Big Rockfish Church cemetery. MRS. LEONA FINCH. BAILEY-Mrs.

Leona Finch of Bailey, Rt. 2, died at her home Tuesday afternoon. Surviving are one son, Moody Finch of Bailey, Rt. two daughters, Mrs. Odell Cassidy of King's Park.

N. and Mrs. Annie Mae Terrell: one sister, Mrs. Ella Glover of Bailey, Rt. 1, and five grandchildren.

MRS. AUDREY C. THOMPSON. ROXBORO Mrs. Audrey Chandler Thompson, 83, died at her home in the Olive Hill community early Tuesday morning.

She was a native of Caswell County and had lived here for the past 53 years. She was a member of the Concord Methodist Church. Funeral services will be conducted at the home Wednesday at 3:30 p. m. by the Rev.

A. M. William, her pastor. Burial will in the Concord Church cemetery. Surviving are her husband, Jacob Thompson of the home; three daughters, Elizabeth and Daisy Thompson, both of the home and Mrs.

Elnor Moore of Danville, one son, John Thompson of Semora; two sisters, Mrs. Lillie Williams of Blanche and Mrs. Bob Cobb of Hopewell, and eight grandchildren. JOHN H. SWANSON.

DURHAM-John H. Swanson, 63, of Rt. 3, Durham, died Tuesday at the Veterans Hospital here. Surviving are his wife, the former Beulah Day; two sons, Jack and Wallace, both of Durham; four daughters, Bonnie of the home, Mrs. Colen Chandler of Burlington, Mrs.

W. Lee Copeland Charlotte and Mrs. Eddie Stemple of Conshohocken, three brothers, Van of Erwin, Richard of Fayetteville and Dudley of Roxboro; four sisters, Mrs. Jesse Averatte, Burlington, Mrs. Willie Clayton and Mrs.

Mabel Raleigh MEMORIAL PARK Raleigh's Newest Perpetual Care Family Burial Estates Located Four Miles Out on Durham Highway See and Compare For information call or write TE 2-2030 P. 0. Box 1631 Pennington-Smith Funeral Home -Convenient Mid-Town Location -Off Street Parking Lot 104 South Dawson Street TE 2-7743 "DEDICATED TO THOSE WE SERVE" Davis, both of Roxboro, and Mrs. Daniel Clayton of Keeley, Va. Funeral services will be held Thursday at 2 p.

m. at the Lowe's Grove Baptist Church. Burial will be in the Roxboro City Cemetery. W. J.

(BILLY) AUTRY. STEDMAN-W. J. (Billy) Autry, 80, died at the home of his daughter, Mrs. E.

E. Fisher, Rt. 1, Stedman, Tuesday. He was a native of Cumberland County and an retired farmer and merchant. Surviving in addition to his daughter are three sons, Carson, Rt.

2. Fayetteville, Warren of Stedman and Maxie of Buzzards Bay, one brother, Albert of Rt. 2, Fayetteville; one sister, Attie Fayetteville, and 11 grandchildren. Funeral services will be conducted Thursday at 3 p.m. in the Lebanon Baptist Church by the Rev.

0. W. Pulley and the Rev. A. C.

Tatum. Burial will be in the church cemetery. MRS. GLENNIE J. WILCK.

FARMVILLE, Glennie Jones Wilck, 53, died Monday at her home here. Born in Keyser, N. C. she attended Queens College at Charlotte. N.

C. She was a member of the Presbyterian Church of Farmville and the Women of the Moose here. She is survived by her husband, Wilck of Farmville; one son, Carl Thomas Wilck of North Hollywood, one sister, Mrs. Joe W. Blue of Carthage, N.

and one brother, G. Fred Jones of Richmond. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday at the Doyne-Burger Funeral Home here with interment in Westview Cemetery here." MRS. NINA P.

WAGONER. ELON COLLEGE--Funeral serv ices for Mrs. Nina P. Wagoner, 52, who died Sunday at her home on Rt. 1, Elon College, were held Tuesday afternoon at St.

Mark's Evangelical and Reformed Church of which she was a member. The Rev. Huitt R. Carpenter, pastor, officiated. Burial was in the church, cemetery.

A native of Rockingham County, she was the wife of Luther Wagoner, who survives, and the daughter of Mrs. Louise Knight Shifflette of Elk ton, also surviving. Other survivors include two daughters Billy S. Batts of Seattle and Patricia L. Wagoner of home; three sons, Frank W.

of State College, Raleigh, Wade D. and Luther both of the I home: two sisters, Mrs. Vasteen Wagoner of Rt. 7, Burlington, and Mrs. George H.

Covey of Clear water, and one grandson. BOYD McCULLEN. BURLINGTON Funeral services for Boyd McCullen (Mac Summers, 49, of Burlington, were held Monday afternoon Bartlett Funeral Home in Gibsonville. He died, Saturday night in Mocksville. Rev.

William A. Poole, pastor of the First Baptist Church of Graham, officiated. Burial was in Alamance Memorial Park. He was employed by a local radio station. Surviving are his wife, Mrs.

Treva Davis Summers of Greensboro: one brother, Paul Summers of Burlington; and three sisters, Marie Summers of Gibsonville, Mrs. S. B. Clapp of Lexington and Mrs. Maude Walker of Guilford College.

CHARLES E. PHIPPS. REIDSVILLE Charles Emmett Phipps, 63, died Suddenly Monday while at work. A native of Rock Springs, he moved to Reidsville from Knoxville in 1931. He had been employed at American Suppliers for the past 29 years.

He was a member of the First Church, a Veteran of I and a Mason. Baptist, Surviving are his wife, the former Stella Stewart of Marshall; two sons, R. E. of Greensboro and Charles E. Jr.

of Lexington Park, three grandchildren; two sisters, Mrs. H. L. Boring of Bristol, Tenn. and Mrs.

Roy Stedman of Chattanooga, one brother, John M. of Daytona Beach, and one half brother, W. H. Blessing of Nashville, Tenn. Funeral services will be held at 4 p.m.

Wednesday at Citty Funeral Chapel, conducted by the Rev. Donald Myers, pastor of First Baptist Church. Burial will be at 11 a.m. Thursday in Marshall Cemetery. MISS VERA E.

GILLIAM REIDSVILLE Miss Vera E. Gilliam, of Greensboro, formerly of Rt. 6, Reidsville, died Tuesday morning at Cone Memorial Hospital. A native of Alamance County, she had spent most of her life in the Williamsburg community of Rockingham County. Following the death of her parents, she made her home in Greensboro with her sister, Mrs.

C. O. Blake. Surviving are two sisters, Mrs. Blake and Mrs.

Beulah liam, both of Greensboro, and two brothers, Lawrence A. and Alvis both of Rt. 6, Reidsville. Funeral services will be conducted at Bethlehem Christian Church in Altamahaw at 3 p.m. Wednesday by the Rev.

Dwight Moore, pastor, and the Rev. Joh. Burton, pastor of Oak Ridge Methodist Church. Burial will be in the church cemetery. MRS.

MARY L. M. FLETCHER. BURLINGTON Funeral services for Mrs. Mary Lee Fletcher, who died here at the home of her daughter, Mrs.

J. R. Fletcher, were held Tuesday afternoon at Rich and Thompson Chapel. The Rev. George W.

Swinney, pastor of Glenhope Baptist Church, of which she was a member, officiated. Burial was in Pine Hill Cemetery. A native of Appomattox, she was the widow of James Fletcher. Surviving in addition to Mrs. Hunter are three daughters, Mrs.

D. H. Scott of San Antonio, Tex. Mrs. Blanche Purcell of High and Mrs.

Chrismon Point, Antonio, two stepdaughters, Mrs. W. H. Callahan and Mrs. Lucile Fletcher, both of Burlington; three stepsons, Howard and Robert, Norfolk, and Lawrence of Lowell; one brother, Fulton Mann of Lynchburg, and 10 grandchildren.

JACOB O. DYSON. ROCKINGHAM -Jacob Olie Dyson, 67, died Monday afternoon at his home on Fayetteville Road exit. Funeral services will be held Wednesday at 11 a.m. at the Marks Funeral Home chapel with burial in the Eastside Cemetery.

He is survived by his wife; three daughters, Mrs. Cecelia Remey and Mrs. Doris Moree, both of Rockingham, and Thelma Dyson, Washington, D. seven sons, Jacob Vernon, 1. Lynwood, Charles Wendell Rockingham, James Acel, Norfolk, William Harold, Arlington, Robert Cecil, Albemarle, and Daniel Maxton, Garner; 15 grandchildren; one brother, James E.

Dyson, Summerton, S. and three sisters, Mrs. Eve Gettings and Mrs. Gussie Sharpe, both of Columbia, S. AND Mrs.

Elesia Mimer, Salt Lake City, Utah. MRS. DAISY V. C. CLAPP.

GRAHAM- Mrs. Daisy Victoria Curtis Clapp, 84, died Monday morning at her home here. A native of Alamance County, she was the widow of Robert Clapp. Surviving are three daughters, Mrs. Cole, Mrs.

E. L. Murray and Mrs. J. B.

Shue, all of Graham; two sons, C. T. Clapp and Hoyle Clapp, both of Graham; two sisters, Mrs. Walter Evans and Mrs. Barth Dixon, both of Graham; a brother, Grover C.

Curtis of Graham and 20 grandchildren. MRS. MAGGIE HICKS. WILMINGTON Mrs. Maggie Hicks, 84, died at her residence here Tuesday morning.

Surviving are five sons, James Fred Donald William all Wilmington and Charles Henry of Hampstead; four daughters, Mrs. Nina Mae Boswell, Mrs. Annie Lewis, Mrs. Katholine Smith and Mrs. Myrtle Murray, all of Wilmington; and 31 grandchildren.

Funeral services will be held at 3:30 p. m. Wednesday in the chapel of Coble Funeral Home. Burial will be in Oak Grove Cemetery. EUNICE MARIE SARVIS.

TABOR CITY -Funeral services for 18-month-eld Eunice Marie Sarvis will be conducted at the Inman Funeral Home in Tabor City Wednesday at 10:30 a. m. by the Rev. Floyd Enzor. Burial will follow in the Forest Lawn Cemetely.

Surviving are her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Bill Sarvis, Rt. 2, Tabor City; one brother, Danny Wray and one sister, Susan Dianne, both of the home; her paternal grandmother, Mrs. Louella Fipps of Columbia, S.

and her maternal grandfather, Leslie Ward of Charlotte. MRS. DAISY E. COX. WILMINGTON- Mrs.

Daisy Ella Cox, 74, of Bolivia, died Monday morning. Surviving are her husband, W. K. Cox: one son, Curtis Cox of Richmond, one daughter, Mrs. Ennis T.

Robinson of Wrightsville Beach; one brother, Carl Willetts: and one sister, Bessie Willetts, both of Bolivia. Funeral services will be held at 2 p. m. Wednesday in the Bethel Methodist Church, Bolivia. Burial will be i in Mercer cemetery.

ALFRED P. RIGGS. GREENVILLE Alfred P. Riggs, 71, died at his home here Tuesday morning. Funeral services will be conducted at the Wilkerson Chapel Wednesday at 3 p.m.

by the Rev. Robert B. Crawford, pastor of the Greenville Free Will Baptist Church. Burial will be in Green wood Cemetery. Born in Pamlico County at Whartonsville, he had been living in Pitt County since 1922.

A retired farmer and water and light employe, he was a member of the Bethel Free Will Baptist Church at Whartonsville. Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Sarah Eliza Riggs; two sons, John D. of Norfolk, and Clem B. of Greenville: six step-sons, A.

W. R. and J. B. Hill, all of Greenville, H.

E. Hill of Grimesland, and C. E. Hill of Snow Hill; one brother, Carl Riggs of Jacksonville, three sisters, Mrs. Martha Lupton of New Bern.

Mrs. Venia Lupton of Jacksonville and Mrs. Will Whorton of Whortonsville; and 24 grandchildren. MRS. ELIZABETH L.

LURVEY. WASHINGTON, N. C. Mrs. Elizabeth Latham Lurvey, 41, died Tuesday.

She was born in Beaufort County. moved with her parents to Washington in 1938 and was employed for a number of years at the Dr. Pepper Bottling Co. She was married to William D. Lurvey, who survives.

She was a member of the First Christian Church and the Woman's Missionary Society. Surviving in addition to her husband and her father, Heber Latham: two daughters, Patricia Ann and Lola Jane Lurvey; one son, William D. Lurvey, all of the home; two brothers, Heber F. Latham Bath, and John Wheeler Latham of Kinston. Funeral services will be held Thursday at 2 p.m.

at First Christian Church, with Dr. R. L. Alexander, officiating. Burial will be in Oakdale Cemetery.

MRS. ROLAND S. SIMPSON. JAMESVILLE Mrs. Roland Stallings Simpson, 71, died Monday afternoon in a Portsmouth, Va.

hospital. She was native of Jamesville but had made her home in Portsmouth for several years. She was a member of Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Placide Clark Taylor; two daughters, Mrs. Charles E.

Noell of Richmond, and Mrs. Robert H. Crawford of Charlotte; and one sister, Mrs. Robert Strange of Wilmington. Funeral services will be held Wednesday at 11:30 a.m.

in St. James Episcopal Church here, conducted by the Rev. Mortimer H. Glover. Burial will be in Oakdale Cemetery.

He was first married to Mary Cooper Hood and in 1930 wed Lonnie Fuller Troud, who survives him. Funeral services will be held Wednesday at 3 p. m. at Whiteville Methodist Church, conducted by the Rev. P.

O. Lee, the Rev. P. Newton and the Rev. L.

D. Hayman. Burial will be in Whiteville Memorial Cemetery. Survivors other than his wife include a son, Clyde Hobbs of Whiteville: three brothers, M. L.

of Hallsboro, E. P. of Richmond. and M. M.

Hobbs, Laurel Hill, and two grandchildren. HERMAN D. KING. BURLINGTON Funeral services for Herman D. King, Burlington, who died Sunday in a local hospital, were held Tuesday afternoon at Glenhope Baptist Church, conducted by the Rev.

George W. Swinney, pastor. Burial was in Alamance Memorial Park. A native of Alamance County, he had been an employe of Burlington Industries for 20 years. Surviving are his wife, Mrs.

Nellie B. King of the home: four daughters, Mrs. Bobby Fuicher of Graham, Patsy King of Greenville, S. Mrs. George Crouse and Joyce King, both of Burlington; his father and stepmother, Mr.

and Mrs. W. L. King of Rt. two sisters, Mrs.

Margaret Bridges of Burlington and Mrs. Lucy Long of Rt. three brothers, Rudy B. of Hickory, Walter E. and Jesse both of Burlington, and one grandchild.

ARTHUR E. STAFFORD. GOLDSBORO-Arthur E. Stafford, 89, died at his home here Monday night. Surviving are his wife, Mrs.

Carrie Stafford; three sons, A. Pender and all of Goldsboro; two mett, daughters, Mrs. Herring of Goldsboro and Mrs. Harry Robinson of Clarksville, one brother, Jasper W. Stafford of Durham, and 13 grandchildren.

Funeral services will be conducted Wednesday at 3 p.m. at the ond Baptist Church by the pastor, the Rev. Ed Ulrich. Burial be in Willow Dale Cemetery. Hodges Designates Civil Defense Day Gov.

Hodges Tuesday designated Dec. 7, as Civil Defense Day in North Carolina. The event is sponsored by the U. S. Office of Civil and Defense Mobilization and endorsed by President Eisenhower.

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