Gates County Index

Dec. 25, 2002

Allie B. Lefler
MEMPHIS, TN--- Allie Beard Lefler, 77, died Dec. 13, 2002 at Baptist Memorial Hospital Restorative Care in Memphis.

Lefler was the widow of Burton Douglas Lefler.

A funeral service was held Dec. 17, 2002 in St. Michaels's Catholic Church, where she was a communicant and member of the Ave Maria Guild and past member of the St. Michaels's school Mother's Club.

Survivors include her daughters, Cheryl Williams of Memphis, Rosemary Hughes of laurel, Miss. and Patti Ramsey of Bartlett, TN; a son, Michael Douglas Lefler of Gates; a sister, Margaret Cheney of Ashland; eight grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.

Memorials may be made to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, TN or the Susan B. Coleman Foundation.

Winfield C. Hinton
HOBBSVILLE-Winfield Carter Hinton, 88 a native of Gates County, died Dec. 18, 2002, in Louise Obici Memorial Hospital, Suffolk.

Mrs. Hinto was the daughter of the late Lonnie C. and Naomi Pittman Carter. She was a retired postal clerk with the Gatesville Post Office, a member of Hobbsville Baptist Church where she was active in the W.M.U., served as a Sunday School teacher for 40 years, and was a member of the church choir.

A funeral was held Dec. 20, 2002 in Hobbsviklle Baptist Church with the Dr. Stephen E. Loftis, pastor officiating. Burial was in the church cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to the memorial fund of Hobbsville Baptist Church, Hobbsville, NC 27946.

Survivors include a husband, L. Pell Hinton; two sons, Lennie P. Hinton Jr. of Hobbsville and Lonnie Carter Hinton of Suffolk and three grandchildren.

Clarice Barrington
SUNBURY--- Clarice Barrington, 79 died Dec. 16, 2002, in Martlon, NJ.

She was the widow of Robert Lee Barrington, formerly of Coinjock, NC and a former member of St. John AME Zion Church, Sunbury.

A funeral was held Dec. 20, 2002 at St. John AME Zion Church, Sunbury with the Rev. Littlejohn officiating. Burial was in the church cemetery.

Survivors include two daughters, Deborah Barrington-Davis of Marlton, NJ and Bobbie Barrington of New York City; and six grandchildren.

Nellie P. Myers
SUFFOLK, Va.-Nellie Parker Earley Myers, 83, a native of Gates County, died Dec. 16, 2002 at Methodist Medical Center in Oakridge, Tenn.

Mrs. Myers was a former member of First Baptist Church in Suffolk. She was an ardent gardener and an avid golfer who thoroughly enjoyed the golf tournaments. She was a member of the Central Baptist Church in Oakridge.

A funeral was held Dec 20, 2002 in R. W. Baker and Company Funeral Home with Dr. David H. Chauncey officiating.

Survivors include two daughters, Catherine Ann Earlely Platteborze of Oscoda, Mich. And Patricia Earley Jones of Oakridge; a brother, Marshall H. Parker of Suffolk, seven grandchildren, great grandchildren

Sarah G. Eure
SUFFOLK, Va.--- Sarah "Willie" Goodman Eure, 84, a native of Gates County, died Dec. 14, 2002.

Mrs. Eure was the daughter of the late Charlie and Carrie Goodman. She was educated in the Nansemond County Public School System. Eure was a member of Union Branch Baptist Church after matrimony to the late Grover Tomas Eure Sr., she became a member of Zion Tabernacle Baptist Church.

A funeral was held Dec. 19, 2002 in Zion Tabernacle Baptist Church with eh Rev. William S. Norman officiating.

Survivors include four daughters, the Rev. Ella Eure-Eaton of New York; Sarah L. Morris of Philadelphia, Pa; Helen E. Morris of Suffolk and Denise E. Young of Pleasantville, NJ; three sons, Grover T. Eure of Portsmouth, Dr. Herman E. Eure of Advance, NE and Marquis A Eure of Cornelius, NC; a sister, Idonia G. Parker; 21 grandchildren; 19 great grandchildren; 12 great great-grandchildren.