Gates County IndexMay 22, 2002Marjorie B. Fowler Mrs. Fowler was an employee with Leggett's Department Store and she was former owner and operator of Fowler's Grocery and Used Cars. She was the widow of Haywood Eugene Fowler Sr. and the daughter of the late Bennie Aaron Brinkley and Earlie Byrum Brinkley. She was a member of Somerton United Methodist Church, the Woman's Society of Christian Service and a charter member of the Emulator's Bible Class. A funeral was held May 15, 2002 at Somerton United Methodist Church with the Rev. Dan Armstrong officiating. Interment was in the church cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to the Somerton United Methodist Church Building Fund, 8610 Whaleyville Blvd.. Suffolk, Va. 23438 or the Nansemond Suffolk Rescue Squad, P.O. Box 1515, Suffolk, Va. 23439. Survivors include a sister, Bessie Boyce Gardner of Suffolk; and four brothers, Bennie Marcelle Brinkley of Norfolk, Va., Thomas J. Brinkley of Suffolk, James Earl Brinkley of Sunbury and Johnny W. Brinkley, also of Sunbury. Herman W. Greene Greene was a member of Oak Grove Baptist Church. He was retired from Union Camp. He was the son of the late Isaac and Martha Pierce Greene and the husband of the late Margaret Whitley Greene. A graveside service was held May 16, 2002 at Oak Grove Church Cemetery by the Rev. Wayne Gardner. Survivors include three daughters, Annabelle Jernigan of Suffolk, Va., Patricia G. Connolly of Windsor. Va. and Margaret Babb of Moyock: four sons. Clyde Greene of Franklin, Va. Herman W. Greene Jr. of Gatesville, Larry Greene of Sunbury and Jerry Greene of Elizabeth City: 13 grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. J.B. Parker Parker was the son of the late Timothy Beaurie and Lillie Waff Smith Parker. He had retired from Union Camp Corp. in Franklin after 33 years of employment, was a member and deacon of Reynoldson Baptist Church, and had served in the Merchant Marines. A funeral was held May 18, 2002 in Reynoldson Baptist Church by the Rev. Billy Presley. Burial was in the church cemetery. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests that contributions in his memory be made to the building fund of Reynoldson Baptist Church, Gates, NC 27937 or to the Gates County Rescue Squad, Gatesville, NC 27938. Survivors include his wife, Blanche Gray Parker; three daughters, Sandra Parker of Gates, Connie Parker Jeffreys of Zebulon and Mary Susan Parker of Wausau, Wis.; a son, William Beaurie Parker of Boonville, Mo.; three sisters, Lillian Riddick Truman of Toronto, Canada, Ellen Turner of Norfolk and Ethel Newsome of Franklin; and three grandchildren. Wilbur M. Smith Smith was a member of First Baptist Church of Ahoskie. He was retired owner/operator of Ahoskie Radiator and Glass Inc. He was a member of the Ahoskie Kiwanis Club, served as director of Civil Defense for Hertford County and was an Army Air Corps veteran of World War II. A funeral was held May 18, 2002 in Garrett Funeral Home, Ahoskie by the Rev Dr. Jesse J. Croom and the Rev. Robert May. Burial was in the Highland Memorial Gardens. Memorial donations may be made to First Baptist Church of Ahoskie or to Parkinson Disease Research. Survivors include two sons, Eddie Smith of Winton, Steven Smith of Kill Devil Hills; two sisters, Jean Hinton of Hobbsville, Verlie Franks of Greenville; two grandchildren and a great-grandchild. Barnard D. Patterson Dr. Patterson was the son of the late George William and Frances Costuma Patterson. A retired general practitioner, he had served as a Major in the U.S. Army during World War II. A funeral was held May 21, 2002 in the chapel of Miller Funeral Home, Edenton by the Rev. Ralph Epps. Dr. Patterson will be sent to the A.L. Jacobsen Funeral Home, 1380 New York Ave., Huntington Station, NY, and they will direct graveside services in the Pinelawn Memorial Park. The family asks that flowers be omitted and contributions in his memory be directed to the Edenton United Methodist Church. 225 Virginia Road, Edenton. NC Survivors include his wife, Mary Elizabeth Enyeart Patterson;
two daughters, Susan Jane Halligan of Huntington, NY and Betsy Brown
of Winton; a brother, George C. Patterson of Chappell Hill, Texas; three
grandchildren and a great-grandson. |
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