Gates County Index

July 17, 2002

Leroy L. Jordan
GATES - Leroy L. Jordan, 68, a native of Gates County, died July 10, 2002 in Hampton VA Hospital, Hampton, Va.

Jordan was the husband of Margie Jordan and a member of Blanchard's Grove Baptist Church.

A funeral was held July 14, 2002 at Blanchard's Grove Baptist Church with the Rev. Lycurgus Harrell officiating. Burial was in the Twine Family Cemetery.

Survivors include his wife, Margie Jordan; three sons, Ernest L. Jordan of Hobbsville, Calvin A. Jordan of Fayetteville and Bruce W. Jordan of Annapolis, Md; one daughter, Darlene Jordan-Nowell of Hobbsville; two brothers, Whayln Jordan of Gatesville and Leroy Jordan of Chowan.

Thomas E. Bagley Sr.
HOBBSVILLE - Thomas Elliott Bagley Sr., a native of Gates County, died July 11. 2002 in Albemarle Hospital, Elizabeth City.

Bagley was the son of the late Rallache E. Sr. and Eunice Hofler Bagley. A retired foreman with American Sheet Metal in Norfolk, he was a member of Sandy Cross Baptist Church and was a U.S. Navy veteran of World War II

A funeral was held July 14, 2002 in Sandy Cross Baptist Church by the Rev. E. Vernon Gilmer Jr. Burial was in the Warwick Baptist Church Cemetery.

Survivors include two sons, Thomas Elliott Bagley Jr. of Jupiter, FL; and Barry Lawrence Bagley of Hobbsville; two sisters, Cora B. Buell of Elizabeth City and Thyreese B. Blake of Norfolk; a brother, George "Buck" Bagley of Williamston; an ex-wife, Frances Lawrence of Colerain.

Robert E. Lee Holland Jr.
SUFFOLK, VA - Robert Edward Lee "Bob" Holland Jr., 59, died July 14, 2002.

Holland was the son of the late Wilma Nelms and Robert Edward Lee Holland, who resided in Suffolk.

Holland retired after 41 years of service as manger of Planter's Shipping and Receiving Department and was a member of Oxford United Methodist Church.

A funeral was conducted July 16. 2002 in Damascus Christian Church in Sunbury by the Rev. Forrest Guthrie. Burial was in the church cemetery.

Donations may be made to the American Heart Association, Mid-Atlantic Affiliate Memorials & Tributes Processing Center, P.O. Box 5216, Glen Allen. VA 23058-5216.

Survivors include his wife, Judy L. Holland; four daughters. Paula Littimer of Corapeake, Annette Modlin, Lisa Johnson, all of Sunbury; and Sherry Eason of Suffolk; two sons, Ed Holland of Sunbury and Mark Holland of Franklin: one sister, Anne Jackson of Hopewell, Va.; and 10 grandchildren.