Gates County Index

Aug. 7, 2002

Grady C. Williford
RODUCO - Grady Cleveland Williford, 69, a native of Bertie County, died July 28, 2002 in his home.

Williford was the son of the late Garland Williford. He had retired from Newport News
Shipbuilding and Drydock, and was member and deacon of Eure Christian Church. He had served in the Navy during the Korean War.

A funeral was held Aug. 1, 2002 in Eure Christian Church by the Rev. Wayne Gardner.
Burial was in the church cemetery. Memorials may be made to Eure Christian Church, NC 137, Eure, NC 27935.

Survivors include his wife, Beulah Peede Williford; his mother, Ruth H. Williams of Gates; three sons, David Lee Peede of Roduco, Curtis Ray Williford of Clayton, NC and Cleveland Grady Williford of Hagerstown, Md; two sisters, Linda Wiggins of Gatesville and Phyllis Liverman of Aulander; two brothers, Finley Williford of Newport News and David Alien Williford of Portsmouth; and three grandchildren.

Chester Riddick
AHOSKIE - Chester Riddick, 63, of the 200 block of Burden St., died July 27, 2002.

A funeral was held July 31,2002 in New Piney Grove Baptist Church, Gatesville.

Jeanette R. Downey
CORAPEAKE - Jeanette Rountree Downey, 76, a native of Bertie County, died July 30, 2002 in Sentara Nursing Center, Barco, NC.

Downey was the daughter of the late Sallie Bracy and Lonnie Norfleet Rountree. She was a Baptist.

A funeral was held Aug. 2, 2002 in Swindell Funeral Home in Hertford. Burial was held in the Cedar Wood Cemetery, Hertford. Memorial gifts may be made to Alzheimer's Research, 358 Mowbray Arch, Norfolk, Va. 23507

Survivors include her husband Morton Downey; a daughter, Sylvia D. Tynch of Edenton; a son, Leo Alton Daniels of Spotsylvania, Va.; a brother, Willie Rountree of Sunbury; and seven grandchildren.