The R-C News-Herald

April 17, 2003

Vera P. Womble
WILSON - Vera Parker Womble, 100, died April 14, 2003.

A funeral was conducted Wednesday at First Baptist Church by Dr. Doug Murray and the Rev. Phil Byrum. Burial was in Maplewood Cemetery. Joyner's Funeral Home was in charge. Flowers are welcome or memorials may be made to the First Baptist Church, P.O. Box 1467, Wilson, NC 27894 or to Chowan College Office of Advancement, 200 Jones Drive, Murfreesboro, NC 27855.

Survivors include a daughter, Constance W. Daniels of Wilson; a son , J.M. Womble, Jr. of Wilson; sister, Dare Vann of Murfreesboro; seven grandchildren; and three great-great grandchildren.

Mary P. Barnes
MURFREESBORO - Mary "Pearline" Barnes, 52, died April 13, 2003, at Roanoke-Chowan Hospital, Ahoskie.

A funeral will be conducted at 11 a.m. Saturday at First Baptist Church by the Rev. Robert Richardson. Burial will be in the Vaughan family cemetery. Hunter's Funeral Home, Inc., Murfreesboro, is in charge.

Survivors include a daughter, TreShanda of Murfreesboro; two sisters, Lucy Deloatch of Murfreesboro and Daisy Jones of Cofield; two brothers, Fletcher and Johnnie Barnes, both of New York; and three grandchildren.

Alberta H. Grant
CONWAY - Alberta Hicks Grant, 71, a native of Hertford County, died April 13, 2003, at Halifax Regional Medical Center.

A funeral will be conducted at 3 p.m. Saturday at First Baptist Murfreesboro by Pastor Elbert Hicks. Burial will be in the Vaughan family cemetery. Hertford County Undertakers, Winton, is in charge.

Survivors include her husband, Lee A. Grant; children, Elbert Hicks of Hanau, Germany, Jerome Daughter, Darlene Sexton and Shirley Ann Hicks, all of Murfreesboro, Mary Ann Dean of Raleigh, Bertha Ryland of Pleasant Hill, Barbara Jean Hicks and Doris Benton, both of Asheville; sisters and brothers, Charlie Lee Vaughan of Philadelphia, Pa., Lawrence Vaughan, Mary F. Tann, Barbara Ann Vinson and Paulete Lee, all of Murfreesboro, Silile Vaughan of Plainville, N.J., Dainia Deben of Queens, N.Y. and Marie Vaughan of Brooklyn; 29 grandchildren; and 30 great-grandchildren.

Earl R. Baker
WINDSOR - Earl Roland Baker, 86, a native of Bertie County, died April 14, 2003, at his home.

A funeral will be conducted at 11 a.m. Thursday at Windsor Assembly of God by the Rev. Chuck Gray. Burial will be in Edgewood Cemetery. Memorial gifts may be made to University Hospital Hospice, PO Box 272, Ahoskie, NC 27910. Walker Funeral Home, Windsor, is in charge.

Baker was a member of Windsor Assembly of God and a farmer. He served in the Army during World War II.

Survivors include his wife, Emaline Hoggard Baker; two daughters, Frances B. Simmons and Patsy B. McClellan; a son, David Baker; a sister, Alma B. Suis, all of Windsor; eight grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.

Vashti Godwin
AHOSKIE - Vashti Godwin, 94, a native of Hertford County, died April 13, 2003, at Guardian Care of Ahoskie.

A graveside service was conducted Wednesday at Ahoskie Cemetery with the Rev. James Ward. Garrett Funeral Home, Ahoskie, was in charge.

Mrs. Godwin was a retired seamstress and a member of Brantley's Grove Baptist Church.

Survivors include her daughter, Rita Bracy of Mechanicsville, Va.; a daughter-in-law, Maggie Godwin of Ahoskie; five grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren.

James E. Boone
CARRSVILLE, Va. - James Earl Boone, a native of Gates County, died April 12, 2003 in Suffolk.

A service of transition will be held Thursday at 1 p.m. in Pulaski Baptist Church, Carrsville, with Pastor R.E. Rodgers. Burial will be in Picot Cemetery. Wm. M. Johnson & Sons Funeral Home Inc.

Boone was a member of Pulaski Baptist Church where he was the former treasurer and past vice president of the Male Chorus. He also served on the Male Usher Board. He was retired from Union Camp Corp, a member of the Martin Luther King Choir, Scout Master of Troop 91 and held membership with St. Luke Lodge No. 279 IBPOE of W.

Survivors include his wife, Mae Elaine Boone; and one brother, Garland Ray Boone of Salisbury, Md.

Willie N. Peete
SUFFOLK, Va. - Willie N. Peete, a native of Rich Square, died April 12, 2003.

Peete was a logger and retired after many years of service.

A service will be conducted at noon Thursday at T.E. Cooke-Overton Funeral Home. Interment at Gethsemane Baptist Church Cemetery.

Survivors include his wife, Rosa Lee Peete; two daughters, Jean Roberta Peete and Austrella Virginia Peete; a sister, Marie Jones.

Mollie P. Thompson
LEWISTON - Mollie Pugh Thompson, a native of Bertie County, died April 11, 2003, at Roanoke-Chowan Hospital, Ahoskie.

A funeral will be conducted at 2 p.m. Sunday at Spring Hill Baptist Church, Lewiston, by the Rev. Harry Hayes. Burial will be in the church cemetery. A viewing will be conducted from 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Saturday and a wake from 6 to 7 p.m. at Wilder's Funeral Home Chapel.

Mrs. Thompson was a homemaker.

Survivors include a daughter, Alfredia Butler of Bridgeport, Conn.; two stepdaughters, Thelma Thompson of Philadelphia, Pa., and Caroline Thompson of Ahoskie; one brother, Anderson Pugh of Lewiston; eight grandchildren; 30 great-grandchildren; 60 great-great-grandchildren; and 12 great-great-great-grandchildren.