Jul - DecDAVIE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RECORD, Thursday, July 6,1961 - Page 2
Mrs. Dpfuy Sltonf. 31
sm'icos for Mrs.
.linikn Kflwnso Sltoflf. 31. of
Jnimn. wife of Defoy
ShonI of Ihe U. 5. Air Poive. Ml-
iinwii Air Bnse. were held Sun
day afUThOon al llic Legion Mc-
moriiU Pork in Coolccinoe. llie
Kpv. DowiiH Splller mid iho Rov,
John McCallLiter oil'lcinUid.
Shoof died June IStli.
Sh'' was bom in Jaiinii to Uttr-
HClii oncl Svisu Knwasc.
Mr. Shonf wns orlginnlly from
Coolromee.
SiirvlV'ii? Mrs. Slioaf arc her
husband and n daughter. Elissa-
j br!h Ann Sliaif.
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MOCKSVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA
DAVIE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RECORD, Thursday, July 13,1961 - Page 2
Mrs. \V. C. Wilson. SB
Funeral services for Mrs. Jo>
sephlne IJames vmson. 88. widow
of w. C. Wilson of Mocksx'ille.
Rt. 4, were held Wednesday
morning at tlic Jeriaho Church of
Christ. The Rev. J. D. Wliitaker
and the Rev. Harold Simmons of
ficiated. Burial was in the church
ccmeteiT.
Mrs. Wilson died Monday mom
ing 01 her home in the Jericho
Church community of Dtivic
County.
She is 8urvi\'cd by ten children:
D. C. Wilson. J. B. Wilson and
R. O. Wilson, Mrs. J. W. Smith.
Mrs. C. H. Scaford Mrs. E. H.
Brown and MUui Bdrie Wilson, all
of Mocksvllle. Rt. 4: W. B. Wil
son of Coolecmce: w. J. Wilson of
Mocksville: and Mrs. F. W. Hiom-
as of Rt. 1. Harmony: 21 grnnd-
ohildren; 22 great . grandchil
dren: and one areatgrcat grand
child.
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Mrs. JImmIe Oroee, 79
Funeml services for M^. Lydla
Bmclinc Orocc. 79. of Mbcks^le,
Rt. 2. were held Sundoy ot (4)e
Farmington Baptist Church. The
Rev. Noah Hbyes. the Rev. Mar
vin Oold and tlie Rev. Dewey
IJames ofTicIatcd. Burial was In
the Courtney Baptist Church
Cemetery.
Mrs. Ofoce, the wife of the Rev.
Jimmie Oroce. died at 5:45 a.m.
Saturday at the BapUst Hos
pital. She had been seriously 01
for two weeks.
Mrs. Grace was bom In Davle
County to Calvin and Lydla Wtt-
klns Cranfield. She was a mem
ber of Farmington Baptist
Church.
She was morrled in 1905 to the
Rev. Mr. Oroce who survives.
Also surviving are a daughter.
Miss Hazel Oroce of Winston-
Sfllem: a son. Clayton Oroce of
Mocksvllle. Route 2: and three
grandchildren.
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MOCKSVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA
DAVIE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RECORD, Thursday, July 20,1961 - Page 2
I Mnt. W. J. Sapp. 88
Funeral services for Mrs. Mnt-!
tic Pope Sapp. 88. of Durham.*
widow of W. J. Sopp. were held
Friday afternoon at the Trinity
Baptist Church. The Rev. George
W. Dowd officiated. Burial was
In the Hopewell Methodist
Churah Cemetery.
Mra. Sapp died Wednesday ot
the home of her daughter. Mrs.
Earl W. X^imbeth. at Holdcnl
Beach. She had been ill since
Friday.
Siie was the motlier of Mrs. G.
O. Boose and formerly lived In
Mocksville.
Mrs. Sapp was bom In David
son County to Charles M. and
Louise Myers Pope.
She was a charts member of
Trinity Baptist Church in Trini^.
Her husband died in 1936.
Surviving in addition to Mrs.
Lambeth are another daughter,
Mrs. Glenn O. Boose of Holly
wood. Fla.: two brothers, Walter
P. Pope of Churchlond and S. Ml
Pope of High Point: two grand-
cliiidron and five grcat-grand-
childron.
Clyde W. Trexler
Funeral services for Clyde W.
Trexler. 30. of Roanoke Rapids
were held Monday afternoon at
tlic Cooleemee First Baptist
Church. The Rev. Charles P.
Burchctte officiated. Burial was
in Rowan Memorial Park.
Mr' Trexler died Saturday even
ing while working in o textile
iiiUl. Ho snifercd an attack and
jdtcd before doctors could revive
him.
He was bom in Davie County
to James and Ullian Allen Trex
ler. He was a former resident of
Cooleemee.
mer Miss Marlene Moore: two
sons. Freddie and Billy Trexler
of the lioine: two daughters,
Robin and Terrle iVexler of the
home: his mother and father of
Cooleemee: a brother. Donald
Trexler of Cooleemee: and his
grandparents, Mr. and Mr-s. Adam
Trexler of Cooleemee and Mrs.
C. M. Allen of Mooresvtlle.
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MOCKSVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA
DAVIE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RECORD, Thursday, July 27,1961 - Page 5
WtUb p. Smith
Willis Pnul Smith of Salt Lake
City. Utah, died unexpectedly of
0 heart attack Sotitrday. He had
been in doclinlng health scvcrol
months.
Mr. Smith was bom Aug. 4.
1886. In Farmlngton. N. C.. to BCr
and Mrs. Enos C. Smith.
He had lived in Salt Lake City
for the post 35 years.
He married Mrs. Mao l^ine
Olbbs in 1936. She survives.
Also surviving arc two sisters.
Mrs, C. C. Williams of Farming-
ton and Mrs. J. L. Ward of Clem-
mons; and four brothers. J. M.
W. B.. and Q. HL Smith all of
*%rmlngtcn. and B. C. SmiUi of
New Hill. N. C.
Funeral and burial were con-
dueled at 2 p.m. Wednesday in
Salt Lake City.
Mrs. S.<P. Potts. 69
Ftineral. qgrvfon for Urat
•Fflincs Hendrik iotb*, 60, oT
vancc. Rt. 2. wife of 8. F. iSolJ
Potts were held Wedesday.
Mrs. Potts died Monday at her
lome. She had been in declining
health several years ond seriously
11 two months.
She was bom in Davic County
to Mr. and Mrs. Charles Hendrix
Site sp&ai her life in i3avte
County. She was a member of
Advance Baptist Church.
Surt'lvlng are her husband: six
laughters. Mrs. Uszle Fryc of
107 Townley St., Mrs. Modlenc
Joyner ond Mrs. Mbdell Hunt,
both of East Bend. Mrs. Eula
Ledford. Mrs. Alien Comatzer and
Mrs. Ruby Ledford. all of Ad
vance. Rt. 2: six sons. George
^tts of 130 Arcadia Avenue and
?aul. John. Frank. Vestal, and
Robert Potts, all of Advance. Rt.
2: 31 grandchildren: a brother,
lallon Hendrix of Mocksvllle:
hree half sisters, Mrs. Vera Lec.
vfTs. Ba Mae Klger and Miss
Sessfe Hendrix. all of High
^int: ond three half brothers,
icorgc Hendrix of Wlnston-Sa-
cm and Vestal and Willie Hen-
rlx. both of High Point.
C*. W. Trcxier, 30
Clyde William Trexlcr. 30. of
■^cnnnJkfr-Rupiilx.--dTOi—Ouluiiiay
vcnint:, July 15Ut while working
n a textile mill. He suffered an
tttock and died before doctors
uuld revive lUtn.
lie was bom In Davle County
o James and Ulllan Allen Trex-
er. He was a former resident of
"ynolennee.
Surviving are his wife, the for-
ner Miss Mortene Moore: two
mis. Freddie .nnd Billy TTexler
if the home: two douahiers. Ro
bin and Terrie Trexlcr of the
•omr: his mothrr ond father of
'OOleeince: a brother. Donald
ivxler of Roanoke Rapids, and
lis Hnmd parents. Mr. and Mrs.
\riiim Tn xler of Cooleemec nnd
irs. C. 51. Allen of Mooresville.
The funeral was conducted at
t P. M. llicMiay. July I6th. at
-'trst Baptist Church in Coolee-
mr.» l>y the Rei'. Clinrles P. Bur-
'liette. Buriiil was in Rowan
.li-moi'iul Park.
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p.Ri. yesterday at Oavie County
Hospital, He suffered a heart at-
I tack on Main Street.
He was bom in Oavie County
to S. A. and Alice Leonard Foster.
He was operator of Foster Cot
ton Gin for 25 years. He bad
been an owner of Foster and Tur-
rentine Feed Mill.
He was a World War I veteran.
He was A member at First
Methodist Church, a member of
the church Board of Stewards
and secretary of the Sunday
School.
He was a member of the Mocks
ville Masonic Lodge.
He married Miu Leota Foster
in 1922.
Surviving are his wife; two
daughters. Miss Sarah Foster of
Louisburg and Mrs. Gene Smith
of Mocksville; two sisters, Mrs.
Cliff Poole of Lexington, RL 4,
and Mrs. Grady Fain of Mocks
ville, Rt. 3; four brothers, Craig
Foster of Mocksville, F. L. Fos
ter of Mocksville, RL 3, W. B.
and J. E. Foster, both of Winston-
Salem; and three granddiildren.
' The funeral will be conducted
I at 4 p.m. Sunday at First Meth-
I odist Church at Mocksville by the
; Rev. W. W. Blanton and the Rev.
i Ed Avett. The body will be placed
! in the church at 3:30 p.m. Burial
; will be in the Rose cemetery.
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DAVIE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RECORD, Thursday, August 3,1961 - Page 5
Mn. nrtia Williams Fnslpr 1
Mrs. Dalln Wllllnms FosUt. 81.1
of Yndklnvlllc. Rt. 3. diPd Jul.v!
28th at the OqvLs Ilaspltol in
Slntesvlllc. She had been seriou.s-
ly III a month.
She tttiK born In Dn\ie County,
ft. 1880. to Iftiniol (tnd
Atimndn Ifnnchne WllllumR.
She wax twice married. Her
fml inori'lauc to John Hendormn
Fy).ster. Jon. 17. 1007. who died
Mairh 33 1012. To thin union was
bom three children. Her second
mnrrloRc to Cnlcman M. Poster
wn.H In Dec.. 1914. nnd he died
Oct. 38. 1934.
Funeral services for Mrs. Poster
were held Friday at the Courtney
Baptist Church, where site was a
member. Burlol was In the church
cemetery.
SurvlvlnR ore John Lester Pos
ter of Advance. Rt. 2: Raymond
H. Poster of MocksvlIIe. Rt. 3:
E. L. Matsollnl of Winston-,
Salem: Mrs. Chorlcs Redmond of;
Statesvlllc: Robert C. Foster of
Austin. TCxos: Otenn M. Foster |
and Mrs. Carl Hauser. both ofj
Yadklnvlllc. Rt. 3: Herman Leo;
Foster of Winston - Saleni: six
teen ffrandchlldren and two ereat
grandchildren: a step-daughter.
Mrs. L. K. Baity of Yadklnvlllc.
Rt. 3: a step son. Rad Foster of
Winston - Salem: two step srand-
ehlldien and four step great grand
children. Two sisters. ARo. Henry
Oavls of Fork and Mrs. Maggie
Martin of MocksvlUe. Rt. 4; one
brother Jess Willliams of Rich-
Held. N. C.
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MOCKSVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA
DAVIE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RECORD, Thursday, August 3,1961 - Page 2
ntlxH WInifmt navlM
MIm Wlnitrcd OnvlA. 20. of
MoclcsvlUc. Rt. 8, 0 Dmdunte
nnrM^. died nl 10:20 pjit. Tiicsdny
nl BflptlAI. Ha<tpllal. Wliutoit*
Bnlcm, nftei' n Aerlou.4 IHiipaa of
oni^ week. SUp Itad been In do*
rllniii". liiilDi one yonr
MIm David wnd born In Davic
Coiiniy to 1. Robork and Nannie
DIxon Dnvld. She was a member
uf Baton Baptist Church,
Site wns iirnduoted from Dnvlc
Couni,v HiRh School In 1057 and
WHS nrnduntcd this year from the
tlownn Memoiiol HcMpltol School
of Nurslim at Salisbury.
Surviving ore the porcnts;
three brothers, WlllLs. Bobby and
Donald Orny Davis, all of the
home: two slntem. Mrs. B. J. Dc*
noyers of Clinton. Md.. and Mrs.
Qene Bills of Mocksville. Rl. 8:
nnd her KrondmoUter. Mrs. W. L,
Dixon of Mocksville. Rt. 5.
The funeral was conducted at
3 p.m. Thursday at Baton Bap*
tist Church by the Rev. j. W.
Owens, tite Rev, Alvin Clteshler
and ttie Rev. Gerald Naylor. Bur
ial was In the church cemetery.
Pallbearers wore Dean Dull.
Vernun Dull. Gene Dull. Lnmnr
Dixon. Bobby Donaldson ond
O'Brien Dlxun.
E. P. PoKler. 03
Funeral services for Bsra
Pierce Foster, 68. of Mocksville
were held Sundoy afternoon at
Ute First Metliodbt Church. The
Rev. W. W. Blanton, Ute Rev. C.
B. Newton, nnd llie Rev. B. M.
Avetl officiated Burial was In
Rose Cemetery.
Mr, Poster was pronounced
dead on nn'lvnl nt 6 p.m. Pridoy
at the Davic County Hospital.
He suffered o heart attack on
Main Street In Mocksville.
He was born in Davic County
to S A and Ahre l^'onanl P0:«
tcr.
He was oiieralor of Poster Cot
ton Gill for 35 years. At tlir lUne |
of his death he was co-owner of
Poster nnd Turrcntlne Peed Mill.
He wos n World War 1 veteran,
He WHS a member of First Me-
ihodist Clutreh. a member of the
church Board of Stewards and
secreinry of the Sunday School.
He was a member of lh'.«
Mooksvllle MnM)nlc Tjodee.
He married Miss ticota Foster
In 1032.
StirvlvliiK ai*e his wife: two
dnuithters. Miss Snrnh Fo.4ter of
Louidbura nnd Mrs. Gene Smith
of Mocksville: two aUters. Mrs.
Cliff Poolo of Lcxiniiton. Rt. >1.
ond Mrs, Orady Foln of Morks*
ville. nt. 3: four brat hers. CraiK
Foster of Mocksville, P .L. Foster
of Mork.sville. Rt. 3. W. B. ond
J. E. Foster. boUt of Winston*
Snlein: and ihive nrnndehildivii.
Steve Smith, clirLs smith, tind
PniHo Foster Smith.
M. W. Koonis
Marshall Wilson KoonU, 00.
well known Davie Comity farm*
ei of Route I. Mocksville. died
at 13:15 Wednesday at the Da
vis Hospital In Stntcsvlllo where
he hod been n patient for 30
hours.
A native of Dnvlc County, he
was born Nov. 10. 1800. son of
Mrs. Fannle Foster Koonts nnd
llie late Glenn A. Kcontz.
He was a member of Snicm
Methodist Churah In Dovlo
County nnd the Mocksville Junior
Order of the Unllcti Mechanics.
Funeral services were conduct
ed nt 3:30 Friday nt SnIcm Me
thodist Church by the Rev.
James White, nnd Rev. M. O. Br-
vin. nnd the Rev. Gcorae Aiiman.
Burial was In the rhurch cem
etery.
Pallbearers were members of
the Mockfivlllo Junior Order of
United Mechanics.
In addition to his mother. Mrs.
Fannle Koontx of the home. Mr.
Koontr, Is survived by his wife.
Mrs. Laura Cami>bell Koontx:
elr,hl children. John Koontx of
Route 3. Mockdvlllc. Glenn. Joe
Charlie, nnd Arthur Koontx. nil
of Route I. Mocksville, Jack
Kooiilz of the US Army, slotlon*
cd at Ft. Jackson, 8. C.. Mrs.
Gcorae Woodward of Mocksville
and Mrs. Wllllom Mosny of Nor
folk, Va.: two Bisters. Miss Vcrlio
Koontx of Uie home and Mrs.
Wltllnm Green of Mocksville.
Route 4: ond five ernndchlldrcn.
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MOCKSVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA
DAVIE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RECORD, Thursday, August 10,1961 - Page 2
Mm. William Gnllhar. 88
Funpral for M>r8. Al«
meda Jane Oalther. 88. of Rt. 5.
Kfflckjtxille. wore held Wednesday
at the Shady Orove Baptist
Church In WUkea County. The
Rev. Albert Braokcn. the Rev.
Lester Yoiuig and Wlllard Con-
chin offle'ated. Burial was in the
church cemetery.
Mirs. Oalther. the widow of
William Oalther. died at 11:82 p.
m.. Sunday at the Lynn Haven
Nursing Home after six months'
Illness. 4
She was bom In Wllkes County
to nialous and Mary Ra^ Mo-
haffey. ,
She was nmrrlcd to Mr. Qoither
in 1923. He died In 1928.
She 0*88 0 metnber of Shady
Orove Baptist Church In Wllkes
County.
Surviving ore two sisters. Mrs.
B. W. Ladd of Mocksvllle. Rt. 5,
with whom she had made her
home for the past ten years, and
Mrs. Josle St. John of StatesvUIe.
Bt. 8: and. several slepgrandchll*
diren. .
DA VIE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RECORD, Thursday, August 10,1961 - Page 5
Mrs. Jennie Carter. 84
Funeral services for Mrs. Jen
nie Fmnns Carter. 84. of Route
4. Mocksville. were held Sunday
nftemorn ot the Turrentine Bap.
tist Cluirch. Hie Rev. W. H.
Perry officiated. Burial was In
the Pork Cemetery.
Mrs. Curler died at 9 pan. Sat
urday at the home of a son, Hu
bert corier. on Route 4.
She was- born in Davte Couiily
to John V smith and Fanthy
sHleks Smith.
SurvlvluK In addition to HubertCarter are two orher sons. Hleks j
Carter of Wliuiim-Salem and]
Fred Carter of KemersvHie; a
broiher. J. P. Smith of Qrcenn-
boro: u sisiei. Mrs. Beatrice John-
Bon of Advunee. Hi. 2: five grand
ciiUdren and two nivuliiranclehll
dreii. ~ "
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MOCKSVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA
DAVIE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RECORD, Thursday, August 17,1961 - Page 3
David W. Trtvettck ST,
Puneml servleea tor iSNtvld >
Bon IMvette. 87. of Modern^.
Hi. 3i wero tadd Soaday a|t(^
iMKm M the Bmith Orove Mbttjo: ;
dlat caaireh. The Rev. Did8|at>
BCaehbum and the Rev. Jlmnile
GHnoee officiated. Btirial vtt In
the Hickory Orova SOthikustr.
Oemetery.
Mr. Trlvette died at l ajn. Dtjb''.
day at his'homo on MiMdci?i|l9«}
Rt. 8. 'BC (had been In
health several months, - v/*
BC was bom In Oavls Oaafi^.-
to Plnkney and Louisa Mivtto. -
BC was a retired ismer.
Be was manled twlee. tSSs:
first wlte was M». Kaaoy. Bdl*
Trlvette. who died in 1817. '«w:
seoomi wife was anu. Maty
tto emlth TMvetle. who dled'*1h'.'
1840.
RuitdyftM low aop>» Be
Trlvette of MhduvUle^
80 Trlvette of TadklnvUIe. DfiT
Trlvette of bsoeksvflle. Rout^nS;
and Thomas Luther THvttte.ef
MocksvlUe: two dautbteta. Mn^
Bmallne Seamon . of Mocksidilt
and Mrs. Veda Mkmey of Tadlqi^
vilio: a brottier. Jdin TMvetto'cf
Bsrmooy: 3S erandebUdren;-S
great grandehtfdrqni:' tm
great great granohOdroi.
Paid AQlies ffyiTf IS
Funeral eendeei tor Sknd AI^
son ffpry. 68. of 1188 80i^ 8tv
Mboksvttle. were hM flaturdiy-
aftemoo) at tho Turrentlne Bii^
tM Ohuroh. The Rev. W. B. ?»»
ly and the Rev. B. M. daaia
llolated. Burial was In Reii
Cemetery In MeoksviUe. .
Mr. Spry died at 8 pa,.
day aftemooa at bit honn
Bufferlnt a haart attack.
Be was bom In Davla Ombi^
to Ltttber and Lola Bcndrls BpnP
Ba was an amploya of Brvlit'
Mffls of Coolaemse.
Be was marrfsd to Mte Mi;
beth BCIder in 1940.
Burvivbig 010 Mf wttdi •
Jmy 8m df the honti tav
biotheri. Vestal Bpry of liocfi*
ville. Bt 4. Ray Md Jack ;
both ef Ft. BiifVf Slid 1111111118
flpiy of Osmp BtttBor; and tPS
aiitcra. Mrs. OHcnn McDibM fid
Mrs. Atbtn Innkford* botttnBT"
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MOCKSVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA
DAVIE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RECORD, Thursday, August 24,1961 - Page 1
H. Cloyd Pliilpoll
A Statesman-A Neighbor-A Friend
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H. CLOVD rHILPOTT
Fiincral services were held
Monday nftcrnurn nt first Bap-
list Ciiurch In Lexlnaton for Lt.
Ooremor H. Cloyd Phllpott.
Lt. Qov. PhilpoU died at Uie
Baptist Hoxpltal in Winston*
Sniein, Saturday ftftcrnoon of a
circulatory ailment with which he
was stricken last Wednesday at
his Kf^h Rock Lake summer home
One of his brothers, B. Cabel
Philpott, Jr., died of the same
nilmcnt In 1951.
Mr. Phllpoptt. who had been
r.tardcd as a likely candidate for
m^ovcrnor in 19&4, had many per*
[^bnal friends in Oavie County.
He was a frequent visitor In the
county and took a personal in
terest in local flffaho.
Last April. 19f!0, he spoke to
the Mocksvlllc Rotary Club. Last:
October, during the fall political
campalRn, he spent almost a day
In hCocksville. In April of this
yenr, he spoke at the official
opening of the Mnstand Dura-
Icntiier Company here. And at^
other times he paid personal vis-
It to many In tho county.
The Wlnston-Salem Journal In
an editorial slated It well by say
ing:
"Mr. Pinipott was an excep-
ticnal human being. In his per
sonal and religious life, In his
business life, in his political
dealings, and, above all. In his
rote as a public servant, he ex
hibited high quailUcs of leader
ship. He may be cotmled as suc
cess In all these undertakings. His
occomplisliments were many. He
typ'flcd North Carolina's pro-
invsilvc conseivotlsin at Its best.
He was thus a model and an in
spiration. for others. And In this
Respect his loss will bo perman-
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MOCKSVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA
DAVIE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RECORD, Thursday, August 24,1961 - Page 3
l<antilr 8. Uowtw. 12
Fiinml ficrvtPH for Lonnio
Sanford Bowles. 72. of MockH-
I vlllo. Rl. 1. were held Monday
momlhK al the Cheolnut Orove
Melltodlsl Church. The Rev. C.
M. Ooihwn and the Rev. Mir.
Brown officiated. Burto! was in
the church cemetery.
Mv. Bowles died nl 3 nju. Sal*
urdny at his home foltowliiR a
hcori attack.
He was born In Dnvlc County
to Mitchell ond Ruth Tuttcrow
Bowles. He wos n retired dairy
man. He married Miss Tcssle Bclk
in 1911.
Surviving arc his wife; o son.
Marshall Bowles of Mocksvllle.
m. 5: three doughteiu. Mrs. Da
vid Rape of Woycross. Qo.. M!rs.
Jnvan Baity of Harmony, Rt. 2.
and Mrs. Jerry Qulledge of Mon-
I roc, Rt. 4: titrcc sisters. Mrs.
liula Beck and Mrs. Noiude Wood
' both of Mocksvlllc, Rt. 2: and
. Mrs. Minnie Purr of Concord: 16
.•grandchildren; and 13 great-
grandohlldren.
Wiley C. Seaford. 7fi
Funeral services for Wiley Co-
- lumbus Seaford. 75, of Advance,
' Rt. 2. were held Mbnday after-
. noon at tho Fork Baptist Church.
:iThe Rev. H. W. Hutchens a!id
I the Rev. Carl El Poston officiated.
[Burial was In the church ceme
tery.
. Mr. Seaford died at 12;1S p.
'•m. Saturday of a heart attack.
He was born In Davie CoiinCy
"to William A. and Susan Hendrix
:Seaford. He was a retired farmer
and a member of Fork Baptist
' Church.
Surviving ore itls wife, the
former Nannie Bverhart: a
'daughter, Mrs. W. M. Bowles of
Mocksvlllc, Rt. 3; a son. P. c.
Seaford of Miami. Fla.; six
• grandohildren: seven great grand
children: and two sisters. Mrs.
Ray Burton of Advance, Rt. 2.
.and Mrs. Charlie Beck of Mocks
vllle. Rt. 4.
Mrs. George W. Minor, 83
Funeral servles for Mrs. Betty
Zimmerman Minor. 83. of Ad
vance. Rt. 2. widow of Oeorgc W.
Minor, were held Monday after
noon at tho Fork Baptist Clnuxih.
The Rev. E. H. Berry and the
Rev. Fletcher Ford offlolated.
Burial was In the church ceme-
tcn*. ,
MTs. Minor died Saturday at
10)20 ajn. at the Dunham Nurs
ing Home In'ctemmons. ^ had
been in delinbig health two years
and seriously 01 10 days.
She was bom in Davle County
to Jackson ond Sarah Satteidleld
Zimmerman. She lived most of
her life in Davie County.
She was a member of FOric
Baptist CImrch. Her husband
died in April, 1951,
For the past eight years Mrs.
Minor had made her home with
a daughter. Mis. D. B. WMte-
heod of Ratnseur.
Also surviving are another
daughter, Mis. C. V. WiUlams
of 806 Gales Avenue, Winston-
Salem; seven sons. .Honroe C.
Minor of Mount Airy. Marvin J.
Minor of Cliarlotte, ond Yates
Minor of 242 N. Hawthorne Road.
K. O. Minor of 3052 Bobbrook
Drive. Sam Minor of 344 Strick-
lond Avenue, and Lewis O. Mbior
.of 3814 Whyne Avenue, all in
Winston-Solem; 20 grandchildren:
17 great grandchildren: and one
brother. Jess Zlmmeiman of Ad-
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MOCKSVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA
DAVIE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RECORD, Thursday, August 24,1961 - Page 3
GROVCK S. ROBEltTSON, 77 '
Ftmcitil Rcnriccs for Orovci
SfulPR Robcrltion. 77. of Mockfi'
vllle Rl. 3 were beld PrWojr of-
toniooii ofe tlie CornAtmr Baptist
Ciuii-ch. The Rev. RlmPi* Day and
the Rev. R. M. Jnmcs officiated.
Buriitl was In the church cemo-
ier.v.
Mr. RobertRon died Wednesday
afiernoon. Tfe was piounced dead
on arrlvol at the office of Or. B,
L. RiciurdA in MockavHIc after
.sufferinu n heart otteck.
Jie was born in Davie County
to Harmon nnd Delta Tucker
Robertson.
He u'a.s o i-ellrcd sawmill em
ploye.
He married Miss LlTsle Polls In
1908.
SurvlvlHR QIC his wife: six sons,
E. T„ Robert Dewey. Press C.
and C. Arnold Robertson, all of
Mocksvllle. Rt. 3 and Orover and
Turner Robertson, both of Lex-
Iniiton: two dautthters. Mrs. E. R.
Bcauchamp ond Mrs. Robert
Howard, both of Mocksvllle Rt.
3: 38 gmndchildi'en: 13 grcat-
grondchlldren; three brothers.
Hiram and Hubert Robertson,
both of Whislon-Salem. and J. H.
Robertson of Advance. Rt. l: a
sister. Mrs. SaUie Potts of Mocks*
vlllc. Rt. 3.
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MOCKSVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA
DA VIE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RECORD, Thursday, August 31,1961 - Page 5
James A. Ktmbrouoh
Jame^ Armllte Klmbrouah. M.
of Ml. Pleosant. Mich., .'ormcriy
of Wliwlon - Solcm died unek-
peclcdly about 10 ajn. Monday
at Ml. Pleasant.
He wos a partner with a
brother In law In Michigan Oil
Well Logeing Service. Before go
ing to Michigan la 1BS2. he was
0 foreman In the R. J. Reynolds
Tobacco Co. leal department.
Mr. Klmbrough was bom In
NQocksvllle to Jidin A. and l^ula
Smith Klmbrough. He came to
Winston - Salem at an early age
and wos graduated from Rey
nolds High School. He was em
ployed at Mengel Box Co. for a
time.
He was 0 member of the Xew-
isvllle Masonic Lodge and a past
master of Winston Lodge 167. He
was a veteran of World War II.
Surviving are his wife, the for
mer Reba Satterflcld: n daugli-
ter. Miss Jane Brock Klmbrough
of the home: and a Invtlter. Will
iam F. Klmbrough of 1219 Soutli
Hawthorne Road.
A funeral was conducted Tues
day nt Mt. Pleasant. Ute body
wUl be brought to WhutoaV'Salen^
late this week. Pldns for'the
eral In Wlnston-Salem ore In
complete.
DA VIE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RECORD, Thursday, August 31,1961 - Page 4
MRS. J. E. CROTTS. 82
Funeral Services for Mrs. Juli.a
Bverhardt Crotts. 82. of Mocks-
vlUe Rt. 4, widow of J. E. Crotts.
were held Sunday at Utc Bethel
Methodist Church. The Rev. C.
M. Dodson. the Rev. O. p. Carter,
and the Rev. W. H. Pcrry offici
ated. Burial wos In the church
cemetery.
Mrs. Crotts died ot 11:15 pjn.
Friday at Ute Rowan Memorial
Hospital In Salisbury. She had
been In declining health two
years.
She was bom In Davle County
to ham and Rebecca Daniel Evcr-
hardt. She was married In 1801.
Her husband died In 1033. She
was a member of Landls Church
of Ood in Rowan County.
Sui'vlvlng are five sons, L. O.
Crotts of Clemmons, Daniel
Crotts of Lexington. Robert
Crotts of Raleigh, Boscoe Crotts
of Palm Beaclt. Fla., and Wade
Crotts of Mts^sslppi: three,
daughters. Mrs. C. 8. Howard of
Mocksvllle, Ri. 4. Mrs. SSctma
Spence of Farmville, Va.. and
Mrs. Paul Tutterow of China
Orove: 23 grandchildren: 21
great-grandchildren; and two sis
ters. Mrs. EUgh Dcadmond of
Mocksvllle. Rt. 4. end Mrs. Jeff
Beck of Mocksvllle.
Bio - Obituaries - 8/31/1961 DAVIE COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY
MOCKSVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA
Funeral services for C. Prank
Strbud. 80. Maple Avenue, Mocks-
vUle. former owner and publisher
cf The Davle Record, were held
Tuesday afternoon at the Mocks-
ville Baptist Church. The Rev
J. P. Daivs officiated. Burial was
in Rose C^etery. I
Mr. Slrbud died at 5:15 a.m.|
Monday at his home. He hstd \
bean in, declining health five I
years and ■Seriously ill two'
months. " jHe was born in Davle County
and began his newspaper career
at an early age with the Old
Hickrry Mercury edited by J. p.
Click. Later he worked on the
Ntw^-Hcrald at .Morganton^andthe Lenoir Topic aV Lenoir. the*'
Hickory Times and the Mont-gomery Vindicator at Seveirville, '
Tenn.
I He returned to Mocksvllle in
I 1907 and bought the Davle Rec-
ord which he edited and publ'shed
• weekly until ill health forced himto retire in 1956, selling The l
Davle Record at that time toi Raymond E. Everest. Later Mr. ®E\'erest sold the newspaper to the ^
Mocksvllle Enterprise, which absorbed the name becoming the
Davie County Enterprise-Recoi-d.
Mr. Stroud was a member of
the First Baptist Church, the ^Patriotic Order,_&ns of Amer- ^
■ica. ftjid th£> Junior Order.•He was married'to Miss Jessie, Click of Hlckoiy on March 23.
_ 1804. She survives,Also sui-viving are ar.son. Prank t'Stroud
C. F r ajife IStroud
mm
C. FRANK STROUD
EDITORIAL
. Jr^; of Mociiville: twodaughtei^-jj Mrs. James Hinkle
and Miss Loui«. stroud. both ofMocksvill^^ a sister, Miss Mattie
Stroud W Statesville: "T'd two
grandchildren.
0- . i'•-we tT
^ ■ -3 i - I ^ 6> 1
J-OAVIE CO. PUBLIC LlBRARy
:'6fspent' wofthjff^'taeiF '"ber;rr.'easure'd not■yqars—and this man'accom>UshCti., •; much. *-durina;,£^
For 49 years—between the I
he 1956—C.to Stroud published andedited The Davie Record■ which went each week intomany homes of this county.
he Although strongly parti-•d. politics, Mr. Stroudcould count many friends
ae the Democrats, aswell as the Republicans. Hebad the resoect of all forjg making known his stand on3 any issue and never hesitat-'■ ed to take up the fight. against liquor ,br for hi'=I party.I He was a friend of . the
if aroimd the square inI Mocksvllle—stopping in their• place of business most every
a friendljto thec^Idren 3^e .■yo.uld, meet onthe street—and'through the
years gave; themm^y Packages,-'^^^^
! So long a flmlW figureon the streets of Mocksvilkwith his cane and a chew oltobacco, he been missedsince his retirement approximately five' years ago.His retirement from the
publishing business markcend cf':an.i^era in theprin.^g prof^'s^IcSi ras ThelDavie Record was probably-the last completely hand-set
newspaper to be published.At one time, Mr. Stroud wa:reported to have^enjoyed the';
reputation as orie of the fastest •'hand-setters of type in
the "Statei-'c- ■i.;---
■-M'k iv;
DA VIE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RECORD, Thursday, September 7,1961 - Page 1
R. C. Breneisar
Dies In Georgia
Funeral services for Richard
C. Breneaar. 03. of MOotcsvlUo
were held Wednesday at tho
First Methodist Church. The
Rev. W. W. Blanton. tho Rev. C.
B. Nenlon. and tho Rev. Dwlght
Mashbum officiated. Burial was
In Rose Cemetery.
Mr. Brcneear died at 1:25 pjn.
Monday at the Baptist Ho^Ual
in Atlanta of a heart attack. He
was strlvkcn on the bus enrouto
to Alexandria, La» whore he had
planned to make his home. He
iind recently baueht a home
tlterc.
He was born In Davic County
to Hrnon Turner and Bessie Rich
Brcneear. He served in the Navy
on the USB Vermont durlntr
Wbrld War I. He was In tho
Corps of Enslnccrs durina World
Whr It and wna stationed at
Brisbane. Australia.
Ktr. Breiieanr was ccniiected
with tlic Railway Express Ascney
a'. rtalCKh lor 20 years, retirtnti
about 10 years aeo. He returned
here and made his home In
Mocksvtlle for the past 10 years,
lie had never married.
Survivlns arc one broilier. E.
R. Btvneaar. Sr. of 018 Miller St..
Win!'ioii*SaIpin; one sister. Mrs.
Olrnn Poole of Creteenl Beach. 8.
C.; two nephews and one nieco.
Bio - Obituaries - 9/7/1961 DAVIE COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY
MOCKSVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA
DA VIE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RECORD, Thursday, September 14,1961 - Page 5
B. L. Rfchardon. 77
Fuiiaml services for B. L.
Richardson. 77. of Slier City Rt.
1. were held Sunday afternoon ot
the Bethlehem Pll»rtni Holiness
Cliurch. The Rev. W. C. Bullard
and the Rev. Aya Ellis officiated.
Burial vx'us in the church ceme
tery.
Mr. Richardson, the father of
fMrs. J. B. flolconib and tlie
uraiulfather of Mrs. Jork Naylor.
both of Movks\-ille. died Satur
day roomitri ul his home. He was
a retired farmer and a native of
Alamance County.
He Is Kurvhfd by his wife. Mrs.
Mury Woody Richardson; five
duuuhtsrs. Mrs. Lucille Thomas,
Oreensboru: Mrs. Mabel Cheek.
Burllnaton: Mrs. Lucky Holcomb,
Mocksville; Mrs. Bertha McMan-
us. Bller City; und Mrs. B. M.
Johnson of the home; two sons.
J. Willard Richardson of areens-
foro und Thomas Howard Rich
ardson of Slier City: iltree sisters.
Mrs. Mary Lee Ruth of High
Point; Mrs. Annie Love of Bur-
Unclon: and Mrs TVssie Stout of
Snow- Camp Rt. 3: three broth
ers. H H. and Doniiie Riciiard<
[sun of Snow Camp and Millnrd
'liitiianison of Builiiiaton: eichi
aruiuiiiulifrt II und ten tireut-
uruiidihildien.
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MOCKSVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA
DAVIE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RECORD, Thursday, September 21,1961 - Page 5
Grovfr C. Godb^y, 71
Punnral Mrvtccfl for Grovcr
Cnhln Oodbfy. 71. of Morkfl^'dtP.
Rl. 4. trpre held Saltirday oflPi**
nron at the Boton Cliapel. Tlu*
Rev. J. C. SH-alm olTtcloted. 8ui-o
lul Kcskn in the Goya Chnpel Ceni*
clery In Rowan County.
Mr. Qodbe>' died at &:35 tun.
Friday at the Davic County
Hoapltol. He had been in- de*
clin'nt; health five years and
seriously tli three days.
• He was born in Rowan County
to J. C. ond Lydia Paw Oodbey.
He was o lelir^ sawmill opcra-
!or.
Ills witc. the former Pearl
Freeman, survives.
Aht> surviving arc two sons.
Eugene Godbcy of Winston*Solcin
and Curtis Godbey of Mocksvllle.
and three daughters. Mrs.
Poul Willnrd of Mocksviiie, Rt. 1.
Mrs. Charles Poster of Advotu-e.
Rt. 1. and Mrs. C. H. Cosart of
Whiston-Salem: 32 grandchildren:
17 greot grondchlldrcn: a broth
er. Lewis Godbey of Wcodleoi.
Rt. 1: and two sisters. Mrs. Lillle
Messcck ond Mrs. Carrie Mowery.
')3th of Salisbury.
Bio - Obituaries - 9/21/1961 DAVIE COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY
MOCKSVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA
DA VIE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RECORD, Thursday, September 28,1961 - Page 4
Bin. John A. Brown
Funeral services for Mrs. Mary
Ellen Brown. 89, of Avon Street,
widow of John A. Brown, who
died Friday nlsht, Sept. 22. in
Davte County Hospital, were
conducted Sunday afternoon at
2s80 pin. In Eaton* Funeral Home
chapel by the Rev. W. W. Blan-
ton. Burial was In Rose cemetery.
Mrs. Brown was serloudy ill
for two wecko before she died.
She was bom in Haywood
County to Merret and Margaret
Jarrett TVantham. Her husband
died in July. 1937.
Surviving are seven daughters.
Mrs. Hattle Deyton. Mrs. Hester
Oeorge and Miss jimmie Brown,
all of Mocksville, Mrs. Minnie
Uembree of Rock Hill, S. c.. Mks.
Maggie Pitt of Buffalo. S. C.. Mrs.
Dora Frankffh of Union. S. C..
Mrs. Bonnie Stsmon of Draper;
five sons. Jesse J. and William
O. Brown of AsheviUe. Roy Brown
of Whke Forest. Cante Brown of
BAocksvilte and Claude Brown of
West Virginia? two sisters. Mks.
Delia Fincher of waynesvOlc and
Mrs. towa Baldwin of Kansas
City. Mo.; four brothers. William
B. Trantham of WayncavlUe. Leo
J. Trantham of Cycle and Joseph
H. and Charles P. Trantham. both
of Chicago.
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MOCKSVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA
DA VIE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RECORD, Thursday, October 5,1961 - Page 5
Mrs. Jewel Cicary. 1i
Funeral services for Mrs. As-
lies Ratledse Cleory. 72. of Route
1. MocksviUe, widow of Jewel
Ctcary, were held Sunday after-
non at Eaton diapel. llie Rev.
w. L. Csckman and the Rev. W.
C. BuIIa olticiated. Burial was
in Liberty Pftgrim Holineils
Church Cemetery.
Mrs. Cleory was bom in Dovle
County to WiUtani L. and Susuii
Bollcy Ratlcdcc.
Surviving are five sons. Jock
Cleory of Concord. W. H. Cleary
of Htiih PoliH and Lester. Ray.
ond Darnell Cleory of Moctcsvllte,
Rl. 1: two daughters. Mrs. J. H.
Wclborn ond Mrs. Ernest Oalth.
er of SlntPsville; 14 srondchll.
dren; two Kn*ai Brnndchildrcn,- n
stcps:n. Norman Cleory of i
Qreciudjoro: o stcpdauehtcr. Mrs. I
Marvin Huston of Concord: five!
brothers, Spurscon Rotledge ofi
Maryland. A. C. Rotledge of'
Mocksvlllc, Ri. 5. O. S. Rotlcdtic
of Moctcevlllc. Rt. i. C. H. Rot-1
Irdge of Mocksvlllc. Rt. 5. and
Oilinrr Ratlcdne of Winston-
Solt-m: and a sister. Mrs. Russell
Nif. no of Welcome.
Slarslinll K. KwlHlier. 81
Piincrnl services for Marshall
Savannnh Suisher. 81. of Route
I. Mocksillle. were held Tuesday
luomine. ut the LUn-iiy Pilgrim
Holiness Clitirch. Tlte Hcv. W.
C. Bulls olfielated. Burial was
111 the clitiri'li ccme|er>*.
Mr. Swislier dli*d at 5:30 pan.
Sunday enruute to (he Davie
Cwiiiity llojiiiiatl after suffering a
heart atuek :ii his home.
Mr. swislier was born in Davie
County to Miles uiul Mary Stroud
Nwisli. r.
Su:vivlnii .lie hu wife. Mrs.
Kltie CJeiir>' awisiier; two sons.
Jolinnv Swisliei rf Morksville. Rt
1. iitid W. r Sw slier of lluinioti,v.
IM. 1. one iSeiU'hter. Mrs. Hairey
t*ii:!!V c»l Sl.i;;st.lli' one -11-51-
.M.r., Ai'i.'iian Chmy ol .M.v»:—
\jl!e, JO., i .ind niiu' orandchil-
i'itii.
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MOCKSVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA
DA VIE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RECORD, Thursday, October 12,1961 - Page 4
Mrs. T. S. Raitisaur,
Suicide Victim '
Mrs. Thomas Stewart Hamsaur.i
51. who lived In the (dd Foard
home nt South River, was found!
(lend on the itround back of her
home around noon on Monday. I
The local sheriffs office re-'
ported Mrs. Ftamsaur's death was!
self inflicted. The b:dy was
found on the ground with a rope
around the neck. The other part
of the rope was tied to a second
floor bahnfafter, the ofllee re
ported. The rope had apparently
broken in the fall of the body.
The f(»iner Jane TVott. site
was Ixtm In New Londim on May
30. 1910. daughter of the late
H. S. and Louise Foaird Trott.
She was educated in the Wil
mington schools.
Mra. Ramsaur was a memtter of
St. Paul's Bpiscopat Oturch of
Conwoy. 8. C.. the Garden Club
of Wttmlngton. and was on the
executive board of the Girl Scouts
in Wilmington.
Mra. Ramsaur was a memtier of
St. Paul's Episcopal ^urch of
Conwoy. S. C., the Garden Club
of Wilmington, and was on the
executive board of the Girl Scouts
In Wilmington.
She leaves her husband. Thom
as Stewart Ramsaur. whom she
married on Oct. 5. 1935; three
daughters. Mrs. T. W. Johnson of
Hamsottburg Va.. Miss Janet
Ramsaur of the Rowan Memorial
Hospital In Salisbury, and Miss
Nancy Allison Ramsaur of the
home: one brother. Graham
Foard Trott of Rolelghx two sis
ters, Mrs. Elsie Trott Grogan of
Salisbury and Miss Henry Young
Trott of Wilmington. One aunt.
Miss Loura Foard of the home,
also survives.
Funeral services were conduct
ed Wednesday at 2 pjn. at St.
Suko^ Rplscopal Church by the
Rev. OlfeUy Whitaker, rector,
and the Rev. Robert H. Hobart of
Conway, S. C. Burial was In New
London Cemetery In New London.
DA VIE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RECORD, Thursday, October 12,1961 - Page 5
MIhx lllanrlir Karly
Funeral 8or\^^•^^• for Bhiu*
i-hr» Early of 44B Breni Siiwt.
^Vhutoit-Sal'-m wore Iu*!f| Wcd-
iir«lay .-iilemouii ni Voylrrs'
Ciiopcl. Till- Rev. Rutuitrl Rice
and Dr. Paul E;irl\ ufriclalv;!. i
Burial wa-H in the For^yih Mi-
morial Park. <
Mrs. EaiJy died at 5:47 pm
Moiul.>y m ihv CUy H.).m)IijI
Bhv li;u! b*vu li; divliiuii'. lu-altli
ninr iiiiil ^. ru):i«|y »n (mi
mmillv,.
Slu* i>iin ill Yiiilklu
Couiiiy lu'ur Kisnu \o a.
and Mar,v Jaiu* U!iU-kwfU Kaily.
Her fmnily {.iter mat id (n
vllle.
.M;s< Eo:ly w.is edueatcd lu
.'?U;:uy.'.:(1i Si . .i Mock ••
* die ami IV ivvil ;i» u-S i-
lem in luuo.
Slu* a:i.< a rv.ind tui.'lnye of
Wuehoviu B.ir.k and Tuiil Ca
where »iie worked in the .ifdli
leljaritiivni loi d5 ye.ii>.
Slio v.u a iniwhi T if the Mim
P.ijiitM Chiireh. a rli-.riiT mem-
U'T oi Cati-.Miiua Sunday Ktlin-d
i*.'.. • and wii- -.vreUii-/ nf (h.
i..(«'liieiduie (leiKirimen! fur
n.'r.y yoaiv.
Surviviui! are a le.ui idstn*.
Oniee Early oi the l-onie
ii.i ilcee li:.;"'!!". .1 II R;m"5>
i 1 lUH Clie.- ; " i" t E.iily
; 1m: :• Oiivl.' a-:<i P: i:k T
Illy 1.1 :7aij Maito. Calif.
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MOCKSVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA
DAVIE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RECORD, Thursday, October 12,1961 - Page 2
Alrsi. .1. O. THvrUr. Mil
Piiin ml sfi'vicfA for Mrs. Mnry
Allcf thvi'Ic. 80. o! Ilimnony. lU.
I. nllr of John C. TrivcUt?. uvn-
hold fSsniiitlny m tlip Union
Clm|H>l Mpihotilid CIniicli in t
linvlp Cotiniy. TIip fU*v. C. M.;
Oo(l<-jn tind IIip Roi'- Jiuiiny |
Gi-oif offU'ltttcd. Burittl wuH In |
llio fluuyli rpniHlifiy.
MW, Trivelle dlitl tit 10:40 p.
m.. TlHirMlny. She Itnd been in
dccllnlno hpailth spvphiI yonrs nnd
spiiously III three weeks.
Slu* was bom In Yndkin County
to William and Mnry Ann piijlllp
Plynn.
She wfts a member of Courtney
Baptist Church.
She and Mr. Trivelle weie nwir
ried Nov. 4. 1898.
Survivinir are her husband:
three sons. Ouy C. Trivette of
Mock>Yille. Rt. 5. Wade Trivelle
uf winslon-Snlem and issac Tri-
vcito of Yadklnvlllc. Rl. 3: three
dniifthlers. Mrs. Lena McEwcn of
Mocksville. Route 5. Mrs. Vcra
Compbell nnd Mrs. Eva Rich,
boll) of Harmony: 18 grandchil
dren and 13 great grandchildren.
Mrs. John R. Roger. 71
Funeral services for Mrs. Allle
Lobctla Boger. 71. of Harmony.
Rt. 2. wife of John Roberts Roger,
were held Friday at 2 pm. at the
Center Methodist Church. Hie
Rev. James White, the Rev.
Oraliain Wootcn. and the Rev. E.
M. James olllclatcd. Burial was
In the elnireh cemctdry.
Mrs. Bogei* died nt 4:30 pjn~
Wednesday nt the Dnvlc County
Hospital. She had been a pa
tient one day.
Site was bom In Iredcll County
to John and Loura Heath Frics-
Innd.
She was a member of Advance
Methodist Clnirch.
Surviving ore her husband:
four daughters. Mrs. Jim Bai-ney
of Advance. Rt. 2. Mrs. W. T.
■Shermcr of Winslon-Salem. Mrs.
Fred Crawford of Catowbi and
Mrs. Arnold Berrier of Winston-
Salem: a brother. Tny Frlesland
of Qreensboro: three sisters. Mrs.
.1. 1*. ihiiiuiiil uf lliiiiiiilttmillf [
nnd Mr/!. i.i<.«;ipr Slonn of Win-;
^ltIn-Hillpm: 12 urandclilldren:
nnd in nrenl uniiulrhlldren.
Jplin Henry lllake. 71 j
, Punerjil .'!prv|fiv« for John Hen-
try Uliikp. 71. of A<lvnncp. III. 2.;
were hrld Snuirdny nfiemuon ol*I lite Advuiux* Bnpilsl Cluirch. |
.Tlh* Rev. C. R. Cniwlord and the
Ri'V. Elmer Day olthdulPd. Bur-
iul WHS in the cliurcli cemelery.
Mr. BInke died nt • 2 p.m..
Tluinidny nt the Dnvle Count)'
Ifcspitnl. He hnd been scrlon.slv
III scvonU days.
He was born In On vie Coiinly to
Henry and Undo McDnnlel BInke.
lie wns n former.
His wife, the former Mi.ss
Emma PInti. survives.
Also /nnvivbig ore two daiivh-
ters. Mrs. Joe Barney nnd Mrs.
Rndd Sidrien. both of Advance.
Rl. 2: ihree sislcrs. Mrs. Henry
Cash of Whudon-Salem. Mrs.
Ocorae Rntlcdiie of Woodlcaf and
Mrs. Uoyd Fons of Chevy Chase.
Md.: sbc brothers. W. A. Blake,
of Mocksvllle. Route 3. James.
Frank and Charlie Blake, oil of
Oreonsboro. joc Blake of Salis
bury and Clinton Blake of Ad
vance. RL 2: and tlirec gitmd-
children.
Bio - Obituaries -10/12/1961 DAVIE COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY
MOCKSVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA
DA VIE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RECORD, Thursday, October 19,1961 - Page 1
Robert Lee Roger Is Killed
In Wreck Near Lincointon
Rabcrl Lee Boeer. 37. of,
McelMvillr. was one of two ilrlverj*
killed Monday ofternuon near:
lanrolnion when a bulk farm feed I
trurk and a ti'aetoi' trader col-'
I ded lirnd on. The tractor''
iradrr bumrd.
Mr. HuBcr was thrown fromitlie t:*aftor • inider in the crash
It mem red on N. c. 11 tihwuy
130 ahaui M-vrn inllea ea.M <i|
laiicolnton in tlir I'naiiikm Cm*.
tir i- mmiinhy.
! Flair llbliwti.v Piitr*|m»n J. G.
Wr.uhi Ni d buih men. iruwjinti
alone. a)»i>uren:iy ok'd ulino&L
. iiiMiiiiiI.v. Tl:i' colliMt on occunid
.iibifui I:5& p m. on ti Mraialu
|Mri't('h oJ road Puirolinaii
jWriwIii said he way unabl*' lu
|driiiiiiuir the iU'.u>( uf the iraah
jiin.ta-ihuul.v.
i Boi:er waa drtviut* Eati ui u
, ir.15 Intcrnntloiinl traclsr, pull-
J»ti (ill imbfldrd fliilbed trailer.
:ciurry wu.h driving west in u
• 1039 Internaiioitnl bulk farm
'lied I nick.
• 71)1' twii hinte vthicles
fnti.'.lied loyi'.lipj*. C he rry's
truck rti|t|icd end over end, land-
iiic «!. Ms .<..d". nmiei'V t:'ar.tor
trii:I;r .'aikSenllid in the hiffhwoy
iini eniiciii
'liif tiwmr of «he feed iriuk
!.»• h.Mcd Niiin-na. Inc., of
M . I'li.i. ouiur oi ine ii'acior-
irailr- ua^ Hheliteld Luniber Co-
of Mm'ksvjlle luv<."i:*;ul;oii was
c.m.nuid.
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MOCKSVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA
DAVIE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RECORD, Thursday, October 26,1961 - Page 2
Mrs. Tom Cope, 12
Punml seivlccs for Mrs.
myrtle Jordan cope, 72. vrJfe of
Tbm Copo. Oak &L. MocksvlUe.
were held Monday afternoon at
the Eaton Chapel. Tlie ttcv. C.
P. Burehett and the Rev. A. C.
Cheshire officiated. Burial was
In Roj« cemetery.
Mrs. Ccpe died at 7:30 am.
Sunday at her home on Oak St.
in MocksvlUe. She had been
In declining heath ten years.
She was born In Davidson
County Feb. 13. 1889. to George
ond Alice Spry Jordan. She wifs
married In 1910.
Mm. Cope was a member of
Kbcksvllle Baptist Church.
She survived by her husband;
three dnughterr. Af'i-s. Everett
Drnnls of Virginia Beach. Va..
Mrs. Pair Swalm ot Winston-
Salem and Mrs. Joe Hctsabeck of
Wolniit Cove; two sons. Radford
Cope o. Saisbury: and Willlem
Cope of Mattimorc, Md.; fotu*
brothers. Adam. Ben. and Deweyi
Jordan, all of Cooleemee. and
Baxter Jordan cf Salisbury; n
sster. Mrs. Ernest Tiller of
Leakrvlllc. 13 grandcliUdrcn and
four great Brandohndtxn,
Bio - Obituaries -10/26/1961 DAVIE COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY
MOCKSVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA
DA VIE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RECORD, Thursday, November 2,1961 - Page 7
jMsr O. Myers
Puneml i-crvlcea tor Jesse Oft>
car Myer.'. 80. of Salisbury. Rl. 6
who died Sundoy afternoon at
Brouuhton Hcsp'tol. Mortranlon.
were held on Tuesday oftemoon.
Oct. 31 at 4 p.in. at Enon Baptist
Church by the Rev. J. W. Allen.
Burial was In llie church ceine-
;cr>*.
• He had b:rn In decUnlna
|:..Mlth several inontlis.
I H? was born in Dnvle County
t: Rod and Mary Barnes Myei-s.
Mr. Myers, a retired former,
was a member of Bnon Baptist
Church.
He was married in 1S02 to Jane
Broadway, who died lost year.
He is survived by a daughter.
Mrs. Jaeic Ridenhour of Mocke-
vUle. Rt. 4: five sons. Hobert
Myers. Baxter Myers, and WU-
llam Myers ail of Sedlsbury. Rt.
6. Waltei' Myers of Woodleaf. Rt.
I. and Vestal Myers of Mo^-
vllle Rt. 4; a brother Sam Myers
cf MocksvlUe, Route 4: 15 grand
children and 14 great-erandchll
drcn.
DAVIE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RECORD, Thursday, November 2,1961 - Page 4
Rupert Paul Boger, 68
Funeral services for Rupert
Paul Boger were held at 2 pn
Sunday at Eaton Chapel. The
Rev. J. P. Davis, the Rev. Bill
Angcll and the Rev. Alvls Che
shire officiated. Burial was in
Rose Cemetery.
Mr. Boger died about 11 pm.
Friday night enroute to the Davlc
County Hospital. He had suffer
ed an attack at his home earlier.
He was bom In Davle County
to Calvin and Maggie Chcslra
Boger.
He was a mechanic for 6an-
ford Motors here for many years.
His wife, the former Laura
Walls, survives.
Also surviving are a son. Paul
Grey Boger of Charlotte; two
brotlicrs. Bam Boger of Kannapo-
lls and Jolm Boger of Mocksvlllc.
Rt. 1; three sisters, Mrs. Lan
Reynolds of Mocksvllte. Mrs.
Alma Julian of York, S. C., and
Mrs. Wade Stonestreot of Win-
ston-Salem: and a grandchild.
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MOCKSVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA
DAVIE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RECORD, Thursday, November 9,1961 - Page 2
JiimcB 8. Hanchry
Funeral aervlcea for Jiunea
8pruj\i lionehey, ft2. of RosahUl,
father of Mrs. Bill Price of
.Mosksville. who died Friday at
hU hcme. were conducted 8atur>
day. Nov. i. at 3:30 pjn. at Island
Creek Bapt'st Church at Rosehlll
by the Rev. K. D. Brown. Burial
way In UUIe Creek Cemetery
near the home.
Survlvinii In addition to Itle
daushter are his wife, the .ormer
Mlsa Bnrma W Ulams: a son.
LUtwosd Kanchey of the home:
five grandchildren: three sisters.
Mia. J. M. Cottle and Mrs. Ben
riivenbark. both of RosehUi, and
Mrs. Leadie Rlvenbark of Wal*
lace.
Bio - Obituaries - 11/9/1961 DAVIE COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY
MOCKSVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA
DA VIE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RECORD, Thursday, November 16,1961 - Page 1
Stci'ie Dies
Steven SroUh» 6 year old son
of Mr. and 'Mrs. Buf one Smith
of MocksvUle died Tuesday
mominv at the Baptlat Hospital
In Wiitstoa-Solem. He had
ibecn in a critical condition for
several weehs foUowtnir an op
eration.
Funeral plans were incom
plete at press time.
Bio - Obituaries -11/16/1961 DAVIE COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY
MOCKSVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA
DAVIE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RECORD, Thursday, November 23,1961 - Page 2
John Noll Waten
S^neral services for John Nail
Waters. 64. of 8prlna Street, who
id:ed Sunday night. Nov. 19, tut
0:46 p.m. at his home of a heart
attack, were held Tuesday after
noon. at 2 pan. at Baton's Chapel
hy the Rov. W. W. Blanton and
the Rev. C. B. Newton. Burial
wad In Rose Cemetery.
Mr. Waters was bom In Davle
County to Marvin and Geneva
Nail Waters.
He was with WlUtina Drug Co.
hrre several years. He operated
the MMksvUle Soda Shop seven
years and at the time of his
death was a salesman for Reavls
'Motor CO.
I He was married to the former
Mai'garot Smith, who surv.'ves.
Also surviving are a daughter.
Miss Mhrgaret Rose Waters of
'the home; his mother of Mocks-
vllle: two brothers. Sam Waters
of Moeksvllle and Bob Waters of
LaCrsss, Va.: and five slaters.
Mrs. Elisabeth Tinker of MOeks-
vllle. Mrs. W. P. Amos and Mra
Sidney Stafford of Jacksonville.
Flo.. Mrs. Paul Hockett of
Pny> itevllle and Mrs. J. D. Potts
of High Po'nt.
Mrs. Thomas A. PloU
Funeral services for Mrs. Ester
McOan el Plott. 88. of MoeksvlUe.
Route 3. who died Saturday at
Ljmn Haven Nursing Home, were
held on Monday at 2:30 p.m. at
Grave Methodist Church
by the Rev. Dwlght Mashburn
and the Rev. Wade Rogers. Bur
ial was In the church cemetery.
Ms. Plctt was the wife of
thomas A. Plott. She had been
Is declining health several years.
n She was bom in Davle County
to George and Susan WllUams
MtCDanieL
Ehe was a member of DuUn
Miethod'st Church.
Surviving in addition to her
husband are one daughter, h&v.
Edgar Frye of MiocksvQto. Rt. 3:
one granddaughter: and one
.great grandchild.
Gene Steven Smith
Funeral services for Gene Ste
ven Smith. 6 year old son of Mr.
and Mrs. Gene Smith of Macks-
vllle. were held Thursday after-
ternson at the Baton Funeral
Chapel. The Rev. W. W. Blanton
offlelatrd. Burial was In Rose
Cemetery.
The child died at 8 am Wed
nesday mom.'ng at the Baptist
Ko^ltal n Winston . Salem. He
had been a patient there thirty
days.
Hb was bora in Davle County
to Gene and I^tty Jean Poster
Smith.
Surviving are his parents; two
brothers. Gene Smith. Jr.. and
Paige paster BmUli. both of the
home; his grandparents. Mirs.
B. P. Fester and Mrs. B. I.
Qmlth. both of MocksvlUej and
his grrat-grandparents. Mr. and
Mifs. N. P. Poster of Mocksvllle.
J, L. Winismi
Funeral serviees fcr Jesse Lee
WUlioms. BB. of Rt. 1. Riehfleld.
Ion the Btokee Perry Roadl. were
held on Mbnday at 3 pm. at
faiiher's Lutheran Church by the
Rev. C. F. Kyles. Burial was In
the ehureh cemetery.
Mf. WlHiams died Saturday.'
Nov. 18. at 1 pjn. at his home.
He had bsen in declining health
for several months and seriously
ill three days. i
A native of Davle County. he|
was bom Jan. 6. 1873. He was}
0 former and mnchant. He op«|
orated WlUams Grocery at his)
home until about a year ago.
His wife died four yean ago.
He leavctt one son, Ooleman
Williams: one daughter. Mka.
Leila Bverhordi. both of Rieh
fleld. Rt. 1; three grandehlldren
and flve great grandcbitdren; 2
sisters. Mrs. Maude Davis of Rt.
3. ModcsvOIe. and Mrs. Maggie
jMart'n. Rt. 4. MbcksvlOe. .
Mrs. Josephine Woodruff
Funeral snrvlccs were held
Monday at St. John's A.M. E.
Zion Church for Mrs. Johephlnc
IJamcs Woodruff, who died at
her home Friday morning. 8cr\*-
iscs were conducted by the pas
tor. Rev. N. K. Bycrs. tntermeut
was ill the church cemetery.
Mi-s. Ijomrs. the dougliter of
the late Wesley IJ&mcs and Mary
Jane llolmoii rjames. was bom
March 1899. She was married to
tlic late Jolm Woodrulf. Three
vhlldrm survive: Mrs. Alma Du-.
lit! and John Dames of Mocks
vllle and Ralph IJamcs of BalU-
Imore. Md.
Bio - Obituaries -11/23/1961 DAVIE COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY
MOCKSVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA
DA VIE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RECORD, Thursday, November 23,1961 - Page 2
Mrs. Thamas A. Plotl
Funeral services for Mrs. Ester
McOonel Plott, 06. of Mocksvflle,
Eouto 3. who died Soturday at
hyr.n Haven Nursing Home, were
held on Monday at 2:30 pm. at
^m*tn Grave Methodist Church
by the Rev. Owight Mashburn
and the Rev. Wade Rogers. Bur
ial was in the chtuch cemetery.
MiS. Plctt was the wife of
Thomas A. Plott She had been
Is dedinhig health Mveral years.
n She was bom in Davie County
to George and Susan WllUams
MiODanieL
She was a member of Dulin
Mbthod'at Church.
Surviving in addition to her
husband are one daughter. Mn.
Edgar Frye of Mocksville. Rt. 3:
one granddaughter: and one
.qreat grandchild.
Gene Steven Smith
Funeral services for Gene Ste
ven Smith. 6 year old son of Mr.
and Mrs. Gene Smith of Mdcics-
vUle. were held Thursday after-
ternson at the Baton Funeral
Chapel. The Rev. W. W. Blanton
officiated. Burial was in Rose
Cemetery.
The child died at 5 ajn Wed
nesday morning a. the Baptist
Hospital n WUistcn . Salem. He
had been a patient there thlrW
days.
He was bora in Davle County
to Gene and X^tty Jean Poster
Smith.
Surviving are his parents: two
brothers. Gene Smith. Jr.. and
Paige Foster SmUlt. both of the
home: his grandparents. Mirs.
B. P. Fester and Mrs. B. X.
<^th. both of MocksvlUe; and
his great-grandparents. Mr. and
Mi's. N. P. Poster of MocksvlUe.
J. L. WlUiams
Funeral services fcr Jesse Lee
WUllams. 8B. of Rt 1. Rlchfleld.
Ion the Stokes Perry Roadl. were
held on Mbnday at 3 psn. at
lajiQier's Lutheran Church Iqr the
Rev. C. P. Byies. Burial was In
the clturch cemetery.
Mt. WllUams died Saturday.'
Nov. IB. at 1 pm. at his home.
He had bsen in declining henlth
for several months and seriously
ill three days. i
A native of Davle County. he|
was bom Jan. 6. 1813. He was{
a farmer and merchant. He op-|
crated WlUams Grocery at hlsj
home untU about a year ago.
His wlfo died four years ago.
He leavca one son, Coleman
WlUtams: one daughter. Mka.
Leila Bverhoidt both of Rich-
field. Rt. I; three gmndehtldren
and five great grandchildren; 2
sisure. Mrs. Maude Davit of Rt.
3. MaeksvDla. and Mka. Maggie
Mart'n. Rt. 4. MbctavUIe.
Bio - Obituaries - 11/23/1961 DAVIE COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY
MOCKSVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA
DA VIE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RECORD, Thursday, November 30,1961 - Page 2
Durvln E. IIvyfR. C4
Punci-nl services foj- Dnrvln E.
HnypR. 64. of Htumony. wero held
Ffiflny nftcrnonn nl ihe Hnvwony
Methodist Cluirch. Tlie Rev. W.
S. Doy nod the Rev, Sidney Nor- j
fan ofTlclBted. Burlol wn.s hi iliel
Harmony CemeteiT* |
Mr. Hayes died last W«?dnr.s. I
(*rty nt ihe Bnpti'-il HojipHnl In'
WindcivSalvm. i
Mr. Hny«s was on the Ii-edcll
C i'Otv Board or Edncnllorv foi
ls .vrnss. was n rtcpu'.v sheriff
'n- jvvr-n ycnr.< and chb f of po-
.licr nt Ilonuony for 13 years. J
1 yv. ll.iyrs wa.s owntr and
;:vr-:ilor of the Hnves Motel nt
I the l;me of his death.
Survjvin.t arc hU wife. Mrs.
I Novella Ciimpbell Hnycs: n
|drn-.'lil-r. M s. IDmolhy Cnlley of
I Vr'l, >:oii n Sali-m: two .s:n4, Luw-
[fnyes of Wmsion-.SnliMii.j
i ai..f Windell Hnycs of Elkin; four
hrnthcr.s. D. M. Hayes of Hnr-
in'ny. Vutc- H:'>;cs uf Ei.-iu.ih
H«p(u. N. J.. Flako Hayes cf
Muck.svtile. nnd Willie Hayes of
5:anla Mcnien. Calif.: hLs stcp-
mothei-. Mr.s. W. O. Hnycs of
Harmony. Ri. I; five Imlt sisters.
jMrs. Lcroy Snow and Mrs. Ro-^erj
Enow uf Hnimony, Mrs. Bill Elhs
of In:'.lanapolis. Ind.. Mrs. Bill \
Taylor of WIns.on-Sakni nnd
Mrs. Vlrnil B:wIc5 of M.ock.sv He-
two luilf bi-ctlurs. Horace Hayes
j:r StalcsvHle and A. O. Hnyt^s
' cf Harmony and seven grnnU-
j.a-llda*en..
Cnlvln S. Alien. 73
Funeral services for Cnlvln
Sanford ISnml Alien. 73, of Rl.
2. MocUsvlllc. were held Tuesday
morirlin at the Ook Orove
McUiollsl Church. The Rev.
Osorgc A-jinsn officiated. Burial
"•ns in the church cemetery.
Mr. Allen died Sunday mom-
1ns nt It's home. He had been in
^ecllnlns healtiv several mrntlts.
Mr. Alkn was born in Davie
Cnnn'.y to 'l'hcma.s J. and M.!r.(in
^ :n.- Allen. He was u retired
furniture worker. His wife, the
fm'.nrr Jennie L<cavh. died Dec.
31. I960.
t?uiv.v;ny are ojie son. Paul
Alien of Mnck.svillc, Rl. 2: one
dnusitlcr. Mrs. L. M. Slroud of
Mo.'lt/vilU*. Rl. I: seven srnnd-
cl:i'n. three six-nt urandch 1-
''r n. '.ui* broihej's. Jiuncs Allen
oJ Vu'Jvse. T;m Allcit of Lcdi,
N. J.. V*;jl;or Allen of ilt.- Bi-juk.
.'1. Y., I «iJ Car. iJCi' .AJk-n of
CcoU.m:e: and fivu sisters. Mrs.
Dnlhe L:avh of Ahodcic. Mr^
O. r. no; r cf Mocksvlllc. Rt. 2.
r H. Dra.ui of Mjcksville.
nt 4. M.S. .Mary Powell nnd Mrs.
OlliiK r Bullin :f High Point.
1 .Mt-a. JCKse flruvvs. 56
n Fni!'rnl sei-vlcra lor Cor-
.'ncha Loin: Oruvc.s. 56. of 740
i Oh' ry r r:.*t.-Tn»vf«tiviUe. wifr'Wf
|J'. iK' L. Gravis. wiro held Tlniis-
diiy afu-rnO'tn at E.tloti's Fiinnal
C-n.-yel. The Rev. W. \V. Blonion
;nd K.v. A. C. Cliesh re olflclal-
d. Du.tal wp.i In Hc.se Cemetery.
5"r- f»ravi'.< dltri Nov. 21 i»i
ii.: [:uui.' iiiu-i a heart nitnck.
tin' was b.irn In Davle Coiuiiy
L W.llh'.m L. i.i.d M:nervii Wd-
hi>;/» Li-n.v. &iv.: had liv* d luiv
Lfl yen;-.-*.
Eh - vn.s : member of the First
Melhuclisi Church.
Ettrlvlni; are lur Inisband; a
-on. Will am L.-e Gtiives of
>2ockt.ville: a dnnyhlvr, Mi!->
M.ii'»:iirc. Ortives of .h.' iiotm-. u
broihrr. Bcnnio C. Luna of
. Moek.svillc. Ht. 2; nnd three
,'-rniidi-hlk!ren.
Bio - Obituaries - 11/30/1961 DAVIE COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY
MOCKSVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA
DAVIE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RECORD, Thursday, November 30,1961 - Page 1
' Woman Killed
On HIgliway
Mr.1. Kr.iY>n J. Pm-ni Jn. 54. nf
150Q Market Strecl. Wllmlnpton.
was lalally ininrrci Sunday af^
temoan when atru/k by n car
about nine miles onH of Mocks*
. viile on U. S. 1*18.
} Mrs. ParmcK who hod slopped
her cor nlcni;£'dc the ro.id to In*
' quire at a house for travel dlrec*
t'ons. was dead on arrival ot
Da vie County Hospital followhi'!
the accident about 4 pan.
Jan:^ Helen Tnnicr. 21. of 441
E. Dovonshirc Street. Wlnston-
Salem. driver of the car which
hit Mrs. Pannelc. was treated for
shock at the hosptUii and relcos*
cd.
Stotn Highway Patrolman L. E.
Woods pieced lopctiier this ac*
count;
Mrs. Piirmclc was on route
from the home of rrlativcs at
Rtchmnnd. Va.. to vLsil a diiuRh*
tor. Mrs. Johnny MrAden at
Hickory. Mra. Pormelo wa* tro-
vellnu alone In a 19S9 Pord re
gistered to Benjamin J. Parmele
of h:r home address.
j Sought Directions
I She stopped her car on the
' rlchthnnd side of U. 8. 158 east
j of here and crossed the road to
j a house to verlf.v that she was
' on the right route to Hickory,
j Afterward, she started back
aerOi« the highway, carrying her
; eyeglasses In her hand,
t WJtti£.sses said she apparently
; walked right Into the path of the
car Miss Turner was driving.
Miss Turner and friends were
reported en route to Western
Cnrnllna College where she Is a
<itttdcnt.
Ihc 1959 Pord Miss Turner was
fiiiving. owned by Walter Cooper
Hnber of 718 Forest Avenuo. High
PoinU fattier-cd on«'Ol- -her col
lege friends, careened off the
roadway after striking Mrs. Par-
mde.
The POrd sldeswlpcd Mrs. Par-
mcl3*s parked 1959 Oldsmoblle
and como to a stop some dlsanee
down the road. No one in Miss
Turner's car was Injured.
Patrolman Woods said invcst-
vation was tjelng continued and
that no charges hod besn pi"c-
fcrrcd.
The body was to be taken from
Eaton Funeral Home here lol
Waiti Funeral Home at WllmUiB-
lon for the funeral.
DAVIE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RECORD, Thursday, November 30,1961 - Page 6
WlUie Vat Rose
Funeral services for Willie
Val Rose. 65. of Route 1* who
died Thursday. Nov. 23. at Davte
County Hospital, were held Fri
day. No\'. 24. at Plney Orove
Church. In Iredell Cotu^. Bur
ial was In Hie ^urch cemetery.
Survivors are his wife. Mlrs.
WUIle X^ewls Rose; two daugh
ters. Mrs. Kopolia Frost of Rt.
1 and Mrs. LotUo M. Carson of
Hamptonville. Hvc sons. Elmer
iHveretto Rose of Hou^nvlUei
Martin Imther. James Walter.
Artis Lee. William and Charles
Rose of Rt. l; two sisters, Mrs.
Mary Robertson and Mrs. Ida
Pleison of Salisbury and 21 grand
dilldren. •
Bio - Obituaries - 11/30/1961 DAVIE COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY
MOCKSVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA
DA VIE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RECORD, Thursday, December 7,1961 - Page 5
Paal r. LraptroDe. 68 i
Ftinci-nl rfcrvJres for Paul Cllfl-'
fni'd Lenplrope. 68. of 305 Oak-
wand StrcPl. Hlith Point, wcit
hrld Monday nftcmtKtn In the
Ciimby MoiUmi-y Chnpal. Dr. C.
Ic. Herbert. Jr.. olflciotcd.
j Mr. Lsnipiropc. the stopfnlher
Jaf Mj-s. R. p. Ktnip of Mocks-
' vlllc. died SiUiirdiiy nflernoon
alter bi-in;'. Htrkkrn wUh a heart
al'.ark while ehnpplnu at a Hluh
PcJnt Su|>eiinnrkel.
Mr. Lcnptrope was n frequent
visitor in Mocksvlllc and had
many Irlenda in Uils area.
He was bojit in Geargla ic
O.'cnr and Mnraaret Ann Leap-
I rape and lived In Hlah Point
for the pant 35 yeni-:^ He was a
member of ihc special police
force at Hl^) Point Collette and
'at It'Kh Point city lake until he
jrrllred In 19.50. He was a mem
ber of Weale.van Memorial Mctli-
cdl.sl Ohurh and of the church*.")
Pt acock Bible ClaM.
Pi.rvlvlm! ajv hl.« wife. Mi-s.
Knlhvrlne Bpeucrr Lcapirope; 2
RteiKlnutshU'i-s. Mru. Emily Ketnp
of Morkavllle. and Mrs. Sylvia
Brlitt's of Petersburc. Vo..: his
mo.her of lite home: a si.ster.
Mrs. Emma Hatnbrlck of OrattBC.
Te.xns: and five step Ri-nnd
DA VIE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RECORD, Thursday, December 7,1961 - Page 1
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PAUL B. BLACKWELDER
Rates Held For
Paul Biackwelder
Paul Bruce Biackwelder. age
30. bt«sSnv«s and civic leader of
Mocksvlllc. died at 2 pm. Tuesday
at the Baptist Hospital. He had
been In crlt'.c.al condition follow
ing a cerebral hemorrhage cn
Nov. 17.
Mr. Biackwelder, the owner
and operator of Twin Brook Farm
In Mocksvlllc. was born May 12.
Mil. the son of H. F. Biackwelder
and the late 8tcUa Hunter
Biackwelder.
A graduate of N. C. Stats
Ccllege. Mr. Biackwelder operated
the Twin Brook Farm In Mocks-
vllle In conjuno'.lon with the late
John C. Sanford for a number
of years and then as sole owner.
Building up a, top grade Quenucy
herd, the Twin Brook Fann dis
tributed milk in the Mocksvllle
and Coolcemec area. In January
of 1983; Mr. Biackwelder offcct-
sd a working agreement with
SouUiern Dallies of Wlnston-
Salem whereby he became tlie
Scaltee". Distributer in this area
and the Sealtcst plant handled
the mw milk from his rcrd.
He was a director of the North
Carolina Dairy Foundation; a
director of the North Carollno
Ouemscy Breeder's Asscclo-Mcn;
and a director of the Mock.wllle
Sovlngs and Loan Assoclnlion.
Mr. Biackwelder was post-
prcs'dcnt of the Mocksvlllc Rotary
Club and a foimcr member of
the Mocksvlllc, School Board.
He was currently serving as a
director of the Northwest North
Carolina Development Association
and woa an cider In the First
Presbyterian Church of Mocks-
vUle.
Survivors Include his wife, the
former Fannic Bradley of Mocks
vlllc: a daughter. Louise Black-
wTldcr. a student at Queen's
Colleee; one sister. Mrs. Carl
Jones of Mocksvlllc: two brothers.
H. F. Biackwelder. Jr., cf Mocks
vllle. Rt. .5 and Clycc W. Black-
welder of BurllnKicn: his father.
H. F. Biackweldvr of Moi'k.svUle.
Funeral siniccs were held at
S pun. Wednesday at the Flvat
Presbyterian Church. The Rev. i
Ed Avctt and Uic Ri-v. Robert
\5-*.i?l"- o.Tlrinted.-
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Paul B.
Blackwelder,
Dies At 50
PauJ Brt«t: Blackwelder. 30,
•li Mwi(?vilU, died at P M
Tu"«da}- It Boplijt Hoiplta. In
Winston Saiem
He had been in crlt<cal
eonditiact at Baptiat Hocpl'
tal twu weeks following a ce«
eertbraJ lietnorthage.
He WQi owner and operatur
cif Twin Brooks Farms, dti<
tributof* of Seailesi datry pro*
duels in Davie County.
He was a dirrclot uf the
,\oTthwesi North Carolina Oe>
vclopircnt Association, a di*
rcctoi of the North Carolina
Dairy Fouruiation, a director
of the North Carolina Guern
sey Breeders Aiscciation and
a director of the Mocksvillc
Savings and Loon Associati
on.
He was past president of
the MocksvilJe ^lary Club
and a former member of the
Mueksvllle School Board.
He was an elder ol First
Prcfbyteri&n Church in
Mocksvillc.
He was born in Davie Coun
ty to H. F. and Stella Hunter
Blackwelder.
Surviving are his wife, tho
tormer Miu Fannie prcforyt
a daughter. Miss Louise Black
welder, a student at Queens
College in Charlotte: a sister,
Mrs. Carl Jones of Mocksvillc:
and two brothers. H. F. Black
welder Jr. of Mockivilk'.- Rt
5 and Clyde W Blackwelder
of Burlington.
The funeral was csndufted
at 2 P. M. Wednesday at the
Fir^l Presbyterian Cluirch by
ihi' lUv. .Robert While, the
Kcv Edd Avette.
Bunal was m Roae Ceme-
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»tn. J. A. Cranford
Tuncrnl scrvlcca for Mrs. Belle
Donahue drnnford. <83. grand*
mother of Doyle Donahue, was
hole? on Tuesday nt 2:30 p.m. fit
South River Melhodlst Church by
the Rev. J. F. Stough and the
Rev. J. C. Sv^'alm. Burial was in
the cliurch cemetery.
, Mrt- Cronford. of Needmore
community, of Rou'an County,
widow of J A. Ci-anford, died at
10:20 p.m.. Sunday. Dec. 10. at
the home of a daughter, Kba. O.
W. Donahue, Woodleaf. Rt 1.
Mrs. Cranford was bom In
Rowan County to Dnflcws and
Matllc Cartner Donahue. Her
husband died 11 years ago. She
a'os a member of South Htver
Methodist Church.
Surviving arc five daughters.
Mrs. Donahue. Mis. Inez Perry
and Mrs, Leroi-y Powell, all of
"Wloodleaf. Route 1. Mrs. Llnnio
Cartner of Cleveland. Rt. 1. and
Mrs. Clyde Turner of Cleveland.
Rt. 2: two sons, John and Neqhl
Cranford of Woodleaf. Rt. 1: 22
grondohildren: 26 great grond*
ohJldren; and one brother R. C.
Donahue of Joclcsonvllle, Fla.
Mrs. W. E. Poplin. 70
FTmeral services for Mrs. Emma
Jones poplin. 70, of Mocksviile,
Rt. 3. were held Wednesday. Dec.
8. at 3:30 p.m. at Bethel Metho
dist Chdrch by the Rev. Cameron
Dodson. Burial wos in the dburch
cemetery.
Mrs. Poplin, widow of W. S.
Poplin, was found dead In the
bacfcyord of her home about 6
p.m.. Monday.
Acting Coroner Dr. Ben BJeh-
ards of Davle County ruled that
death resulted from natural
causes.
She was bom In Davle County
to Phillip and Laura Ellis Jones.
Surviving are a son. James P.
Poplin of Camden, S. C.; two sis
tors. Miss Charity Jones and Miss
Rose Jones, both of MocksvJlc,
Rt. 3; four brothers, Jack.
Charlie. Willie and Spcncc Jones
all of Mocksviile. At. 3: a grand
child and a great grandchild.
Ralph R. aitmrd, 74
Funeral services for Ralph R.
Clinard, 74. of Harmony. Route
I. shefficid community, who died
Ihursday, Dee. 7, were conducted
Saturday at 11 a.m. at Rcavts
Funeral Home Chapel at Har
mony by the Rev, Wallace Elliott
and Bishop J. Kenneth Pfoh.
Buiial was in the Moravian Grave
yard, Wlnston-'Salcm.
. Mr. Cllnord, a native of Win-
stoh-Salcm and manufactm-er ef
artificial flowers, died at Lula
Conrad Hoots Memorial Hospital
at Yadklnvillc where he had been
a patient three weeks. He was
in declining iicalth two years.
Mr. Clinard was bom in Win-
ston-Salem to William H. and
Phoebe Brown Clinard. He was
educated in the Wmslon-Salem
schools and attended N. C. State
College at Raleigh.
Mr. Clinard operated Clinard's
Gift and Art- Shop in Wiirston-
Salcm until 1931 when he moved
to the present home. He owned
and operated Clinard's Floral Co.
manufacturer of artificial flow
ers which he sold on a wholesale
and retail basis.
He was a member of Home
Moravian Church of Winston-
Salcin.
SurvlvlnB are his wife, Mrs.
Theodare Rust Clinard; one
douBhtcr, Mrs. Dan Young of
Pales Verdcs Estate, Calif.; and
two brolhcrs, J. Agnow Cllnord
of Mountain Home, Tcnn.. ond
the Rev. Cltnrles B. Clinard of
Torvann, Calif.
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Robert F.Whitaker
Robt-rl, Whilaker,
fi9, of Mocksv-iUc. Rl. fl, died
at 4:40 Wcdnuduy al Davic
County
He had been seriously ill
for 10 days.
Mr Whilaker was bom in
Davic County to John P. and
Emily Beck Whltaker.
He married Nettie Commer,
who survives.
Olhrr survivors are two sons
Paul and Silas Whilaker. both
of MocksvUie, Rt. 5: one
daughter, Mrs. Ruth McConn
of Norfolk. Vb.. four grand
children: three brothen. Dave,
Moody and Lottie Whitaker.
ail of Mockiville, Rt. 5; four
sisters. Mrs. David Pcnnlng-
ton, Mrs. Henry Prlvctte and
Mrs. Howard Bcinkley, ali of
Mocksville. Route 1. and Mrs
Johnnie Adams of Mocksville,
Route 5.
The funeral will tw con
ducted at 2:30 P.IM. Friday
ot Liberty Baptist Church,
Burial will bo in the church
cemetery, »
Orville E. Love
MOCKSVILLE — Orville Ev-
crettc Love, iA. of Mount
Vernon, 111., died at 8:40 P.
M. Monday al the home of
hu srn. tlio Rev. Kenneth
0. Love of Mocksville, Rt.
4.
Mr. Low had Ixen visiting
his son about six weeks. He
had been in dccHoing healUt
several months.
He was born in Oklahoma
and wad an employee of Iho
Texas Oil Co. before he re
tired in 1859.
Surviving in addition to the
Rev. Love are another son,
Everetie E. Love of OeKalb,
111.: several grandchildren; a
brother, Orbia Lo%-c of Ari-
zonal two sisters, Mrs. M. B.
Brumbly of Okiaiu-ina City,
Oklii, and Mrs. Carl Shep
herd iif MidwcKt City, Okla-
bomu.
Tive budy was siiipped to the
Parka Kunemi Home at Okc-
iiuh. Okla. Tuesday. A scr-
viic will be hcid ihcic Fn-
day
Mrs. Cranford
Of Woodleaf
Mrs Belie Donahue Cran
ford. 83. widow of J. A. Cran
ford of ihe Necdniort Com
munity iif W<xidliaf, Route
I, riird unovpectcdly ot 10:-
20 Sunday night at the home
(>f her daughter, Mri 0. W.
Donahue, with whom shr had
been living.
A native iif Rowan County,
she was txa-n December 33,
1877. dftughtdr of the late
Daniel and Mattic Gartner
Donahue. Her husband J. A.
Cranford, died 11 years ago.
Survivors mcluoc seven chll
dren, Josh and Nvphi Cran
ford, Mrs 0 W. Donahue,
Mrs. Inez Pciiry. and Mrs.
Levoy Powell, all of Wood-
leaf, Route 1. and .Mrs. Lin-
nie Carinrr of Clcvetond Rt.
1, and Mrs Clyde Turner of
Cleveland. Route 2 ine bro
ther, R C. Donahue of Jack
sonville. rifl.; 22 siandchiid-
ren. and 25 grcatgrarulchlld-
ren,
Mtf. Cranford was a mem
ber of South RIvrr Methodist
Church in Rowan County
where funeral services ws-rv
conducted at 2:30 Tuesday
with the Rev J F Stough and
the Rev. J, C Swalm offi
ciating. Burial was in the
church cemetery.
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Mrc. W. GIrnn Hhulrr
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Uibij.ct til i'.ii: U.V.!
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Ciirmlnn Oiuirli olftvlnU'd. Lti-
tvrmonl was hi Uic \Vc?tmmli>tvr
Oai'Ojns o{ Girciisbsm.
Mn. Sluilci- cilcHl DLTCnibcr Itlh
nl liti' WLSjt;y Uinu llospicil in
arcviisboi~u niicr iin i1invs& of a
jcvv monilu. Bac nos (iu>yfnri>>
old nnd wnii hosplUilizctl five
dn)i>. A nntivc u( Uiivio Cotiiuy.
Miv had lived in Grc«;n«bui*o 2o-
years. She was ihe lormer IjOII
Myers. {InuKlUcr of liic luio WIN
Ham T. 5. niid Deiiii Hikc M.v<-rs.
blic Is survived by h'-i- hus-
baml: two suusf w. baVcrae
Snuicr nnd William C. Sliulcr of
OrcL-mbora. Ihrcc broUicis: Sam
uel E. Myers, II. Lenny Myers
and John S. Mi'crs, all of Win-
ston-Snlcm. Three slstcrst Mrs,
T. J. Minor of Advance: Mrs.
Myrtle M. Padnett and Mrs. Fred
5. James of WInslon-Salcm: and
four grandsons.
Mrs. Luther Oaywalt |
Funeral services for Mrs. Emily'
Smooi Da.vwalt. 75. widow of
Luther Oaywalt of the Salcm Me
thodist Church Communltv.
Mocfcsvillc Rt. ]. Wfc'i-o held Fri
day afternoon nt the Salcm Me
thodist Church. Burial wn.s in the
church ccmctei'y.
Mrs. DaywaU died Dccvmb.T
J3Ui at U)c Onvie County Hos
pital. Shu had been a nalicnt
Uicrc for a werk.
Mr. Oaywalt died nine years
ago.
A native of Davic County, slic
was born November 16. 1866.
daughter of tlic laic Samuel and
Florence Walker Smoot,
She Is .survived by four chil
dren. Mrs. R. M. Clcnry and Mrs.
Joe Johnston, both of Sintcsvtllc.
Ted and Snmu:I Dnywalt, both of
Mocksvillc. Route 1: two broUirr.v.
C. C. and J. N. Smoot; two sis-!
tcrs. Miss Alice Smoot, nn<l Mns.
William Powcn..-ill of Mocksvlllu.
Route 1; four gmndchlldren: end
three grcnt-grandchildrcn.
Hugh Bronson Bnllry, 71
Funeral sciviccs for Hugh
Bitmson Bnilcy. 71. of Mocks*
vlllc, Rt. 3, Uic Conini/cr Coni-
munliy. were held Siuidny af
ternoon at the Eibavdto Method
ist Church. The Rev. Alvin La-
Uiain cvnd Uic Rev. E. M. James
ofuciutcd. Burial wns in the
church cemetery.
Mr. Bailey died nl 8 a.m. Fri
day moriiing at his home of
MucksvlUc Rt. 3. He had been
in declining health for several
months.
lie wos born to Cliarlle and
Corn Zimmerman Ballby. He was
.f i-ctlrcd furniture plant worker.
He was married to Miss Nannie
Frye. who survives.
Also surviving are two sons.
Raymond C. Bailey of Advance.
Rt. 2, nnd James H. Bailey of
Advnnec. Rt. 1: n daughter. Mrs.
Ilnrvry Potts of Mocksvillc. Rt.
3; 12 grandchildren: four gi-cnt-
mnndchildrcn: a sister, Mrs. Sal
ly Beck Carter of Advance. Rt. 2;
a half brother. Major BoUcy of
Advance. Rt. 2; and a half sis
ter. Mrs. Hugh Harrelson of Lex
ington.
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