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Death Records
From The Charlotte Observer [NC]
Monday, Nov. 25, 1963
Page 2-A
RICHMOND, Va. -- (AP) --
John F. Kennedy will be the seventh United States president to be buried in Virginia.
Kennedy is to be interred today at Arlington National Cemetery, where the 27th President, William Howard Taft, also is buried.
Other U.S. presidents buried in Virginia are the first president,
George Washington, at Mt. Vernon; the third, Thomas Jefferson, at
Monticello; the fourth, James Madison, at Montpelier; the fifth, James
Monroe, and the 10th, John Tyler, both in Richmond.
LAURINBURG -- (AP) --
A 21-year-old Maxton man was killed and his five companions injured
seriously near here Saturday in the collision of a car and bus.
The victim was James Dallas Berry. Reported in
serious condition at a Laurinburg hospital were: Belton R.
Locklear, [address deleted for privacy], Maxton; Pernell Locklear, [address deleted for privacy], Maxton; Carrie Lee
Ramson and Hezekiah McPherson, both of [address deleted for privacy], Maxton, and Bobby Scott, [address deleted for privacy], Pembroke.
Police said a car carrying the six men ran a stop sign and collided
with a Queen City Trailways bus at an intersection on U.S. 74 five
miles east of Laurinburg. No one on the bus was injured seriously.
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North Carolina
BELMONT -- Jack B. McCall, 36, died Sunday. Funeral 3 p.m. today at East Belmont Presbyterian Church.
Survivors: wife; mother, Mrs. J. E. McCall of Belmont; daughters, Miss
Diane McCall, Miss Catherine McCall, Miss Martha McCall, Miss Bobbie
McCall, Miss Patricia McCall, all of the home; son, James B. McCall of
the home; sisters, Mrs. L. M. Glover Jr. of Charlotte, Miss Elizabeth
McCall of Belmont; brothers, James H. McCall of Belmont, Don T. McCall
of California.
GASTONIA -- Mrs. Louise Brown Blanton, 81, died Saturday. Funeral was Sunday at Loray Baptist Church.
Survivors: daughter, Mrs. Bob Broome of Boone; sons, Walter Blanton,
Buford Blanton, Hal Blanton, all of Gastonia, Ray Blanton of Charlotte;
brothers, J. S. Brown of Gastonia, Dewey Brown of Kingsport, Tenn.;
sisters, Mrs. Claude Laughridge of Bostic, Mrs. Sewell Avery, Mrs. Ron
English, both of Marion.
LAURINBURG -- Monroe Adams, 62, died
Saturday. Funeral 3 p.m. today at Belk-King Funeral Home in
Darlington, S.C. Burial in Black Creek Cemetery near Doversville, S.C.
Survivors: brother, Oscar Adams of Darlington; sister, Mrs. Maggie Neil of Daytona Beach, Fla.
LINCOLNTON -- Bobby Gene Crouse, 21,
of [address deleted for privacy], died Saturday in a Winston-Salem hospital of injuries
received Friday night in an auto accident. Funeral 3 p.m. today at
Bethel Baptist Church.
Survivors: parents, Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Crouse of [address deleted for privacy]; brothers,
Larry and Danny Crouse of the home; sister, Evelyn Crouse of the home.
LEXINGTON -- Darryel Ray Hendricks, infant son of Mr. and Mrs. Edwin R. Hendricks, died Saturday. Funeral 4 p.m. today at Piedmont Funeral Home.
Survivors: parents.
MARION -- James Robert Greenlee, 87, died Sunday. Funeral 2 p.m. Tuesday at Siloam Presbyterian Church.
Survivors: sisters, Mrs. Jay Williams, Mrs. Kate Lytle, both of Chattanooga, Tenn.
MOUNT PLEASANT -- Robert L. Tomplin, 56, died Saturday. Funeral 3 p.m. today at Holy Trinity Lutheran Church.
Survivors: wife; daughters, Miss Genevieve Tomplin of Richmond, Va.;
brothers, F. A. Tomplin, C. L. Tomplin, both of Statesville; sisters,
Mrs. L. P. King, Mrs. J. F. Brown, both of Statesville.
OLD FORT -- Mrs. Wilhelminia Kasa, 79, died Saturday. Funeral 2 p.m. today at Westmoreland - Hawkins Funeral Home.
Survivors: daughter, Mrs. S. G. Dobias of Old Fort; sister, Mrs. Carolyn Kroulik of Old Fort.
RAEFORD -- James Donnie Maynord,
infant son of Mr. and Mrs. Huell Maynord of [address deleted for privacy], died Sunday.
Funeral 2 p.m. today at Island Grove Church Cemetery near Red Springs.
Survivors: parents; brother, James Dean Maynord of the home.
RED SPRINGS -- Wilmer J. Bowen, 48, of [address deleted for privacy], Shannon, died Saturday. Funeral 3 p.m. today at Red Springs Funeral Home.
Survivors: wife; daughter, Mrs. Rebecca Gore of Dover, Del.; sons,
William Bowen, Wilmer J. Bowen Jr., both of the home; sister, Mrs.
Hattie Walters of Clayton; mother, Mrs. W. L. Thompson of Shannon.
ROCKINGHAM -- Miss Myrtle Hancock, 85, died Saturday. Funeral 2 p.m. today at Watson King Funeral Home.
Survivors: sisters, Miss Verda Hancock, Mrs. Doshia Hancock, both of Rockingham; brother, Claude Hancock of Lakeland, Fla.
SANFORD -- Mrs. Mary Ward Buchanan, 89, of [address deleted for privacy] died Sunday. Funeral 2 p.m. today at Bethany Baptist Church.
Survivors: son, W. L. Buchanan of Sanford; daughter, Mrs. Margaret Arnold of Sanford.
SANFORD -- Alma Jewel Godfrey, infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Johnny Godfrey, died Saturday. Funeral 2 p.m. today at Leman Springs Methodist Church.
Survivors: parents; brother, Mitchell G. Godfrey of the home.
STATESVILLE -- Ralph William Hatcher, 50, died Friday. Funeral today in Cypress, Calif.
Survivors: wife; son, Ralph W. Hatcher, Jr. of the home.
STATESVILLE -- John Henry Walker, 66, died Saturday. Funeral 2:30 p.m. Tuesday at Green Street Baptist Church.
Survivor: wife.
TROUTMAN -- Conrad L. Brown, 53, died Sunday. Funeral plans incomplete.
Survivors: wife; sons, Charles Brown of the home, Gary Lee Brown of
Appalachian State Teachers Collete, Conrad L. Brown Jr. of Statesville;
daughter, Mrs. Gaul Armour of Winston-Salem.
FORT MILL -- James Enoch Hines, of [address deleted for privacy], Waxhaw, died Saturday at Mercy Hospital in Charlotte. Funeral 4
p.m. today at Wolfe Funeral Home. Burial at Lakeland Memorial Park in
Monroe, N.C.
Survivors: wife; sons, Tommy Hines, Wayne Hines, both of the home;
half brothers, Marshall Shaw, Herbert Hines, both of Gastonia, N.C.;
half sisters, Mrs. Lucille Jenkins of Roanoke Rapids, N.C., Mrs. Irene
Stancill of Siler City, N.C.
Mrs. Judith Hannon Calvin, 29, of [address deleted for privacy], died at her home
Saturday. She was born in Charlotte July 29, 1934, daughter of Mable
Helms Hannon and the late Clifford G. Hannon. Mrs. Calvin was a
secretary associate with Kerr Glass Manufacturing Corp. and was a
member of Holy Trinity Lutheran Church. She is survived by her
husband, Richard L. Calvin; mother, Mrs. Mable Helms Hannon; brother,
William E. Hannon; sisters, Mrs. J. Robert Vaudin and Mrs. John Wabich,
all of Charlotte. Funeral services to be held at 3 p.m. Monday from
Miller and Kerns Hawthorne Chapel, conducted by Bishop Herbert Spaugh,
senior pastor of Moravian Little Church on The Lane. Interment in
Sharon Memorial Park. Pallbearers are: Jacob C. Cornelius Jr., L.
Dale Arthur, Robert Lee Blair Jr., James Murphy, Lemuel D. Whitsett III
and Donald Trapp.
GEORGE COMBIS
George Combis, 84, of [address deleted for privacy], died suddenly Sunday morning at
his home. A retired merchant and restaurateur he was born Dec. 15,
1878 in Karyal-Lacademonas, Greece. Mr. Combis was a member of the
Greek Orthodox Church, Temple Lodge No. 676 AF & AM, Mizpah Chapter
of Eastern Star and Marathon Chapter No. 2 of Ahepa Lodge. Survivors
include his daughter, Mrs. Helen C. Koklas and two sons, Chris Combis
and Gus G. Combis, all of Charlotte; brother, Peter Combis of
Valparaiso, Ind.; two sisters, Mrs. Demetra Hondros of Valparaiso, Ind.
and Mrs. Panagiota Velonis of Greece and four grandchildren. Funeral
service to be held Tuesday, 2 p.m. from Greek Orthodox Church,
conducted by the Rev. Emanuel Bouyoucas, the pastor. Masonic
grave-side services will be conducted by Temple Lodge in Sharon
Memorial Park. Active pallbearers are: George Diamaduros, James T.
Meleos, Gus Collias, Gus Burlos, Peter Hondros and George Trakas.
Honorary pallbearers are: members of Temple Lodge and Ahepa Lodge.
The remains will be taken to home of the daughter, Mrs. Koklas, [address deleted for privacy] at 3 p.m. Monday. Trisagian service will be at 8 p.m.
Monday at the Koklas home. An Emergent Communication will be at 1 p.m.
Tuesday at the Masonic Temple. Arrangements by Hovis.
ROLAND H. HERMANN
Roland H. Hermann, 47, of [address deleted for privacy] died Saturday in a
local hospital. Mr. Hermann was merchandising manager for the fashion
department of Collins Department Store in Freedom Village. He was born
Oct. 28, 1916 in Wilkes-Barre, Pa., his parents the late Fred and Anne
Schench Hermann. He was a member of Sugaw Creek Presbyterian Church.
Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Vera Perry Hermann; daughter, Diane
Gail Hermann of Charlotte; sister, Mrs. Edna H. Super of Kingston, Pa.;
three brothers, Carl Hermann of Kingston, Pa., Luther H. Hermann of
Columbia, S.C. and Al J. Hermann of Wilkes-Barre, Pa. Funeral services
to be held at 10:30 a.m., Monday from Sugaw Creek Presbyterian Church
with the pastor, the Rev. Horace Hilton, officiating. Interment will
be at 11 a.m. Tuesday in the family cemetery at Hobbsville, N.C. near
Edenton. Pallbearers are Al D. Bruce, C. J. Myers, Robert G. Hoelzel,
George Phillips, T. E. Thornburg and Ralph W. Bostian. The remains
will be carried to the church to lie in state at 10 o'clock Monday.
Arrangements by Harry and Bryant.
MRS. C. W. JOHNSON
Mrs. C. W. Johnson, of [address deleted for privacy], died Saturday in Farmville,
N.C. Mrs. Johnson had lived in Charlotte for 45 years and was a member
of Third Presbyterian Church. Surviving are her brother-in-law, J. R.
Joyner of Farmville, N.C., a number of nieces, a nephew and several
cousins. Funeral services to be held Monday, 11 a.m. from McEwen West
Chapel, conducted by the Rev. Malcolm R. Williamson, minister of Third
Presbyterian Church. Interment in Sharon Memorial Park. Pallbearers
are: J. W. Parnell Sr., Willard R. Smith, Harold Auten, S. A.
McLester, J. L. Brantley and S. A. Marsh.
H. STANLEY MacCLARY
H. Stanley MacClary, 63, of [address deleted for privacy], died at 11:30 a.m.,
Saturday in a local hospital. Born in Brooklyn, N.Y., June 30, 1900 he
was the son of the late Walter H. and Janette Frances Dunlap. He was
reared in Brooklyn and Easton, Pa. and had been a resident of Charlotte
the past nine years. Prior to that time he lived in Cranford, N.J. for
30 years. He was associated with Acacia Mutual Life Insurance Co. of
Washington, D.C. A Rotarian he was a member of the Charlotte Rotary
Club and was a former District Governor of Rotary International in New
Jersey. He was a Mason and Past Master of Star of Bethlehem Lodge No.
322 in Brooklyn, N.Y. Mr. MacClary was a member of Sardis Presbyterian
Church. Survivors include his wife, Suzie Bedell MacClary; five sons,
H. Stanley MacClary Jr. of Plainfield, N.J., Lt. Cmdr. David B.
MacClary of Newport News, Va., D. Bruce MacClary of Birmingham, Ala.,
Robert E. MacClary of Charlotte, Richard Alan MacClary of the home;
three sisters, Mrs. Helen Meissner of Woodhaven, L.I., Mrs. Naomi B.
Marsh of Westfield, N.J., Mrs. Ruth E. Decker of Brook Township, N.J.
and seven grandchildren. Funeral services to be held at 3 p.m. Monday
from Hankins and Whittlington Funeral Chapel, conducted by the Rev.
James Stewart, pastor of Sardis Presbyterian Church. The interment
will follow, Tuesday in Greenwood Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y. Honorary
pallbearers for the Charlotte service are Rotarians from the four
Charlotte Rotary Clubs. Omit flowers; memorials may be sent to the
Chan Gordon Rotary Memorial Scholarship Fund or the American Cancer
Society.
MRS. LOTTIE CLINE PRATHER
Mrs. Lottie Cline Prather, a former Charlotte resident, age 78 of [address deleted for privacy], Wadesboro died at 11 a. m. Saturday in a Charlotte
hospital. She had been ill since February. Born in Cabarrus County,
N.C. Nov. 28, 1884 she was the daughter of the late Jacob and Cordelia
Cline of Cabarrus County. Reared there, she moved to Charlotte in 1936
with her daughter Mrs. Walter C. Thomas where she made her home until a
recent move to Wadesboro. Her husband, James A. Prather died in 1918
and son, Spencer A. Prather died in 1919. She was a member of St.
Luke’s Lutheran Church. Surviving are her daughter, Mrs. Walter C.
Thomas of Wadesboro; son, George W. Prather of Statesboro, Ga.;
sisters, Mrs. L. D. Beaver of Charlotte, Mrs. E. E. Starnes of Concord;
brothers, W. W. Cline of Gold Hill, N.C., Clarence Cline, Ray W. Cline,
both of Concord; three grandchildren and five great grandchildren.
Funeral services to be held at 11 a.m. Monday from St. Luke's Lutheran
Church with the Rev. J. LeGrand Mayer, her pastor, officiating,
assisted by Dr. L. A. Thomas, pastor emeritus of the Lutheran Church in
Lincolnton. Interment in St. Stephen's Lutheran Church Cemetery in
Cabarrus County. Nephews will serve as pallbearers. Arrangements by
Hankins and Whittington.
ROBERT LEE SIMPSON
Robert Lee Simpson, 68, of [address deleted for privacy], died Saturday morning in a
local hospital after an extended illness. He was born Sept. 23, 1895
in Lancaster, S.C., his parents the late Robert L. and Mamie Crockett
Simpson. Mr. Simpson had been associated with B and S Corporation of
Charlotte, but retired some time ago. Prior to this he was with Motion
Picture Advertising Co., Inc. of New Orleans, La. He attended Davidson
College, University of North Carolina and was a member of Myers Park
Presbyterian Church. Survivors are his wife, the former Miss Katherine
Long, native of Lynchburg, Va. and mother-in-law, Mrs. J. Harry Long of
Charlotte. Funeral services to be held Monday in The Oaks, conducted
by the Rev. James E. Fogartie and Dr. A. Clarke Dean, ministers of
Myers Park Presbyterian Church. Entombment in Sharon Memorial
Mausoleum. Active pallbearers are Gene Davis, J. Alex White, Bill
Benson, U. S. Eaddy, Watson Valentine of Ocean Dr., S.C., James
Greenleaf, Donald E. Graham and Olin Mock. Honorary pallbearers are:
Roy Smart, w. Read Butcher Dr. W. C. Matthews, Dr. R. T. James Jr., Dr.
T. N. Massey Jr., Dr. Charles H. Stuckey[,] H. F. Kincey, T. A. Little,
Frank Beddingfield, C. A. Burgdorf of Ocean Dr., S.C., Harry Keeter, E.
P. Rose, Francis White, W. R. Woldron and A. B. Craver.
LOS ANGELES -- (AP) -- Author-scholar Aldous Huxley,
the literary member of one of the world's foremost scientific families,
died of cancer Friday night at his Hollywood home. He was 69.
"Private services have already been conducted," said a brief announcement from a daughter-in-law, Mrs. Judith Huxley.
Huxley's physician, Dr. Max Cutler, said he had been ill for about
three years of cancer of the mouth, "which had extended."
The British-born titan of letters had made his home in Southern California since 1937.
The forthright author, who blazed a wide path through the world of
letters in the '20s and '30s, had a life-long pastime: Taking man
apart to see what makes him tick.
His best known work was "Brave New World," which sold nearly a million copies since its publication in 1932.
Major Flynn B. McLean
Lucille Daggenhardt Diaz
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WINSTON-SALEM -- [AP] --
William David Stoker, who would have been 102 years
old next month, died Saturday at the home of a daughter, Mrs. G. C.
Ward of Winston-Salem, where he had been making his home for the past
five years.
Stoker had been in declining health for a couple of months.
He lived most of his life at Thurmond in Surry County and operated a farm of 650 acres until he was 95 years old.
"I started farming as soon as I was old enough to turn a clod,"
Stoker said in an interview in 1961. "We used bull-tongue plows
and hoes. We didn't have no tools."
In the lean days he found that farming wasn't enough, so he took odd
jobs. "It was cutting and splitting rails and one thing and
another," he said. "I was hired to do it and was glad to get the
job."
Of farming he said, "When I commenced farming, people had mighty
little. I never got wealthy a'tall, but I never wanted for
anything."
A man with strong Republican leanings and proud of his voting record, he made a remark that was timely at his death.
"Those that put out Abraham Lincoln's light put us in bad shape."
Stoker's birthday came two days before New Year's, and in 1961 he
had a single resolution: "I've made a resolution to go up
yonder," he said.
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United Press International
Accidents claimed at least six lives in South Carolina during the
weekend, all in traffic. In addition, a Myrtle Beach man and his
son died in an Alabama crash.
Kenneth Lee Mizer, 32, and his son, Kenneth Jr., 4,
both of Myrtle Beach, died when their car hit another on U.S. 80 near
Opelika, Ala. Mizer's wife, Alberta, was in poor condition.
Police said their car was on the wrong side of the road.
Patrick H. Griffin, 22, of West Columbia died in a 3-car wreck on a Columbia street.
Clyde Ray Howey, 35, of Fort Mill was killed when his car hit a utility pole south of Fort Mill.
Fred Geddes Sr., 54, of Arcadia was hit and killed by
a Southern Railway freight train as he walked along tracks near Una in
Spartanburg County.
John Henry Jones Jr., 31, of Johnston died when his car overturned south of Johnston.
Rena Pyatt, 63, of Pamplico was hit and killed by a car west of Pamplico.
Naomi Williams, 23, who lived near Bennettsville, died when a car hit a tree on a Bennettsville street.
COINJOCK -- (AP) --
A young deer hunter was killed accidentally Saturday while hunting with a teen-age companion near Coinjock.
Coroner M. C. Mitchell said, Ervin Philmore Plegger,
22, of near Manns Harbor, was killed by a rifle bullet fired by Milton
Henry Melson, 12. Mitchell said Melson, also of Manns Harbor,
said he saw a movement and fired the rifle, thinking it was a deer.
Mitchell ruled the shooting accidental.
LAURINBURG -- (AP) --
The body of Monroe Adams, a handyman who lived alone in a two-room house here, was found by police summoned by neighbors Saturday.
Coroner H. B. McDougald said Adams apparently suffocated when he fell
asleep while smoking and his mattress caught fire. His body was
found only slightly burned on the floor near the bed. There was
little fire damage.
Submitted and transcribed by: Susan Shields Sasek
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