CCI 1ST SECTION, ZONE: STATE 18:42:36 INDEX Obituaries are provided as a paid service. Notices may be edited, and all announcements become the property of The News Observer. View and place obituaries at www.newsobserver.com/obits Contact our Obituaries staff at (919) 829-4545 Bold listings indicate expanded obituaries also on this page. WAKE COUNTY Cary, Dorothy R. Coats Jul 03 Cremation Society, Raleigh Cary, Mavola Phuse Jul 05 Lea Funeral Home, Raleigh Dunn, Mary E.
Fuquay, 81 Jul 05 Mitchell Funeral Home, Raleigh Garner, Gregory Thomas, 37 Jul 03 Bryan-Lee, Garner Henderson, Bruce A. Silver, 79 Jul 01 Richardson, Louisburg Holly Springs, Margaret Markham, 83 Jun 29 Cremation Society, Raleigh Raleigh, Evelyn R. Ellington, 84 Jul 03 Bryan-Lee, Raleigh Raleigh, Lucille Smith Ford, 93 Jul 05 Brown-Wynne, St. St. Raleigh, Mary R.
Grant, 82 Jul 05 Cremation Society, Raleigh Raleigh, Willie Hall Jul 04 Chappell, Garner Raleigh, Richard K. Henson Jun 30 Alston-Anderson, Louisburg Raleigh, Johnny E. Jackson Jul 06 Lea Funeral Home, Raleigh Raleigh, Hallie M. Leach, 88 Jul 05 Haywood, Raleigh Raleigh, Lillian E. Murray, 98 Jul 05 Cremation Society, Raleigh Raleigh, Lillian Murray, 98 Jul 05 Cremation Society, Raleigh Raleigh, Gussie K.
Solomon, 95 Jul 05 Raleigh, Paulette Taylor-Inem, 43 Jun 01 Lea Pope Raleigh, Caroline R. White, 93 Jul 05 Brown-Wynne, Raleigh Wake Forest, Charlie H. Cross, 87 Jul 03 Bright, Wake Forest CHATHAM COUNTY Pittsboro, Ann C. Bickell, 83 Jul 05 Hall-Wynne, Pittsboro Pittsboro, Helene G. Dean, 68 Jun 30 Hall-Wynne, Pittsboro DURHAM COUNTY Durham, William R.
Bisplinghoff Jul 03 Clements, Durham Durham, Carolyn J. Carden, 69 Jul 04 Clements, Durham Durham, Doris B. Fulton, 87 Jul 02 Hall-Wynne, Durham Durham, Lois A. Herbert Jul 02 Howerton Bryan, Durham Durham, Michael G. Jennings, Sr.
Jul 05 Hall-Wynne, Durham Durham, Dr. Juanita M. Kreps, 89 Jul 05 Durham, Jewell C. MacDonald, 90 Jul 04 Cremation Society, Raleigh Durham, Peggy G. Nifong, 80 Jul 05 Howerton-Bryan, Durham Durham, Tami T.
Ragan, 38 Jul 03 Clements F.S., Durham Durham, Doris D. Russell, 88 Jul 04 Clements F.S. Durham Rougemont, Johnny C. Jeffreys, 67 Jul 04 Clements, Durham FRANKLIN COUNTY Louisburg, James C. Boone, 86 Jul 01 Richardson, Louisburg Louisburg, Randy G.
Kidd, 57 Jul 04 Strickland, Louisburg Louisburg, Bruce A. Silver, 79 Jul 01 Richardson, Henderson Youngsville, William E. Burton, 82 Jul 03 National Cremation, Raleigh Youngsville, Anne S. Inscoe, 80 Jun 30 Bright, Wake Forest JOHNSTON COUNTY Benson, Jamie L. Massengill, 32 Jul 04 Rose Graham F.H., Benson Clayton, Marvin Harold Parrish, 68 Jul 04 McLaurin Funeral Home Clayton, Peggy Ann Adams Price, 71 Jul 05 McLaurin Funeral Home Clayton, Iva Evelyn Williams, 87 Jul 05 McLaurin Funeral Home Garner, Steven Singletary, 48 Jul 04 McLaurin Funeral Home ORANGE COUNTY Chapel Hill, Edna G.
Baldasare, 88 Jul 07 Hall-Wynne, Durham Chapel Hill, Lucy L. Dearing, 76 Jul 05 Creamation Society, Raleigh Chapel Hill, Caroline D. Miller, 85 Jul 05 Cremation Society, Raleigh STATE Angier, Geraldine R. Moore, 82 Jul 03 Bryan-Lee, Angier Bethel, William S. Little, 78 Jul 05 Don Brown, Ayden Burgaw, Malissie P.
Murphy, 92 Jul 04 Dunn, Burgaw Clemmons, Argie Ashley, 88 Jul 04 Cremation Society, Raleigh Clinton, Ila Mae Lumpkin, 71 Jul 06 Crumpler-Honeycutt, Clinton Dunn, Rebecca L. Lee, 88 Jul 04 Skinner Smith, Dunn Dunn, Leola W. Smith, 96 Jul 06 Cromartie, Miller Lee, Dunn Edenton, Fannie H. Twiddy, 92 Jul 05 Miller, Edenton Elizabeth City, Cora Mae B. Buell, 87 Jul 06 Twiford, Elizabeth City Elizabeth City, Jessie L.
Riddick, 93 Jul 04 Swindell, Hertford Ellerbe, Irene T. Ballard, 81 Jul 04 Carter, Ellerbe Ellerbe, Alton L. McAuley, 64 Jul 03 Carter, Rockingham Fayetteville, James Sander, 65 Jul 07 Don Brown, Ayden Goldsboro, Lillian W. Bland, 82 Jul 05 Seymour F.H., Goldsboro Goldsboro, David L. Echols, 65 Jul 03 Shumate-Faulk, Goldsboro Goldsboro, Marvin E.
Waters, 82 Jul 05 Seymour F.H., Goldsboro Goldsboro, Bertha C. Woodard, 84 Jul 04 Seymour, Goldsboro Greenville, Evelyn G. Harris, 71 Jul 04 Wilkerson, Greenville Henderson, Eva K. Dickerson, 92 Jul 04 Flowers, Henderson Henderson, Daryll S. Woodlief, 49 Jul 03 Flowers, Henderson Hollister, Charlie Evans, 74 Jul 03 Richardson, Nashville Indian Beach, Michael D.
Lyons, 83 Jul 04 Brooks, Morehead City Manteo, Sandra C. Eggleston, Jul 04 Twiford, Maneto Maple Hill, Alfred Williams, 65 Jul 03 Dunn, Burgaw Middlesex, Etheridge Wiggins, 77 Jul 05 William Zebulon Mount Olive, Priscilla B. Clifton, 99 Jul 05 Moyock, Inez P. Sawyer, 72 Jul 03 Twiford, Elizabeth City Newport, Vicky Gustafson, 78 Jul 04 Munden, Morehead City Newport, James B. Midgette, 85 Jul 06 Brooks, Morehead City Pinehurst, Frederick P.
Tappan Jul 04 Boles, Pinehurst Plymouth, John J. Brown, 62 Jun 30 Puckett-Purkett, Roper Roanoke Rapids, Lettie B. Davenport, 94 Jul 06 Wrenn, Clarke Hagan Rocky Mount, Thomas M. Mosley, 78 Jul 05 Cornerstone, Nashville Rocky Mount, Jason R. Taylor, 31 Jul 04 Wheeler and Woodlief Rocky Mount, Ruth S.
Thomas, 79 Jul 03 Richardson, Nashville Rose Hill, James M. 87 Jul 04 Royal-Hall, Clinton Sanford, John E. Gunter, 69 Jul 06 Bridges-Cameron, Sanford Sanford, Louis B. Howard, 75 Jul 04 Miller-Boles, Sanford Somerset, Felice G. Godin, 86 Jul 05 Davidson, Lexington Southern Pines, Virginia R.
White, 94 Jul 18 Boles, Southern Pines Spring Hope, William P. Richardson, 66 Jul 05 William Spring Hope Tarboro, Mavis S. Caudell, 91 Jul 06 Carlisle, Tarboro Troy, Dwight C. Kimrey, 69 Jul 03 Smith, Broadway Vanceboro, Barbara J. Smith, 70 Jul 03 Don Brown, Ayden Warsaw, Thelma B.
Smith, 82 Jul 05 Rhodes, Warsaw West End, Dwight F. Puckett, 63 Jul 05 Boles, Seven Lakes Wilmington, Ellouise J. Davis, 86 Jul 02 Dunn, Burgaw Wilmington, Annie L. Moore, 90 Jul 02 Crumpler-Honeycutt, Clinton Wilson, Marie Adams, 98 Jul 05 William Spring Hope Windsor, Fannie P. Baker, 95 Jul 04 Miller, Edenton Windsor, James F.
Hoggard, 89 Jul 03 Walker, Windsor OUT OF STATE Brownsburg, Elaine L. Fadum, 81 Jul 01 Buford, Harrison T. Ferris, 60 Jul 04 Hamilton Mill, Buford, GA Coconut Creek, Thomas Weber, 50 Jun 07 Franklin, VA, Charles G. Pearce, 70 Jul 06 Wright F.H., Franklin, VA Saint Albans, NY Dr. Lonnie C.
Reives, 70 Jul 02 C.E. Willie F.H., Sanford City, Name, Age Died Arrangements BUFORD, GA Harrison Tatum Ferris, age 60, of Buford, GA, died Sunday, July 4, 2010. Memorial services will be held Thursday, July 8, 2010, at 2:00 p.m. at Hamilton Mill United Methodist Church. Dr.
David Davis will In lieu of memo- rial donations may be made to Hamilton Mill UMC, 1450 Pine Road, Dacula, GA 30019, www. hmumc.org, or to the Atlanta Masonic Library Museum, Danny Wofford, 1690 Peachtree Rd. N.W., Atlanta, GA 30309. Mr. Ferris was preceded in death by his parents, Ezra Free- man Ferris and Norma Jane Fer- ris.
He is survived by his wife, Jana Ferris, of Buford; daugh- ter and son-in-law, Erin Ferris and Matthew Greg Schneider, of Goose Creek, SC; grandson, Cooper Harrison Schneider, of Goose Creek; brother and sister- in-law, Robert Ezra and Deborah Renee Ferris, of Franklin, TN. Mr. Ferris had lived in the Metro Atlanta area for the past 16 years. He was a dedicated and passionate member of Hamilton Mill United Methodist Church. As a child, Harrison became an Eagle Scout.
On March 6, 1979, Harrison was raised as a Master Mason at Rising Star Lodge in Eatonton, GA. In 1994, Har- rison retired as a Commander from the United States Naval Reserve, Medical Service Corps, where he served six tours CO and XO positions in acute care, combat support planning, and medical logistics. He served eight years on active duty. He also received the National De- fense Service Medal. After re- tirement, Harrison worked as a Hospital Administrator with Hospital Corporation of Ameri- ca (HCA).
In March of 1996, he was inducted into the Ancient Accepted Scottish Rite, Valley of Atlanta, Orient of Georgia, where he achieved the level of 32nd degree KCCH Scottish Rite. He was a cast member of a charter member of the W. Joe Clarke York Rite College and a Standard Bearer for the Arnold de Troye Commandery Harrison was also a life sponsor of the Templar Eye Founda- tion, a member of the Grand College of Rites, and a member of Scottish Rite Research Soci- ety. He was inducted into the D.H. Keever Council Al- lied Masonic Degree, and also inducted into the Royal Order of Scottland.
He was a published Masonic author, a member of the Buford Masonic Lodge and a member of the Fulton Masonic Lodge Hamilton Mill Memori- al Chapel, 770-945-6924, www. hamiltonmillchapel.com Harrison Tatum Ferris RALEIGH Lucille Smith Ford of Raleigh died Monday, July 5, 2010, at The Oaks at Mayview, Raleigh North Carolina. Lucille was born on October 9, 1916, the daugh- ter of Mr. J. Em- mitt Smith and his wife, Idabelle Barnes Smith, of Stony Point, North Carolina.
In 1937, Lucille married Dr. How- ard J. Ford, who died in 2006. She is pre-de- ceased by her parents; her hus- band; one brother, J. Ed Smith and wife Doris, of Greenwood, South Carolina; a sister, Thelma Smith, who died as a child in Stony Point; and two sons-in- law, Dr.
Claude H. Farrell and Daniel Lockamy, both of Wilm- ington, North Carolina. She is survived by her three children, Linda F. Farrell, of Wilmington, North Carolina; John H. Ford, of Raleigh, North Carolina; and Virginia Lockamy and Dr.
Sam Stone, of Raleigh, North Carolina. Three grandchildren also survive, Shelly L. Booth and husband, Joe Booth, of Greensboro, North Carolina; Troy Lockamy and wife, Beth, of Mt. Juliet, Tennes- see; and Ynana Zovich and hus- band, Dr. Daniel Zovich, of San Luis Obispo, California.
She is also survived by great- grandchildren, Tristan and Jack Lockamy, Luca and Finn Zovich, and Michael Booth. Two neph- ews, John and Jim Smith of Greenwood, South Carolina, and a sister-in-law by marriage, Roberta F. Rogers, of Marion, South Carolina, also survive. Lucille led a very active life during student days in Stony Point High School. She received various awards, among them co-valedictorian of her class.
She was also very active in her church where she served as pia- nist and Sunday School teacher all during high school. She at- tended Mars Hill College where she was a member of the Student Council and president of the Clio Literary Society. She and her husband attended Southwestern Seminary in Fort Worth, Texas, together. There she worked part-time in the Music Depart- ment. Along with other classes, her major stud- ies were in voice and organ.
She served in several denominational positions, among them the Gen- eral Board of the Baptist State i She was elected to the Board of Trustees of the Baptist Hospital in Winston-Sa- lem and became vice-chairman of the Board. She also served a term as Secretary of the Min- isters Wives Conference of the convention. In addition to being a faithful wife and mother of unique abili- ty, Lucille served faithfully in all the churches where her husband was pastor. She taught Sun- day School classes in the First Baptist Church of Elkin and in Winter Park Baptist Church in Wilmington. She was minister of music at First Baptist Church of Elkin for twelve years.
When the family moved to Raleigh, she became an employee of the Knightdale Baptist Church, directing the music program there. She assisted in the work in Schweinfurt, Germany, where her husband became interim pastor after retirement from the Baptist State Convention. Interment will be at Raleigh Memorial Park at on Thursday, July 8th. A memorial service will be held at the mau- soleum chapel at fol- lowing the graveside service. The children wish to thank the staff of Abbotswood Retire- ment Community, The Oaks at Mayview, and Hospice of Wake County for the care given to their mother during her illness.
Memorial gifts may be given to State Missions, through the State Convention at: State Mis- sions, The Baptist Building, PO Box 1107, Cary NC 27512-1107, or to a charity of choice. Condolences may be sent to www.brownwynne.com Lucille Smith Ford OCTOBER 9, 1916 JULY 5, 2010 RALEIGH Gussie Klein Solomon, 95, passed away peacefully on July 5, 2010 at Capital Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Ra- leigh, NC where she resided since 2005. Mrs. Solomon was born of par- ents on October 30, 1914 in the East Harlem section of New York City. She married Irving Solomon, also from Russia, in 1935, and they moved to Florida in 1950 with their only child.
Mrs. Solomon had a varied ca- reer, eventually retiring from employment in a research hos- pital in Miami. She was an avid reader and had a broad array of other passions ranging from op- era to professional football. She moved to Raleigh in 2001. She is survived by her son, Daniel Solomon and daughter- in-law, Carolyn Solomon of Ra- leigh; as well as three grandchil- dren, Brent, Sara and Kimberly; and four great-grandchildren, Kyle, Madeline, Rachel and Drew.
Mrs. Solomon will be buried in Miami, next to her late hus- band. The family thanks the past and present staff of Capital Nursing and Rehabilitation Center for the care and affection they gave her during her years there. Memorial gifts may be made to Alzheimers North Carolina Inc. at 1305 Navaho Drive, Suite 101, Raleigh, NC 27609 or on- line by following the link at www.alznc.org Gussie Klein Solomon DURHAM Lois Anne Herbert passed away early Friday morning at Durham Regional Hospital after a brief illness.
Born of the Midwest, a child of the depres- sion, she became the quintessen- tial post WWII wife, mother and friend. Born in Toledo, Ohio to salt salesman Herbert Sher- man Watkins and school teacher Annie Mabel Lawton Watkins, an early move took her to Lansing, Michigan where she would meet her future husband, George Richard Her- bert Jr. in elementary school. Friends for years, George gradu- ated from the U.S. Naval Acad- emy, 1945, and she from the University of Michigan, 1944, a member of Alpha Gamma Delta.
They married in 1945 in Nor- folk, VA as George headed to join the for the dura- tion of the war. Upon return, career opportunities lead them from Palo Alto, CA, to Stamford, CT, and ultimately to Durham, NC. Lois Anne was a caring, spirited and supportive partner in lifelong ca- reer as founding president of the Research Triangle Institute. Lois Anne and George were early active members of St. Stephens Episcopal Church in Durham.
Lois Anne was a committed civic advocate and volunteer. Her tireless energies helped in the successes of the former Allied Arts (Durham Arts Council), the Durham His- toric Preservation Society, The Historic Stagville Foundation, the Annual Durham Academy Book Fair, and the Girl Scouts of America, to name a few. Family was pivotal to Lois Anne. An only child whose mother died when she was a teenager, she was a devoted, loving daughter, friend and care- giver to her father who lived with the family until his death in 1966. She shared a love of sports with her father that carried on throughout her life, except for baseball of course.
She and hus- band George were charter mem- bers of the Iron Dukes, and she declared her allegiance to Duke with stickers of all sorts on ev- ery vehicle she ever owned, con- fusing to some with her MICH- 44 vanity plate, but that was Lois Anne. The plate still hangs on her Duke blue walker. She was pre- ceded in death by her best friend and husband George, and her dearest friends, too many to list. It is certain enjoying an after- noon sherry with them all at the time of this writing. Throughout the past few years, she showed those around her how to face personal challenges with grace, dignity and above all good humor.
Her cherished memory is shared by her chil- dren, none of whom could stray far for long from their wonderful mom: Gordon Bruce Herbert, and wife, Corinna of Durham, Patricia Anne Herbert Acrey and husband, Don of Mebane, Alison (Bunny) Herbert and husband, Donnie of Durham, Douglas Sherman (Casey) Her- bert and wife, Kathleen (Kathy) Bennett of Durham, and Marga- ret Anne (Meg) Herbert Roach and husband, Barry of Char- lotte; her grandchildren, Amy Lawton Lineberger, Courtney Anne and Brian Christopher Clinton Patrick Acrey, Bradford Herbert Acrey, Caroline Todd Herbert, Emily Elizabeth Her- bert and Benjamin Davis Roach; great-grandchildren, Elizabeth Anne Acrey, Ava Ray and Owen Alexander Herbert- Reader. The last two years of her life were blessed with the wonderful friendship, and remarkable care given by Audrey King of Cary. The family is at a loss of words of gratitude for all the love and assistance she provided to A private memorial will be held by the family at a later date. In lieu of the family requests you make someone you know feel special today, as Lois Anne Herbert did every day of her wonderful life. Lois Anne Watkins Herbert JULY 23, 1922 JULY 2, 2010 RALEIGH Caroline Rabenhorst White passed away Monday, July 5, 2010 at Autumn Care of Myrtle Grove, Wilm- ington, NC.
She was born August 3, 1916 in Jef- ferson County, Wisconsin to the late Louise Mae and Benjamin Rabenhorst. She was one of eight children. During the depression, the family moved to Columbus County, NC and later to Red Springs, NC where she met and married Charles E. White of Roberson County. They later moved to Raleigh where she attended Kings Busi- ness College.
After working for W.H. King Drug Surgi- cal Supply, she began a year career as for Dr. W.J. Senter. After retire- ment, she did volunteer work at Rex Hospital.
Caroline was a charter mem- ber of Highland United Method- ist Church and a member of the Jennings Sunday School Class. She considered herself a lifelong resident of Raleigh but after de- clining health, she relocated to Wilmington to be near her son in 2007. Caroline was preceded in death by her husband, Charles Edwin White in 1977 and her sisters, Frances Ludeman and Ruth Hines; brothers, Walter Rabenhorst and Harold Raben- horst. She is survived by her son, Jim- my and wife Judy of Wilmington, NC; sisters, Rose Goetsch of Wa- tertown, Wiscon- sin, Alice Raben- horst of Belgium, Wisconsin and Shirley Tiedjens of Lake Wales, Florida; Grandchildren, Allan White and wife Jenn of Aurora, Colorado and Ginger W. Dick- inson and husband Carl of Fair- mont, West Virginia; and two Great Grandchildren, C.J.
and Penny Dickinson. Family will receive friends Friday at 1:00 pm at Highland United Methodist Church, 1901 Ridge Road, Raleigh, NC and the funeral service at 2:00 pm at the church. Interment will follow the service at Montlawn Memorial Park. Memorials may be made to The Home Society of NC, P.O. Box 14608, Greens- boro, NC or to choice.
Condolences may be sent to www.brownwynne.com. Caroline Rabenhorst White AUGUST 3, 1916 JULY 5, 2010 GARNER Mr. Steven Reid Singletary, 48, passed away Sunday, July 4, 2010. Funeral services will be held 3:00 Thursday at McLaurin Funeral Home Chapel with en- tombment to follow at Pinecrest Memorial Park Mausoleum. Surviving are his wife, Debra Singletary; daughters, Emily Singletary of Garner and Jes- sica Dunn of Louisburg; son, Matthew Dunn of Louisburg; sister, Vickie Melvin and hus- band, Wendell of Wilmington; brothers, Ronald Singletary and his wife, Pam of Clayton, Scott Singletary and his wife, Trish of Angier and Tony Singletary and his wife, Peggy of Clayton; step- children, Britt Wall, Britt Wall, Brooke Wall, Sadie Balance.
While are accepted memorial contributions may be made to: 3HC Hospice Care 2402 Wayne Memorial Dr. Goldsboro, NC 27534. Family will receive friends on Thursday one hour prior to the service from p.m. at McLaurin Funeral Home. Condolences may be made to the family at www.mclaurinat- pinecrest.com Steven R.
Singletary FEB. 23, 1962 JULY 4, 2010 and her husband George of Dur- ham, Ellison Jones Gray of Bir- mingham, Alabama, Ross Jones of Atlanta, Georgia, James Bris- tol Rouse and wife Ginger of Durham, Bristol Rouse Winslow and her husband Brock of Dur- ham, and 9 great grandchildren. The service will be held, Sun- day, July 11 at 2:00 pm at Christ Episcopal Church, 120 E. Eden- ton Street followed by a private burial. The family will receive friends in the Christ Church Parish Hall following the service.
In lieu of donations may be made to Christ Episcopal Church, 120 E. Edenton Ra- leigh, NC 27601 or Springmoor Endowment Fund, 1500 Sawmill Road, Raleigh, NC 27615. Arrangements by the Crema- tion Society of the Carolinas. Online condolences www. cremnc.com.
RALEIGH Lillian Burch Ellison Allen Murray of Raleigh died July 5, 2010. She was born in Washing- ton, NC to Maida Lillian Burch and James Ellison on March 5, 1912. She was married to Robert Purnell Allen of Weldon, NC un- til his death in 1952. She moved to Raleigh in 1960 when she married Hugh Hargrave Murray who preceded her in death in 1986. She attended Salem Col- lege and graduated from Con- verse College.
She is survived by her daugh- ter, Lillian Allen Bremer and her husband, Charles Henry Bremer of Raleigh, and her daughter, Margaret Allen Rouse and her husband, James Bristol Rouse of Durham, and step-daughter, Pickett Murray Guthrie of Ra- leigh. Also surviving are 5 grand- children Page Jones Littlewood Lillian Burch Ellison Allen Murray MARCH 5, 1912 JULY 5, 2010 FEARINGTON VILLAGE Mrs. Ann Craig Bickell, 83, of Fearrington Village, died July 5, 2010. Survivors include her daugh- ter, Elizabeth Neer of Pittsboro; sons, Walter and Craig; 10 grandchildren, 9 great-grand- children. Memorial service, 11 am Mon- day, July 12, University Presby- terian Church, Chapel Hill.
Memorial contributions to Alzheimers North Carolina 1305 Navajo Drive, Ste 101, Ra- leigh, NC 27609. Online condolences may be posted at: www.hallwynne.com, select Ann Craig Bickell Own the Moment. www.newsobserver.com/photostore Get award-winning photos from the THE NEWS OBSERVER6B A WEDNESDAY, JULY 7, 2010Obituaries.
