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41) ASHKVI11K (TT1ZEN-T1MKS, Aug. 7, 1977 IVkWy rT V7 WNC Deaths And Funerals Roy Matwson Funerals Today Area Deaths Harold C. Moffin r. A 4- v. if a.

Annual Reunion Alumnae of Asheville Teacher's College held their vice-president; Mrs. Elizabeth L. Briscoe, secretary; annual reunion Friday at Warren Wilson College. Of- and Mrs. Eloise B.

Ellis, treasurer. (Staff Photo by ficers of the group are (from left to right): Mrs. Bill Sanders) Gwendolyn F. Teal, president; Mrs. Claribel P.

Clark, STATE AND AREA Mrs William Grant of Horse Shoe. 1 30 Shepherd Church Street Chapel, Hendersonville Mrs Ray Champion of Howard Street Landrum. 2pm. chapel of Petty Funeral Home Landrum William Former of the Alarka community of Swain Countv. Hrvson City.

p.m.. chapel of Bill Moody Funeral Home. Swam County. Clyde Robinson of 7 Stuart St Canton. 2 chapel of Wells Funeral Home.

Haywood County-Mrs Dovie Moss of the Pine Creek community. Cullowhee. 30 Pine Creek Baptist Church. Jackson County Mmrue Redden of Rt. 1 Zirconia.

2 30 pm. Mt. Olivet Baptist Church. Henderson County. John Pate of the Bee Log community.

Burnsville. 2 30 Bee Log Baptist Church. Yancey County. Mrs. Newton Gibson of the Culberson community.

Rt 7 Murphy, 3 p.m.. Shadv Grove Baptist Church, Cherokee County-Harold Hogsed of Elm Bend Road. Brevard. 4 pm. Kingdom Hall Transvlvania County CITY AND COL.

STY Mrs Boyd Catolster of 45 Montford Ave, 2 Pinev Grove Baptist Church. Cherokee HF Holland of 85 Obey Road. 2 chapel of Groce Funeral Home Elmer Banks of 4 Stevens Hill Road. Parkway Forest. 2 30 Mt Olive Baptist Church John Thompson of Cam-pobello.

SC. 4 Mountain View Baptist Church. Cam-pobello P. Tallent of Rt. 1 Mor-ganton.

3 Mountain View Baptist Church. Burke County. Mrs Clara Jenkins of Murphy, graveside services 4 p.m., Stecoah Cemetery, Cherokee County Isaac Clark MARSHALL Isaac Clark. 50. of Rt 4 Fayetteville.

Term died Saturday in a Fayetteville hospital after an extended illness. The body is being returned to Marshall for services and burial under the direction of Bowman Funeral Home. 5 a. CANTON Harold Moffitt, 71, of Crabtree Road, died unexpectedly Saturday at his home. A native of Buncombe County and a resident of Canton most of his life, he was the son of the late George L.

and Maltie C. Young Moffitt He was a retired sergeant with the Canton Police Department where he had been employed for 36 years. Mr Moffitt was appointed to serve five terms as Sargeant of Anns of the North Carolina Senate. He was past master of the Pigeon River Lodge No. 386 AF Si AM.

He was a past patron of Oak Leaf Chapter No. 81 Order of the Eastern Star and was past district deputy patron of the OES. He was a member of the Sootush and York Rite Bodies and was a KCCH. He was also a Shnner and member of the Oasis Temple. He was a member of the Western North Carolina Regional Air Pollution Board and was a member of the board of directors of the Southwest Region of the Law Enforcement Agency Surv iving are the widow.

Mrs. Bessie Willis Moffitt. a sister. Mrs. Opal Johnson of Asheville; and a number of nieces and nephews Services will be held at 2 m.

Monday in the chapel of Wells Funeral Home. The Rev. Keys Pendleton will officiate. Bunal will be in the Plains Cemetery. Masonic ntes will be conducted at the grave by members of Pigeon River Lodge No 386 AF it AM.

The lodge will open at 12 30 pm Monday The family will receive friends from 7 to 9 m. Sunday at the funeral home. Euclid Cody MARS HILL Euclid Cody. 79. of Rt.

3 Mars HiU. died Saturday in an Asheville hospital after an extended illness. A lifelong resident of Madison County, he was a retired farmer He was the son of the late Garrett and Nancy Willis Cody. Surviving are three daughters. Mrs.

Shirley Willis and Mrs. Wanda Ramsev of Mars Hill and Mrs. Cleva Holcombe of Arden; two sons. Clarence and Ernest Cody of Mars Hill: two sisters. Mrs.

Elzie Slagle of Mars HiU and Mrs. Liza Buckner of Swiss: 14 grandchildren and 11 greatgrandchildren. Services will be held at 2 p.m. Monday in the Upper Laurel Baptist Church, of which he was a member. The Revs.

Charles Rogers and Alvin Ballard will officiate. Burial wiD be in the church cemetery The family will receive friends from 7 to 9 p.m. Sunday at Capps Funeral Home, where the body will remain until placed in the church 30 minutes before services 4 j-r- Bainlllie T. NU of Header-uovtlle, died Saturday; arrangements Incomplete. Thad J.

Ray of BumsvlUe, died Saturday; funeral it 11 a m. Monday In Higgins Memorial United Methodut Church. Isaac Clark of Fayetteville. Tmul, formerly of Marshall, N.C.. died Saturday; arrangements Incomplete.

Mn. Bert Crisp of the I'nioa Hill community, Whlttler, died Friday; funeral at p.m. Monday In Pi Heron Cbapei Missionary Baptist Church. Mrs. Bryan Smith Jr.

of H'aynesvtlle, died Saturday; funeral at p.m. Monday la Garrett Funeral Home. Samuel E. Hoyle of Mor-ganton, died Saturday; funeral at p.m. Monday la Colonial Chapel of Sossomtn Funeral Home.

Mrs. Cora Hughes of Cutout, formerly of Murphy, died Saturday; arrangements incomplete. George H. Orr of Rosman, died Saturday; arrangements incomplete. Mn.

J. Millard Shook Services for Mrs. Marv Lou Peek Shook. 66. of 15 Nevada who died Friday after a brief illness, will be held at 4 pm.

Sunday in the Grace United Methodist Church, of which she was a member. The Revs Pless Elder and Davis Plemmons will officiate Burial will be in the church cemetery. A native of Haywood County. Mrs. Shook had lived in Buncombe County for 50 years.

She was the widow of J. Millard Shook, who died in October. 1970 She was a former employe of the Brouks-Howell Home. Surviving are a daughter. Mrs Mary Linda Teague of Cutler.

Ohio: a son. Robert Shook of Clyde; two sisters. Mrs. Wade Brown of Bronston. and Mrs.

Annie Mae Holbert of Swannanoa; two brothers. Clyde Peek of Delmar, and Cleonard Peek of Hemet. and four grandchildren. The body will remain at Grace Funeral Home until placed in the church 30 minutes before the services. Mrs.

E. Crawford Mrs. Elizabeth Sorrells Crawford of 36 Garden Circle. Asheville. died Friday in an Asheville hospital following an extended illness.

A lifelong resident of Buncombe County, she was a daughter of the late Earl and Pauline Sorrells. Surviving are a son. James D. Crawford of Asheville; two sisters. Mrs.

Evelyn Houser of Asheville and Mrs. Earline Efird of Kensington. and two brothers. Clayton and Bud Sorrells of Asheville. Graveside services will be held at 2 p.m.

Sunday in Green Hills Cemetery. The Rev. Ralph Mae will officiate West Funeral Home. Weaver-ville. is in charge of CANTON Roy G.

Matteson. S3, of 19 Spruce St died unexpectedly Friday at his home A native of Carbondale. Pa and a resident of Canton for 61 years, he was the son of the late George W. and Nora B. Hotch-kiss Matteson He was a retired employe of Champion Papers with 43 years of service and was a member of Canton Wesleyan Methodist Church Surviving are two daughters.

Mrs Ethel Kirkland of Canton and Mrs. Mary Jane Smith of Asheville; four sons, Marvin G. Matteson Sr of Dade City, Fla Hoy A. and Howard Matteson of Canton and Charles H. Matteson of Fort Myers.

J7 grandchildren. 45 great-grandchildren and eight great-greatgrandchildren Services will be held at 4 Monday in the chapel of Wells Funeral Home The Rev. C.A. Phaup will officiate. Burial will be in Plains Cemetery.

The family will receive friends from 7 to 9 m. Sunday at the funeral home. Memorials may be made to the Haywood County Rescue Squad. Mr. M.

John Uuliose Mrs. Delia Elizabeth Steele DuBose, 70. of Averv Creek Road. Rt. 1 Ardeh.

died Saturday in an Asheville hospital after a long illness. Mrs. DuBose was a native of Summemlle. C. and was the daughter of the late Benjamin and Elizabeth Nesmith Steele.

Mrs. DuBose had lived in Asheville since the late 1920s and was a member of the Asheville Garden Club and was an accredited judge of the Mountain Flower Judges Club. She was also a member of the Southern Highland Handicraft Guild and was a member of Calvary Episcopal Church. Surviving are the husband. M.

John DuBose; two sons. Barron M. DuBose of Asheville and Dr. David S. DuBose of Marlon; three daughters.

Mrs. Julia Williams of Hendersonville. Mrs. Joan D. Schelly of Arlington.

and Mrs. Miriam Lu of Cosa Grande. three sisters. Mrs. Katrina S.

Blan-kenship of Charlotte. Mrs. Miriam Briggs of Winston-Salem and Mrs. Madeline S. Hills of Rocky Mount: and four grandchildren.

Services will be held at 3 p.m. Monday in the Calvary Episcopal Church The Revs. John A Wright and Mark Jenkins will officiate. Burial will be in Calvary Churchyard Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 7 to I m.

Sunday at Morris Funeral Home. Memorials may be made to the University Botanical Gardens. Rose Jackson Graveside services for Miss Rose Marie Jackson. 39. of New York City, formerly of Weaver-ville.

who died Wednesday In a New York City hospital, will be held at 2 m. Sunday in West Memorial Park. Weaverville The Rev. LeRoy Denton will officiate. A native of Buncombe County.

Miss Jackson was formerly employed by the Baltimore (Md.) Social Security Office, She was a daughter of the late Lile and Minnie Rector Jackson and a graduate of Mars Hill College and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Surviving are a sister, Mrs. Diane Conley of Durham; and several aunts and uncles. West Funeral Home. Weaverville.

is in charge of Planning The Convention Three members of the N.C. Business College, president: Edna Blanton of Education Association Executive Board Blanton's College, conference corn-are meeting at the Great Smokies Hilton mittee chairman: and Janet Sue H. here with the rest of the board to plan the Auten of Watauga High School, vice fall state convention. Pictured from left president. (Staff Photo by Malcolm to right: Julia K.

Williams of Peace Gamble) Robert Grice, ABC Head, Dies Robert N. Grice of 54 Pinehurst Road, supervisor of the Asheville Alcoholic Beverage Control system, died unexpectedly Saturday at his home Grice was appointed ABC supervisor in 1973 following a heated debate over his former position of administrative chairman of the ABC Board and as supervisor of ABC stores here. He was a native of Alabama and a resident of Asheville since 1921 Grice had supervised the Asheville ABC svstem since 1957. Prior to assuming his post, he served as a tax appraiser with the Buncombe County Board of Tax Supervision He also was employed as manager of the city water department and worked in the city tax office for several years before joining the county staff as tax appraiser. Williams Funeral Service is in charge of arrangements.

82nd Airborne Convention Set Thursday The 82nd Airborne Division Association 31st annual convention will be held Thursday through Saturday in Cherry Hill New Jersey Paratroopers and glider troopers of World War II vintage will join with veterans of the Korean and Vietnam Wars, the Dominican incident and peace-tune veterans. For more information, contact Ed Slavin. secretary of the 82nd Airborne. VFW Post 2117. Evergreen Avenue.

Woodbury. N.J. or call .6091 429-2828 Ilirths MEMORIAL MISSION Mr. and Coleman E. Worley.

RL 1 Candler, a son. Aug 5 Mr. and Mrs Edwin Ear-wood. 8 Violet Hill Circle, a daughter. Aug.

5. Mr. and Mrs. Henry T. Taylor.

15 Sand Hill Court, a son, Aug 5 Mr and Mrs. Raymond G. Axelson. 526 Rhododendron SL, Black Mountain, a daughter, Aug 5. Mr.

and Mrs. George L. Fox 30O-F Ridge Town House Apartments, a sun. Aug 6. Mr.

and Mrs. Rodney V. Hughes. MicaviUe. a daughter, Aug 6.

Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Smith. Asheville. a son.

Aug 8. Lapltind Area LapUnd falls within the boundaries of three countries Norway, Finland and Sweden. W-i Sara Thrash Awarded Fh.D Special Education of the Future to be convened at Stirling University in Stirling. Scotland Your Hearing It Our Only Concern William Harkins Jr. William Wesley Harkins 64.

of Candler, died Friday in an Asheville hospital after a brief illness. Groce Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. uniNO HEARINQ AIDS II NOT A Dr Sara Arline Thrash, assistant professor of learning disabilities at Western Carolina University, received her Ph.D. with highest honors in August commencement exercises at Brunnel University in Uxbridge. England.

She will return to the university next summer for further study in addition to presenting a paper and participating In learning disabilities seminars at the First World Conference on Oalcy Accepted John R. Crawley, son of Mr. and Mrs. L. Crawley of Asheville.

has been accepted as a freshman during the 1977-78 academic year at Wheaton College in Wheaton. Ill He is a graduate of A C. Reynolds High School. In Memory of My Darling Husband, Loving Daddy and Grandfather CHARLES QU1NTON CARH Who Passed Away One Year Ago August II, 1976 fttlttM world tM Out to Wt wOuW ft to you nd itwi To W0 0 t4 On tovtd And to nm Men oct mof anjrvt hrtow tn ptn txxt 0 n4f ni IflU SIDELINE IN OUR OFFICE onty know no piiMd away wtttovt JIM MILLS Assistanee Forum Slated Here WASHINGTON. D.

C. N. C. Rep Lamar Gudger will sponsor a Federal Assistance Forum in Asheville on Thursday. Sept.

1. The forum will be held from 10 30 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the University of North Carolina at Asheville Former C. Gov.

Robert W. Scott will be the luncheon speaker Registration will be held from 10 to 10 30 a m. and will be followed by a general session with a welcome and comments by Congressman Gudger and agency representatives. Lunch ill be served at 1 and will be followed by the speech. Federal agencies to be represented at the forum include the Environmental Protection Agency.

Federal Disaster Assistance Administration. Housing and Urban Development. Community Services Administration. Economic Development Administration, Law Enforcement Assistance Administratim. Bureau of Outdoor Recreation.

Small Business Administration, and the departments of Transportation; Labor; Health. Education and Welfare: and R.T. Air HENDERSONVILLE Bair-zillie T. Nix, 73. of Rt.

6 Hendersonville. died Saturday in a Buncombe County hospital after a short illness. Jackson Funeral Home is In charge of arrangements. Vour Huring Loss Is serious business with us. We dedicate all our training and know how to help you haar and understand better.

If A Hearing Aid will help Wt have the correct aw to do the bast Job. CARD OF THANKS The Family of the late HOWARD E. CANNADY, would like to express our deepest gratitude and appreciation to everyone during the time of our bereavement. We wish to thank the friends and neighbors for their cards, flowers and all other expressions of sympathy. A special thanks to the doctors and staff of Memorial Mission Hospital, the Rev.

O. T. Tomes and the members of the New Mount Olive Baptist Church family. May God be with you all! Wife, Mrs. Mary S.

Cannady Daughters, Tonya and Jacqueline Cannady Sisters, Mrs. Fredia Williams Miss Katherine Cannady Mrs. Betty Brown Miss Gloria Cannady Brother, Kenneth Cannady and Family WHITE MONUMENT WORKS 4 waavtrvt r00 Asheville. N. C.

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JlMiJlEIUUllillllluiP GliOl'E HMKAL HOME 1 1 fas Funeral Service 856 TUNNfLROAD PHONE 298 5555 Jesse Ray Funeral Home Phnne 252-552 Anhnille. N.C. Wi HiU more Ace. August 7. 1977 Dear Friends: Death is a reality we all eperience during lite.

We cannot predict the time nor the hour of this inevitable event But when death occurs In your family, call us for the best in "personal luneral services." Funeral Directors 1401 Patton Ave. 252-3535 Wife, MARY 0 CARD OF THANKS The family of REV. WESLEY SPRINKLE wishes to thank the many friends for every expression of sympathy during their recent bereavement. So many groups have made we make house calls every possible contribution to if-' I In fact, we'll do all we can to help -a hearing problem. give strength in this hour.

The Wesley Sprinkle Family We will attend to all your needs and provide you with complete funeral assistance including the funeral and cemetery arrangements, floral selections, obituary announcements, life insurance policies, social security, veterans administration and all other death benefits. CARD OF THANKS The Family of the late MRS HKSSIE SHII'MAN wish to extend our heartfelt thanks to CARD OF THANKS We wish to express our thanks and appreciation to the many friends and neighbors and members of White Rock Baptist Church and Gladv Baotut Church for your Food, Visitations, Cards and Beautiful Flowers, for the loss of our loved one, CORA H. FIELDS. A special thanks to Revs. Charles Sprinkles and Larry ire, and Groce Funeral Home.

Sons, LANG W. FIELDS. JR. JOHN B. FIELDS Daughters: MRS.

DONALD DUCKETT MRS. ALVIN CHRISTOPHER MRS. HOBBY STEPHENSON Sister I MRS. CLAUDE PINKERTON Grandchildren Nieces and Nephews i In Memory Of JIMMY LYNN DOVER Who Passed Away August 7, 1970 Jimmy, you are gone but not We will assist you after the luneral to settle all matters and meet requirements ot state and local laws. We are familiar with the situations which arise when death occurs.

Our tupenence and personal attention will be of comlort to you. IN MEMORY AND HONOR We II service just about any make t. a. Rtyrwids or model hearing aid sit down and listen to what you have to say or answer questions about hearing help also give you a hearing test on modern electronic equipment. And to make it easy, we'll come to your house any time it's convenient for you.

Just give us a call. Or stop by our place if you prefer. Either way, there's no obligation at all. BELTONE HEARING AID SERVICE 87 Patton Avenue ouu, Asheville. 252-1354 South Center Pharmacy.

Hendersonville 692-1580 fonotten. It has been a lone i friends and neighbors for the beautiful floral arrangements, food and the many kindnesses shown; and also to the ministers who conducted the funeral. May God blesa each one. Your thoughtfulnesa was so greatly appreciated. Sister: time since you went away; 1 Hut to me it's just like it was yesterday.

And I shall always remember how wonderful you were. OF CAPT. RALPH C. RE1D 1 Who Expired June 9, 1977 They would have celebrated, their Wedding Anniversary! August Sth. God Bless America.

Jem 6 Ray Jft Ray, Jr. MRS. DELIA BUCKNER NIECES NEPHEWS Your Mother i MRS. FRANCES DOVER I.