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Asheville Citizen, Monday, Jan. 4, 1982 Western North Carolina Deaths And Funerals Funerals Today STATE AND AREA Russell Underhill of 203 Springfield Drive, Forest City, 11 a.m., Padgett King Funeral Home, Rutherford County. Martha Flicker of 642 Chery Hendersonville, graveside services 11 a.m., Berea Baptist Church cemetery, Henderson County. Robert Sides of Route 3 Morganton, 2 p.m., Mount Pleasant United Methodist Church, Burke County. David Dellinger of the Green Cove community, Bakersville, 2 p.m., chapel of Henline-Hughes Funeral Home, Mitchell County.

The Rev. Troy Harvey of 1907 Asheville Highway, Hendersonville, 2 p.m., First Wesleyan Church of Hendersonville, Henderson County, Truman Cutshaw of 108 Scates Hazelwood, 2 p.m., Crawford Funeral Home of Waynesville, Haywood County. Lewis Goins of Route 1 Newland, 2 p.m., Powder Mill Baptist Church, Avery County. John Willis of 205 Gay Marion, 2 p.m., 1-Clapp Funeral Home, McDowell County. Jennings Bishop of Route 1 Marshall, 2 p.m., Bowman-Rector Cemetery, Madison County.

CITY AND COUNTY Raymond Meeks of 428 Rowland Road, Swannanoa, 11 a.m., Swannanoa First Baptist Church. Charles E. Jones of 115 Richmond 11 a.m., chapel of Groce Funeral Home. Vesta Banks of Route 2 Dillingham Circle, Asheville, 2 p.m., Christian Creek Baptist Church. Juanita Haynes of 187 Waysons Mobile Court, Lothian, 2 p.m., West Funeral Home chapel, Weaverville.

Mollie Craig MARION Mollie Belle Williams Craig, 80, of Route 1 Nebo died Sunday. A native of Buncombe County and a daughter of the late Elijah and Fairy Hill Wright, she was the wife of the late Anderson Williams. Suviving are two sons, Samuel Williams and John Williams of Marion; three daughters, Bernice Evans of Chucky, Lillian Smith of Drexel and Fairy Haynes of Marion; a brother, Willard Wright of Asheville; two sisters, Lizzie Noblitt and Edna Owemby of Asheville; three half brothers, James, Fred and Boyd Wright of Marion; five half sisters, Ora Hudgins of Asheville, Carrie Revis, Gladys Grant, Parlee Ledbetter and Lettie Dotson of Marion; 10 grandchildren, 11 great-grandchildren and three greatgreat Services will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday in the Westm Funeral Chapel. The Rev.

Jerry Bryant will officiate. Burial will be in Crossmill Memorial Park. The family will receive friends from 7 to 9 p.m. Monday at the funeral home. Lois Harrold WAYNESVILLE Lois Beale Harrold, 85, formerly of 300 Tate died Sunday in a Waynesville nursing home following an extended illness.

She was a retired school teacher. A native of Sanford, and a resident of Haywood County most of her life, she was the daughter of the late Ebershaw and Lillie Kelley Harrold. Miss Harrold graduated from the Women's College in Greensboro and was a member of the Dorcas Bell Chapter DAR, Waynesville Women's Club, National Retired Teachers Association, AARP, Magna Carte Dames, and Lords of Maryland Manors First Family of Virginia. She was a member of Covenant Presbyterian Church in Waynesville. Surviving are two sisters, Mrs.

E.G. Lee of Asheville and Mrs. Earl Stewart of Lancaster, Calif. Graveside services will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday in the Green Hill Cemetery.

The Rev. Boyce Spooner will officiate. Garrett Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Jesse Causby SALUDA Jesse David Causby, 52, of Holbert Cove Road died Sunday in an Asheville hospital after an extended illness. A native of Buncombe County, he had lived in Polk County for 30 years.

He was a mechanic with Buildon Inc. and was a member of St. James Episcopal Church and an Army veteran of the Korean conflict. Surviving are the wife, Margaret Causby; his parents, Mr. and Mrs.

Jesse J. Causby of Hendt csonville; two brothers, Charles Causby of Hendersonville and Robert Causby of Lynwood, N.J.; and a sister, Martha Corn of Hendersonville. Services will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday in Shepherd Mausoleum Chapel. The Rev.

Alex Viola will officiate. Burial will be in Shepherd Memorial Park. The family will receive friends from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Monday at the funeral home. Area Deaths Joshua Cox of Hendersonville, died Sunday; arrangements incomplete.

Eula Carver of Old Fort, died Sunday; arrangements incomplete. Jesse Causby of Saluda, died Sunday; funeral 2 p.m. Tuesday in Shepherd Mausoleum Chapel. Charles Schoonard of Columbus, died Saturday; funeral 2 p.m. Tuesday in Tryon Seventh-day Adventist Church.

Major Holbrook of Franklin, died Sunday; funeral 2 p.m. Tuesday in Cowee Baptist Church. Sherwood Snyder of Franklin, died Saturday; funeral 2 p.m. Tuesday in Franklin Presbyterian Church. Rev.

Abraham Stepp of Waynesville, died Saturday; funeral 2:30 Tuesday in Crawford Funeral Home of Waynesville. Michael Burress of Hazelwood, died Sunday; funeral 10:30 a.m. Tuesday in Lake Junaluska Baptist Church. Hester Fuller CANDLER Services for Hester Jane Sizemore Fuller, 73, of Route 1 Pisgah Highway, who died Saturday, will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday in the Asheville chapel of Penland Sons Funeral Home.

The Revs. Johnny Saunders, Harold Webb, Wayne Holbrook and Furman Wilson will officiate. Burial will be in the Fuller family cemetery, Swannanoa. Born in Swain County to the late Herbert and Kirkland Sizemore, she was a resident of Swannanoa for more than 10 years and had been a resident of Candler since July. Surviving are her husband, William G.

Fuller; three sons, O.V. Fuller of Candler, Earl Paul Fuller of Harlem, and Alvin Woodrow Fuller of Swannanoa; three daughters, Edith F. Tipton of Swannanoa, Elsie Harwood and Frances F. Ramsey of Candler; three brothers, Vinson Sizemore of Candler, Balis and Earl Sizemore of Swannanoa; two sisters, Oma Cable of Maryville, and Alma Tipton of Asheville; 23 grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren. The family will receive friends from 7 to 9 p.m.

Monday at the funeral home and at other times will be at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Holbrook, Davis Creek Road, Candler. Michelle Wyatt Michelle Lynn Wyatt, 7, of Dorsey's Trailer Park, Woodfin died Sunday morning after a long illness. A native of Buncombe County, she was a first grade student at Woodfin Elementary School.

Surviving are her parents, William Eugene and Nell Tipton Wyatt; a sister, Wendy Rene Wyatt of the home; the paternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Donald Wyatt of Asheville; the maternal grandparents, Banner Tipton of Asheville and Opal Richardson of Statesville. Services will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday in the Woodfin Free Will Gospel Church.

The Revs. Eugene Dodd, Dewey Arrowood and George Robinson will officiate. Burial will be in Ashelawn Gardens of Memory, Weaverville. The family will receive friends from 7 to 8 p.m. Monday at Williams Funeral Service, where the body will remain unti placed in the church 30 minutes before the services.

Rev. Abraham Stepp WAYNESVILLE The Rev. Abraham Stepp, 64, of Waynesville died unexpectedly Saturday while holding services in Buncombe County. He was the pastor of the Living Church of Jesus Christ of Hyatt Creek in Haywood County. He was the son of the late William and Omia Hollifield Stepp of Madison County.

Survivors include his wife, Naomi Griffin Stepp; a daughter, Aileen Detpweiler of Waynesville; three brothers, Reuben Stepp of Wayneville, Neil and Henry Stepp of Canton; and two sisters, Lorena Hampton of Oregon State and Athia Lee of Cherokee; and a grandchild. Services will be held at 2:30 p.m. Tuesday in the Crawford Funeral Home of Waynesville. The Rev. Joe Grant will officiate.

Burial will be in Hillcrest Memorial Gardens. The family will receive friends from 7 to 9 p.m. Monday at the funeral home and at other times will be at the home. Benjamin Alexander LA GRANGE Benjamin Alexander, 72, of Route 3 La Grange died Saturday in Kinston. A native of Buncombe County, he was a retired farmer and store owner.

Surviving are a sister, Martha Alexander of Asheville; and three brothers, D.W. Alexander of Asheville, Harry Alexander of High Point and Frank Alexander of Aiken, S.C.. Services will be held at 2:30 p.m. Monday in Rouse Funeral Home chapel. Burial will be in Fairview Cemetery.

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Preston E. Wagner will officiate. Burial will be in Green Hills Cemetery. A former resident of Detroit, she had lived in Asheville for 25 years. She was the wife of Andrew Rosner, who died in 1972, and was a member of Emmanuel Lutheran Chureh and the Ladies Aid Society.

Surviving are two daughters, Helen Rosner of Asheville and Olga Mittelstadt of St. Louis, three grandchilden and two great grandchildren. The family. will receive friends from 7:30 to 9 p.m. Monday at the funeral home.

Memorials may be made to Bethesda Lutheran Home, in care of Emmanuel Lutheran Church, 51 Wilburn Place, West Asheville, 28806. Ollie Penland CANTON Ollie Glance Penland, 84, of Candler died Saturday in an Asheville hospital. Born in Haywood County to the late John Glance and Josephine Surrett Glance of Haywood County, she was a member of Clyde United Methodist Church. She had been a resident of Candler for the past four years. Surviving are the husband, Charlie D.

Penland; two sons, Frank Penland of Huntsville, and Julian Penland of Asheville; two daughters, Catherine McKinsey of Asheville and Betty Holcombe of Raleigh; a sister, Maude Coxe of Winston-Salem; five grandchildren, 10 great-grandchildren and a great-great-grandchild. Services will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday in Crawford Funeral Home Chapel of Canton. The Rev. Jack Smith will officiate.

Burial will be in Crawford Memorial Gardens. The family will receive friends from 7 to 9 p.m. Monday at the funeral home. Howard Robinson BURNSVILLE Howard L. Robinson, 65, of Newdale, Route 2 Burnsville died Sunday in a Spruce Pine hospital after an extended illness.

He was a son of the late Melvin and Dovie Buchanan Robinson. Surviving are his wife, Gladys Hughes Robinson; five sisters, Cora Presnell of Greenmountain, Pauline Silvers of Kona, Marie Roland of Winton, Betty Smith of Asheville and Clorene Reo of Alpine, and three brothers, Bristoe Robinson and Joe Robinson of Greenmountain and Ralph Robinson of Beaumont, Texas. Services will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday in the Double Island Baptist Chureh, of which he was a member. The Revs.

Arthur Woody and Ronnie Gouge will officiate. Burial will be in the church cemetery. The family will receive friends from 7 to 9 p.m. Monday at Webb Funeral Home, where the body will remain until placed in the church an hour prior to the services. Annie Walton Annie Hawkins Walton, 81, formerly of 107 West Asheville, died Sunday in an Asheville nursing home after an extended illness.

Penland and Sons Funeral Home, Asheville, is in charge of arrangements. Marshall Radcliff Services for Marshall C. Radcliff, 87, of Asheville, who died Friday, were held at 2 p.m. Sunday in Macedonia Baptist Church. The Rev.

J. Michael Minnix officiated. Burial was in the church cemetery. Morris Funeral Home is in charge. County Schools Open, But City Schools Closed Students attending Buncombe County schools will return to classes Monday following the holiday recess.

Students in Asheville city schools will have Monday off and will return to classes Tuesday. Monday will be a teachers' work day in the city schools. Thomas Lenoir WAYNESVILLE Thomas Lenoir of 609 First St. died Sunday after a long illness. Jesse Ray Funeral Home, Asheville, is in charge of arrangements.

Sherwood Snyder FRANKLIN Sherwood Snyder of the Watauga community died Saturday at his residence. A native of Binghamton, N.Y., he was a veteran of World War II. He was a son of the late Sherwood and Donna McKenzie Snyder. Surviving are his wife, Patricia Killan Snyder; a daughter, Pamela Williams of Kirkland, a son, Sherwood R. Snyder of Round Hill, a sister, Shirley Wagner of Dayton, Ohio; a brother, Stuart Snyder of Dayton; and five grandchildren.

Memorial services will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday in the Franklin Presbyterian Church, of which he was a member. The Rev. Ron Odum will officiate. Burial will be later.

Memorials may be made to Macon County EMS. Bryant Funeral Home is in charge. Volunteer Services The Volunteer Service Bureau has announced the following opportunities: Parents and other volunteers in area of Erwin Middle School to work with children ages 11-13. Assist in tutoring, clerical work or with special projects. Hours and days flexible.

Variety of opportunities at large hospital. Outpatient clinic, Thursday afternoon; pharmacy department, hours and days flexible; floor volunteers, evenings and weekends. Clerical assistance at a number of social service agencies. Volunteers for: a pre-school vision screening program. Hours and days flexible.

Training provided. Drivers and "hoppers" urgently needed in Meals-on-Wheels program deliver hot meals to elderly or ill citizens unable to provide their own. Week days for approximately two hours. Cart. Large and small tasks available in four month community growth project through the arts; phone, speak, fund raise, write, type, distribute flyers.

For further information, call the Volunteer Service Bureau at 255-0696. Morris Gelblum Dies In Chapel Hill CHAPEL HILL (AP) Morris Reed Gelblum, 60, of Chapel Hill, former associate dean of the University of North Carolina School of Law, died Friday after an extended illness. He had been a member of the UNC faculty since 1968 and served on several university and professional comittees. Gelblum was born in Aberdeen, S.D., and grew up in Wallingford, Conn. After graduating from Wesleyan University in 1943 and from Harvard Law School in 1948, he held several legal and executive positions in private industry before joining the UNC law faculty.

School Board Meeting The Buncombe County Board of Education will hold a special work session at 7 p.m. Tuesday in the library of the Buncombe County Audio-Visual and Library Center on Hendersonville Road. The meeting will be held to consider goals for 1982. Births MEMORIAL MISSION A son, to Mr. and Mrs.

Odis Kuykendall, Old Fort, Jan. 3. A son, to Mr. and Mrs. Zeno Lancaster III, 64 Buckeye Cove Road, Canton, Jan.

3. A daughter, to Mr. and Mrs. Mark Miller, 91 Westview Court, Fletcher, Jan 3. A son, to Catherine Surrett, 119 Walnut Cove Road, Swannanoa, Jan.

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50 110 Discount Price you need all the REVCO can vou get Search For Robber An investigation continued Sunday into the armed robbery Saturday night of the Plaza Theater on Pack Square, Police according to the Asheville Police Department. At about 10 p.m. Saturday, a man Reports carrying a small-caliber automatic handgun entered the theater" and robbed four employees while they were counting the days receipts in the Old onto wagon, driven by Dewitt Talmadge: office, police reports said. The robber Hendersonville Road from All Souls. Tipton 26, of Fort, turned was wearing a stocking over his head mask, reports said.

cruiser which was north in the Crescent and pulled out in front of the as a After the man had taken the right-hand lane of Hendersonville: heading money, he had the employees bind Road, according to investigating Ashethemselves with tape he had brought ville Police Officer B.L. Wardlaw. with him. The employees were put into a broom closet and told to stay there, The cruiser was driven by Bun-: reports said. combe County Deputy Donald Eugene: The robber left on foot with ap- Harvey, 38, Wardlaw said.

proximately $4,500, reports said. He Each driver claimed he had a. was last seen running down North Lex- green light, Wardlaw said. No charges: ington Avenue. Police officers were made.

searched the streets and bars around There was no damage to the paPack Square Saturday night, but no ar- trol car, a 1977 Plymouth Fury, accordrests were made. ing to Wardlaw. The Ford station There were no injuries in the inci- wagon, owned by Dewitt Talmadge dent. Tipton sustained $2,000 damage, The robber was described as a Wardlaw said. white male in his early 20s, 5 feet 10 inches to 6-feet tall, with blond hair and Fire Calls moustache and possibly a beard.

He was last seen wearing blue jeans and a Asheville Fire Department remaroon jacket. sponded to the following calls Sunday. Gasoline in kerosene heater, 9 Cruiser In Accident Blanton Street at 11:06 a.m. Food on stove, Bartlett Arms A Buncombe County Sheriff's I De- Apartments at 11:57 a.m. partment cruiser was involved in a Smoking furnace, 15 Klondike minor accident Sunday night in Bilt- Street at 1:36 p.m.

more, according to the Asheville Police Food on stove, 2 Cullowhee Street Department. at 3:54 p.m. The accident occurred at 6:05 p.m. False alarm, Cumberland Avenue Sunday when a 1981 Ford station at Blake Street at 6:02 p.m. Where Will Parent Live? Editor's Note: This is one of a series of weekly columns dealing primarily with information for senior citizens.

Questions should be sent to the Buncombe County Council on Aging, Allen Center, 331 College Asheville, N.C., 28801. The council will answer your questions or refer them to the appropriate agency. Q. My father has been living by himself for many years, but is now in the hospital and it doesn't seem as though he will be able to live alone any longer. My family really doesn't have room in our house and I'm not sure how our living situation would work out even if we did have room for him.

I want to do the best for him, but I really don't know where to turn. It looks like a decision will need to be made soon and it is hard to face the idea of putting him in a nursing home. A. Your situation is really quite common for many people at some point in their lives and the lives of their parents. You doubtless have many intense feelings about the matter and you can Second Child Dies From Fire In Camper PHOENIX, Ariz.

(AP) The second of two children burned when the truck they were in was left unattended last month has died at Maricopa County Hospital. Melissa Boone, the 1-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Lester Boone, died late Friday, officials said Saturday. Her 2-year-old brother, Wayne, died Dec.

24, one day after a fire broke out in the camper shell of the Boones' pickup truck as the children's parents were applying for assistance at the Glendale office of the state Department of Economic Security, authorities Senior Services expect that your father and other members of your family also have intense and perhaps mixed feelings about the options you must face now. Your family, your father and you yourself must make the decisions, however difficult they may be. The Council on Aging will help you obtain the necessary information on area nursing homes, rest homes, available services for older persons in Buncombe County. We will counsel with you if necessary and can refer you to service providing agencies in the Our "Resource Directory for Aging" is a good source of information and includes information on various in-home: services. We also have lists of homes, rest homes and other facilities for older persons as well as some considerations for you to discuss with your family and your father in such a situation.

The Council on Aging staff will attempt to help you look honestly at your particular situation. Call us at 258-8027. In addition, you should contact the social services department of the hospital in which your father in being treated. They have personnel, ofttimes social workers, who help families like yours every day. Fu GLASS LINED WATER HEATERS PERMAGLAS ALL SIZES Also Highgrade Plumbing and Heating 01 BumerePhone 274-7222 A.C.

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