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ASHEVILLE CITIZEN-TIMES SATURDAY, MARCH 20, 1999 B5 DEATHSFUNERALS CHESTER E. BARRY SR. BLACK MOUNTAIN Chester E. Barry 76, of Goldmont dlod Friday, March 19, 1999, at the Ashevllle Health Care Center. A native of Hornell, N.Y., he had lived most of his life in Rockingham before moving to Black Mountain In 1961.

He was son of the late Harry and Grace Eldrldge Barry. Mr. Barry owned and operated the Black Mountain Texaco and was an avid sportsman, in which he raced boats and cars at tracks Including the Ashevllle Motor Speedway, Surviving are his wife, Olean Shaw Barry; a daughter, Connie Weaver of Black Mountain; a son, Chester Barry of Black Mountain; a sister, Wanita Chavis of Rockingham; four grandchildren, Clifford Barry, Chert Sherrill, Wendy Moore and Stacy Weaver; and seven great-grandchildren. Services will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday at Miller Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev.

Howard Sides officiating. Interment will be In Mountain View Memorial Park. The family will receive friends from 7 to 8:30 Saturday at the funeral home. LAWRENCE E. BURSE SPRUCE PINE Lawrence E.

Burse, 74, of Brushy Creek Road, Spruce Pine, died Friday, March 19, 1999, in a Spruce Pine hospital. A native of Mitchell County, he was SUE ELLEN CABE SYLVA Sue Ellen Cabe, 79. of Savannah community, died Friday, March 19, 1999, at Mountain Trace Nursing Center after a period of declining health. A native of Jackson County, she was a daughter of the late L.B. and Ethel Cabe.

She retired with Enka as a supervisor. Surviving are a sister, Carrie Poss of Sytva; four nieces; and several great-nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be held at 3 p.m. Sunday at Wesleyanna United Methodist Church, of which she was a member, with the Rev. Jeff Hassell officiating.

Burial will be In Wesleyanna United Methodist Church Cemetery. The family will receive friends one hour before the services at the church. Memorials may be made to the Wesleyanna United Methodist Church or the Church Cemetery Fund, co Mr. and Mrs. Felton Causey, 120 Jaderian Mountain Road, Sylva, N.C.

28779. Melton-Riddle Funeral Home Is In charge of arrangements. LUELLA HODGES RHODES HENDERSONVILLE Luella Hodges Rhodes, 88, of 201 Oak Street, Hendersonville, died Friday, March 19, 1999, at the Laurels of Hendersonville. Arrangements are incomplete and wiH be announced by Pilgrim's Funeral Home, Hendersonville. ANNIE BELLE BRYSON FOX FRANKLIN Annie Belle Bryson Fox, 82, of Wilkle Street, Franklin, died Friday, March 19, 1999, at a Syl-va hospital.

She was a native of Jackson County, a daughter of the late David C. and Elizabeth "Beth" Nicholson Bryson. She was a homemaker and a member of Mountain Grove Baptist Church, where she was a former secretarytreasurer and choir member for 47 years. She is survived by her husband of 67 years, Fred A. Fox; three daughters, Marlene Williams and Ruby Henry, both of Franklin and Jewel Young of Woodstock, a son, the Rev.

Ray Fox of Bryson City; 12 grandchildren and 1 1 great-grandchildren. She was preceded In death by a sister, Inez Fox. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Monday at Mountain Grove Baptist Church with the Rev. Joe Pressley officiating.

Burial will be In the church cemetery. Grandsons, Keith Williams, Gary Fox, Tori Young, Brandon Wilson, Zachary Fouts and Adam Fox will serve as pallbearers. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Sunday at Bryant Funeral Home, where the body will remain until placed In the church 30 minutes prior to services. Memorials may be made to the Mountain Grove Baptist Churdh, co Ruby Henry (church treasurer), 179 Grandview Court, Franklin, N.C.

from page B4 WILLIE JANE BAILEY ASHEVILLE Willie Jane Bailey, 90, of 315 Aiken Road, Ashevllle, died Wednesday, March 17, 1 999, at Mountain Area Hospice Solace Center. A native of Madison County, she was a daughter of the late George Al- and Loduska Bice Doan. She was of the Baptist faith. She was also preceded in death by sisters, Vlrgle Mae Swann, Ida Ramsey, Ollie Brown, Estle Walker and Nel- tie Harris; and brothers, Dock Doan, Jess Doan, Carl Doan and Esley Doan. She was the wife of the late Gus C.

Bailey, who died Dec. ,28, 1990. Surviving are daughters, Edna and husband Kermlt Robinson of Weaver-, villa. Genlve and husband Fred Ram sey of Mars Hill and Joyce Bailey and friend Frank Kelly of Weavervllle; sons, Vaughn Bailey and friend 'Hlwatha Waldrop of Ashevllle and Morris and wife Geneva Bailey of Mars Hill; grandchildren, Loretta Jamerson, Rick Robinson, Wanda DeHart, Eddie Ramsey, Greg Bailey, Danita Hollifield, Donna McDevitt, Re-nee Bailey, Annette Ducker and Shane Bailey; and 17 great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be held at 11 Saturday at Capps Funeral Home Chapel, Mars Hill, with the Revs.

Kermlt Robinson and Ralph Roberts officiating. Burial will be In Ashelawn Gardens of Memory. Pallbearers will be Rick Robinson, REV. DARIUS Z. BREVARD SR.

FLETCHER The Rev. Darius Z. Brevard 75, of Fletcher, went to walk with his Lord Friday morning, March 19, 1999, following a period of declining health. He was the son of the late Zeb and Lela Corn Brevard and was a lifelong resident of Henderson County. He retired In 1979 after 19 years with Ger-ber Foods.

He was an Army veteran of World War II and was a member of Oak Forest Baptist Church. He was also a skilled carpenter, He was ordained as a minister at Mt, View Baptist Church In 1958. He was a devoted father and papaw to his grandchildren as well as other children In the extended family. He was dearly loved by all who knew him. Survivors Include his loving wife of 84 years, Celia G.

Brevard; daughters, Joyce Bailey and husband Gene of Mt. Home and Barbara Moore and husband Dennis of Fletcher, a son, Darius Zeb Brevard and wife Robin of Hamilton, two sisters and a brother, Clara Worsham, Mae Brevard and Bob Brevard, all of Henderson-ville; four granddaughters, Denise Moore Gilbert and husband Bryan of Fletcher, Ashley and Jessica Brevard of Hamilton, and Sarah Jeffe of Ohio; two grandsons, Marshall Bailey of Mt. Home and Jason Jeffe of Ohio; and a number of nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be held at 3 p.m. Sunday at Oak Forest Baptist Church with the Revs.

Paul B. Chandler and Roy Waldroup officiating. The body will be placed in the church one hour prior to the services. Interment will follow at Shepherd Memorial Park. The family will receive friends from 7 to 8:30 p.m.

Saturday at Shuler Luck Funeral Home. TERRY RAY CHASTAIN CASHIERS Terry Ray Chas-tain, 43, of Yellow Mountain Road, Cashiers, died Wednesday, March 17, 1999. He was a native of Macon County, a son of Eileen Prince Chastain of Highlands and the late Robert Hampton Chastain. He was an assembly worker at the Cashiers Plastic Plant. He was a Methodist by faith.

He Is survived by a sister, Kathryn Forrester of Highlands; two brothers, Neal Chastain of South Carolina and Jack Patterson of Greenville, S.C.; and a number of nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be held at 8 p.m. Saturday at Bryant Funeral Home Chapel in Highlands with the Rev. Cart Lindqulst officiating. Burial will be In the Highlands Memorial Park.

Ronnie Waller, Butch Waller, Allen "Ricky" Bryson, Red Potts, Kenneth Manley and Dabs Potts will serve as pallbearers. The family win receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Saturday at Bryant Funeral Home Chapel In Highlands. Memorials may be made to Highlands First United Methodist Church Building Fund, 315 Main St, Highlands, N.C. 28741.

Bryant Funeral Home is hi charge of arrangements. RUBY ELLEN WRIGHT CONNELLY SPRINGS Ruby Ellen Wright, 59, died Friday. March 19, 1999. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday in the Church of Jesus Christ Burial wil be in Chapman Cemetery.

The family will receive friends 7 to 8:30 p.m. Saturday at Sossoman Fu NORMAN 'BOOGER' CLAYTON PISGAH FOREST Norman "Booger" Clayton, 32, of Plsgah Forest, died Thursday, March 18, 1999, at Memorial Mission Hospital from accidental Injuries. A native of Henderson County, he had lived In Transylvania County for the last 10 years. He was a son of Minnie Clayton of Hendersonville and the late Norman Ray Clayton. He was a graduate of West Henderson High School and was a plater with Ashevllle Metal Finishing for the last five years.

He was a member of the Boyls-ton Baptist Church and was an avid hunter. Surviving, In addition to his mother, are his wife, Wendy Clayton; a son, Colby Clayton; two daughters, Hope and Lacey Clayton, all of the home; two brothers, Morris Clayton of Pleasant Grove and Randy Clayton and his wife Trish of Mills River; a sister, Nor- ma Wright and her husband Richard of Yancey County; his mother-in-law and father-in-law, Sharon and Don Messer; a sister-in-law and brother-in-law, Robin and Jeff Barnett; a sister-in-law, Paula Messer; brother-in-law, Jody Messer, all of Pisgah Forest; and two nieces, Codl and Hannah Barnett. Funeral services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Sunday at Boylston Baptist Church with the Rev. Jimmy Burress officiating.

Burial will follow in Plsgah Gardens. The family will receive friends 7 to 9 p.m. Saturday at Thos. Shepherd Son Funeral Directors. At other times, at the home of Don and Sharon Messer, 240 McGuire Road, Pisgah Forest Memorials may be made to the Boylston Baptist Church Building Fund, Route 2, Box 248, Horse Shoe, N.C.

28742. DAISY SAWYER DRAKE HENDERSONVILLE Daisy Sawyer Drake, 93, of Hendersonville, died Thursday, March 18, 1999, at Pardee Hospital. A native of Madison County, she was the daughter of Francis Marion Sawyer and Lillie Mae Segal. She spent her early years in Spartanburg, S.C., but lived most of her life in Henderson County, with brief periods of residence in Greensboro and Cary. Her husband, Carl William Drake, preceded her In death.

Survivors include a beloved sister, Flora Lee Hudglns of Hendersonville; eons, Otis M. Drake of Brevard and Bin C. Drake of Cary; daughter-in-law, Linda Lockaby Drake of Cary, three grandchildren, David Drake and wife Jill of Jupiter, Maria Stone and husband Eddie of Cary and Allsa Drake of Durham; and four greatgrandchildren, Sawyer and Ethan Stone of Cary and Hannah and Madeline Drake of Jupiter, Fla. She was a member of Mud Creek Baptist Church. By her lifelong words and actions, Daisy demonstrated a strong belief In the importance ol higher education.

In recognition of her support of higher education, a scholarship in her name is being permanently endowed at N.Ci State University. Memorials to Daisy may be made to the Drake Family Caldwell Scholarship Fund -at N.C. State University. Checks made payable to the N.C. State Alumni Association may be sent to Heather Crad-dock, Campus Box 7501, Raleigh, N.C.

27695. Funeral services will be held at 12:30 p.m. Sunday at Shepherd's Church Street Chapel with the Rev. David Treadway officiating. Burial will follow in Forest Lawn Memorial Park.

The family win receive friends from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Saturday at Shepherd's Church Street Chapel Arrangements are by Thos. Shepherd Son Funeral Directors. BESSIE JACKSON ASHEVILLE Bessie Deo Bobber Jackson, 83, died Friday, March 19, 1999, in Inman, SC. Grace Funeral Home on Patton Avenue wW announce arrangements.

the eon of the late Fate and Beetle Pitman Burse. He was retired from Henredon Furniture, of Spruce Pine. He was preceded In death by a son, Kenneth Burse, who died in 1988. Survivors include his wife, Shirley Jean Burse of Spruce Pine; two sons, Terry Burse and Billy Dean Burse, both of Spruce Pine; two daughters, Paula Jean McClellan and Samantha Burse, both of Spruce Pine; and seven grandchildren. Funeral services will be held ar2 p.m.

Sunday at the Mt Carmel Baptist Church, of which he was a member, with the Revs. Mike Brown and Terry Robinson officiating the services. Burial will be In the Mt Carmel Baptist Church Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 7 until 9 p.m. Saturday at Webb Funeral Home.

Webb Funeral Home in Spruce Pine la in charge of arrangements. MATTIE RUTH ALLEN WAYNESVILLE Mattie R. Allen, bom June 28, 1927, departed this life on Wednesday, March 17, 1999, after a short hospital stay. She was a native of Jackson County and a lifelong resident of Haywood County. The daughter of the late Sherman and Beatrice Allen, she was preceded In death by her brother, John Reynolds Allen.

She la survived by four eons, Eugene Howett of Charlotte, Timothy Al len of Clyde, Douglas Allen of Chapel Hit) and Edward Allen of Waynesville; two daughters, Vickie Winston of Waynesville and Gloria Smith of Seneca, 12 grandchildren and five great-grandchildren; and a host of friends and neighbors. She was a member of New Covenant Church of Clyde, a "beloved mother" to many in the community. Services will be held at 3 p.m. Sunday at New Covenant Church In Clyde. Burial win be ki Green Hil Cemetery.

The family wM receive friends from 7 to 9 p.m. Saturday at Moody Funeral Home, Sytva. rw Eddie Ramsey, Greg Bailey, Shane. Michael Ducker and Donald DeHart The family received friends 7 to 8:30 p.m. Friday at Capps Funeral Home.

At other times, the family will be at the residence of Edna and Kermlt Robinson, 172 Montlcello Road, Memorials may be made to Hospice of Madison, P.O. Box 910, Mars Hill, N.C. 28754. i HELEN MELTON HENDERSON GASTONIA Helen Inez Melton Henderson, 80, of 109 Hoyle Circle, died Friday, March 19, 1999, at Brian Center In Gastonia. A native of Fletcher, she was the widow of the late Lea Roy Henderson and daughter of the late Robert Graver "Barney" and Nettie Tow Melton.

She retired from Wix Corporation, attended Southside Baptist Church and was preceded in death by a daughter, Mary Louise Herring. Surviving are four daughters and sons-in-law, Barbara Ann Henderson, Frances Jeanette and Dennis Hughes, Doris Marie Herlong and Ruby Helen and William Hinkle, an of Gastonia; two brothers, David and Dewey Melton of Hoopers Creek; a sister, Christine Com of Henderson ville; 16 grandchildren, 33 greatgrandchildren and three great-greatgrandchildren. Funeral services will be held at 11:30 a m. Sunday at the Colonial Chapel of Carothers Funeral Home in Gastonia with the Rev, Rick Phillips officiating. Graveside services will be held at 4 p.m.

Sunday at Hoopers Creek Baptist Church Cemetery in Hoopers Creek. The family wis receive friends 7 to 9 p.m. Saturday at Carothers Funeral Home in Gastonia. Carothers Funeral Home In Gastonia Is serving the Henderson family. IRENE WALSH ROB BINS VILLE Irene Walsh, 67, of Route 3, Robbinsville, passed away on Friday, March 19, 1999, at District Memorial Hospital In Andrews.

She was native of Cherokee County and the daughter of the late Charlie and Regina Stanfield Frazier. She was preceded In death by her husband, Modeal Walsh In February 1984 and her sister, Am Collins in June 1993. She la survived by her son and daughters-in-law, Dale and Susie Walsh of Rock HiH, and Dee and 28734. Bryant Funeral Home is In charge of arrangements. EDNA MAY BOLTON CORDOVA.

S.C. Edna May Bolton, 61, died Thursday, March 18, 1999. Funeral services will be held at 2:30 p.m. Saturday at Thompson Funeral Home Chapel in Orangeburg, S.C. Burial wiH be at Crestlawn Memorial Gardens.

The family received friends 7 to 9 p.m. Friday at the funeral home. REVABATEMAN ANDREWS Reva Bateman, 61, of Andrews, died Thursday, March 18, 1999, at her residence. The family win receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Saturday at (vie Funeral Home, Andrews.

Memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society, Andrews Chapter, P.O. Box 1130, Andrews, N.C. 28901. IVA HORTON YOUNG BURNSVILLE tva Horton Young, 104, of Ashevllle, formerly of Yancey County, died Friday, March 19, 1999, in an Ashevllle nursing center. Arrangements are incomplete and win be announced by Holcombe Brothers Funeral Home.

PAUL PRICE CLYDE Paul Price, 68. of Price Drive, died Friday, March 19, 1999, at St Joseph's Hospital. Welle Funeral Home, WayneevfOe, will announce arrangements. ALICE COOK CANTON Alice Robinson Cook, 82, of 672 Hen son Cove Road, died Friday, March 19, 1999, at her home. Wens Funeral Home, Canton, wi0 announce arrangements.

RAY J. HARTLEY EUZABETHTON, Tenn. Ray J. Hartley, 82, of 101 Lynnview Circle, died Friday, March 19, 1999. Funeral services win be held at 8 p.m.

Sunday at the Grandfather Chapel of Reins-Sturdivant Funeral Home. Interment win follow at 1 1 a.m. Monday at Fork Mountain Cemetery. The family wi receive friends 6 to 8 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home.

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He bjrw career Jsmraai' ism in 1330 and wrot for several French ttewspapers, but ewntaaily turned to politics. Is EKR, at 31, became tha yaunipwt number of parfiamect in the Papular Front joremment led by Leon-Blum, In 1333, Pkrre-BVvdi joined the French military and was captured after the outbreak of World War II, later escaping to Join the French Resistance headed by Gen. Charles de Gaulle. In 1941 he organized first parachute drops of men and supplies In Nazi-occupied France and became one of the Gestapo's most wanted figures. He was arrested in Spain and sentenced to death by the pro-Nazi Vichy regime.

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Graveside services and burial win be held at 1 :30 p.m. Monday at Shiloh Baptist Church Cemetery, Hayesvitle. The family wiH receive friends 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Monday at Town son Rose Chapel, Hayesville.

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Kortne Walsh, Alex Walsh and Kenan Walsh. Funeral services wid be held at 2 p.m. Sunday at Lone Oak Baptist Church with the Revs. Roger Milisaps and Charles Collins officiating. Burial win be In the Lone Oak Cemetery.

The family wl receive friends from 6 to 6 p.m. Saturday at Townson-Smith Chapel. TownsoR-SmWt Funeral Home is in charge of errsrjjnmenls. CHARLES WAYNE DAVIS FLETCHER Charles Wayne Davis, 73, of Fletcher, died Thursday, March 16, 1999, at the Brian Center of Hertdersonvme after an extended Illness. He was a native of Washington, D.C, and prior resident of Front Roy i al.

before moving to Henderson County three months ago. He was a son of the late Charles and Eva I Ammefl Davis. He was employed by, 1 'Judd and Detweiler as an electrician I 47 years before retiring In 1990. 'He was a member of the Baptist faith. One of the major enjoyments of his -life was serving as an assistant scout master for the Cub Scouts and Boy I i Scouts for over IS years in Maryland, Survivors include his loving wHe of .51 years, C.

Bemice Williams Davis; I two sons, Carrol Nelson Oavls of I New York City, NY. and Thomas A I Davis of Gulf port. a daughter, 1 1 Connie D. Conn of Arden; and a sis-. i ter, Louise Sullivan of Lothian, Md.

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