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THURMAN ODELL ARTIS

March 22, 1944-July 12, 2011 FREMONT -- Thurman Odell Artis, 809 Martin St., Fremont, was born March 22, 1944, in Wayne County to Marvin and Ethel Smith Artis. He attended Wayne County Public Schools, and graduated from Norwayne School...

ADOLPH B. "A.B." DAWSON SR.

Dec. 24, 1933-July 9, 2011 HOOKERTON -- Adolph Bernard "A.B." Dawson Sr., 78, died Saturday. Funeral will be Sunday at noon. He was born in Greene County, to the late Paul and Mary E. Fisher Dawson Dec. 24, 1933....

JULIA G. GAY

June 19, 1947-July 13, 2011 LAGRANGE -- Julia Gray Gay, 64, went to her new heavenly home Wednesday, July 13, 2011, surrounded by her family. Julia was born June 19, 1947, to Mildred Williams Gray and the late Robert...

ALBERT HOWARD

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Albert Howard, 74, Washington, D.C., formerly of Greene County, died Saturday in Washington, D.C. Final arrangements are incomplete, and are entrusted to the Rev. Ernie Haskins, funeral director, Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home. (Pd)...

THELMA MOSES LOFTON

March 7, 1921-July 12, 2011 "I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the faith." (II Timothy 4:7) Mother Thelma Moses Lofton, 90, lovingly known by her family and friends as "Babe," 132...

MARION FRANCES SUGG MINSHEW

Jan. 1, 1921-July 14, 2011 Marion Frances Sugg Minshew, 90, peacefully passed away July 14, 2011, at Kitty Askins Hospice Center from complications due to congestive heart failure. She was born Jan. 1, 1921 in Raleigh, N.C., to the...

RONNIE RICHARDSON

July 1, 1958-July 9, 2011 PIKEVILLE -- Ronnie Richardson, 124 Decoy Drive, Pikeville, was born July 1, 1958, to Mary Lois Richardson and the late Earl O.J. Richardson. Ronnie was called to be with his Heavenly Father Saturday, July...

CHARLIE SNIPES

May 31, 1941-July 13, 2011 Charles Nelson Snipes, 70, passed away Wednesday, July 13, 2011, at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Charlie was born in Wayne County May 31, 1941, to the late Charles Edward Snipes and Louise Benton Snipes. He...

ROOSEVELT "SONNY" THOMAS

May 1, 1937-July 13, 2011 May 1, 1937, was an eventful, yet beautiful, day in the life of the late Isaac Thomas Sr. and Edna Brooks. Born to this couple on that day in the small town of St....

EDGAR D. WILLIAMS

NEW YORK -- Edgar Dean Williams, 68, formerly of Duplin County, died Sunday at Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation in Brooklyn, N.Y. Arrangements are pending at Garris Funeral Home....