Lukas Pierce Bolejack PITTSBORO Lukas Pierce Bolejack, infant son of Chad Pierce Bolejack and Kelly Markham Bolejack of Pittsboro, died September 1, 2007 at Wake Med in Cary. He was born at Wake Med in Cary on Friday, August 31, 2007. In addition to his parents, Lukas is survived by a sister, Anna Olivia Bolejack; his grandparents, Don and Peggy Bolejack and James and Don- na Markham, all of Pittsboro; and a great-grandmother, Eleanor Wom- ble, of Pittsboro. The funeral service will be held on Thursday at 11:00 a.m. at Chatham United Methodist Church, with the Rev.
Lee Edwards presiding. Interment will follow in the church cemetery. Friends may visit with the family in the church fellowship hall imme- diately following the service. The family requests that memori- als be directed to the Chatham United Methodist Church, Rev. Lee Edwards, 103 Woodberry For- est, Pittsboro, NC 27312.
Arrangements are in the care of Griffin Funeral Service and Crema- tion of Pittsboro. James F. Fulkerson FREMONT James F. Fulker- son, 96, of Fremont, died Monday, September 3, 2007. He was a retired Chief Petty Officer in the Navy and civil service employee at Seymour Johnson AFB.
Funeral, Wednesday, 10:00 a.m., Elmwood Cemetery, New Section. Surviving are his wife, Daphne Barnes Fulkerson; daughter, Brenda F. Bowie (Jim) of Fremont; son, Michael Fulkerson (Wilma) of Scot- land Neck; grandchildren, Jenna Bowie Mentlewski, Mark Bowie and Troy Fulkerson; great-grandchil- dren, Lauren, Kathy and James Fulkerson; brothers, Walton Fulker- son of Almo, KY, and Ernest Fulker- son of Central City, KY. Following the funeral, the family will adjourn to the Fremont Mission- ary Baptist Church for a time of sharing and other times at the home. Memorials are suggested to Fre- mont Missionary Baptist Church, P.O.
Box 960, Fremont 27830. Wi son Memor i a Se rv i ce www.wilsonmemorialservice.com (252) 237-7171. Louise P. Craven RAMSEUR Mrs. Louise Potts Craven, 82, of Universal Health Care, Ramseur, NC, died Sunday, September 2, 2007, at Ran- dolph Hospital Aheboro.
Funeral services will be conduct- ed at 4:00 p.m. Wednesday, Septem- ber 5, 2007, at the Ridge Funeral Home Chapel, Asheboro, with the Rev. Gary E. Allred and the Rev. Tommy Kidd officiating.
Burial will follow at Randolph Memorial Park. Mrs. Craven was born on Novem- ber 24, 1924 in Rowan County, NC, the daughter of the late Ed and Jane Davis Edwards. She was a member of Pleasant Ridge Christian Church. She was preceded in death by her husband, Willie Gray Potts and her grandson, Johnny Lee Potts.
She is survived by her husband, Fred Lawrence Craven, of Ramseur; daughter, Lou Ann Potts Allred and husband, Gary, of Raleigh; sons, Robert Lee Potts, of Sharon, SC, Steve Potts and wife, Vickie, of Asheboro; sister, Ermalee E. Cline, of Concord; nine grandchildren; and 17 great-grandchildren. The family will receive friends at Ridge Funeral Home from 7:00 until 9:00 p.m. on Tuesday and other times at the home of Steve and Vickie Potts, 562 Twain Drive, Asheboro. Memorials may be made to Soap- stone UMC, 12837 Norwood Road, Raleigh, NC27613, or to Hospice of Randolph, P.O.
Box 9, Asheboro, NC 27204. Tributes to the family may be made online at www.ridgefuneral home.com Peggy Hypes Glass EMERALD ISLE Peggy Hypes Glass, 66, of Emerald Isle, NC, passed away Thursday, August 30, 2007 after a courageous battle with cancer. She was born on April 26, 1941 in Roanoke, VA to the late Rhoda and Ernest Hypes. Peggy was a devoted and loving wife, mother, and grandmother. She leaves to cherish her memory her husband of 44 years, Bill; and two daughters and their husbands, Wen- dy and Raj Kapadia of Cary NC, and Tammy and Scott Cissel of Raleigh NC.
She is also survived by her four beloved grandchildren whom she treasured and adored, Matthew and Caroline Kapadia, and Blake and Haley Cissel. real joy in life was her four grandchildren who knew her as She complete- ly dedicated the last 15 years to them and was an integral part of their lives. Also surviving are sis- ters, Mary Faulkner, Bethel Ratliff, Virginia Beasley; and brothers, Paul and Al Hypes. She was preceeded in death by sisters, Dorothy, Martha, Elizabeth, and brothers, William andEverette. Peggy was raised and married in Roanoke, VA and later moved with her husband and two daughters to Burlington, NC where she was a real estate broker with Century 21 for over 10 years.
Upon retirement, Bill and Peggy moved to Emerald Isle, NC where they have enjoyed the- coast and the company of great friends and family. The family would like to thank the many friends and family members for their support, thoughts, and prayers for Peggy, and for the loving care provided by the entire staff at Heartfields Assisted Living in Cary, NC. We would also like to thank Heartland Hospice fortheir care and kindness over the past several months. A special thank you to Becky Smith who did so much for her quality of life. A private memorial service will be held at a later date in Roanoke, VA to honor and celebrate life.
In lieu of flowers, the family asks that donations be made to the Avon Cancer Walk (www.avonwalk.org and click on to and then click Charlotte 2007 then search Wendy Kapadia) or the American Cancer Society. James Raymond Hudson SMITHFIELD James Raymond Hudson, 56, of Smithfield, went to be with the Lord, Sunday, Septem- ber 2, 2007. He was a member of Smithfield Church of God, and a former em- ployee of Auto Parts store. He was born on July 30, 1951 to the late Rev. Jarvis Butler Hud- son and Admah Price Hudson.
The funeral service will be con- ducted at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday, September 5, 2007 in the chapel of Underwood Funeral Home in Smith- field, with Rev. Jerry Waters and Rev. J. Dan Hudson officiating.
The burial will follow at Hills of the Neuse Memory Gardens. Surviving, in addition to his moth- er, are son, James Anthony Hudson and his wife Jenny of Clay- ton; sisters, Pat Brunty of Smith- field, and Barbara Sargent of Fay- etteville; brother, Rev. J. Dan Hud- son and his wife, Debbie of Garner; step-daughter, Renee Gilbert and husband, Mark of Four Oaks; ex- wives and special friends, Grace Knox of Clayton, and Kay Johnson of Selma. He was a beloved grandfather, to Hayden and Jonah, and step-grand- father to Kaitlyn, Taylor, Jonathan, and Huntir.
He is also survived by numerous nieces and nephews. Mr. Hudson was preceded in death by his brother, Alcy Hudson. The family will receive friends from 7:00 until 9:00 p.m. Tuesday, September 4, 2007 at Underwood Funeral Home.
Condolences may be sent to the family at www.underwoodfh.com Pamela J. Russell HADNOT CREEK Pamela J. Rus- sell, 36, of Hadnot Creek, died Friday, August 31, 2007 at home. She was born November 2, 1970 in Nashville, TN. Her memorial service will be held at 6:30 p.m.
Tuesday, September 4, 2007 at the Emerald Isle Baptist Church with the pastor, the Rev. Freddie Braswell officiating. Surviving are son, Harvey M. Weiss of Hadnot Creek; daughters, Merce- des C. Weiss of Hadnot Creek and Victoria D.
Kroll of Emerald Isle; Eric Edwards of Hadnot Creek; mother, Helen Goins Russell of Tampa, FL; sister, Angela Coul- ter and husband, Ken of Tampa, FL; brothers, Herman Russell and wife, Julie of Nashville, TN, Johnny Rus- sell and wife, Linda of Ohio, and Ricky Russell of Tampa, FL; two nieces; and five nephews. She is also survived by her special friend, Kent P. She was preceded in death by a sister, Audrey M. Russell and father, Ray Thaxton Russell. In lieu of flowers, memorial dona- tions may be made to Education Fund, Bank of Ameri- ca, 8301 Emerald Drive, Emerald Isle, NC 28594.
Access online obituary and inter- net condolences through brooksfu- neralhomeandcrematory.com Arrangements by Brooks Funeral Home Crematory, Morehead City, NC. Obituaries City State 7BTHE NEWS OBSERVERTUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 2007 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 7B, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 2007 SE also applies to drivers approach- ing from the opposite direction on a two-lane road (with or with- out a center turn lane), and on a road that has four lanes without any separation. But opposite-direction drivers are not required by state law to stop on a road divided in the cen- ter by a median or a barrier wall. And if the road has at least four lanes, a center turning lane has the same legal effect as a concrete wall or a grassy median. turn lane is also consid- ered a divider between the lanes, so only the people behind the bus have to said Lt.
Everett Clendenin of the Highway Patrol. traffic can pass on Angela Stahl of North Raleigh learned these subtleties when she picked up a traffic safety flier at the 2006 State Fair. She worried about drivers stopping needlessly on Spring Forest Road four lanes wide with a turn lane school buses going the other way. can cause a traffic problem or potential Stahl said last fall by e-mail, have so many cars stopped when they supposed to On N.C. 55, the stopped-bus rule effectively changed only re- cently, when the two-lane road was widened to four lanes with medians and turn lanes.
was not a four-lane divided highway said LaBerge, who lives in Cary and commutes to Research Triangle Park. ple were used to stopping for the bus when it was two lanes and they still do Stahl and LaBerge said they contacted the Road Worrier be- cause they wanted Triangle dri- vers to know when they should stop for school buses, and when they figured just a little reminder to people would be LaBerge said. To learn the rules of the road, pick up a Handbook from the state Division of Motor Vehi- cles, at any license office or online at www.ncdot.org/dmv/. Click and then Enlighten the Road Worrier with comments, questions or tips: bruce.siceloff@newsobserver.com or 829-4527. Please include name, address and daytime phone number.
Monitor crosstown traffic at blogs.newsobserver.com/crosstown/ Or check road work with I-40 Worrier at I40.newsobserver.com WORRIER CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1B WAKE COUNTY LUCILLE M. BEDDINGFIELD, 87, 203 Evening Star Drive, Apex, Aug. 31. Graveside 2 p.m., today, Apex Cemetery. Arrangements by Apex Funeral Home.
MARGARET R. BLAND, 86, 2432 Mt. Zion Church Road, Apex, Aug. 31. Funeral 2 p.m., Wednesday, Mt.
Zion Baptist Church. Burial, Greater Christian Chapel Church Cemetery. Arrangements by Al- bright Funeral Home. EARL T. BRADLEY, 66, Wake For- est, Sept.
2. Arrangements by Bright Funeral Home Cremation Center. ALICE BRANCH, 94, Wake Forest, Sept. 1. Arrangements by Cutchins Funeral Home, Franklin.
BARBARA E. CONRAD, 87, Cary, Sept. 1. Funeral 2 p.m., today, Apex United Methodist Church, Apex. Burial, Apex Cemetery.
Arrange- ments by Apex Funeral Directors, Apex. MELVINA CUMMINGS, Fuquay-Va- rina, Sept. 2. Arrangements by Trice Funeral Home. EVA JONES, 89, Wendell, Sept.
3. Arrangements by Wei iam Funeral Home, Zebulon. ROSE MARIE KERNS, 77, 1440 Pleas- ants Wendell, Aug. 31. Memo- rial 7 p.m., today, Strickland Fu- neral Home Chapel Arrangements by Strickland Fu- neral Home, Wendell.
SIDNEY M. KNOTT, 87, Raleigh, Sept. 2. Arrangements by Brown- Wynne Funeral Home, St. Street.
LISSIE R. LANGDON, 82, 4804 Zebu- lon Road, Zebulon, Aug. 31. Fu- neral 11 a.m., today, Hopkins Chapel Baptist Church. Burial, New Hope Christian Church Cemetery.
Arrangements by L. Harold Poole Funeral Service. DAVID W. LINDLEY, 56, Raleigh, Sept. 1.
Funeral 2 p.m., today, funeral home chapel. Burial, Historic Oak- wood Cemetery. Arrangements by Brown-Wynne Funeral Home, St. St. KATHLEEN A.
MILLER, 58, 804 Wiles Court, Raleigh, Sept. 2. Arrange- ments by Carlton L. Gray Funeral Cremation Svc. LINWOOD H.
OVERBY, 90, Raleigh, Sept. 3. Arrangements by Mitchell Funeral Home, Raleigh Memorial Park. JOYCE M. RYALS, 71, Raleigh, Sept.
2. Arrangements by Mitchell Fu- neral Home, Raleigh Memorial Park. WELLBIRD R. TURNER, JR. 83, Raleigh, Sept.
3. Arrangements by Wheeler Woodlief Funeral Home, Rocky Mount. DAVID B. WILLIAMS, 76, 107 Grey Goose Lane, Wendell, Sept. 1.
Fu- neral 2 p.m., today, The Church of Jusus Christ of Latter Day Saints, Zebulon. Arrangements by Strick- land Funeral Home, Wendell. MOSES WILLIAMS, 83, Raleigh, Aug. 31. Arrangements by William Funeral Home, Zebulon.
DURHAM COUNTY MICHAEL L. ELLIS, Durham, Sept. 2. Memorial 2 p.m., Wednesday, Hud- son Funeral Home Chapel Arrangements by Hudson Funeral Home. CHARLOTTE W.
WILLIAMS, 82, Durham, Sept. 3. Arrangements by Apex Funeral Home, Apex. ORANGE COUNTY SARA A. HARGRAVE, 93, Hillsbor- ough, Sept.
2. Arrangements by Cremation Society of the Caroli- nas, Raleigh. JOHNSTON COUNTY ASHANT T. HAMPTON, 30, Clayton, Sept. 1.
Arrangements by McKin- nie Memorial an Bailey Funeral Home, Selma. JAMES R. HUDSON, 56, Smithfield, Sept. 2. Arrangements by Under- wood Funeral Home.
BOBBY W. MITCHELL, 68, Selma, Sept. 3. Arrangements by Parrish Funeral Home. ELLAPHAIR W.
STALLINGS, 92, Pine Level, Sept. 2. Funeral 2 p.m., Wednesday, Micro First Mission- ary Baptist Church. Burial, Selma Memorial Gardens. Arrangements by Parrish Funeral Home, Selma.
GLADYS M. WILLIAMS, 89, Benson, Sept. 3. Arrangements by Rose Graham Funeral Home. STATE AYDEN ANDREW STOCKS, 68, Sept.
2. Funeral 2 p.m., Thursday, funeral chapel. Burial, Ayden Cemetery. Arrangements by Wilk- erson Funeral Home, Greenville. CANDOR ANNIE S.
FREEMAN, 83, Sept. 2. Graveside 11 a.m., Wednesday, Candor Town Cemetery. Arrange- ments by Briggs-Candor Funeral Home. CHARLOTTE WALTER L.
SMITH, Sept. 3. Arrangements by Hankins Whit- tington Funeral Service. EDENTON WILLIE P. PERRY, 74, Sept.
1. Fu- neral 11 a.m., Saturday, Ashland Missionary Baptist Church, Merry Hill. Burial, Beaver Hill Cemetery, Edenton. Arrangements by Funeral Home, Aulander. ELIZABETH CITY FLORENCE L.
RIGGS, 93, Sept. 2. Fu- neral 2 p.m., today, funeral home chapel, Chesapeake, Va. Burial, Chesapeake Memorial Gardens. Arrangements by Twiford Funeral Home, Elizabeth City.
FAIR BLUFF GRACIE L. HALE, Sept. 1. Arrange- ments by Funeral Home Cremation Service. FAYETTEVILLE MARGARET E.
ATKINSON, 88, Sept. 2 Funeral 11 a.m., Wednesday, Church of the Open Door. Burial, Cross Creek Cemetery. Arrange- ments by Highland Fu- neral Service. FREMONT JAMES F.
FULKERSON, 96, Sept. 3. Arrangements by Wilson Memo- rial Service, Wilson. GOLDSBORO ELIZABETH LEFTWRIDGE, 80, Sept. 1.
Funeral 1 p.m., Wednesday, Dar- den Chapel Originia Freewill Bap- tist Church. Burial, Wayne Memo- rial Park, North. Arrangements by McIntyre Funeral Home Ministries. HALIFAX MARY B. EASON, 90, Sept.
2. Funeral 2 p.m., Wednesday, St. Mark Epis- copal Church. Burial, church cemetery. Arrangements by Massey Funeral Home, Roanoke Rapids.
HAMLET WILLIAM I. LISK, Infant, Sept. 2. Graveside 3 p.m., today, Marks Creek Presbyterian Church Ceme- tery. Arrangements by Watson- King Funeral Home.
HENDERSON HAROLD D. ROSEHART, 83, Sept. 1. Funeral 11 a.m., today, St. James Catholic Church.
Burial, church cemetery. Arrangements by Lan- caster Funerals and Cremations, Louisburg. KILL DEVIL HILLS TULLY M. FLETCHER, Sept. 1.
Graveside 2 p.m., Sunday, Roanoke Island Memorial Gardens, Man- teo. Arrangements by Colony Chapel, Manteo. KINSTON CAMILLE D. BOYETTE, 85, Sept. 2.
Funeral 2 p.m., Wednesday, fu- neral home chapel Burial Pinelawn Memorial Park. Arrange- ments by Garner Funeral Home. RONALD CRUMPTON, 61, Sept. 1. Arrangements by Howard- Carter Funeral Home.
HUBERT V. WHITFIELD, 83, Sept. 2. Funeral 11 a.m., Wednesday, fu- neral home chapel Burial Pinelawn Memorial Park. Arrange- ments by Edwards Funeral Home.
LOUISBURG HAROLD C. ABERNATHY, 64, Sept. 3. Arrangements by Strick- land Funeral Home, Louisburg. MAXTON LINDA M.
MCLEAN, 37, Sept. 1. Arrangements by Funeral Home Cremation Service. MOREHEAD CITY EVELYN M. HARPER, 91, Sept.
3. Arrangements by Brooks Funeral Home Crematory. MOUNT OLIVE RAMA B. KOMINSKY, 73, Sept. 3.
Fu- neral 2 p.m., Wednesday, funeral home chapel. Burial, Wayne Memorial Park. Arrangements by Funeral Home. NASHVILLE JANIE E. ALLEN, 83, Sept.
1. Funeral 2 p.m., Thursday, Bunn Chapel Baptist Church, Nashville. Burial, Oakland Cemetery. Arrangements by William Funeral Home, Spring Hope. PATTIE A.
GLASGOW, 89, Sept. 2. Fu- neral 11 a.m., Wednesday, Chapel of Cornerstone Funeral Home. Bur- ial, Forest Hill Cemetery, Nashville. Arrangements by Cornerstone Fu- neral Home.
OCRAco*kE LEROY M. PARSONS, 86, Sept. 1. Fu- neral 2 p.m., Wednesday, Ocra- co*ke Assembly of God Church, Oc- raco*ke. Arrangements by Twiford Colony Chapel, Manteo.
PITTSBORO HENRY YATCZAK, 57, Sept. 3. Arrangements by Griffin Funeral Service Cremation. RAMSEUR LOUISE P. CRAVEN, 82, Sept.
2. Arrangements by Ridge Funeral Home, Aseboro. ROCKINGHAM MOENA H. INFINGER, 94, Sept. 3.
Arrangements by Watson-King Funeral Home. SANFORD VERNON M. SESSOMS, 94, Sept. 2. Funeral 4 p.m., Thursday, Sanford First Pentecostal Holiness Church.
Burial, Shallow Well Cemetery. Arrangements by Br idges- Cameron Funeral Home. SILER CITY J. RALSTON DARK, 90, Sept. 3.
Funeral 1:30 p.m., Wednesday, fu- neral home chapel. Arrangements by Smith and Buckner Funeral Home. SPIES CHRISTINE M. MCDERMOTT, 60, Sept. 2.
Memorial 11 a.m., Thurs- day, West End Presbyterian Church. Arrangements by Boles Funeral Homes Crematory, Seven Lakes. TARBORO PEARL B. BRIDGERS, 87, Sept. 2.
Graveside 11 a.m., Wednesday, Greenwood Cemetery. Arrange- ments by Carlisle Funeral Home. WHITEVILLE GERTRUDE W. HATHWAY, 85, Sept. 2.
Funeral 3 p.m., Wednesday, mor- tuary chapel. Burial, Hosea-Sim- mons Cemetery. Arrangements by McKenzie Mortuary. WILMINGTON DONALD L. TODD, Sept.
3. Arrange- ments by Andrews Mortuary. WILSON DANNY K. TOMLINSON, 56, Sept. 2.
Graveside 11 a.m., Thursday, Con- tentnea Church Cemetery. Arrangements by Funeral Home. WILTON BERRY PARKER, 50, Dallas, Texas, formerly of Wilton, Aug. 28. Arrangements by Cutchens Fu- neral Home, Franklinton.
DEATHS The News Observer provides summary obituary information free of charge. Call the obituary staff at 919-829-4545 for more information. DEATH NOTICES CONTINUED FROM PAGE 6B Helen Burwell Styron CHARLOTTE Mrs. Styron, 82, of Charlotte and formerly of Raleigh, NC, died August 31, 2007 at South- minster Retire- ment Communi- ty. A Charlotte native, she was born September 10, 1924, daugh- ter of the late Armistead Bur- well and Helen Rhyne Burwell.
She graduated from Central High School in Charlotte, attended UNC-Greensboro and graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Mrs. Styron was a homemaker and an active volunteer in many civic and Christian organizations. She was a member of The Church of the Good Shepherd in Raleigh where she was very active as a Sunday school teacher and member of the Women of the Church. She participated in Bible studies and prayer throughout her life.
She was a member of the Junior League of Raleigh, participat- ed in historic preservation groups and loved tennis and bridge. In addition to her parents, Mrs. Styron was preceded in death by her husband, Charles Woodrow Styron and a brother, Armistead Burwell. She is survived by a daughter, Mabel Andrews Cook and her hus- band, Edward Tiffin Cook, Jr. of Charlotte; son, Alexander Boyd An- drews and his wife, Carol Smith Andrews of Raleigh; five grandchil- dren, Edward Tiffin Cook, III, Alex- ander Andrews Cook and William Burwell Cook, all of Charlotte, and Rhyne Smith Andrews and Alexan- der Boyd Andrews, both of Raleigh, NC; sister-in-law, Kay Burwell of Charlotte; three nephews, Buck Bur- well of Raleigh, Bill Burwell of Franklin, PA and John Burwell of Greenville, SC; and a niece, Mary Kay Scarborough of Charlotte.
Funeral services for Mrs. Styron will be 11:00 a.m. Wednesday, Sep- tember 5, 2007 at The Church of the Good Shepherd in Raleigh with bur- ial following in Oakwood Cemetery. The family will receive friends Tuesday evening from 6:30 until 8:30 p.m. at the home of Andy Andrews, 3713 Williamsborough Court in Raleigh.
Pallbearers will be her grandsons. Mrs. Styron will be remembered for her love of God and she will spend eternity in Heaven. The family would like to offer their sincere appreciation to Senior Bridge, especially Karen Sarver, Jennifer Pagano, Hilda Gean and to Hospice for their loving care and faith- ful service to Helen and her family. Memorials may be sent to The Burwell School, P.O.
Box 922, Hills- borough, NC 27278, The Home Society of NC, P.O. Box 14608, Greensboro, NC 27415, or to The Barnabas Center, 413-C Sharon Amity Road, Charlotte, NC 28211. Arrangements are in the care of Hankins Whittington Dilworth Chapel, 1111 East Charlotte, NC 28203, (704) 333-6116. Donald Lee Todd WILMINGTON Donald Lee Todd of Wilmington, NC and formerly of Raleigh, NC, died Monday, Septem- ber 3, 2007 at his residence. He was born in Greensboro, NC on Septem- ber 1, 1929 to Vira Cannady Todd Ra leigh, NC and the late Murray A.
Todd, Sr. Following his retirement from Todd Electronics in Raleigh, NC in 1999, he and his wife relocated to Wilmington, NC. He was a member of Pine Valley Baptist Church. Mr. Todd was an avid private pilot and enjoyed gardening and fishing.
In addition to his mother, he is survived by his wife of 60 years, Frances Tilley Todd; two children, Eddie Todd and wife, Debbie of Raleigh, NC and Elisa Parker and husband, Jerry of Wilmington, NC; two grandchildren, Robert Todd and Pamela Wright; and one broth- er, Murray A. Todd, Jr. of Raleigh, NC. A memorial service will be held at 11:00 a.m. Wednesday, September 5, 2007 in Pine Valley Baptist Church by Dr.
Ray Frazier. The family would like to extend a heartfelt thanks to Dr. Dean Karras and the New Hanover Medical Group Staff for all of the love and support during Mr. illness. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Pine Valley Baptist Church, 3940 Shipyard Wil- mington, NC 28403.
Condolences may be sent to the family at www.andrewsmortuary.com Azell Harris WILLOW SPRINGS In My house are many mansions, Deacon Azell Harris peacefully answer his call on August 31, 2007. Aze was born on January 1, 1940 to the parents of the late Charlie Har- is and El iza- beth Evans Har- ris of Oxford, NC. Proceeding his death was his childhood friend and wife, Eula Glen Smith Harris, on sone, Novella Har- ris, two brothers, Landers and Charles W. Harris and three sisters, Thelma McLain, Edita King, Mary Lou Rowland. Azell was a graduate of Fuquay Consolidated High School.
He was well known around Fuquay, Angier and Willow Springs as a man of integrity, smart worker and depend- able. He drove Trucks for Asheland for many years. He later was em- ployed by Angus Fire Armor as a Supervisor until retirement. In 1995, Azell became a member of Redeemed Apostolic Church of God, Fuquay, NC. Under the leader- ship of Bishop Elijah Jones.
He leaves to cherish his memories his wife, Brenda K. Harris; four sons, Anthony Ray Smith (Mich- elle), Marcus Leon Harris (Valerie), Tyrome Har i Sherman McLeod (Alva); five grandchildren, Latisha Smith, Bianca Harris, Domi- nique Harris, Shannon McLeod, Sherman McLeod; two great-grand- children, Shanarey and Justic; two sisters, Lois Rowland of Fuquay and Reatha Lee Harris of Angier, NC; one mother-in-law, Lillie Wilson; 13 sisters-in-law; six brothers-in-law; host of nieces and nephews. Funeral Wednesday 1:00 p.m. Re- deemed Apostolic Church of God in Fuquay. Burial, Church Cemetery.
Please visit www.tricefuneral home.com to send e-condolences. Services under the direction of Trice Funeral Home. BY MIKE BAKER THE ASSOCIATED PRESS RALEIGH State environmental officials found up to 2,000 dead catfish Monday near the mouth of the Neuse River, and they think the drought may have caused the fish to go belly up. The fish, found in Upper Broad Creek near New Bern, likely died from excess exposure to salt water, said Susan Massengale, a spokes- woman with the state Division of Water Quality. Officials think the saline water, aided by wind and low river levels, mixed into nor- mally fresh water habitats.
not getting the fresh wa- ter coming through those creeks, so the saline water is starting to creep back Massengale said. something we see with a se- vere Massengale said the dead fish pose any health risks, but of- ficials are looking to see if the problem is happening elsewhere. possible that this the only place this is happening, given the extensiveness of the Massengale said. August in North Carolina was one of the hottest and driest months on record. The entire state has been suffering from some level of drought for at least two weeks, according to the U.S.
Drought Monitor. The fish are just the latest ca- sualty of the dry conditions. Farmers have been hit espe- cially hard. A potential bumper crop of corn has been reduced to the lowest yield since 2002. Meanwhile, the number of wild- fires and amount of scorched acreage have already surpassed 10-year averages, according to the state Division of Forest Re- sources.
Jason Beaman, a meteorologist at the National Weather Service in Raleigh, said the state likely see precipitation this week. Even fish beat a drought.
