APRIL 25, 2004 THE HERALD-SUN DURHAM, NORTH CAROLINA PAGE B3 LOCAL tival READY TO ROLL EARTH DAY the change RST 364 So THE HERALD- BERNARD THOMAS Lexi Vick (left) and Bill Nelli (right) get ready for the starting gun to begin the 5K Run around Duke University's campus on Saturday. The run was part of Angels Among Us, the 11th annual 5K and Family Funwalk to benefit the brain tumor center at Duke. A memorial service will be held at 4 p.m. on Monday, April 26, 2004, at the Chapel Hill Bible Church, 260 Erwin Chapel Hill, N.C. Family will greet visitors afterward at the church.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Ronald McDonald House of Durham, 506 Alexander Durham, NC 27705 or Duke Community Hospice Services, 4321 Medical Park Suite 101, Durham, NC 27704. Arrangements are by Cremation Society of the Carolinas, Raleigh. JONES DURHAM Victor Alan Jones, 20, a resident of 309 Baptist Road, died accidentally Thursday, April 22, 2004, at his mother's home. A native of Durham, he was the son of Yvonne Jones Suggs and husband, Willard (Buddy) Suggs, Jr. and Craig, Carlyle and wife, Penny Carlyle.
He was a member of Faith Baptist Church and was baptized there on Mother's Day 2001. Victor loved his family and friends and was looking forward to the birth of his first child due anytime. He was preceded in death by his grandparents, R.D. (Bobby) Jones, Sr. and Frances Wesley Jones, Ruby and Nathan Carlyle; cousin, Sandra Clemmer; uncle, Wayne Bost and Rex Bair.
He is survived by his Jessica Williamson of Hillsborough; brothers, Harold Jones, Jr. and Chris Jones both of Durham; Craig Carlyle, Randall Carlyle, Dale Carlyle, Eddie Carlyle and Scott Carlyle of Kinston; aunts and uncles, Theresa and Philip Clemmer of Franklinton; Donna Bost, R. D. Jones, Jr. and Loretta Bair of Durham, Maudene and Joey Rice of Beaufort, Bobby and Carolyn Carlyle of Kinston, Lionel Carlyle of Smithfield, Sylvia and Clarence Puckett of Ft.
Meyers, Joan and Bobby Suttan of La Grange; cousins, Jennifer, Todd, Ashleigh and Sam Whaley, Laura and Justin Clemmer, Michael and Bryan Hill and several great- aunts and uncles, nieces, nephews and cousins, and all his many friends that he loved and cherished. Victor loved his family and friends, hunting, fishing and his cars. Funeral services will be held Monday, April 26, 2004, at 2 p.m. at Hudson Chapel. The Rev.
Donnie Cash, the Rev. Roger Wall and the Rev. Don Wadford will officiate. Burial will follow at Woodlawn Memorial Park. Active pallbearers will be Neil Gregory, Jeff Watkins, Phillip Dillon, Jordon Wilkins, Robert Poteat, Bryan Hill and Michael Hill.
Honorary pallbearers will be Justin Clemmer The Family of Mr. Reginald "Reggie" DeBerry, Jr. 4-4-80 colas 1-28-04 wish to 'Thank' everyone for each act of kindness shown to them during their period of bereavement. Many thanks for all cards, flowers, phone calls, visits, hugs, words of comfort, prayers, food, and every effort rendered. It is our hope that the Lord bless each of you.
The DeBerry Family the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill where he was a member of the Delta Kappa Epsilon Fraternity. He loved his brother Stuart, was an avid fisherman and hunter and was devoted to the family's black lab, Winston. He will be missed dearly by his family and friends. In addition to his parents, Si is survived by a brother, Stuart Page Sitterson; his maternal grandmother, Norma Barringer, of Durham; and his paternal grandfather, Simon Carlyle Sitterson, Jr. A memorial service will be held Monday at 3 p.m.
at Duke University, Chapel. Dr. Dennis Campbell, Headmaster of Woodberry Forest School, will officiate. Honorary pallbearers will be members of the Delta Kappa Epsilon Fraternity and classmates from Woodberry Forest School. The family will receive friends following the service at the home of Russell and Mary Barringer, 2825 Chelsea Circle, Durham.
A graveside service will be held Tuesday in Kinston, NC. A memorial service will also be held in Atlanta, GA. The family is being assisted by Howerton-Bryan Funeral Home, Durham, NC. SKOCIK atmosphere," Fiori said of of venue. At the Scrap Exchange tent, Ryan Wilson, 6, was making an airplane out of black and green foam and tape.
Also digging up colorful pieces of cloth, plastic and other recycled materials was the girl's friend, Selwyn Southerland, also 6. The day was so nice they wanted to check out the festival and play together, Wilson's mother, Sheon Wilson, said. "I hope they get something out of this, but mainly it's just fun," Sheon Wilson said. The girls had scaled the climbing wall and had their faces painted. Activities for chil- SKOCIK OLIPHANT FURNACE, PA Catherine M.
(Shultz) Skocik, died Friday, April 23, 2004. She was the beloved wife of the late Andrew H. Skocik, mother of Joan M. Ference and husband, Vic of Moon Township, PA, and Steve A. Skocik and wife, Betty of Hillsborough, NC.
Also survived by four grandchildren; six greatgrandchildren; and two sisters. Services will be held at the Ss. Cyril Methodius R.C. Church, Tuesday, April 27, 2004, at 9:30 a.m. Friends will be received at the Dean C.
Whitmarsh Funeral Home, 134 West Church Street, Fairchance, PA, on Monday, from 2 to 4 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. Memorial contributions may be made to the Ss. Cyril Methodius R.C. Church Building Fund, 50 N.
Morgantown Fairchance, PA 15436 or Alzheimer's Association, Greater Pittsburgh Chapter, 1323 Forbes Avenue, Suite 200, Pittsburgh, PA 15219- 4725. Arrangements by Dean C. Whitmarsh Funeral Home. WILLETT HURDLE MILLS Mr. James R.
Willett, age 78, of 4546 Brock died Saturday, April 24, 2004, at his residence. Mr. Willett was born in Sanford, NC and retired as a machinist. He was the son of the late Harvey Willett and the late Rachel Lawhorn Willett and the husband of Hester McCracken Willett. Mr.
Willett was a U.S. Army veteran of W.W. Il. Survivors include his wife, Hester E. Willett of the home; OBITUARIES nine years.
Mr. McNamee was a decorated Navy combat veteran of the Second World War. He served in both the European and Pacific Theatres of Operation and fought in the Battle of the Atlantic. Mr. McNamee piloted a landing craft on D- Day, and was aboard the U.S.S.
Missouri at the signing of the Japanese surrender. He was the recipient of the Presidential Citation. Mr. McNamee was a life member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars and the Knights of Columbus. He was retired from the Bergen County Utility Authority of New Jersey.
He is survived by his wife of 50 years, Mary C. McNamee; his sons, Kenneth and Martin McNamee of Chapel Hill; and his sister, Helen Morris of St. Marys, WV. The funeral mass will be offered at 11 a.m., Tuesday at St. Thomas More.
Visitation will be Monday from 2-4 p.m. and 6-8 p.m. at Hall-Wynne Funeral Service. Flowers are acceptable or memorial contributions may be made to the St. Jude's Children's Research Hospital, 501 St.
Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105. Arrangements by HallWynne Funeral Service. MORGAN DURHAM Jacqueline F. Morgan, 39, of 124 College passed away on Saturday, April 24, 2004, at Wake Medical Center in Raleigh. Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced at a later date by Allen's Home of Funerals.
NORWOOD DURHAM Mrs. Dorothy Womack Norwood, 95, entered eternal rest, as she slept, on Wednesday, April 21, 2004. She was a homemaker, loving grandmother and avid gardener, who loved to cook. She attended Wake County schools as a child. She leaves to cherish her memories, her beloved grandchildren, Adrienne Norwood Palmer and Ronald Norwood, both of Durham, Gina Norwood-Thomas, Anthony, Gerry and Marvin Norwood, all of Philadelphia, PA; one daughter-in-law, Jean Norwood of Philadelphia, PA; eight great-grandchildren; and a host of other loving relatives and friends.
Funeral services for Mrs. Norwood will be held on Wednesday, April 28, 2004, at 1 p.m., at New Metropolitan Baptist Church. The visitation hour will be conducted one hour prior to the funeral, at the church. Arrangements by Scarborough Hargett Funeral Home. RUDDER OXFORD Mrs.
Sarah Elizabeth Anderson Rudder, age 92, of 1258 Highway 158- Submission Deadline: 5:00 PM For Info: (919) 419-6640 Fax: (919) 419-6773 Web: dren also included the Durham Bulls' moonwalk, story time and scour the banks of Ellerbe Creek by the Westover Park and the city's greenway near Green and Washington streets, said Bambi Wilson, a public education coordinator with the city's Stormwater Services. Other groups found a dishwasher, four bicycles, two mattresses and about 10 tires. At Westover Park on the Maryland Avenue side, the volunteers found roof shingles, she said. Last year, the cleanup retrieved five tons of trash, she said. Numbers for this year weren't available Saturday.
After the effort was over, volunteers joined festival attendees at Durham Central Park, hosting the Earth Day Festival for the first time. About 4,000 people were expected to attend the festival, which is in its fifth year, said Alison Fiori, festival coordinator. Last year, about 2,000 people attended, fewer than expected, but the event was held on a rainy day with at least two other festivals competing for attention. "It seems more of a street fes- West, died Friday, April 23, 2004, in Granville Medical Center. Mrs.
Rudder was a native of Florence County, SC, and the daughter of the late Oscar T. and Sarah Gaskin Anderson and the widow of J. S. Rudder. She was retired from Granville Hospital as a ward secretary.
She was a member of Mt. Zion Baptist Church, a member of the Little Jones Sunday School Class, Berea Grange, and Senior Citizens Group. Surviving are two daughters, Jeanette Rudder Stark of Henderson, NC and Peggy Rudder Adco*ck and husband, Billy of Oxford, NC; one son, James S. "Jimmy" Rudder, Jr. and wife, Tannis of Oxford, NC; seven grandchildren, Bill Stark, Keith Stark, Elizabeth S.
Genshaw, Jamie Rudder, Cary Rudder, Ray Adco*ck and Brent Adco*ck; eleven great-grandchildren, Luke Stark, Anderson Stark, Sarah Morgan Stark, Chip Stark, Steven Genshaw, Anne Stark Genshaw, Daniel Adco*ck, Jarod Adco*ck, Brooke Jennifer Adco*ck and Tiffany Bradshaw. She was preceded in death by three sisters, Leone Willis, Margaret McClam and Dot Cooke; five brothers, Oscar, Woodson, Harry, Joe, and Monty Anderson; and one son-in-law, William L. Stark, Sr. She will be remembered as a wonderful cook, devoted mother, grandmother and greatgrandmother. Funeral services will be conducted at 2 p.m., Monday, from Mr.
Zion Baptist Church by the Rev. Keith Williams. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. Active pallbearers will be Billy Stark, Keith Stark, Jamie Rudder, Ray Adco*ck, Brent Adco*ck, Luke Stark and Mark Genshaw. Visitation will be form 7 to 8:30 p.m., Sunday, at GentryNewell Vaughan Funeral Home, 503 College Oxford, NC and at other times at the home of Jimmy and Tannis Rudder, 409 Forest Oxford, NC.
Flowers are accepted or memorials may be made to Mt. Zion Baptist Church Bus Fund, 1171 NC Highway 158-West, Oxford, NC 27565. Arrangements by Gentry; Newell Vaughan Funeral Home. FROM PAGE B1 SITTERSON DURHAM Simon Carlyle Sitterson, IV, died Friday April 23, 2004, in Chapel Hill, NC. Si was born in Charlotte, NC, son of Page Nichols Sitterson and Simon Carlyle Sitterson, 1 Ill.
He was raised in Memphis TN and Atlanta, GA. He was a 2003 graduate of Woodberry Forest School, Woodberry Forest, VA, where he was a ber of the football and lacrosse teams. Si was a freshman at music. Grown-ups explored hybrid cars at a tent featuring the latest green vehicle technology, got lessons on composting and compost bins and had a chance to buy rain barrels, low-flow showerheads and other water saving devices at the several tents throughout the park. HISTORIC MAPLEWOOD BEECHWOOD Preplanning spares your family 3 grief and financial hardship Call (919) 560-4156 and Sam Whaley.
The family will receive friends Sunday from 7-9 p.m. at Hudson Funeral Home and other times at the home of his mother, 6105 Wake Forest Road. Flowers are acceptable or donations can be made to Yvonne Suggs, 6105 Wake Forest Road, Durham, NC 27703 for account at CCB, established for Victor and Jessica's baby. Arrangements by Hudson Funeral Home. LENNON DURHAM Edward Brian Lennon, II, age 17, of 515 Lynn Road (RHA), entered eternal rest on Friday, April 23, 2004, at Duke University Medical Center.
Brian was a student at Riverside High School and loved music, dancing and sports. His mother, Mrs. Ethel Jean Kee Lennon and sister, Ms. Daphne Marie Lennon, preceded him in death. Cherishing Brian's memory, are his grandmother and guardian, Mrs.
Lizzie S. Kee; aunt and guardian, Mrs. Audrey Kee (Grover) Wilson; great Mrs. Ethel G. Shannon; aunts, Mrs.
Georgetta Parker, Mrs. Johnnie Kee Smith, Mrs. Alora Gladney, Ms. Beverly Kee, Minister Dorethea Kee Vereen; uncles, Mr. Preston Kee, Mr.
James A. Kee, Mr. Alphonza Kee, Mr. Walter Wayne Kee, and the Reverend John P. Kee, and father, Edward B.
Lennon. A service celebrating Brian's life will be held at Union Baptist Church on Monday, April 26, 2004, at 7 p.m. Burial will be Tuesday, 1 p.m. at Beechwood Cemetery. The family will receive friends Monday at 6:30 p.m.
at the church, and all other times at 2833 Wyeth AvenueDurham, NC. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Exceptional 'Children's Class-Riverside High School, Mutual Savings Community Bank, 3917 Fayetteville Street, Durham, NC and the Daphne Marie Lennon Memorial Scholarship Foundation, P.O. Box 71412, Eno Valley Station, Durham, NC 27722. Services entrusted to and provided by Ellis Jones Sons Funeral Directors. Email condolences to MAGWOOD DURHAM Baby Marrod Al-fatir Magwood, died Friday, April 23, 2004, at Duke Medical Center.
Funeral arrangements are incomplete at Ellis Jones Sons Funeral Directors. McNAMEE CHAPEL HILL Martin Joseph McNamee died Friday, April 23, 2004. He was a native of New Jersey and a resident of Chapel Hill for the last three daughters, Mrs. Charlene Woods of Hurdle Mills, NC, Mrs. Evelyn Hawkins of Sumter, SC and Mrs.
Janice Loppe of Columbia, SC; eight grandchildren; one brother, John Willett of Myrtle Beach, SC; and four sisters, Mrs. Sylvia Watson of Sanford, NC, Mrs. Edna Anderson of Billerica, Mrs. Myrtle Tillman of Fayetteville, NC, and Mrs. Phebe Knoll of Palm Harbor, Fla.
Funeral services will be conducted on Monday, at 11 a.m., at McClure Funeral Home Chapel, Mebane, NC. by Mr. Taylor Wood and Mr. Leslie Pulley. Burial will be in Oakwood Cemetery, also in Mebane.
The family will receive friends at McClure Funeral Home in Mebane, NC, from 6 to 8 p.m., Sunday and at other times at the residence. Arrangements by McClure Funeral Service. YORK DURHAM Edna Johnson York, died Friday, April 23, 2004, at Duke Medical Center. She was born on February 26, 1920, and was a lifelong resident of Durham. Edna was the accountant for the Department of Social Services in Durham from 1955 until retirement in 1982.
She was loved and will be missed by her family, as a loving and dedicated mother, grandmother and friend and by all those who remember her beautiful smile and bright personality. Parents, Angier B. and Floyd W. Johnson; sister, Mary; and brothers, Merrill and Charles preceded her. Edna is survived by daughters, Barbara Y.
Davidson of Columbus, Ohio and Carol Y. Ballard a and husband, Lewis of Chapel Hill; five grandchildren, Heather Davidson and Craig Davidson of Columbus, Ohio, Robin Ballard Simeonsson and husband, Josef of Durham, Wendy Ballard Carels and husband, Robert of Bowling Green, Ohio, Nancy Ballard Hendricks and husband, David of Durham; and six greatgrandchildren. Funeral services will be conducted at 3:30 p.m. at Clements Funeral Service, 1105 Broad Street, Durham. A private graveside service will Follow.
The family will receive friends on Monday, April 26, 2004, at 2 p.m. at Clements Funeral Service. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Center for the Study of Aging, Geriatrics Research Fund, Box 3003, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710. Arrangements by Clements Funeral Service. For more information about placing obituaries, please call 919-419-6640.
