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NORTH WILKESBORO -- Mr. William Marvin Byrd, 73, of Hillsdale Drive, North Wilkesboro, died Tuesday, November 2, 1999 at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center. He was born March 8, 1926 to George and Ona Elizabeth Wiles Byrd. He was a member of Fairplains Baptist Church and was a veteran with the U.S. Navy having served during World War II. Surviving is his wife, Mrs. Ruth Brooks Byrd of the home; two daughters, Doris Stroud of Wilkesboro; one son, Marvin Byrd of Kernersville; one sister, JoEtta Perryman of North Wilkesboro; one brother, Rev. Jakie R. Byrd of Winfield, Tenn.; and four grandchildren. A funeral service will be held at 2:00 p.m. Friday, November 5, 1999 at Reins-Sturdivant Chapel conducted by Rev. Howard Laney and Dr. Paul Brunner. Burial will be in Mountlawn Memorial Park. The family will receive friends at Reins-Sturdivant Funeral Home in North Wilkesboro from 7:00 until 8:30 Thursday night. Flowers will be accepted or memorial may be made to Oak Ridge Baptist Church Cemetery Fund, 2046 Oak Ridge Church Road, Hays, N.C. 28635.
CHAGULA
Upendo Joy Chagula,of Winston-Salem, died Saturday, October 30, 1999 at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center. She is the infant daughter of Fredrick and Wema Mmanywa Chagula. She was born on September 17, 1999 in Forsyth County. In addition to her parents, she is survived by a twin sister, Grace; another sister, Jacqulyn; her brother, Wilbert; and grandmother, Jane N. Ubwe. A graveside service will be conducted 11:00 a.m. today, November 4, 1999 at Crestview Memorial Park with Dr. James C. Hash, Sr. officiating. Foster Funeral Home is serving the Chagula family.
CHAMPION
KERNERSVILLE -- Mrs. Carrie Lee Champion, 71, of 321 S. Cherry St., died Tuesday, November 2, 1999 at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center. She was born in Guilford Co. on June 12, 1928, a daughter of Charles Wayne and Della Church Craddock. She was a member of Main Street Methodist Church where she was active in all affairs of the church. She was also a member of the Kernersville Business Women's Club. She was preceded in death by a son, Gary L. Collins of October 16, 1998. Surviving are two sons, Darrell Collins and William ''Billy'' and his wife, Sandra Collins all of Kernersville; a brother, Gene Craddock of Spartanburg, S.C.; and three grandsons, Brad Collins, Chris Collins, and Michael Collins. A funeral service will be conducted 2:00 p.m. Friday, November 5, 1999 at Main Street Methodist Church by Rev. Floyd Berrier. Interment will follow in the church cemetery. The family will receive friends 7-9 p.m. Thursday at Hayworth-Miller-Cain Funeral Home, Kernersville. The family requests that memorials be directed to Leukemia Research Fund, c/o Dr. Bayard Powell, Comprehensive Cancer Center, Wake Forest University Medical Center, Medical Center Blvd., Winston-Salem, N.C. 27157-1082.
CLARK
PFAFFTOWN -- Mrs. Mary Pauline Hickman Clark, 70, of 5106 Bethania-Tobaccoville Road, Pfafftown, N.C., passed away on Monday, November 1, 1999 at the Forsyth Medical Center. She was born on September 17, 1929 in Stokes County, North Carolina to Nomie and Essie Hickman. She was a member of the Chestnut Ridge Progressive Primitive Baptist Church and was a retiree form Armitex Mill. Preceding her in death was her husband, George Ray Clark, Sr. She is survived by four daughters, Mrs. Brenda C. Payne, Mrs. Nancy C. Cowman, Ms. Vanessa P. Clark all of Winston-Salem, N.C., and Ms. Joyce M. Clark of the home; two sons, George R. Clark, Jr. of Pfafftown and Perry Clark of Winston-Salem; fourteen grandchildren; ten great-grandchildren; five sisters, Mrs. Runetta (Claude) Payne, Mrs. Winnie (William) Spease, Mrs. Vira (Norman) Spease, Mrs. Audrey (Charles) Norwood all of Tobaccoville, N.C., and Mrs. Wanda (Rockford) Penn of Bethania, N.C.; six brothers, James (Marie), Amos (Ann), Billy (Margaret), and William (Roslyn) Hickman of Winston-Salem, Key Roy (Loretta) Hickman of Pinnacle, and Nomie Hickman of Tobaccoville; four sister-in-law; and a host of other relatives and friends. Funeral services will be conducted on Friday, November 5, 1999 at 2:00 p.m. from the Chestnut Ridge Primitive Baptist Church, Mount Airy, N.C. with Reverend James Denson officiating. Interment will be in the church cemetery. The family visitation will be from 7:00 until 8:00 p.m/ on Thursday, November 4, 1999 at the Russell Funeral Home. (RUSSELL)
DARNELL
ELKIN -- Mrs. Vena White Darnell, 98, of 315 Cascade Ave., Winston-Salem, formerly of Elkin, died Wednesday morning, November 3, 2999 at her home. Funeral Services will be conducted at 3:00 p.m. Friday at First Baptist Church in Elkin by Dr. Bill Johnson and Rev. Joe Dell Rust. Burial will be in Crestwood Memorial Gardens. The family will receive friends from 2:00 until 3:00 p.m. prior to the funeral service at the church. Mrs. Darnell was born in Surry Co. March 9, 1901 to Sanford and Esta Guyer White. She was a member of First Baptist Church in Elkin and South Side Baptist Church Sunday School Class. She was a member of The Lucy Hanes Chatham Club and a former member of North Elkin Home Extension Club. Mrs. Darnell was preceded in death by her husband, Noah Darnell in 1971 and a daughter, Betty Cockerham in 1968. Surviving are one daughter, Tommye Jo Hinshaw of the home; seven grandchildren, Sandy Jordan, Daryl Hinshaw, and Cheryl Tilley all of Winston-Salem, Paige Morgan, Mark Cockerham, and Jodie Hilliard all of High Point, and Michael Cockerham of Florida; thirteen great-grandchildren; and two sisters, Mrs. Bertha Hudspeth of Elkin and Mrs. Cora Tompkins of High Point. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests that any memorials be made to First Baptist Church, P.O. Box 618, Elkin, N.C. 28621 or South Side Baptist Church, 401 E. Sprague St., Winston-Salem, N.C. 27127. Kennedy Funeral Home in Elkin is in charge of funeral arrangements.
DELSOLE
Mary A. Delsole, 87, of Roswell, died November 2, 1999. A memorial service will be held November 6, 1999 at 2 o'clock at Our Lady of Mercy in Winston-Salem, N.C. Survivors include her son, Robert and Jamie DelSel of Roswell; two grandsons, John and Paula Delsole of Kernersville, N.C. and Tim and Ellen DelSole of Silver Spring, Maryland; two great-grandsons, Robert and Michael; brothers, Joseph Marino of Casper, Wyoming, Newle Marino of Carson City, Nev., and Anthony Marino of South Glens Falls, N.Y. In lieu of flowers, contibutions may be made to the American Diabetes Assn. Cremation Society of the South 770-941-5352
EDWARDS
Mr. Raymond Everette Edwards, Jr., 56, of Winston-Salem, died Wednesday, November 3, 1999 at Forsyth Medical Center. Raymond was born on June 26, 1943 in Forsyth County to the late Raymond E. Edwards, Sr. and Emma L. Vaughn Edwards. He was an employee of the Royal Cake Co., Inc. where he has worked for over 24 years. On June 1, 1979 he married the former Carol Weavil who survives him of the home, also surviving is his step-mother, Helen T. Edwards of Winston-Salem. He was preceded in death by two sisters, Emma Jean Edwards and Catherine Edwards. Funeral Services will be 2:00 p.m. Friday, November 5, 1999 at Foster Funeral Home with Reverend J. Max Evington officiating. Interment will follow at Oaklawn Memorial Gardens. The family will receive friends from 7-9 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home. (FOSTER)
HARVEY
William Burnett Harvey, law professor and former Boston University General Counsel, died Wednesday, October 27, 1999 at the Beth Israel-Deaconess Medical Center after a brief illness. He was seventy-seven. Mr. Harvey was born in Greenville, South Carolina and raised in Erwin, Tennessee. he graduated from Wake Forest College in 1943, for which he later served as a member of its Board of Visitors. He served in the United States Navy during World War II in both the Atlantic and Pacific theaters. After the war he received a law degree from the University of Michigan. His legal career began at the Washington law firm of Hogan & Hartson. In 1951 he joined the faculty at the University of Michigan School of Law. During his 15 years on the Michigan faculty, he and Professor John P. Dawson authored a still widely used contracts casebook. In the early 1960's his strong interest in legal philosophy and the values that guide the development of legal systems prompted a research focus on newly emerging post-colonial African law and legal institutions. That scholarly work resulted in an in an invitation to serve as the first Dean of the Law School at the University of Ghana from 1962 to 1964. His two year commitment in Ghana was cut short when political turmoil in the country resulted in his deportation. His work in Ghana produced a book, ''Law and Social Change in Ghana'' and numerous scholarly articles. His interest in African legal systems endured. In the mid-nineteen seventies he published ''An Introduction to the Legal Systems of East Africa'', the first comprehensive work of its kind. In addition to his substantial body of work on contracts and African law, he wrote extensively about universities and academic freedom. In 1966, Mr. Harvey left the University of Michigan to assume the deanship of the Indiana University School of Law at Bloomington. As Dean, he substantially strengthened and diversified the law faculty and student body. however, his advocacy of constructive engagement with student activists, expression of view on political issues such as opposition to the Vietnam war, and resistance to external influence on Law School admissions and appointments decisions put him at odds with the conservative University administration and state bar. In 1971, while on sabbatical in Kenya, his resignation as dean was requested and submitted sparking student protests. After a year as a Visiting Professor at Duke University Law School, Mr. Harvey joined the Boston University Law School Faculty in 1973. In 1982, while continuing teaching, research, and writing, Mr. Harvey became General Counsel of Boston University, building a top quality legal office and serving as an important advisor to then-Boston University President John R. Silber. He retired as General Counsel in 1987, while continuing to teach at the Law School. Mr. Harvey leaves his wife, Mary Louise of Boston; a daughter, Anne Taylor of Newton; a son, Kent of Hamden, Connecticut; and two granddaughters, Rachel and Hannah. A memorial service will be held at the Emmanuel Church, Newbury Street, Boston. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made in Mr. Harvey's memory to Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, for the purpose of student financial aid.
HIRE
CLEMMONS -- Mr. John Roy Hire, 77, of Clemmons, died Tuesday, November 2, 1999 at the Kate B. Reynolds Hospice Home. He was born July 4, 1922 in Forsyth County to Sidney Monroe and Sally Frances Brandon Hire. Mr. Hire was a member of Boyers' Chapel Church of Christ and retired from R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. after 36 years of service. He was preceded in death by a daughter, Mary Frances Gentry in 1998. Surviving is his wife of 52 years, Nellie Calcutt Hire of the home; two sons, John R. Hire, Jr. and wife, Madeline of Clemmons and G. Jeffrey Hire and wife, Melissa of Clemmons; one daughter, Becky Akers and husband, Don of Clemmons; three grandchildren, Amy Ramey, Tonya Akers, and Andrew Hire; one great-grandchild, Matthew Ramey; and one sister, Fleata Craver of Clemmons. A graveside service will be held Friday, November 5, 1999 at 2:00 p.m. at Westlawn Gardens of Memory in Clemmons with Mr. Carl Rothrock officiating. The family will receive friends Thursday from 7-9 p.m. at the Hayworth-Miller Silas Creek Chapel. Memorials may be made to the Kate B. Reynolds Hospice Home, 101 Hospice Lane, Winston-Salem, N.C. 27103.
JAMES
MOCKSVILLE -- Mr. Bailey Lee James, Sr., 58, of Hemlock Street, died Tuesday afternoon at his home. Funeral services will Friday at 2:00 p.m. in Eaton Funeral Chapel with Rev. Bill Davis officiating. Burial will be in Rose Cemetery. The family will be at the funeral home Thursday night from 7:00 until 9:00 p.m. They request memorials be considered for Mocksville First Baptist Church, 390 North Main Street, Mocksville, N.C. 27028 or to a charity of the donor's choice. Mr. James was born in Davie County August 5, 1941 to the late Clarence Bruce James, Sr. and Laura Grace Sheek James and was a retired Letter Carrier with the U.S. Postal Service with twenty-five years of service. He was a member of the Mocksville First Baptist Church. He was preceded in death by a brother, George James. Surviving is his wife, Wanda Gregory James of the home; one daughter, Karen Kennedy and her husband, Scott of Charlotte; two sons, Chip James and his wife, Sherry of Ft. Lauderdale, Florida and Chris James of Advance, N.C. ; one grandson, Jonathan James; two sisters, Mary Nell Holman and Camilla James both of Mocksville; five brothers, C.B. James, Jr. of Cooleemee, N.C., Henry James of Winston-Salem, Jimmy Sheek James and Duke James both of Waynesville, N.C., and William James of Mocksville; and several nieces and nephews.
