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CLARA BETHEA
SANFORD - Clara Evelyn Bethea, of 417 Waddell St., died Sunday (8/15/04) at her residence.
Funeral will be held at 2 p.m. today at Prevailing Life Ministries by the Rev. Herman Morris. Burial will follow in Minter Cemetery.
Surviving are daughters, Carolyn Bethea and Patty Bethea, both of Sanford; sons, Patrick Bethea and Tyrone Bethea, both of Sanford; sisters, Carolyn Cagle, Annie Griffin and Patricia McQueen, all of Sanford; 10 grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
Arrangements are by Watson Mortuary.
NELLIE MARSH
BEAR CREEK - Nellie Jane Marsh, 68, of Bear Creek, died Tuesday (8/17/04) at UNC Hospitals in Chapel Hill.
Arrangements are pending at Knotts and Son Funeral Home of Siler City.
SHIRLEY CAMERON
SANFORD - Shirley J. Cameron, 68, of Sanford died Wednesday (10/6/04) at Central Carolina Hospital.
Born in Lee County, she was preceded in death by her stepfather, Woodrow R. Bennett; her mother, Mildred Berryman Bennett; and her father, Willie Eugene Ingram.
Requiem mass will be held at 10 a.m. Friday at Bridges-Cameron Funeral Home by Father Kenneth Novak. Funeral will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday at Olivia Presbyterian Church by the Rev. George Walton and the Rev. Sandy Williams. Burial will follow in the church cemetery.
Surviving are a son, Gary Cameron and wife Tammie of Olivia; daughters Terri Cameron Hornfeck of Myrtle Beach, S.C., Diana Ellis and husband Chuck of Tramway and Joan Schwendeman and husband Greg of Apex; sisters Dot Shaner of Pittsboro and Sandy Gaskins of Raleigh; and seven grandchildren.
The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday at Bridges-Cameron Funeral Home.
NATHANIEL GOLDSTON
BEAR CREEK - Nathaniel Goldston, 46, of 865 May's Chapel Road died Tuesday (10/5/04) at his residence.
Funeral will be held at 3 p.m. Saturday at Taylor's Chapel Baptist Church. Burial will follow in the church cemetery.
Surviving are his mother, Mary Elizabeth Goldston of the home; a son, Nathaniel Brim of the home; a daughter, Amissa Farris of Raleigh; stepsons Jamarl J. Alford and Harry Paulk, both of New York; a stepdaughter Regina Radcliff of New York; sisters Annie Brim, Elizabeth Headen, Enda Louise Goldston, Carolyn Brim, all of Bear Creek, and Mary L. Brower of Pittsboro; brothers Johnny Lee and Raymond Sr., both of Bear Creek and Robert Goldston Sr. of Pittsboro; seven grandchildren and many nieces and nephews.
There will be no wake.
Arrangements are by Knotts Funeral Home of Pittsboro.
MONTEZ MCALLISTER
ABERDEEN - Montez McAllister, 73, of Aberdeen died Monday (10/4/04) at FirstHealth Moore Regional Hospital in Pinehurst.
Funeral will be held at 3 p.m. Sunday at Full Gospel Holiness Church, Aberdeen, by Overseer Angeline Sumpter. Burial will follow in the Berkley Cemetery.
Surviving are a son, Larry McAllister and wife Angela of Southern Pines; daughters Rona McAllister and husband Chester of Southern Pines, Jennifer Thomas and husband Odell of Pinebluff and Kelly Johnson of Aberdeen; brothers Fred McAllister of Southern Pines and Alex McAllister and wife Agnes and Johnny McAllister and wife Diane, all of Aberdeen; sisters Rosezine Hill of Aberdeen and Mary Ray of Pinebluff; 13 grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren.
The family will receive friends from 7 to 8 p.m. Saturday at Pugh Funeral Home of Southern Pines.
JOAN UPCHURCH
GODWIN - Joan Gates Upchurch, 56, of Godwin died Wednesday (10/6/04).
She was a daughter of the late Bernice Gates.
Funeral will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday at O'Quinn-Peebles Funeral Home by the Rev. Edward Allen and the Rev. Thomas Willoughby. Burial will follow in Harnett Memorial Park.
Surviving are her husband, Elbridge Ray Upchurch; a daughter, Regina Upchurch of Falcon; a son, Kenneth Ray Upchurch and wife Lisa of Falcon; her mother, Johnsie Kelly of Sanford; a brother, Bernell Gates and wife Bonnie of Sanford; sisters Helen Eadie and husband Barry of Sanford and Kaye Gates of Smithfield, Va.; three grandchildren and several nieces and nephews.
The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Saturday at O'Quinn-Peebles Funeral Home and at other times at her residence.
IDA WALLACE
LILLINGTON - Ida McDonald Dean Wallace, 95, of Lillington died Tuesday (10/5/04) at Brookfield Retirement Center in Lillington.
She was preceded in death by her first husband, Ernest L. Dean, and her second husband, J.M. Wallace, and two sons, Ray Dean and Cecil Dean.
Funeral will be held at 2 p.m. Friday at Ephesus Presbyterian Church by the Rev. Bertrand Pitchford and the Rev. Wayne Schlink. Burial will follow in the church cemetery.
Surviving are sons T.L. Dean and wife Stacy, Lexie Dean and James Dean and wife Pat, all of Lillington; stepsons Norman, Richard and Weldon Wallace; six grandchildren, 13 great-grandchildren and a great-great-grandchild.
The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. today at O'Quinn-Peebles Funeral Home and at other times at her residence.
Memorial gifts may be made to Ephesus Presbyterian Church, 530 Peach Farm Road, Lillington, N.C. 27546.
L.D. MARSH
SILER CITY - L.D. Marsh, 64, of 622 Gees Grove Road died Sunday (10/3/04) at Chatham Hospital.
A native of Chatham County, he was a retired employee of Boling Chair and Chatham Novelty.
Funeral will be held at 2 p.m. Friday at Gees Grove AME Zion Church by the Rev. Allen Moore. Burial will follow in the church cemetery.
Surviving are his wife, Eddie Lee Marsh; sons Jackie T. Marsh of Clanton, Ala., Larry D. Marsh of Waco, Texas, and Michael Marsh and Issac Marsh, both of Pittsboro; a daughter, Beverly M. Burnett of Pittsboro; a sister, Dorothy Toombs of Aberdeen, Md.; 10 grandchildren and a great-grandchild.
The family will receive friends from 1:30 to 2 p.m. Friday at the church.
Arrangements are by Farrar Funeral Home.
GEORGE McELVEEN
CAMERON - Funeral for George Elvin McElveen, 72, of 2540 Pilson Road, who died Sunday (10/3/04), was held Wednesday at Hunt Springs Baptist Church by the Rev. Billy Crabtree and the Rev. Mike Oldham. Burial followed in Lee Memory Gardens with full military rites.
Organist was Sherry Pruette and soloists were Vickie McElveen and Mike Cooper.
Mike Cooper, Billie Cooper and Norma Jean Gunter also sang.
Pallbearers were Gene Carmack, Gregg Dixon, Brian Bradshaw, Brian Langley, E.C. Waddell and Jesse Tillett.
Arrangements were by Bridges-Cameron Funeral Home.
SHIRLEY CAMERON
SANFORD - Shirley J. Cameron, 68, of Sanford died Wednesday (10/6/04) at Central Carolina Hospital.
Born in Lee County, she was preceded in death by her stepfather, Woodrow R. Bennett; her mother, Mildred Berryman Bennett; and her father, Willie Eugene Ingram.
Requiem mass will be held at 10 a.m. Friday at Bridges-Cameron Funeral Home by Father Kenneth Novak. Funeral will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday at Olivia Presbyterian Church by the Rev. George Walton and the Rev. Sandy Williams. Burial will follow in the church cemetery.
Surviving are a son, Gary Cameron and wife Tammie of Olivia; daughters Terri Cameron Hornfeck of Myrtle Beach, S.C., Diana Ellis and husband Chuck of Tramway and Joan Schwendeman and husband Greg of Apex; sisters Dot Shaner of Pittsboro and Sandy Gaskins of Raleigh; and seven grandchildren.
The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday at Bridges-Cameron Funeral Home.
NATHANIEL GOLDSTON
BEAR CREEK - Nathaniel Goldston, 46, of 865 May's Chapel Road died Tuesday (10/5/04) at his residence.
Funeral will be held at 3 p.m. Saturday at Taylor's Chapel Baptist Church. Burial will follow in the church cemetery.
Surviving are his mother, Mary Elizabeth Goldston of the home; a son, Nathaniel Brim of the home; a daughter, Amissa Farris of Raleigh; stepsons Jamarl J. Alford and Harry Paulk, both of New York; a stepdaughter Regina Radcliff of New York; sisters Annie Brim, Elizabeth Headen, Enda Louise Goldston, Carolyn Brim, all of Bear Creek, and Mary L. Brower of Pittsboro; brothers Johnny Lee and Raymond Sr., both of Bear Creek and Robert Goldston Sr. of Pittsboro; seven grandchildren and many nieces and nephews.
There will be no wake.
Arrangements are by Knotts Funeral Home of Pittsboro.
MONTEZ MCALLISTER
ABERDEEN - Montez McAllister, 73, of Aberdeen died Monday (10/4/04) at FirstHealth Moore Regional Hospital in Pinehurst.
Funeral will be held at 3 p.m. Sunday at Full Gospel Holiness Church, Aberdeen, by Overseer Angeline Sumpter. Burial will follow in the Berkley Cemetery.
Surviving are a son, Larry McAllister and wife Angela of Southern Pines; daughters Rona McAllister and husband Chester of Southern Pines, Jennifer Thomas and husband Odell of Pinebluff and Kelly Johnson of Aberdeen; brothers Fred McAllister of Southern Pines and Alex McAllister and wife Agnes and Johnny McAllister and wife Diane, all of Aberdeen; sisters Rosezine Hill of Aberdeen and Mary Ray of Pinebluff; 13 grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren.
The family will receive friends from 7 to 8 p.m. Saturday at Pugh Funeral Home of Southern Pines.
