Hyde County Obituaries - "BA - BE" - Hyde County, NC - Obits Submitted for use in the USGenWeb Project Archives by Hyde County NCGenWeb (jmack@bbs.carolina.net) HYDE COUNTY OBITUARIES " BA - BE " BAILEY, Willie Mae NORFOLK - Willie Mae ``Bea'' BAILEY, 68, of the 1000 block of Anderson St., a retired waitress, died Oct. 17, 1994, in Norfolk. Mrs. Bailey was born in Hyde County, N.C. She was the widow of Broady Bailey and was a former member of Antioch Baptist Church. She had retired from Alexander Restaurant after 20 years. She was predeceased by her parents, Irene C. Holloway and Clifton Holloway. Survivors include four daughters: Del-Rio Lewis, Delphine Harper and Lisa Crawford, all of Norfolk and Sharon Holloway of Wilmington, Calif.; six sons: Maurice Holloway, Curtis Bailey, Anthony Bailey, Dexter Bailey, Dwayne Bailey and Frank Bailey, all of Norfolk; two sisters: Mrs. Millicent Venerable of Norfolk and Mrs. Bernice Wheaton of Dayton, Ohio; 22 grandchildren and 8 great-grandchildren. The funeral will be conducted at 1 p.m. Friday in Hale Funeral Home by the Rev. J.L. Kearney. Burial will be in Roosevelt Memorial Park. T.E. Cooke-Twilight Funeral Home, Suffolk, is handling arrangements. There will be visitation Thursday evening at Hale Funeral Home from 6 to 7 p.m. Family and friends will assemble at 1018 Galt St., Norfolk, at noon for the procession to the chapel. (Virginian-Pilot - Thursday, October 20, 1994; pg. 6B) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ BALLANCE, Amber Hardison OCRACOKE - Amber H. BALLANCE, 80, of Ocracoke, died Friday, January 9, in a local hospital. Mrs. Ballance was born in Arapahoe and was a homemaker and member of the Ocracoke United Methodist Church. She was the daughter of the late David and Emmie Langston Hardison and the wife of Elisha Ballance of the home. Besides her husband, Mrs. Ballance is survived by a daughter, Lynette B. Waller of Ocracoke; three sons: Reggie Ballance, Eugene Ballance and David Ballance, all of Ocracoke; two sisters: Pearl Rice of Arapahoe, and Stella Saunders of Chesapeake, Va.; and two brothers: David Hardison of Falls Church, Va. and Al Hardison of New Bern. Funeral services will be held Tuesday, January 13, at 10 a.m. in the Ocracoke United Methodist Church with the Rev. Allen Lovell officiating. Burial will follow in the Ballance family cemetery. Twiford's Island Chapel, Hatteras, is handling arrangements. (The Coastland Times - Sunday, January 11, 1998; pg. 10A) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ BALLANCE, Geraldine Neal ENGELHARD - Geraldine Neal BALLANCE, of Route 1, died November 25 at Rex Hospital in Raleigh. A Hyde County native, she was the daughter of the late Harold and Mamie Payne Neal. Mrs. Ballance was a member of Engelhard United Methodist Church, the United Methodist Women, American Legion Auxiliary and the Extension Homemakers Club. Surviving are her husband, Ronald B. Ballance; two sons: Hal Ballance of Fayetteville and Kent Ballance of Concord; two daughters: Brenda B. Carpenter of Washington and Debbie B. Rowe of Raleigh; a sister, June N. Jones of Dunnellon, Florida; and 7 grandchildren. Funeral services were set for 2 p.m. Saturday in Engelhard United Methodist Church with the Rev. Bruce Allen to officiate. Burial is to follow in Fulford Cemetery. Arrangements are by Bryan Funeral Service, Swan Quarter. (The Coastland Times - Sunday, November 29, 1992; pg. 10A) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ BALLANCE, Grace Simmons FAIRFIELD - Grace Simmons BALLANCE, 76, of Fairfield, died Saturday, March 6, in Beaufort County Hospital. A Hyde County native, she was the daughter of the late Patrick C. and Ina Spencer Simmons. She was the widow of Henry Leigh Ballance who preceded her in death. She graduated from the former Fairfield School and later attended Hardbarger Business College in Raleigh. She was a member of the Fairfield United Methodist Church where she had served for many years and was presently a member of the administrative council and pastor/parish committee. She was also president of the United Methodist Women. She was a past Worthy Matron in Fairfield Chapter #217, Order of the Eastern Star, a member of the North State Chapter, White Shrine of Jerusalem, the Southern Albemarle Association where she had served on the board of directors, and was a member of Hyde County Historical Society. Surviving are a son and daughter-in-law, Pascal and Ashlyn Ballance of Fairfield; a brother, Ben Simmons of Fairfield; a sister, Jennie Clayton of Fairfield; and 4 grandchildren. Funeral services were held Monday in Fairfield United Methodist Church with the Rev. W. Thomas Clarke and the Rev. Roger D. Paxton officiating. Burial was in Fairfield Cemetery. Arrangements were by Bryan Funeral Service, Swan Quarter. (The Coastland Times - Tuesday, March 9, 1993) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ BALLANCE, Henry Scarborough OCRACOKE - Henry Scarborough BALLANCE, 71, died Oct. 25 in a Norfolk, Va. hospital. Mr. Ballance was born in Ocracoke. He retired from the North Carolina Department of Transportation, Ferry Division after 16 years and was a member of Ocracoke United Methodist Church. He served in the U.S. Coast Guard for 9 years. Survivors include his wife, Doris O'Neil Ballance; a daughter, Brenda B. Seymour; and two sisters. Elsie B. Garrish and Lorena B. O'Neil, all of Ocracoke; and four brothers, William Ballance of Sulphur, La., and Elisha E. Ballance, Lawrence Ballance and Maurice Ballance, all of Ocracoke. Funeral services were held Monday in Ocracoke United Methodist Church by the Rev. Clyde Denny. Burial was in Ballance family cemetery. Twiford Island Chapel, Hatteras, handled arrangements. Friends may join the family at the home of his daughter. (The Coastland Times - Tuesday, October 29, 1991) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ BALLANCE, Johnnie William SWAN QUARTER - Johnnie William BALLANCE, 63, formerly of Virginia Beach, died July 7, 1990, in a Belhaven hospital. Mr. Ballance, a native of Hyde County, was a retired branch manager for Keebler Biscuit Co. and had worked in the Tidewater area. He was a Navy veteran. Survivors include his wife, Hilda Mae Modlin Ballance; a daughter, Barbara B. Gardner of Washington, N.C.; his mother, Sarah V. Jarvis of Fairfield; a sister, Maggie B. Hodges of Engelhard; three brothers: Sidney M. Carawan and Willie M. Carawan, both of Fairfield, and Billy G. Carawan of El Paso, Texas; and 2 grandchildren. The graveside service will be held at 11 a.m. Monday in Soule Cemetery, Swan Quarter. Bryan Funeral Service, Swan Quarter, is handling arrangements. (Virginian-Pilot - Sunday, July 8, 1990; pg. 2B) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ BALLANCE, Kathy Dean OCRACOKE - Kathy Dean BALLANCE, infant daughter of Mr. & Mrs. Lawrence BALLANCE, born September 26, died at Duke Hospital in Durham on October 21. Funeral services were held at the graveside on the afternoon of October 24, with Theodore Rondthaler officiating in the absence of the pastor. Mr. & Mrs. Ballance wish to express their gratitude for the many expressions of sympathy extended to them. (The Coastland Times - Friday, October 30, 1953) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ BALLANCE, Katie Baum SWAN QUARTER - Katie Baum BALLANCE, 98, of Swan Quarter died Tuesday, August 30, in Pungo District Hospital, Belhaven. Formerly of Fairfield, she had made her home with her daughter in Swan Quarter for several years. A life long resident of Hyde County, she was the daughter of the late Willie Jacob and Farrow Smith Baum. She was the widow of Ronald Ballance who died in 1951. Mrs. Ballance was a life long Baptist, having been a member of the former North Lake Baptist Church. Surviving are a son, R.B. Ballance of Engelhard; two daughters: Hazel B. Carawan of Swan Quarter and Emogene B. Marshall of Engelhard; a sister, Rachel B. McGrath of Kinston; 14 grandchildren, 24 great-grandchildren and 1 great-great-grandchild. A son, Henry Leigh Ballance, preceded her in death in 1987. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday at the gravesite in Fairfield Cemetery. Rev. Phillip Knott and Steve Bryan will officiate. The family will receive friends at the home of Mrs. Hazel B. Carawan, Main Street, Swan Quarter. (The Coastland Times - Tuesday, September 1, 1994) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ BALLANCE, Lathan COLUMBIA - Lathan BALLANCE, 86, of Route 1 died April 8, 1997. A graveside funeral will be at 1 p.m. today in Brown Memorial Cemetery. Rowsom Funeral Home, Columbia, is in charge. (Virginian-Pilot - April 12, 1997; pg. 4B) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ BALLANCE, Lawrence OCRACOKE - Lawrence BALLANCE, 73, of Ocracoke, died Saturday, December 23, at his residence. Born in Ocracoke, he was the son of the late Elisha and Emma Queen Gaskins Ballance. He was the widower of Vera Williams Ballance. Mr. Ballance was a retired quartermaster with the U.S. Army Corp of Engineers. He was a member of the Ocracoke United Methodist Church where he served as lay leader. Mr. Ballance was a member of the Ocracoke Sanitary District Board and was a veteran of WW II, having served in the U.S. Army. He was a Shriner, a member of Ocracoke Masonic Lodge #747 and Scottish Rite. Mr. Ballance is survived by one daughter, Kathy B. O'Neal of Ocracoke; two sons: Kenneth Carroll Ballance and Alton Moore Ballance, both of Ocracoke; two sisters: Elsie Garrish and Lorena O'Neal, both of Ocracoke; three brothers: William Ballance of Nederland, Texas, Elisha Ballance and Maurice Ballance, both of Ocracoke; and 2 grandchildren. A church service will be conducted on Thursday, December 28, in the Ocracoke United Methodist Church at 2 p.m. by the Revs. Allen Lovell and Tim Lynch. Burial will follow in the Ballance Family Cemetery. Twiford's Island Chapel in Hatteras is in charge of arrangements. (The Coastland Times - Thursday, December 28, 1995; pg. 8A) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ BALLANCE, Lydia Jones FAIRFIELD - Lydia Jones BALLANCE, 98, died January 17 at Cross Creek Health Care Center after an extended illness. A native of Tyrrell County, she was the daughter of the late Jessie L. and Mary Elizabeth White Jones. She had been the oldest member of Fairfield Chapter #247 Order of Eastern Star, was a member of the former Fairfield Missionary Baptist Church, and a member of the United Methodist Women in Fairfield. She was the widow of James Madison Ballance who died January 19, 1971. Mrs. Ballance was preceded in death by a son, Glen Ballance, and six of her brothers and sisters. Surviving are three sons: Kirk Ballance, Gene Ballance and Allen Ballance, all of Fairfield; three daughters: Ruth B. Sadler, Cora B. Best and Joyce B. Jones, all of Fairfield; a brother, Roy Jones of Elizabeth City; 14 grandchildren, 16 great-grandchildren and 2 great-great-grandchildren. Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. Wednesday in Fairfield United Methodist Church with the Rev. W. Thomas Clarke officiating. Burial was in Fairfield Cemetery. Her grandsons served as pallbearers. The family is at the home of Mrs. Ruth B. Sadler in Fairfield. They suggest that those preferring to send memorials, please send them to a favorite charity. Arrangements were by Bryan Funeral Service in Swan Quarter. (The Coastland Times - Thursday, January 20, 1994) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ BALLANCE, Robert HYDE COUNTY - Robert BALLANCE, an estimable citizen, father of Dr. William Pell Ballance and others, has passed away. So also Mrs. Dr. Long after a trying illness borne with patient resignation. Each was over 70. (The Economist Weekly (Elizabeth City) - Tuesday, July 17, 1883) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ BALLANCE, Vera Williams OCRACOKE - Vera Williams BALLANCE, 75, died Friday, June 17, at her residence. Mrs. Ballance was a native of Ocracoke, was a homemaker and a member of the Ocracoke United Methodist Church. She was a member of the United Methodist Women and the secretary/treasurer of the Ocracoke Burial Association. Mrs. Ballance was the daughter of the late Jacob and Brittina Helen Williams Williams. Mrs. Ballance is survived by her husband, K. Lawrence Ballance of the home; one daughter. Kathy B. O'Neal of Ocracoke; two sons: Kenneth Carroll Ballance and Alton Moore Ballance, both of Ocracoke; two sisters: Maude Thomas Garrish and Eva Rella Waller, both also of Ocracoke; and 2 grandchildren, Herbert Farris O'Neal, Jr. and Erick Dwaine O'Neal, of Ocracoke. Funeral services will be held at the Ocracoke United Methodist Church on Monday, June 20, at 2 p.m. by the Rev. Lisa Bledso and the Rev. Tim Lynch. Burial will follow in the Ballance family cemetery, Ocracoke. (The Coastland Times - Sunday, June 19, 1994) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ BARBER, Claudia Neal NORFOLK - Claudia Neal BARBER, 64, of Route 1 and formerly of Norfolk, died May 6, 1992, in a Belhaven hospital. Mrs. Barber was born in Hyde County. She was a member of Engelhard Christian Church and Order of Eastern Star 181, Virginia Beach. Survivors include her husband, Samuel H. Barber Jr.; a daughter, Pamela B. Harris of Virginia Beach; a son, Samuel H. Barber III of Roanoke; three brothers: J.B. Neal, John G. Neal and Ted Neal, all of Engelhard; and 3 grandchildren. The funeral will be at 3 p.m. today in St. George's Episcopal Church Cemetery. Bryan Funeral Service, Swan Quarter, is handling arrangements. Memorial donations may be made to Pungo District Hospital Respiratory Therapy Unit, Front Street, Belhaven, N.C. (Virginian-Pilot - Friday, May 8, 1992; pg. 2D) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ BARBER, Elizabeth Midgette ENGELHARD - Elizabeth Midgette BARBER, 86, died October 20 in a hospital. Survivors include a daughter, Evelyn Gibbs of Brooklyn, N.Y.; seven sisters: Emma Spencer, Ethel Bryant and Gladys Midgette, all of Engelhard, Arness Everett of Norfolk, Va., Ellen Gibbs, Mary Mann and Mable Mathews, all of Brooklyn; two brothers: the Rev. Carlos Midgette of Burgaw and Jimmy Midgette. The funeral was set for 1 p.m. Saturday in Faithful Hannah Baptist Church. Burial was to be in Middletown Cemetery. Blair Funeral Service, Edenton, is handling arrangements. (The Coastland Times - Sunday, October 25, 1992) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ BARBER, Love Ann ENGELHARD - Love Ann BARBER, 80, of Route 1, died Nov. 3, 1993. A funeral will be at 2 p.m. today at the Community Building in Engelhard. Rowsom Funeral Home, Columbia, in charge. (Virginian-Pilot - November 7, 1993; pg. 2B) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ BARBER, Maldez Antonio ENGELHARD - Maldez Antonio BARBER, of Rt. 1, Engelhard, died in Pungo District Hospital in Belhaven. Mr. Barber was born June 15, 1974, a son of Bobby Linwood and Carolyn Whitaker Barber. He was a member of Mt. Pilgrim Disciple Church and was a member of the Mattamuskeet High School football team. Surviving with his parents are sister, Malisha Barber; a brother, Mario Alonzo Barber of the home; his maternal grandparents, Mrs. Herma Whitaker and Bobby Sadler of Hyde County; his paternal grandparents, Mrs. Essie Smith of Washington D.C. and Billy Richard of Brooklyn, N.Y.; a great-grandmother, Mrs. Louie Ann Barber of Hyde County; and a great-grandfather Atmore Whitaker of Hyde County. The family is at the home of his great-grandmother, Mrs. Louie Ann Barber of Hyde County. Funeral services were held Friday at Mattamuskeet High School in Hyde County with B.T. Boomer officiating. Burial was in Brown Cemetery in Engelhard. Randolph Funeral Home, 208 W. Fourth St. in Washington handled arrangements. (The Coastland Times - December 30, 1990) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ BARBER, Samuel HYDE COUNTY - Mr. Samuel BARBER, age 18, youngest son of Rev. S.S. Barber, died on Friday. (The Economist Weekly (Elizabeth City) - Tuesday, March 22, 1892) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ BARRINGTON, Jennie Mae Cutrell FAIRFIELD - Jennie Mae Cutrell BARRINGTON, 86, a resident of Cross Creek Health Care Center in Swan Quarter, died Wednesday, May 3, after an extended illness. Born in Swan Quarter, June 26, 1908, she lived most of her life in Hyde and Dare counties and returned to Swan Quarter several months ago to live at Cross creek. She was the daughter of the late Daniel D. and Mary Kathrine C. Cutrell. She was a member of the Fairfield Christian Church where she served as organist for many years and was active in the Loyal Women Organization. Surviving are a son, Gilbert Vernon Barrington, Jr. of Manteo; five daughters: Nelson C. Cox of Engelhard, Carolyn B. Cutrell of Fairfield, Selma B. Watson of Manteo, Hope B. Dough of Wanchese, and Kathy B. Spencer of Manteo; a brother, Joseph W. Cutrell of Norfolk, Virginia; 11 grandchildren, and 13 great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be held at 3 p.m. in the Fairfield Christian Church with William Booth, pastor, and the Rev. Tom Murphy of Manteo, officiating. Burial will follow in Fairfield cemetery. The family will receive friends at Bryan Funeral Service in Swan Quarter. (The Coastland Times - Thursday, May 4, 1995; pg. 8A) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ BARROW, Nancy Gibbs CHESAPEAKE, VA - Mrs. Nancy Gibbs BARROW of Lloyd Dr., Chesapeake, Va., died Friday in a hospital. A native of Hyde County, she was the widow of the Rev. Willie T. Barrow. She was a member of Mt. Gilead Pentecostal Holiness Church where she was a church mother, past church treasurer, and a member of the Missionary Circle. Survivors include four daughters: The Rev. Mrs. N.B. Jenkins of Chesapeake, Mrs. Ruth Napper of Belhaven, Mrs. Darkies Jenkins of Brooklyn, and Mrs. Gladys Beauford of New York; a step-daughter, Mrs. Lillie M. Buckingham of Belhaven; four sons: Archie L. Barrow and Theophelus Barrow, both of New York, Andrew Barrow of New Haven, Conn., and Pompie Barrow of Newbern; a step-son, Willie T. Barrow, Jr. of New Haven; a sister, the Rev. Neva G. Price of Washington; 65 grandchildren; 30 great-grandchildren; and 4 great-great-grandchildren. A funeral will be held Tuesday at noon in Mt. Gilead Pentecostal Holiness Church by the Rev. Thad Brinkley. Burial will be in Latham Cemetery, Belhaven. Fitchett Funeral Home was in charge. Graveside rites will be held in Belhaven. (The Coastland Times - May 10, 1977) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ BASNIGHT, Kirk Douglas MANTEO - Kirk Douglas BASNIGHT of California Road, died July 21 at Chowan Hospital in Edenton. He is survived by his wife, Vera Basnight of the home; his parents, Ray and Margaret Basnight of Columbia; a son, Antonio Swain of Florida; a daughter, Nataisha Basnight of Engelhard; four brothers: David Basnight of Maryland, Nelson Basnight, Raymond Basnight and Felton Basnight, all of Columbia; and three sisters: Dianna Halcomb, Jackie Wrighton and Pamela Hill, all of Columbia. Funeral services were held Sunday in Pine Grove Disciples Church, Columbia. Burial was in the church cemetery. Rowsom Funeral Home, Columbia, was in charge of arrangements. (The Coastland Times - Tuesday, July 27, 1993) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ BAUM, Edward T. REBURIAL MILITARY RITES FOR HYDE YOUTH - Fairfield, Feb. 5 - Funeral services for Edward T. BAUM, seaman first class, USNR, whose body arrived in Fairfield Wednesday, were conducted at the home of his parents on Thursday afternoon with the Rev. J.C. Harman, pastor of the Mattamuskeet charge of the Methodist church, in charge of the service. Reburial was in the Fairfield Cemetery. Military rites at the graveside were conducted by Hyde County Navy veterans. The active pallbearers were Patrick Simmons, Royden Clark, J.G. Berry and Lawson Cahoon. Tommy Arnold was the bugler. The Naval escort who came with the body was C.L. Humphrey, Jr., BTC, USN. Young Baum joined the Navy immediately following his 18th birthday in June 1944. After three months training at Bethesada, Md., he was sent to the Pacific war zone for active duty and was killed in Dutch New Guinea on November 14, 1944. Surviving besides his parents is one sister, Mrs. G.E. Bush. (Unknown newspaper - February 1945?) [Submitted by Merlin S. Berry of Gambrills, Md.] ------------------------------------------------------------------------ BELL, Claudia W. WASHINGTON - Claudia W. BELL, 85, a resident of Britthaven of Washington and formerly of Rt. 1, Pantego, died in Beaufort County Hospital. Mrs. Bell was born in Hyde County to the late Claude and Sallie Gibbs Williams. She was a homemaker and a member of Union Grove Church of Christ. She was the widow of William Andrew Bell. Surviving are three sons: William Bell, Rudolph Bell and George T. Bell, all of Rt. 1, Pantego; one sister, Mary Christine of Alaska; one half-sister, Louise Cahoon of Engelhard; two half-brothers: Thomas Watson and Allen Watson of Maryland; 8 grandchildren and 4 great-grandchildren. Funeral services were held March 5 in the Paul Funeral Home Chapel in Belhaven with Thelbert Leggett and Dennis Davis officiating. Burial in Davis Cemetery, Rt. 1, Pantego. Paul Funeral Home in Belhaven was in charge. (The Coastland Times - Tuesday, March 10, 1992) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ BELL, Mary Elizabeth BELHAVEN - Mary Elizabeth BELL, 88, a resident of E. Main Street in Belhaven, died September 14, in Pitt County Memorial Hospital. Miss Bell was born in Hyde County, the daughter of the late Mollie Wahab and John Walter Bell, Sr. She was a retired salesperson with Swindell's Dress Shop in Belhaven with 60 years of service. She was a member of the St. James Episcopal Church and was active in a number of clubs in the Belhaven community. Miss Bell had one brother, John Walter Bell, Jr. who died in 1987. She is survived by a number of cousins. Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Friday from the St. James Episcopal Church, Belhaven, conducted by the Rev. Gary Fulton. Burial will be in the Epworth United Methodist Church Cemetery, Sladesville. The family will receive friends at Paul Funeral Home, Belhaven, Thursday from 7 to 9 p.m. and at other times at her home on E. Main Street in Belhaven. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be given in memory of Miss Mary Elizabeth Bell to the St. James Episcopal Church, 407 E. Main Street, Belhaven, N.C. Arrangements by Paul Funeral Home, Belhaven. (The Coastland Times - September 17, 1992) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ BENSON, James Franklin WASHINGTON, Nov. 4, 1941 - "In an official message from Washington this morning, hope of the possible rescue of James Franklin BENSON, 22, member of the crew of the torpedoed United States destroyer "Reuben James", which was sent to the bottom by a German submarine last Thursday night off the coast of Iceland, has been abandoned. The former Hyde County youth must be considered among those 7 officers and 88 members of the crew as lost. Young Benson was the only son of Mr. & Mrs. Walter H. Benson of Craddock, Va., former residents of Hyde County, a brother of Mrs. Robert Sparrow, who is a member of the nursing staff of the Fowle Memorial Hospital here, and was a graduate of the Hyde County schools. He would have celebrated his 23rd birthday in December. He entered the Navy two years and five months ago, enlisting at New Bern and at the time of the tragedy was serving as machinist's mate aboard the ill-fated vessel. The last communication to his parents and sister was received October 19 but he never mentioned the fact that his ship might have engaged in convoy duty or that it had been in the combat zone. He visited his sister, Mrs. Sparrow, here last February." (Washington Daily News reprint) [Submitted by Merlin S. Berry of Gambrills, Md.] ------------------------------------------------------------------------ BENNETT, Lumsden M. CHESAPEAKE - Lumsden M. BENNETT died May 5, 1996. The widow of Thomas York Bennett, she was born in Hyde County, N.C., Jan. 26, 1913. She lived in Chesapeake until moving to Clovis in 1974, where she died on May 5. Her son, Fletcher Bennett, died in 1989 and she is survived by a daughter, Alice Wilder; a brother, Lewis Manning; a sister, Emma Barrow; and 2 granddaughters: Karen Wilder Bushey and Jennifer Bennett. She was a member of Central Christian Church, 14th St., Clovis, N.M., and donations can be made to the church in lieu of flowers. The family will be at the home of Karen Wilder Bushey at 2200 Dinwiddie Road, Virginia Beach after the services. Gravesides services will be held at Greenlawn Memorial Gardens in Chesapeake at 1 p.m. Thursday. (Virginian-Pilot - Tuesday, May 21, 1996; pg. 8B) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ BENSON, Annie M. NORFOLK - Annie M. BENSON, of the 1600 block of Welk St., died Dec. 19, 1997, in a local hospital. Born in Swan Quarter, N.C., she was the widow of Garland E. Benson and a retired educator of St. James Kindergarten. Mrs. Benson was a member of St. James United Holy Church of America, where she was a missionary, president of the gospel choir and organizer of the Vacation Bible School. Survivors include a son, Anthony Benson of Portsmouth; a step-sister, Sarah Bell Martin of Norfolk; a niece, Willie Mae Peterson of Portsmouth; and a host of other relatives and friends. A funeral will be conducted at 11 a.m. Friday in St. James United Holy Church of America by Bishop Anthony Moses. Burial will be in Roosevelt Memorial Cemetery. The family will receive friends at the residence. Graves Funeral Home is handling arrangements. (Virginian-Pilot - Wednesday, December 24, 1997; pg. 4B) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ BENSON, Mary IN MEMORIAM - Mrs. Mary BENSON died June 15, 1940 after having a stroke of paralysis at age 78. She was the widow of the late Zack Benson of Swan Quarter. Services were conducted at Soule Methodist Church by her pastor, E.G. Cowan. Interment was made in Soule Cemetery. Surviving are: Mrs. S.W. Boomer of Swan Quarter, Mrs. Buck Tunnell of Swan Quarter, Chase Benson of Greensboro, Rupert Benson and Jim Benson, both of Wilmington, Dan Benson of Raleigh and one sister (not named). (The Hyde County Messenger - August 1940) [Submitted by Merlin S. Berry of Gambrills, Md.] ------------------------------------------------------------------------ BENSON, Mollie IN MEMORIAM - Mrs. Mollie BENSON died Sunday, July 21, 1940 at 6:20 a.m. at age 82 years, 9 months and one day. She was a life-long resident of the county, living near New Holland and was a member of Soule Methodist Church. Services were conducted at Soule Cemetery by her former pastor, Rev. R.R. Grant. Surviving are three daughters: Miss Hattie Benson, Mrs. Bill Boomer, and Mrs. H.C. Boomer, all of Swan Quarter; several grandchildren. She was the widow of the late T.R. Benson. (The Hyde County Messenger - August 1940) [Submitted by Merlin S. Berry of Gambrills, Md.] IN MEMORIAM - On July 21, 1940, at her home in Lake Comfort in Hyde County, Mrs. Mollie BENSON, 82, wife of the late T.R. Benson, passed away, leaving those whom she loved to join those whom she loved "long since and lost awhile." Descending from a long and noble family line she had her roots deep in the past. She loved old things, she cherished old friendships and clung tenaciously to what had been in her life, and years of service continued to add a rich retrospect. While she loved the past, she did not live in the past; her face was always forward, her glance was always upward, with an unfaltering faith in the divine goodness of God. One needed but to come into the presence of this good woman to feel the power of will that shone in her eye and was accented in her speech. She was a woman of deep conviction, and whenever any moral issue was at stake one did not have to inquire as to her attitude, but knew instinctively that the side which made for human welfare was where she stood. There was something that radiated from Mrs. Benson's personality which was felt by everyone who came near her. She made people better and happier without knowing it; she radiated sunshine, joy, entertainment and a delightful atmosphere through an entire home. She was a mother whose charm of manner and sunny disposition were the life and joy of her family. Throughout these years with all their toil and anxiety, she met each day with a spirit undaunted and with a face that remained serene as far as her children ever saw. She did not allow the weight of trials to taint the sweetness of her spirit or to dim her faith in God. Hers was truly an understanding heart and her service to her family and many friends will long remain as an inspiring memory. Surviving are several grandchildren; three daughters: Mrs. Henry Boomer and Mrs. Bill Boomer of Swan Quarter, and Miss Hattie Benson of the home, who was her mother's faithful companion. Her oldest daughter, Mrs. Watson, died last spring. Funeral services were conducted by Rev. R.R. Grant, a former pastor, and burial was in Soule Cemetery. (North Carolina Christian Advocate - October 10, 1940) [Submitted by Merlin S. Berry of Gambrills, Md.] ------------------------------------------------------------------------ BERRY, JR., Rev. Alexander B. CHARLES CITY, VA - Rev. Alexander B. BERRY, JR., 41, pastor of Memorial Methodist Church of Charles City, Virginia and a native of Swan Quarter, died suddenly Sunday at 6:30 p.m. at Virginia Beach following a heart attack. Mr. Berry had become an outstanding success as a Methodist pastor, having been declared Virginia's "Rural Minister of the Year" for 1951 by the Progressive Farmer. He was born in 1912 in Swan Quarter, the son of A.B. Berry and the late Annie Pollard Berry. He grew up in Swan Quarter and was a member of Swan Quarter High School's 1929 graduating class. He attended NCSC for one year then married Hazel Lockwood Windley of Pantego. After working a few years in Galax, Va., he became an efficiency engineer for the Virginia Electric and Power Company in Norfolk. In June 1944 he attended a minister's and laymen's school in Lynchburg, Va. as a delegate of the Colonial Avenue Methodist Church in Norfolk. As a result of the conference, he decided to enter the ministry and in October 1944, he was licensed to preach and assigned to the Charles City charge. At that time the charge consisted of 5 churches. Under his leadership, the churches on the charge consolidated in 1948 into the $40,000 Memorial Church, to which a carillon was added later. During his pastorate, Mr. Berry managed to complete a year of study at Randolph-Macon College, another year at the Richmond Professional Institute of the College of William and Mary, and courses at Union Theological Seminary in Richmond, Va. Mr. Berry was doing special organization work in the Methodist Church at the time of his death. In addition to his work as pastor and his educational activities, he was active in numerous civic organizations. He is survived by his wife; his father and step-mother, Mr. & Mrs. A.B. Berry of Norfolk; four children: Elva Anne, Alexander III, Hazel Windley, and Timothy Brooks Berry, all of the home; and a sister, Mrs. Preston E. Hodges of Norfolk. Funeral services were conducted Tuesday afternoon at the Memorial Methodist Church in Charles City. Burial followed in the Washington Memorial Cemetery near Charles City. (The Coastland Times - Friday, August 6, 1954; pg. 8) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ BERRY, Annie Mildred Cuthrell ENGELHARD - Annie Mildred Cuthrell BERRY, 81, of Route #1, and most recently a patient at Cross Creek Health Care Center, died Monday, September 8, at Cross Creek. Born in Hyde County on October 13, 1915, she was the daughter of the late Benjamin and Annie Blake Cuthrell. She was the widow of Otiva Walter Berry who died in 1980. She was a member of Engelhard Christian Church. Surviving are three daughters: Emma B. Wright of Fairfield, Julia Berry of Virginia Beach, Va., and Jane B. Gibbs of Fairfield; a brother, Ivey Cuthrell of Wilmington; two sisters: Delma Cason of Chesapeake, Va. and Thelma Fowler of Roanoke Rapids; 11 grandchildren, 9 great-grandchildren and 2 great-great-grandchildren. Mrs. Berry was preceded in death by a daughter, Ann B. Gibbs; brothers: Harvey Cuthrell, Duville Cuthrell and Leslie Cuthrell; and sisters: Selma Mason, Lillian Rose and Alene Cason. Funeral services were held Wednesday at the family plot in Fulford Cemetery in Engelhard. Phil Emmert officiated. Arrangements are by Bryan Funeral Service in Swan Quarter. (The Coastland Times - Thursday, September 11, 1997; pg. 10A) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ BERRY, Beamon Burton ENGELHARD - Beamon Burton BERRY, 76, died Tuesday, February 16 at his home. Born in Hyde County, September 28, 1922, he was the son of the late Matthew R. and Nancy Jane Harris Berry. He was a retired farmer, a member of Engelhard Rotary Club, a former director in Hyde County Farm Bureau and a member of Engelhard Christian Church. Surviving are his wife, Elsie Gibbs Berry; two sons: Ferrell Allen Berry and Gregory Kyle Berry, both of Engelhard; a daughter, Pamela Kay Berry of Glen Allen; two sisters: Miss Mattie Berry of Swan Quarter and Magdalene B. Lee of Manteo; and 5 granddaughters. Mr. Berry was preceded in death by three brothers: Cecil Berry, William Berry, and Bryan Berry. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. today at the family plot in Fulford Cemetery. The Rev. L. Ray Sparrow and Steve Bryan will officiate. Bryan Funeral Service in Swan Quarter is in charge of arrangements. (The Coastland Times - Thursday, February 18, 1999; pg. 9A) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ BERRY, Bettye B. ENGELHARD - Miss Bettye B. BERRY, 83, of Route #1, Engelhard, died Jan. 14 in Pungo District Hospital in Belhaven. A native of Hyde County, she was the daughter of the late Thomas Luther and Martha Brinn Berry. She was a charter member of the Engelhard Baptist Church where she taught Sunday School in the children's department for many years and a member of the Engelhard Home Extension Club. She is survived by several nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday in Engelhard Baptist Church. The Rev. James Davenport, pastor, will officiate. Burial will follow in Fulford Cemetery. The family suggests memorials be given to Engelhard Baptist Church Engelhard, N.C. The family will receive friends at the home. Arrangements are by Bryan Funeral Service, Swan Quarter. (The Coastland Times - Thursday, January 16, 1992) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ BERRY, Bryan ENGELHARD, Feb. 4 - Officers today completed their investigation of the highway accident four miles west of here early yesterday morning in which Bryan BERRY, pharmacist's mate, second class, USN, and his cousin, Ramsey Berry, 42, both of Engelhard, were killed. According to State Highway Patrolman, Carl E. Whitfield, who investigated the accident, the automobile, which was being driven by Bryan Berry, was traveling at a high rate of speed and its driver evidently lost control. The vehicle plunged into a canal after leaving the highway. Ramsey Berry died enroute to a Washington hospital, while Bryan Berry succumbed to injuries three hours after being admitted to the hospital. Both men suffered internal and head injuries and received first aid treatment here shortly after the accident. Grace Watson of Engelhard, passenger in the vehicle, suffered a broken collar bone, and Mrs. Ramsey Berry and Ray Ballance, both of Engelhard, received minor injuries in the accident. Bryan Berry, who spent 44 months in a Japanese prison camp, was a native of Hyde County, son of Mrs. Nancy Harris Berry and the late Matt Berry. He was a member of the Engelhard Christian Church. Surviving in addition to his mother, are three brothers: William Cecil and Beaman Berry, all of Hyde County; and two sisters: Mattie Berry of Hyde County and Magdeline Berry of Manteo. Ramsey C. Berry, an employee of the Pamlico Light and Ice Company of Engelhard, was a son of Mrs. Nora Harris Berry and the late Ott Berry. He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Clydie Gibbs Berry; his mother, a resident of Dahlgren, Va.; and two sisters: Mrs. Nina Gautier and Orpha Berry, both of Dahlgren. Funeral services for Ramsey Berry, a member of the Engelhard Christian Church will be conducted here Tuesday morning at 11 o'clock. Interment will be in Fulford Cemetery with the Masons in charge the graveside rites. Bryan Berry's body has been turned over to authorities at the Naval Hospital at Camp Lejeune. Funeral arrangements are incomplete. (The News and Observer; February 5, 1946; pg. 8) [Submitted by Merlin S. Berry of Gambrills, Md.] ------------------------------------------------------------------------ BERRY, Carlton ENGELHARD - Carlton BERRY, 51, of Engelhard, died of a heart attack at 2:30 p.m. last Thursday while plowing on a tractor. Funeral services were conducted Saturday afternoon from the Engelhard Christian Church by Rev. A.W. Huffman. Burial was in Fulford Cemetery. Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Marie Swindell Berry; two sons: Richard and Edwin Berry of the home; his mother, Mrs. Martha Berry of Engelhard; three brothers: Fred, Jabin, and Earl Berry, all of Engelhard; four sisters: Miss Betty Berry, Mrs. Sally Sadler, Mrs. Geneva Hodges, all of Engelhard, and Miss Grace Berry of Columbia; and one adopted sister, Mrs. Louise Weatherly of Portsmouth, Va. (The Coastland Times - Friday, March 25, 1955; pg. 2) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ BERRY, Dell Cox SWAN QUARTER - Dell Cox BERRY, 92, a resident of Cross Creek Health Care Center, died Tuesday, June 2, in Pungo District Hospital in Belhaven. Born in Hyde County on December 23, 1905, she was the daughter of the late William David and Ida Virginia Gibbs Cox. She was married to Reuben Walter Berry who died in 1966. Mrs. Berry was a member of Soule United Methodist Church. She worked for many years with the Beaufort- Martin-Hyde Regional Library System as bookmobile librarian in Hyde County. She was active in the Ladies Aid Society. She resided in Norfolk, Va. for about 17 years and returned to Hyde County just two years ago. Surviving are two sons: Reuben W. Berry, Jr. of Pinehurst, and Robert G. "Bobby" Berry of Durham; a daughter, Polly Berry Cutrell of Virginia Beach, Va.; a sister, Mrs. Willie Murl Bonner of Swan Quarter; 8 grandchildren and 8 great-grandchildren. Mrs. Berry was preceded in death by a son, William C. Berry; and brothers: Malcolm Cox and Stacy Cox. Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Friday in Soule United Methodist Church with the Rev. Chris Humphreys officiating. Burial will follow in Soule Cemetery. Her grandchildren will serve as pallbearers. The body will lie in state at Bryan Funeral Service in Swan Quarter. (The Coastland Times - Thursday, June 4, 1998; pg. 10A) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ BERRY, Garland Grant FAIRFIELD - Garland Grant BERRY, 65, of Route 1, Fairfield, died April 25 at his home. A Hyde County native, Berry was the son of the late Archie Grant and Eunice Baum Berry. He was a member of Fairfield Christian Church, senior partner of Garland Berry & Sons, and president of Mattamuskeet Fresh Produce, Inc. Funeral services will be held at 2:30 p.m. Tuesday at the family plot in Fairfield Cemetery. Dr. Melvin Styrons will officiate. Surviving are his wife, Dorothy Nixon Berry; two sons: Jeffery Berry of Fairfield and Rodney A. Berry of Engelhard; two daughters: Sharon B. Gibbs of Engelhard and Gwen B. Ballance of Fairfield; a sister, Alice Reid Daughtridge of Rocky Mount; 8 grandchildren. Arrangements are by Bryan Funeral Service, Swan Quarter where the body will lie in state until 12:30 p.m. Tuesday. (The Coastland Times - Tuesday, April 27, 1993; pg. 12A) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ BERRY, Henry Clay SWAN QUARTER - Henry Clay BERRY, 66, long time resident of Swan Quarter, died February 15 at Pungo District Hospital in Belhaven. A Hyde County native, he was the son of the late John Madison and Mamie Brothers Berry. He was a veteran of the U.S. Navy and U.S. Army and was a drywall installer. Surviving are two sons: Brian Berry and Ronald Berry, both of Germantown, Md.; a brother, Merlin Berry of Gambrills, Md.; a sister, Lucille Berry Tunnell of Swan Quarter; and one grandchild. A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. Friday in Swan Quarter Christian Church. Mike Caton, minister, will officiate. Private burial will be in Soule Cemetery. Arrangements are by Bryan Funeral Service. (The Coastland Times - Thursday, February 18, 1993) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ BERRY, J. B. FAIRFIELD - J. B. BERRY, 67, of Route 1, a retired farmer and a long time public servant, died December 23 at Cross Creek Health Care Center, Swan Quarter. Born in Fairfield on November 20, 1926, he was the son of the late Jimmy and Katie B. Berry. A Mason, he was a member of Fairfield Lodge #520 AF & AM and past Master and a member of Sudan Temple. He was a former member of the Fairfield Baptist Church; a former member of the Tideland Mental Health Board and a former chairman of the Albemarle Regional Commission. He served several years on the Hyde County Board of Commissioners, having served as chairman and was re-elected in 1991 to the term he was serving at his death. Funeral services were Sunday at the gravesite in Fairfield Cemetery. William Booth officiated and Masonic graveside rites were given by Fairfield Lodge #520. Surviving are his wife, Pauline Moore Berry; two sons: Jerol B. Berry of Engelhard and Vincent B. Berry of Simpsonville, S.C.; two daughters, Lillian P. Berry of Oklahoma City, Ok., and Beth Berry of Fairfield; two brothers: Ira Wayne Berry of Southport and Henry Berry of Kinston; two sisters: Mae B. Thompson of Esmond, N.D. and Kathleen B. Gay of Rocky Mount; and 5 grandchildren. The family suggests that memorials be made to Fairfield Masonic Lodge, c/o Homer Robbins, P.O. Box 115, Fairfield. (The Coastland Times - Tuesday, December 28, 1993) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ BERRY, Margaret Gibbs SCRANTON - Margaret Gibbs BERRY, 67, of Rt. #2, died Tuesday, August 29, at Pitt County Memorial Hospital in Greenville. Mrs. Berry was born August 4, 1928 in Fairfield, the daughter of the late Leland and Myrtle Armstrong Gibbs. She was married to James Oscar Berry who died in 1986. She was a lifelong resident of Hyde County and a member of Sladesville Missionary Baptist Church. Survivors include a daughter, Dorothy Berry Gunn of Belhaven; five sons: Lester M. Berry, Oscar Dean Berry, Henry Berry, Baron Ray Berry and Gregory Lynn Berry, all of Scranton; two brothers: Ray Gibbs and Leland Gibbs, Jr., both of Scranton; two sisters: Willie Mae Bailey of Apopka, Florida and Helen Steptoe of Scranton; and 15 grandchildren. (The Coastland Times - Thursday, August 31, 1995; pg. 8A) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ BERRY, Mary Ann "Polly" SWAN QUARTER - In the passing of Mrs. J.H.C. [Mary Ann "Polly"] BERRY, who departed this life October 23, 1920, in her seventieth year, the community has lost some of the "salt of the earth." She was a firm believer in Jesus. In the church she was faithful and delighted to have the members and her friends visit her home. She was a faithful wife and self-sacrificing mother. She leaves a devoted brother, husband, seven children and thirteen grandchildren. The Funeral services were conducted by her pastor, Rev. L.T. Singleton, at Soule Church, in the presence of a large gathering of friends to express their sympathy to the bereaved ones. Written by her loving "Aid" members of Soule Church. [signed] Mrs. M.G. Fisher, Mrs. U.B. Fisher, Mrs. R.W. Swindell. Swan Quarter, N.C. January 17, 1921. (Unknown newspaper - January 1921) [Submitted by Merlin S. Berry of Gambrills, Md.] ------------------------------------------------------------------------ BERRY, Nancy Ann ENGELHARD - Nancy Ann BERRY, the seven year old daughter of Cecil and Mabel Watson Berry who died suddenly at her home near Manteo Saturday, was conducted at Engelhard Monday afternoon by J.C. Groce, minister of the Church of Christ, and burial was in the family plot. She was born at Engelhard on December 2, 1945. Her body was taken to Twiford Funeral Home in Manteo. She is survived by her parents; five brothers: Carroll, Ray, Russell and Jimmie, all of Manteo, and Stafford of Norfolk; two sisters, Linda of Manteo and Mrs. Gladys Wilson of Swansboro. The choir sang "God Will Take Care of You," and "Safe In the Arms of Jesus". At the grave the choir sang "Jesus Loves Me." The casket pall was pink asters and fern. Pallbearers were William Berry, Beamon Berry, O.W. Berry and J.T. Gibbs. (The Coastland Times - Friday, September 18, 1953; pg. 4) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ BERRY, Ramsey ENGELHARD, Feb. 4 - Officers today completed their investigation of the highway accident four miles west of here early yesterday morning in which Bryan Berry, pharmacist's mate, second class, USN, and his cousin, Ramsey BERRY, 42, both of Engelhard, were killed. According to State Highway Patrolman, Carl E. Whitfield, who investigated the accident, the automobile, which was being driven by Bryan Berry, was traveling at a high rate of speed and its driver evidently lost control. The vehicle plunged into a canal after leaving the highway. Ramsey Berry died enroute to a Washington hospital, while Bryan Berry succumbed to injuries three hours after being admitted to the hospital. Both men suffered internal and head injuries and received first aid treatment here shortly after the accident. Grace Watson of Engelhard, passenger in the vehicle, suffered a broken collar bon, and Mrs. Ramsey Berry and Ray Ballance, both of Engelhard, received minor injuries in the accident. Bryan Berry, who spent 44 months in a Japanese prison camp, was a native of Hyde County, son of Mrs. Nancy Harris Berry and the late Matt Berry. He was a member of the Engelhard Christian Church. Surviving in addition to his mother, are three brothers: William Cecile and Beaman Berry, all of Hyde County; and two sisters, Mattie Berry of Hyde County and Magdeline Berry of Manteo. Ramsey C. Berry, an employee of the Pamlico Light and Ice Company of Engelhard, was a son of Mrs. Nora Harris Berry and the late Ott Berry. He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Clydie Gibbs Berry; his mother, a resident of Dahlgren, Va.; and two sisters: Mrs. Nina Gautier and Orpha Berry, both of Dahlgren. Funeral services for Ramsey Berry, a member of the Engelhard Christian Church will be conducted here Tuesday morning at 11 o'clock. Interment will be in Fulford Cemetery with the Masons in charge the graveside rites. Bryan Berry's body has been turned over to authorities at the Naval Hospital at Camp Lejeune. Funeral arrangements are incomplete. (The News and Observer; February 5, 1946; pg. 8) [Submitted by Merlin S. Berry of Gambrills, Md.] ------------------------------------------------------------------------ BERRY, Ray Mitchell ENGELHARD - Ray Mitchell BERRY, 51, died Monday, February 15 at Pungo District Hospital in Belhaven. Born January 1, 1948, he was the son of the late Stephen Lee and Ludie Estelle Jones Berry. He was a farmer and had worked for Williford Farms, Inc. for some 20 years. He was a member of St. George's Episcopal Church at Lake Landing. Surviving are his wife Pamela Cahoon Berry; two daughters: Jill Berry, a student at ECU at Greenville and Becky Berry, a student at UNC at Chapel Hill; a brother, Stephen A. Berry of Franklinton; three sisters: Vivian B. O'Neal of Durham, Melba B. Davenport of Columbia and Josephine B. Clifton of Williamston. He was preceded in death by two sisters: Margaret B. Sadler and Dorothy B. Midyett. Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Friday at St. George's Episcopal Church. The Rev. James Lupton, rector, will officiate and burial will follow in Fulford Cemetery. Arrangements are by Bryan Funeral Service in Swan Quarter. (The Coastland Times - Thursday, February 18, 1999; pg. 9A) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ BERRY, Reuben COLUMBIA - Reuben BERRY, a native of Fairfield who has been making his home at Bath recently, died in the Columbia Hospital at 6:30 a.m. Tuesday. Funeral services were scheduled for 2 p.m. Thursday at Fairfield, conducted by Rev. Joe Brickhouse. Interment is to follow in the Fairfield cemetery. He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Alley Berry; two daughters: Mrs. Mary Williams of Fairfield and Mrs. Edna Lee Ormond of Bath; one son, Reuben Berry, Jr. of Columbia; 9 grandchildren; one brother, Jimmie Berry of Fairfield; and one half-brother, Joe Harris of Engelhard (The Coastland Times - Friday, December 3, 1954; pg. 4) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ BERRY, Reuben W. SWAN QUARTER - Reuben W. BERRY, 78, died Friday morning at his home in Swan Quarter after an illness of several months. Mr. Berry was a veteran of World War I, a member of Soule Methodist Church, charter member of the Odd Fellows Lodge in Swan Quarter, and was affiliated with the organization for 60 years. Mr. Berry was the son of the late J.H.C. and Polly Ann Harris Berry. He was a lifelong resident of Hyde County and was a retired farmer. Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Belle Cox Berry; three sons: William Clay Berry of High Point, Reuben W. Berry, Jr. of Leawood, Kansas, and Robert G. Berry of Durham; one daughter, Mrs. William C. Cuthrell of Norfolk, Va.; one brother, John M. Berry of Swan Quarter; one sister, Mrs. Laura C. Cahoon of Swan Quarter; 7 grandchildren. Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. Saturday from Soule Methodist Church conducted by the Rev. R.C. Hamilton. Burial was in Soule Cemetery. Pallbearers were Frank Sadler, Clifton Harris, Gilbert Cahoon, Linwood Tunnell, R.W. Jones, Carney Brown, Otis Williams, and Emmett Carawan. (The Coastland Times - November 18, 1966) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ BERRY, Thomas Luther ENGELHARD, N.C. - Thomas Luther BERRY, 53, of Virginia Beach and Engelhard, N.C., a retired tugboat captain, died June 29, 1990, in his Engelhard residence. Mr. Berry, a native of Hyde County, N.C., retired from Tarmac-Lone Star Corp. after 27 years. He was a Navy veteran. He was a member of Engelhard United Methodist Church and Mattamuskeet Lodge, A.F. & A.M. Survivors include his wife, Julia B. Berry; two daughters: Brenda G. McMurran and Doris J. Berry, both of Manteo, N.C.; a step-daughter, Susan Alloggio of Virginia Beach; two sons: Thomas J. Berry of Virginia Beach and Ronald W. Berry of Engelhard; a step-son, Chip Alloggio of Virginia Beach; his mother, Nora R. Roper Berry of Engelhard; two sisters: Dorinda S. Burrus of Fort Washington, Md., and Dwan B. Gibbs of Engelhard; and 4 grandchildren. The funeral with Masonic rites will be held at 10 a.m. Tuesday in Fulford Cemetery, Engelhard. Friends may join the family at the home of Nora Berry, Engelhard. Bryan Funeral Service, Swan Quarter, N.C., is handling arrangements. (Virginian-Pilot - Monday, July 2, 1990; pg. 2D ------------------------------------------------------------------------ BERRY, William Timothy SWAN QUARTER - Funeral services for William Timothy BERRY, 27, who was killed Friday in an automobile wreck, will be conducted Sunday at 2 p.m. at Providence Methodist Church here by the Rev. Durwood Goodwin. Burial will be in Soule Cemetery. Surviving are his mother, Mrs. Lillie Mae Swindell of Swan Quarter; two brothers: Richard Berry of Swan Quarter and Carlos Berry, Jr. of Portsmouth, Va.; one sister, Mrs. Stacy Lupton of Cherry Point. (Unknown newspaper - February 1964) [Submitted by Merlin S. Berry of Gambrills, Md.] ------------------------------------------------------------------------ BEST, Ruby Gibbs STUMPY POINT - Ruby Gibbs BEST, 89, died Monday, February 3, at a Nags Head nursing facility. She was born in Hyde County and was a homemaker. Mrs. Best was a member of the Middletown Christian Church in Hyde County. She was the daughter of the late James F. Gibbs and Patsy L. Gibbs and the widow of Alton Wayne Best. She is survived by one son, Talmadge W. Best and his wife Margaret of Stumpy Point; two grandchildren: Susan B. White of Nags Head and Jeffery D. Best of Williamston; three great-grandchildren: John T.D. White of Nags Head, and Kristen and Emily Best of Williamston. She was preceded in death by one grandchild, Mark Wayne Best. A funeral service will be conducted on Thursday, February 6, at 11 a.m. at Shiloh United Methodist Church with the Rev. Ken Davenport officiating. Burial will take place in the church cemetery. Twiford's Colony Chapel in Manteo is in charge of these arrangements. (The Coastland Times - Thursday, February 6, 1997; pg. 10A) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ BEST, William Albert STUMPY POINT - William Albert BEST, 73, lifelong resident and well known retired fisherman of Stumpy Point, passed away Tuesday night after a long illness. He was the son of the late Joe Harvey and Adeline Gray Best of Stumpy Point, and the husband of Lucy Cutrell Best, his wife being a native of Hyde County. He is survived by 5 sons, Alton, Guy, Harvey, Woodrow and W.A. Jr.; two daughters: Mrs. Clyde Payne and Mrs. Harold Wise, all of Stumpy Point; and several grandchildren. Funeral services were scheduled for 11 a.m. Thursday in the Stumpy Point Methodist Church. Rev. A.L.G. Stephenson officiating. Burial to be in the community cemetery. (The Coastland Times - Friday, February 6, 1953; pg. 1) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ BETTS, JR., Willie Arthur FAIRFIELD - Willie Arthur BETTS, JR., 74, died October 21. He was a farmer and a member of the Snow Hill Baptist Church. Survivors include his wife, Gussie Sykes Betts of the home and several children and grandchildren. Funeral services were held Friday at Snow Hill Baptist Church. The Rev. Jesse Harvey officiated. Blair Funeral Home, Edenton, was in charge. (The Coastland Times - Sunday, November 6, 1994) Please submit your Hyde County Obituaries by email to Kay Lynn Midgett Sheppard or by mail to 1140-A Williamson Road, Goodlettsville, TN 37072. Your contributions will be appreciated. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Copyright 1998-1999 ************************************************************************ USGENWEB ARCHIVES NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. ************************************************************************