ROBESON COUNTY, NC - OBITUARIES - Allen Cebron Bullock, 21 Jul 1928
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OBITUARY
Allen Cebron Bullock
THE ROBESONIAN
July 23, 1928

RECORD of DEATHS

Mr. Allen C. Bullock
Dies at Fairmont

Beloved Citizen Lived a Long and Useful Life---Funeral Sunday

(By Mrs. H. G. Inman)
By Phone to the ROBESONIAN

Fairmont, July 23--Allen Cebron Bullock, a much beloved citizen of Fairmont 
died Saturday July 21, at 3:20 p.m. at the age of 81 years, after suffering 5 
weeks from complications.

Mr. Bullock spent his long and useful life in Robeson., He joined Piney Grove 
Baptist church in his boyhood, a short while later moving his membership to 
Pleasant Grove, where he was ordained as deacon. He was a member and deacon of 
the Baptist church of Fairmont for over 40 years.

Deceased was married 55 years ago to Miss Annie Horne of South Carolina, and 
to this union 10 children were born. The following survive: Mesdames Phil P. 
Jones and S. G. Floyd and Miss Maud Bullock of Fairmont; Mrs. F. J. Barber of 
Windsor; Messrs. T. W. of Lumberton, D. C. of Fairmont and Robert E. of 
Georgetown, S. C. He is also survived by his widow, who has been an invalid 
for several months.

The funeral was conducted at the home Sunday at 4 p. m. by his pastor, Dr. T. 
H. Plemmons, who said that Mr. Bullock was one man in Fairmont about whom he 
had never heard a word of criticism. The honorary pallbearers were the senior 
deacons and the active were the junior deacons of the church. The flower girls 
were special friends of the family, officers of the Fidelis class, and 4 girls 
from Mrs. S. G. Floyd's class of the Trinity Methodist church. The different 
choirs of the churches sang "Nearer My God to Thee", "In The Sweet Bye and 
Bye" and "The Christian's Goodnight". Mr. C. B. Skipper of Lumberton sang 
"Lower the Anchor", Interment was made in the new cemetery where a host of 
friends from Fairmont, Lumberton, Fair Bluff and Lake View, paid their last 
respects to a good man. The floral tributes were many and beautiful.

Transcriber note: Allen C. Bullock is buried alongside his wife Annie Jane 
Horne at the Community Cemetery of Fairmont.