Wayne County NcArchives Photo Person.....Williams, Lela Hughes 1939 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/nc/ncfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Joseph Williams chuleta@cableonda.net July 13, 2008, 9:20 pm Source: Newspaper Name: Lela Hughes Williams Date Of Photograph: 1939 Photo can be seen at: http://www.usgwarchives.net/nc/wayne/photos/williams346nph.jpg Image file size: 37.1 Kb Obituary of Lela Williams nee Hughes, originally from Wayne County, NC. Date of death was 21 April 1939. Her husband was Marshall Edward Williams, also originally from Wayne County. Her father was James Hughes and mother was Sarah Millard, both from Wayne County. Obituary as it appeared in the The Rocky Mount Telegram. The Rocky Mount Evening Telegram dated 13 April 1939. WILLIAMS RITES HELD FROM HOME -------- Services Conducted Sunday Afternoon With Burial In Pineview --------- Funeral Services for Mrs. M.E. Williams, who died at her home Friday night, were conducted from the residence at 820 School Street on Sunday afternoon at 3 o'clock. Rev. H.C. Lowder, pastor, of the Arlington Street Baptist Church, officiated and burial was made in Pineview Cemetery. Active Pallbearers for the services included Wallace Best, P.G Hill, E.C. Kornegay, M.M. Francis, L.F. Lane and L.E. Morgan. Honorary Pall bearbears were as follows: Dr. M.L. Stone, Dr. L.W. Kornegay, J.B. Brewer, P.C. Zimmerman, Henry McGee, L.L. Henderson. Mrs. Williams, who was 47 years old, was Miss Lela Hughes of Mount Olive before her marriage. She had been sick for some time. Survivors include her husband, M.E. Williams, two sons, Merle and Ray Williams of this city; two sisters, Mrs. Essie Lane of Goldsboro and Mrs. Monroe Price of Mount Olive; and two brothers, Ira and John Hughes of Hopewell, Va. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/nc/wayne/photos/williams346nph.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/ncfiles/ File size: 2.2 Kb