Obituaries

1993

Mrs. Fannie Foster Coley, 77, of Charlotte died July 31, 1993, at home.
Funeral is 2 p.m. Wednesday at New Zion Baptist Church. Burial will be in Beatties Ford Memorial Gardens. Visitation is 7 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at Grier Funeral Home.
Mrs. Coley, a Vance County native, was a retired Mecklenburg County school teacher with memberships in the N.C. Association of Educators, National
Educators Association, Classroom Teachers Association, National Retired Teachers Association and N.C. Retired Persons Association. She was a member of St. Mark Baptist Church, where she was a member of its Women's Auxiliary and was a Young Adult Sunday school teacher. She was a member of Minister's Wives Club, Mount Peace Minister's Wives and Mount Peace Women's Auxiliary. She also was a member of Gama Phi Delta Sorority.
Survivors are her husband, Alonzo; sons, Alonzo Coley Jr. of Walkersville,
Charlotte Observer, The (NC) - August 2, 1993
GIBSONVILLE - Mrs. Beulah Ayscue Roberson, 78, of 912 Whitsett St. died June 14, 1993, at Alamance Memorial Hospital.
Funeral will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Second Baptist Church, Henderson, where she was a member. Burial will be in Sunset Gardens, Henderson.
A native of Vance County, she was retired from Minneola of Cone Mills.
Surviving are husband, Otis Roberson; son, Henry Roberson of Burlington; daughter, Mrs. Patricia R. Gerringer of Gibsonville; sisters, Miss Zola Ayscue of Henderson, Mrs. Cassie A. Roberson of Staunton, Va.; ten grandchildren; five great-grandchildren.
The family will be at Bartlett Funeral Home 7-9 tonight, other times at the home a daughter, Miss. Zola Ayscue, 516 Harrett St., Henderson.
Greensboro News & Record (NC) - June 15, 1993  
BURLINGTON - Mrs. Mary Faulkner "Ma" Hoyle, 96, formerly of Melody Lane, died Jan. 25, 1993, at Skilled Nursing Division of Alamance Memorial Hospital.
Funeral will be 11 a.m. Thursday at First Pentecostal Holiness Church, of which she was a member. Burial will be in Alamance Memorial Park.
A native of Vance County, she was a homemaker.
Surviving are sons, the Rev. Earl Hoyle, Paul Hoyle, Beacham Hoyle, all of Burlington, the Rev. Robert Hoyle of Patrick Springs, Va., Wheeler Hoyle of Graham, Al Hoyle of Palm Coast, Fla., the Rev. Bobby Hoyle of Greensboro; daughters, Mrs. Dorothy Robinson of Henderson, Mrs. Ruth Qualls, Mrs. Catherine Michael, both of Burlington, Mrs. Bertha Mullins of Cincinnati, Mrs. Pauline Tate of Elon College; sister, Mrs. Roselle F. Robertson of Henderson; 37 grandchildren; 43 great-grandchildren; 1 3 great-great-grandchildren.
The family will be at Lowe Funeral Home 7-9 tonight, other times at the residence of a son, Paul Hoyle, 326 Coachlight Trail.
Greensboro News & Record (NC) - January 27, 1993
RANDLEMAN - Patricia P. Adams, 40, of 9135 U.S. 220 Business North died April 20, 1993, at her home.
Funeral will be at 4 p.m. Thursday at Pugh Funeral Home. Burial will be in Randolph Memorial Park in Randleman.
A native of Vance County, she was a Sara Lee Knit Products employee.
Surviving are sons, Tracy L. Adams Jr. of Randleman, Trinity J. Adams of the home; sisters, Linda Leiber of Asheboro, Joann Dickerson of Henderson.
The family will be at the funeral home 7-9 tonight. Contributions may be made to Hospice of Randolph, P.O. Box 9, Asheboro, N.C. 27203.
Greensboro News & Record (NC) - April 21, 1993
Funeral for Eddie Hargrove of 1208 Ross Ave., who died Jan. 4, 1993, at Wesley Long Community Hospital, will be at 1 p.m. Saturday at Saint Stephen United Church of Christ, of which he was a member. Burial will be in Carolina Biblical Gardens, Jamestown.
A native of Vance County, he attended Hampton University, Hampton, Va., and N.C. A&T He taught at Hampton University and in public schools of Indianapolis, Ind., and Rockville, Md. He was assistant professor of education and director of Veterans Affairs at A&T. He was a veteran of World War II, was involved with the YMCA, United Services for Old Adults, and the NAACP. He was a member of Phi Delta Kappa, Kappa Delta Pi, Greensboro Alumni Chapter Alpha Psi, and the American Association of University Professors.
Surviving are wife, Mrs. Henrietta Hood Hargrove; son, John Frank Kersey of Washington, D.C.; brothers, Boyd Hargrove of Manson, Howard Hargrove of Neptune, N.J., Robert L. Hargrove of Washington, D.C.; sisters, Mary L. Terry, Carrie Bullock, both of Henderson, Jessie Hunter of Portsmouth, Va., Rose Terry, Virginia Boyd, both of Manson; four grandchildren; two great-grandchildren.
The family will be at the church 12:30-1 p.m. Saturday.
Contributions may be made to the F. A. Hargett Scholastic Fund, Saint Stephen United Church of Christ, 1000 Gorrell St., Greensboro, N.C.
Community Funeral Service is in charge of arrangements.
Greensboro News & Record (NC) - January 8, 1993
MADISON - Asa Brooks Evans, 59, of Route 4, Box 356-A died Thursday, Oct. 28, 1993, at Stokes-Reynolds Hospital, Danbury.
Funeral will be at 3 p.m. Saturday at Oak Grove Baptist Church. Burial will be in the church cemetery.
A native of Vance County, he was a manager of Everything's A Dollar store, Winston-Salem, and former manager of TG&Y, Madison, for 12 years. He was an Army veteran.
Surviving are wife, Jewell Harlow Evans; sons, Lannie Wayne Evans of Bassett, Va., Randy Brooks Evans of the home, Kevin Dwight Evans of King, Keith Douglas Evans of Madison; brothers, Marshall Evans of Raleigh, Carl Evans of Henderson; sister, Jane Evans Hughes of Henderson; grandchildren, Tiffany, Chelsea, Cole, and Brandon.
The family will receive friends 7-9 tonight at Colonial Funeral Home.
Greensboro News & Record (NC) - October 29, 1993

 

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