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Obituaries
1994
HENDERSON -- Lewis VanWart, 65, of
Memphis, formerly of Henderson, retired from the Navy and
Memphis Defense Distribution Depot, died Saturday at Methodist
Hospital in Memphis after an apparent heart attack. Services
will be at 11 a.m. today at Leon Johnson Funeral Home with
burial in Mt. Carmel Cemetery in McNairy County. Mr. VanWart,
the husband of Beulah VanWart, also leaves a daughter, Patricia
Bockus of North Tonawanda, N.Y.; two sons, Larry Vance of
Munford and Lewis VanWart Jr. of Bartlett; three sisters,
Charissa Potter of Stowe, Mass., and Lillian Bedard and Alice
VanWart, both of Ware, Mass., and four grandchildren.
Commercial Appeal, The (Memphis, TN) - April 18, 1994
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FLORENCE M. STAINBACK, 77, 107 E.
Benita Ave., Kissimmee, died Tuesday, Nov. 22. Mrs. Stainback
was an accountant. Born in Vance County, N.C., she moved to
Central Florida in 1949. She was a member of St. John's
Episcopal Church in Kissimmee. Survivors: son, Lee Johnson,
Jacksonville; daughter, Polly, Kissimmee; sister, Tina Coggins,
Henderson, N.C.; nine grandchildren, five great-grandchildren.
Conrad and Thompson Funeral Home, Kissimmee.
Orlando Sentinel,
The (FL) - November 23, 1994
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Jessie D. Hunter of
the 800 block of Scott St., a retired X-ray technician, died
March 30, 1994, in her home.
Mrs. Hunter was born in Vance County, N.C., and was retired
from Orthopedic Surgery Limited after 25 years. She was a member
of Zion Bethel United Church of Christ in Portsmouth, former
member of (NU)4 Usher Board, past president of the New Member
Committee, past president of the January Birthday Club, member
of the Adult Sunday School and member of Continental Social and
Savings Club.
Survivors include her husband, John F. Hunter; four
daughters, E. Marie Bell of Virginia Beach, Veronica H. Frazier,
Jacalyn D. Hunter and Cheryl L. Ferguson, all of Portsmouth;
four sisters, Mary L. Terry, Virginia Boyd, Rosa L. Terry, all
of Manson, N.C., and Carrie Bullock of Henderson, N.C.; three
brothers, Kemp B. Hargrove of Manson, N.C., Howard H. Hargrove
of Neptune, N.J., and Robert L. Hargrove of Washington, D.C.;
five grandchildren, Felicia M. Anderson, Christopher J. Bell,
Valente J. Frazier, Kenric J. Frazier and Shayla M. Ferguson;
special friends, Betty Marsh, Arlene Adams, Thelma Ard; and a
host of nieces, nephews, cousins, in-laws and friends.
A funeral will be conducted at noon Monday in Zion Bethel
United Church of Christ, Portsmouth, by the Rev. D.A. Peace.
Burial will be in Greenlawn Memorial Gardens. Viewing will begin
at 10 a.m. Sunday in Corprew Funeral Home. The body will be
taken to the church at 11 a.m. Monday.
Virginian-Pilot, The (Norfolk, VA) - April 1, 1994
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Lula Elizabeth Skenes,
80, of the 900 block of Stewart St., a retired PBX operator,
died July 9, 1994, in Chesapeake General Hospital.
Mrs. Skenes was born in Vance County, N.C. She had retired from
the Golden Triangle Hotel. She was the widow of Willie Connell
Skenes and was a member of Raleigh Heights Baptist Church. She
was a member of Ruth Bible Class and a member of the Helpful
Club of the Church. She was also a member of the South Norfolk
Civic League. She was predeceased by a son, Charles S. Skenes.
Survivors include two daughters, Beatrice Ann Parrish of Gasburg,
Va., and Rebecca S. Newhart of Chesapeake; two sons, Willie C.
Skenes Jr. and James ''Skeno'' Skenes, both of Chesapeake; a
sister, Willie G. Gupton of Henderson, N.C.; nine grandchildren;
and six great-grandchildren.
The funeral will be conducted at 2 p.m. Tuesday in Francis A.
Gay Funeral Home, South Norfolk Chapel, by the Rev. Penny Wilson
and the Rev. Henry Napier. Burial will be in Woodlawn Memorial
Gardens. The family will be at the funeral home today from 7 to
8 p.m.
Virginian-Pilot, The (Norfolk, VA) - July 11, 1994
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