Obituaries

1997

HENDERSON -- Mrs. Clara Nicholson Hunt, 76, a resident of 1024 E. Andrews Ave., died Friday morning at Maria Parham Hospital. A native of Warren County, Mrs. Hunt was born December 29, 1920 and was the daughter of the late Samuel and Carrie Cheek Nicholson.
She attended Stoney Lawn Elementary School and John R. Hawkins High School in Warrenton. Mrs. Hunt was a graduate of the former Winston Salem Teachers' College and received graduate credits from the former North Carolina College in Durham, and East Carolina College in Greenville. She taught for five years in Warren County, and thirty-five years in Vance County, retiring in 1983.
As a believer in volunteer work, Mrs. Hunt was very active in many organizations in Vance County which included the Vance Extension Club, Modern Maturity, American Cancer Society, Meals on Wheels, Maria Parham Hospital Guild, NC. Retired School Personnel, Vance County Volunteer Center, American Heart Association, N.A.A.C.P., ACTS, Kerr-Tar Regional Council of Governments, Leslie Perry Library, Vance County Democratic Committee, the Child Reading Skills Program, the Adult Literacy Program and the Warren County Family Institute. She was also a member of the American Bridge Association, Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc. and the Golden Ages.
Mrs. Hunt received many awards from the county and the state as well. She received the N.C. Governors Award as the Most Outstanding Volunteer Service in 1994, the Winston-Salem State U. Alumni Salute in 1992, and Vance County Extension Women of the Year in 1988, 1992, 1994, 1995 and 1996.
Mrs. Hunt was active in the Chancel Choir, Pastor's Aide Society, Hospitalization Committee and Vacation Bible School at Shiloh Baptist Church where she was a member and where the funeral will be held at 1:00 p.m. today with pastor, Rev. Joseph Ratliff officiating. Interment will be at Sunset Gardens, Inc.
She is survived by her husband of over fifty years, Thomas Hunt of the home; one daughter, Mrs. Hedy H. Echard of Durham; three brothers, Samuel J. Nicholson and Bernice Nicholson, both of Warrenton, and Leroy Nicholson of Huntington, W/.VA; two grandchildren; and one great-grandchild.
Arrangements are by Williams Funeral Home.
Herald-Sun, The (Durham, NC) - July 15, 1997

Miss. Patricia Ann Judkins, 41, a resident of Durham, NC., expired on June 28, 1997. She was a native of Vance County and the daughter of the late William and Rose Jones Judkins.
She was a graduate of Vance Senior High School and a graduate of NC Central University with a B.S. Degree in Criminal Justice and an A.A.S. in Criminal Justice from Durham Technical Community College. She also received an A.A.S. in Early Child Care Education at Vance Granville Community College. She was a member of Jordan Chapel Baptist Church where the funeral service will be conducted on Friday at 2:00 p.m. by Rev. Harold Trice, Sr., burial will follow in the church cemetery.
She is survived by three sisters, Rose M. Fields and Deborah Judkins of Henderson, NC., JoAnn Judkins Mason of Creedmoor, NC.; two brothers, Ronnie Judkins, Robert Judkins of Henderson, NC.
The family will receive friends from 7:30 to 8:30 p.m. on Thursday evening at Union Chapel Missionary.
Arrangements are by Trice Funeral Home.
Mrs. Naomi Ennis Paschall passed this life on Wednesday, July 2, 1997 at Durham Regional Hospital after a 16-year struggle with heart disease.
She was born to Lovit Ennis and Nettie Lou Morrison Ennis on September 7, 1911, in Harnett County, North Carolina. Much of her young life was spent helping on her family's farm in Johnston County. At age 19, she moved to Durham County, where she lived the remainder of her life. She was a devoted Christian and member of Immanuel Baptist Church.
She was the loving mother of seven children, one of whom predeceased her in 1989, James Allen Paschall. The other children include: Betty Lou P. Ammons (widow of Raymond) of Red Springs, Bobby Ross Paschall (Diane) of Mississippi, Norman Paschall of Raleigh and Phyllis P. Honeycutt, Gloria Jean P. Chamberlain and Teresa P. (Mel) Stolen of Durham. Mrs. Paschall was the grandmother of 23 and the great-grandmother of 39 wonderful grandchildren.
She devoted her life to her family, yet wanted to be of service to others. At the age of 42, she enrolled in the Watts Hospital School of Nursing, graduating in 1954. She worked in the Emergency Department of the former Watts Hospital for 22 years, retiring in 1976. She was an excellent nurse and care giver of many patients during this time. She continued friendships with several of her co-workers long after her retirement.
For the past two years, Mrs. Paschall made her home with her daughter, Teresa, in Durham. In 1981, she suffered the first of several heart attacks, which progressively diminished her strength and capabilities to care for herself. She was, for many years, under the care of Dr. D. Edmund Miller of Durham. Among many who gave our mother loving medical care, she would like us to pay tribute to Triangle Heart Associates and Triangle Hospice. She considered these people to be her friends, not just care givers or medical personnel and she always had a big smile and a hearty thank-you for them.
Funeral services will be held at Immanuel Baptist Church on Saturday, July 5, 1997 at 11 a.m. Her grandson, the Rev. Raymond Ammons, Jr., will conduct the services. Burial will follow at the family cemetery in Coats, Johnston County, North Carolina. Flowers are permitted; however, those who wish may make a contribution to the American Heart Association, 7320 Greenville Ave., Dallas, TX 75231 or to Immanuel Baptist Church, 3573 Hillsborough Rd., Durham, NC 27705.
Family visitation will be held at Clements Funeral Home in Durham on Friday, July 4, from 7 to 9 p.m. At other times the family will gather at the home of Mel and Teresa Stolen, 2518 Preston Ave., Durham, NC.
Herald-Sun, The (Durham, NC) - July 3, 1997
 
 

 

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