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Newspaper
Sun Journal
Location
New Bern, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 30, 1994
Page
4
Partly cloudy conditions prevail across North Carolina with tonight’s isolated showers east and lows near 70. Wednesday brings scattered thunderstorms and highs around 90 in New Bern and the eastern region, while central and western areas see 80s to low 90s with continued partly cloudy skies.
Judy W Yates 50 of Star Route died Sunday at Craven Regional Medical Center She was born in Cumberland County and lived most of her life in Maysville A homemaker she was a member of First Baptist Church Funeral services 11 a m Wednesday at First Baptist Church Rev William Ray Davis officiating Burial White Oak Memorial Gardens Survivors include widower Troy C Yates son Danny S Yates parents Rev and Mrs Dennis T Wright five brothers and three sisters and two grandchildren The family will receive friends 7 9 p m today at Maysville Funeral Home and other times at the residence
Ora V. Thompson, 82, of New Bern died Tuesday at Craven Regional Medical Center. Arrangements will be announced by Cotten Funeral Home.
Christopher Allen Davenport 83 of 50 Wyse Fork Road Trenton died Sunday. He was a merchant and member of Friendship Free Will Baptist Church. He was predeceased by wife Mary Eleanor Davenport and son Glen Davenport. Graveside services 3 pm today at Friendship Free Will Baptist Church cemetery Jones County with Rev. Bill Haskins. Survived by daughter Sue Mallard New Bern. grandchildren Vickie Tyson Greenville Janet Branch Durham Jane Stallings Durham. seven great grandchildren. In lieu of flowers donations to Friendship Free Will Baptist Church. Arrangements by Howard Carter and Stroud Funeral Home.
10 K Wood 64 of 4717 Edgewood Drive died Monday at his residence. Funeral is 3 p.m. Wednesday at Pollock Wells and Best Funeral Home chapel with Rev Richard. Burial in New Bern. Survived by son Paul Wood, daughter Susan Heiman, brother John W Wood, sisters Catherine Riven bark and Ann Everhart, three grandchildren. 8 p.m. today at Pollock Wells and at the home of Paul Wood. Memorials to First Baptist Church building fund 239 Middle St New Bern NC 28560.
James Edward Jones Sr. known as Ba Gene, 71, of 280 Madison St. formerly of New Bern, died Thursday. Funeral will be 10 a.m. Wednesday at St. Matthews Church with burial in New York. Survived by widow Nell Burnell Jones. three sons James Jr. Johnnie Mitchell, all of New York. three daughters Dianna Vanessa Christina, all of New York. two sisters Chaney Copeland Martha Lovick of New Bern. seven grandchildren and one great grandchild. Arrangements by Elizabeth G. Smith Funeral Home, New York.
Joanetta Squires 46 of Box 176 Bayboro R1 dies. Funeral at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Antioch United Church of Christ with Rev Abner Batts officiating. Burial in Hudwell cemetery. Survived by three daughters Wendy Squires Melinda Squires and Tiffany Blake. two brothers Stewart Squires and Danny Squires. one grandchild. Friends at home. Arrangements Rivers Morgan Funeral Home Inc.
Wallace Edwin Hooker of Bayboro will be laid to rest in the Norris-Bryant Funeral Home chapel with the Rev. Mike Weber officiating. He is survived by one niece Ruth Rice of Bayboro. Visitation 8 p.m. today at Norris-Bryant Funeral Home and other times at Ruth Rice’s Vandemere Road home. Memorials may be given to Bayboro United Methodist Church.
Martha Caraway Spain, 92, of Stonewall died at home. Norris-Bryant Funeral Home to handle arrangements.
A storm centered over the Great Lakes will bring scattered showers and thunderstorms from western New England through the central plains and into the eastern Rockies. Cool rains will affect the northern Great Lakes and northern Rockies with scattered storms in the Carolinas and Florida Peninsula as cooler air moves into the Northern Plains.
Marine forecast for Albemarle and Pamlico Sounds issued tonight. Winds will be southeasterly at 6 to 9 knots with slight chop on the waters. Seas remain mostly calm with brief minor swells expected along the coast.
Sarah Cook Rawley of 509 Mendenhall Road died Monday at High Point Regional Hospital at age 85. Born February 15, 1909 in New Bern, she graduated from Meredith College in 1929 and edited the Oak Leaves yearbook. She played active roles in college affairs, art groups, and community service, authored poetry, and supported civic clubs. Surviving are her husband D. A. Rawley Sr., two sons, a sister, five grandchildren, and four great grandchildren. A memorial service is set for 2 p.m. Wednesday at Sechrest Funeral Service chapel in High Point, with burial at Oakwood Memorial Park Cemetery. The family will receive visitors tonight. Memorials may go to Meredith College.
An environmental coalition urged Governor Hunt to block federal transport of nuclear fuel rods through North Carolina citing safety concerns. A Greenpeace USA report questions rail and port security and the need for an environmental impact study as 179 rods head to the Savannah River Plant from Sunny Point and move via CSX lines through Brunswick, Columbia, and Robeson counties toward South Carolina.
A Juneau based study says the North Pacific fishing fleet discarded over 740 million pounds of edible fish last year, mostly by factory trawlers. The waste, enough for about 46 million meals, results from fish too small or large for processing and has drawn criticism from industry and regulators.
Public records show Craven County Sheriff William Henry Sanders Jr., 23, of 788 Wintergreen Road Cove City, charged Monday with two counts of possession with intent to sell and deliver cocaine and two counts of selling and delivering cocaine. He was released on his own recognizance and is to appear today in Craven County District Court.
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