EURE Obits from Margaret H. Johnson's Collection
for persons that either were born or died a EURE
Lucy H. Eure COMO - Lucy Howell Eure, 71, a native of Hertford County, died Wednesday in a Greenville hospital. She was the widow of Joseph Edward Eure Sr.
A funeral was conducted Saturday in Buckhorn Baptist Church by the Rev. Ray Craig. Burial was in the church cemetery. Memorial donations may be made to Como Fire Department or to Come Rescue Squad.
Mrs. Eure was a member of Buckhorn Baptist Church.
Survivors include five daughters, Juanita Bohlander of Pikeville, Frances Byrum of Murfreesboro, Margaret Smith of Gatesville, Hannah Futrell of Suffolk and Joyce Byrum of Aulander; two sons, John Eure and Joseph Eure Jr., both of Como; a sister, Frances Daughtry of Carrsville, VA; three brothers, Robert Howell of Portsmouth, Jarvis Howell of Carrsville and Cyrus Howell of Como; 17 grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
[notated Aug 21, 1991]
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John R. Eure EURE - John Riddick Eure, 63, a native of Gates County, died Sunday in Roanoke-Chowan Hospital.
A graveside service was conducted Tuesday in Cool Spring Baptist Church by the Rev. Vern Gilmer and the Rev. Joseph Buck. Memorial donations may be made to Gates County Rescue Squad or Eure Volunteer Fire Department.
Eure had retired from the North Carolina Department of Transportation. He was a member of Cool Spring Baptist Church and Woodmen of the World. He was a former member of Hall Ruritan Club.
Survivors include three sisters, Mecie Byrum of Corapeake, Lillian Taylor and Linda Eure, both of Eure; and a brother, Hunter Eure of Eure.
[notated, Dec 8, 1991]
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Harriet E. Mitchell EURE - Harriet Eure Mitchell, 72, a native of Hertford County, died Thursday in Roanoke-Chowan Hospital. She was the widow of Horace P. Mitchell.
A funeral will be conducted at 2 p.m. Saturday in Eure Baptist Church by the Rev. Joseph Buck and the Rev. Billy Presley. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Miller Funeral Home, Gatesville, is in charge. Friends may join the family at the home of Carolyn Parker, Route 1, Box 89.
Mrs. Mitchell was a member of Eure Baptist Church.
Survivors include two daughters, Nancy M. Godwin of Ahoskie and Carolyn M. Parker of Eure; four sons, John A. Wilkinson Jr. of Carrollton, Va., Horace C. Mitchell and Timothy W. Mitchell, both of Eure, and John N. Mitchell Sr. of Gates; four sisters, Ruby E. Ives of Eure, Marjorie E. Futrell of Smithfield, Stella E. Pearce of Chesapeake and Jane E. Godwin of Ahoskie; two brothers, Carol H. Eure of Gainesville, Ga., and Peter C. Eure of Winterville; 18 grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren.
[notated, Dec 12, 1991]
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Winnie L. Eure EURE - Winnie Lang Eure, 90, a native of Hertford County, died Sunday in a Gatesville nursing home. She was the widow of Daniel Clifton Eure.
A funeral was conducted Wednesday in Cool Springs Baptist Church by the Rev, Vern Gilmer and the Rev. Tommy Hayes. Burial was in the church cemetery. Memorial donations may be made to Gates County Rescue Squad or to the church.
Mrs. Eure was a member of Cool Springs Baptist Church.
Survivors include three daughters, Virginia Parker of Gates, Lois Draper of Chesapeake and Phyllis Anderson of Chesterfield, Va.; two sons, Robert M. Eure of Newport News and Darden C. Eure of Eure; 17 grandchildren and 26 great-great-grandchildren.
[notated, Jan 12, 1992]
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Matthew W. Eure NORFOLK, Va. - Matthew Wallace "Jack" Eure, 65, a native of Gates County, died MOnday in Sentara Norfolk General Hospital.
A funeral was conducted Thursday in Cool Spring Baptist Church by the Rev. T. E. Theiman and the Rev. Cecil Smith. Burial was in the church cemetery.
Eure had retired from Boyd-Bluford Inc. He was a member of Cool Spring Bpatist Church.
Survivors include his wife, Ann Kennedy Eure; his father, Mathew J. Eure of Eure; a sister, Lois Eure Smith of Suffolk; and a brother, Carlton Eure of Franklin.
[notated, Feb 22, 1993]
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Eure Woman Dies Sunday EURE - Mrs. Fruzzie Eure Evans, 61, died Sunday night in Norfolk General Hospital.
A native of Gates County, She was the wife of Jesse Russell Evans and a daughter of Mills H. and Mrs. Janet Crawford Eure.
She was a member of Cool Spring Baptist Church.
Besides her husband, surviving are two daughters, Mrs. Gloria Nichols of Ahoskie and Mrs. Juliet Williams of Winton; four sons, Ronnie Evans, of Winton, Clinton Evans of Murfreesboro, Carter Evans of Suffolk and Jesse R. Evans Jr. of Franklin, Va.; a sister, Mrs. Odell Hedgeoeth of Eure, 13 grandchildren; and two great-grandchidlren.
A funeral service was held Wednesday in Cool Spring Baptist Chruch by the Rev. Joseph B. Wynn and the Rev. O. R. Hardy Jr. Burial was in the church cemetery.
[notated, March 19, 1972]
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Audrey Eure EURE - Audrey Beaton Eure, 54, a native of Nansemond County, Va., died Wednesday in her home.
A funeral was conducted Friday in Cool Springs Baptist Church by the Revs. Tom Hayes and Wayne Gardner. Burial was in the church cemetery.
Mrs. Eure was a member of Cool Springs Baptist Church.
Survivors include her husband, Edsel Ford Eure; her mother, Doris Lassiter of Suffolk, Va.; a daughter Cheryl Modlin of Wilmington; two sons, Charles E. Eure of Eure and John Eure of Buies Creek; a sister, Virginia Howell of Suffolk; a brother, James Beaton of Rockwell, Md.; and a grandchild.
[notated, Nov 14, 1984]
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Sallie Eure EURE - Sallie Early Eure, 81, a native of Bertie County and the widow of Quinton Robert Eure, Jr., died Thursday in her home.
A funeral will be conducted at 4 p.m. Saturday in Cool Spring Baptist Church by the Rev. Thomas G. Hayes. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Garrett Funeral Home is in charge.
Mrs. Eure was a member of Cool Spring Baptist Church, the Women's Missionary Union and the Ladies Bible Class.
Survivors include four daughters, Maggie E. Tinkham, Garnet E. Hudgins and Omah E. Harrell, all of Eure, and Bobbie E. Cowan of Suffolk; two sons, Stephen E. Eure of Portsmouth and Andrew Q. Eure of Williamston; a brother, A. James Early of Aulander; 17 grandchildren; and 14 great-grandchildren.
The family will be at the residence. Memorial donations may be sent to the church.
[notated, 1984]
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Mrs. Emma E. Smith WINTON - Mrs. Emma Eure Smith, 86, died Sunday night in Norfolk General Hospital.
A funeral was held Tuesday in Cool Spring Baptist Church Cemetery by the Rev. Donald S. Wagner.
She was a native of Gates County, the widow of Joseph Lee Smith and a member of Holly Springs Baptist Church.
Survivors include three daughters, Mrs. Alice Taylor and Mrs. Bertha Smith of Winton and MRs. Bertha Smith of Winton and Mrs. Janie Jones of Ahoskie; six sons, James Smith, Joseph Smith, and Lloyd Smith of WInton, William Smith of Eure, Withy Smith of Tacoma, Wash., and Charlie DeBose of Decatur, Ill.; 13 grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren.
[notated, Nov 16, 1980]
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Miss Mary P. Eure WINTON - Miss Mary Powell Eure died Friday in Roanoke-Chowan Hospital. She was a native of Hertford County.
She was an employee of the Hertford County Department of Social Services and a member of Winton Baptist Church.
A funeral was held Sunday in Garrett Funeral Home, Ahoskie, by the Revs. Don Wagner, Donald Clinton and Robert May. Burial was in Ahoskie Cemetery.
Survivors include her mother, Mrs. Bertha Perry Eure of Winton; and several nieces and nephews.
[notated, Dec 7, 1979]
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Raleigh Eure, Tarheel Owner, Dies at 50 EURE - Raleigh McKinley (Gramp) Eure, 50, owner of Gramp's Barbecue at Tarheel and Gates County Ice and Coal Co. in Gatesville, died suddenly in his home early Friday morning.
A Gates County native, he was a son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Eure and a member of Eure's Christian Church.
He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Shirley Doughtie Eure; three daughters, Mrs. Jackie Cozart of Knightdale, MRs. Polly Preston and Miss Paige Eure, both of Eure; five sisters, Mrs. Thomas Mise, Mrs. Jasper Turner, Mrs. Ocie Howell and Mrs. Carey Eason, all of Gates County, and Mrs. Claude Foutz of Great Bridge; four brothers, Robert Eure, Cecil Eure, Woodie Eure and Lloyd Eure, all of Gates County.
A funeral service was held Saturday in Eure's Christian Church by the Rev. Bill Traylor and Dr. R. E. Brittle.
Burial followed in the church cemetery with Jack W. Harrell Funeral Home in charge.
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Mrs. Vivian Rountree GATESVILLE - Mrs. Vivian Eure Rountree, 45, died Thursday morning in Chowan Hospital, Edenton.
A native of Spray, she was the wife of J. M. Rountree. She was a member of Gatesville Baptist Church.
Besides her husband, survivors include a son, David Rountree of the home; and a daughter, Vivian Ann Rountree Pittman of Atlants; mother, Mrs. Lillie Owens Eure of Winton; brother, Spencer Eure of Martinsville, Va.; sisters, Mrs. Doris Askew and Mrs. Mildred Eure of Winton; a grandchild.
A funeral service was held Friday in Ahoskie, by the Rev. Lamar Eiland and the Rev. W. E. Carter. Burtial was in Highland Memorial Gardens.
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Death Claims Mrs. Harrell EURE - Mrs. Lonie Eure Harrell, 64, died Wednesday morning in her home after a short illness.
A native of Gates County, she was the wife of Rufus D. Harrell and a daughter of Mrs. Ada Umphlett Eure.
She was a member of Cool Spring Baptist Church.
She was retired from Norfolk Naval Supply Center.
Besides her husband, surviving are a daughter, Mrs. Lorraine Nobles of Eure; four sisters, Mrs. Molly Perry and Mrs. Nellie Doughtie of Eure, Mrs. Ludie Edwards of Ahoskie and Mrs. Clementine Eure of Portsmouth; and a grandchild.
A funeral service was held Thursday in Cool Spring Baptist Church by the Rev. Joseph B. Wynns. burial was in the church cemetery with Garrett Funeral Home, Ahoskie, in charge.
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Cleamon Eure Sr. Succumbs Friday EURE - Cleamon Edgar Eure Sr., 59, of Eure died Friday in a hospital.
A native of Gates County, he was the husband of Mrs. Amy Howell Eure and a son of Daniel Richard and Mrs. Mary Lillie Eure.
He was a farmer and a member of Eure Christian Church.
Besides his wife, surviving are two sons, Cleamon E. Eure of Clinton and Victor B. Eure of Eure; a daughter, Mrs. Maryland Harrell of Gates; three brothers, Joseph L. Eure and Daniel R. Eure of Suffolk; five sisters, Mrs. Henry Tiland of Winton, Mrs. Clyde Barden of Franklin, Va., Mrs. Jean W. White and Mrs. Dade Langston of Gates, and Mrs. A. J. Harrell Jr. of Plattsburg, N. Y.; and five grandchildren.
A funeral service was held Sunday at 3:30 p.m. in Eure Christian Church by the Rev. Bill Traylor.
Burial was in the church cemetery.
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Death Comes Five Days Apart
To Mr. And Mrs. Tazwell Eure Gatesville - Tazewell Eure, 79, one of Gates County's most influential citizens, died Tuesday night after an illness of several years.
Funeral was held Thursday afternoon at the Christian church at Eure. Burial was in the family cemetery at the home.
The father of present North Carolina Secretary of State Thad Eure, Mr. Eure was founder and longtime president of the Tarheel Bank and Trust Company of Gatesville, which now has branches in Winton and Lewiston.
He was also active politically, and served as Gates County representative in the General Assembly sessions of 1925 and 1927.
Death came to Eure one day after his 79th birthday, and in the same room in which he was born in 1875.
Eure is survived by his wife, Mrs. Lucy Johnson Eure, and by three sons and three daughters. Besides Secretary of State Eure, another son, Tazewell Eure of Gatesville, is in public office. He is Register of Deeds of Gates County. Another son, Dr. Darden J. Eure, is a physician in Morehead City.
His daughters are Mrs. Etheleen Eure Cochran of Hamlet, Mrs. Adminta Eure Coeyman of Greensboro, and Mrs. Louise Eure Artz, wife of Gates County Farm Agent John Artz.
The bank that Eure founded is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year. He founded the bank at 29 in 1904.
Expressions of sympathy came in from many state leaders in both banking and political circles, and important state officials and friends were expected to be on hand for the funeral. Former Governor W. Kerr Scott paid his respects in a visit Wednesday.
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Eure - Mrs. Lucie Johnson Eure, 68, widow of Tazewell A. Eure, died in Obici Hospital in Suffolk, Va.; at 10:50 Sunday.
Mrs. Eure's death came less than a week after that of her husband, banker and former Gates County legislator who died Tuesday at his home near here.
Mrs. Eure was the stepmother of Thad Eure, North Carolina's Secretary of State who was preparing to return to his Raleigh office when he learned of Mrs. Eure's death.
Mrs. Eure is also survived by one daughter, Mrs. Adminta Eure Coeyman of Greensboro, and two step-daughters, MRs. Ethleen Eure Cochran of Hamlet and Mrs. Louise Eure Artz of Gatesville; two stepsons, Tazewell D. Eure, register of deeds for Gates County, and Dr. Darden J. Eure of Morehead City; two brothers, Percy O. Johnson of Suffolk, Va., and A. M. Johnson of Eure; seven grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
Funeral and burial services identical to those held Thursday for her husband will be held Monday (today) for Mrs. Eure.
The rites will be held at 3 p.m. at Eure's Christian Church with burial to follow in the family cemetery where Mr. Eure was buried. Officiating will be the Rev. R. E. Brittle, pastor, assisted by the Rev. Walter Moose of Gatesville Baptist Church, the Rev. J. M. Jolliff, retired Methodist minister of Gatesville.
The body will lie in state at the church two hours before the funeral.
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["Gates County Index", Gatesville, N.C., Vol. 20, No. 33
Thursday, April 15, 1954]
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Lucy E. Umphlette GATES - Lucy Eure Umphlette, 87, a native of Gates County died Sept. 6 in her home.
A funeral will be conducted at 3 p.m. Tuesday by the Rev. Frank Morris at Middle Swamp Baptist Church. Burial will be in the Damascus Church Cemetery. Harrell Funeral Home is in charged. The family will be at the home of Randolph Umphlette.
Memorial donations may be made to the Gates County Rescue Squad or Middle Swamp Baptist Church.
Mrs. Umphlette was the widow of Mills E. Umphlette. She was a member of Middle Swamp Bpatist Church.
Survivors include seven daughter, Ruby Roundtree and Fay Hoffler of Sunbury, Noreen Taylor of Gates, Cordis Dudley of Chesapeake, Lois Lawrence of Suffolk, Marian Spivey of Gatesville, Alta Gray of Longwood, Fla., four sons, Leon Umphlette, Mills Q. Umphlette, Randolph Umphlette, all of Gates and Ralph Umphlette of Manteo; 35 grandchildren and 26 great-grandchildren.
[notated, Sept 6, 1986]
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Naomi H. Eure EURE- Naomi Horton Eure, 76, a native of Gates County, died Monday in Roanoke-Chowan Hospital.
A funeral was conducted Wednes(d)ay in Cool Spring Baptist Church by (t)he Revs. Ricky Barnes and Robert (H)ay. Burial was in the church (c)emetery.
Mrs. Eure was a member of Cool (S)pring Baptist Church.
Survivors include her husband, (M)anley Fuller Eure; a daughter, (E)lsie Belch of Murfreesboro; three (s)ons, Lloyd Eure of Elizabeth City, Charles Eure of Eure and Robert Eure of Ahoskie; four sisters, Lidy Hughes of Colerain, Tamar Godwin of Cofield, Blanche Scheet of Newport News and Ethel Britt of Como; two brothers, Nathan Horton and Paul Horton, both of Eure; eight grandchildren; and a great-grandchild.
[notated, Dec 28, 1987]
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Mollie E. Perry EURE - Mollie Eure Perry, 82, a native of Gates County, died Friday in a hospital. She was the widow of Herbert J. Perry.
A funeral was conducted Saturday in Cool Spring Baptist Church by the Rev. Ricky Barnes. Burial was in the Askew family cemetery.
Mrs. Perry was the retired owner of Perry's Superette. Mrs. Perry was a member of Cool Springs Baptist Church.
Survivors include two sons, Tommy Perry of Eure and H. J. Perry Jr. of Rocky Mount; three sisters, Nellie Doughtie of Eure, Ludie Edwards of Ahoskie and Clementine Eure of Portsmouth, Va.; six grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren.
[notated, Jan 13, 1989]
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Ruby J. Eure EURE - Roby Joyner Eure, 69, a native of Bertie County, died Thursday in her home.
A funeral was conducted Saturday in Cool Spring Baptist Church by the Revs. Ricky Barnes and Thomas Hayes. Burial was in the church cemetery. Memorial donations may be made to Cool Spring Baptist Church.
Mrs. Eure was a member of Cool Spring Baptist Church, Gates County Senior Citizens Club, Friendship Quilters Club, and Eure Home Extension Club.
Survivors include her husband, Lankford Hunter Eure; two daughters, Mary Linda Carter of Sunbury and Shirley E. Eure of Eure; and a grandchild.
[notated, August 28, 1987]
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Jacy E. Hedgepeth CHESAPEAKE, Va. - Jacy Odell Eure Hedgepeth, 91, a native of Gates County, died November 23, 1996, in Beverly Manor Nursing Home. She was the widow of James George Hedgepeth.
A funeral will be conducted at 2 p.m. Tuesday in Cool Spring Baptist Church by the Rev. Horace Culpepper. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Harrell Funeral Home, Gatesville, is in charge.
Mrs. Hedgepeth was a homemaker. She was a member of Cool Spring Baptist Church.
Survivors include two sons, James Pollard Hedgepeth and Mills Vernon Hedgepeth, both of Eure; three daughters, Dorothy H. Evans of Chesapeake, Margaret H. Johnson of Eure, and Detra Rose of Newport News; 14 grandchildren; and 18 great-grandchildren.
[notated, Nov. 96]
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Dr. Lee B. Eure Sr. PULASKI, Va. - Dr. Lee Brinkley Eure Sr., 43, a native of Gates County, died Monday.
A funeral will be conducted at 2 p.m. Thursday in Eure Christian Church by the Rev. Wayne Gardner. Burial will be in Gatesville Cemetery. Friends may join the family today from 7 to 8:30 p.m. in Miller Funeral Home, Gatesville, and other times at the home of his mother, Main Street, Gatesville. Memorial contributions may be made to the Pulaski Community Hospital for the Dr. Lee Brinkley Eure Sr. Memorial Fund, Pulaski, VA 24301.
Eure was a family practitioner and was a partner in Family Physicians of Pulaski. He had received his undergraduate and medical degrees from the University of North Carolina at Chapel HIll and had recently been inducted as a Fellow for the American Academy of Family Practioners. He was a member of the Virginia Medical Association and Eure Christian Church in Eure.
Survivors include his wife, Josephine Perry Eure; a daughter, Charlotte Perry Eure; three sons, Lee Brinkley Eure Jr., Marcus Jestfield Eure and Justin Michael Eure, all of Pulaski; his mother, Carolyn Brinkley Eure of Gatesville; and a brother, Tazewell D. Eure Jr. of Columbia, S.C.
[notated, Sept 6, 1993]
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Mary E. Horton EURE - Mary E. Horton, 75, a native of Gates County, died Thursday. She was the widow of Lester Leroy Horton.
A funeral will be conducted at 2 p.m. Saturday in Cool Spring Baptist Church by the Rev. Brian Barr and the Rev. Vern Gilmer. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Friends may join the family today from 7 to 9 p.m. in Miller Funeral Home, Gatesville, and other times at the home of her daughter, Lessie Pernell in Eure. Memorial donations may be made to Gates County Rescue Squad.
Mrs. Horton was a homemaker and a member of Cool Spring Baptist Church.
Survivors include four daughters, Irma Grant, Cathy Horton and Lessie Pernell, all of Eure, and Bessie Futrell of Murfreesboro; a brother Manley Eure of Eure; and five grandchildren.
[notated, Oct 7, 1993]
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Matthew J. Eure EURE - Matthew Jackson Eure, 91, a native of Gates County, died Feb. 28, 1995, in Louise Obici Memorial Hospital, Suffolk. He was the widower of Lucy Crawford Eure.
A funeral was conducted Friday in Cool Spring Baptist Church by the Rev. Horace Culpepper. Burial was in the church cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to Cool Spring Baptist Church, Route 1, Box 38, Eure, N.C. 27935.
Eure was a retired farmer. He was a lifelong member of Cool Spring Baptist Church and its Men's Bible Class, Woodmen of the World and an honorary member of Gates County Hunt Club.
Survivors include a daughter, Lois E. Smith of Suffolk; a son, Carlton "Blue" Eure of Franklin; five grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren.
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Mrs. Iolia Parker EURE - Mrs. Iolia Eure Parker, 78, died in her home Saturday.
She was a native of Gates County, and a member of Eure Christian Church.
Suurvivors include two brothers, Gurney Eure and Roy Eure, and a sister, Mrs. Roy Harrell all of Eure, and several nieces and nephews.
A funeral service was held Monday in Eure Christian Church by the Rev. Bill Traylor. Burial was in the church cemetery.
[notated, Mar 1, 1975]
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Cora L. Piland COFIELD - Mrs. Cora Lena Eure Piland, 84, Cofield died Monday in Roanoke-Chowan Hospital, Ahoskie.
A native of Gates County, she was the widow of William Piland.
She was a member of Holly Springs Baptist Church.
Survivors include four sons, Henry O. Piland and Grafton E. Piland of Winton, Stephen E. Piland of Cofield, and Jessie T. Piland of Murfreesboro, five daughters, Mrs. John Lowe and Mrs. Carter Eure of Harrellsville, Mrs. Genevieve Adkins of Laurel, Del., Mrs. Thomas Mathias of Ahoskie, and Mrs. Hollis Fuller of Raleigh; two sisters, Mrs. Sue Felton of Eure and Mrs. Lucy Umphlett of Gates, 29 grandchildren, and 33 great-grandchildren.
A funeral was held Tuesday in Garrett Funeral Home, Ahoskie, by the Rev. Donald Clinton Burial was Holly Springs Baptist Church Cemetery.
[notated, June 1976]
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Ethel E. Harrell EURE - Ethel Eure Harrell, 84, a native of Gates County, died Thursday in Roanoke-Chowan Hospital. She was the widow of Willey Roy Harrell.
A funeral will be conducted at 11 a.m. Saturday in Cool Spring Baptist Church by the Rev. Thomas Hayes and the Rev. Ricky Barnes. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Friends may join the family from 7 to 8:30 p.m. today in Garrett Funeral Home, Ahoskie.
Mrs. Harrell was a member of Cool Spring Baptist Church.
Survivors include two daughters, Myrtle W. Rountree and Emily H. ASkew, both of Eure, seven grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
[notated, Feb 15, 1990]
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Quinton Eure Jr. Rites Saturday EURE - Quinton Robert Eure Jr., 69, died early Thursday in McGuire Veterans Hospital in Richmond after an illness of three weeks.
He was a son of Quinton R. Eure and Mrs. Missouri Umphlette Eure and the husband of Mrs. Sallie Early Eure.
He was a retured farmer and a member of Cool Spring Baptist Church. He served in the Army in France during World War I.
Besides his wife, surviving are four daughters, Mrs. A. R. Tinkham, Mrs. C. W. Hudgins and Mrs. L. P. Harrell of Eure and Mrs. R. L. Cowan of Suffolk; two sons, Andrew Q. Eure of Winton and Stephen E. Eure of Churchland, Va.; three sisters, Mrs. S. E. Piland of Cofield, Mrs. N. T. Felton of Eure and Mrs. M. E. Umphlette of Gates; a brother, C. B. Eure of Eure; and 14 grandchildren.
A funeral service will be conducted Saturday at 3 p.m. in Cool Spring Baptist Church by the paster, the Rev. J. A. Beukema. Burial will be in the church cemetery.
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Daniel D. Eure WINTON - Daniel David Eure, 72, died Thursday morning in his home after a short illness.
A native of Gates County, he was the husband of Mrs. Lillie Mae Owens Eure and a son of Spencer and Mrs, Emma Eure.
He was a retired carpenter.
Besides his widow, surviving are a son Spencer V. Eure of Martinsville, Va.; three daughters, Mrs. T. J. Askew and Mrs. C. B. Eure of Winton and Mrs. J. M. Rountree of Gatesville; a sister, Mrs. Emma Smith of Winton; a halfbrother, Andrew Eure of Washington; four half sisters, Mrs. Daisy Odell and Mrs. Nettie Durham of Eden and Mrs. Francis Wade and Grace Hodges of Danville, Va.; seven grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
Funeral services were held Saturday at 3 p.m. in Cool Spring Baptist Church with burial in the church cemtery.
[notated, Dec 26, 1961]
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