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Tuesday, May 5, 2020
Edna D. Weaver
She was born May 3, 1921 in Scotland County to Vernon and Bertha Daniels. She was preceded in death by her parents, and by her husband Robert Wilson Weaver. She was a member of Raeford First Baptist Church, where she was a Sunday School Teacher. She was also a member of the Garden Club and was a Brownie Scout Leader.
She is survived by a son Robert Malone Weaver and his wife Becky of Roebuck, South Carolina; a daughter, Rebecca (Becky) Kay Frazier of Seagrove; two grandchildren, Rodney Weaver and his wife Jennifer and Susan Oswald and her husband Will; and five great-grandchildren, Wilson Oswald, Ben Weaver, Eli Oswald, Charlie Weaver and Greta Oswald.
A Celebration of life service will be held later due to Covid-19.
Lewis E. Brock
He was born on June 7, 1934 in Hoke County, son of the late Walter Marvin Brock and Ophelia B. Brock. He served in the U.S. Army, stationed in Germany for two years in the early 1950s. He then worked in insurance sales/management with Western & Southern Life Insurance Company, retiring after 30 years of loyal service. He was a lifelong kind and compassionate caretaker for loved ones. He was a member of Hillcrest Baptist Church.
He was also preceded in death by his sister, Myrtle B. Layton, and his two brothers, Roy Eugene Brock and W. M. Brock. He is survived by his wife of 65 years, Betty M. Brock, his daughter, Melissa Brock, and a grandson, Levi Brock, both of Chapel Hill. He is also survived by his sister-in-law, Jackie M. Lilly of Clarksville, Virginia.
A graveside service will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday, May 6, 2020 at the Raeford Cemetery, officiated by Pastor Toby Neal and the Rev. Phil Horne.
Monday, May 4, 2020
James N. "Red" Ingram
He was born in Hoke County on July 11, 1934, son of the late Otto Inman and Mary Baker Sanders. He was preceded in death by his wives, Triola Inman, and Janet Jones Inman, and two sisters and a brother.
He was an avid outdoorsman and loved his garden. He was an honorary member of the Hawkeye Hunting Club.
He is survived by three brothers, Richard Inman and his wife Carol, Franklin Inman and his wife Ava and Herman Sanders and his wife Joan, all of Raeford.
A graveside service will be held at 3 p.m. Saturday, May 9, 2020 at South Hoke Baptist Church Cemetery, 4205 Old Maxton Road, Red Springs.
The family will receive friends after the service at the cemetery.
Online condolences may be made at www.crumplerfuneralhome.com
Geralean "Jerri" McLamb
Geralean "Jerri" Blackmon McLamb, 92, died Wednesday, April 29, 2020 at Windsor Point in Fuquay Varina. She was born in Johnston County, daughter of the late William McKinley and Lenora Price Blackmon.
She was a registered nurse working with the Hoke County Public Health Department, and United Cerebral Palsy Association, and retired from the North Carolina Industrial Commission as a rehab nurse. She was a member of First Baptist Church in Four Oaks.
Survivors include her sons, the Rev. Sam McLamb and wife, Teena of Mills River; Gary McLamb and wife, Inge of Burlington; four grandchildren, Suzanne M. Plunket and husband, Chris, Bryan P. McLamb and wife, Lauren, Amanda McLamb, and Stephen McLamb; three great-grandchildren, Brayden, Abrie, and Lena; and sister, Alma Jean Bass of Greenville.
A private graveside service will be held at Greenwood Cemetery in Dunn. The Rev. Sam McLamb will officiate.
In lieu of flowers, the family suggests memorials to the Watts School of Nursing Scholarship Fund, 2828 Croasdaile Drive, Suite 200, Durham, NC 27705. www.wattsschoolofnursing.org
Online condolences may be expressed at www.roseandgraham.com