Obituaries from the Saturday, May 10, 2008 issue of the Roxboro-Courier Times

John C. Clayton

Funeral arrangements were incomplete Friday for John Carr Clayton, 77, of 1410 North Main St., who died Friday, May 9, 2008, at the Roxboro Nursing Center.

Arrangements are by Strickland Funeral Home.

Ellen T. Eakes

SOUTH BOSTON, Va. — The funeral for Ellen Todd Eakes, 83, of 1014 Grove Ave., South Bostong, Va., who died Tuesday, May 6, 2008, at Duke University Medical Center, will be conducted at 11 a.m. today, May 10, in First Baptist Church by Dr. William Pyle, the Rev. Tommy Robertson and Dr. Tim Cannon. Burial will be in the Oak Ridge Cemetery.

Born April 6, 1925 in Person County, Mrs. Eakes was the daughter of the late Nehemiah and Nora Wingate Todd. Her late husband was Olan Day Eakes, and her late son was Wingate Currin Eakes.

She was a member of First Baptist Church, where she was a deaconess, a Sunday School teacher and served on numerous committees.

Surviving are two sons, Harvey Leonard Eakes and wife, Pamela, and Gordan Olan Eakes, all of South Boston; three sisters, Carrie Gentry, Ann Pool and Geneva Robertson, all of Roxboro; and five grandchildren, Sarah Jennings Eakes of Richmond, Va., Todd Wingate Eakes of San Diego, Calif., Bridgett Elizabeth Eakes, Laura Ashley Eakes and Anne Harvey Eakes, all of South Boston.

Memorials may be made to the First Baptist Church Memorial Fund, 815 N. Main St., South Boston, Va. 24592

Arrangements are by Powell Funeral Home of South Boston.

Bessie J. Holloway

The funeral for Bessie Johnson Holloway, 87, formerly of 215 South St., who died Tuesday, May 6, 2008 at Person Memorial Hospital, will be conducted at noon today, May 10, in Lawson Chapel Baptist Church by Dr. Langston D. Logan. Burial will be in the church cemetery.

Ms. Holloway was a member of Lawson Chapel Baptist Church.

Surviving are several nieces and nephews.

Arrangements are by Cunningham & Nelson Funeral Home.

Mary Walker Hubbard

Mary Walker Hubbard, age 80, of 125 Kelly Carver Road died Friday, May 9, 2008 in the Durham Regional Hospital. She was the daughter of the late Eddie Walker and Lizzie Bowes Walker. She was preceded in death by her husband Bradley Hubbard and two sisters, Mamie Maude Holder and Willow Ree Roberson. She was a member of Theresa Baptist Church.

Surviving are her children and their spouses; Donnie Hubbard and wife Vicki, Debra Noell and husband Tommy, all of Roxboro; Three sisters, Odell Hawkins, Ann Wilson, Peggy Poole, all of Roxboro; four grandchildren, Penn Noell and wife Dawn, Shannon Noell and friend Anthony Hewett, Justin Hubbard and wife Tara, Jonathan Hubbard and two great-grandchildren, Jake Bradley Hubbard and Sydney Jen’ee Noell.

The family will receive friends from 6:30-8PM Saturday at the Brooks & White Funeral Home and other times at the home of her son, Donnie at 2324 Chub Lake Rd., Roxboro.

Funeral services will be held 2PM Sunday, May 11, 2008 at Theresa Baptist Church by the Rev. Herbert Brown. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. Pallbearers will be Larry Holder, Tim Roberson, Marvin “Bo” Hawkins, Steve Lamberth, Coleman McCullock, Zachary Dawkins, and Mark Roberson.

In lieu of flowers memorial contributions may be made to the Theresa Baptist Church Building Fund, c/o Theresa Baptist Church 3919 Chub Lake Road, Roxboro, NC 27574.

Condolences may be sent to the family at www.brooksandwhite.com.

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Robert “Bob” Marshall Pully

CLOVER, SC — Robert “Bob” Marshall Pully, 92, formerly of Lawson Lakes Drive, Clover, SC died peacefully on Tuesday, May 6, 2008 at the Wayne T. Patrick Hospice House in Rock Hill, SC.

Born on March 19, 1916 in Clarkton, VA, Mr. Pully was the son of the late George Edward and Alice Marshall Pully. One of ten children, he was raised on a farm in Bethel Hill, NC. Entering college during the Depression, he worked his way through and graduated from Spartanburg Methodist College, SC, and also North Carolina State University in 1939 with a B.S. degree in Textile Engineering. Later on, he graduated from the AMA Academy in Saranac Lake, NY.

As a World War II veteran, Mr. Pully served for five years in the United States Army. Serving as a captain for three years, he was in command of the Ordinance Heavy Auto Maintenance companies in the South Pacific Theater, stationed on the Hawaiian, Marshall, Guam, Kwajalein and Iwo Jima Islands. Receiving two Bronze Stars and four medals, he was honorably discharged in 1945.

After serving in the military, Mr. Pully pursued the advancement of the textile industry in North and South Carolina for over 40 years. He worked in various superintendent positions before becoming general manager of the American Thread Company in Clover. In 1965 he served as the director of Research and Development at Jenkins Metal Corp. in Gastonia, NC, and also served as a managerial consultant. He later owned and managed his own yarn company, R. M. Pully Company, Inc., Clover.

As an active member of First United Methodist Church, he was known to many as “Mr. Bob”. He served for many years as lay member to the SC Methodist Annual Conference and was a member of the Men’s Bible Class. He was past chairman and a member emeritus of the Administrative Council of Stewards.

Mr. Pully’s most rewarding civic achievement was serving as a charter board member of the York County Commission for Technical Education in Rock Hill, SC. As an advocate for higher education and to represent the people of western York County, he was commissioned by Governor Ernest Hollings in 1962 to help establish technical education in York County. He served as past president and board member of the Clover Chamber of Commerce as well as an active member of the Clover Lions Club.

Mr. Pully is remembered for his heart-warming personality and his love of life. He was rarely found without a smile on his face. His compassion for helping others and generosity were seen in his daily life. Faith and family were most important to him. He enjoyed fishing, golfing, hunting, and vegetable gardening, which he referred to as his therapy. Many happy memories were created with his children and grandchildren at their family lake home.

Mr. Pully is survived by his wife of 65 years, Elizabeth Correll Pully, having married in Cheyenne, Wyoming in 1942; two daughters, Vivian “Vicki” Pully Cooke of Rock Hill and Brenda Pully Dean and husband Earl of Columbia; four grandchildren, Cortney Cooke, Cary Cooke and wife Kimberly, Lauren Cooke, and Jennifer Dean; one brother, Thomas M. Humphries of Roxboro, NC. He was preceded in death by his brothers, George E. Pully, William H. Pully, and W.B. Humphries and his sisters, Edith W. Pully, Katherine P. Bowles, Louise H. Cottingham, Alice H. West, and Carol Leigh Humphries.

The worship service in celebration of Mr. Pully’s life will be held at 11:00 a.m. Saturday, May 10 at First United Methodist Church in Clover conducted by the Rev. Michael Walker. Interment will follow at Woodside Cemetery in Clover.

The family will receive friends from 6:00-7:30 p.m. Friday, May 9 at M. L. Ford & Sons Funeral Home in Clover, SC.

The family requests that in lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to First United Methodist Church, 124 Bethel St., Clover, SC 29710.

M. L. Ford & Sons Funeral Home, Clover, SC is serving the family of Mr. Pully.

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Sgt. Ernie Blair Wood Sr.

Ret. Sgt. Ernest Blair Wood, Sr. age 78 of 402 Reade Drive died Thursday morning, May 8, 2008 at the Person Memorial Hospital. He was born in Gaston County. Retired Sergeant Ernest Wood was preceded in death by his parents, Robert Grady and Carrie Beam Wood, his sister Helen Turner, and his two brothers, Robert Wood, Jr. and David Wood.

Sgt. Wood was a US Army Veteran having served during the Korean War; he spent 2 years in the Artic Test Branch in Alaska. He was a member of Long Memorial United Methodist Church where he served on several committees; he was a member of the Kannapolis Rotary Club; Retired Sgt. Wood was a Highway patrolman in Cabarrus County for 17 years and was in Person County for 19 years where he retired as Sgt.; he was a member of the Roxboro Chamber of Commerce where he along with the help of others formed the ambassador membership.

Surviving are his wife, Dorothy B. Wood of the home, his son, Ernie Wood, Jr. and wife Pam of Roxboro; his grandchild, Miriam W. Johnson and husband, Benton of Clinton; one sister, Drucilla W. Epps of NY, NY; one brother, Thomas A. Wood and wife Jean of Greenwood, SC; two sisters-in-laws, Alice Wood of Gastonia, and Polly Wood of Pensacola, FL.

The family will receive friends Friday, May 9, 2008 7:00 PM to 8:30 PM and Saturday, May 10, 2008 9:30-10:30 at Long Memorial United Methodist Church

The funeral service will be 11 AM Saturday, May 10, 2008 at Long Memorial United Methodist Church with the Rev. T. R. Miller officiating. Burial will be in the Person Memorial Cemetery with Highway Patrol Honors.

Memorial contributions may be made to the Capital Campaign of Long Memorial United Methodist Church, P.O. Box 310, Roxboro, NC 27573.

Condolences may be sent to www.brooksandwhite.com.

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