Obituaries from the Wednesday, May 28, 2008 issue of the Roxboro-Courier Times

Edwin E. Burton

The funeral for Edwin Eric Burton, 66, of 11091 Durham Rd., Timberlake, who died Tuesday, May 27, 2008 at Duke University Medical Center, will be conducted at 2 p.m. Thursday, May 29, in Antioch Baptist Church by Dr. M. David Chambers. Burial will be in the Blalock Family Cemetery.

Born in Person County, Mr. Burton was the son of the late Dwight Paul and Addie Blalock Burton.

He was the co-owner and founder of the County Line BP and the former owner of Burton Logging Co. He also worked in construction with H.B. Zachry and Brown & Root. He retired in 2002.

He attended Antioch Baptist Church.

Surviving are his wife, Edna Wade Burton; three children, Brenda Reaves and husband, Charles, Eddie Burton and wife, Laura, all of Timberlake and Ronald Burton of Hurdle Mills; four grandchildren, Kristi Reaves, Brandon Burton, Erica Reaves and Mary-Lynn Burton.

Pallbearers will be Sterling Gilbert, Nickie Allen, Terry Blalock, Burnice Blalock, Roy Brooks and Dewey Jones.

Visitation will be from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. today, May 28, at Brooks & White Funeral Home.

Memorials may be made to the Antioch Baptist Church Building Fund, 677 Antioch Church Rd., Timberlake, NC 27583.

Condolences may be sent to www.brooksandwhite.com.

Nora F. Chambers

Timberlake — Nora Frazier Chambers, 92, of 8720 Durham Rd., died Tuesday, May 27, 2008, at Roxboro Nursing Center. Born in Person County, Mrs. Chambers was the daughter of the late Sam Frazier and Addie Oakley Frazier Chambers, wife of the late Kemp Talmadge Chambers and mother of the late Marshal Ray “Pete” Chambers. Mrs. Chambers was a homemaker and a member of Helena United Methodist Church.

Mrs. Chambers is survived by her brother, Robert Lester Chambers; one daughter-in-law, Flora Chambers, of Timberlake; two grandchildren, Billy Ray Chambers and Timothy Marshall Chambers and wife Tammy; two great-grandchildren, Michael Thomas Chambers and wife Rita and Tracey Michelle Chambers; one great-great-grandchild, Gracelyn Paige Chambers.

Tentative funeral services will be 11AM Thursday at the Brooks & White Chapel by the Rev. Jack Synder. Burial will follow in the Chambers Family Cemetery. Visitation will be held 10-11AM Thursday prior to the service at the Brooks & White Chapel.

Memorials may be made to Helena United Methodist Church Building Fund, 290 Helena Moriah Rd., Timberlake, NC, 27583 or Roxboro Nursing Center, 901 Ridge Rd., Roxboro, NC, 27573.

Condolences may be sent to www.brooksandwhite.com.

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Mary B. Clayton

The funeral for Mary Jane Bray Clayton, 89, of 457 Stories Creek Rd., who died Friday, May 23, 2008, at Person County Memorial Hospital, was conducted at 2 p.m. Monday, May 26, in the Brooks & White Funeral Home chapel by the Rev. Ken McLean and the Rev. Herbert Brown. Burial was in the Ebenezer Primitive Baptist Church cemetery.

Born in Nash County, Mrs. Clayton was the daughter of the late D.T. Bray and Willie Ann Bohanon Bray. Her late husband was Aubrey Henry Clayton.

She attended Oak Grove United Methodist Church for over 25 years.

Surviving are six children and their spouses, Barbara C. and Linney Clayton, Brenda C. and Carlyle Morton, Ronald and Johnsie Clayton, Shirley C. and Dwight Oakley, Randall Lee and Linda Clayton and Audrey Clayton and fiancé Kenneth Tarver, all of Roxboro; a brother, Thomas Bray of Auburn, Calif.; 10 grandchildren; 15 great-grandchildren; and a great-great grandchild.

Pallbearers were Derek Clayton, Johnny Gentry, Jason Clayton, Jeremy D. Oakley, Marty Holder and Rob Holder.

Memorials may be made to the Oak Grove UMC, 581 McGhee’s Mill Rd., Roxboro, NC 27574 or to the Theresa Baptist Church Building Fund, 3919 Chub Lake Rd., Roxboro, NC 27574.

Condolences may be sent to www.brooksandwhite.com.

Eva H. Smith

Funeral arrangements were incomplete at presstime for Eva Mae Humphries Smith, formerly of Charles Street, who died Monday, May 26, 2008 at Durham Regional Hospital.

Mrs. Smith was a native of Person County.

She was retired from Max Factor.

Condolences may be sent to www.brooksandwhite.com.

Ervin M. Terry

A graveside funeral for Ervin Marvin Terry, 71, 10057 Hurdle Mills Rd., Hurdle Mills, who died Saturday, May 24, 2008, in his home, was conducted at 2 p.m. Tuesday, May 27, in the Berry’s Grove Baptist Church cemetery by Pastor Billy Edwards.

Mr. Terry was a native of Person County, the son of the late Sam Terry and Audrey McCullough.

He was a self-employed auto mechanic, and he also had painted cars.

He attended Berry’s Grove Baptist Church.

Surviving are his wife, Ruth Edwards Terry; two daughters, Angela Bass of Roxboro and Crystal Terry of Hurdle Mills; three sisters, Kathryn Terry Yancey of Durham, Myrtle Terry Hobgood of Timberlake and Alice Porterfield of Hurdle Mills; and three grandchildren.

Pallbearers were Chris Bass, Alvin Shaw, Earl Tuck, David Hamlett, James Hobgood, Rodney Hobgood, Bobby Porterfield and Joel Bowling, Jr.

Memorials may be made to the family of Mr. Terry in care of Brooks & White Funeral Home, P.O. Box 1135, Roxboro, NC 27573.

Condolences may be sent to www.brooksandwhite.com.

John S. Yarbrough

John Samuel Yarbrough, age 76 of 315 Olive Branch Road, died Saturday, May 24, 2008 at Person Memorial Hospital. He was born in Person County. Mr. Yarbrough was son of the late Victor and Laura Harris Yarbrough. He was retired from Collins & Aikman Corp.

Surviving are his wife, Shirlie Weaver Yarbrough of the home, his two sons, Mitch Yarbrough and wife Betty of Oxford and Mark Yarbrough of the home; two grandchildren, Joshua and wife, Shannon Yarbrough and Logan Yarbrough; one brother, Ronald Yarbrough of Burlington, and one sister, Nancy Allen of Hillsborough.

The family will received friends 6:30 to 8:00 PM Sunday, May 25, 2008 at Brooks & White Funeral Home.

The funeral service was held 11:00 AM Monday, May 26, 2008 at Brooks & White Funeral Home with the Rev. Buddy Hall officiating. Burial will be in the Person Memorial Cemetery.

Pallbearers were Barry Yarbrough, Curtis Yarbrough, Dennis Hodges, Winston Elliott, D.T. Neal, and Spurgeon Neal.

Condolences may be sent to www.brooksandwhite.com.

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