Generation No. 4

N22. ESTELLE SHEPPARD⁶ WHICHARD (David Jordan⁵, David Fleming⁴, Nancy³ Fleming, David², John¹) was born April 18, 1893 in Greenville, Pitt County, North Carolina; died in Greenville on February 12, 1980; and was buried in the Cherry Hill Cemetery, Greenville, North Carolina.  Essie married Samuel Leon Bridgers on September 8, 1919 in Greenville, North Carolina, son of John Bridgers and Ann Elizabeth Leggett.  Sam was born November 27, 1891 in Robeson County, North Carolina; died March 1, 1985 in Pitt County Memorial Hospital, Greenville, North Carolina; and was buried in buried in the Cherry Hill Cemetery.

Marriage of Estelle Sheppard Whichard and Samuel Leon Bridgers

The Daily Reflector, Greenville, North Carolina, Monday, September 8, 1919:

BRIDGERS-WHICHARD

marriage that comes as a surprise to a host of friends took place at 4:30 o’clock this afternoon at the home of Mr. and Mrs. D. J. Whichard when their daughter, Essie Sheppard, became the bride of Mr. Samuel L. Bridgers, in the presence of a number of friends and relatives of the family.  The couple left on the 5:17 train for Lumberton, where they will make their home.

Essie and Sam married one week after his return Army service in occupied Germany during World War I.

The ceremony was performed by the bride’s pastor, Rev. W. H. Moore, assisted by Rev. John R. Carroll.  Preceding the ceremony, Miss Inez Pittman sang “For You.”  As the bridal party entered the library the wedding march was played by Mrs. Lina Baker.  First to enter was the maid of honor, Miss Hennie Whichard, sister of the bride, followed by little Miss Elizabeth Carr, flower girl, and Master James Wilson, ring bearer.  The bride entered with her father.  She wore a going-away suit of blue Paulette with accessories, and a corsage bouquet of pink asters and ferns.  She was met at the altar by the groom with his best man, Mr. J. Herbert Waldrop.

Mr. Bridgers recently returned from long services with the American Expeditionary forces in France and the army of occupation in Germany.  Before entering the army service he was for several months with the express office in Greenville, and since his return has been appointed express agent in Lumberton.

Miss Whichard is a favorite with all who know her.  No young lady in the community has a larger number of friends than she, and no one leaving the town will be more generally missed.  The best wishes of all go with her.

Biographical Notes on Samuel Leon Bridgers

From The Chronicles of Pitt County, North Carolina, Pitt County Historical Society, Greenville, North Carolina, 1982, p. 189:

THE SAMUEL L. BRIDGERS FAMILY

Samuel Leon Bridgers was born November 27, 1891, on a farm in Robeson County on land that his family had received as a grant from the English crown several generations before.  He was the seventh son of Justice of the Peace John Bridgers and Elizabeth Leggett.

He entered East Carolina Teachers Training School in Greenville, N.C., in 1913 with the intention of becoming a teacher.  He soon decided that business should be his profession instead and continued his studies in an Atlanta, Georgia, school of business.

n 1914 he joined the American Railway Express Company in Rocky Mount, N.C., and was transferred to the Greenville office in 1917 as assistant agent to Mr. Henry Sheppard.  Through Mr. Sheppard, he became friends with Estelle Sheppard Whichard, niece-in-law of Mr. Sheppard.

Several months after his arrival in Greenville, Sam was inducted into the U.S. Army and served with Company F., Ammunitions Train, Third Division in Europe during World War I.  He remained in the Army of Occupation in Germany, returning to Greenville September 1, 1919.  One week later he and Essie Whichard were married at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. David Jordan Whichard, on Evans Street in Greenville.

Essie Whichard was born April 18, 1893, in Greenville.  She attended school in Greenville and Winterville and at East Carolina Teachers Training School.  She was employed by the postal service and the Daily Reflector in Greenville before her marriage.  She was an active member of Memorial Baptist Church and a soloist in the choir for many years.  She was also a member of several musical organizations in the community.

After a brief period of residence in Lumberton, N.C, Sam and Essie returned to Greenville where Sam was assistant postmaster from 1920 until July 28, 1923, when he accepted a position with the Daily Reflector.  He later became advertising manager, secretary-treasurer of the board of directors of the newspaper, and later vice-president of the board.  At the age of seventy-two he retired to a part time position but remained as vice president of the board, an office he still holds.

Sam has been an active member of Jarvis Memorial United Methodist Church since his early years in Greenville, serving several times as president of the Men’s Bible Class, a member of the Board of Stewards, and as a trustee.

To Essie and Sam were born four children.

Obituary of Estelle Sheppard Whichard

The Daily Reflector, Greenville, North Carolina, Wednesday, February 13, 1980, p. 18:

BRIDGERS

Mrs. Essie Whichard Bridgers, 86, died Tuesday in the Greenville Villa Nursing and Convalescent Home.

The funeral service will be conducted at 11 a.m. Thursday in the Wilkerson Funeral Home Chapel by Rev. Percy B. Upchurch, retired Baptist minister of Williamston, and Rev. David Goerhing, associate minister of Jarvis Memorial Methodist Church.  Burial will be in Cherry Hill Cemetery.

Mrs. Bridgers was a lifelong resident of Greenville and was a member of the Memorial Baptist Church.

She is survived by her husband, Samuel L. Bridgers; a son, Dr. John D. Bridgers of High Point; a daughter, Mrs. Norman W. Wilkerson of Greenville; a brother, David J. Whichard Sr. of Greenville; ten grandchildren and four great grandchildren.

The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 7-9 p.m. Wednesday.

The family requests that flowers be omitted.

Obituary of Samuel Leon Bridgers

The Daily Reflector, Greenville, North Carolina, Sunday, March 3, 1985, p. A-2:

REFLECTOR OFFICIAL DIED FRIDAY AT 93

Mr. S. L. (Sam) Bridgers, 93, died Friday at Pitt County Memorial Hospital.

His funeral will be conducted at 2 p.m. Monday in the Wilkerson Funeral Chapel by the Revs. Malloy Owen and Susan Pate.  Burial will be in Cherry Hill Cemetery.

Mr. Bridgers, a resident of Greenville since 1920, was associated for over 60 years with The Daily Reflector.  Born in 1891 on a Robeson County farm, he entered East Carolina Teachers Training School in 1913 with the intention of becoming an educator.  He later changed his course of study to business and went to Atlanta to pursue a degree in that field.

n 1914 he joined the American Railway Express of Rocky Mount and was transferred to the company’s Greenville office in 1917.  Several months after his arrival in Greenville, Mr. Bridgers was inducted into the U. S. Army and served in Europe during World War I.  He returned to Greenville in 1919 and married Miss Essie Whichard, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. David Jordan Whichard.  In July 1923, he accepted a position with The Daily Reflector.

While at the Reflector, he served as advertising manager, member of the board of directors and company vice president.  At the age of 72, he retired to a part-time position, but remained as vice president and member of the board of directors –– offices he held until his death.

He was a member and past commander of American Legion Post 39, and served for a portion of World War II as chairman of the Pitt County draft board.  Mr. Bridgers was a member of Jarvis Memorial United Methodist Church, where he participated in the Ellington Bible Class as both a member and several times as president.  In addition, he served on the church’s Board of Stewards.

Surviving are a daughter, Mrs. Elizabeth B. Wilkerson of Greenville; a son, Dr. John D. Bridgers of High Point; three brothers, George Bridgers of Bowie, Md., Norment Bridgers of Colfax, and Collier Bridgers of Suffolk, Va.; 10 grandchildren, and 10 great grandchildren.

The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 7-9 p.m. Sunday and at other times will be at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Norman Wilkerson, 1206 S. Overlook Drive.

Issue:

N71–––i.––– John David⁷ Bridgers, of whom below, born July 4, 1920.

N72–––ii.––– (Unnamed) Bridgers, born March 26, 1923, one of two twins who died at birth; buried in Cherry Hill Cemetery, Greenville, Pitt County, North Carolina.

N73–––iii.––– (Unnamed) Bridgers, second of two twins who died at birth; buried in Cherry Hill Cemetery, Greenville, Pitt County, North Carolina.

N74–––iv.––– Elizabeth Sutton Bridgers, of whom below, born April 21, 1924.

N23. DAVID JULIAN⁶ WHICHARD (David Jordan⁵, David Fleming⁴, Nancy³ Fleming, David², John¹) was born January 11, 1895 in Pitt County, North Carolina; died April 19, 1993 in Greenville, Pitt County, North Carolina; buried at Cherry Hill Cemetery, Greenville, North Carolina.  He married Virginia Young Suther on June 16, 1926 in Goldsboro, Wayne County, North Carolina.  She was born April 23, 1898 in Concord, Cabarrus County, North Carolina; died August 25, 1973 in North Carolina Memorial Hospital, Chapel Hill, Orange County, North Carolina; and was buried in Cherry Hill Cemetery, Greenville, North Carolina.

Marriage of David Julian Whichard and Virginia Young Suther

Excerpts from The Daily Reflector, Greenville, North Carolina, Wednesday, June 16, 1926, p. 3:

WHICHARD-SUTHER

Goldsboro, N.C., June 16 – At eleven o’clock this morning at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Elbert A. Griffin was the scene of a wedding beautiful in its simplicity, when their sister, Miss Virginia Young Suther, became the bride of Mr. David J. Whichard, Jr., of Greenville.  The ceremony was performed by Rev. Peter McIntyre, First Presbyterian church, the bride’s pastor, and was witnessed by a number of relatives and friends of the couple.

The home was decorated with evergreens and spring flowers, and in the drawing room was an improvised altar.

Prior to the ceremony, Mrs. Dewey Slocumb, at the piano, rendered a beautiful musical program, consisting of “The Shepherd Boy” and “Traumerei,” and for the processional played Lohengrin’s wedding march.

First to enter was the bride’s maid, Miss Hennie Whichard, sister of the groom ... followed by the maid of honor, Miss Anna Suther, sister of the bride ...

Master Elbert A. Griffin, Jr., nephew of the bride, clad in a white satin suit, and bearing the ring in a white lily, came next.

The bride, beautifully clad in honeydew crepe with blond accessories, and carrying a bouquet of bride’s roses with shower, entered with her brother-in-law, Mr. Elbert A. Griffin, and was met at the altar by the groom and his brother, Mr. Walter L. Whichard, best man.

During the impressive ceremony, Mrs. Slocumb played “To A Wild Rose.”

Immediately after the ceremony the couple left on a bridal tour to New York and Philadelphia, after which they will make their home in Greenville.

Mrs. Whichard is a daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. John J. (?) Suther and is one of the city’s most popular young ladies.  She is a graduate of East Carolina Teachers College and enjoyed a host of friends throughout the state.

Mr. Whichard, publisher of the Greenville Reflector, is well known in newspaper circles, active in civic and fraternal organizations in this section and numbers his friends by the score.  He is the son of Mrs. D. J. Whichard and the late D. J. Whichard of Greenville.

Biographical Notes on David Julian Whichard

The Daily Reflector, Greenville, North Carolina, Saturday, April 28, 1962:

DEDICATING ECC MUSIC HALL ON MAY 6

Music Hall at East Carolina College will be dedicated to David Jullian Whichard of Greenville, publisher of the Greenville Daily Reflector, in ceremonies conducted in the Band and Orchestra Rehearsal Room of the Building Sunday, May 6, at 3:30 p.m.

Whichard Building East Carolina University Greenville, North Carolina Dedicated in the name of David Julian Whichard, the red-tile roof building (pictured above in the 1950s) was originally designed to be the library for East Carolina Teachers College.  Construction began in the fall of 1923, and the building opened on October 15, 1924.  In 1954 the building was remodeled to house the Music Department, and in 1968 it was converted into office space.  The Whichard Building was formally dedicated on May 6, 1962.

Active in newspaper affairs in North Carolina for many years, Whichard began his career as a delivery boy and later worked at various jobs on the Greenville paper, which was founded by his father and his uncle.

After service in France in World War I, he purchased The Daily Reflector from his father and assumed active management of the newspaper as editor and publisher on July 1, 1919.  Now associated with him on the newspaper are his sons David Jordan Whichard II, editor and John S. Whichard, business manager.

He has held offices in newspaper organizations in the state including the presidency of the Eastern North Carolina Press Association and the N.C. Association of Afternoon Dailies.  He has also participated in civic affairs in Greenville and Pitt County and in the activities of the American Legion.

Whichard Music Hall was named in honor of Whichard in recognition of his many services to East Carolina College.  In addition to the support which he has given the college through the columns in his newspaper, he has shown his generosity and interest in education for young people by providing for a number of years scholarships for day students enrolled in the college.

At the May 6 program, Dr. Robert Lee Humber, State Senator from Pitt County, will make the address of dedication.  President Dr. Leo W. Jenkins of the college will present Mr. Whichard to guests at the ceremony.  D.D. Gross, director of Religious Activities at East Carolina, will make the prayer of dedication.

Unveiling of the portrait of Whichard painted by Mrs. Georgia Hearne of Greenville will be included on this afternoon’s program.  Presented to the college by members of Whichard’s family, the portrait will be unveiled by Kathryn Oliver Whichard and David John Whichard III, grandchildren of Whichard.  J. Herbert Waldrop of Greenville, chairman of the East Carolina Board of Trustees, will accept the portrait for the college.

The Brass Ensemble and the Woodwind Quintet of the Department of Music, student organizations, will appear in a program of music at the dedication ceremony.

A reception honoring Whichard will follow the program.

President and Mrs. Jenkins will entertain at a buffet supper Sunday night at their home on East Fifth Street.  Guests will include fifty or more friends and relatives of Mr. Whichard.

Formerly the college library, Whichard Music Hall was converted to its present use when the Joyner Memorial Library was completed in 1954.  As the Department of Music grew in number of students and in multiplicity of activities, a new wing was added in 1955 and an annex was completed in 1959.

The Daily Reflector, Greenville, North Carolina, Tuesday, April 6, 1976, p. 6:

SIXTY YEARS OF SERVICE HONORED

Last night, David Julian Whichard, Jr., Chairman of the Board of The Daily Reflector, was honored by the Masons of Greenville Masonic Lodge No. 284, A.F. and A.M.

n recognition of his 60 years of continuous membership and service to Masonry, Whichard was presented a 60-year diamond jubilee pin and a 60-year certificate.  The pin and certificate were presented by James W. Brewer, Grand Treasurer of N.C. Masons, on behalf of the Grand Lodge of N.C. and Greenville Lodge No. 284.

He received a life membership in Greenville Masonic Lodge No. 284 A.F. and A.M. when he received his 50-year pin and certificate in 1966.  Having served on the Greenville Masonic Temple Board since its completion in 1964, he was voted life membership on that Board in 1967.

At the age of 21, Whichard became a Master Mason, receiving his first, second and third degrees from February through March, 1916.  Since 1916, he has been active in Masonry and a leader in the construction of every Masonic Temple built in Greenville.

Whichard joined the York Rite of Bodies of Masonry in 1920.  He has served in several stations, including the Eminent Commander of the Commandery.  He is outstanding, today, in conferring the Knight Templer Degree.

He became a 32-degree Mason in the New Bern Scottish Rite Bodies in November 1973.

In 1907, at the age of 12, Whichard purchased a $50 bond to help build the first Masonic Opera House and Temple, which was located where the present Pitt County Courthouse now stands.

He participated in the erection of a new Greenville Masonic Temple in 1947, located at the corner of Fifth and Pitt streets, suggesting the successful financing plan for this Temple.

He was also an outstanding member of the Finance Committee and original Steering Committee for the present Masonic Temple at 12th and Charles streets and contributed significantly to the successful financing plan for the building of this Temple.

In addition to his service and membership in Masonry, Whichard has been a champion for the cause of public education; the present Whichard Building at East Carolina University was named in his honor.

Whichard is a Veteran of the 1st World War and a member of Memorial Baptist Church of Greenville, having served on many church Boards and Commissions.  He has two sons, both of whom are working with him at The Daily Reflector –– David J. Whichard II and John S. Whichard.

Also, 25 year membership certificates and pins were awarded to J. Louis Fleming and J. A. Bunting, both of Greenville.  Both became Master Masons in 1951.  They are also members of the New Bern Scottish Rites and the Shriners.

The Daily Reflector, Greenville, North Carolina, Thursday, January 21, 1982, p. 1:

WHICHARD SCHOLARSHIPS ESTABLISHED AT UNC

David Julian Whichard, chairman of the board of The Daily Reflector and one of the state’s oldest active newspapermen, has been honored by the establishment of the David Julian Whichard Scholarships in the school of journalism at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Beginning in 1919 when he purchased The Daily Reflector from his father, Dave Whichard led the newspaper for more than 60 years.

The scholarship program was made possible by an endowment gift from Whichard’s two sons, David J. Whichard II and John S. Whichard, their families and the newspaper.  The sons are co-publishers of The Daily Reflector, which was founded by their grandfather.

“This gift is being made in the 100th year of our newspaper and in honor of our father, who at 87, is one of the oldest active newspapermen in North Carolina,” the sons said in establishing the scholarships.

The Daily Reflector, the oldest business in Greenville, will be 100 years old Jan. 26.

Founded in 1882 by brothers Julian R. and David Jordan Whichard, the newspaper began as a weekly called The Eastern Reflector.

The Daily Reflector published its first edition –– a four page newspaper –– on Dec. 10, 1894.

David Julian Whichard purchased the paper from his father in 1919.  Still active in the business, he has served as president of the Association of Afternoon Daily Newspapers in the state and the Eastern North Carolina Press Association.

Dr. Richard Cole, dean of the school of journalism, said, “These scholarships honor an outstanding North Carolina newspaperman.  It is a most appropriate tribute to him, and it is exceedingly generous of his family to endow the scholarships permanently.”

The first two scholarships will be given at the journalism school’s annual awards convocation during Journalism Days in April.  They will go to outstanding journalism juniors or seniors in the news-editorial sequence each year.  The recipients must be from North Carolina and plan careers in newspaper journalism.

The Whichard family has close ties to the University of North Carolina and UNC-CH.

David J. Whichard III, who received a bachelor’s degree in journalism from UNC-CH in 1948, has been a member of the UNC Board of Governors since 1972.  His present term on the board expires in 1989.  He is a former president of both the N.C. Press Association and the Eastern North Carolina Press Association.

Jack Whichard, a past president of the NCPA’s Associated Daily Newspapers of North Carolina and the Eastern N.C. Press Association, received an A.B. degree in journalism from UNC-CH in 1950.

David J. Whichard’s three children have also attended UNC-CH.

Kathryn Whichard Poston received her bachelor’s degree in political science in 1975, and is employed by the N.C. Department of Natural Resources and Community Development, while D. Jordan Whichard III, who received a bachelor’s degree in industrial relations and political science in 1979, is business manager of the Greenville, S.C. News & Piedmont.

Virginia S. “Gina” Whichard is a senior journalism major at UNC-CH.  She is a member of Kappa Tau Alpha, the journalism honorary organization, and president of Delta Delta Delta sorority.

The News & Observer, Raleigh, North Carolina, Wednesday, August 21, 1991, p. B-8:

NEWSPAPER TO ENDOW ECU PROFESSORSHIP

By The Associated Press

GREENVILLE –– East Carolina University has been selected to receive an endowment from the publishers of a Greenville newspaper.

Chancellor Richard Eakin announced that ECU will create a distinguished humanities professorship honoring David J. Whichard and his wife, the late Virginia Suther Whichard.

David Whichard, 96, served as the editor and publisher of The Daily Reflector of Greenville for 60 years.

Mr. Whichard’s service coincided with the early growth of ECU, which his newspaper supported.

The professorship is the university’s fourth distinguished professorship and its first in the humanities. It will be rotated among four departments in ECU’s College of Arts and Sciences.

Obituaries of David Julian Whichard

The Daily Reflector, Greenville, North Carolina, Tuesday, April 20, 1993, p. A-1:

NEWSPAPERMAN DAVID JULIAN WHICHARD DEAD AT 98

David Julian Whichard, chairman emeritus of The Daily Reflector, whose journalism career spanned most of the 20th century, died Monday.  He was 98.

Whichard, “Big Dave” to family members, longtime employees and friends, was admitted to Pitt County Memorial Hospital Monday, where he died of congestive heart failure.

David Julian Whichard was one of the charter members of the American Legion when it held its first national convention November 10-12, 1919 in Minneapolis, Minnesota

Funeral services will be at 3 p.m. Wednesday at Memorial Baptist Church in Greenville.  Graveside services will follow at Cherry Hill Cemetery.  Family visitation will be from 7-9 p.m. Tuesday at Wilkerson Funeral Home in Greenville.

Whichard is survived by his sons, David J. Whichard II and John S. Whichard, both of Greenville; five grandchildren; five great-grandchildren.

W. M. Scales, Jr., a longtime fiend, remembered Whichard as a gentleman who spoke honestly, fought for his goals and always remained a gentleman.

“He always told it like it was.  He wouldn’t pull any punches,” Scales said.  “He was frank, but he was diplomatic about it.”

Scales remembered meeting Whichard in 1946.  Scales said he came to The Daily Reflector to prevent notice of his arrest for public drinking from appearing in the paper.

“I said, ‘I’ll give you $100 if you keep my name out of the paper’,” Scales recalled.  “He said, ‘You should have thought about that before you got drunk’.”

Scales said he would feel the loss of a close friend.

“I’m going to miss him.  He was one of the finest men I ever knew.”

Former U.S. Sen. Terry Sanford, 75, called Whichard a champion for area interests.

“I remember him as a force for East Carolina College and for eastern North Carolina in general,” he said.

Sanford, a Democrat, also recalled Whichard’s support for the Democrat Party.

“In those years it was perfectly understandable, the expected thing for (a newspaper) to have a party affiliation,” he said.  “They would let you know how they felt about politics and that was part of the paper.”

Born in Greenville Jan. 11, 1895, Whichard was a member of the family which founded The Reflector in 1882.  He bought the publication from his father, founder David Jordan Whichard, in 1919, soon after returning from service with the U.S. Army in France during World War I.

“North Carolina and our community have lost an outstanding editor and publisher,” said Alvin Taylor, senior associate editor of The Reflector and longtime employee.

“Through difficult economic times, Mr. Whichard was fearless in pursuing and publishing the news.  As one who worked with him and admired him for many years, I personally have lost a true friend.”

After relinquishing management responsibilities to his sons in the early 1970s, Whichard continued to visit his second-floor office at The Daily Reflector.  He was a participating member of the newspaper’s board of directors until January of 1991.

“He was a newspaperman, a newspaperman!” said Ashley Futrell, owner and editor of the Washington Daily News.  “He was certainly the dean of journalism in North Carolina.  No doubt about it.”

Futrell first met Whichard about 45 years ago when Futrell was a reporter at the Wilson Daily Times.

Frank Daniels, Jr., 61, publisher of the News & Observer in Raleigh, remembered Whichard’s winning manner.

“He had that wonderful smile,” Daniels said.  “He could say something harsh and he had such a sweet smile that you’d think, ‘Gosh, he couldn’t have meant that’.”

Daniels, who took over after his father retired as publisher in 1971, said he would sometimes ask Whichard’s opinion on issues.

“He was always very good with his advice,” he said.

Whichard served as president of the Eastern North Carolina Press Association and the Association of Afternoon Dailies.

He was honored in 1982 by the establishment of the David Julian Whichard Scholarship in the School of Journalism at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.  The scholarship was made possible by an endowment gift from Whichard’s sons, their families and the newspapers.

In 1991, a distinguished professorship in the humanities was established at East Carolina University honoring Whichard and his late wife, Virginia Suther Whichard, a 1917 graduate of East Carolina Teacher Training School.

David and Jack Whichard joined with other members of the Whichard family to establish the endowment.

Dr. Richard Eakin, chancellor of ECU, praised Whichard’s contribution to the community and noted the distinguished professorship at ECU.

“It will be a long standing memory of their outstanding leadership,” he said.

Whichard was also active outside his association with the newspaper.  He was a longtime member of the Greenville Masonic Lodge.  He had said in an interview that he joined the lodge on his 21st birthday and had become a life member of the lodge, all the York Rite bodies and the Scottish Rite.

Whichard was one of the charter members of the American Legion when it was chartered in November 1919 in Minneapolis.  He was one of two official delegates (from North Carolina?) to the first national convention of the Legion in Minneapolis and played a key role in the chartering activities.

Also a charter member of Pitt County American Legion Post 39, Whichard had maintained his membership since 1919.  He was instrumental in helping found the Pitt County American Legion Fair.

Whichard helped organize the old Greenville Merchants’ Association, which later reorganized as the Greenville Chamber of Commerce.

He was the oldest continuous member of Memorial Baptist Church in Greenville.

“He was Mr. Greenville,” Mayor Nancy Jenkins said.  “Anybody who ever lived in Greenville knew, adored, loved and honored him.”

“This is the end of a special era for our city,” she said.  “It’s fortunate that he has (sons) and a grandson to carry out his name and contributions to the community.”

State Sen. Ed Warren of Greenville credited the work of Whichard with inspiring him to become involved in public service more than 30 years ago.

“He always had an idea that would be helpful in building the community,” Warren said.  “Pitt County is a better place to live because of his input.  He was definitely a good Christian man.”

The family suggests that those interested in making a memorial contribution consider The Memorial Baptist Church Building Fund.

The Daily Reflector, Greenville, North Carolina, Tuesday, April 20, 1993, p. A-6:

DAVID JULIAN WHICHARD –– 1895-1993:
HIS FIRST JOB IN A NEWSROOM WAS AT AGE SIX

Fire bells broke the silence of a May night in 1899.  Shotgun blasts followed.  Townspeople were passing along the alarm: Fire was consuming Greenville’s Evans Street business district.

David Jordan Whichard, editor and publisher of The Daily Reflector, bolted from his bed and out the door of his home four blocks north to the office.  His children, David Julian, Essie and Hennie Whichard, were close on his heels.

David Julian “Big Dave” Whichard was four years old that night.  He later said the fire and the chase to save the files were his first memory of the newspaper where he would work and lead for most of the century that would follow.  Whichard died Monday at 98.

When the family arrived downtown that night, fire was raging within a dozen feet of the newspaper office building.

“My sisters, Hennie and Essie, and I pitched in to help Poppa move newspaper files and records to our home,” Whichard told Patsy Moore of Greenville a few years ago.  Mrs. Moore recorded these and other memories in a master’s thesis she titled, “Big Dave Remembers: The Daily Reflector.”

“Joe Evans, one of the downtown storeowners, had a horse and a two-wheeled cart that Poppa borrowed to haul the stuff to our house.  The horse, whose name was Peggy, got scared from all of the noise of the fire bells and shotguns that people used to pass on the news of the fire,” Mrs. Moore wrote.

“She bolted and ran, and in the process, she turned over the cart holding the newspaper files and records.  They were scattered all over the dirt street in front of our house.”

“Bright and early the next morning, Essie, Hennie and I were out in the street picking up the papers.  After all the commotion, Peggy came back.”

Happenings in Greenville and their telling were the stuff of life for Whichard.  Perhaps as much as any other Greenville resident, he shaped the character of his community, applauding its jobs well done and chiding its shortcomings.

Through most of the 20th century, Whichard was the publisher of The Daily Reflector established by his father and uncle as The Eastern Reflector in 1882.  He bought the paper from his father as soon as he returned from service during World War I.

Whichard told Mrs. Moore that he quit school in the first grade.  “In 1901, I was six years old and Poppa and Mama sent me to school, the only free school the town had.  Enrollment included all ages, although boys and girls were supposed to be separated.  Mama and Poppa put me in the care of my two older sisters.  Instead of letting me go to recess with the boys, they made me go to recess with the girls.  I stayed in school that way for two weeks, and then I’d had enough –– so I quit.”

“Mama explained the situation to Poppa like this: ‘I’m not going to force him to go to school, but I’m not going to have him hanging on my coattails either.  I want you to take him with you’.”

So began Whichard’s newspaper career.  His father made him a copy and errand boy –– both unpaid jobs.

To make money, he delivered cotton reports every 15 minutes from 9 a.m. until 3 p.m. to businessman Jesse Speight’s office a block from the newspaper office.  For this work, he was paid 10 cents a day.

In addition, he sold Turner’s Almanacs, making 2½ cents on each of the 10-cent magazines.

He learned to read at home and at the office, handling Reflector copy.  At the office, he also folded newspapers and addressed them by hand with a lead pencil.  And he began learning typesetting, all before he was 8.

Even though his career was well under way, he bowed to convention and returned to school in 1903 when the Greenville Graded School was started.  He stayed there until his graduation in 1913, studying reading, writing, arithmetic algebra, plane geometry and “three books of Latin.”

“That was the extent of my formal education,” he said.  “Then I got out in the rough world and really began to get educated.”

He worked first as a Reflector manager for a $12.50 weekly salary.  Then, in the fall of 1913, he became a part-time employee of the U.S. Post Office, even as he continued to “look after the paper.”  In 1914, he was made assistant acting postmaster for Greenville –– so designated because Post Office policy said an assistant postmaster had to be at least 21.

During his Post Office days, he came close to dying of typhoid fever.

The typhoid kept him in bed for three months and required constant care by his mother and sister, Hennie.  When it was over, he had a bad case of sciatica, a nerve inflammation that made walking painful.

But World War I was being fought at the time and he wanted to volunteer to serve in the Army.  He signed up for an ambulance company out of Fort Lee, Va.  In May 1918, he shipped out to France.

“In France, everything and nothing happened to me,” he said.  “I breathed ‘dead’ gas while sleeping on the ground.  It was nerve gas that had settled in a low place.  I drove over France seven times and walked across it once.  My company picked up, assembled and delivered ambulances as well as people.”

In France, he came close to death again.  He figured this bout with influenza was worsened by his exposure to poisonous gas and to his weakness from typhoid a year earlier.

“The great Influenza Epidemic of 1918 was killing many GIs before they ever saw a battlefield,” he said.  “I had what they called fluid pneumonia.  I remember waking up in a death ward of a French hospital.  I had no idea how long I’d been there, but the people around me were being replaced by other people just as fast as they died.  I scared me so bad that I got cured right quick.”

While he was in France, he got news in letters that his father was thinking of selling The Daily Reflector.  “I wrote him,” he said.  “I asked him if he’d hold off until I got home.”

Once out of the Army, he resigned his postmaster’s job, borrowed $300 for working capital and became the newspaper’s publisher.  In assuming all the responsibilities of the job, he also inherited $15,000 in debts.

“Competition from another afternoon daily didn’t make my task any easier or my prospects any brighter,” he said.  “But I had cast my lot to make newspapering my life’s work.”

He ran the newspaper through the post-war 1920s, the Great Depression of the ‘30s, and World War II as sole owner.

His wife, Virginia S. Whichard, whom he married in 1926, kept books for the business at home.  And his sister, Essie, was a reporter.  His sister, Hennie, was society editor, and Essie’s husband, Sam Bridgers, was advertising and co-business manager.

“It was a family business in a small town,” he said.  “I remember someone asking Hennie one time how she could describe the tablecloth so well in her wedding writeups.”

“Because it’s my tablecloth,” she said.  “I guess I’ve loaned it to everybody in town.”

The Great Depression brought the biggest challenge to the newspaper.  “We traded space for goods with a lot of our advertisers,” he said.

“We had a couple of solicitors working the county who would take anything that was usable or salable in return for a subscription.  The boy doing the soliciting would take a couple of chicken crates and egg crates with him in the morning.  And he’d come back at night with chickens and eggs and anything else he could swap.  We took what we needed and we sold the rest.  We’d use the cast to pay our employees their wages.”

He said he did some writing, covered some trials.  “But I hired good writing help all I could.  There was so much to do in keeping up with the business of the paper.”

But he himself covered the longest trial in the state’s history at that time.  It was that of his friend, Dr. Leon R. Meadows, president of East Carolina College.  Meadows had been indicted for having embezzled money from the college.

Before the 1945 trial, Whichard had urged Meadows in editorials to come clean about the matter.  He had even visited him personally to try to persuade him, but was not successful.  Meadows was convicted of false pretense and eventually served a prison sentence.

Whichard recalled that he once had to resort to gun-toting to protect himself and his employees.  He received word that a disgruntled reader was coming to the office with a gun.  So Whichard went home and got his own gun he called “Betsy.”  When the man arrived, Whichard pulled Betsy out first and ordered the man to leave.  The man did and never returned.

The most prosperous years of the newspaper have been since World War II, Whichard said.

From 1919 until 1948, he owned the newspaper individually.  But in 1948, it became a corporation with his wife, Virginia, his sister Essie, and his brother-in-law Sam Bridgers, each owning one share.  He then began the practice of giving each of his sons, Dave and Jack, one share each at Christmas.

His sons started in grade school working at the newspaper just as he had.

In 1973, the year his wife died, Whichard gave his sons the remainder of his stock and went on salary as chairman of the board.

Editorial, The Daily Reflector, Greenville, North Carolina, Wednesday, April 21, 1993, p. A-8:

DAVID JULIAN WHICHARD, 1895-1993

D. J. Whichard
Today, we say farewell

Today we step out of character in this editorial column to say a farewell.  David Julian Whichard, who has been publisher, editor and most recently chairman emeritus of The Daily Reflector, Inc., died on Monday.

Mr. Whichard was associated with the newspaper from the beginning of the century when his father was owner, editor and publisher.  It was a time prior to electric lights or motors to drive the printing equipment.  In those years, individual metal letters of type were picked by hand, forming the words that when properly assembled, conveyed the day’s news to Greenville.

From the beginning, Mr. Whichard’s time here spanned the century’s achievements.  He saw computers take over the typesetting.  He watched his newspaper convert from an afternoon mainstay to a seven-day-a-week morning publication that used modern presses to provide extensive color printing.

Mr. Whichard became publisher during an era when that meant personally writing the news and editorials.  Sometimes, it even meant operating the printing presses.  At the turn of the century and during the Depression, small dailies struggled financially.  He knew the quality of the area’s farm crops could determine the profits in any year.

At the end of a life we seek the word which best fits the person.  For David Julian Whichard, the word is courage.

Several decades ago his writings filled this space.  He was fearless in the fight for efficient government.  He was relenting in his quest for a better way of life for the people of eastern North Carolina.  But when the community was torn apart by difficult events, it was his voice which urged understanding, reasoned debate and community togetherness.

Younger people who knew him in his last years saw a measure of his courage.  He was determined to come to the office even as his steps slowed and his hearing and sight steadily declined.

We published on this day, the day of his funeral, because it would be unthinkable not to.  To say he would wanted it that way is not adequate.  He would have ordered it if he ever had considered it necessary to do so.

A newspaper prints everyday.  No matter what.

That is, after all, what his life was all about.

The News & Observer, Raleigh, North Carolina, Wednesday, April 21, 1993, p. B-6:

D. J. WHICHARD, LONGTIME PAPER EXECUTIVE, 98

GREENVILLE (AP) –– David Julian Whichard, chairman emeritus of The Daily Reflector of Greenville, died Monday after a short illness.  Mr. Whichard, whose journalism career spanned most of the 20th century, was 98.

Mr. Whichard learned the newspaper business from his father, David Jordan Whichard, who founded the paper in 1882.  After coming home from World War I in 1919, he bought the paper from his father and led it through the 1920s, the Depression and World War II.

Mr. Whichard was a former president of the Eastern North Carolina Press Association and the Association of Afternoon Dailies.

He also was a founding member of the American Legion and was active in the civic affairs of Greenville and Eastern North Carolina.

Mr. Whichard is survived by his sons, David J. Whichard II, chairman and editor of The Daily Reflector and a member of The Associated Press board of directors; and John S. Whichard, vice chairman.

His grandson, D. Jordan Whichard III, is now president and publisher of The Daily Reflector.

The funeral will be at 3 p.m. today at Memorial Baptist Church in Greenville, followed by a graveside service to follow at Cherry Hill Cemetery.

Obituary of Virginia Young Suther

The Daily Reflector, Greenville, North Carolina, Sunday, August 26, 1973, p. 1:

MRS. DAVID J. WHICHARD DIED SATURDAY MORNING

Virginia Young Suther Class of 1917 East Carolina Teachers’ Training School, Greenville, North Carolina

From the East Carolina University’s Joyner Library Archives web site

Mrs. Virginia Suther Whichard, wife of David J. Whichard, chairman of the Board of Directors of The Daily Reflector, Inc., died Saturday morning at N. C. Memorial Hospital in Chapel Hill.  A funeral service will be conducted Monday at 11:00 a.m. in the Wilkerson Funeral Chapel by the Rev. C Norman Bennett, Jr., her pastor, and burial will be in Cherry Hill Cemetery.

Mrs. Whichard was born in Concord and was reared in Goldsboro.  She was a graduate of East Carolina University and had taught in the Wilmington, Goldsboro, and Greenville City Schools, prior to her marriage in June, 1926.  She was a charter member of the Athenaeum Book Club and a member of the Memorial Baptist Church.  She was an officer and a member of the Board of Directors of the Daily Reflector, Inc.

She is survived by her husband; two sons, David J. Whichard II and John S. Whichard, both of Greenville; five grandchildren; and a brother, John B. Suther of Atlantic Beach.

Issue:

N75–––i.––– David Jordan⁷ Whichard II, of whom below, born March 20, 1927 in Greenville, Pitt County, North Carolina.

N76–––ii.––– John Suther Whichard, of whom below, born October 30, 1928.

N24. WALTER LINDEN⁶ WHICHARD (David Jordan⁵, David Fleming⁴, Nancy³ Fleming, David², John¹) was born March 24, 1901 in Greenville, Pitt County, North Carolina; died June 27, 1933 in Greenville, North Carolina; and was buried in Cherry Hill Cemetery, Greenville, North Carolina.  “Crick” married Ruth Andrews on September 8, 1925 in St. Mary’s Episcopal Church, Greenville, North Carolina.  She was a daughter of Henry Andrews and Henrietta Sheppard, and was born on September 25, 1901 in Greenville, North Carolina.  “After her husband’s death, Ruth worked for an insurance company and was employed by State Bank of Greenville until her retirement,” according to The Chronicles of Pitt County, North Carolina, published by the Pitt County Historical Society, Greenville, North Carolina, 1982, p. 711.  Ruth died July 31, 1981 in Greenville, North Carolina; and was also buried in Cherry Hill Cemetery, Greenville.

Obituary of Walter Linden Whichard

The Daily Reflector, Greenville, North Carolina, Thursday, June 29, 1933, p. 1:

W. L. WHICHARD VICTIM OF ACCIDENTAL GUN DISCHARGE

Funeral Held
Here Yesterday

Popular Young Business Man
Dies of Wounds Inflicted
by Gun in Hands of
Mack Henderson, Close Friend

ragedy stalked through this community again this week and claimed the life of one of its most popular young citizens.

Walter Linden (Crick) Whichard, 32, met death Tuesday afternoon shortly before 7 o’clock by the accidental discharge of an automatic shotgun in the hands of Mack Henderson, well known young business man at Henderson’s home in the western section of the city.

A coroner’s jury viewed the body shortly after the accident and absolved Henderson of all blame.  Shortly after this verdict, however, Solicitor D. M. Clark swore out a warrant for Henderson on the grounds of involuntary manslaughter.  His bond was placed at $1,000.

The case will receive consideration by the grand jury at the August term of Superior court.

Young Whichard had stopped at Henderson’s home for a brief visit when the tragedy occurred.  Three other friends of Henderson and Whichard were in the house.  During the course of a friendly and joking conversation, Henderson was said to have taken his gun from a corner of the room and playfully remarked he was going to shoot “Crick.”  He threw back the magazine to be sure it was not loaded, and while the gun was pointed in the direction of Whichard, at close range, pulled the trigger.  To the dismay of all, the gun fired the entire load of birdshot, struck his friend in the left side, just above the heart, producing almost instant death.

The tragedy was received with pronounced shock throughout the community, and hundreds of friends of the bereaved family either went to their homes in person or dispatched messages of condolence.

Funeral services were conducted from Memorial Baptist Church, of which the deceased was a member, yesterday afternoon at 5 o’clock by Rev. A. W. Fleischmann, pastor, assisted by Rev. W. A. Lillycrop, rector of St. Paul’s Episcopal Church.

The final rites were largely attended and the church was packed to overflowing.  The floral tribute was beautiful and expressed in a mute way the sorrow of hundreds of friends.  A quartet composed of Mr. W. Z. Morton, Mrs. E. V. Carter, W. T. Lipscomb, and Spruill Spain, accompanied the organ by Mrs. J. L. Fleming, sang “Abide With Me,” “My Faith Looks Up to Thee,” and “Sometime We’ll Understand” during the service.

Mr. Lillycrop read passages of comfort from the Scriptures and the Rev. Mr. Fleischmann spoke briefly of the hope of immortality held out to those who follow in the footsteps of Christ, and of the solace and comfort for those who believe in His teachings.

Interment was made in Cherry Hill cemetery.  The quartet rendered two numbers during the service, which was followed by reading of the Scriptures and words of commitment.

The active pall bearers were: John Flanagan, Tom Smoot, Gus Critcher, Will James, James Little, W. W. Lee, Robert Little, and O. L. Joyner.  There were no honorary pall bearers.

Young Whichard was one of the city’s most popular young business men, having been connected with his brother in the operation of The Daily Reflector, publication founded by his late father, D. J. Whichard, fifty years ago.  The paper suspended publication yesterday on account of his death.

He was the son of Mrs. Hennie S. Whichard and the late David Jordan Whichard.  He was born and reared in Greenville and endeared himself to everybody he came into contact with because of his affability, liberality and sunny disposition.  Always cheerful and ready to help those in need of aid, he found admirers in virtually every walk of life.

Surviving are his wife, formerly Miss Ruth Andrews; two children, Hennie Ruth and Mary Andrews Whichard; his mother, Mrs. Hennie S. Whichard; two sisters, Miss Hennie Whichard, Mrs. S. L. Bridgers; and his brother, D. J. Whichard, Jr.

Obituary of Ruth Andrews

The Daily Reflector, Greenville, North Carolina, Sunday, August 2, 1981, p. A-3:

WHICHARD

Mrs. Ruth A. Whichard, 79, widow of Walter L. Whichard, died at her home, 115 E. Ninth St., Friday morning.

A memorial service will be incorporated in the Celebration of the Holy Eucharist at 10 a.m. today at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church and will be conducted by the Rev. Lawrence P. Houston.

Mrs. Whichard was a native of Greenville and spent her life in this community.  She attended St. Mary’s College in Raleigh.  She was employed until her retirement by State Bank and Trust of Greenville.

She is survived by two daughters: Mrs. Verlin J. Gripp of Sioux City, Iowa, Mrs. Mary W. Koonce of Greenville; two sisters: Mrs. Mary A. Salling of Redwood City, Calif. and Mrs. Elizabeth A. Patterson of San Francisco; six grandchildren and one great-grandchild.

Issue:

N77–––i.––– Hennie Ruth⁷ Whichard, of whom below, born 1926.

N78–––ii.––– Mary Andrews Whichard, of whom below, born in 1927.

N27. JAMES HENRY⁶ WHICHARD (Clarence Brown⁵, David Fleming⁴, Nancy³ Fleming, David², John¹) was born January 27, 1919 in Greenville, Pitt County, North Carolina; died February 3, 1989 near Greenville; and was buried in Pinewood Memorial Park, Greenville, North Carolina.  Jimmy married Mildred Verna Bowers on August 2, 1941, daughter of David Bowers and Verna Worsley.  She was born September 8, 1918, according to The Chronicles of Pitt County, North Carolina, published by the Pitt County Historical Society, Greenville, North Carolina, 1982, p. 168.

Biographical Notes on James Henry Whichard

The Chronicles of Pitt County, North Carolina, published by the Pitt County Historical Society, Greenville, North Carolina, 1982, p. 710:

He attended the Greenville City Schools and graduated from high school in 1935.  He served with the North Carolina National Guard, prior to the guard being called to active duty.  On Aug. 2, 1941, he married Mildred Verna Bowers, oldest daughter of David Henry (1882-1963) and Verna (Worsley) Bowers (1887-1968) of Bethel, N.C.  He served in the United States Army during World War II in the Pacific Area, received his discharge in Jan. 1946 ...

Mr. Whichard went to work for his uncle (Henry Renfew) at Renfrew Printing Company, when he graduated from high school.  He also worked at The Daily Reflector for several years.  In 1970 he purchased Renfrew Printing Company, located at Dickinson Avenue and since that time has continued to operate it.  It is the oldest commercial printing company in Greenville.

The Whichards live on Route Five, Greenville and have always lived in Pitt County.  They are members of the Pactolus Baptist Church.  Mr. Whichard is also a member of the Pactolus Ruritan Club.

Obituary of James Henry Whichard

The Daily Reflector, Greenville, North Carolina, Sunday, February 5, 1989, p. A-2:

WHICHARD

Mr. James H. “Jimmy” Whichard, 70, died Friday at his home near Greenville.  A funeral will be conducted Sunday at 3:30 p.m. in the Wilkerson Funeral Home Chapel by the Rev. Andrew Moon.  Burial is to follow in Pinewood Memorial Park.

A Greenville native, Whichard attended the Greenville city schools and worked as a commercial printer most of his life.  A former employee of The Daily Reflector, he operated Renfrew Printing Co. until 1986.  He was a member of the Pactolus Baptist Church and the Pactolus Ruritan Club and was a World War II veteran.

Survivors include his wife, Mildred Bowers Whichard of the home; a daughter, Catherine W. Wilson of Belvoir; four sons, Lt. James Edward Whichard of Chesapeake, Va., Bill Whichard of the home, David B. Whichard of Greenville, and Tommy Whichard of Stokes; a brother, Clarence Whichard of Walkersville, Md.; a sister, Stella W. Donalson of Tallahassee, Fla.; two grandsons; and two great-granddaughters.

Memorial contributions may be made to Hospice of East Carolina University, 1003 Clark St., Greenville, or to the Pactolus Baptist Church, in care of Frances Lee, Route 3, Box 607, Washington, N.C., 27889.

Issue:

N79–––i.––– James Edward⁷ Whichard, of whom below, born in 1946.

N80–––ii.––– William Ralph Whichard, born in 1949.  Bill “ ... attended the Pactolus School, Greenville City Schools, and graduated from Rose High School.  He attended Pitt Technical Institute and is a machinist at Hamilton-Beach in Washington, N.C.,” according to The Chronicles of Pitt County, North Carolina, p. 710.

N81–––iii.––– Gerald Thomas Whichard married Donna Coward, who was born in 1954.  “Tommy attended attended the Pactolus School, Greenville City Schools, and graduated from Rose High School.  He served three years in the United States Navy.  He is a graduate of East Carolina University and is married to Donna Coward, daughter of William Albert and Vivian Gray Coward,” according to The Chronicles of Pitt County, North Carolina, p. 710.  Tommy’s daughter, Lauren Whichard of Pactolus, recently emailed me.

N82–––iv.––– David Bowers Whichard married Connie Elaine Nelson on October 24, 1980 in Grindle Creek Church of God, Pitt County, North Carolina.  According to The Chronicles of Pitt County, North Carolina, published by the Pitt County Historical Society, Greenville, North Carolina, 1982, p. 710, “David attended the Pactolus School and is a graduate of North Pitt High School. He served four years in the United States Coast Guard.”

Marriage of David Bowers Whichard and Connie Elaine Nelson

Excerpt from The Daily Reflector, Greenville, North Carolina, October 27, 1980, p. 2:

CANDLELIGHT CEREMONY IS
PERFORMED FRIDAY EVENING

Connie Elaine Nelson and David Bowers Whichard, both of Greenville, were united in a candlelight ceremony Friday at Grindle Creek Church of God.  The double ring ceremony was performed by the Rev. Ronnie Lee Dyson.

Parents of the couple are Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth R. Nelson and Mrs. and Mrs. James H. Whichard of Greenville.

A program of wedding music was presented by Miss Katrina Gray, pianist, and Randell Nelson, brother of the bride, who sang “Whither Thou Goest,” “Twelfth of Never” and “The Wedding Prayer.”

The bride was given in marriage by her father ...

Miss Catherine Whichard of Greenville, sister of the bridegroom, was honor attendant ...

The father of the bridegroom was best man and ushers included David French, cousin of the bride, and James Edward Whichard, brother of the bridegroom, all of Greenville.

The wedding was directed by Mrs. Sandra Harris, aunt of the bride ...

The bride attends North Pitt High School. The bridegroom graduated from North Pitt High School and works at Carolina Leaf Tobacco Co. ...

N83–––v.––– Catherine Verna Whichard, a graduate of North Pitt High School, married Donnie Wilson.  Issue: Jessica and Christopher Wilson.

N32. ORA KATHLEEN⁶ KENNEDY (Ora Violetta⁵ Whichard, David Fleming⁴, Nancy³ Fleming, David², John¹) was born January 4, 1899 in Greenville, Pitt County, North Carolina; died March 1, 1991 in Greenville, North Carolina; and was buried in Greenwood Cemetery, Greenville.  Kathleen married Robert David Whichard on April 10, 1920 in Greenville, North Carolina.  He was born on March 7, 1890; died on October 23, 1955 in Greenville, North Carolina; and was buried in Greenwood Cemetery in Greenville, North Carolina.  Judith Marie Whichard, jwhichard@juno.com, in an email dated May 14, 2003, writes that Robert David Whichard was a son of Julian Robert Whichard, #NF10.

Obituary of Ora Kathleen Kennedy

The Daily Reflector, Greenville, North Carolina, Friday, March 1, 1991, p. A-11:

WHICHARD

Mrs. Kathleen Kennedy Whichard, 92, of 305 S. Liberty St., died today at her home.

Her funeral will be conducted Sunday at 3:30 p.m. at Wilkerson Funeral Chapel by the Rev. E. T. Vinson.  Burial will be in Greenwood Cemetery.

Mrs. Whichard was a native and lifelong resident of Greenville.  She attended the Greenville schools and East Carolina Teachers Training School, now East Carolina University.

She was a member of the George B. Singletary Chapter of United Daughters of the Confederacy and the VFW Auxiliary.  For 19 years she was manager of the Service League Coffee Shop at Pitt County Memorial Hospital, retiring in 1970.

Surviving are one daughter, E. Kathleen Whichard of the home; three sisters, Elizabeth K. Moore of the home, Mary G. Smith of Greensboro and Aimee K. Burt of Slidell, La.; three grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren.

Obituary of Robert David Whichard

The Daily Reflector, Greenville, North Carolina, Monday, October 24, 1955, p. 2:

FUNERAL TUESDAY FOR ROBERT F. (?) WHICHARD

Robert F. (?) Whichard, 66, died at six o’clock Sunday morning at his home on Library Street in Greenville after suffering a heart attack.

Funeral services will be conducted Tuesday afternoon at the Wilkerson Chapel by the Rev. Percy Upchurch, pastor of the Memorial Baptist Church.  Burial will be in Greenwood Cemetery.

Mr. Whichard had lived in Greenville since 1924, being engaged in the mercantile and music machine business until his retirement in 1951 due to failing health.  He was born in Salisbury and spent most of his youth in Atlanta, Ga.  He was a veteran of World War I and lived in Chicago and in California before coming to Greenville.  He was a member of the Baptist Church, the American Legion and the Veterans of Foreign Wars.

He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Kathleen Kennedy Whichard; a daughter, Kathleen Whichard of the home; a son, Robert D. Whichard of Dallas, Texas; three grandchildren; and a sister, Mrs. Ella Barney of Atlanta, Ga.

Issue:

N84a––– i.––– Robert David⁷ Whichard, Jr., born January 8, 1921 in Greenville, Pitt County, North Carolina; died July 5, 1985 in Veteran’s Hospital, New Orleans, Louisiana.

Obituary of
Robert David Whichard, Jr.

The Daily Reflector, Greenville, North Carolina, Wednesday, July 3, 1985, p. 12:

WHICHARD

BILOXI, Miss . –– Mr. Robert David (Bob) Whichard, Jr., 64, died June 27 in the Veteran’s Administration Hospital in New Orleans.  He was buried in a military cemetery in Biloxi, Miss.

Mr. Whichard was a native of Greenville and graduated from Greenville High School in 1940.  He attended East Carolina Teachers College and served in World War II in the European campaign and the Battle of the Bulge.

Surviving are his mother, Mrs. R. D. Whichard, Sr. of Greenville; a sister, Kathleen Whichard of Greenville; a son, Robert David Olson of Austin, Texas; and two daughters, Mrs. Marsha Howeth and Mrs. Lynn Soderstrom, both of Austin, Texas; and four granddaughters.

N84b–––ii.––– E. Kathleen (“Sissie”) Whichard, born January 22, 1923.

N41. MARY ELIZABETH⁶ JONES (Frances Gertrude⁵ Whichard, Willis R.⁴, Nancy³ Fleming, David², John¹) was born July 31, 1887, according to The Chronicles of Pitt County, North Carolina, published by the Pitt County Historical Society, Greenville, North Carolina, 1982, p. 429.  Betty married Vernon Albert Ward on December 27, 1910 in Bethel, Pitt County, North Carolina.

Marriage of Mary Elizabeth Jones and Vernon Albert Ward

The Daily Reflector, Greenville, North Carolina, Tuesday, December 27, 1910:

WARD-JONES

Bethel –– One of the most beautiful weddings of the season and one of much interest to a wide circle of friends was celebrated at the home of the bride on Tuesday at 8 o’clock a.m. when Miss Mary Elizabeth Jones, oldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. S. M. Jones, and Dr. Vernon Ward, a well known and popular young physician, formerly of Wilson, plighted their troth in the presence of a number of relatives and friends.  The ceremony was impressively performed by Elder Andrew J. Moore of Whitakers.  The bride was handsomely attired in a blue traveling suit with hat and gloves to match and carried a white prayer book.  The bride’s sister, Miss Lucy Estelle Jones, was her maid of honor and wore point des sprite over taffeta, and carried a bouquet of white carnations.  Mr. Marvin Blount of Rocky Mount acted as best man.  Beautiful music was rendered during the ceremony.  Dr. and Mrs. Ward left for a tour of northern cities.  Both contracting parties are well known and were the recipients of many handsome and beautiful presents.

Biographical Notes on Mary Elizabeth Jones

According to The Chronicles of Pitt County, North Carolina, published by the Pitt County Historical Society, Greenville, North Carolina, 1982, p. 429:

Mary Elizabeth was born July 31, 1887.  She attended the State Normal School in Greensboro, taught in the country near Bethel and in Bethel, and married Vernon Albert Ward, M.D.  The first child of this union was the present writer, Albert A. Ward, Jr.  The family moved to Robersonville, where “Betty” and “Doctor Vernon” resided the rest of their lives except for a brief residence in Greenville, 1924-25.  The second son, Walter Elliott Ward, became a medical doctor and practiced in Robersonville until his recent death.  The third son, Stuart Jones Ward, became a dentist, served in the Air Force during World War II, and practiced dentistry in West Palm Beach and Avon Park, Florida.  The only daughter, Frances Elizabeth, graduated from Winthrop College, taught home economics, married T. Carl Brown, and lived in Raleigh at the time of her death.  The fourth son, Joseph Major Ward, M. D., was born in 1924 in Greenville.  He now owns and operates the Ayden Clinic, but resides in Greenville.  All of this line have married and produced children, and some have grandchildren.

Issue:

N85–––i.––– Vernon Albert⁷ Ward, Jr., of whom below, born March 27, 1913 in Bethel, Pitt County, North Carolina; died on February 7, 2000.

N86–––ii.––– Walter Elliott Ward was born on January 28, 1916 in Martin County, North Carolina; died on March 3, 1981 in Pitt Memorial Hospital, Greenville, North Carolina; and was buried in Robersonville Cemetery, Robersonville, North Carolina.  On February 18, 1937, he married Margaret Potter.  According to his obituary below, they had three surviving children: (a) Margaret Elizabeth Ward who married a Mr. Stokley; (b) Beatrice Ann Ward; and (c) Walter Elliott Ward, Jr.

Obituaries of
Walter Elliott Ward

The Weekly Herald, Robersonville, North Carolina, Wednesday, March 4, 1981, p. 1:

DR. W. E. WARD
DIES TUESDAY

Dr. Walter E. Ward, 65-year-old resident of Robersonville and long-time medical doctor in the Robersonville area, died Tuesday evening in Pitt Memorial Hospital in Greenville, according to reports received Wednesday morning.

No other details were available as of presstime.

The Weekly Herald, Robersonville, North Carolina, Wednesday, March 11, 1981, p. 1:

DR. W. E. WARD DIES
IN AN AREA HOSPITAL

Dr. Walter Elliott Ward, 65-year-old resident of Robersonville and medical doctor at Robersonville Community Hospital in Robersonville since 1941, died early March 4 in Pitt Memorial Hospital following several weeks of declining health and three weeks of hospitalization.

Dr. Ward, a native of Martin County, was born January 28, 1916 and was the son of the late Vernon A. Ward and Mary Elizabeth Jones Ward.

He attended the Robersonville public schools and graduated from Robersonville High School in 1933 prior to attending Wake Forest University and later the Medical College of Virginia in Richmond, Virginia.  He graduated from both institutions and began his practice at Robersonville in 1941 and remained active at the facility until ill health forced him to quit a short time ago.

The husband of Margaret Potter Ward (married on February 18, 1937), who survives, Dr. Ward was a former member of the Robersonville Town Board of Commissioners, a Rotarian and was a charter member of the Robersonville Lions Club.  He was also a member of the Robersonville First Baptist Church.

Additional survivors include two daughters, Mrs. Margaret Elizabeth Stokley of the home and Miss Beatrice Ann Ward of Madison, Wisconsin; one son, Walter Elliott Ward, Jr. of Wingate; two brothers, Vernon A. Ward and Dr. Joe Ward of Greenville; three grandchildren.

Funeral services were held at 11:00 a.m. Friday in the Robersonville First Baptist Church, with the Revs. James O. Hagwood, William Wells and Ralph Ferguson officiating.  Burial is (was?) to follow in the Robersonville Cemetery.

The family, which requests that in lieu of flowers contributions be made to the Robersonville Community Hospital Fund, will receive friends Thursday evening from 7 to 9 o’clock in Biggs Funeral Home in Robersonville.

N87–––iii.––– Stuart Jones Ward, born on July 15, 1917 in Robersonville, Martin County, North Carolina; died August 22, 1962 in Avon Park, Highlands County, Florida; and was buried in Avon Park Cemetery, Avon Park, Florida.  His wife, Martha Mauncy, and four sons (William, David, James and Michael Ward) are named as survivors in his obituary below.

Obituary of
Stuart Jones Ward

The Weekly Herald, Robersonville, North Carolina, Wednesday, August 29, 1962, p. 1:

NATIVE OF TOWN PASSES
SUDDENLY AT FLORIDA HOME

Funeral Held Friday Afternoon at
Avon Park for Dr. Stuart Ward

Dr. Stuart Jones Ward, a native of Robersonville, died suddenly at his home in Avon Park, Florida, last Wednesday afternoon at 4:00 o’clock. He had been in declining health for a year or more, receiving treatment at intervals during that time.  However, he was thought to be getting along as well as usual just prior to his death.

Son of Dr. Vernon A. Ward of Robersonville and the late Ethel (Elizabeth?) Jones Ward, he was born here 45 years ago, and spent his early life in Robersonville, attending local schools and enjoying the friendships of many, old and young.  He was graduated from Wake Forest College and received a degree in dentistry at the Medical College of Virginia.  He was in military service during World War II, and after the war, located in Avon Park, where he enjoyed a large practice.

Surviving are his widow, the former Martha Mauncy of Lincolnton, N.C.; four sons, William, David, James and Michael Ward, all of the home; his father; and three brothers, Vernon A. Ward, Jr. of Chapel Hill, Dr. Walter Elliott Ward of Robersonville, and Dr. Jos. Ward of Greenville.

A funeral service was held in the Avon Park Episcopal Church last Friday afternoon by the rector.  Interment was in the Avon Park Cemetery.  His father and two brothers, Drs. Joe and Walter, attended the rites.

N88–––iv.––– Frances Elizabeth Ward, apparently died before March 3, 1981 as she is not named as a survivor of her brother, Walter Elliott Ward, in his obituary as it appeared in The Weekly Herald, Robersonville, North Carolina, Wednesday, March 11, 1981, p. 1.  She married T. Carl Brown.

N89–––v.––– Joseph Major Ward, of whom below.

N43. PAUL ERASTUS⁶ JONES (Frances Gertrude⁵ Whichard, Willis R.⁴, Nancy³ Fleming, David², John¹) was born April 9, 1890 near Bethel, Pitt County, North Carolina; died December 26, 1977 in Farmville, Pitt County, North Carolina; and was buried in Forest Hills Cemetery, Farmville, North Carolina.  He married Vernice Lee Lang on October 22, 1913 in Farmville, North Carolina.  Possibly a daughter of William Moye Lang (d. July 31, 1914) and Annie Rachel Phillips (d. September 12, 1930)?

Biographical Notes on Paul Erastus Jones

The Chronicles of Pitt County, North Carolina, published by the Pitt County Historical Society, Greenville, North Carolina, 1982, p. 428:

PAUL E. JONES

Jones Dormitory on the East Carolina University campus is perhaps the most conspicuous monument to Paul Erastus Jones.  Less obvious, because it does not bear his name, is the School of Dentistry at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.  As State Senator, he authored and sponsored the legislation founding this school.  He also led the drive among fellow dentists which raised 1.5 million dollars toward erecting the building housing his favorite project ...

Jones Dormitory East Carolina University Greenville, North Carolina

Dr. Paul Erastus Jones (1890-1977) was a North Carolina Senator (1948-1958) and a member of the Board of Trustees for the University of North Carolina (1951-1959).  Jones also served as acting President of the North Carolina Dental Society and the American Association of Dental Examiners.  Jones Dormitory was constructed through a loan of $1,420,000 from the Federal Housing and Home Finance Agency.  It was the first dormitory built on the “Hill” and was dedicated on May 15, 1960.  Construction began in 1959.  Built in a contemporary style, the four story H-shaped structure has a basement and a cafeteria which seats 380.  The building was twice the size of any other existing structure on campus at that time.

The third child and oldest son of Soloman Major and Gertrude Whichard Jones, Paul was born in the old Jones homeplace near Bethel on April 9, 1890.  The family moved to Bethel in 1906, and Paul graduated from Bethel High School in 1907.  Having had enough of work on the family farm by this time and hoping for more congenial employment, he board(ed) the train for Richmond.  On the same train was Major Manning ... Major talked Paul into studying dentistry.  Together they attended Richmond College and Medical College of Virginia, from which Paul received his D.D.S. degree in 1910.  He set up practice in Farmville and on October 22, 1913, was married to Vernice Lee Lang, a svelte brunette, member of one of Farmville’s leading families, graduate of Atlantic Christian College, and an accomplished musician.  She was always delightfully sweet.

Two children resulted from this union: Vernice Lang Jones, who married Charles M. Duke, one of the last Commissioners of the District of Columbia (Vernice Lang, surviving her husband, now lives at Fairfax, Virginia); and Paul Erastus Jones, Jr., who became a medical doctor, practicing at Concord, and is now deceased.  There are seven grandchildren and some great grandchildren.

Dr. Jones, as Farmville people called him, was a first lieutenant in World War I, on active duty from June 30, 1918 to March 15, 1919.  After the war, he was an active member of the American Legion.

(He) was a life-long member of the Pitt County Medical and Dental Society.  From 1931 on he was a delegate to American Dental Association meetings, where his talents were soon recognized: he served for six years on the A.D.A. Council on Legislation and from 1954 to 1956 was chairman of this council.  He also became secretary and then president of the Fifth District of the North Carolina Dental Society.  In 1930, he was elected president of the North Carolina Dental Society.  From 1938 to 1947 he was a member of the State Board of Dental Examiners.  Beginning in 1943, he served two terms as vice president of the American Association of Dental Examiners, becoming president of this association in 1946.

He was equally effective politically.  For seven years, he was chairman of the Pitt County Democratic Executive Committee.  From 1944 to 1949, he was a member of the State Board of Health.  During this time he became a member of the State Democratic Executive Committee, giving up this position when, in 1947, he was elected to the first of five consecutive terms in the State Senate.  While in the Senate, he was appointed to many committees.  In 1953, for example, he was chairman of the Senate Committee on Public Welfare, vice-chairman of the Committee on Manufacturing, Labor, and Commerce, and a member of the committees on Appropriations, Agriculture, Public Health, and Rules, of which he later became chairman.  He was also, in 1955, president pro tem of the Senate.

He was a member of the UNC Board of Trustees for eight years.

Despite his state and national activity, (he) could still find time for his beloved Farmville.  His role in the American Legion has been mentioned.  For ten years he was a deacon in the Farmville Christian Church.  He was a long-time director of the Bank of Farmville.  He was a charter member and first president of the Farmville Rotary Club.  For twenty-five years he was on the Farmville School Board, for five years chairman.

And time for Pitt County.  His seven-year chairmanship of the Pitt County Democratic Executive Committee has already been noted and his service in the Medical and Dental Society.  He was also a member of the Pitt County Board of Education for five years and was on the Executive Committee of the Pitt County Agricultural Fair ...

Obituary of Paul Erastus Jones

The Daily Reflector, Greenville, North Carolina, Tuesday, December 27, 1977, p. 1:

RITES SET FOR PAUL E. JONES

FARMVILLE – Former Pitt County Senator Dr. Paul Erastus Jones, 87, of Farmville died Monday.

Funeral services will be held Wednesday at 3 p.m. from the First Christian Church in Farmville with the Rev. J. Robert Parvin officiating.  Burial will follow in Forest Hills Cemetery in Farmville.

Dr. Jones was born near Bethel, graduated from Bethel High School in 1907, and attended Richmond College and Medical College of Virginia.  He received his degree of Doctor of Dental Surgery in 1910.  He was also a veteran of World War I.

Dr. Jones was a member of the Pitt County Medical and Dental Society, the American Dental Association.  He was a member of the Council of Legislation, American Dental Association, with a six-year term.  He also served as chairman of the Council from 1954-56.

Appointed by the American Director for Veterans Administration as the Central Office Consultant in 1952, he was a member of the Fifth District of N. C. Dental Society and served as secretary and president.  Dr. Jones was elected to N. C. State Board of Dental Examiners in 1938 and served until 1947.

He was elected president of the American Association of Dental Examiners in 1943 and served two terms.  Director of the Bank of Farmville, Dr. Jones was a member of the Farm Bureau, Rotary Club and local school board.  He served on the Pitt County Board of Directors from 1944-49, the Pitt County Democratic Executive Committee, and the state Democratic Executive Committee.

He was appointed to the N.C. State Board of Health in 1944 and served four years.  Dr. Jones authored several essays for the N. C. Dental Society, including a presidential address to the American Association of Dental Examiners.  He authored and sponsored legislation setting up a dental college in the University of North Carolina.

Dr. Jones served as a state senator in 1949, 1951, 1953, 1955 and 1957.  He was elected president pro tem of the senate in 1955 and chairman of the Rules Committee.  He also served an eight year term on the Board of Trustees of UNC.

Dr. Jones, for whom Jones Dormitory at East Carolina University was named, was a member of the First Christian Church of Farmville where he served as deacon.

Surviving are one daughter, Mrs. Charles M. Duke of Fairfax, Va.; one son, Paul E. Jones, Jr. of Concord; three sisters, Mrs. Virginia Jones Spencer of Greenville, Miss Olive Jones and Mrs. Annie Gertrude Farabow, both of Bethel; seven grandchildren, and one great-grandchild.

Issue:

N90–––i.––– Vernice Lang⁷ Jones married Charles M. Duke.

N91–––ii.––– Paul Erastus Jones, Jr.

N44. WILLIS ROSCOE⁶ JONES (Frances Gertrude⁵ Whichard, Willis R.⁴, Nancy³ Fleming, David², John¹) was born March 9, 1892 near Bethel, Pitt County, North Carolina; died March 17, 1952 in Mercy Hospital, Baltimore, Baltimore County, Maryland; and was buried in the Jones Family Cemetery, near Bethel, North Carolina.  Willis married Angelica Carbo.

Biographical Notes on Willis Roscoe Jones

According to The Chronicles of Pitt County, North Carolina, published in 1982, p. 429, he “went to Baltimore, found a job at a pharmaceutical firm, studied law in night school, practiced law in Baltimore, married Angelica Carbo, daughter of the Minister from Ecuador, and became Deputy Attorney General of Maryland.  His sons were Willis, Jr., James, and Harold, the latter two still living (in 1982).”

The Daily Reflector, Greenville, North Carolina, Saturday, August 26, 1933, p. 1:

FORMER PITT MAN BOSSES BIG CITY COPS

Willis R. Jones, Formerly of Bethel,
is Deputy Attorney General of Md.

he story and picture of a Pitt county man who went into another state and made a name for himself were carried in a recent issue of the Baltimore Sun, one of the leading papers of the State of Maryland.

The subject of the story is Willis R. Jones, son of S. M. Jones, one of the best known citizens of the Bethel community, who is serving as Deputy Attorney General of Maryland, and consequently tells the cops of that state what to do and what not to do.

Mr. Jones is one of the aggressive type of young Pitt county men who left home years ago to seek their fortunes in other parts of the country and have realized the ambition.  His rapid rise to a position of importance in public life reads like all stories of successful men who knowing what they want out of life, dig in and get it.

The former Bethel man was reared on a farm near that place and attributes much of his success to the habit of early rising acquired while living close to the soil.

The story in the Baltimore Sun follows:

If you want to be Deputy Attorney General of Maryland, Mr. Jones, the incumbent of the office, thinks you are handicapped unless you were born on a farm –– if it’s a North Carolina farm where the working day begins at sunup and ends at sundown so much the better.

“Is it any wonder we kids raised on the farms in and around Bethel –– that’s Pitt County, you known –– looked upon school as a vacation?” asks Mr. Jones.  “Yes sir, it was just the reverse of a boy’s usual view down there.  We were sorry to leave school and glad to get back.”

Which accounts, perhaps, for Mr. Jones’ scholarly learning.  After he had finished high school in Bethel, he came to Baltimore and studied accounting.  Eventually he got a job and studied law at night, graduating from the law school of the University of Maryland in 1914.

Law and politics mix well, and in Mr. Jones’ case, the fusion showed early results.  He was elected to the House of Delegates in 1919 and likes to recall he was chairman of the Temperance Committee.  It defeated a bill to get the State back of the bone-dry movement.

Mr. Jones likes his job –– it’s even his hobby, he insists.  His regard of it, he says, was proved three years ago when he gave up golf as a player and baseball as a spectator.  There just wasn’t time for sports and when he didn’t miss them during that first period of high-pressure work, he decided he wouldn’t take them up again.

Would you enjoy advising the Police Commissioner as to what he can do and what he can’t?  Would you like to decide who can vote and who can’t?  Would you like to tell the State Board of Motion Picture Censors just how far they can censor?  Well, these things are a few of Mr. Jones’ day-in and day-out duties.  He is blond, curly headed and he hasn’t lost his North Carolina accent yet.  His home is at 11 Englewood road.

Obituary of Willis Roscoe Jones

The Daily Reflector, Greenville, North Carolina, Wednesday, March 19, 1952, p. 2:

WILLIS R. JONES DIES IN BALTIMORE

BETHEL – Willis R. Jones, 60, died in Mercy Hospital, Baltimore, Md., early Tuesday.

Funeral services will be held Friday at 3 p.m. at the home of Rev. J. P. Harris, in Bethel.  Rev. J. P. Harris of Bethel will officiate, assisted by Rev. S. Grayson Clary of Tarboro.  Burial will be in the family cemetery on the old S. M. Jones farm, on the Greenville highway.

He was a son of the late Mr. and Mrs. S. M. Jones of Bethel.  He had been living in Baltimore since his youth.  He graduated in law from a Baltimore college, and was licensed to practice in Maryland. Member of law firm of Briscoe, Jones & Jones, in Baltimore, for 40 years.  He served one term as assistant attorney general of Maryland.

Surviving are three sons, Willis R. Jones, Jr. and Harold A. Jones, both of New York City, and James E. Jones of Baltimore, who was a partner in his law firm; also surviving are a brother, Dr. Paul E. Jones of Farmville, a member of the North Carolina General Assembly; five sisters, Mrs. V. A. Ward of Robersonville, Mrs. Virginia Spencer of Richmond, Va., Mrs. S. S. Farabow of Charlotte, and Mrs. J. P. Harris and Miss Olive Jones of Bethel.

Issue:

N92–––i.––– Willis Roscoe⁷ Jones, Jr.

N93–––ii.––– James E. Jones.

N94–––iii.––– Harold A. Jones.

N45. VIRGINIA DARE⁶ JONES (Frances Gertrude⁵ Whichard, Willis R.⁴, Nancy³ Fleming, David², John¹) was born on July 19, 1894 in Bethel, Pitt County, North Carolina; died on September 18, 1979 in Pitt Memorial Hospital, Greenville, Pitt County, North Carolina; and was buried in Bethel Cemetery, Bethel, North Carolina.  She married William Spencer.

Notes

From The Chronicles of Pitt County, North Carolina, p. 430: “Virginia Dare Jones was born July 19, 1894.  She attended what is now East Carolina University and married William Spencer of Englehard.  They had two sons, Colonel William Percival Spencer, U.S.M.C., Retired, and John Edward Spencer, who lives in Biloxi, Mississippi.  Aunt Ginnie worked as a legislative stenographer and later for the Internal Revenue Service in Greensboro and for the Registrar’s Office at East Carolina University.”

Obituary of Virginia Dare Jones

The Daily Reflector, Greenville, North Carolina, Wednesday, September 19, 1979, p. 14:

SPENCER

Mrs. Virginia Jones Spencer, 85, died at Pitt Memorial Hospital Tuesday.  She was a resident of 103 N. Warren St.

Funeral services will be held Thursday, 10:30 am. in the Wilkerson Funeral Home chapel by her pastor, the Rev. E. T. Vinson, and the associate pastor, the Rev. Hal Melton.  Burial will be in the Bethel cemetery.

Mrs. Spencer was born and reared in Bethel and lived in Bath and Engelhard for a number of years.  At one time, she was employed with the North Carolina Legislature.  Later she worked for the Internal Revenue Service in Greensboro and Richmond, Va.  After coming to Greenville, she worked in the administrative offices of East Carolina Teachers College under Dr. Messick.  She was a member of Memorial Baptist Church, the Eastern Star and the Association of Retired Federal Employees.

She is survived by two sons, William P. Spencer of Madeira Beach, Fla., and John E. Spencer of Biloxi, Miss.; two sisters, Mrs. Annie G. Farabow and Miss Olive Jones, both of Bethel; five grandchildren; one great-grandchild.

The family has request that those desiring to make a memorial contribution consider the Memorial Baptist Church Building Fund or the Baptist Church of Engelhard.  The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 7-9 p.m. Wednesday.

Issue:

N95–––i.––– William Percival⁷ Spencer.

N96–––ii.––– John Edward Spencer.

N50. ANNIE GERTRUDE⁶ JONES (Frances Gertrude⁵ Whichard, Willis R.⁴, Nancy³ Fleming, David², John¹) was born on December 25, 1903 in Bethel, Pitt County, North Carolina; died on May 9, 1980; and was buried in Bethel Cemetery, Bethel, North Carolina.  She married Sidney Sharpe Farabow, son of Preston Thomas Farabow and Katie Sharpe.  He was born March 20, 1900; died on December 23, 1967 in Charlotte, Mecklenberg County, North Carolina; and was buried in Elmwood Cemetery, Oxford, North Carolina.

Notes

Excerpt from The Chronicles of Pitt County, North Carolina, p. 430: “Annie Gertrude Jones was born December 25, 1903.  She ... attended the State Normal School (now UNC-Greensboro) in Greensboro.  She taught in Bethel, Stokes and Fuquay-Varina, where she met and married S. S. Farabow, cashier of the Bank of Varina.  They had three children: Betty Lou, who operates a psychiatric clinic in Winter Park, Florida; Joan, who teaches English at the University of Puerto Rico; and W. S. (Butch) Farabow, M.D., who practices in Thomasville, N.C.  All have children.”

Obituary of Annie Gertrude Jones

The Daily Reflector, Greenville, North Carolina, Friday, May 9, 1980, p. 14:

FARABOW

BETHEL –– Mrs. Annie Jones Farabow, 76, died Friday.  Funeral services will be held Sunday at 3 p.m. from the Bethel United Methodist Church by the Rev. Ellis J. Batesworth.  Burial will be in the Bethel City Cemetery.

She is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Betty Lou Goyins of Winter Park, Fla., Mrs. Francis J. McMurray of San Jose, Puerto Rico; one son, Dr. William Sidney Farabow of Thomasville, N.C.; one sister, Ms. Olive Jones of Bethel; ten grandchildren.

The family will receive friends from 7-9 Saturday night at the Ayres-Gray Funeral Home.

Obituary of Sidney Sharpe Farabow

The Charlotte Observer, Charlotte, North Carolina, Sunday, December 24, 1967, p. C-6:

SIDNEY S. FARABOW

Sidney S. Farbow of 2423 Vail Ave., Apartment A-9, passed away early Saturday morning, Dec. 23, 1967, in a local hospital after several months illness.

Born March 20, 1900 in Stem, N.C., son of the late Preston Thomas and Katie Sharpe Farabow, he attended Trinity College, now Duke University in 1922.  He was a member of the Masonic Lodge at Fuquay Springs, N.C. and a member of the Hawthorne Lane Methodist Church.

Mr. Farabow had been manager for the General Insurance and Realty Company having retired several years ago.

Survivors are his wife; one son, Dr. William Sidney Farabow of Winston-Salem, N.C.; two daughters, Mrs. Edra Goyings of Winter Park, Fla. and Mrs. George McMurray of Rio Piedras, Puerto Rico; and nine grandchildren.

Funeral services will be held at 9:30 a.m. Sunday, Dec. 24th, Harry and Bryant Chapel in the Oaks, conducted by the Rev. Don Payne of Hawthorne Lane Methodist Church.  Graveside services will be held at 3 p.m. Sunday in Elmwood Cemetery in Oxford, N.C.

Active pallbearers: L. A. Love, Jr., S. A. Little of Wingate, N.C., Dr. Donald W. Morris, Dr. Duncan Cater of Winston-Salem, Harold L. Hall and Charles H. Garmon, Jr.  Honorary pallbearers will be the Official Board of Hawthorne Lane Methodist Church.

The family request that flowers be omitted and instead memorials be sent to the building fund of Hawthorne Methodist Church.

Issue:

N97–––i.––– Betty Lou⁷ Farabow.  Graduated in 1949 from Brevard College, Brevard, North Carolina.  She married a Mr. Go(y)in(g)s.

N98–––ii.––– Joan Farabow married a Mr. McMurray?

N99–––iii.––– William Sidney “Butch” Farabow.  Dr. Farabow is an OB/GYN with High Point OB/GYN in Greensboro, North Carolina, and is an Assistant Professor of Gynecology on the faculty of the Department of Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center in Winston-Salem, North Carolina.

Notes

The News & Record, Greensboro, North Carolina, Wednesday, May 20, 1998, People and Places section, p. 11:

PRACTICE IS
ACCREDITED
IN ULTRASOUND

HIGH POINT ––– High Point OBGYN recently became one of the first practices to receive accreditation in obstetrics and gynecology ultrasound from the American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine (AIUM).

High Point OBGYN was awarded the accreditation for meeting voluntary standards set by the diagnostic ultrasound profession.  During the accreditation process, a comprehensive analysis of the practice was implemented, including all personnel, the physical facilities, documentation, storage, record-keeping, practices, policies and procedures and quality assurance.

According to High Point OBGYN physician Dr. William S. Farabow, “The accreditation by the AIUM presents our practice as a leader in the field of obstetrics and gynecology ultrasound.

“The certification by this professional organization provides our patients with the confidence that our physicians and sonographer have the most advanced training and state of the art equipment when performing ultrasound testing in our offices.”

In addition to Farabow, the High Point OBGYN physicians receiving accreditation are Dr. Darrell A. Cope, Dr. James W. Fulton, Dr. Douglas K. Louk, Dr. Mary T. Sansing and and sonographer Sharon R. Hughes, R.D.M.S.

Is William Farabow named in the story below from The News & Record, Greensboro, North Carolina, Sunday, October 22, 1995, People and Places section, p. 9 a son of Dr. William S. (Butch) Farabow?

BIRTHS

... October 17, 1995 ...
... Wesley Long Hospital ...

... Mr. and Mrs. William Farabow, Greensboro, a boy ...

N53. GEORGE WALTERS DEY⁶ WHICHARD (Claude Linden⁵, Willis R.⁴, Nancy³ Fleming, David², John¹) born January 23, 1914; died on May 2, 1962 in Orlando, Florida.  He married Lottie Alligood, daughter of William F. Alligood and Hattie Waters.  She was born December 28, 1919 in Beaufort County, North Carolina; died April 23, 1995 in Beaufort County Hospital, Washington, North Carolina.

Obituary of George Walters Dey Whichard

The Virginian-Pilot, Norfolk, Virginia, Thursday, May 3, 1962, p. 10:

GEORGE D. WHICHARD

NORFOLK –– George Walters Dey Whichard, husband of Mrs. Lottie Alligood Whichard and son of Mrs. Annie Dey Whichard and the late Claude L. Whichard, died Wednesday at 9:30 a.m. in Orlando, Fla.

Mr. Whichard was a native of Norfolk and a graduate of Maury High School and Bliss Electrical Institute.

He was formerly employed by Virginia Electric & Power Co. and by Norfolk Naval Air Station.  Later he operated Great Lakes Trailer Sales Co. in Orlando.

Besides his widow and mother, he is survived by a son, George Walters Dey Whichard, Jr. of Orlando, and two brothers, Rogers Dey Whichard and Claude L. Whichard, Jr. of Norfolk.

The body will be taken to H. D. Oliver Funeral Apartments.

Obituary of Lottie Alligood

The Virginian-Pilot, Norfolk, Virginia, Monday, April 24, 1995, p. B-4:

LOTTIE A. WHICHARD

Mrs. Lottie Alligood Whichard, age 75, a resident of 918 Shoal Creek Trail, died Sunday at Beaufort County Hospital in Washington, N.C.

Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Paul Funeral Home, Washington.

Mrs. Whichard was born in Beaufort County, N.C., Dec. 28, 1919.  She was the daughter of the late William F. and Hattie Waters Alligood.  Mrs. Whichard lived in Orlando, Fla., from 1957 to 1990.  Since 1990, she lived in Chesapeake, Va.

Mrs. Whichard was a homemaker.  Mrs. Whichard was married to George W. Whichard Sr., who preceded her in death in 1962.

Survivors include a son and daughter-in-law, George W. Whichard Jr. and Sandra P. Whichard of Washington, N.C.; two grandsons, Brandon D. Whichard of Dallas, Texas, and Josh S. Whichard of Delaware, Ohio; four nieces, Zelda Woolard and Linda Paul, both of Washington, N.C., Becky Vasil and Brenda Stankavich, both of Virginia Beach; and two nephews, Billy Roberson of Virginia Beach and Preston Earl Alligood of Washington, N.C.

Mrs. Whichard was preceded in death by two sisters, Margie A. Roberson and Hazel A. Alligood.

Arrangements by Paul Funeral Home, Washington.

Issue:

N100–––i.––– George Walters Dey⁷ Whichard, Jr., of whom below, was born in Norfolk, Norfolk County, Virginia on February 18, 1947; died April 23, 1998 in Norfolk, Virginia.

N54. JAMES CECIL⁶ WHICHARD (Willis R.⁵, Willis R.⁴, Nancy³ Fleming, David², John¹) was born September 2, 1898 in Pitt County, North Carolina; died November 20, 1966 in Norfolk, Virginia; and was buried in Forest Lawn Cemetery, Norfolk, Virginia.  He married Catherine McCarrick, who was born on December 27, 1900; died on February 18, 1976 in Norfolk, Virginia; and was buried in Forest Lawn Cemetery in Norfolk.

Obituaries of James Cecil Whichard

The Virginia-Pilot, Norfolk, Virginia, Monday, November 21, 1996, p. 14:

JAMES CECIL WHICHARD, 68,
RETIRED OFFICIALS OF VNB

NORFOLK –– James Cecil Whichard, 68, of 104 Willowwood Drive, retired senior vice president of Virginia National Bank, died Sunday at 4:45 p.m. in a hospital after a heart attack.

He was stricken while attending a funeral in Forest Lawn Cemetery.

A native of Pitt County, N.C., he lived her 60 years.  He was the husband of Mrs. Catharine McCarrick Whichard and a son of Willis R. and Mrs. Ella Keel Whichard.

As a teenager, he was hired in 1917 as a runner for Norfolk National Bank.    World War I intervened, and he saw service in France.  He re-entered civilian life as a bookkeeper for Trust Co. of Norfolk, which subsequently merged with the National Bank of Commerce to become the Norfolk National Bank of Commerce and Trust.  The National Bank in April 1963 became Virginia National Bank.

He had been an assistant cashier; assistant vice president; vice president; and senior vice president from Nov. 5, 1957, until his retirement in December, 1963.

He was a member of First Christian Church, Disciples, Ruth Masonic Lodge 89, and a 33rd degree Scottish Rite Mason.  At his death he was treasurer of the Scottish Rite Bodies.

He was also a member of Junius F. Lynch American Legion Post 35, the Pyramind Club, and Norfolk Yacht and Country Club.

Besides his widow, surviving are four daughters, Mrs. Frank G. Odenheimer of Pittsburgh, Pa., Mrs. Richard B. Lewis and Mrs. John W. Cebrowski, and Mrs. Edwin R. Cliatt of Ypsilanti, Mich.; and eight grandchildren.

The body will be taken from Hollomon-Brown Funeral Home to First Christian Church, Disciples, for a funeral service Tuesday at 1 p.m. by the Rev. J. Stuart Wake.  Burial will be in Forest Lawn Cemetery.  The body will be in church at noon.

The Daily Reflector, Greenville, North Carolina, Tuesday, November 22, 1966, p. 12:

WHICHARD

NORFOLK –– Funeral services for James Cecil Whichard, 68, who died here Sunday, were to be conducted today at 1 p.m. at the First Christian Church (Disciples).  Burial was to be in the Forest Lawn Cemetery.

Mr. Whichard, a native of Pitt County, was stricken Sunday while attending a funeral at Forest Lawn Cemetery and died in a Norfolk hospital.

He was a retired Senior Vice President of the Virginia National Bank, having ended his service in December, 1963.  He was also a veteran of World War I.

Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Catherine McCarrick Whichard; four daughters, Mrs. Frank G. Odenheimer of Pittsburgh, Pa., Mrs. Richard B. Lewis, Mrs. John W. Cebrowski and Mrs. Edwin R. Claitt, all of Ypsilanti, Mich.

Obituary of Catharine McCarrick

The Virginian-Pilot, Norfolk, Virginia, Friday, February 20, 1976, p. A-8:

MRS. CATHARINE WHICHARD

NORFOLK –– Mrs. Catharine McCarrick Whichard, 75, of 104 Willowwood Drive, the widow of J. Cecil Whichard and a life-long resident of Norfolk, died Wednesday in her home.

She was a member of Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church.

Survivors include four daughters, Mrs. Amanda Cebrowski of Glastonburg, Conn., Mrs. Frances Odenheimer of Pittsburgh, Pa., Mrs. Catharine Lewis of Richmond, and Mrs. Susan Cliatt of Colorado Springs, Colo.; two sisters, Mrs. Anna Taliaferro and Mrs. Margaret Hosier of Norfolk; and 14 grandchildren.

A Christian Wake service will be held tonight at 7:30 in H. D. Oliver Funeral Apartments.  A funeral service will be held Saturday at 11 a.m. in Blessed Sacrament Church with burial in Forest Lawn Cemetery.  Memorial donations may be made to St. Mary’s Infant Home or to a charity of choice.

Issue:

N101–––i.––– Frances⁷ Whichard died on January 23, 2001.  She was the wife of Frank Gilliams Odenheimer III, who died just about two weeks prior on January 6, 2001 in Richmond, Virginia.  Their obituaries, below, name three children of their marriage: (a) James W. Odenheimer, (b) Carolyn Odenheimer who married John Andersson (son: Brooks Andersson), and (c) Susan Odenheimer who married Dean J. Chappelle of Richmond (daus.: Kristina and Nikki Chappelle).

Obituary of Frances Whichard

The Richmond Times Dispatch, Richmond, Virginia, Friday, January 26, 2001, p. B-6:

ODENHEIMER

Frances Whichard Odenheimer of Richmond died Tuesday, January 23, 2001.  She was the widow of Frank G. Odenheimer III, having shared 51 happy years of marriage.

She is survived by three children, James W. Odenheimer of Pittsburgh, Pa., Carolyn O. Andersson of Baltimore, Md. and Susan O. Chappelle of Richmond.  She has one daughter-in-law, Jeanne Odenheimer of Pittsburgh; and two sons-in-law, Dean J. Chappelle of Richmond and John Andersson of Baltimore; two granddaughters, Kristina and Nikki Chappelle of Richmond, who commonly referred to her as “Gibble”; and a grandson, Brooks Andersson of Baltimore.  Also she is survived by three sisters, Cay Lewis of Richmond, Amanda Cebrowski of Fairfax, Va. and Susan Cliatt of Colorado Springs, Colo.

She was a devoted wife and a wonderful mother.  After her husband’s retirement, she moved to Kill Devil Hills, N.C.  For 14 years, she was a very active member of St. Andrews-By-The-Sea Episcopal Church.  She will be dearly missed by her family and friends.

A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. Friday, January 26, 2001, in the Fellowship Hall at Cedarfield, 2300 Cedarfield Parkway, Richmond.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to St. Andrews-By-The-Sea Building Fund, St. Andrews By The Sea, P.O. Box 445, Nags Head, N.C. 27959.

Obituaries of
Frank Gilliams Odenheimer III

The Times Dispatch, Richmond, Virginia, Monday, January 8, 2001, p. B-4:

ODENHEIMER

Frank Gilliams Odenheimer, 79, of Richmond, died Saturday, January 6, 2001.

He is survived by his devoted wife, Frances Whichard Odenheimer of 51 years; three children, James W. Odenheimer of Pittsburgh, Pa., Carolyn O. Andersson of Baltimore, Md., and Susan O. Chappelle of Richmond.  He has one daughter-in-law, Jeanne Odenheimer of Pittsburgh; and two sons-in-law, Dean J. Chappelle of Richmond, and John Andersson of Baltimore; two granddaughters, Kristina and Nikki Chappelle of Richmond; and one grandson, Brooks Andersson of Baltimore.  He was known as “Pop-Pop” to his three grandchildren.

Frank served in the Army during World War II and the Korean War.  He worked in Pittsburgh at Westinghouse as a management systems engineer for 30 years.  After retirement, he moved to Kill Devil Hills, N.C. for 14 years.  He was a member of St. Andrews-By-The-Sea Episcopal Church and an Honorary Member of the First Flight Lions Club, where he was Treasurer for eight years.

A memorial service will be held 2 p.m. Wednesday, January 10, 2001 at Cedar Field, 2300 Cedar Field Pkwy., Richmond.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to St. Andrews-By-The-Sea Building Fund, St. Andrews By The Sea, P.O. Box 445, Nags Head, N.C. 27959 or the Richmond Alzheimers Association.

* * *

There is also a notice in The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Sunday, January 14, 2001, p. B-5 announcing the death of “Frank Gilliams Odenheimer, formerly of Wilkens,” on January 6, 2001.

N102–––ii.––– Catharine “Cay” Whichard married Richard B. Lewis.

N103–––iii.––– Amanda Whichard married John W. Cebrowski.

N104–––iv.––– Susan Whichard, who married Edwin R. Claitt.

N59. WILLIS KENNETH⁶ WHICHARD (Lee Roy⁵, Willis R.⁴, Nancy³ Fleming, David², John¹) was born May 28, 1906 in Whichard’s Station, Stokes, Pitt County, North Carolina; died January 13, 1980 in Greenville, North Carolina; and was buried in Greenwood Cemetery, Greenville, North Carolina.  He married Edna Short.  She was born July 12, 1916 in Rainelle, West Virginia; died May 19, 2000 in Pitt County, North Carolina; and was buried in Greenwood Cemetery,

Obituary of Willis Kenneth Whichard

The Daily Reflector, Greenville, North Carolina, Monday, January 14, 1980, p. 6:

WHICHARD.

Mr. Willis Kenneth Whichard, 73, died Sunday at his home at 1044 W. Rock Spring Road.

The funeral service will be conducted at 2 p.m. Tuesday in the Wilkerson Funeral Chapel by Mr. Whichard’s pastor, Dr. Will Wallace.  Burial will be in Greenwood Cemetery.

Mr. Whichard, a native of Pitt County, was born and reared at Whichard’s Station in the Stokes community.  He graduated from Greenville High School in 1925 and attended Campbell College; later he worked for a short time in Richmond, Va.  In 1927 he entered the United States Army, serving until his retirement in 1955.  He entered as a private, was promoted through the ranks, and at the time of his retirement was a Lieutenant Colonel.

Following his retirement he returned to Greenville and was employed by Pitt County in association with Social Security qualification.  Later he was employed by State Bank & Trust Company, now North Carolina National Bank, until his retirement in 1971.

He was a member of the First Christian Church.  Other memberships include the Greenville Lions Club, member and past Master of the Army and Navy Masonic Lodge, Fort Monroe, Va., a member of Sudan Temple, New Bern, and past Patron of the Greenville Chapter of the Order of the Eastern Star.  He was a member of the American Legion Post No. 39.

He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Edna S. Whichard; two sons: Lt. Colonel W. Kenneth Whichard of the United States Air Force, now stationed at the University of New Mexico, Los Cruces, N. M., and Robert S. Whichard of Greenville; two brothers: Clifford S. Whichard of Stokes and Lindsay R. Whichard of Williamston; two sisters: Mrs. Edward F. Gunter of Richmond, Va. and Mrs. Frances W. Allen of Greenville; and four grandchildren.

The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 7-9 p.m. Monday.

Obituary of Edna Short

The Daily Reflector, Greenville, North Carolina, Sunday, May 21, 2000, p. B-2:

EDNA S. WHICHARD

Mrs. Edna Short Whichard, 83, died Friday, May 19, 2000.

Graveside services Tuesday 11 a.m. at Greenwood Cemetery.

Mrs. Whichard was a native of Rainelle, W.V., and grew up in Tidewater, Va.  A resident of Greenville since 1955, she was an employee of Pitt County Schools and was food supervisor when she retired in 1976.  She was a member of First Christian Church and Order of the Eastern Star.

Surviving: her son, Lt. Col. (Ret.) W. Kenneth Whichard of Goldsboro and Robert S. “Bobby” Whichard of Richmond, Va.; brothers, Bill Short of Fayetteville and Emmit “Jack” Short of Yorktown, Va.; four grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.

Visitation following the service.

Memorial contributions may be made to the Pitt County Humane Society, 2850 E. Fire Tower Road, Greenville, N.C. 27858, or the Masonic and Eastern Star Home, 7005 Holden Road, Greensboro, N.C. 27420.

Arrangements by Wilkerson Funeral Home and Crematory, Greenville.

Issue:

N109–––i.––– Willis Kenneth⁷ Whichard, Jr.

N110–––ii.––– Robert S. (Bobby) Whichard.

N60. CLIFFORD STEINER⁶ WHICHARD (Lee Roy⁵, Willis R.⁴, Nancy³ Fleming, David², John¹) was born May 19, 1915 in Pitt County, North Carolina; died August 10, 1989 in Pitt County, North Carolina; and was buried in the Whichard Family Cemetery, near Stokes, North Carolina.  He married Mary Spotswood Capehart, who was born about 1915 in Southhall, Vance County, North Carolina; died on January 21, 1997; and was buried in the Whichard Family Cemetery, near Stokes, Pitt County, North Carolina.  She was a daughter of Anthony Ashbourne Capehart, Sr.

Obituary of Clifford Steiner Whichard

The Daily Reflector, Greenville, North Carolina, Friday, August 11, 1989, p. A-14:

WHICHARD

Mr. Clifford S. Whichard, 74, died Thursday.

His funeral will be conducted at 2 p.m. Saturday at St. Peter Episcopal Church in Washington, N.C. by the Rev. William J. Bradbury.  Burial will be in the family cemetery near Stokes.

Mr. Whichard was a lifetime resident of the Whichard community near Stokes.  He was a farmer, a former employee of the Pitt County Board of Education, and a former postmaster of Stokes.  He was a member of the Greenville Masonic Lodge 284 and was one of the organizers of the Stokes Fire Department.  He was a member and former vestryman of St. Peter’s Episcopal Church in Washington, N.C.

Surviving are his wife, Mary C. Whichard of the home; two sons, Clifford Roy Whichard of Washington, N.C. and Ashbourne “A.C.” Whichard of Stokes; a brother, Lindsay R. Whichard of Williamston; a sister, Frances Allen of Greenville; a half-sister, Louise Gunter of Richmond, Va.; and five grandchildren.

The family will receive friends from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. today at Wilkerson Funeral Home and at their home at other times.

Memorials may be made to Stokes Fire Department, the Pactolus Rescue Squad or the All Souls Memorial Fund at St. Peter’s Episcopal Church in Washington, N.C.

Obituary of Mary Spotswood Capehart

The Daily Reflector, Greenville, North Carolina, Wednesday, January 22, 1997, p. B-2:

WHICHARD

Mrs. Mary Spotswood Capehart Whichard, 82, died Tuesday, January 21, 1997.  Her residence was Rt. 1, Stokes.

The funeral service will be conducted Thursday at 11 a.m. at St. Peter’s Episcopal Church in Washington.  Burial will be in the Whichard Family Cemetery, near Stokes.

Mrs. Whichard, born at Southhall in Vance County, grew up in Washington, where she attended the Washington schools.  She was an original member of the Bug House Laboratory as a youth.  For the past 52 years she had made her home in Stokes.

She was a member of St. Peter’s Episcopal Church, where she had served on the Altar Guild.  She was also a charter member of the Jane Austin Book Club at Stokes.

She was preceded in death by her husband of 48 years, Clifford Steiner Whichard, who died in 1989.

She is survived by two sons, C. Roy Whichard of Washington and Ashbourne “A.C.” Whichard of Stokes; five grandchildren, Susan Whichard Taylor of Washington, Allison L. Whichard of Winterville, Ashbourne C. Whichard, Jr., and Tonya W. Sutton, both of Stokes; and one brother, Anthony Ashbourne Capehart, Jr., of Washington.

Visitation will be Wednesday from 7 to 9 p.m. at Wilkerson Funeral Home, Greenville, and at other times at the home.

Memorial contributions may be made to All Soul’s Fund at St. Peter’s Episcopal Church, 101 N. Bonner Street, Washington, NC 27889 or Pactolus Volunteer Rescue Squad or Carolina Township Fire Department, Stokes, NC.

Issue:

N105–––i.––– Clifford Roy⁷ Whichard.

Notes on
Clifford Taylor Whichard,
son of Clifford Roy Whichard

The Daily Reflector, Greenville, North Carolina, Sunday, June 21, 1998, p. E-5:

CLIFFORD TAYLOR WHICHARD
MARSHA LAWRENCE WILLARD

WASHINGTON, N.C. –– Marsha Lawrence Willard and Clifford Taylor Whichard were married at 2 p.m. Saturday, June 20, 1998, in St. Peters Episcopal Church.  The Rev. William J. Bradbury conducted the double-ring ceremony.

The bride is the daughter of Mrs. Ivan L. Willard of Washington and the late Mr. Willard.  The bridegroom is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Roy Whichard of Washington.  His maternal grandmother is Louise S. Taylor of Washington.

Dena Blount of Newport was maid of honor, and Julie Hird Cox of Hilton Head, S.C., was matron of honor.  Bridesmaids were Joan vanBaars, Lisa Bowen and Joan Campbell, all of Washington.

The father of the bridegroom was best man.  Groomsmen were Reed Mills Potts and Alston Daniel Tankard, both of Greenville, Mike Raven Mizelle of Raleigh, and Gary Beecher Rumley of Chicago.

A reception was held in Gardner Hall at the church.

The couple will live in Washington after a wedding trip to Cancun, Mexico.

The bride received a radiologic technology degree from Pitt Community College.  She is employed by Pitt County Memorial Hospital.  The bridegroom attended Louisburg College and East Carolina University.  He is attending Mount Olive College and is employed by Webster Construction Co.

N106–––ii.––– Ashbourne Capehart Whichard.

N61. LINDSAY RUSSELL⁶ WHICHARD (Lee Roy⁵, Willis R.⁴, Nancy³ Fleming, David², John¹) was born November 30, 1919 in Pitt County, North Carolina; died March 27, 1997 in Pitt County, North Carolina; and was buried in the Whichard Cemetery, near Stokes, North Carolina.  He married Dorothy Mendenhall.

Obituary of Lindsay Russell Whichard

The News & Observer, Raleigh, North Carolina, Thursday, March 28, 1997:

LINDSAY R. WHICHARD

WILLIAMSTON –– Mr. Lindsay Russell Whichard, 77, died Thursday, March 27, 1997.  The funeral service will be conducted Saturday at 2 p.m. in the Wilkerson Funeral Chapel, Greenville.  Burial will be the Whichard Family Cemetery, near Stokes, N.C.

Mr. Whichard was educated at Mars Hill Junior College, and East Carolina Teachers College and held Master degrees from East Carolina College and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.  He taught in the English Department at North Carolina State College from 1948 to 1962.  He served as Director of Guidance for Martin County Schools from 1965 until his retirement in 1985.  He had served on the Board of Directors of the Raleigh Little Theatre and served as faculty advisor to the Phi Kappa Tau Fraternity of North Carolina State College.  He was a member of the First Presbyterian Church of Williamston.

He is survived by his wife, Dorothy Mendenhall Whichard of Williamston; daughter, Amanda Taylor Whichard of Nags Head; son, Lindsay Russell Whichard Jr. of Raleigh; two sisters, Mrs. Frances W. Allen of Greenville, and Mrs. Louise W. Gunter of Richmond, Va.

Visitation will be Friday from 7-9 p.m. at the funeral home.

Memorial contributions maybe made to a charity of one’s choice.

Issue:

N107–––i.––– Amanda Taylor⁷ Whichard.

N108–––ii.––– Lindsay Russell Whichard, Jr.  Is he the same as Lindsay Russell Whichard, Jr., age 29, who married Julie Ann Walterhouse, age 25, in Dare County, North Carolina, on May 16, 1998?  According to marriage record, she was born in Michigan on May 1972 and he was born in North Carolina in February 1969.  This was the first marriage for each.

N63. WILLIS GUILFORD⁶ WHICHARD (Ernest Bryant⁵, Willis R.⁴, Nancy³ Fleming, David², John¹) was born August 11, 1908, in Pitt County, North Carolina; died November 29, 1972, at Watts Hospital, in Durham, Durham County, North Carolina; and was buried at Maplewood Cemetery in Durham.  He married Beulah Estella Padgett on September 16, 1933 in Hayesville, Clay County, North Carolina, daughter of William Edgar Padgett and Cordia Coleman.  She was born in Clay County, North Carolina, on June 4, 1904; died on January 15, 1999, at Pittsboro Christian Village, Pittsboro, Chatham County, North Carolina; and was buried at Maplewood Cemetery, Durham.

Marriage of Willis Guilford Whichard and Beulah Estella Padgett

The Daily Reflector, Greenville, North Carolina, Thursday, September 21, 1933, p. 3:

WHICHARD-PADGETT

Hayesville, Sept. 16 –– The home of Mrs. C. A. Padgett was the scene of a quiet but impressive wedding this afternoon at 5 o’clock when her daughter, Beulah, became the bride of Willis G. Whichard.  The Rev. H. R. Cornelius, pastor of the bride, was the officiating minister.  The taking of the vows was a private ceremony attended by members of the family only.  Immediately after the nuptials, the wedding party was entertained at a buffet supper.

The house was beautifully decorated with a profusion of fall flowers with roses, asters and dahlias predominating.

The bride was attractively attired in ivory satin, her only ornament being a pearl necklace, a gift of the groom.  Her flowers were sweetheart roses.

Miss Wilma Coleman of Young Harris, Georgia, cousin of the bride, presided at the piano and played “I Love You Truly” before the entrance of the bridal party.  To the strains of the bridal chorus from Lohengrin, the young couple was preceded to the altar by Miss Edna Padgett, sister of the bride, and her only attendant, who wore a shoulder corsage of pink rosebuds.

The bride is the daughter of Mrs. C. A. Padgett and the late W. E. Padgett of Hayesville.  She is a graduate of Western Carolina Teachers College and of Peabody College.  She is one of the outstanding teachers of the state, having won a North Carolina scholarship to Peabody College in 1932.

The groom is the son of Mrs. Ida G. Whichard and the late E. B. Whichard of Stokes, N.C.  He is a graduate of the University of North Carolina and has recently being doing graduate work there.  He is a member of Lambda Chi Alpha fraternity and served his order as president during his senior year.

After a short honeymoon in the mountains of Western North Carolina, the young couple will be at home in Red Springs, North Carolina where they are both members of the faculty of the city schools.

Obituary of Willis Guilford Whichard

The Daily Reflector, Greenville, North Carolina, Thursday, November 30, 1972, p. 12:

WHICHARD

DURHAM –– Funeral services for Mr. Willis Guilford Whichard, 64, who died Wednesday morning at 6 p.m. in Watts Hospital, will be conducted Friday at 3:30 p.m. at the Gospel Center here with Evangelist Welcome Detweiler, pastor, and the Rev. William Quick, pastor of Trinity Methodist Church, officiating.  Burial will follow in the Maplewood Cemetery.

Mr. Whichard was a native of Pitt County.  He graduated from the University of North Carolina in 1930 and taught school in Pinehurst and Red Springs before coming to Durham in 1934.  He was principal of the E. K. Poe Elementary School ... until his retirement ... due to heath reasons.

He has served as the treasurer of the North Carolina Classroom Teachers Association and as president of the Durham City Education Association.  He was a charter member of the Durham Christian Businessmen’s Committee.  He was a Sunday School teacher at Gospel Center and Trinity Methodist Church.

In 1970, he was chosen one of Durham’s fathers of the year.

Surviving are his wife, the former Beulah Padget; two sons, North Carolina State Representative Willis P. Whichard of Durham, and Dr. Obie G. Whichard of Athens, Ga.; three brothers, E. B. Whichard of Robersonville, Herman Whichard of Las Vegas, Nev., and Ben Whichard of Sacramento, Calif.; two sisters, Mrs. Ida W. Blottner of Norfolk, Va. and Mrs. Mary W. K. Krape of Radcliff, Ky.; one grandchild.

Obituaries of Beulah Estella Padgett

The News & Observer, Raleigh, North Carolina, Monday, January 18, 1999, p. B-4:

BEULAH P. WHICHARD

DURHAM –– Mrs. Beulah Padgett Whichard, 94, formerly of 642 W. Club Blvd., died Friday, January 15 at Pittsboro Christian Village in Pittsboro.

Born June 4, 1904 in the Sweetwater section of Clay County, N.C., she was the daughter of the late William Edgar Padgett and the late Cordia Coleman Padgett.  She was a graduate of the Cullowhee State Normal School (now Western Carolina University) and the George Peabody College for Teachers (now the School of Education at Vanderbilt University).  She was an elementary school teacher for approximately 23 years and a switchboard operator and information desk receptionist at Watts Hospital in Durham for approximately 23 years.

Mrs. Whichard attended the Grove Park Chapel.  She taught Sunday School there and at its predecessor, the Gospel Center, for many years.

On September 16, 1933, she married Willis G. Whichard, who died November 29, 1972.

Mrs. Whichard is survived by his two sons, Willis P. Whichard of Durham and Obie G. Whichard of Falls Church, Va.; three granddaughters, Jennifer W. Ritz and Ida W. Silkenat, both of Durham, Mary A. Whichard of Falls Church, Va.; one grandson, Paul G. Whichard of Falls Church, Va.; two great-grandchildren, Georgia C. Ritz and Chamberlain W. Silkenat; several nieces and nephews.

Funeral service will be held at Clements Funeral Chapel in Durham at 11 a.m. on Monday, January 18.

Pastor Dale Brooks and Rev. Crate Jones will officiate.  Burial will follow in Maplewood Cemetery.

Flowers are acceptable, or memorial contributions may be made to the Pittsboro Christian Village Benevolent Fund, 1825 East Street, Pittsboro, N.C. 27312; or to the UNC Schools of Law, CB#3380, Van Hecke-Wettach Hall, Chapel Hill, N.C. 27599-3380, marked for the Willis G. Whichard Scholarship Fund.

The Herald-Sun, Durham, North Carolina, Monday, January 18, 1999, p. C-2:

WHICHARD

DURHAM –– Mrs. Beulah Padgett Whichard, 94, formerly of 642 W. Club Blvd., died Friday, January 15 at Pittsboro Christian Village in Pittsboro.

Born June 4, 1904 in the Sweetwater section of Clay County, N.C., she was the daughter of the late William Edgar Padgett and the late Cordia Coleman Padgett.  She was a graduate of the Cullowhee State Normal School (now Western Carolina University) and the George Peabody College for Teachers (now the School of Education at Vanderbilt University).  She was an elementary school teacher for approximately 23 years and a switchboard operator and information desk receptionist at Watts Hospital in Durham for approximately 23 years.

Mrs. Whichard attended the Grove Park Chapel.  She taught Sunday School there and at its predecessor, the Gospel Center, for many years.

On September 16, 1933, she married Willis G. Whichard, who died November 29, 1972.

Mrs. Whichard is survived by his two sons, Willis P. Whichard of Durham and Obie G. Whichard of Falls Church, Va.; three granddaughters, Jennifer W. Ritz and Ida W. Silkenat, both of Durham, Mary A. Whichard of Falls Church, Va.; one grandson, Paul G. Whichard of Falls Church, Va.; two great-grandchildren, Georgia C. Ritz and Chamberlain W. Silkenat; several nieces and nephews.

Funeral service will be held at Clements Funeral Chapel in Durham at 11 a.m. on Monday, January 18.

Pastor Dale Brooks and Rev. Crate Jones will officiate.  Burial will follow in Maplewood Cemetery.

Flowers are acceptable, or memorial contributions may be made to the Pittsboro Christian Village Benevolent Fund, 1825 East Street, Pittsboro, N.C. 27312; or to the UNC Schools of Law, CB#3380, Van Hecke-Wettach Hall, Chapel Hill, N.C. 27599-3380, marked for the Willis G. Whichard Scholarship Fund.

Issue:

N111–––i.––– Willis Padgett⁷ Whichard, of whom below, born in 1940 in Durham, Durham County, North Carolina.

N112–––ii.––– Obie Guilford Whichard, of whom below, born in 1943 in Durham, North Carolina.

N65. ERNEST BRYANT⁶ WHICHARD, JR. (Ernest Bryant⁵, Willis R.⁴, Nancy³ Fleming, David², John¹) was born June 16, 1912.  He married Cleo Doris James on June 7, 1945 in Robersonville, Martin County, North Carolina, daughter of Wyatt L. James and Nina Roberson.  She was born February 19, 1918 in Robersonville, Martin County, North Carolina; died February 15, 2000 in Martin General Hospital, Robersonville, Martin County, North Carolina; and was buried in Martin Memorial Gardens, Robersonville, Martin County, North Carolina.

Marriage of Ernest Bryant Whichard, Jr. and Cleo Doris James

Excerpts from The Daily Reflector, Greenville, North Carolina, Wednesday, June 13, 1945, p. 2:

WHICHARD-JAMES.

Robersonville, June 13 – A wedding of simplicity and charm was solemnized June 7 at 9 a.m. when Miss Cleo Doris James and Sgt. Ernest Bryant Whichard were united in marriage at the home of the bride ...

Miss Mae Wyatt James, only sister of the bride, attired in navy blue sheer and wearing a corsage of gardenias, rendered a program of nuptial music prior to the ceremony.  The candles were lighted by Arthur Sherwood Perkins, cousin of the bride.  The couple entered together and took the vows before the Rev. Mr. J. M. Perry, pastor of the bride.  The double ring ceremony was used ...

Sgt. and Mrs. Whichard left immediately after the ceremony for a wedding trip to announced points.

Mrs. Whichard is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. L. James.  She was graduated from Robersonville High School and Atlantic Christian College in Wilson.  For the past several years, she has taught in the Everett’s school.

Sgt. Whichard is the son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Ernest B. Whichard of Stokes.  He received his education in the schools of Stokes and Greenville.  He was affiliated with his uncles in the Whichard Wholesale Company in Norfolk prior to (illegible).  He recently returned from more than two years of service with the air corps in the European theater of operations.  He will stationed at Pope Field, Ft. Bragg, N.C.

Obituary of Cleo Doris James

The News & Observer, Raleigh, North Carolina, Thursday, February 17, 2000, p. B-6:

CLEO DORIS JAMES WHICHARD

ROBERSONVILLE – Cleo Doris James Whichard, 81, of 406 North Main St., died Tuesday, February 15, 2000, at Martin General Hospital.  She was born February 19, 1918, in Robersonville, N. C., to the late Wyatt L. and Nina Roberson James.  She was a retired elementary school teacher and a member of First Christian Church.

She is survived by her husband, Ernest B. Whichard, Sr.; daughter, Amanda Whichard Precythe of Wilson; sons, James Whichard of Hickory, Ernest B. Whichard, Jr. of Greensboro, and W. Harvey Whichard of Charlotte; sister May Wyatt Harrison of Robersonville; and six grandchildren.

Funeral services will be held 4 p.m. Friday, February 18, 2000, at First Christian Church with Dr. David Brown officiating.  Burial, Martin Memorial Gardens.

The family will receive friends 7-8:30 p.m. Thursday, February 17, at Biggs Funeral Home in Robersonville.

Issue:

N113–––i.––– Ernest Bryant⁷ Whichard III, of whom below, born in 1946.

N114–––ii.––– Amanda Gray Whichard, of whom below, born in 1949.

N115–––iii.––– James Wyatt Whichard, born February 1952.  He married Becky Thompson.  She was the daughter of Arlie Thomas Thompson, “a weaver for 35 years” according to his obituary in The Press Interprise, Riverside, California, Tuesday, February 6, 1996, p. B-6.

N116–––iv.––– William Harvey Whichard, of whom below, born in 1955.

N66. IDA GERTRUDE⁶ WHICHARD (Ernest Bryant⁵, Willis R.⁴, Nancy³ Fleming, David², John¹) was born June 16, 1912; died on March 23, 2004.  She married first Russell Edwin Bennett on May 20, 1944 in Norfolk, Norfolk County, Virginia.  A son of Ernest Edwin Bennett, he was born January 14, 1901; died March 15, 1965 in Norfolk, Virginia.  She married second Willie Edwin Blottner on June 24, 1982.  He was born July 21, 1907 in Richmond, Richmond County, Virginia; died June 10, 1996 in Norfolk, Virginia.

Marriage of Ida Gertrude Whichard and Russell Edwin Bennett

The Virginian-Pilot, Norfolk, Virginia, Sunday, May 21, 1944, p. B-5:

MISS IDA WHICHARD BECOMES
BRIDE OF LIEUT. R. E. BENNETT

he marriage of Miss Ida Gertrude Whichard, of Norfolk, daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Bryant Whichard, of Stokes, N.C., to Lieut. Russell Edwin Bennett, USNR, son of Mrs. Ernest Edwin Bennett, of this city, and the late Mr. Bennett, took place yesterday afternoon at 5 o’clock in the David Adams Memorial Chapel, Naval Operating Base.

The bride was given in marriage by her cousin, James Cecil Whichard.  Miss Frances Whichard was her cousin’s maid of honor and only attendant.  Ernest Edwin Bennett, Jr. was his brother’s best man.

After a short wedding trip, Lieut. and Mrs. Bennett will reside in the Governor Spotswood apartments, 930 Spotswood avenue.

The bride is the niece of Mr. and Mrs. H. Walter Whichard, of this city, and is a graduate of St. Vincent’s School of Nursing.  Lieutenant Bennett attended the University of Virginia.

The Daily Reflector, Greenville, North Carolina, Wednesday, May 24, 1944, p. 3:

BENNETT-WHICHARD

Ernest Bryant Whichard
announces the marriage
of his sister

Ida Gertrude

to

Russell Edwin Bennett
Lieutenant, United States Naval
Reserve

on Saturday, May the twentieth
Nineteen hundred and forty-four
Norfolk, Virginia

Obituary of Ida Gertrude Whichard

The Virginian-Pilot, Norfolk, Virginia, Thursday, March 25, 2004, p. B-8:

IDA BENNETT BLOTTNER

NORFOLK –– Ida Gertrude Bennett Blottner, 91, passed away March 23, 2004, in a local hospital.

Mrs. Blottner had been a resident of Norfolk since 1940.  She had been a longtime faithful member of Ghent United Methodist Church where she was past president of her Sunday school class as well as past president of the Ghent Methodist Women, and also was formerly head of the Communion Committee.  Mrs. Blottner graduated from Old St. Vincent DePaul School of Nursing and was a registered nurse at DePaul hospital for 19 years.  She volunteered her time with Meals on Wheels and also at the hospital for many years.

She was preceded in death by her first husband, Russell E. Bennett Sr. and her second husband, Willie E. Blottner.  Survivors include her two sons, Russell E. Bennett Jr. and his wife Arlene of Norfolk and John Whichard Bennett Sr. and his wife Bonnie Sue of Kill Devil Hills, N.C.; her daughter, Jane Mooring Bennett and her husband Michael Simmons of Norfolk; two brothers, a twin, Ernest Beamon Whichard of Robersonville, N.C. and Ben Whichard of Sacramento, Calif.; one sister, Mary Krape of Radcliffe, Ky.; five grandchildren, Cay Billings, Russell E. Bennett III, Susan Bennett Morris, J.W. Bennett Jr. and Audrey Bennett; and two great-grandchildren, Michael and Susanne Billings.

The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday in H.D. Oliver Funeral Apts., Norfolk Chapel.  A funeral will be held in Ghent United Methodist Church Saturday at 1 p.m. by the Rev. Don Wilson.  Interment will follow in Forest Lawn Cemetery.  In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to Virginia Weslyan College Education Fund or to the Ghent United Methodist Church.

Obituary of Russell Edwin Bennett

The Virginian-Pilot, Norfolk, Virginia, Tuesday, March 16, 1965, p. 10:

RUSSELL E. BENNETT, 64, NORTON & ELLIS PRESIDENT

NORFOLK –– Russell Edwin Bennett, 64, of 105 W. Arden Circle, president of Norton & Ellis, Inc., freight brokers, died Monday at 7 a.m. in a hospital.

A lifelong resident of Norfolk, he was the husband of Mrs. Ida Whichard Bennett.  His parents were Ernest Edwin and Mrs. Helen Capps Bennett.

After public schooling in Norfolk, he attended the University of Virginia.  During World War II, he was a commissioned officer.  He had been active in Boy Scout work here.

He was a member of Ghent Methodist Church and its official board and Men’s Club, Ruth Masonic Lodge 89, Norfolk Consistory, and Scottish Rite bodies.

Besides his widow, surviving are a daughter, Miss Jane Mooring Bennett of Norfolk; two sons, Russell Edwin Bennett, Jr. of Louisburg (N.C.) Junior College, and John Whichard Bennett of Norfolk; a sister, Miss Helen Mae Bennett, and a brother, Ernest Edwin Bennett, Jr., both of Norfolk.

The body will be taken from H.D. Oliver Funeral Apartments to Ghent Methodist Church for a funeral service, Wednesday at 1 p.m., by the Rev. John H. Davidson.  Burial will be in Forest Lawn Cemetery.

The family requests that flowers be omitted and suggests that contributions be sent to the Christian Higher Education Fund of Wesleyan College.

Obituary of Willie Edwin Blottner

The Virginian-Pilot, Norfolk, Virginia, Wednesday, June 12, 1996, p. B-4:

WILLIE B. BLOTTNER, SR.

NORFOLK – Willie Edwin Blottner Sr., 88, of the 100 block of W. Arden Circle, died June 10, 1996, in his home.

Mr. Blottner was a native of Richmond, Va., and was retired from the Boyd Bluford Co. after 27 years.  He attended public schools in Charlottesville and then attended the University of Virginia.  He was a member of Ghent United Methodist Church for over 50 years and was an honorary member of its administrative board.  He was a past president of its Lamberth Bible Class.  He was a member of Corinthian Masonic Lodge (NU) 266 and a veteran of World War II having served in the U.S. Army.

He is survived by his wife, Ida Whichard Blottner; two sons, Eugene C. Blottner and Willie E. Blottner Jr., both of Norfolk; a stepdaughter, Jane M. Bennett of Virginia Beach; two stepsons, Russell E. Bennett Jr. of Richmond and John W. Bennett of Kill Devil Hills, N.C.; six grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.

A graveside funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday in Forest Lawn Cemetery by the Rev. Harold E. Thornton.  The family will receive friends at home.  Memorial contributions may be made to Ghent United Methodist Church or to The Children’s Hospital of the King’s Daughters.  Cox Funeral Home is handling arrangements.

Issue:
Of Ida Gertrude Whichard and Russell Edwin Bennett

N117–––i.––– Russell Edwin⁷ Bennett, Jr., of whom below, born in 1945.

N118–––ii.––– Jane Mooring Bennett, of whom below, born in 1948.

N119–––iii.––– John Whichard Bennett, of whom below, born in 1952.

N68. MARY ELIZABETH⁶ WHICHARD (Ernest Bryant⁵, Willis R.⁴, Nancy³ Fleming, David², John¹) was born April 9, 1916 and married William Arnold Krape on September 3, 1943.  He was born on June 14, 1916; died in December of 1990.

Issue:

N120–––i.––– Carol Anne⁷ Krape, of whom below, born in 1947.

N121–––ii.––– Mary Katherine Krape, of whom below, born in 1952.

N70. BENJAMIN OSCAR⁶ WHICHARD (Ernest Bryant⁵, Willis R.⁴, Nancy³ Fleming, David², John¹) was born January 21, 1921.  He married Florence Maionchi on June 30, 1946.  She was born on June 14, 1916.

Issue:

N122–––i.––– Stephen Joseph⁷ Whichard, of whom below, born in 1947.

N123–––ii.––– Carol Marie Whichard, born in 1954.

N124–––iii.––– Mark Edward Whichard, of whom below, born in 1954.

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