Obituaries from the Saturday, April 12, 2008 issue of the Roxboro-Courier Times

Mary M. Allen

The funeral for Mary M. Allen, 81, of 325 Hill St., who died Wednesday, April 9, 2008, at her home, will be conducted at 2 p.m. today, April 12, in Mt. Bethel Baptist Church by the Rev. Wallace Allen and the Rev. Johnny Wilson. Burial will be in the Peace Memorial Cemetery.

Surviving are five sons, Morris Allen and wife, Shirley, Dallas Allen and wife, Barbara, and the Rev. Wallace Allen and wife, Josephine, all of Roxboro, Jewel Allen of Greensboro and James Allen of Wilmington, Del.; four daughters, Shirley Roberts, Mary Winstead and husband, Billy, and Evelyn Moore and husband, Tony, all of Roxboro, and Alice Toler and husband, Joseph, of Oxford; a sister, Lucille Dixon of Los Angeles, Calif.; 26 grandchildren; and 33 great-grandchildren.

Arrangements are by Hester, Whitted & Daye Funeral Home.

Gracie W. Cole

The funeral for Gracie Walker Cole, 89, of 926 Thaxton Rd., who died Thursday, April 10, 2008, at Person Memorial Hospital, will be conducted at 3 p.m. Sunday, April 13, in the Brooks & White Funeral Home chapel by the Rev. Ross Thompson and Pastor Randy Stoner. Burial will be in the Person Memorial Cemetery.

Mrs. Cole was a native of Person County, the daughter of the late Charlie and Della Cox Walker. Her late husband was James W. Cole. Her late brothers were Melvin, Irvin and James Merritt Walker, and her late sisters were Betty Blue Walker, Alice Gillis and Ruby O’Briant.

She was a member of Cavel United Methodist Church.

Surviving are her children, James Cole and wife, Carolyn, of Semora, Norman Cole and wife, Liz, Ann Whitlow and husband, Jimmy, Delores Hicks and husband, Bobby, W. Pete Cole and wife, Diane, Larry Cole and wife, Kathy, Tony Cole and wife, Phyllis, and Mark Cole, all of Roxboro; 16 grandchildren; 23 great-grandchildren; and 2 great-great-grandchildren.

Pallbearers will be Todd Whitlow, Jamie Whitlow, Lynn Whitlow, Jeffery Whitlow, Chris Hicks, Craig Hicks, Brian Cole, Adam Cole and Kevin Cole.

Edward Cole and Kirk Whitlow will be honorary pallbearers.

Visitation will be from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. today, April 12, at the funeral home and other times at the home.

Memorials may be made to Cavel UMC, c/o Mrs. Alice Gordon, 444 Tanglewood Cir., Roxboro, NC 27573 or the K.T. Foundation, P.O. Box 205 Lakeview, NC 28350.

Condolences may be sent to www.brooksandwhite.com.

John M. Garrard

The funeral for John Manning Garrard, 56 of 252 Winding Trail Dr., who died Wednesday, April 9, 2008, at his home, will be conducted at 11 a.m. today, April 12, in Long Memorial United Methodist Church by the Rev. T.R. Miller. Burial with military rites will be in the Mt. Lebanon Primitive Baptist Church cemetery in Durham.

Mr. Garrard was the son of Cornelia Anderson Garrard of Rougemont, who survives, and the late Walter Edward Garrard.

A graduate of the U.S. Air Force Academy, he was retired from the Air Force after 20 years of service.

He was employed as a commercial pilot with ATA.

He attended Long Memorial United Methodist Church where he sang in the choir and was very active with the Long Memorial United Methodist Boy Scout Troop 249.

Surviving in addition to his mother are his wife Ann Cole Garrard; two children, Elizabeth C. Garrard and John W. Garrard, both of the home; a brother, Walter Edward Garrard Jr. of Elizabeth, Colo.; three sisters, Rebecca G. Smith of Dixon, Tenn., his twin sister, Sarah G. Holmberg of Ridgeway, S.C., and Ginger G. Nelson of Louisburg, W. Va.

Memorials may be made to the Long Memorial UMC Endowment Fund, P.O. Box 310, Roxboro, NC 27573, to The Preston Robert Tisch Brain Tumor Center at Duke, DUMC Box 3624, Durham, NC 27710 or to Home Health & Hospice of Person County, 355A S. Madison Blvd., Roxboro, NC 27573.

Arrangements are by Brooks & White Funeral Home.

Condolences may be sent to www.brooksandwhite.com.

Frankie C. Garrett

Frankie Geraldine Carroll Garrett, 72, of 688 Bowen Rd., Rougemont, died Wednesday, April 9, 2008 at Durham Regional Hospital.

Born in Chattanooga, Tenn., Mrs. Garrett was the daughter of the late Frank and Delphia Green Carroll.

She was a homemaker.

Surviving are her children, Delphia Parker of Durham, Brenda Marino of Rougemont, Linda Williams of Jacksonville and Paul Morin of Yanceyville; a sister, Grace (Sam) Green, of Red Oak, Va.; numerous grandchildren; and great-grandchildren.

Visitation will be from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. today, April 12, at Brooks & White Funeral Home.

Condolences may be sent to www.brooksandwhite.com.

Johnny C. Paylor

REYNOLDSBURG, Ohio — A memorial service for Johnny C. Paylor, 53, of Reynoldsburg, Ohio, who died Saturday, April 5, 2008, will be conducted at 1 p.m. today, April 12, in Mill Hill Baptist Church by the Rev. Frederick Wilson and the Rev. Ben Clay.

Mr. Paylor was the son of the late Charlie Floyd and Dora Talley Paylor.

He was a 1973 graduate of Person Senior High School.

He was a retired U.S. Navy veteran,with 23 years of service.

He was a member of Hyco Zion Baptist Church.

Surviving are two children, Sting Paylor and Octavia Paylor, both of Reynoldsburg; seven sisters, Glossie Paylor and Pearl Carver, both of Baltimore, Md., Joanne Lee of Coatesville, Pa., Pansy Fowler of Southfield, Mich., Dorothy Tomasovich of Chester Springs, Pa., May Paylor of Wilmington, Del. and Stella P. Nelson of Roxboro; and two brothers, Jewel Paylor of Baltimore and Walter Paylor of Detroit, Mich.

Visitation will be at the church for one hour before the service and at other times at the home of Roger and Stella Nelson, 65 Nelson Loop Rd., Roxboro.

Memorials may be made to the Mill Hill Baptist Church Building Fund, P.O. Box 816, Roxboro, NC 27574 or to the charity of one’s choice.

Arrangements are by Cunningham & Nelson Funeral Home.

Robert F. Smith

A graveside funeral for Robert Franklin Smith, 86, of 4230 North Roxboro Rd., who died Thursday, April 10, 2008, in the Rose Manor Health Care Center, will be held conducted at 11 a.m. Monday, April 14, in the Burchwood Cemetery.

Born in Person County, Mr. Smith was the son of the late Richard Franklin and Fannie Broach Smith. His late wife was Thelma Smith. His late brother was Thomas Youel Smith, and his late sisters were Lottie Frederick and Victoria Davis.

He was a Baptist.

Surviving are four sisters, Hulda Day, Daisy Howard, Doris Newell, all of Roxboro and Odell Slaton, of Palm Bay, Fla., 15 nieces and nephews; and 31 great-nieces and nephews.

Memorials may be made to the NC School for the Deaf, 517 W. Fleming Dr. Morganton, NC 28655.

Arrangements are by Brooks & White Funeral Home.

Condolences may be sent to www.brooksandwhite.com.