Obituary of Elbert Hiram Southerland ~ 1966

Source: Duplin Times-Progress Sentinel Mar 10 1966

Wallace -- Funeral services for Elbert Hiram Southerland, 61, Route 2, 
Wallace, who died Monday, were conducted Wednesday at 3 p.m. at Norman 
Memorial Chapel by the Rev. Tommy Deese, pastor of Poston Baptist Church, 
of which he was a member, and the Rev. Charles Sparks, pastor of the 
Rose Hill Methodist Church. Burial was in Clay Hill Cemetery near here.
A native of Duplin County, he was a retired cafe operator, a veteran of 
World War I, and a member of the Northeast Ruritan Club.
Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Elma Allen Southerland; two sons, Gerald 
Southerland of Durham and Pat Southerland of Wallace; three daughters, 
Mrs. Mildred (Mickey) Evans of Farmville, Mrs. Sylvia Brown of Rose Hill 
and Mrs. Judy Armstrong of Raleigh; two brothers, James F. Southerland of 
Kinston and William Southerland of Teachey; three sisters, Mrs. Laura 
Ramsey, and Mrs. Maggie Rivenbark of Wallace and Mrs. Betty Bailey of 
Verona; eight grandchildren.





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