Prayers Requested for Noble & Herndon Families

Classmates, please remember Shelia Noble and her family in your prayers on the passing of her mother, Mrs. Ernestine Noble, May 22, 1922 - January 4, 2013.  Expressions of sympathy may be sent to the home at 1505 Battery DR, Raleigh, NC 27610.  Her Celebration of Life Service will be held Tues., Jan 8, 2013, noon at Martin ST Baptist Church.  See the following site for additional viewing  information:
http://www.carltonlgrayfuneral.com/new_view.php?id=1969428


Brenda Hall Herndon and her husband, Thurman Herndon, Sr., eulogized their son, Thurman Herndon, Jr., on Sunday, Dec. 30, 2012. Remember Brenda, Thurman and their family in your prayers. The family requests that contributions be made to: The Thurman W. "Sonny" Herndon Trust (for his children) c/o Joseph A. Calder, Esq., 216 US Hwy. 70W, Garner, NC 27529

Prayers Requested

Please keep our classmates and their families in prayer.

James Jenkins' Home-going Service is Noon, Friday, October 19, 2012, Watts Chapel Baptist Church, 3703 Tryon Road, Raleigh. Visitation, Friday, October 19, 11:30AM-12:00 Noon prior to the service.

Doris Nichols Vinson, Michael Dae's mother, Funeral service, 11:00 AM, Friday, October 19, 2012, Lea Funeral Home. Visitation, 10:30 AM - 11:00 AM, prior to service.

Donna Hines Monk was eulogized on Wednesday, October 17, 2012.

Gloria Bulter Spraggins - Homegoing Celebration

Sadly we announce the Homegoing Service for Gloria Butler Spraggins.

Gloria B. Spraggins, of 908 Delaney Dr., departed this life on Thursday, July 19, 2012. Funeral service, 11:00 AM, Tuesday, July 24, 2012, First Cosmopolitan Baptist Church, 1515 Cross Link Rd. Interment, Resthaven Cemetery, West End, NC. Visitation, 10:30 to 11:00 AM, prior to the service.

Homegoing for James Nathaniel Hicks

Please keep the James Hicks family in your thoughts and prayers.

James Nathaniel Hicks, class of 1968, will be eulogized on Monday, May 24, 2011, 12 noon at St. Matthew AME Church, 1629 Bennett Street, Raleigh, NC. The family will receive cards and visitors at 400 Gatewood Dr., Garner, NC 27529. Lea Funeral Home is in charge of the service.

Emmett McNeill, Jr., Receives 'Order of the Longleaf Pine' posthumously

Our recently deceased classmate, Emmett McNeill, Jr., will receive the Order of the Long Leaf Pine Award this Thursday, January 27, 2011, 2 PM at the NC Museum of Art.

The Order of the Long Leaf Pine is the highest civilian honor that can be granted by the governor and is one of the most prestigious awards that is given to individuals who have a proven record of extraordinary service to their organizations, their communities and to the State of North Carolina. Additionally, a state employee can be awarded The Order if the employee has contributed more than 30 years of dedicated and enthusiastic service to the state of North Carolina.

The McNeill Family extends an invitation to all classmates to attend.