RODANTHE–John Berry Clayton, Sr., 65, ofRodanthe died on Thursday, Oct. 11, 2007, at his residence.  Mr.Clayton, born in Caswell County, North Carolina, was a retired foremanwith the Norfolk Southern Railroad Co.  He was a veteran, havingserved in the U. S. Army, and was an avid fisherman.  He was the son of the lateWilliam Clayton, Sr. […]

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FRISCO — Lonnie Lawrence Woods, Jr., 60, ofFrisco died Tuesday, Oct. 9, 2007 at his residence.  Mr. Woods wasborn in Chester, Pa., the son of Lonnie L. Woods, Sr. and GenevaStuckey Woods.  He was a heavy equipment operator and a veteran,having served in the U.S. Air Force.  He was preceded in death by his parents, […]

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HATTERAS — William Dale Burrus, 65, passedaway suddenly on Sunday, October 7, 2007 in his home. A native ofHatteras, he was the eldest son of the late William Z. Burrus andMinnie Austin Burrus. He is survived by his loving and devoted wife of 41 years, LorraineHoward Burrus of the home; his children, Denise Ziegler and […]

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RODANTHE–Marjorie Ann Piers, 64, of Rodanthe died Wednesday, Sept. 26,2007, at her residence. Mrs. Piers was born in Boston, Mass., thedaughter of the late John J. and Mary Helen Walsh Lyons.  Mrs.Piers is survived by a daughter, Ann Piers of Spring Lake, N.C.; four sons, John Robert Piers of Hope Mills, N.C., Robert JohnPiers of  Hope […]

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AVON–Marie Dennett Hughes died in Avon onMonday, Sept. 24, 2007.  She was 91.  Marie Hughes was bornJan. 29, 1916 in New York City.  She was the daughter of the lateGeorge and Mae Dennett and the wife of the late Thomas Aloysius Hughes. Marie was married and raised her family in Mount Kisco, N.Y.  Shealso served […]

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HATTERAS–Claffee Eugene Mayo, III, 56, passed away on Sept. 6, 2007 athis home after a long courageous battle with lung and heartdisease.  Gene was born on Aug. 4, 1951, in Concord, N.H. Gene was in the U.S. Coast Guard and retired as a Sr. Chief afteralmost 29 years of service.  He loved his job.  He started […]

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OCRACOKE–Leroy McDonald Parsons, 86, of Ocracoke, passed away Sept. 1, 2007, at home. Heis survived by his wife, Elizabeth, daughter Edna Mae Edman andson-in-law Howard Edman of Columbia, S.C.; sons Roger Lee Parsons ofOcracoke and Leonard Steve Parsons of Franklinton, N.C.; fivegrandchildren, Beverly Kirkland, Matthew Parsons, Amanda Dizon,Christian Parsons, and Leslie Parsons, and one great-grandchild. […]

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SALVO–On Aug. 30, 2007, Carey Marie Le Sieur passed away after a courageous battle against cervical cancer. She was survived by her husband of 14 years, Robin Gerald; her parents,Claude and Marie Le Sieur of Lewes, Del.; her mother-in-law, KatherineGerald; her sister, Jennifer Janssen and brother-in-law, Mark, and herniece Madison of Overland Park, Kan., and […]

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The children of Marie M. Bennett invitethe community she dearly loved for 26 years to a celebration of herlife on Friday, Oct. 12, beginning at 5:30 p.m. at Our Lady of the SeasParish Hall in Buxton. The family will provide meat, set-ups, and beverages for a dinner, andthose who are inclined can bring a covered […]

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