Obituaries

Shirley Pearson

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Surrounded by family and friends, died September 17, 2018 at Beason Place in Greensboro, N.C.
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Elma Ernestine "Tina" Ross Griffin

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Wakefield VA - died peacefully on September 27, 2018. She is preceded in death by her husband, Dr. C.W. “Jack” Griffin Sr.; her parents, Elmer E. Ross and Hattie Borrell Ross; two sisters, Irma Molloy, Margie Hicks, and a brother, J.D. Ross. She is survived by her brother, Wallace Edwards; two sons, Clarence Wayne Griffin, Jr. and his wife, Susan Reagan Griffin, and Ross Laine Griffin and his wife, Heather Hill Griffin; four grandchildren, Reagan Griffin, Whitney Griffin, Alexis Watkins and Allie Watkins.
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William Douglas Weaver

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Tarboro, North Carolina, William Weaver, age 78, passed away on December 2, 2018. He was born December 10, 1939 in Norfolk, VA to the late Johnny Weaver and Mary Porter.
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Frederick Murray “Freddie” Hill, 73, was called home by our Heavenly Father on September 12, 2022.

Fred was born June 11,1949 in Roanoke Rapids, NC, the son of Frank and Elizabeth Hill. He was preceded in death by his parents; daughter Robin Hill Carpenter; and brothers Mark and Stevie.

Fred was an active member of Pleasant Grove Methodist Church, member and past Master of Seaboard Masonic Lodge #378, and a member and past President of the Seaboard Lions Club. He served in the Army National Guard. He retired from the Norfolk Naval Shipyard as a Supervisor of Shipbuilding Conversion and Repair. One of his favorite pastimes in retirement was driving the cotton module truck and spending time with his coworkers and farmers he met along the way.

Survivors include his wife of 51 years, Viola; son Jeff (Barbara); grandchildren Hannah Lay (Tyler), Brooke Carpenter, and Madison Hill; sisters Betty Lou Zusin and Mary Jo Edwards (Mark); and several beloved nieces and nephews.

A service will be held on Sunday, September 18, 2022 at 1:30 p.m. at Pleasant Grove Methodist Church, 2484 Jackson Bypass Rd, with Pastor Robert Hill presiding. Friends may visit with family following the service.

The online guest register may be signed at hockadayfs.com

Arrangements are under the care of Hockaday Funeral and Cremation Service in Roanoke Rapids.