These obituaries that have been passed down in my family--they are newspaper clippings from Kinston, Lenoir Co. Feb. 23, 1961 Ike ROCHELLE Dies at 88, Funeral Set for SaturdayIsaac Sloan (Ike) ROCHELLE, 88, died in Forest Hill Nursing Homee in Goldsboro at 9:45 p.m. Thursday after a period of declining health. He was a retired building contractor and farmer. Mr. ROCHELLE was the son of the late Benjamin and Indiana Sloan ROCHELLE of Magnolia. He was a charter member of the Kinston Universalist Church, having moved here as a young man. Funeral services will be conducted at 3 p.m. Saturday from the Univerasalist Church with Rev. Kenneth MARSHALL, his pastor, officiating. Burial will follow in Maplewood Cemetery. The body will be moved to the church from Garner's Funeral Home one hour prior to the funeral Saturday. Surviving are four sons, J.Marvin ROCHELLE and Hanson ROCHELLE, both of Kinston, Ike ROCHELLE of Roanoke Rapids and Zee ROCHELLE of Elizabeth City; two daughters, Mrs L.M NASH and Mrs. Earl PRESSLY of Kinston; two neices which he reared. Mrs. George CROOM of Kinston; and Mrs. Ralph DANIELS of Watertown, N.Y.; 12 grandchildren, 12 great grandchildren; a sister Mrs. Walter F. BUTLER of Asheville, N.C. Pallbearers will be Jimmy ROCHELLE, Marvin SPENCE, Joe PRESSLY, B.R. (Doc) ROUSE, O.E. KENECUTT, and Joe LAMB.Memorial contributions may be made to the Kinston Universalist Church.
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