These obituaries that have been passed down in my family--they are newspaper clippings from Kinston, Lenoir Co. Death of Mrs. DUPREE----Aug. 24, 1929 Mrs. Virginia DUPREE, 75, died at the home of a daughter, Mrs. D.I. SPENCE, 113 North Independence St., of the infirmities of old age, Saturday evening about 7 o' clock. She had been in ill health some time. Surviving are two daughters, Mrs. SPENCE and Mrs. Thurba WADE, of a rural point near here. Mrs. SPENCE was extensively related in this section. She was a woman of estimable Christian character. The funeral was held from the home Sunday afternoon at 5 o' clock. Rev. Eugene C. FEW, pastor of Queen Street Methodist Church, officiated. The following were pallbearers: J.T. WHITFIELD, T.W. HEATH, Carl SUTTON, Herbert HILL, V.A. ABBOTT, and Bernice ARTHUR. Burial was in Maplewood Cemetery.
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