Mrs. J.A. Wood of Mt. Hermon died at 8 o’clock Monday night, following a stroke of paralysis Monday from which she never regained consciousness. Mrs. Wood was 71 years old and had been a leader in her church and a useful woman in her neighborhood all her life.
Mrs. Wood is survived by the following children: Mrs. Joseph Hasket of Durants Neck; Mrs. Willis Sivills of Pasquotank County; Mrs. R.L. Daniels of Mt. Hermon; Jesse Wood of Mt. Hermon; B.J. Wood of Camden; J.N. Wood of Elizabeth City; and F.V. Wood of Norfolk.
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LUTHER W. HOLMES
Luther W. Holmes, age 56, died at his home in this city Saturday night after a brief illness. He was born at East Lake, Dare County, and was reared in Currituck County, removing to Elizabeth City 16 years ago.
Mr. Holmes is survived by a widow and two sons, Edward and Lester Holmes, both of this city; by four stepdaughters, Mrs. Edith Davis, Mrs. L.R. Holmes, Mrs. LeRoy Dixon and Mrs. Lennie Pugh, all of this city; by two brothers, George Holmes of Portsmouth, Va., and Chief of Police L.R. Holmes, of this city; and by two sisters, Mrs. F.G. Chory of Elizabeth City and Mrs. Walter Owens of Shiloh.
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MRS. LOVEY ANN ETHRIDGE
Mrs. Lovey Ann Ethridge, age 67, died Friday night, Jan. 20, at the home of her son-in-law, Martin Pritchard in the Forks neighborhood. She was a member of Corinth Baptist Church.
From The Independent, Elizabeth City, N.C., Jan. 27, 1922
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