Thursday, December 18, 2025

Abner P. Whitehead, 79, Buried in Cedar Grove Cemetery, Dec. 18, 1925

Father of Dr. J.W. Whitehead Is Dead

New Bern, Dec. 14—Abner P. Whitehead, 79, prominent citizen of the county, died Saturday night at the home of his daughter at Bachelor. The funeral service was held Sunday afternoon, with interment in Cedar Grove cemetery here.

Surviving him are his wife, five daughters, Mrs. Willie Biggs of Bladen county, Mrs. E.S. Hancock and Mrs. Nellie Thomas of Wilmington, Mrs. J.B. Becton and Mrs. C.C. Smith of Bachelor; and four sons, Dr. J.W. Whitehead of Smithfield, Dr. A.P. Whitehead of Rocky Mount, Carl Whitehead of Morehead City, and Earl Whitehead of Los Angeles, Calif.

From the front page of the Smithfield Herald, Johnston County, N.C., Friday, Dec. 18, 1925

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