Eure Killed By Lightning Bolt; Buried SundayRoduco.-Funeral services for Charles E. Eure, age 69, were conducted Sunday afternoon at the home. Burial was in the family plot in the Ahoskie cemetery.
The services were conducted by the Rev. J. Sidney Cobb of the Reynoldson Baptist Church assisted by the Rev. J. M. Roberts of the Eure Christian Church.
He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Lillie Holland Eure; three sons, Charles R. Eure, Roduco, Gordon E. Eure, Roduco, and Nollie J. Eure with the United States Army in Europe; one daughter, Mrs. E. C. Sanderson, Wallace; one brother, E. D. Eure, Roduco.
Mr. Eure was a prominent business man and farmer of Gates county. He was killed instantly Friday afternoon as he left the field to get out of a rain storm and was struck by a bolt of lightning as he approached the yard.
Pallbearers were Clyde Eure, John D. Eure, Jim Sam Eure, Ernest Brinkley, Wesley Byrd and Joe Henry Gardner.
Honorary pallebearers were friends of the family. The body was removed to the Rountree and Hofler Funeral Home, Gatesville, where it remained until 11 o'clock Sunday morning when it was taken to the home for the service.
"Gates County Index", Gatesville, N.C., Wednesday, July 11, 1945see also Norfolk Virginian-Pilot, Sunday, July 8, 1945
Eure Killed By Lightning Bolt; Buried SundayRoduco.-Funeral services for Charles E. Eure, age 69, were conducted Sunday afternoon at the home. Burial was in the family plot in the Ahoskie cemetery.
The services were conducted by the Rev. J. Sidney Cobb of the Reynoldson Baptist Church assisted by the Rev. J. M. Roberts of the Eure Christian Church.
He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Lillie Holland Eure; three sons, Charles R. Eure, Roduco, Gordon E. Eure, Roduco, and Nollie J. Eure with the United States Army in Europe; one daughter, Mrs. E. C. Sanderson, Wallace; one brother, E. D. Eure, Roduco.
Mr. Eure was a prominent business man and farmer of Gates county. He was killed instantly Friday afternoon as he left the field to get out of a rain storm and was struck by a bolt of lightning as he approached the yard.
Pallbearers were Clyde Eure, John D. Eure, Jim Sam Eure, Ernest Brinkley, Wesley Byrd and Joe Henry Gardner.
Honorary pallebearers were friends of the family. The body was removed to the Rountree and Hofler Funeral Home, Gatesville, where it remained until 11 o'clock Sunday morning when it was taken to the home for the service.
"Gates County Index", Gatesville, N.C., Wednesday, July 11, 1945see also Norfolk Virginian-Pilot, Sunday, July 8, 1945
Family Members
Sponsored by Ancestry
Advertisement
Explore more
Sponsored by Ancestry
Advertisement
