By Keith Strange
G-V Staff Writer
The Halifax County Circuit Court gallery erupted into cheers
as tearful family members and friends of the victims learned yesterday
that James Bryant Hudson will face execution for the murders of
three members of the Cole family.
Judge Leslie M. Osborn said that after careful deliberation he
could find no mitigating evidence to warrant less severe punishment.
"These killings were cold-blooded and senseless," he
said. "There is no evidence of motive or justification. The
victims were innocents."
Maintaining his silence throughout his February 7 trial and Tuesday's
sentencing hearing, Hudson, 55, stood expressionless as the sentence
was read.
Osborn said the fact that the defendant failed to express sorrow
for the murders weighed on his decision.
"The defendant gave no testimony in his defense and has offered
no evidence of remorse," he said.
"He has a history of criminal offenses against Linda Cole
and his own brother," Osborn added.
Although many expected the judge's ruling Tuesday, Osborn said
he needed more time before rendering a sentence.
"Mr. Hudson, having considered all the evidence and after
consideration of your prior history, on the capital murder charge,
I sentence you to death. On the charge of first degree murder,
I sentence you to life in prison," he said.
Hudson also received two five-year sentences for the use of a
firearm in the commission of murder, and must pay the Cole family
$23,099 for the cost of three funerals.
At trial, Hudson was convicted of one count of capital murder,
one count of first-degree murder and two counts of the use of
a firearm in the commission of murder.
The capital murder charge stems from the murder of the two Cole
brothers, while the first-degree murder conviction is the result
of the shotgun death of Patsy Ayers Cole.
Commonwealth's Attorney John Greenbacker, who prosecuted the case,
said yesterday that he felt the punishment was fitting.
"I think this was the only logical verdict based on the law
that could have been rendered," he said. "The crimes
were cold-blooded, premeditated and without justification.
"We didn't have any signs of remorse or even an excuse,"
the prosecutor said. "When you put all of these things together,
all of the standards applied to this case show that this was a
death penalty case."
Greenbacker said he hoped the verdict would offer the victims'
families a semblance of closure.
"I only hope the Cole family will heal the best way they
can on this," he said. "I think they were vastly relieved
by this verdict."
The defendant pleaded guilty at his trial to the July 3, 2002
shotgun murders of Patsy Ayers Cole and her husband Thomas Wesley
Cole, both 64, and Thomas' brother Walter Stanley Cole, 56, on
Virgie Cole Road.
Each was killed by close-range shotgun blasts.
Hudson is scheduled to be transported to the Greensville Correctional
Center to await imposition of the sentence.
Although death sentences are automatically appealed, Osborn set
Hudson's execution date as October 28, 2003.
At Tuesday's sentencing hearing, Hudson refused to make a statement
or allow his attorney to present any evidence in his defense.
Shortly after the sentence was read, Stanley Cole's wife, Linda,
said she was relieved Osborn sentenced Hudson to death.
"This restores my faith in the judicial system," she
said. "The death penalty is what the Cole family wanted.
I was glad the judge could do it.
"We were concerned after the two-day waiting period, but
were hoping it meant he (Osborn) wanted to be absolutely sure.
"I think this will give us some closure," she added.
"And maybe a little relief."
BY JOE CHANDLER
G-V Staff Writer
LYNCHBURG - A 12-member jury panel deliberated for two and
a half hours yesterday before convicting 61-year-old Halifax County
resident Leo Hinson and Pittsylvania County resident John Cardwell
on charges of attempted murder for hire and conspiracy.
Hinson was convicted in United States Western District Court on
five charges relating to an attempt to hire Halifax County resident
Tommy Cole, convicted drug dealer, to murder a federal witness
Eric Brown
He was also convicted of a conspiracy charge relating to the crime.
No "hit" on Brown was actually carried out.
In addition, Hinson was found guilty of possessing a firearm after
having been convicted of a felony, giving him convictions on each
of the six charges he faced.
The firearm was a Ruger handgun police recovered while executing
a search warrant on Hinson's Halifax County residence following
his arrest late February 7, 2002.
Cardwell was convicted of attempting to solicit Cole to kill Brown,
and conspiracy.
A sentencing hearing for Hinson and Cardwell has been set for
July 7 at 11 a.m. in the Lynchburg courtroom.
Hinson was convicted of soliciting Cole to murder Brown or aiding
in having a witness killed, attempting to murder Brown because
of Brown's assistance to federal agents, attempting to murder
Brown to prevent him from participating in official proceedings
such as court trials, attempting to murder Brown in retaliation
for assisting federal investigators and conspiring with Cardwell
in an attempt to murder Brown.
Assistant United States Attorney Don Wolthuis said he was pleased
with the jury verdicts.
"I think they (the jury) listened carefully to the evidence,"
Wolthuis said.
"The verdict reflects the evidence."
Halifax County Commonwealth's Attorney John Greenbacker said yesterday
that Hinson was "a major menace to Southside Virginia and
Halifax County."
"There has been no more important drug prosecution than this
in the entire history of the drug task force," Greenbacker
added, lauding the hard work of Regional Drug Prosecutor Jeb Terrien
and Wolthuis.
Hinson and Cardwell were charged with attempting to hire Cole,
a man convicted on 12 federal drug charges and who was working
for police as an undercover informant, to kill Brown.
Brown was expected to testify against an alleged Hinson associate,
Phillip Barfield, and possibly against Hinson.
Brown, a former Halifax County resident who had been of state
and federal drug distribution charges, and Cole, were among the
chief witnesses for the government during the four-day trial.
Prosecution Charges
Government prosecutors charged that Hinson solicited Cole to commit
the murder during an October 2001 meeting between Hinson, Cole
and Cardwell at a Danville restaurant.
Cardwell, prosecutors allege, agreed during the meeting to act
as the "middle man" between Hinson and Cole.
Prosecutors contended that Cole was hired during a January 29,
2002 meeting with Hinson, a meeting at which time he provided
Cole with a payment and the necessary information to carry out
the Holden Beach, NC, "hit."
Government prosecutors presented evidence earlier in the week
that Hinson paid Cole for the job on the night of February 7 when
Cole met him at his home and brought Hinson a copy of a Brunswick,
NC newspaper containing an article stating that Brown and his
wife, Robin, were missing.
In his closing arguments yesterday, Wolthuis told the jury, "justice
results when the truth comes out. It's really hard to think of
a more heinous crime than murder-for-hire to suppress the truth."
He called the case "reprehensible" and said Hinson and
Cardwell were "willing to take two people's lives for their
own benefit ...to cover crimes and fulfill their own greedy dreams."
Wolthuis called Hinson "the mover, the shaker and the originator"
of the alleged plot to have Cole kill Brown.
He said Cardwell was "coming along for the ride... hoping
to cash in on money he never realized."
The prosecutor characterized Caldwell as "a desperate man,"
a man who was operating out of "plain old-fashioned greed."
Wolthuis also said Cardwell was "a man who wants to sell
his soul to the mob for a loan," a loan Cardwell believed
Cole was going to procure for him through connections Cardwell
believed Cole had with the mob "up North."
Defense Rebuttal
Tom Maher, one of Hinson's attorneys, argued that Hinson never
solicited Cole to murder Brown. He pointed out "every time
Brown is discussed, Tommy Cole brings it up."
Maher also charged that Cole and Cardwell were "two people
BSing each other" and classified Cardwell as "all talk."
He noted that no fingerprints were found on the gun recovered
at Hinson's home.
Similarly, Cardwell's attorney, Randy Cargill, said Cardwell was
"a desperate man who did a lot of talking but nothing else."
He also stated that his client "did not deliver a photo (of
Brown), an address, money or instructions from Leo Hinson"
to Cole and that Cardwell was not in the picture after November,
2001.
Defense attorneys for Hinson and Cardwell called no witnesses
yesterday.
The defense entered a pretrial report filed by an officer of the
federal court system prior to Hinson's appearance before a federal
magistrate judge in Roanoke.
That report, based on a court officer's interview with Hinson
on February 8, stated that Hinson appeared incoherent, was "unable
to communicate clearly" and "is seriously ill."
The report indicated that Hinson did appear coherent for one brief
span during which he asked for his attorney.
Sgt. H.L. Farmer of the Halifax County Sheriff's Department testified
that during the search of Hinson's home, police recovered documents
including a discharge summary from a psychiatric hospital dated
March 21, 2001.
Farmer testified that the summary showed Hinson was treated for
abusing prescription medication.
He testified that during the search a prescription bottle containing
some quantity of Oxycontin pills was found.
Trip To Roanoke
Special Agent Ross Sheets, one of the two police officers who
transported Hinson to Roanoke City Jail following his arrest,
testified that the trip to Roanoke took the better part of two
hours and that they arrived in Roanoke at approximately 2 a.m.
on February 8.
Hinson, Sheets said, "appeared to be coherent and knew what
was taking place."
Sheets testified that during the trip to Roanoke they talked to
Hinson and that Hinson talked about farming and breeding cattle.
As they were nearing Roanoke, Special Agent David High asked Hinson
what took him so long to come to the door when police arrived
at his residence, Sheets testified.
"Mr. Hinson said if he knew it was police there would have
been a gunfight," Sheets stated.
"He said he'd rather had been killed than go to jail."
During his testimony yesterday, Farmer stated that over 100 items,
including three tubs of personal records and documents belonging
to Hinson, were seized during the search of his home.
The handgun and a large quantity of ammunition were also found,
along with a piece of charred ash that had printing on it.
Farmer said the piece of charred ash matched an edition of the
Brunswick County, NC newspaper that Cole delivered to Hinson as
alleged proof that he had carried out the hit on Brown and his
wife.
Wednesday, Hinson's attorney, David Rudolf, and Cardwell's attorney,
Cargill, challenged Cole's testimony.
During questioning, Cole, 43, admitted he is a liar, something
that is part of the illegal drug trade.
When Rudolf asked Cole if he was a fairly accomplished liar, Cole
replied, "That would be fair to say."
Cole also admitted that the cases against Cardwell and Hinson
were based on lies he had to live in his dealings with Cardwell
first and later with Hinson.
Cole said he had lied to Cardwell when he told him he had Mafia
connections where he could get a loan.
"That's the way the game works," he said.
Cardwell, the former operator of a Chatham real estate firm, never
made a deal with the Mafia.
Cole also testified it was he, not Hinson, who initially brought
up the subject of the "hit" on Brown when he, Hinson
and Cardwell met in Danville in October and on subsequent occasions.
Brown was a federal witness against an alleged Hinson associate,
Phillip Barfield.
At the time, Barfield was facing federal drug charges in North
Carolina. Brown was also seen as a potential witness against Hinson.
Cole said he, not Hinson, was the person that brought up the
"hit" a second time and that he had told Hinson to provide
him with a photo of Brown and Brown's address and that he could
"consider it done."
Under questioning by Rudolf, Cole testified that when he left
the meeting neither Hinson nor Cardwell had provided him a description
or photo or address for Brown.
He also said that after a series of conversations and meeting
he had with Cardwell over a period of three weeks ending in October,
Cardwell never called him again, that it was he who contacted
Cardwell twice on November 14, 2001.
Under further questioning, Cole testified Hinson told him that
he did not want Brown shot.
Instead, he wanted Cole to drug Brown, using a drug that would
make Brown lose his mind.
Cole testified he changed the plan at a January 29, 2002 meeting
with Hinson and told him he was going to kill Brown.
In addition, Cole testified that Cardwell had taken no action
other than utter the words "I'll be the middle man."
Under continued questioning by Cargill, Cole testified that in
his meetings with Hinson on January 29 and February 7, no mention
of Cardwell was made.
Cole Wanted His Freedom
Cole admitted that between 1994 -1999, when he was dealing drugs,
his motivation was money, and now his motivation is gaining his
freedom or a reduction of his sentence.
Cole is awaiting sentencing on 12 federal charges. He pleaded
guilty to the charges on October 11, 2001.
He is facing a maximum sentence of three life terms and a minimum
sentence of 115 years in prison.
In a plea agreement, he agreed to work with police to obtain evidence
and help make cases against other individuals.
His hope, Cole said, was that cooperating with police could possibly
reduce his prison sentence.
The convicted drug dealer testified he accomplished one of the
jobs police asked him to perform recover a machine gun that
he had allegedly left in the hands of another person. Cole stated
he recovered the gun in Mecklenburg County.
His other job, Cole said, was to cooperate with police in making
a case against Hinson and Cardwell.
Government prosecutors used Cole to get in a few more shots Wednesday
morning.
Cole testified that near the end of a recorded meeting on January
29, he told Hinson he would do what he had agreed to do earlier
murder Eric Brown.
"I was going to Holden Beach, NC, and find Eric Brown's house
and do him and find Spencer Barfield and do him," Cole testified.
He said police took him to the area and he spent some time there
to familiarize himself with its landmarks.
He testified that he made four attempts to meet with Hinson on
February 7 but made contact on only two occasions.
On the first visit, Cole had carried the Brunswick County newspaper
reporting Brown and his wife missing.
Cole testified he told Hinson he had go back to "the steakhouse
plan," a plan formulated during an October 23, 2001 meeting
between him, Hinson and Cardwell at a Danville restaurant.
He explained that what he meant was he had to shoot the couple
instead of using drugs on them. Cole said he told Hinson he removed
the bodies, took them to a cement manufacturing facility and pushed
the bodies into a cement chute where they were ground into the
cement mixture.
Hinson Reacts
"He (Hinson) said 'that's good because I don't want no bodies
found,'" Cole testified.
"I said 'make me happy like you said you were going to do,'"
Cole said he told Hinson.
Cole testified that after Hinson read the story, Hinson went around
getting money from several places in the house and began counting
out what turned out to be $2,800 that Hinson gave him at that
time.
"He said 'hell, I'm so excited I can't count,'" Cole
testified.
Cole testified Hinson took the newspaper and went outside and
burned it. Hinson, Cole testified, made two trips into the house
carrying the ashes to the toilet and then flushing them down the
toilet.
The jury watched footage taken by a hidden camera planted by police
showing Hinson burning the newspaper and then taking the ashes
inside.
When asked what Hinson's state of mind was, Cole replied, "He
was happy."
Cole testified that also on that day, Hinson asked him if he could
get to and murder Phillip Barfield who was in jail.
"I told Leo some people I'd worked with before up North may
have some connections," Cole testified he told Hinson.
"He said he'd pay me $100,000 to see him dead. I said I'd
check and see if they had somebody who could get to him (Barfield)."
Due to mechanical problems, the police did not get a good recording
from the audio devices planted on Cole. Government attorneys had
to rely mostly on Cole's direct testimony with regard to that
meeting.
Cole testified police asked him to return to Hinson's Halifax
County home and use a cover story that he needed an additional
$5,000 and to tell Hinson that he had contacted the people up
North he needed to get in touch with and that they had said they
need $10,000 up front for the inside prison "hit" on
Phillip Barfield.
Cole testified Hinson met him at the door on the final time he
attempted to make contact with him on that date told him to whisper
in his ear.
He said he told Hinson that his contacts said they would have
somebody in the prison "shank" Barfield.
Hinson told him to tell his contacts not to kill Barfield that
way, Cole testified.
"He told me he wanted them to take a shoestring, put the
shoestring against his (Barfield's) neck and cut off the blood
flow to the big artery," Cole said.
Cole also testified Hinson told him to also tell them that after
Barfield drops to the floor to hold the shoestring tight for another
30 seconds after Barfield stopped moving.
Rudolf, during defense questioning, asked Cole if he was aware
that Hinson was taking Oxycontin when they met on February 7,
2002.
"No sir," Cole replied.
"He told me he wasn't taking them. He said he had gotten
off of the thing."
Brown Testifies
Brown took the witness stand Wednesday and testified he is familiar
with both Barfield and Hinson.
"I sold marijuana for him," Brown said of Barfield.
Brown testified he met Hinson a couple of times at Bud Barfield's
farm at Newton Grove, NC.
"He had delivered marijuana to Bud Barfield's," Brown
said.
When asked by prosecutors how many times he had seen Hinson deliver
marijuana to Barfield's farm, Brown replied, "about five
times." He noted that Phillip Barfield received the marijuana.
Brown testified he had three meetings with Hinson while wearing
recording devices provided by police, the first of which occurred
in October, 2000 at Hinson's home in Halifax County.
The "cover" story Brown said, was "to tell Leo
I had been questioned by authorities about him taking pot to Phillip
Barfield's," Brown explained.
According to recordings, Hinson told Brown he did not remember
the conversation.
A second meeting occurred in November, 2000 at a department store
parking lot at Mount Olive, NC.
"I gave him (Hinson) a fake tape we (he and police) had made
of them (the police) questioning me about the time Hinson delivered
marijuana to Bud Barfield's house," Brown said.
The reason for doing that, Brown testified, was to gain Hinson's
trust.
When asked how Hinson acted that day, Brown said Hinson acted
"like he didn't remember much."
The third meeting, in November, 2000 at a real estate office in
Loris, SC. Brown said Hinson called him to set up the meeting.
Brown testified Hinson told him that he (Brown) had shaken him
up when he showed up on Hinson's doorstep in Halifax County and
then provided him the tape.
On the tape, made by Brown, Hinson was heard telling him "one
of the best things you can do is never remember something you
have done in the past."
Hinson is also heard asking Brown what he could afford to pay
for marijuana without having to go out and deal (marijuana) on
the streets.
"The most I'd be willing to pay is eleven ($1,100 per pound
of marijuana)," Brown said on the tape.
"Anything over 11, I can't do it," Brown added.
Defense attorneys attempted to show to the jury that Brown was
another convicted felon attempting to reduce his prison sentence
by working with police.
Brown pleaded guilty to federal drug charges in North Carolina
relating to marijuana trafficking and to state drug charges in
Halifax County for distributing and trafficking marijuana.
He said he was sentenced to five years probation on the federal
charges and was sentenced to time served for his convictions in
Halifax County.
Both sentences were in accord with plea agreements Brown made
with prosecutors to help build cases.
Maher, one of Hinson's defense attorneys, told the jury that in
1994 Brown was "a small-time marijuana dealer" and was
a man "addicted to using drugs and smoking cocaine."
When asked by Maher if that was true, Brown said those things
were true.
Halifax County's unemployment rate dipped slightly in February,
falling by three-tenths of a percent to 11.5 percent from the
January figures of 11.8 percent.
In February, 2002, the county recorded 12.5 percent unemployment.
But the county still holds the seventh highest jobless rate in
the state.
Statistics released by the Virginia Employment Commission indicate
that 2,225 county residents are currently unemployed.
The county has a civilian labor force of 19,300.
Danville's unemployment surged in February finishing at 7.5 percent.
In January, Danville listed a 6.9 percent unemployment rate.
Danville registered the highest unemployment rate among the state's
metropolitan areas.
Pittsylvania County's unemployment also increased, up from 5.9
percent in January to 6.6 percent.
The news was a little better in Charlotte County, with the jobless
rates falling from 6.8 percent in January to 6.4 percent in February.
Mecklenburg County's unemployment rose slightly in February, to
12.4 percent from the January rate of 12.3 percent.
Mecklenburg holds the state's fifth highest rate.
Martinsville's 15.1 percent unemployment was second only to Dickinson
county's 16.6 percent.
Virginia's unemployment rate held steady at 4.3 percent, the Virginia
Employment Commission said Tuesday.
The 11th Annual NALC Food Drive will be
held Saturday, May 10.
On that day letter carriers and volunteers throughout South Boston/Halifax
County will collect non-perishable food from donations left by
mailboxes along mail routes in the nation's largest one-day effort
to combat hunger.
The United Way of Halifax has teamed up with Dan Moorefield of
the United States Postal Service, South Boston, and Worth Hudson,
Good Samaritan Food Bank of South Boston, in an effort to fight
hunger in our local area.
"We are working together to make this year's food drive the
most successful one yet," said Beth Hochstein, executive
director of the United Way.
"By pulling together our resources, we hope to exceed last
year's collection of four tons of donated food. We are in need
of volunteers who are willing to give a few hours of their time
to help this wonderful cause," she added.
" It is a great opportunity to give back. The local Boy Scout
and Girl Scout troops have always been supportive in helping collect
and sort food. We are hoping others will lend a hand."
Canned food and non-perishable items may be donated simply by
placing them on or near mailboxes prior to mail pick up on May
10. Or, items may be dropped off at any post office in the local
area. All donations remain in the local area to help residents.
Last year's final tabulation of results from the 2002 NALC Food
Drive in over 10,000 cities and towns, including South Boston/Halifax,
showed 62,694,350 pounds of non-perishable food collected in
the drive, four tons of that collected right here in our area.
The event is the nation's largest one-day effort to combat hunger,
according to sponsors.
The amount included a contribution of one million pounds of canned
goods from the Campbell Soup Company, a major supporter of the
drive along with the U.S. Postal Service and United Way.
To learn more about the food drive or to volunteer your time,
call 572-4771.
Louise Gosney Anderson died April 15 at
Halifax Regional Hospital. She was the widow of A. Swanson Anderson
of Nathalie.
Mrs. Anderson was a member of the Homemaker's Club and Catawba
Baptist Church where she served as Sunday school teacher and director
of the WMU.
Survivors include her daughter, Dr. Elizabeth Anderson and her
husband, Dr. Edward Delaney, of Alexandria; one son, Andrew S.
Anderson Jr. and wife, Jere Anderson, of South Boston; two grandchildren,
Andrew 'Drew' S. Anderson III, and wife, Tracy, and their daughter,
Madison Lynn Anderson, of Virgilina, and Sandi Anderson Satterfield
and husband, Brian, of Halifax; one brother, Gervis G. Gosney
and his wife, Elizabeth, of Halifax; and close friends, Dorothy
Holt and Ethel Mae Miller.
Funeral services for Mrs. Anderson will be held today, April 18
at Catawba Baptist Church, Nathalie.
Donations in her memory may be made to the Louise Anderson Memorial
Fund of Catawba Baptist Church, Nathalie, 24577.
Leonia Marietta Coleman Burrell, 45, of
South Boston, died April 14.
She was born in Halifax County on December 8, 1957, the daughter
of Marjorie Thompson Coleman and the late Bernard Webster Coleman.
Survivors include one daughter, Ashley Coleman of South Boston;
her mother of Nathalie; four sisters, Wanda C. Edmonds and Judith
C. Winstead, both of South Boston; Pamela C. Cheek of Clinton,
MD and Shelia C. Hoxie of Waverly, Ohio; one brother, Webster
J. Coleman of Upper Marlboro, MD; and her maternal grandmother,
Leonia Henry Thompson of South Boston.
Memorial services for Ms. Burrell will be held today, April 18,
at 11 a.m. at the Chapel of Jeffress Funeral Home with the Rev.
Otis R. Dillard officiating.
Hugh G. Jones, 53, of Columbus, GA, died
April 12 at St. Francis Hospital.
Funeral services will be held today, April 18, at 1 p.m. at the
Chapel of Progressive Funeral Home, Inc., with Bro. Leroy King
officiating. Interment will be at the National Cemetery in Ft.
Mitchell, AL.
Mr. Jones was born in Halifax on April 10, 1950, the son of Guster
and Myrtle Brandon Jones. Residing in Augusta, GA most of his
life, he was a disabled American Veteran of the Vietnam Conflict.
He had been employed as a custodian at Columbus State University,
and was a member of the C.B. Club.
Survivors include his wife, JoAnn Menefee Jones; two daughters,
Tanya Y. Adams and her husband, Sidney, and Nicole Jones, all
of Columbus; three grandchildren, Angela D. Francois, Kiara Adams
and Cateria D. Jones; his mother-in-law, Frances Menefee; four
brothers-in-law, Jerome Menefee, Michael Menefee, Abraham Menefee
and Warren Menefee and his wife, Ann, all of Columbus; three sisters-in-law,
Helen Roberts of Columbus, Veronica Westbrooks and husband, Larry,
and Annie Menefee, all of Cusseta, GA.
James Edward Rice, 86, of Boykins, died
April 16 at East Pavilion.
A native of Halifax County, he was the son of the late Charlie
and Elizabeth Connor Rice. An Air Force Veteran, he retired from
Leggett's Department Store in Emporia, and was a member of Boykins
Baptist Church.
Survivors of Mr. Rice include his wife, Eunice Banty Rice; a daughter,
Judie R. Thompson and her husband, Bill, of Mechanicsville; two
sons, James R. Rice and his wife, Elsie, of Emporia, and Jerry
D. Rice and wife, Joan, of Boykins; two stepdaughters, Bernice
V. Edwards of Courtland and Mary Betty White of Bracey; one brother,
C.T. Rice of South Boston; six grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren;
nine step-grandchildren; 22 step-great-grandchildren; and four
step-great-great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his
first wife, Lucille Jones Rice; and two sisters, Betty Lee Godsey
and Janie R. Marshburn.
Graveside services for Mr. Rice will be held at 2 p.m. tomorrow,
April 19, at Beechwood Cemetery in Boykins, with the Rev. Raymond
Bunn officiating.
The family will receive friends at the home of Jerry and Joan
Rice, 18239 Oak Road, Boykins.
Those wishing to give memorials are asked to consider Boykins
Fire and Rescue Squad or Boykins Baptist Church, Boykins, 23827.