OBITUARIES THE SATURDAY, AGIO A APRIL 1, 1995 STATE DEATHS WAKE COUNTY FRANK J. DeBOISE, 509 Glenwood Avenue, Raleigh, March 31. Arrangements by Haywood Funeral Home. LOOMIS B. FOWLER, 85, 105 Wooded Pine Lane, Knightdale, March 20.
Arrangements by Strickland Funeral Home, Wendell. ROSA L. GREEN, 932 Wilmington Terrace, Raleigh, March 31. Arrangements by Lea Funeral Home. MARION B.
HUDSON, Pampus lane, Lot 192, Knightdale, March 30. Arrangements by L. Harold Poole Funeral Service. JAMES L. McGHEE, 80, 6916 Howard Road, Morrisville, March 30.
Arrangements by Apex Funeral Home, Apex. ELIZABETH "LIB" MUNNS, Raleigh, March 30. Arrangements by Brown-Wynne Funeral Home, St. Mary's Street. J.
VERNON PAGAN, 71, 5908 Mal Weathers Road, Raleigh, March 19. Arrangements by Bryan-Lee Funeral Home, Garner. MARION C. SORRELL, 81, 6624 Walnut Cove 1 Raleigh, March 31. Arrangements by Bryan-Lee Funeral Home, Garner.
ILA W. WIGGS, 88, Knightdale, March 31. Arrangements by L. Harold Poole Funeral Service. LACY C.
WILLIAMS, 74, Cary, March 31. Arrangements by -Wynne Funeral Home, Cary. RUTH A. WOOTEN, 72, 2836 Rue Sans Famille, Raleigh, March 31. Arrangements by Brown-Wynne Funeral Home, St.
Mary's Street. DURHAM COUNTY MARTHA E. JACKSON, 86, Hillhaven Rose Manor, Durham, March 29. Arrangements by Clements Funeral Home. HOWARD E.
"GENE" RIGNEY, 42, 2725 Greer Street, Durham, March 30. Arrangements by Clements Funeral Home. RICHARD L. TYSON TYSON, 74, 2302 Indian Trail, Durham, March 31. Arrangements by Clements Funeral Home.
JOHNSTON COUNTY METTIE A. CREECH, 89, 3330 Creech Mill Smithfield, March 30. Arrangements by Parrish Funeral Home, Selma. JAMES R. WALKER, 67, 4520 Guy Road, Clayton, March 30.
Arrangements by Walter Sanders Funeral Home, Smithfield. Aberdeen SHOWALTER R. WAYNE, 62, March 29. Arrangements by Boles Funeral Home, Southern Pines. Beaufort HAZEL S.
GASKILL, March 31. Arrangements by Bell-Munden Funeral Home, Morehead City. Chocowinity DUSTIN B. WARD, March 30. Arrangements by Paul Funeral Home, Washington.
Clinton JENNIE S. ROUSE, 83, March 31. Arrangements by Crumpler-Honeycutt Funeral Home. Dunn HENRY "P-NUT" JACKSON, 65, March 31. Arrangements by Skinner Funeral Home.
Greenville JOHN W. CLEMENS, 97, March 30. Arrangements by Wilkerson Funeral Home. Lewiston-Woodville JOSIE B. ASKEW, 83, March 31.
Arrangements by Garrett Funeral Home, Ahoskie. Manteo JAMES O. "MOSE" BASNIGHT, 85, March 30. Arrangements by Twiford Funeral Home. Roanoke Rapids VIRGINIA B.
FERGUSON, 66, March 30. Arrangements by Hockaday Funeral Home. Rocky Mount LUCY O. LEONARD, 82, March 31. Arrangements by Johnson Funeral Home, Sunset Avenue.
Roseboro WILLIAM R. "BILL" WARREN III, 32, March 30. Arrangements by West Funeral Home Newton Grove. Scotland Neck BARBARA R. BROOKS, 56, March 31.
Arrangements by Scotland Neck Funeral Home. LILLIAN I. WHITE, 71, March 30. Arrangements by Scotland Neck Funeral Home. Swansboro JOAN L.
BARNES, 65, March 30. Arrangements by Jones Funeral Home. Tarboro JOSEPH W. NEAL, 46, March 30. Arrangements by Carlisle Funeral Hom.
Washington, N.C. JOSEPH T. ANDERSON, 70, March 31. Arrangements by Paul Funeral Home. Wilmington ANNA JONES ROEBUCK, March 21.
Wilson PATTIE B. DEANS, 81, March 31. Arrangements by Shingleton Funeral Home. JANNETTE S. LIVESAY, 77, March 31.
Arrangements by Thomas-Yelverton Funeral Home. H.L. Stevenson, former chief of United Press International REUTERS now editor STAMFORD, Conn. H.L. Steven- for Gannett News Service.
son, a former editor-in-chief of "He had a great feel for the United Press International, died news, great nose what was Thursday night in St. Joseph's interesting and important and Medical Center after a long exciting. He also had a great love ness, a hospital spokesman dis- ill- for this business and boundless closed Friday. He was 65. energy," Mr.
Cohen said. Mr. Stevenson, a correspon- Mr. Stevenson was born Nov. 23, dent, editor, news executive and 1929, in New Orleans but was teacher for more than 40 years reared in Mississippi, where he until the onset of his fatal illness his start with the Picayune last year, directed UPI coverage Item.
He joined UPI in 1953, of major events from the Vietnam working in bureaus across the War to the Apollo moon shots and South until the early 1960s. Watergate from the mid-1960s He became managing editor in through the early 1980s. 1965 and editor-in-chief and vice Although an accomplished re- president in 1972. porter in his own right, he made Mr. Stevenson left UPI in 1984.
his mark mainly by motivating Until his illness, he taught jourothers and was known affection- nalism at New York University, ately to UPI journalists world- was president of the Overseas wide as "Steve." Press Club Foundation and a "He was a newsman's news- Pulitzer Prize juror. man," said Ron Cohen, a former He is survived by his wife, UPI Washington bureau chief and LaVerne, and a daughter. School Lunch MENUS CALL 549-5100 In Wake Forest Fuquay-Varina, Call 836-2830 Enter Category 6368 Sponsored For Wake, Durham By and 1 Orange County School Information KIDS' INDOOR PLAYGROUND Located At CAPITAL SPORTS CITYLINE Family Fun Cente 9820 Capital Blvd 554-1600 THE NEWS OBSERVER HOWARD E. "GENE" RIGNEY DEATH NOTICES JAMES L. McGHEE MORRISVILLE James Lemuel McGhee, 80, of 6916 Howard Road, died Thursday at Duke Medical Center due to a brief illness.
funeral service will be held 2 p.m. Sunday in the Good Hope Baptist Church. Burial will follow in the Good Hope Church Cemetery. The service will be conducted by Rev. Robert Weatherspoon and Rev.
Jay A. Fogleman. He is survived by his wife, Gladys Riggsbee McGhee; son, Dr. James McGhee of Thomasville; stepsons, Richard Riggsbee of Durham, Robert Riggsbee of Atlanta, stepdaughter, Linda Richards of Durham; grandchildren, Michael, Gray, Rusty and Chris; seven step-grandchildren; five step-great-grandchildren. He was a longtime member of the Good Hope Baptist Church.
Family will receive friends from 7-9 p.m. Saturday at the Apex Funeral Home and other times at the home. Arrangements are with Apex Funeral Home, Hwy. 55, Apex N.C. STEPHEN B.
DOBBS RALEIGH Stephen Bryan Dobbs, 42, of 3404, Apt. 3, Mill Tree died Thursday. A memorial service will be held 2 p.m., Saturday, Brown-Wynne Funeral Home, St. Mary's St. Burial will follow in Montlawn Memorial Park.
The family will receive friends from 1-2 p.m. Saturday prior to the service. Surviving are his wife, Princa Moore Dobbs; parents, Mr. and Mrs. Oscar T.
Dobbs Raleigh; stepson, Brent Womack of Columbia, S.C.; brother, John Allan Dobbs of Greensboro; half brothers, Oscar T. Dobbs Jr. of Sacramento, Charles Raymond Dobbs of Mobile, sisters, Vicki Dalia of S. China, Maine, Lianne Mattar of Blowing Rock. Arrangements by Brown-Wynne Funeral Home, St.
Mary's 828-4311. BARBARA R. BROOKS SCOTLAND NECK Barbara Roberson Brooks, 56, died March 31, 1995. Funeral service will be 11 a.m. Saturday at First Baptist Church by the Rev.
Wray Wheeless. Burial will be at Sunnyside Cemetery. Surviving: husband, Albert L. "Pete" Brooks; daughters, Katrina W. Evans and Angela B.
Carroll, both of Scotland Neck; sisters, Frances Farmer of Robersonville, Helen Phillips of Maultrie, Mag Taylor of Chesapeake, Katie Clark of Bethel, Mary Staton of Scotland Neck; six grandchildren. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to the Neck Rescue Squad, P.O. Box 13, Scotland Neck, N.C. 27874. Arrangements by Scotland Neck Funeral Home.
PATTI M. THORNHILL RALEIGH A memorial service for Pattie Marie Sills Thornhill will be held 11 a.m. Saturday from Michael's Episcopal Church. Arrangements by Brown-Wynne Funeral Home, St. Mary's 828-4311.
MARION B. HUDSON KNIGHTDALE Mrs. Marion Benn Hudson, 69, of 6301 Pampus Lane, Lot 192, died Thursday evening, March 30, 1995 at Rex Hospital. Mrs. Hudson worked for 18 years at Square Company as a tester of electric boards and meters boxes.
Funeral service 4 Sunday, April 2, 1995 at L. Harold Poole Funeral Service chapel. Surviving: daughters, Marcia Rivett of Raleigh, June Clavelli of New Castle, Pennsylvania; sons, Marvin Rivett of Durham, Martin Hudson of Ely, Nevada, Mark Hudson of Santa Barbara, grandchildren, Marion Lee Hayes, Michael Hayes, Olivia Hudson, Savannah Hudson. Family will receive relatives and friends p.m. Saturday at L.
Harold Poole Funeral Service, Knightdale. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may made to Hospice of Wake County, 4513 Creedmoor Road, 4th Floor, Raleigh, N.C. 27612. ILA W. WIGGS KNIGHTDALE Mrs.
Ila Williford Wiggs, 88, formerly of 209 Robertson Street, died Friday, March 31, 1995 at Britthaven of Washington, in Washington, North Carolina. Funeral service 2 p.m., Sunday, April 2, 1995 at Bethany Baptist Church. Burial, church cemetery. Surviving: son, Bailey Judson Wiggs Jr. of Washington; daughter, Anne Wiggs Witt of Newark, sister, Mattie W.
Mason of Knightdale; grandchildren, Dr. R. Lynn Wiggs of Raleigh, James S. Wiggs of Portland, Cheryle W. Constantine of Delaware, Nancy Witt of Delaware.
Family will receive relatives and friends p.m. Saturday, April 1, 1995 at L. Harold Poole Funeral Service, Knightdale. DURHAM Mr. Howard Eugene "Gene" Rigney, 42, a resident of 2725 East Geer Street, Mobile Acre One, Lot No.
25, died unexpectedly Thursday 1, at Durham Regional Hospital. Mr. Rigney was born in Greensboro, the son of Mr. Rufus Rigney and the late Donnie Mae Kirkman Smith. He was raised in Durham, where he had lived most of his life.
Prior to retirement, Mr. Rigney was employed by the Urban Ministries Center of Durham as a security guard. Mr. Rigney is also survived by his stepsons, Mr. Steven Richard Burcham Jr.
and Mr. Jamie Odell Burcham, both of Durham; sister, Mrs. Betty Florence Darrock of Durham; brothers, Mr. Michael Allen Rigney and Mr. Richard Wayne Rigney, both of Durham; two grandchildren.
Graveside service 11 a.m. Monday, Oak Grove Memorial Gardens. The family will friends at the home of his brother, 2725 E. Greer Street, Mobile Acres One, Lot No. Durham, N.C.
Arrangements are by Clements FUneral Service, of Durham. LUCY O. LEONARD ROCKY MOUNT Lucy Odom Leonard, 82, a retired Roses employFriday, March 31, 1995. She was born July 8, 1912, in Nash County, daughter of the late Johnny O. and Julie Braswell Odom.
She was widow of the late Willie Leonard. Her survivors include, daughter, Elizabeth A. Newman, with whom she resided, Ruby L. Batchelor Nashville, Barbara J. Godwin of New Bern; son, Willie Vernon Leonard Goldsboro; sister, Sudie Stelter of Sanford; brothers, Jimmy A.
Odom and Johnny O. Odom, both of Rocky Mount; 10 grandchildren; 21 great-grandchildren. Funeral service will be 3:30 p.m. Sunday at Johnson Funeral Home, Sunset Ave. Chapel, with the Rev.
Coye Still and the Rev. Billy Keith officiating. Burial will follow at Forest Hill Cemetery in Nashville. The family will receive friends from 7-9 p.m. today at the funeral home, other times at the home, 1512 Cooper St.
Memorials may be made to the Kidney Foundation. ALLEN EUGENE WILLIAMS DURHAM Eugene Wil- liams, 39, of Allen. South Roxboro Street, died Wednesday, March 29, in Carver Living Center. He was a native of Durham, and was the son of Hubert Smith and the late Rosa Williams. He was educated in the Durham City Schools.
He was a self-employed painter and carpenter. The funeral will be conducted at 1 p.m. Monday in Fisher Funeral Chapel by Rev. Joshua Lassiter. Burial will be in Glennview Memorial Park.
Lisa Atwater Ms. Johnetta AtSurviving are two, daughters, Ms. water, both of Durham, N.C.; five sons, Al Atwater, Jonathan Headen, Tommie Headen, Allen E. Williams Jr. and Allan Lassiter, all of Durham; his father, Hubert Smith of Durham; a grandchild; six sisters, Ms.
Regina Royster, Ms. Robin Smith, Mrs. Relva S. Bass, Ms. Jennifer Smith, Mrs.
Eugenia S. Feely and Ms. Lakeshia Smith, all of Durham; five brothers, Alexander Williams, Larry Williams, Billy Smith, Hubert Smith Jr. and Shawn AsorSallaah, all of Durham. The family will receive visitors from 6-7 p.m.
Sunday in Fisher Funeral Parlor. Arrangements are by Fisher Funeral Parlor. LACY CHARLES WILLIAMS Jul. 8, 1920 Mar. 31, 1995 CARY Lacy Charles Williams, 74, of Cary, died Friday.
Mr. Williams served in the U.S. Army in the 687th Ordance Ammunition Company in Africa and Italy during WWII. He was an active member of First United Methodist Church in Cary, where he served as an usher for over 20 years. A funeral service will be held Sunday at 1:30 p.m.
at First United Methodist Church. The burial will follow in the New Garden Cemetery, Greensboro, N.C. Mr. Williams is by his wife, Hilda Neese Williams; son, David and his wife, Williams of Holly Springs; granddaughter, Sarah Grey Williams of Holly Springs; sisters, Annette Jenkins, Martha Coffey and Louise Price, all of Greensboro; brother, Joe Williams of Texas. Memorial contributions may be made to the First United Methodist Church Building Fund, 117 S.
AcadeStreet, Cary, N.C. 27511. "Yes family will receive friends Saturday from 7-9 p.m. at Brown-Wynne Funeral Home, Cary. JANNETTE S.
LIVESAY WILSON Jannette Saunders Jackson Livesay, 77, died Friday. Funeral, Monday, 11 a.m., Maplewood Cemetery. Surviving: daughter, Ruth J. Finch of Columiba, S.C.; sons, Kramer Jackson of Sparta, James Jackson of Las Vegas, NV; sisters, Juanita Jordan of Clinton, Oneta Jenkins of Elm City, Ruby Owens of Surf City, Daisy Hack of Bradenton, brother, W.M. Saunders of New Bern; four grandchildren; four greatgrandchildren.
The family will be at Thomas- Yelverton Funeral Service, Monday, a.m. June 1, 1905-March 30, 1995 SMITHFIELD Mrs. Sara Oliver Skinner, 89, of 110 Dogwood Lane, Four Oaks, died at her home Thursday afternoon. She was a daughter of the late Dock Berry and Iona Crocker Skinner and the widow of Frank L. Skinner.
Funeral service will be held 11 a.m. today at St. Paul's Episcopal Church conducted by Rev. Kenneth Bradshaw. Interment will follow in Riverside Cemetery.
Surviving: son, Frank Berry Skinner of Smithfield; daughter, Mary Salinda "Sashie" Blackmon of Wilmington; grandchildren, Frank Berry Skinner Sara Leigh Blackmon, Frances Brooke Skinner and Mary Bern Blackmon Rouse. Memorial contributions are suggested St. Paul's Episcopal Church, 218 South 2nd Smithfield, N.C. SARA O. SKINNER MUNNS RALEIGH Mrs.
Shirley Elizabeth Chapin Munns, born August 25, 1920, died March 30, 1995. Mrs. Munns was the wife of the late James C. Munns Sr. She was a lifelong Raleigh resident and a retired employee of the North Carolina Art Museum.
Mrs. Munns is survived by eight children and four sisters: J.C. Munns Jr. "Butch" of Raleigh, Jean Dillard of Martinez, R.L. Munns "Larry" of Columbia, S.C., Shirley Snotherly, Patty Munns, Richard Munns, Marshall Munns and Lynda Munns, all of Raleigh; sisters, Alice Alfieri of Columbia, S.C., Becky Bean of Grandy, Sarah Everly of Fredericksburg, VA, Stephanie Haroian of Annandale, Va.
In addition, Mrs. Munns is survived by 14 grandchildren and six greatgrandchildren. The family will receive friends from 5-7 p.m., Sunday, BrownWynne Funeral Home, St. Mary's St. Funeral service will be conducted 11 a.m.
Monday, Brown- Wynne FUneral Home, St. Mary's St. by Dr. Mark White of Tabernacle Baptist Church. Interment will follow in Oakwood Cemetery.
LOOMIS B. FOWLER Oct. 2, 1909 March 1995 KNIGHTDALE Loomis Bagley Fowler, 85, of 105 Wooded Pine Lane, died Thursday. He was a retired correctional officer with N.C. Department of Corrections.
4 p.m. Sunday, Tippett's Chapel FWB Church. Burial, church cemetery. Surviving, his wife of 55 years, Ruby M. Fowler; daughters, Nellie F.
Jones of Hilton Head, S.C., and Martha F. Tatum of Garner; sons, Larry Fowler of Roxboro, Jim Fowler of Louisburg, Ronnie Fowler of Spokane, Washington, and Doug Fowler of Wake Forest; 16 grandchildren; 11 family great receive friends frome 7-9 tonight, Strickland Funeral Home, Wendell. E. RALPH COLLINS FARMVILLE, Va. Graveside service for E.
Ralph Collins, 67, who died on Wednesday, will be held 2 p.m. Sunday, Gethsemane Memorial Gardens Mausoleum, Zebulon, N.C. The family suggests that in lieu of flowers, contributions be made to Wakefield Central Baptist Church, 308 Proctor Street, Zebulon, N.C. 27597. The family will receive friends from tonight, Strickland Funeral Home, Wendell; other times at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. Vic Pace, 9000 Corbin Road, Wendell. J. VERNON PAGAN DEC. 27, 1923 MARCH 31, 1995 Denis of Raleigh; sisters, Thelma Pagan and Betsy Penny, both of Raleigh; grandchildren, John Walter Pagan, Joseph Rodney Pagan and Sabrina Marie Denis.
Visitation 3-5 p.m. Sunday at Bryan-Lee Funeral Home, Garner. ISABELL A. ARMSTRONG MOREHEAD CITY Isabell Austin Armstrong, 73, of Morehead City and formerly of Raleigh, died Thursday, March 30, 1995. Funeral service 2 p.m.
Monday at Mitchell Funeral Chapel, Saint Mary's Street. Burial will follow in Oakwood Cemetery. Surviving: son, James E. Armstrong of Wilmington; daughters, Anne A. Phillips of Hickory, Betsy A.
White of Morehead City; brother, Dr. Edward U. Austin of Las Vegas, seven grandchildren; and 4 great-grandchildren, The family will receive friends from 7-9 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home. Memorial contributions may be made to the Parkview Baptist Church, U.S.
Hwy. 70 West, Morehead City, N.C. 28557. BETTY LOU PHELPS GREENSBORO Funeral 2 p.m. RALEIGH John Vernon Pagan, 71, of 5908 Wal Weathers Road, a retired farmer, died Friday.
Funeral 11 a.m. Monday at Holland's United Methodist Church. Burial, church cemetery. Surviving: wife, Lillian Pruitt Pagan; son, Vernon Rodney Pagan of Townsville, S.C.; daughters, Tina Louise Pagan of the home, Karen P. today, Strickland Funeral Home, Wendell.
Family at the home of Frances and Maurice Johnson, 1829 Eagle Rock Road, Wendell. Arrangements by Underwood Funeral Home. MARTHA ELIZABETH JACKSON DURHAM- Ms. Martha Elizabeth Jackson, 86, a resident of Hillhaven Manor, died Wednesday, March 29, 1995. Ms.
Jackson was born and raised in Durham, the daughter of the late Cliff and Annie Dezern Jackson. A resident of Durham for most of her life, she was employed by Erwin Cotton Mills for over 40 years, but had been a homemaker since her retirement, due to failing health. Ms. Jackson is survived by her sister-in-law, Mrs. Mary Louise Jackson of Hillsborough; nephews.
William E. Jackson of Geneva, Clifton R. Jackson of Richmond, Va. Roy Lee Jackson of Durham, Charlie Joel Jackson of Hillsborough, Ronnie Strayhorn of Palm Coast, Fla. and Robert Jackson of Raleigh; two nieces, Mrs.
Annie Marie Holder of New Smyrna Beach, Fla. and Mrs. Barbara Jean Coffee of North Carolina. Graveside service will be conducted Saturday at 2 p.m. in Pleasant Green United Methodist Church cemetery, by Rev.
Charlie Joel Jackson. Arrangements are by Clements Funeral Service Inc. of Durham. METTIE A. CREECH SMITHFIELD Mettie Andrew Creech, 89, died Thursday.
Funeral service will be held 2 p.m. Saturday in the chapel of Parrish Funeral Home in Selma. Burial will be in the Creech family cemetery on Creech Mill Road, near Smithfield. Surviving: sons, Paschal L. Creech of Raleigh, Howard Creech and Ronald Creech, both of Smithfield, Smith Creech of Arapahoe, John T.
Creech of Richmond, Hugh A. Creech of Goldsboro; daughter, Joyce C. Pittman of Pine Level; sisters, Eunice Rose and Edith Oliver, both of Smithfield, Mae Evans of Princeton; 12 grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren. RICHARD LEON TYSON TYSON DURHAM Mr. Richard Leon Tyson, 74, a resident of 2302 Indian Trail, died Friday morning at Northwood Manor Nursing Home, following several years of declining health.
Mr. Tyson was the son of the late Walter Gray Tyson and Maude Bailey Tyson. Mr. Tyson was a lifelong resident of Durham. He was a former employee of Leggett-Myers Tobacco Company, for 30 years before retirement.
Mr. Tyson was a member of Bethany United Methodist Church and the Triangle Senior Golf Association. Surviving: sons, Joseph J. Tyson and Vernon L. Tyson, both of Durham; daughter, Mrs.
Mary Catherine Johnson of Asheboro; brother, Mr. Vernon James Tyson of Durham; seven grandchildren. Graveside service 2 p.m. Monday, Maplewood Cemetery in Sec. 17, with Rev.
Robert Redmond officiating. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that friends make donations to Triangle Hospice or to Richard L. Tyson Memorial Golf Scholarship at East Carolina University. The family will receive friends from 7-9 Sunday night, Clements Funeral Home. RUTH AYco*ck WOOTEN RALEIGH Ruth Ayco*ck Wooten, 72, of 2836 Rue Sans Famille, died Friday, March 31, 1995.
She wast the daughter of the late Dr. Francis M. Ayco*ck and Pearl E. Ayco*ck of Princeton, N.C. She graduated from the Pharmacy School at UNC in 1944, and worked over 25 years at Rex Hospital Pharmacy.
She is survived by her husband, Cecil C. Wooten; daughters, Sue Wooten Harris of Raleigh and Mary Wooten Evans of Cary; son, Charles A. Wooten of Alpharetta, four grandchildren, Jackie and Katie Wooten, Mark and Lauren Evans; and sister, Madge M. Ayco*ck of Princeton. A memorial service will be held 4 p.m.
Sunday at White Memorial Presbyterian Church. The family will receive friends from 7-9 p.m. Saturday, BrownWynne Funeral Home, St. Mary's Street. The family suggest that in lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Rex Cancer Center, 4420 Lake Boone Trail, Raleigh, N.C.
27607 or White Memorial Presbyterian Church, 1704 Oberlin Road, Raleigh, N.C. 27608. Carl Jefferson, producer who founded Concord Jazz label San Francisco Chronicle performances by Errol Garner, Mr. Jefferson, who sold Concord my, in which he served during ST. Calif.
Carl Jeffer- Mel Torme, Carmen McRae, Bud- Jazz in December to Alliance World War II and the Korean dy Rich's big band and others. HELENA, It Entertainment but was slated to War. son, founder of California's Con- became the world-famous Concord Jazz Festival and the Con- run the company for two more After a brief but uneventful stint cord Jazz record label, for which cord Jazz Festival. years, also recorded such Latin as a gold miner, Mr. Jefferson he produced hundreds of albums, 1972, two of the festival's artists as Tania Maria and Tito began selling used jeeps at a In died of cancer this week.
He was performers, guitarists Herb Ellis Puente on the Concord Picante Berkeley gas station lot. The 75. and Joe Pass, asked Mr. Jefferson label. Concord Lincoln-Mercury dealerThe feisty and energetic produc- to record them live.
It was the Mr. Jefferson stepped down as ship he opened in 1958 became one fan who fell first disc in a Concord Jazz festival director in 1985 but contin- of the most lucrative in Northern er, a passionate jazz catalog that in love with the music child now has more than ued to book the Friday night California. He received numerous as a listening to live broad- 600 titles. shows. He was criticized over the honors for his civic deeds.
He sold his car dealership in years for his conservative bookbig-band casts on late-night radio, was the 1980 to focus on jazz, recording ings. But he knew what he liked, Mr. Jefferson, who suffered dozens of his favorite artists. and never strayed from it. The with emphysema for many years, major force behind the building of the Concord Pavilion, which Those included Ray Brown, Dave mainstream jazz sounds that recorded his last session a few opened in 1975.
Brubeck, Scott Hamilton, Cal Tja- moved him defined character months ago in New York. It was a the Six years earlier, Mr. Jefferson, der, Marian McPartland, Torme, of both the festival and Concord guitar duo disc featuring Howard a successful Lincoln- car George Shearing and Rosemary Records. Alden and Jimmy Bruno, backed dealer and Concord civic leader, Clooney, whose Concord perfor- Born in Alameda, he studied at by bass and drums the same started the Concord Summer Fes- mances and recordings helped the University of California at instrumentation as Mr. Jeffertival in a downtown park, with revive her career in the 1970s.
Berkeley before entering the Ar- son's first recording..
