Martinsville Bulletin, Monday; March 28, 2011-Page 5 5-A- OBITUARIES Walter G. Barker Sr. STONEVILLE, N.C. Walter Green Barker 86, formerly of 713. Price Grange Road, died Saturday, March 26, 2011, at Morehead Nursing Center in Eden.
He was born in Rockingham County. on Aug. 6, 1924, to Jim and Beulah Barker Craig Barker. Barker Craig Barker. In addition to his parents, he a was preceded in death by his wife, Irene Atkins Barker; two brothers, Ed and Robert Barker; and four sisters, Grace B.
Hall, Mary B. Owens, Bertha B. Moxley and Lilly B. Miles. He was an Army World War II veteran.
He attended StoneEden Baptist Church in Stoneville. Barker had worked for P. Lorillard Tobacco Co. until 1993 and then was a full-time farmer. Surviving are two daughters, Wanda Barker Martin of Martinsville, and Sheila Barker Fahnrich of Burlington; a son, Walter G.
Barker Jr. of Stoneville; three grandsons; and one granddaughter. A graveside service will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Ridge-View Memorials Gardens. The family will receive friends from 1 to 1:45 p.m.
Tuesday at Fair Funeral Home. Memorials may be made to Stone-Eden Baptist Church, 5122 N.C. Hwy. 770, Stoneville, N.C. 27048.
Patricia H. Bowman The funeral for Patricia Howell Bowman, 53, of Danville, who died March 24, 2011, was held Sunday at Moody Funeral Home with the Rev. Chris Williamson officiating. Burial was in the Hooker-Howell family cemetery. Pallbearers were Jay Cregger, Adam.
Stevens, Water McMann, Ricky Martin, Jeff Duvall and Dallas Bowen. Rhodes Barnes Brown, 88, died Sunday, March 27, 2011, at Morehead Nursing Center after a battle with cancer. She was born in Rockingham County on Sept. 25, 1922, to Sam Buck and Nell Ferguson Rhodes. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husbands, Rankin Barnes and Roy E.
Brown; three brothers, Carl, Lawrence and Sam Rhodes; and a sister, Jessie R. Grogan. She was a 1939 graduate of Leaksville High School and Martinsville Business College. She retired from Morehead Memorial Hospital. She was a lifelong member of First Baptist Church.
Surviving are three children, Joyce Baughn of Concord, Janet Holliman of Little River, S.C., and John W. Brown of Axton, and four grandchildren. The funeral will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday at First Baptist Margaret B. Brown EDEN, N.C.
-Margaret Rainwater radiation likely from Japan BOSTON (AP) Health officials said Sunday that one sample of Massachusetts rainwater has registered very low concentrations of radiation, most likely from the Japanese nuclear power plant damaged earlier this month by an earthquake and tsunami. John Auerbach, the Massachusetts commissioner of public health, said that radioiodine-131 found in the sample one of more than 100 that have been taken. around the country- is short lived. He said the drinking water supply in the state was unaffected and officials do not expect any health concerns. Nevada and other Western states also have reported minuscule amounts of radiation, but scientists say those presented no health risks.
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Burial will be in Overlook Cemetery. The family will receive friends one hour before the service at the church. Memorials may be made to First Baptist Church, 533 Greenwood Eden, N.C. :27288. Fair Funeral Home in Eden is handling arrangements.
Frances N. Davis Frances Arnold Nowlin Alexander and Mary Martin Arnold. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by three brothers, John, Edgar and Alex Arnold; and three sisters, Sara Arnold, Martha Arnold and Mary Martin. She was of the Baptist faith. She retired from J.P.
Stevens with 20 years of service. Surviving are her husband, Lewis B. Davis of the. home; three stepsons, Tony Davis of Richmond, Timothy Davis of Aldie and Thomas Davis of Martinsville; a daughter, Shirley Benito of Cape Canaveral, one stepdaughter, Tracy Conklin of Martinsville; two grandchil- Davis, 82, of 210. Riverview Court, Martinsville, died Sunday, March 27, 2011, at Golden Living Center in Martinsville.
She was born in Bassett on Sept. Davis 24, 1928, to dren; three stepgrandchildren; and one A graveside service will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Roselawn Burial Park with the Rev. J.D. Harmon officiating.
The family, will receive friends one hour before the service in the chapel of 27, 2011, at his home. Arrangements will be announced by Hines Funeral Services. Roselawn Funeral Home. Patty Florence The funeral for. Patty Florence, 48, of 46 King Air Ridgeway, who died March 19, 2011, at Memorial Hospital in Martinsville, was held Sunday at Antioch Baptist Church in Ridgeway.
The Rev. Jerome Kellam officiated. Burial was in the church cemetery. Pallbearers were Jared Dillard, Marquis Gravely, Irvin Hairston, Derrell Valentine, Dominique Waller and Chuck Witcher. Hines Funeral Services was in charge of the arrangements.
John A. Freeman Sr. John Austin Freeman 70, of 191 Fellowship Drive, Martinsville, died Sunday, March Dorothy W. Hundley A celebration of life service for Dorothy Williams Hundley, 78, of Greensboro, N.C., and formerly of Collinsville, who died March 26,2011, at Moses Cone Palliative Care in Greensboro, will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Hillcrest Baptist Church.
Pastors Doug Ramsey and Roger Jones will officiate. Inurnment will be held at later date. The family will receive friends Hundley from 1 to 2 Tuesday at the church. She was born in Martinsville on Nov. 20, 1932, to Coy Williams and Louva Fain Williams.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Johny P. Hundley, and a brother, Ralph Williams. She was a member of Hillcrest Baptist Church. She was a former cafeteria supervisor at DuPont and worked at Hardee's as a biscuit maker. Surviving are three daughters, Wanda Harris of Greensboro, Debra Wright of Collinsville and Patricia Smith of San Diego, Calif; three sons, Robert Harris and Richard Harris, both of Warner Robbins, and Randall Harris of Martinsville; six grandchildren; two greatgrandchildren; two sisters, Iva Jean Cox of Martinsville and Thelma Pinkard of Stuart; and two brothers, James Williams of Cherryville, N.C., and Sam Williams of Martinsville.
Memorials may be made to Hillerest Baptist Church. Building Fund, 18075 A.L. tery, Mildred Clement, 612 Rye Cove Creek Road, Stuart, Va. 24171. Bassett Funeral Service is handling arrangements.
Orbin S. Smith The funeral for Orbin Swanson "Big 0" Smith, 65, of Martinsville, who died March 24, 2011, will be held at 2 p.m. today at Moody Funeral Home in Stuart with El de James Hatcher officiating. Burial will be in Smith Samaria Holiness Church cemetery with military honors by the Patrick County Veterans Memorial Honor Guard. The wake will be held one half hour before the service at the funeral home.
Jerome G. Underwood The funeral for Jerome "Gary" Garner Underwood, 56, of Collinsville, who died March 23, 2011, was held Sunday at Stone Memorial Christian Church. Ministers Tim Wood, Buddy Reed and Les Croft officiated. Burial was in Roselawn Burial Park. Pallbearers were Wayne Richardson, Charles Richardson, Ralph Stultz, Carl Smith, Wayne Currier and Morris Gauldin.
Davis Philpott Ridgeway, Va. handled arrangements. 24148 or to Fain Family Ceme- GOP poised to take on ent entitlements CORAL SPRINGS, Fla. (AP)-there's any place where tea partiers in Congress might hesitate to call for cuts in Social Security and Medicare to shrink the federal debt, Florida's retirement havens should top the list. Even here, however, Republican lawmakers are racing toward a spending showdown with Democrats exhibiting little nervousness about deep cuts, including those that eventually would hit benefit programs long left alone by politicians.
In fact, many GOP freshmen seem bolder than ever. It's Democrats, espe.cially in the Senate, who are tryingto figure out how to handle the popular but costly retirement programs. Congress, meanwhile, is rapidly nearing critical decisions on the budget and the nation's debt ceiling. In southeast Florida last week, first term GOP Rep. Allen West, a tea party favorite, called for changes that some might consider radical; abolish the Internal Revenue Service and federal income tax; retain tax cuts for billionaires so they won't shut down their charities; stop extending unemployment benefits that "reward bad behavior" by discouraging people from seeking new jobs.
As for entitlements, West told a friendly town hall gathering in Coral Springs, if Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid "are left on autopilot, if we don't institute some type of reform, they'll subsume our Today, March 28 Joint meeting of the Martinsville and Henry County school boards concerning a possible merger study: 4 p.m. at the National Guard Armory. Henry County-Martinsville Social Services Board: 3 p.m., social services office, 20 Progress Drive, Martinsville. Red Cross blood drive: at BTW21, Collinsville. Blue Ridge Soil and Water Conservation District Board: 6 p.m.
at Ippy's Restaurant, Rocky Mount. TOPS. Chapter 0172: 5 p.m. weigh-in; 6 p.m. meeting, McCabe Memorial Baptist Church, 107 Clearview Drive, Martinsville.
Remember 1 your loved one or give thanks for kindness expressed during the loss of your loved one. Call the Martinsville Bulletin's Display. Advertising Department three to five days in. for details on placing an ad. (276) 638-8801 1007-57 entire GDP" by 2040 or: 2050.
GDP, or gross domestic product, measures the value of all goods and services produced in the United States. Social Security, the largest federal program, mainly benefits retirees. Medicare provides health coverage for older people. I Medicaid helps those with low incomes. Combined, the three consume about 40 percent of the budget.
Their costs are growing rapidly. Social Security and Medicare benefits now exceed the payroll taxes that fund them. West, who's likely to draw serious Democratic opposition next year, showed scant interest in edging toward the center on anything. He didn't take issue with the man who said congressional Democrats "have joined with the radical Islamists," or with the woman who said President Barack Obama "certainly doesn't support Israel." In Greenville, S.C., a different Republican freshman with tea party ties, Rep. Trey Gowdy, also suggested during last week's congressional break a paring back of social programs.
According to a Greenville News account posted on his website, Gowdy "described a recent school classroom where most children indicated they think it's the government's job to provide health care, Social Security and education. We've got to do something about the sense of Gowdy said." Narcotics Anonymous: 8 p.m., open: round robin meeting, Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, 1527 E. Church St. Martinsville. Alcoholics Anonymous: noon, Martinsville: Christ Group, Episcopal closed meeting, Church; 8 p.m., Big Book study, Bassett United Methodist Church.
Smith River Sports Complex Walking Club: 9-10 a.m. Meet at the SunTrust Pavilion. Tuesday, March 29. The Career Hub in Liberty Fair Mall is offering a FAFSA follow-up session for parents and students. Drop in between 5-8 p.m.
to get information on accepting financial aid and the next steps. Bring your student aid report and any award letters from colleges. Low Impact Walking at the Martinsville YMCA walking track: noon to 1 p.m. The club is free, but you must register with Activate by calling 403-5086. TOPS Va.
413, Ridgeway: 5 p.m. weigh-in; 5:30 p.m. meeting, New Life Community Church Fellowship Hall, 415 Mica Road, Ridgeway; 956-2272. TOPS Va. 0218, Martinsville: 9 a.m.
weigh-in; 10 a.m. meeting, Chatham Heights Baptist Church, 1235 Chatham Heights. Call 957-2523 for more tion. TOPS Va. 705, Collinsville: 5 TOPS Va.
705, Collinsville: 5 Gowdy's office later said he thinks Social Security "is a key aspect of a broad effort to fundamentally reform our entitlement system, but any solution must honor our commitment to current retirees." Indeed, West and many other Republicans say current and soon-to-be retirees should see no benefit cuts. Their calls for changing Medicare and Social Security often lack specifics, and it's unclear whether the divided Congress will tackle the programs' long-term problems or postpone action, as has happened many times before on Capitol Hill. West's desire to slash spending seems to stop at his district's The Coral Springs audience cheered loudly when he said he helped secure a $21 million grant fora new runway at the nearby Fort Lauderdale airport. "Grant money is not pork," West said. He issued a press release saying the runway project "will generate at least 11,000 jobs" by 2014 and cost $791 million.
While West spoke in Coral Springs, several dozen Republicans had wine and hors d'oeuvres. in Palm Beach as they awaited a speech by former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani. There was ample sympathy in the room for raising the eligibility age for Social Security benefits. Obama's debt commission recommended gradually increasing the full retirement age, from 67 to 69, over the next 65 years. weigh in; 6 p.m., meeting at Smith Memorial United Methodist Church, 2307 Daniels Creek Road, Collinsville.
For more information, call 632-6729. TOPS Va. 626: 5:30 p.m., weighin; 6:15 p.m., meeting at Fieldale United Methodist Church. For more information, call 957-3575. TOPS Va.
0172 at McCabe. Memorial Baptist Church, 107 Clearview Drive, Martinsville. Weigh-in from 5-6 p.m.; meeting at 6 p.m. Alcoholics Anonymous, 12 12 closed study: 6:30 p.m., Stone Memorial Christian Church, Collinsville. Narcotics Anonymous, basic text study, open meeting: 8, p.m., Holy Trinity Church.
For an emergency in the Martinsville area, call 252- 4467 or 1-800-777-1515. Alcoholics Anonymous: noon, Martinsville Group (12 12 study), Christ Episcopal Church; 8 p.m., Martinsville Group, closed meeting, First 1 Baptist Church, Starling Avenue, Wednesday, March 30 Martinsville Police County Sheriff's Office-sponsored Senior Police Academy, which will address personal safety and crime prevention tips, starting Neighborhood Watch programs, tour of Martinsville. City Jail, major incident response, mock trial, roles of commonwealth attorney and victim witness program. Four consecutive Wednesdays from a.m.; most to be held at The Salvation Army at 603 S. Memorial Martinsville.
To register, call Officer Coretha Gravely, Martinsville Police Department, 403-5223, or Sgt. Ronnie Minter, Henry County Sheriff's Office, 656-4212 The Career Hub in Liberty Fair Mall is offering a FAFSA follow-up session for parents and students. Drop in between 5-8 p.m. to get information on accepting financial aid and the next steps. Bring your student Said report and any award letters from colleges.
Low Impact Walking at the Martinsville YMCA walking track: noon to 1 p.m. The club is but you must register with Activate by calling 403-5086. Narcotics Anonymous: 6 p.m. open discussion at Horizons, 24142 Jeb Stuart Highway, Stuart. For an emergency in the Martinsville area, call 252-4467 or 1-800-777-1515.
Alcoholics Anonymous: 9 a.m. Making the Connection Group open meeting, 24 Clay Martinsville; 6 p.m. Spencer Women's Group, and 8 Martinsville group, closed meeting, both at Friendly Christian Church, Spencer. 1:.
