Samuel Furney Harper Obituary ~ Dec 3, 1935

Contributed by Joan S Dunn

Samuel F. Harper Dies at Home

Daily Reflector, Tues., Dec 3, 1935

Samuel Furney HARPER, 53, a prominent Pitt county farmer, who died at his home 
in Centreville, at 4 o’clock yesterday afternoon, following a stroke of 
paralysis, was buried at 2 o’clock this afternoon in the Ayden cemetery. The 
funeral service was conducted from the late home, by his rector, Rev. A. C. D. 
NOE, of Ayden, assisted by Rev. R. F. PITTMAN, of Ayden. The Masonic lodges 
of Ayden and Grifton took part in the service at the grave and members of the 
fraternity acted as pallbearers. Mr. HARPER was a valued citizen of his 
community and a vestryman of old St. John’s Church, near Grifton. He is 
survived by his wife, who was Miss Mae HART of Ayden; four children, Earl, 
Margaret, Claudia and Billy, all of the home community; four sisters, Mrs. 
R. H. BROOM, Mrs. J. C. GRIFFIN, Mrs. Mollie ROBERSON, of Ayden, and Mrs. 
W. O. ROLLINS of Winterville.





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