Ruth Lisk Hattaway

RALEIGH, N.C. — Ruth Lisk Hattaway, 87, of Raleigh, N.C., formerly of Greensboro, N.C., died Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2007, after a period of declining health.

A graveside service will be held at 2 p.m. Friday, Sept. 14, at Green Hill Cemetery, 901 Wharton St., Greensboro, N.C. 27401.

She was born Feb. 10, 1920, in Charlotte, N.C., the daughter of Richard Earle Lisk and Irene Brown Lisk Black. She lived most of her life in Greensboro, attending Greensboro City Schools and UNC Greensboro. She moved with her husband to Whitaker Glen in Raleigh in 2003 and recently was a resident of Sunrise Assisted Living at North Hills. She was a dedicated homemaker and loving wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother.

She is survived by her husband of 69 years, Alexander C. Hattaway Jr.; sons, Alexander C. Hattaway III and his wife Anna of Raleigh, N.C., and Richard E. Hattaway of Kernersville, N.C.; daughter, Linda H. Lofton of Moultrie; seven grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.

Memorials may be made to Hospice of Wake County, 1300 St. Mary’s Street, 4th Floor, Raleigh, N.C. 27605.

Condolences may be sent to www.brownwynne.com.

Brown-Wynne Funeral Home, St. Mary’s Street, Raleigh, N.C., is in charge of arrangements.

William Smith Jr.

MOULTRIE — William Smith Jr., 59, of Moultrie died Saturday, Sept. 8, 2007, at Archbold Memorial Hospital.

Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 15, at Friendship Baptist Church with the Rev. Alfred Jones officiating. Burial will follow in Strong Memorial Gardens with Wayne Anderson, Thaddeus Hewitt, Robert Williams, Dexter McClendon and Kenneth Harris serving as pallbearers.

Born June 28, 1948, in Ocilla, Ga., he was the son of Elizabeth King Smith of Moultrie and the late William Lee Smith Sr. He was employed in masonry.

Survivors also include a son, Robert Williams of Albany, Ga.; a brother, Darrell Smith of Moultrie; sisters, Velma Snelling and husband Gary, Annette Hadley and husband Lonnie Sr. and Ellenor Anderson and husband Eddie Sr., all of Moultrie; and three grandchildren.

Visitation will be at the home of Eddie and Ellenor Anderson, 603 Third St. S.E. in Moultrie.