Edgar L. Stokes Jr.

Edgar Lee Stokes, Jr., 89, of 201 West River Street, died Thursday, November 29, 2007 in Pitt County Memorial Hospital, Greenville.
Mr. Stokes was born in Bertie County and was the son of the late Edgar L., Sr. and Mary Deans Stokes.
A retired farmer, he had owned E.L. Stokes & Son Fertilizer Co. and the former Colerain Appliance Co. A member of Colerain Baptist Church, he had served as its Superintendent of Sunday School, was a member of the Colerain Volunteer Fire Dept. where he had served as chief for 25 years, had served on the Board of Trustees of Roanoke-Chowan Hospital, was a member of Colerain Masonic Lodge and the Sudan Temple of the Shrine, and was a founding member of the Colerain Beach and Boat Club.
A life-long resident of Colerain, he was loved and will be missed and remembered by his friends and neighbors for his many acts of kindness and community service.
Surviving are his wife of 65 years, Myra Sharp Stokes; two daughters, Mary Helen Dobson and husband, George of Wilson, Ann Stokes Askew and husband, Wade of Eure; son, E. Lee Stokes, III and wife, Kathy of Raleigh; three grandchildren, Hunter Lee Rooker of Raleigh, Laura Katherine Stokes of Charlotte, Melissa Askew White and husband, Paul of Eure; two great- grandsons, Sammy and Ryland White.
Funeral services will be held Saturday at 11:00 a.m. in Colerain Baptist Church by the Revs. Shelby Stephens and Wayne Gardner. Burial will follow in Hillcrest Cemetery.
Friends may join the family Friday from 6:00-8:00 p.m. at the residence.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Colerain Baptist Church, P.O. Box 126, or the Colerain Volunteer Fire Dept., P.O. Box 247, or the Colerain Rescue Squad, P.O. Box 397, all in Colerain, NC 27924.
Miller Funeral Home, 304 Main Street, Gatesville, is assisting the family with arrangements.