Gilbert Winston Warren

G. Winston Warren MURFREESBORO - Gilbert Winston Warren, 67, of the 300 block of Holly Hill Road, died Sept. 3, 2008, at his home. Mr. Warren was born in Hertford County, a son of the late Corrie Gilbert and Ola Futrell Warren. He was a member of Meherrin Baptist Church and was an Army veteran of the Vietnam era. Winston was a retired farmer. Left to cherish his memory are his wife, June Bridgers Warren; his daughters, Joanna Warren Dunn and her husband David and Cynthia Warren "Cyndi" Chamblee and her husband Chris, all of Ahoskie; his son G.W. "Chip" Warren Jr. and his wife Kristin of Windsor, N.C.; two sisters, Hilda Rountree of Charlotte, N.C., and Cloyce Parker of Murfreesboro; and a brother, Calvin Warren of Wilson. He is also survived by five grandchildren, Chloe Winston Warren, D.E. "Finn" Dunn V, Baron Christopher Chamblee, Sawyer Thomas Chamblee and Katherine Mae Chamblee. A celebration of life service will be conducted at 11 a.m. Friday at Meherrin Baptist Church, Murfreesboro, with the Rev. Gerald Riggs and the Rev. James Hester officiating. Burial will follow in Riverside Cemetery. The family will receive friends at Garrett Funeral Home, 205 NC Highway 42, West, Ahoskie, from 7 until 8:30 p.m. today and other times at the home. Memorial donations may be made to the Robert E. Lee III, Memorial Scholarship Fund, c/o Chowan University, No. 1 University Place, Murfreesboro, NC 27855 or to the UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, UNC-CH CB No. 7295, Chapel Hill, NC 27599-7295.