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DATE: Saturday, December 23, 1995            TAG: 9512230353
SECTION: LOCAL                    PAGE: B4   EDITION: FINAL 
DATELINE: WINDSOR                            LENGTH: Short :   25 lines

JOSEPH M. HEATH

Joseph McCola Heath, 85, of 104 Watson St., died Thursday, Dec. 21, 1995.

He was born in Pamlico County, and lived most of his life in Windsor. Mr. Heath was a member of Cashie Baptist Church, Charity Lodge (NU)5 and was a partner in Cowan and Heath Grocery Store.

Survivors include a daughter, Sarah H. Wagoner of Kitty Hawk, N.C.; a son, Ronald J. Heath of Windsor; a sister, Margaret H. Tarravechia of New Bern, N.C.; a niece, Juanita Smith of New Bern; and four grandchildren.

The funeral will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 24, 1995, in Cashie Baptist Church by the Rev. Jack Byrd. Burial will follow in Edgewood Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 7 to 9 p.m. today in Walker Funeral Home. Memorial gifts may be made to Cashie Baptist Church, Queen Street, Windsor, N.C. 27983.

KEYWORDS: DEATH OBITUARY by CNB