THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT
Copyright (c) 1996, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: Saturday, July 27, 1996 TAG: 9607270484
SECTION: LOCAL PAGE: B4 EDITION: FINAL
DATELINE: GATESVILLE LENGTH: 24 lines
Ernest Edward Askew Sr., 83, formerly of Academy Street, died Thursday July 25, 1996, in Sentara Nursing Center, Norfolk.
Mr. Askew was born in Gates County. He was a retired teacher and principal in the Gates County School System, having served over 30 years. A former member of the Gatesville Ruritan Club, he was a veteran of World War II. He was the husband of the late Ethel Parker Morgan Askew.
Survivors include a daughter, Elizabeth A. Moore of Windsor, N.C.; a son, Ernest E. Askew Jr. of Elizabeth City; a brother, Allen Askew of Eure; four grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.
The funeral will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday in the Gatesville United Methodist Church by the Rev. Lisa Creech-Bledsoe. Burial will follow in the Askew Family Plot at Cool Spring Baptist Church Cemetery. Friends may join the family today from 7 to 8:30 p.m. in Miller Funeral Home, Gatesville. The family will assemble at the funeral home Sunday at 1 p.m. Memorial contributions may be made to the John Andrew Walker Memorial Educational Foundation, c/o Cathy Wilson, 904 Robert St., Windsor, N.C. 27983.
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