Louise S. Waters | Eastern North Carolina Now

Mrs. Lina Louise Sawyer Waters, age 85, a former resident of 9078 NC 45 North Belhaven, NC and a current resident of the Bayview Nursing Home & Rehabilitation Center of New Bern died Tuesday December 24, 2013 at Carolina East Medical Center of New Bern, NC.

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Born: August 05, 1928, Died: December 24, 2013

    Mrs. Lina Louise Sawyer Waters, age 85, a former resident of 9078 NC 45 North Belhaven, NC and a current resident of the Bayview Nursing Home & Rehabilitation Center of New Bern died Tuesday December 24, 2013 at Carolina East Medical Center of New Bern, NC.

    Before moving to the Bayview Nursing Home Mrs. Waters resided at The Courtyards of Bern Village in New Bern.

    A memorial service will be held 2 p.m. Saturday December 28, 2013 at Bethany Christian Church of Jasper, NC officiated by Lee Kirkman. The family will receive friends 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday at the church.

    A second memorial service will be held 2:30 p.m. Sunday December 29, 2013 at Paul Funeral Home of Belhaven officiated by Russell Mann. Burial will follow in Mt. Olive Church of Christ Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Chris Phelps, John Wynn, Chris Hill, Terry McCall, Sr., Terry McCall, Jr., and Jose Ramirez. Honorary pallbearers will be members of Ponzer Ruritan Club.

    The family will receive friends 1:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. Sunday at Paul Funeral Home of Belhaven and other times at the home of Mrs. Waters' daughter Mary Lou O'Neal located at 26915 U.S. 264 E. Belhaven, NC.

    Mrs. Waters was born in Hyde County on August 5, 1928 daughter of the late C. Griffin Sawyer and the late Florida Green Sawyer. On January 21, 1946 she married James Clinton Waters who preceded her in death on August 11, 1998. She was a homemaker, a former member of Mt. Olive Church of Christ, a current member of Bethany Christian Church of Jasper, NC, a member of the Ponzer Volunteer Fire Department Ladies Auxiliary and a member of the Ponzer Ruritan Club.

    Survivors include a daughter: Mary Lou O'Neal and her husband Max of Belhaven; two sons: Robert Glenn Waters and his wife Cheryl of Bath and Ray Waters of Williamston; five grandchildren and two great grandchildren. Mrs. Waters was predeceased by two sisters: Dora Lupton and Marie S. Lawson and five brothers: Oswald, Alex, Charlie, Gilbert and Hansel Sawyer.

    Flowers are welcome and appreciated and the family kindly requests for any memorial contributions to be made to Ponzer Ruritan Club, c/o Steve Bryan, 119 Main Street, Swan Quarter, NC 27885 or to Journey of Hope Foundation c/o CCHC, 1010 Medical Park, New Bern, NC 28562.

    Online condolences may be offered by visiting www.paulfuneralhome.com

    Paul Funeral Home of Belhaven is honored to serve the Waters family.
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