The coastland times with which is combined the pilot and herald of Belhaven and Swan Quarter. [volume] (Manteo, N.C.) 1959-1973, 1960-03-25
AGED PORTSMOUTH
MAN FOUND DEAD
NEAR OCRACOKE.
Second Death in This Month in
Small Coastal Community;
Other News Of Area


OCRACOKE, March 22.-Thom-
as Bragg, 80, veteran native OF
Portsmouth, N. c., was found dead
near his boat this morning. A
Coast Guard helicopter from the
Elizabeth City Base, summoned to
assist in the search, sighted the
body early his morning. David F.
O'Neal, in charge of Ocracoke C. G.
Station received word last night
at dusk that Mr.. Bragg was miss
ing and could not be located. He
Immediately sent the C. G. picket
boat to Portsmouth with a crew
and with several citizens of Ocra-
coke who volunteered their help,
among them Rev. w. w. Clarke,
Jr., Dallas X. Williams, Fowler
O'Neal, and Bobbie Garrish. Mr..
Bragg evidently suffered a heart
attack. His was the second death
in March on Portsmouth, Miss
Rachael Pigott having died on
March 4th. Sole connection be-
tween Portsmouth and Ocracoke is
the telephone at the former Coast
Guard Station on Portsmouth, to
which the people there have ac-
cess. Funeral services for Mr..
Bragg were held Tuesday at noon
with Rev. Clarke officiating.
Among those who went to the Is
land from Ocracoke for the service
were Junius Austin, Maltby Bragg,
and Monford Garrish. Mody Styron,
a native of Ocracoke who has been
in Atlantic this winter, was flown
to Portsmouth for the services.
Mrs. Mary Frances O'Neal re-
turned home on Saturday, after
spending the winter with her
daughters at Port jefferson, New
York and Wilmington, Delaware.
Her son-in-law, Stacy Simpson and
his daughter made the trip home
with her. Also here was Walter
Austin, brother to Mrs. Wilma Will
liams and Mrs. Ruby Garrish. He
and Mr.. Simpson and the daugh-
ter returned to Wilmington on Sum
day and were accompanied by
Stacy's parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Need
ham Simpson.
Mrs. Janice w. Taylor and her
brother, Larry Williams, of Nor
folk, visited their parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. z, S. Williams on Saturday
and Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Irving Forbes have
returned home from a visit in Ra-
leigh with his sister and her hus-
band, Mr.. and Mrs. Burgess. En-
route home they visited Mrs.
Forbes's sister, Mrs. E. C. Drake, in
Rocky Mount.
Mr.. and Mrs. Van Henry O'Neal
and family and Mrs. Mace Garrish
went to Norfolk on Monday to visit
Mr.. Mace Garrish, who has been
hospitalizd at the U. S. Public
Health Hospital there.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thurston Gaskill
visited her son and his family,
Mr.. and Mrs. Myron Garrish, in
Norfolk this past week end, and
attended the wedding on Sunday
of Mrs. Gaskill's sister-in-law,
Mrs. Emma Casey to Wilton Dali
of Norfolk. They also visited he1
sister, Mrs. Ross Goodwin and her
brother, Murray Casey.
Mr.. and Mrs. R. w. Howard and
Lorraine Howard spent the week
end visiting Miss Betty Helen How,
ard, Mrs. Allie Scott Barber, anG
Mrs. Raymond Riddick and other
relatives in Rocky Mount.
Mr.. and Mrs. John O'Neal Of
Hatteras spent last week here with
their daughter and her family, Mr.
and Mrs. Henry Balance.
Mrs. Maude Ellen Balance anc
Mrs. Bill Spencer were hostesses
last Friday night at the meeting
of Circle No. 2 of the Woman:
Society for Christian Service, Of the
Methodist Church.
Mr.. and Mrs. Marvin w. Howard
enjoyed week end visit with theil
daughter and her family, Mr.. and
Mrs. Bob Kennedy, in Roanoke
Rapids, making the trip there with
Mr.. and Mrs. r. w. Howard Oh
their way to Scotland Neck.
Danny Garrish and, Albert Sty-
ron, Jr., are spending a day OIL
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