Clydia Hawkins Bright Alverson Anderson

Clydia Hawkins Bright Alverson Anderson, 94, of Grace Heights, Morganton, NC, and formerly of Ramsey Street, died Sunday, December 18, 2005 at Grace Hospital following a period of declining health. Born in Burke County on November 27, 1911, she was a daughter of the late Joseph William Hawkins and Lula Mitchell Hawkins. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husbands, Clyde Vernon Bright, James D. Alverson, and Henry Anderson, and a number of brothers and sisters. Clydia was a member of First Advent Christian Church.

She is survived by her daughter, Peggy Bright Poole and husband, Louis Edward, of Morganton; granddaughter, Loretta Poole Moses and husband, Keith, of Morganton; great-granddaughters, Kay Moses Ferris and husband, Tim, of Woodbridge, VA and Stacy Moses of Morganton; great-great-grandchildren, Sean Ferris, Conor Ferris, Mike Ferris, and Tim Ferris, Jr.

The funeral will be held at 3:00 p.m., Tuesday, December 20, 2005 at First Advent Christian Church with Rev. James Taber officiating. Burial will follow in Burke Memorial Park. The family will receive friends Monday evening at Sossoman Funeral Home from 6:00 until 7:30 p.m. where the body will remain until placed in the church thirty minutes prior to the funeral hour. At other times, the family will be at the residence of Peggy and Louis Poole, 306 Ramsey Street, Morganton. Memorial contributions may be made to First Advent Christian Church Building Fund, 211 Lenoir Road, Morganton, NC 28655.