Mrs. Lucille Hoggard Bland, age 81 died at the Vidant Inpatient Hospice Center in Greenville, NC on Wednesday, July 18, 2012. Mrs. Bland was a native of Bertie County and the daughter of the late Atha Jane Harrison Hoggard and William Roy Hoggard. She was married to the late Joseph Delbert Bland, Sr. and to this marriage was born five children. Mrs. Bland was devoted to her family working in the home as a homemaker and raising children. She enjoyed working outside and flower gardening.
Also preceding her in death is a son, William Thad Bland, one sister Joyce Byrum and two brothers, James and Walter Hoggard.
Survivors include, one daughter, Cathy Bland Williford and her husband Clint, III of Aulander, three sons, Jr. Bland and Kenneth Bland and his wife Jane all of Aulander, NC and Richard Bland and his wife Debbie of Murfreesboro, NC, four sisters, Irene Bryant of Ahoskie, NC, Betty Ruth Cloe of Woodland, NC, Gayle Harris and her husband Richard of Colerain, NC and Patsy Conner and husband Eddie of Windsor, NC, one brother, Steve Hoggard of Winton, NC. Grandchildren surviving are Ronnie Bland and his wife Robin of Aulander, NC, Brian Bland and his wife Lisa of Ahoskie, Wanda Case and her husband Mike of Farmville, NC, Keith Bland and his wife Jenny of Ahoskie, NC, B.J. Bland of Murfreesboro, NC, David Bland of Walstonburg, NC, Clint Williford, IV and his wife Abby of Aulander, NC. Great grandchildren surviving are Christian Bland, Harley Danielle Bland, Brian Corey Bland, Courtney Case and fiancé Ethan Nichols, Michael Case, Brandon Corey Bland, Caleb Bland and Gracie Williford.
Funeral services will be conducted on Saturday, July 21, 2012 at 11 A.M. at the Chapel of Garrett-Jones Funeral Home in Ahoskie, NC with the Rev. Bob Skeens officiating. The interment will follow at the Hall-Rogerson Cemetery in Aulander, NC.
The family will receive friends at Garrett-Jones Funeral Home on Friday evening from 7:00-8:30 P.M.
Memorial contributions may be made to Vidant Inpatient Hospice Center, 920 Wellness Drive, Greenville, NC 27835.
Online condolences may be directed to the family at www.garrettjonesfh.com
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205 NC Highway 42 West
Ahoskie, NC 27910
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Murfreesboro, NC 27855
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Arthur Lee Bland posted on 7/20/12
I will always remember Aunt Lucille with very special memories. When Me, Elton & Robert were children. Uncle Delbert & Aunt Lucille treated us like their own children. They piled us into their car with their (3) son's, Junior, Kenny & Richard. We went every where together; rides, Fishing, Drive-in Movies.
They really knew how to make us know that we were part of the Family.
All my Life I have tried to share the love and caring that was given to us by Uncle Delbert & Aunt Lucille. This was my way of keeping the love kindness shown to us, to other children who did not have a family to get these fun times.
I have probably said many times, over my life - that I would try to help Kids that didn't have the family to help them have good times like we had. To me this was re-payment the good times given to me, Robert & Elton.
To me this is passing on the good times Uncle Delbert & Aunt Lucille gave to us.
I hope this special Love and Caring given to us will continue to grow, and create a memorial to Aunt Lucille & Uncle Delbert.......