John R. Tayloe

Evie W. Byrum HERTFORD -- Evie White Winslow Byrum, 77, of the 900 block of Beech Springs Road, died Sunday afternoon, April 20, 2003 in Albemarle Hospital. Born in Bertie County, she was the widow of both the late Carson Winslow and the late Gilbert Byrum and the daughter of the late Myrtle Phelps and Daniel White. She worked as a seamstress in garment manufacturing and attended Hunters Fork Pentecostal Holiness Church. Survivors include four daughters, Frances Copeland of Belvidere, Evie Castelow of Cofield, N.C., Myrtle Ramos of Seven Springs, N.C., and Rebecca White of Hertford; two sons, Daniel Belcher of Chesapeake and Carson White of Hertford; a stepson, James Byrum of Tyner; three sisters, Vivian White of Windsor, N.C., Vinnie Overton and Revie Allen, both of Chesapeake; 15 grandchildren; three stepgrandchildren; and 16 great-grandchildren. She was predeceased by a brother, Willard White. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. today in Hunters Fork Pentecostal Holiness Church with Terry White and Deloras Meads officiating. Burial will follow in Up River Cemetery with Swindell Funeral Home of Hertford in charge of arrangements. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be sent to Hunters Fork Pentecostal Holiness Church, 1211 Beech Springs Road, Tyner, NC 27980.