Melba Escoline Stilley Toler, 1923-2010

Obituary for Melba Stilley Toler on Toler Genealogy Blog.

Happy Veteran's Day

In honor of Veteran’s Day, The Caton Chronicle has listed the following people, who have served or are serving in one branch of service and live or lived in or near Caton.
Gilbert Arthur, NC Militia, Civil War; Harvey Arthur, NC Militia, Civil War; William M. Arthur, NC Militia, Civil War.
Vernon Bazemore, US Army, Vietnam.
David B. Caton, NCST, Civil War; Jackie Darrell Centers, USMC, Vietnam; Demetrius H. Cherry, NC Militia, Civil War; Alex Cuthrell, US Army, WWI.
Elijah Dunn, NC Militia, War 1812; John Dep Dunn, NC Militia, Revolutionary
War; Levin Dunn, NC Militia, War 1812; Richard Dunn, US Navy.
Joseph Franklin, USMC.
Alois Gaskins; Leston Gaskins, US Army, WW2; Will Gibbons; Donald Graham, USAF; Paul Graham, US Navy; Paul Graham, Jr., US Army.
David Harrington, NCNG; Lenwood Holmes, US Army, Vietnam.
George Ipock, US Army, WW2; John Ipock, NC Militia, War 1812; Milan Ipock, US Army; William Ipock, NC Militia, Civil War.
Ben Jones, US Navy, WW2; Jimmie Jones, US Army; Lenwood Jones, US Army; Michael W. Jones, NCNG; Preston Jones, US Army Reserves.
Graham Lane, US Army, WW2; McCoy Lewis, US Army, WW2; Terry Lewis, US Air Force.
Troy Miller, US Army; Gilbert Morris, US Army, WW2; Hosea Morris, US Army; Perry Morris, US Army; Rayfield Morris, US Army; Richard Morris, US Army, WW2; Stephen E. Morris, NCST, Civil War.
Jerome Norman, US Army; Jerry Norman, US Army Reserves.
Joe Raines, NCNG; Curtis Russell.
Arthur Stilley, USAF; Chrysler Stilley, US Army; Dewitt Stilley, US Army, WW2; Grady Stilley, US Army, Vietnam; Harrell Stilley, US Army; Herman Stilley, US Army; Oscar
Stilley, USAF, Vietnam; Wilbur Stilley, US Army, WW2; William Earl Stilley, USAF, Cuban Crisis.
Alton Toler, US Army, Korea; Anita Toler, NCNG; Aubrey Toler, US Army,
WW2; Bert Toler, US Army, WW2; Bill Toler, Jr., US Army, Korea; Cecil Toler, US Army, WW2; Clifton Wade Toler, USAF; Daniel Toler, US Continental Army, Revolutionary War; David Toler, US Army, WW2; David Toler, Jr., NCNG; Duffy L. Toler, US Navy, WW2; Eddie Toler, NCNG; Evan Toler, USAF, WW2; Garfield Toler, US Army, WW2; Isaiah Willis Toler, US Army, WW1; Ivey Toler, US Army, WW2; James Toler, NC Militia, War of 1812; James Madison Toler, US Navy and US Army; James Zeffie Toler, US Army, WW1; Jeff Toler, NCNG; Larry Toler, USAF; Matthew Toler; Quentin Toler, US Army, WW2; Ronald Toler, US Army, WW2; Seth Toler, US Army, WW1; Stanley Toler, US Army, Vietnam; William D. Toler, NC Militia, Civil War; W. Harvey Toler, NCNG, WW1; William Thomas Toler, Jr., US Navy.
Biggs Wetherington, Jr., US Navy, WW2; Eugene Wetherington, US Navy, WW2; Guy Wetherington, US Army, WW1; Guy Wetherington, Jr., USAF, Korea; Harry Wetherington, USAF, Korea; Joseph Wetherington, NCNG; Larry Wetherington, US Army, Korea; Leslie Wetherington, US Army, WW2; Otto Wetherington, US Navy, WW2; Ronald Wetherington, US Army, WW2; Walter Wetherington, Sr., US Army, WW2; Addison Whitford, NCST, Civil War; David P. Whitford, NCST, Civil War; Edward Whitford, NCST, Civil War; Garland Whitford, US Army, WW2; Hardy Whitford, NC Militia, War of 1812; Hardy Whitford, NCST, Civil War; Harvey Whitford, US Army; Ira Edgar Whitford, Jr., US Army, WW2; John Whitford, NC Militia, War of 1812; John N. Whitford, NCST, Civil War; Latrille Whitford, US Navy, WW2;McRay Whitford, US Army; Rita Whitford, US Navy.

Print Edition of Caton Chronicle Ends

The editor of the Caton Chronicle announced in the September 2009 printed issue that he was ending the print edition effective immediately. He stated, "Effective with this newsletter, I am closing the printed Caton Chronicle after 18 years of publishing."
The reasons given for his ending the newsletter included declining subscriptions and rising costs.
Subscribers with 6 months or more remaining on their subscriptions were given a pro-rated refund.
The online, blog, version of the Caton Chronicle will continue from time to time.

Douglas M. Gaskins

Douglas M. Gaskins, 60, of Grantsboro, died September 16, 2009, in an automobile accident.
He served his country in the US Army during the Vietnam Conflict.
The son of Leston Gaskins and Betty Hall Gaskins, Douglas is survived by two sons, Jesse Gaskins of Pollocksville and Jeremy Delgado of Bertie County; and two sisters, Phyllis Hawkins of New Bern and Janice Stumph of Westerville, Ohio.
A memorial service was held at New Haven Church with Rev. Graham Lane officiating on September 19. Inurnment followed in High Bridge Cemetery.
Arrangements by Cotten Funeral Home

Two New Blogs on Toler and Caton History

I have created two new blogs, one on Toler Genealogy and another on the history of the Caton Community.

Keep track of updates to the Toler Family by following the Toler Genealogy Blog. Or, learn about the history of Caton by following the Caton History Blog.

Toler Genealogy can be read at http://tolergenealogy.blogspot.com and Caton Community History can be read at http://catonhistory.blogspot.com.

If you have news you would like added, let the editor know!