[Congressional Record Volume 149, Number 80 (Tuesday, June 3, 2003)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E1113-E1114]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                     HONORING FANNIE DICKENS PETWAY

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                      HON. FRANK W. BALLANCE, JR.

                           of north carolina

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, June 3, 2003

  Mr. BALLANCE. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor the life of Mrs. 
Fannie Petway, a native of Pinetop, North Carolina, who passed on to 
her reward Sunday, April 27, 2003 at the age of 97. Mrs. Petway was a 
devoted parishioner of Bethlehem Baptist Church of Rocky Mount, North 
Carolina. She is survived by her loving son Columbus Petway, and a host 
of other relatives.
  Mrs. Petway's doors were always open to discuss family issues and she 
helped raise many children and grandchildren. She would keep them in 
awe with the many stories she told about her experiences on the farm 
where many of the children in her life spent their summers. The men in 
her family reflect fondly when they would get a call from Fannie asking 
them to stop by and get something to eat--and they would never say no, 
especially when wooed with her memorable peach cobbler and coconut 
cake, in spite of the fact that their wives had another meal waiting 
for them at home. Mrs. Petway is preceded in death by her daughter 
Annie Elizabeth Knight, her son Edward Petway, and daughters-in-law 
Eunice Irene Petway and Madie Moore Petway. She was the loving and 
proud grandmother to seven granddaughters and seven grandsons.
  Mrs. Petway's gracious and warm smile will be deeply missed along 
with the many wonderful memories and recipes she has left behind. The 
blessing of her warmth and love have left a mark on those close to her 
and will be remembered vividly and fondly. My thoughts and prayers are 
with her loved ones.

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