Obituaries

Johnnie Weldon Hamer was born on April 13, 1933 to Dolroe and Lillian Hamer in Evergreen, N. C. and grew up in Chadbourne, N. C. as part of a humble farming family. Johnnie graduated from Chadbourne Negro High School. After graduation, he enlisted in the U.S. Army in 1953, where he worked in several capacities,...