James Madison Hairston, 72

MAGNOLIA - James Madison Hairston, went home to be with the Lord on Sunday, Nov. 2, 2008, in Kent General Hospital. He was 72. He was born Aug. 27, 1936 in Winston-Salem, N.C., to the late William Oliver and Mary V. Ellis. He leaves to cherish his memory a loving wife, Kay T. Hairston of Magnolia; a daughter, Kathy Thomas and her husband Leonard Thomas, of Wilmington; a grandson, Cortell Holliday; two sisters, Betty L. Hazzard of Slaughter Neck, and Anna R. Johnson of Baltimore, Md.; a host of nieces, nephews, cousins, friends; and a very devoted friend, Donald Henderson. Services will be 11 a.m. Saturday at Holy Trinity UAME Church, 101 S. New St., Dover, where friends may view two hours prior. Burial will be in Whatcoat Church Cemetery. Arrangements by Bennie Smith Funeral Home.