Americo Anthony “Rick” Scapicchio, 87
Americo Anthony “Rick” Scapicchio, 87, of Raleigh passed away Sunday, Dec. 16, 2012 after a long and brave battle. Scapicchio was born in Boston, Mass. He was a decorated veteran of the United States Navy, one of the last of The Greatest Generation who served during World War II.
Funeral services were held Thursday afternoon, Dec. 20 at the Sandhills State Veterans Cemetery in Spring Lake.
Scapicchio is survived by his wife of 65 years, Amelia Peluso Scapicchio; children, Carol Naas and her husband, Joseph, of Mount Pleasant, S.C., Stephen Scapicchio and his wife, Joan, of Londonderry, N.H., and Joyce Scapicchio of Raleigh; five grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren.
LaToya Ann Mayo, 26
LaToya Ann Mayo, 26, of Louisburg passed away Thursday, Dec. 20, 2012.
Mayo is survived by a daughter, Tamiya Mayo; her parents, Charles and Betsy Mayo; two sisters, Nesha Williams and Sharanda Mayo; and two brothers, Charles Sidney Mayo II and Daryl Mayo.
Funeral services will be held today (Thursday), Dec. 27 at noon at the Louisburg College Auditorium with the Rev. George Hazelwood officiating. Burial will follow at Mitchell Church Cemetery.
Lucille B. Campbell, 94
Lucille B. Campbell, 94, of Winston-Salem passed away at the Kate B. Reynolds Hospice Home Dec. 20, 2012. She was born in Granville County, the daughter of the late Lillian Davis and Sidney Marion Bailey.
Campbell was a graduate of East Carolina State Teachers College in Greenville and began her teaching career in 1937. The majority of her teaching career was spent at West Jefferson Elementary School in West Jefferson and Thomasville City Schools. She retired in 1981 and moved with her husband to Wake Forest in 1983.
Campbell is survived by a daughter, Geri Parrott and her husband, Richard, of Boone; a son, William and his wife, Ellen, of Winston-Salem; five grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; two nieces; and two great nephews. In addition to her parents, she was predeceased by her husband, Rexford R. Campbell; and two brothers, Wesley D. Bailey and Dalton D. Bailey.
A memorial service will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 29 at Woodland Baptist Church with Dr. Baxter Prevatte and the Rev. Kennith Morris officiating.
Memorial donations may be made to the Woodland Baptist Church Building Fund, 190 Woodland Church Road, Wake Forest, NC 27587-6006 or to the Kate B. Reynolds Hospice Home, 101 Hospice Lane, Winston-Salem, NC 27103.