Alberta D. Poole May 13, 1932 - December 17, 2012 Raleigh Alberta Dove Poole, 80, passed away on Monday. A native of Bladen County, she was the daughter of the late Charlie and Vertie Mae Edwards Dove. Funeral services will be 3:00 pm Thursday at Ebenezer United Methodist Church. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. The family will receive friends following the burial at the church. Survivors include her daughters, Vicky Nettles and husband, Jack of Columbia, SC, Barbara Cason and husband, Chris of Elkin, NC, and Stacy Sikes and husband, Ashley of Corpus Christi, TX; sisters, Stella Pait , Ada Pate and Vada Storms, all of Bladenboro, NC; brother, Albert Dove, also of Bladenboro; grandchildren, Richard Reid Hodges, Christopher, Jr., Samuel and Caroline Cason, Tybee and Sumner Sikes. She was preceded in death by her husband, Van Poole and her son, Keith Poole. Condolences may be made to Read more here: http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/newsobserver/obituary.aspx?n=alberta-d-poole&pid=161825943&fhid=5959#storylink=cpywww.bryan-leefuneralhome.com Published in The News & Observer on December 19, 2012