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Three Pamlico County residents were killed when their scallop boat sank off the southern coast of New Jersey. A service was held on Monday, as two of the fishermen were laid to rest.
The memorial service was for two brothers, Royal Smith Jr. and Timothy Smith, who were among the seven crewmembers aboard the Lady Mary when it began taking on water early morning on Tuesday, March 24, 2009. Their uncle, Tarzon “Bernie” Smith was also one of the crewmembers, but he is still lost at sea.
The brothers’ bodies were discovered approximately 75 miles southeast of Cape May, New Jersey.
Close to 1,000 people gathered at the service to remember the brothers at the New Bern Eastern Missionary Baptist Association Headquarters in Grantsboro. There was a line of cars outside that stretched two miles.
All of the Smiths were raised in Mesic, which is a rural community approximately 10 miles east of Bayboro. Both brothers graduated from Pamlico County High School in the 1980s and moved to New Jersey after school.
Models of the Lady Mary were placed on top of each of the brother’s black coffins. A portrait of their uncle was nearby.
There are still other men lost at sea who were aboard the Lady Mary when it sank. Those men include Tarzon Smith, William Torres, Frank Reyes and Frankie Credle.
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