CASTALIA--Funeral services for Earnest "Dirty Red" Richardson, 78, who died Sunday, March 26, 2017, will be held Saturday, April 1, at Pleasant Grove Baptist Church in Hollister, with the Rev. Linda Taybron officiating. Burial will follow in the Pleasant Grove Church cemetery.
LOUISBURG - Ronald Elbert Murphy, 74, of Louisburg, passed away peacefully with his family by his side on Monday, March 27, 2017 at Rex Hospital. Born on June 9, 1942 to the late Elbert Sidney and Bettie Corine Smith Murphy. In addition to his parents, Ronald was also preceded in death by his twin brother, Donald Murphy.