LOUISBURG, NC--Drucilla "Mema" Neal, passed away Wednesday, April 21, 2021, at her home. Drucilla was the daughter of the late Clyde W. Leonard and Iva O. (West) Leonard. She was preceded in death by her husband, William Earl Neal, son David Lewis Neal, brother Clyde "Pete" Leonard and grandson John Neal Hunt.
NASHVILLE, NC--Funeral services for Mary L. Mills, age 79, who died on Thursday, April 22, 2021, will be held on Monday, April 26, at 12 p.m. at the Richardson Funeral Home Chapel in Louisburg, NC. Rev. Robert Hedgepeth, Officiating.
HENDERSON, NC--Shirley Temple Wilkes Evans, 76, of Henderson, left us suddenly on April 10, 2021. She was the daughter of the late Malle and Pearl Wilkes. In addition to her parents, Shirley was preceded in death by her husband of 51 years, Sidney Allen Evans, Sr. and a son, Lucas Allen Evans.
LOUISBURG -- Now comes the biggest test yet for the young-but-talented Louisburg High School football team.
Louisburg, a club loaded with key freshmen and sophomores, continued its postseason quest by overpowering East Carteret by a 42-22 margin in Friday's second-round action of the Class 1-AA State Playoffs at the LHS Football Field.
