LITTLETON - Funeral services for Burnet R. Bunn, 62, who died Wednesday, April 4, 2012, were held Tuesday, April 10, at Walter’s Chapel Holiness Church, with the Rev. Hurley Richardson officiating. Burial was in the church cemetery.
ARLINGTON, VA- Funeral services for LaVern Hedgepeth Evans, 59, formerly of Whitakers, who died Sunday, April 8, 2012, will be held Saturday, April 14, at Pleasant Grove Baptist Church, with the Rev. Linda Taybron officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery.
LOUISBURG - Funeral services for Angela “Queen Ann” Waters, 40, who died Monday, April 9, 2012 were incomplete at presstime. Arrangements will be announced later by Richardson Funeral Home in Louisburg.
RALEIGH - Ruby Mae Dean Dickens, 93, of Raleigh, formerly of Castalia, NC, passed away on Monday evening, April 9, at the Tower Nursing and Rehab facility in Raleigh. Ruby lived in Castalia for 67 years on Red Bud Road. She met the love of her life at the age of 16 and married George Washington “Boy” Dickens and they were together until his death in May of 1978. She continued to stay on the Dickens home place until 1996, when she moved to Raleigh.
LOUISBURG – Carl Edward Shearin, Sr., 75, of the Wood Community, died Saturday night.
Carl was a son of the late Ronald Leamon and Ruby Gladys Lewis Shearin and was preceded in death by his brother, Steven Shearin.
LOUISBURG – Matthew “Matt” Francis Elliott, 37, of Louisburg, died Friday afternoon.
A memorial service will be held 11 a.m. Wednesday at Mt. Olivet Baptist Church with the Rev. Carl Hunter officiating. The family will receive friends immediately following the service.
BUNN - Willie Lewis Patton, 54, died April 9th.
Surviving: wife, Carolyn Patton of Bunn; stepchildren, Kyle, Daniel, Fran, Sharon and Michael; numerous special nieces and nephews; special caregiver, Bobby Patton of Bunn.
FRANKLINTON - Lawrence Lionel “Larry” Wilder, Jr., 80, of Franklinton died Thursday, April 5, 2012 at his home.
A celebration of his life will be held 2:00 p.m. Saturday, April 14, 2012 at the store “Wilder Brothers”, 2929 W. River Road in Franklinton. Farm attire is welcomed.
It was inevitable — as two stories on Page 1 of our weekend edition can attest.
Although the two stories were not related, there was a common thread to both.
In fact, one was probably made more likely by the fact that the other event could occur.
In that instance, a man answered a knock at the door and was shot and seriously wounded by a suspect he says was unknown to him and who was trying to force his way into the victim’s home.
GOOD MORNING: I’ll say this much, there was more than one stuffed turkey at daughter Julia and Rodney White’s Sunday evening following our annual Easter family get-together.
All told, there was something like 19 of us at this year’s event. The weather was perfect and you had better believe that we put away a bunch of good home cooking.
It’s one of those things where you’re darned if you do, darned if you don’t.
It’s a dilemma that a lot of police officers face.
That issue has been tested twice in the past two weeks in Franklinton.
At the end of March, police responded to a convenience store when it was reported that a man had a gun. Rather than confront him inside, and put others in danger, police waited until he left.
Dear editor:
The proposal to change the sign ordinance to triple the maximum size of signs allowed sounds like government by “whim.” The citizens of Franklin County deserve better from our well-paid staff and from our elected commissioners.
An increasing amount of research shows that spending time outdoors has many positive impacts on a child’s physical and mental health and development, according to the N.C. Department of Environment and Natural Resources.
As parents, we continuously hear about the negative effects that too much technology time has on our youth, but we rarely hear the positives of going outside, other than to get fresh air.
By:
GEOFF NEVILLE, Times Sportswriter
LOUISBURG -- A Cooke’s special creation proved to be too much for Rocky Mount Academy in opening-day action of the Louisburg Easter Classic Baseball Tournament.
Franklinton’s Aaron Cooke kept RMA off-balance with his mix of pitches, and he would finish with a shutout as part of the Red Rams’ 3-0 decision over the Eagles on Monday afternoon at Louisburg’s Warrior Field.
By:
GEOFF NEVILLE, Times Sportswriter
LOUISBURG -- Coming into the series, Louisburg College head coach Mike McGuire felt like Spartanburg Methodist was a better team than its sub-.500 Region X record would indicate.
McGuire’s assessment proved to be correct as the Pioneers -- Louisburg’s longest-standing rival -- would split four games with the host Hurricanes as part of a beautiful Easter Weekend at Frazier Field on the LC campus.
There are no allegiances when it comes to The Franklin Times NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament Pool.
That’s a strategy that has worked time and time again through the years -- and it was successful this time around for Donna Cunard.
Even though she is a native of East Tennessee, Cunard didn’t hesitate when picking Kentucky to win the NCAA Championship.
By:
GEOFF NEVILLE, Times Sportswriter
LOUISBURG -- For Chuck Murray, it wasn’t the one that got away.
It just didn’t come at the right time.
Murray, a Louisburg (Justice Community) resident, caught his largest-ever bass during a practice round for the 2012 B.A.S.S.Southern Division Fishing Tournament, which was held from March 28-30 at Lake Okeechobee in the Sunshine State of Florida.
LOUISBURG -- This promises to be an important week for the Louisburg College softball team -- both on and off the field.
LC’s six scheduled games this week will go a long way toward determining the Lady Hurricanes’ ultimate destination in the Region X standings.
By:
GEOFF NEVILLE, Times Sportswriter
FRANKLIN COUNTY -- Louisburg’s Braulio Rayo and Bunn’s Markel Dawson have earned spots on the 2011-12 Northern Carolina Conference All-Conference Wrestling Team.
Grapplers received the honor for winning the NCC Tournament Championship in their respective weight classes.
Rayo was the title holder at 106, while Dawson shared the crown at 285 with two other performers.
FRANKLIN COUNTY -- Here are the final results for The Franklin Times NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament Bracket Pool, with Donna Cunard earning the crown:
By:
GEOFF NEVILLE, Times Sportswriter
BUNN -- Leonard Allen has fond memories of the Tarboro Easter Classic Baseball Tournament.
After all, Allen grew up in Edgecombe County and prepped at SouthWest Edgecombe -- an annual entrant in the event, which is considered one of the most prestigious diamond tourneys in Eastern North Carolina.
This year, Allen will have a chance to coach in the game as his Bunn Wildcats will be a part of the eight-team, three-day tournament.
ZEBULON -- After seeing an eight-run lead erased by Winston-Salem, the Carolina Mudcats rallied with two in the bottom of the ninth inning to win the game and the series 10-9 in front of 2,298 on Sunday afternoon in Class A Carolina League baseball action at Five County Stadium.
Clayton Ehlert (1-0) picked up the win in relief.
Pitcher Aaron Cooke tossed a shutout for the Red Rams during Monday’s victory over Rocky Mount Academy at the Louisburg Easter Classic Tournament.
Franklinton High School’s Brandon Brady (22) steams toward home plate as Rocky Mount Academy’s Bradley Jackson prepares to take in the relay throw during Monday’s first-round matchup of the Louisburg Easter Classic Baseball Tournament. Brady was safe on the play, and the Red Rams went on to win the game.
A Franklin County man was killed Friday afternoon in a motorcycle accident when he crossed a property line and was clipped by a steel cable.
Investigators said Matthew Elliot, 37, was pronounced dead at the hospital following the accident in the 300 block of Rod Alston Road.
