| 401. | Breaking News: Two charged in Rocky Mount murder
Two suspects have been taken into custody and charged with the murder of a Nashville man, Larry Earl Armstrong, 40.The two suspects have been identified as William Richard Gingras, 34, and Natasha Maria North, 21. Both are reportedly from Massachusetts but authorities say more recently they have been homeless.Both suspects were traveling through Rocky Mount and are believed to have only been in the area since Easter weekend.
Staff / Published Friday, April 25, 2014 4:25 pm
| | 402. | BLANZIE A. HIGH JR.
ZEBULON - Blanzie A. High Jr., 80, died Friday, July 1, 2011. Funeral services will be conducted at noon today (Wednesday, July 6) at Wakefield Baptist Church, Zebulon.
Published Wednesday, July 6, 2011 12:57 am
| | 403. | GENEVA SPIVEY
LOUISBURG - Geneva Spivey, 97, died Monday, Aug. 31, 2009. Funeral services will be conducted at 2:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 3, at Nelson Chapel Baptist Church, Louisburg. Burial will follow in the church cemetery.
Published Wednesday, September 2, 2009 12:29 am
| | 404. | ANNIE MAE WHITLEY
ZEBULON - Mrs. Annie Mae Whitley, 88, died Sunday, May 6, 2007. Funeral services were conducted Thursday, May 10, at Pilot Missionary Baptist Church. Interment was in Gethsemane Memorial Gardens, Zebulon.
Published Saturday, May 12, 2007 12:12 am
| | 405. | CHRISTINE HOBBS
ZEBULON - Ms. Christine Hobbs, 84, died Friday, Nov. 10, 2006. Funeral services will be at 1 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 16, at Malaby’s Cross Road Baptist Church, Knightdale. Entombment will be at Gethsemane Memorial Gardens, Zebulon.
Published Wednesday, November 15, 2006 12:27 am
| | 406. | DOROTHY D. HARRIS
LOUISBURG - Mrs. Dorothy Davis Harris, 78, died Friday, May 19, 2006. Funeral services will be conducted at 2 p.m. today (Wednesday, May 24) at Rocky Chapel Baptist Church. Burial will follow in the church cemetery.
Published Wednesday, May 24, 2006 1:35 am
| | 407. | Accused killer to get an attorney
LOUISBURG -- It appears a man accused of killing his father will have legal representation after all.Franklinton police arrested John Lawrence Morgan on Nov. 26, charging him with the murder of Richard Morgan Jr.Morgan reported to authorities that three black men broke into the father and son's North Main Street home in Franklinton and attacked the 83-year-old man.
CAREY JOHNSON, Times Staff Writer / Published Wednesday, December 6, 2017 11:23 pm
| | 408. | CHARLES F. ODOM, SR.
RALEIGH - Charles Frederick Odom, Sr., 65, of Raleigh died Wednesday February 15, 2012. Funeral services will be held Saturday at 1:00 at New Bethel Baptist Church, with the Rev. Jon Owens officiating. Interment will follow in the church cemetery.
Published Saturday, February 18, 2012 12:22 am
| | 409. | JEAN D. COOLEY
LOUISBURG - Jean D. Cooley, 81, died Saturday, Aug. 8, 2015. Funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. Friday, Aug. 14, at Pilot Missionary Baptist Church in Pilot. Interment will follow in the Thomas family cemetery.
Published Tuesday, August 11, 2015 6:01 pm
| | 410. | LESTER W. PATE
KINSTON - Judge Lester Williams Pate, 80, died Saturday, March 8, 2008 at Lenoir Memorial Hospital. Funeral services were conducted Tuesday, March 11, at Howard-Carter Funeral Home, with the Rev. Richard Wiekel and the Rev. Rick Vernon officiating. Burial was at Westview Cemetery in Kinston.
Published Wednesday, March 12, 2008 12:23 am
| | 411. | JOE KEARNEY
LOUISBURG, NC -- Graveside services for Joe Kearney, age 73, who died on Monday, May 23, 2022, will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday, May 29, 2022 from the Coley-Kearney Family Cemetery in Castalia.
Published Tuesday, May 24, 2022 7:33 pm
| | 412. | SUE R. ADAMS
HENDERSON - Sue Robertson Adams, 87, formerly of Henderson, died Sunday, Nov. 25, 2007 at Sampson Regional Medical Center in Clinton. Funeral services will be conducted at 2 p.m. today (Wednesday, Nov. 28) at First Presbyterian Church, with the Rev. Richard Brand officiating. Burial will follow in Elmwood Cemetery.
Published Wednesday, November 28, 2007 12:06 am
| | 413. | REBECCA P. ELMORE
LOUISBURG - Rebecca Perry Stallings Elmore, 83, died Wednesday, April 16, 2008. Funeral services were conducted Friday, April 18, at Maple Springs Baptist Church, with the Rev. Jay Tilley and the Rev. Richard Smith officiating. Burial followed in the church cemetery.
Published Saturday, April 19, 2008 12:05 am
| | 414. | ORA LEE ALSTON
LOUISBURG - Mrs. Ora Lee Alston, 74, died Saturday, April 8, 2006. Funeral services will be conducted at 12 noon Thursday, April 13, at Perry’s Chapel Baptist Church in Centerville. Burial will follow in the Wardrick family cemetery.
Published Wednesday, April 12, 2006 4:59 am
| | 415. | Case closed in triple shooting
Charges have been dismissed against both suspects arrested in a triple shooting.Deputies arrested Richard D. Williams and Noel A. Matthews a few days after investigators allege they shot three people following an Aug. 17 altercation at a house party on Bailey’s Creek Drive.Law enforcement had already agreed to dismiss charges against Williams after he said a victim provided unreliable information.
Published Thursday, September 12, 2013 12:00 am
| | 416. | Dick’s Drive-in founder dies at 86
A woman who cooked up good meals, conversation and could dish with the best of them passed away. Hazel Collier was 86. A lifelong resident of the county, she and her husband Richard Collier operated Dick’s Drive-In, opening the popular eatery and hangout in 1954.
CAREY JOHNSON, Times Staff Writer / Published Tuesday, August 30, 2011 11:57 pm
| | 417. | MELISSA ANN McDONALD
LOUISBURG - Melissa Ann McDonald, 29, died Tuesday, June 23, 2009 in Myrtle Beach, S.C. Memorial services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Sunday, June 28, in the chapel of Lancaster Funeral and Cremation Services in Louisburg, with Pastor Richard Paradis officiating.
Published Friday, June 26, 2009 11:04 pm
| | 418. | J. W. KORNEGAY SR.
YOUNGSVILLE- James Wallace “J.W.” Kornegay, Sr., 91, died Tuesday, March 8, 2011 at WakeMed. A funeral service will be held at 10 a.m. today (Saturday March 12) at the Stonewall Farm, 1408 Sid Mitchell Road, Youngsville, with Richard Bunner officiating. Burial will follow in the Kornegay family cemetery.
Published Saturday, March 12, 2011 12:04 am
| | 419. | WILLIE MILES
BUNN - Willie Miles, 93, died  Monday, May 21 , 2012. Funeral will be held at 1 p.m., Thursday, May 24, at Zion Spring Church of Christ (Disciples of Christ) in Bunn. Burial will follow in the church cemetery.
Published Wednesday, May 23, 2012 12:12 am
| | 420. |  STEPPING UP
Members of the African-American Culture Club were key in helping organize the Martin Luther King Jr. celebration held in Louisburg on Jan. 16.
Published Friday, January 27, 2012 11:30 pm
| | 421. |  LAKE DONNA FUN
Four-year-old Graycen Flowers, above, makes her way through an inflatable obstacle course set up at the Lake Donna Party held in Youngsville last Saturday.
Published Friday, May 25, 2012 11:15 pm
| | 422. | JANET G. TURNER
NORFOLK, VA - Janet Griffin Turner of Norfolk, Va., formerly of Franklin County, died Monday, Nov. 4, 2013. A funeral service was held Thursday, Nov. 7, at Hollomon-Brown Funeral Home in Norfolk. Burial followed in Forest Lawn Cemetery, with the Rev. Terry Spencer and the Rev. Richard Conrad officiating.
Published Thursday, November 14, 2013 5:35 pm
| | 423. | HAROLD THOMAS EDWARDS
RALEIGH--Harold Thomas Edwards, 80, died Thursday, Feb. 20, 2020. The family received friends on Monday, Feb. 24, from 1 to 1:45 p.m. at St. John's Baptist Church, 1615-A Oberlin Rd., Raleigh, where a funera was held at 2 p.m. with the Rev. Scott Hovey and Dr. Richard Wynne officiating. Burial followed in the Collins Grove Cemetery.
Published Monday, February 24, 2020 5:37 pm
| | 424. | RUBY E. ELMORE
BUNN--Ruby E. Elmore, 85, died Wednesday, Jan. 10, 2018. Funeral service will be held at 12 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 20, at Gethsemane Baptist Church, Bunn. Entombment, Gethsemane Memorial Gardens, Zebulon.
Published Tuesday, January 16, 2018 5:04 pm
| | 425. |  FHS student earns honor
FRANKLINTON -- Only 32 student-athletes from across the state were honored last weekend with 'Heart of a Champion' awards from the North Carolina High School Athletic Association.And Franklinton senior Richard Lopez-Hernandez was one of the select few athletes to receive the award.
GEOFF NEVILLE, Times Sportswriter / Published Thursday, April 19, 2018 12:07 am
| | 426. | Combined efforts help family save home
Patricia, Jake and Birdie Walker didn’t lose their house on Friday. What had been a dreaded day turned out to be one of the best for them in recent memory. Through combined efforts and determination under fire, Democratic candidate for governor Richard Moore, U.S. Sen. Richard Burr, and officials from the U.S. Department of Veteran’s Affairs, HUD and countless local folks who wanted to give support both emotionally and financially changed overnight the course of a foreclosure for a family that earlier in the week had nowhere to turn.
By KATHY HARRELSON, Managing Editor / Published Friday, February 29, 2008 11:53 pm
| | 427. | VESTER HOWARD
MIDDLESEX - Vester Howard, 90, died Monday, Aug. 16, 2010. Funeral was Sunday, Aug. 22, at St. Mary Church of Christ, Disciples of Christ in Bailey. Burial was in Middlesex Memorial Gardens.
Published Wednesday, August 25, 2010 1:11 am
| | 428. | DONNA W. WHITE
LOUISBURG - Donna Williams White, 36, died Saturday, May 5, 2007. Funeral services were conducted Thursday, May 10, at Rocky Chapel Baptist Church, Louisburg. Interment was in Eagle Rock Cemetery.
Published Saturday, May 12, 2007 12:12 am
| | 429. | ALEXANDER BELL JR.
LOUISBURG - Alexander Bell Jr., 89, died Sunday, Feb. 28, 2016.  Funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday, March 6, at Cedar Rock Baptist Church in Castalia. Interment will follow in the church cemetery.
Published Thursday, March 3, 2016 5:31 pm
| | 430. | ORLANDO HUDSON
BUNN - Orlando Hudson, 53, died Saturday, March 19, 2011 Funeral will be at 1 p.m. Thursday, March 24, at Pilot Missionary Baptist Church, Zebulon. Interment will follow in Zion Springs Memorial Gardens.
Published Wednesday, March 23, 2011 12:06 am
| | 431. | JONATHAN "JOE" BAKER
LOUISBURG - Jonathan "Joe" Baker, 70, died Friday, Oct. 24, 2014. Funeral services will be held Thursday, Oct. 30, at 1 p.m. at Zion Springs Church of Christ, Disciples of Christ, Bunn. Burial will follow in the church cemetery.
Published Monday, October 27, 2014 5:02 pm
| | 432. | R. WADE HALFORD
WAKE FOREST — Richard Wade Halford, 22, died Sunday, Oct. 30, 2011 from injuries received in an auto accident. Funeral services will be held at 4 p.m. Friday, Nov. 4, in the Auditorium of the Old Franklinton High School.
Published Wednesday, November 2, 2011 12:31 am
| | 433. | Franklinton man arrested on drug charges
Sheriff’s deputies arrested a Franklinton man on drug charges.
According to a report by Dep. Antoine Eaton, he was patrolling an undeveloped area of Kendall Forest Subdivision in the Franklinton area — an area noted for drug activity — when he came upon a red car parked on the side of the road.
Staff Reports / Published Friday, March 25, 2011 11:42 pm
| | 434. | UW's Day of Caring planned for April 8
LOUISBURG -- A United Way event that allows volunteers to bolster their communities is coming up next month.The Franklin County Day of Caring will be Saturday, April 8, at the Boys and Girls Club of Franklin County at 53 West River Road from 8 a.m. until 2 p.m. The communitywide day of hands-on volunteering connects volunteers with organizations to work on projects that will make an impact in the future of Franklin County, said Andrea Wright, United Way's executive director.
Published Thursday, March 16, 2017 12:00 am
| | 435. | Embezzlement, larceny counts face local man
LOUISBURG -- Louisburg police arrested a former hardware store supervisor, charging him with embezzling from his employer.George Stancil Moss, 58, was charged with five counts of larceny by an employee, five counts of embezzlement and one count of accessing computers.
Published Thursday, February 5, 2015 12:13 am
| | 436. | CYNTHIA HARTSFIELD
BUNN - Cynthia Hartsfield, 56, died Sunday, Oct. 13, 2013. Funeral will be Thursday, Oct. 17, at 1 p.m. at Zion Spring Church of Christ (Disciples of Christ), Bunn. Interment will follow in Zion Spring Memorial Gardens.
Published Wednesday, October 16, 2013 1:14 am
| | 437. | THELMA PERRY
ZEBULON - Thelma Perry, 65, died Thursday, May 24, 2012 at her residence. Funeral services were held Sunday, May 27, at Wakefield Baptist Church, Zebulon. Burial was in Gethsemane Memorial Gardens, Zebulon
Published Wednesday, May 30, 2012 12:04 am
| | 438. | MADGELENE “MAGGIE” B. O’NEAL
ZEBULON - Madgelene “Maggie” B. O’Neal, 67, died Tuesday, May 30, 2006. Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. today (Saturday, June 3) at Mt. Zion Holiness Church, Zebulon. Burial will follow in Gethsemane Memorial Gardens.
Published Saturday, June 3, 2006 1:23 am
| | 439. | Senator Burr to make rare local visit
YOUNGSVILLE -- The Greater Franklin County Chamber of Commerce is slated to host a reception for Sen. Richard Burr at 6 p.m. Tuesday, April 18, at Cross + Main, 201 East Main Street.Burr, elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in 1994, and, served five terms, is serving his second term in the Senate.The reception is being held in partnership with the Granville, Henderson - Vance, Rolesville, Wake Forest and Warren County chambers.
Published Thursday, April 13, 2017 12:03 am
| | 440. | ELIZABETH COOPER
SPRING HOPE - Elizabeth Cooper, 80, died Saturday, Aug. 7, 2010. Funeral service will be held at 1 p.m. today (Wednesday, Aug. 11) at Pilot Baptist Church. Burial will be in the Cooper family cemetery.
Published Tuesday, August 10, 2010 11:57 pm
| | 441. | SAVANNAH J. FLOYD
BUNN - Mrs. Savannah Jones Floyd, 82, died Saturday, Feb. 3, 2007. Funeral services were conducted Tuesday, Feb. 6, at Gethsemane Baptist Church, Bunn. Interment was in the church cemetery.
Published Wednesday, February 7, 2007 1:15 am
| | 442. |  Relay For Life 2025 pics, 2
Artists Jordan Foster and Myles Tambling sold their art to help raise money
Published Wednesday, April 30, 2025 11:14 pm
| | 443. | JOHN “JACK” FITZGERALD
APEX - John “Jack” Fitzgerald, 85, died Wednesday, Jan. 16, 2008. A Mass of Christian Burial will be conducted Saturday, Jan. 26, at St. Andrews Catholic Church, 3008 Old Raleigh Road, Apex.
Published Wednesday, January 23, 2008 12:05 am
| | 444. | Southeast Halifax Handles Franklinton
TILLERY -- Franklinton went on the road Friday and suffered a disappointing 32-6 setback at Southeast Halifax in a non-conference prep football matchup.
With the loss, Franklinton fell to 0-2 in Clark Harrell’s first season as head coach. Southeast, guided by former FHS mentor Richard Byrd, upped its overall mark to 2-0.
From Staff Reports / Published Friday, August 29, 2008 11:45 pm
| | 445. | ROSE P. VICK
ZEBULON - Rosa P. Vick, 87, died Thursday, Jan. 18, 2007. Funeral services were Tuesday, Jan. 23, at Stokes Chapel Baptist Church, Middlesex, with interment in Gethsemane Memorial Gardens.
Published Wednesday, January 24, 2007 1:32 am
| | 446. |  FRANKLINTON RECREATION DEPARTMENT T-BALL
The Wake Forest Cabs Inc. competed in the Franklinton Recreation Department T-Ball League and were coached by Alan Lockhart and Greg Johnson. Players were (in no particular order) Aidan Gupton, Jaquan Teasley, Alanah Lockhart, Chloe Ball, Tara Ball, Davonta Hinton, Breyona Teasley, Jacob Johnson, De’Nyla Harlan, Richard Walker and Alexander Henderson.
Published Wednesday, June 22, 2011 12:03 am
| | 447. |  Franklinton’s Lions tangle with Clayton
FRANKLINTON -- The homestanding Franklinton Lions took on Clayton Blue last Saturday in an East Wake Football League matchup.
Here is a rundown on each contest:
Staff Reports / Published Saturday, October 23, 2010 12:17 am
| | 448. | AUTUMN WRIGHT
BUNN — Autumn Wright, 15, died Saturday, Oct. 5, 2013.  Funeral will be Saturday, Oct. 12, at 1 p.m. at Bunn High School in Bunn. Burial, Gethsemane Baptist Church Cemetery, Bunn.
Published Tuesday, October 8, 2013 7:07 pm
| | 449. |  Bounceback Mode
LOUISBURG -- Louisburg College lived on the edge last week during a pair of intensity-laden Region X men's basketball showdowns.Last Wednesday, the Hurricanes were upset at home against Richard Bland in front of an overflow crowd -- marking the first defeat of the campaign for top-ranked Louisburg.
GEOFF NEVILLE, Times Sportswriter / Published Thursday, January 22, 2015 12:02 am
| | 450. |  Wedding planned!
Patty and Robert Skiff of Franklinton announce the engagement of their daughter, Jessica Christine Hayes of Chapel Hill, to Luke Richard Blitchington, also of Chapel Hill. The groom-elect is the son of Diane and Robert Blitchington of Chapel Hill. A September 2014 wedding is planned at the Carolina Inn in Chapel Hill. Personal “Save the Date” announcements will be sent to family members and friends.
Published Thursday, October 10, 2013 12:07 am
| | 451. | JANICE EVANS DICKERSON
LOUISBURG-Janice Evans Dickerson, 82, of Louisburg died Thursday, Feb. 6, 2020 at Louisburg Health and Rehab. She was preceded death by her parents, Robert Henry and Fannie Belle Shearin Evans; her siblings, Eudora Apple, Nadine Redmond, Richard Evans and Thomas Evans.
Published Friday, February 7, 2020 10:56 pm
| | 452. | RICHARD GOLIGHTLY
FRANKLINTON — Richard Golightly, 90, of Franklinton, passed away on February 29, 2012 at Franklin Oaks, Louisburg. He was born in Easley, SC to the late Charlie V. Golightly and Mary Edith Sentell Golightly. He retired from Burlington Industries after 42 years of service and later worked until the age of 89 with H&R Block. He was a veteran of the United States Army and was a lifelong member of Franklinton United Methodist Church.
Published Friday, March 2, 2012 11:51 pm
| | 453. |  FHS star claims state honor
CHAPEL HILL-- Shannon Sefton from Panther Creek High School and Richard Lopez-Hernandez from Franklinton High School have been named recipients of the North Carolina High School Athletic Association's Performance of the Week awards.Each week, two athletes in North Carolina High School Athletic Association competition are selected for this award from nominations received from media and school administrators.
Staff Reports / Published Wednesday, October 25, 2017 11:49 pm
| | 454. | NELLIE BAKER
ZEBULON - Nellie Baker, 90, died Sunday, Dec. 19, 2010. Funeral services will be held at noon Thursday, Dec. 23, at St. John United Holy Church, Jack Mitchell Road, Zebulon. Interment will follow in the church cemetery.
Published Wednesday, December 22, 2010 12:04 am
| | 455. | MAXINE BROCK
BUNN - Maxine Brock, 63, died Thursday, Dec. 28, 2006. Funeral services will be conducted at 2 p.m. today (Wednesday, Jan. 3) at Zion Spring Church of Christ (Disciples of Christ) in Bunn. Burial will follow in the church cemetery.
Published Wednesday, January 3, 2007 12:15 am
| | 456. | VIRGINIA A. DUKE
LOUISBURG - Virginia Alline Duke, 89, died Friday, April 24, 2009. Funeral service will be at 2 p.m. today (Wednesday, April 29) at Cedar Rock Baptist Church. Interment will follow in the church cemetery.
Published Tuesday, April 28, 2009 11:22 pm
| | 457. |  Wake Forest man charged in alleged abduction try
YOUNGSVILLE -- A Wake Forest man is slated to appear in court next week on charges that he tried to abduct a Franklin County teenager.According to authorities, two teenage girls were walking in the area of Cureton Drive the evening of Jan. 19 when a man riding a bike tried to get their attention.The two girls kept going and attempted to get away from the man, later identified as William Richard Mims, 51, of Wake Forest.
Published Wednesday, January 29, 2020 11:45 pm
| | 458. | STANLEY HARRIS
LOUISBURG - Stanley Harris, 60, died Friday, Jan. 16, 2015.  Funeral will be held Thursday, Jan. 22, at 12 Noon at Christ Holiness Church #1 of Wake Forest. Interment will follow in Gethsemane Memorial Gardens, Zebulon.
Published Tuesday, January 20, 2015 5:41 pm
| | 459. | TONY M. WRIGHT
KNIGHTDALE - Tony McDonald Wright, 48, died Wednesday, Jan. 5, 2011. Funeral services were held Sunday, Jan. 9, at Bunn High School, Bunn. Burial was in the Gethsemane Baptist Church cemetery.
Published Wednesday, January 12, 2011 12:18 am
| | 460. |  Upcoming marriage
Richard B. Gill III of Franklinton announces the upcoming marriage of his daughter, Priscilla Caroline Gill, to James Frank Miller Jr. of Moyock. The groom-elect is the son of James and Linda Miller of Moyock. The bride-elect is also the daughter of the late Deborah May Gill. A Sept. 27, 2014 wedding is planned at Flat Rock Baptist Church, Louisburg, at 2 p.m. All friends and family are invited to attend.
Staff / Published Thursday, June 12, 2014 12:03 am
| | 461. |  September wedding is planned
Patty Skiff and Jim Hayes of Franklinton announce the engagement of their daughter, Jessica Christine Hayes of Chapel Hill, to Luke Richard Blitchington, also of Chapel Hill. The groom-elect is the son of Diane and Robert Blitchington of Chapel Hill. A September 2014 wedding is planned at the Carolina Inn in Chapel Hill. Personal “Save the Date” announcements will be sent to family members and friends.
Published Wednesday, October 16, 2013 11:56 pm
| | 462. | ANNIE B. HARRIS
LOUISBURG--Annie B. Harris, 98, died Tuesday, Nov. 26, 2019.Funeral services were held Saturday, Nov. 30, at Rocky Chapel Baptist Church, Louisburg. Burial followed in the church cemetery.
Published Tuesday, December 17, 2019 5:16 pm
| | 463. | LILLIE C. ALLEN
LOUISBURG - Lillie Crawley Allen, 77, died Saturday, May 16, 2009. Funeral services will be at 1 p.m. Thursday, May 21, at Spaulding Resource Center Auditorium, Spring Hope. Interment will follow in the Lettuce Hall Baptist Church cemetery.
Published Tuesday, May 19, 2009 11:30 pm
| | 464. | DEXTER TERRELL PERRY
FRANKLINTON – Dexter Terrell Perry, 26, died May 14, 2012 at Duke University Hospital. He was born in Durham on Aug. 6, 1985.
Published Friday, May 18, 2012 11:42 pm
| | 465. | ERNESTINE THOMAS SR.
LOUISBURG - Mr. Ernestine Thomas Sr., 79, died Friday, May 11, 2007. Funeral services were conducted Sunday, May 13, at Hickory Grove Baptist Church, Louisburg. Interment was in the Thomas family cemetery.
Published Tuesday, May 15, 2007 11:22 pm
| | 466. | LESTER D. CLEMONS JR.
ZEBULON—Lester Darnell Clemons Jr.,  38, died Monday, Oct. 15, 2012.   Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 20, at New Hope Worship Center, Louisburg.  Burial will follow at St. Hope Baptist Church, Spring Hope.
Published Saturday, October 20, 2012 12:17 am
| | 467. | HAZEL W. KEITH
WAKE FOREST - Hazel Woodlief Keith, 85, died Saturday, March 2, 2013 at Rex Hospital. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. today (Wednesday, March 6) at Glen Royal Baptist Church. Burial will follow in the Wake Forest Cemetery.
Published Wednesday, March 6, 2013 12:22 am
| | 468. | LUTHER BURRELL JR.
LOUISBURG - Luther Burrell Jr., 91, died Thursday, April 25, 2013. Funeral service was held Monday, April 29, at Haywood Baptist Church, Louisburg. Burial followed in the church cemetery.
Published Wednesday, May 1, 2013 7:26 pm
| | 469. | NANCY E. LILLY
YOUNGSVILLE - Nancy Edwards Lilly, 64, died Monday, July 2, 2012 at her home. Funeral services will be held Wednesday, July 4, at 11 a.m. at Flowers Funeral Chapel in Henderson, conducted by the Rev. Richard Brown and the Rev. Robert Weatherly. Burial will follow in Sunset Gardens.
Published Tuesday, July 3, 2012 11:50 pm
| | 470. | Democrats select new officers
The Hamilton Hobgood Courthouse was the scene of the annual Franklin County Democratic Party Convention last Saturday morning.
Delegates from the county’s precincts elected the following officers for the next two years: Chair, Jerry Carlyle; 1st Vice Chair, Armenta Eaton; 2nd Vice Chair, Jenny Edwards; 3rd Vice Chair, Elic Senter; Secretary, Jean Crudup; and Treasurer, Richard Cash.
Published Tuesday, April 28, 2009 11:22 pm
| | 471. | RUTHIE MAE CRUDUP
BUNN - Mrs. Ruthie Mae Crudup, 80, died Monday, Jan. 8, 2007. Funeral services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 11, at Mount Moriah Baptist Church. Burial will follow in the church cemetery.
Published Wednesday, January 10, 2007 12:46 am
| | 472. | ALMA C. HOPKINS
BUNN - Alma Crudup Hopkins, 95, died Saturday, Nov. 24, 2012. Funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday, Nov. 29, at Zion Spring Church of Christ (Disciples of Christ) in Bunn Burial will follow in the church cemetery. Viewing will be from 10-11 a.m. at the church.
Published Wednesday, November 28, 2012 12:20 am
| | 473. | PHYLLIS H. DOVE
NORTH MYRTLE BEACH, SC--Phyllis Carol Harris Dove, 85, of North Myrtle Beach, SC departed this earthly life on September 14, 2020. She was born on January 24, 1935 to the late Charles Harris and Olga Harris. Phyllis was also preceded in death by her husband, Clarence Dove, and her sons, Richard and Randall Dove.
Published Friday, September 18, 2020 6:15 pm
| | 474. | LILLIAN H. BRYANT
NASHVILLE - Lillian Hendricks Bryant, 87, died Friday, July 30, 2010. Funeral service was Tuesday, Aug. 3, at Rocky Point Missionary Baptist Church, Spring Hope. Burial followed in Meeks Cemetery.
Published Tuesday, August 3, 2010 11:43 pm
| | 475. | EDITH KIRBY LANCASTER
WILMINGTON - Edith Kirby Lancaster, 69, passed away at her home in Wilmington on July 18, 2006. She was born on September 9, 1936 in Wayne County, NC to the late Richard E. Kirby and Winnie Eva Taylor Kirby.
Published Saturday, July 22, 2006 6:57 am
| | 476. | ASTER “BRO” BATCHELOR JR.
CASTALIA - Aster “Bro” Batchelor Jr., 63, died Tuesday, Aug. 31, 2010. Funeral service will be held at 3 p.m. today (Saturday, Sept. 4) at Luther’s Chapel Holiness Church, Castalia. Burial will follow in the church cemetery.
Published Saturday, September 4, 2010 12:19 am
| | 477. | GRACIE HOGWOOD
LOUISBURG - Gracie Hogwood, 81, died Wednesday, Feb. 6, 2013. Funeral service will be Monday, Feb. 11, at Greater St. Delight Baptist Church, Castalia. Interment will follow in the Castalia Baptist Church cemetery. Visitation will be from 12-1 p.m. prior to the services at the church.
Published Saturday, February 9, 2013 12:06 am
| | 478. | JOHN D. BOBBITT
WENDELL - John Deward Bobbitt, 87, died Sunday, Sept. 10, 2006. Funeral services were conducted Friday, Sept. 15, at Pleasant Grove Baptist Church in Wendell. Burial followed in Carolina Biblical Gardens.
Published Saturday, September 16, 2006 12:25 am
| | 479. |  GRADUATION Pics, 3
FINAL TOUCHES. Victoria Knight helps Richard Knight get ready for Bunn High School’s commencement ceremony on Saturday.
Published Wednesday, June 15, 2011 12:12 am
| | 480. | EVELYN O. BRODIE
FRANKLINTON—Evelyn O’Neil Brodie, 59, died Saturday, Jan 15, 2011. Funeral service will be at 11 a.m. Friday, Jan. 21, at Perry’s Missionary Baptist Church, Louisburg. Visitation will be from 10-11 a.m. prior to the service. Interment, church cemetery.
Published Tuesday, January 18, 2011 11:53 pm
| | 481. | CHARLES WILLIAMS
LOUISBURG - Charles Williams, 72, died Monday, Sept. 9, 2013. Viewing will be Friday, Sept. 13, 2 to 8 p.m. at Richard Harris Funeral Home Chapel, 122 W. Barbee St., Zebulon. Funeral service will be held Saturday, Sept. 14, at 1 p.m. at Perry’s Missionary Baptist Church, 2269 Laurel Mill Road, Louisburg. Viewing 1-1:30 p.m. prior to the service at the church. Burial will follow in the Williams family cemetery.
Published Wednesday, September 11, 2013 8:57 pm
| | 482. |  THE BIG EAST KING
FRANKLINTON -- Richard Lopez-Hernandez earned the reputation as being a jack-of-all-trades during his Franklinton High School boys soccer career -- a talented performer who could contribute no matter what position you put him at.But Lopez-Hernandez took that facet of his effective game to another level this fall.
GEOFF NEVILLE, Times Sportswriter / Published Wednesday, November 15, 2017 11:48 pm
| | 483. | LINWOOD PERRY
LOUISBURG--Funeral services for Linwood Perry, 58, who died Sunday, Nov. 20, 2016 will be held Saturday, Nov. 26, at 1 p.m. in the Richardson Funeral Home Chapel in Louisburg. Burial will follow in the Perry's Church cemetery.
Published Tuesday, November 22, 2016 5:24 pm
| | 484. |  INSTALLED
American Legion Post 52 in Franklinton installed officers for 2016-17 at its May 31 meeting. Officers from left to right, front row; Ricky Nowell, Renchor Wright, Ansel Greenwood, Anthony Kerensky, and Joe Dillehay. Back row, left to right; Harvey Satterwhite, Robert Hobgood, Michael Donnelly, George Tracy, Ed Wilson, Ernie Dimeler, Steve Ijames, the current District 5 Commander Richard Vining who performed the installation. Missing from the picture is Bill Cox.
Published Thursday, June 23, 2016 12:15 am
| | 485. | MAXINE R. CHAMPION
ZEBULON - Maxine Richardson Champion, 58, died Sunday, Jan. 31, 2010. Funeral services were held Friday, Feb. 5, at Elevation Baptist Church, Raleigh. Burial was in Gethsemane Memorial Gardens, Zebulon.
Published Friday, February 5, 2010 11:46 pm
| | 486. | Suspect in shooting has charges dropped
Charges have been dropped against a Louisburg man implicated in a triple shooting.And Richard D. Williams said charges against a co-defendant should be dropped, as well.Deputies arrested Williams on Aug. 21 — four days after they allege he and Noel A. Matthews shot three people following an altercation at a house party on Bailey’s Creek Drive.
CAREY JOHNSON, Times Staff Writer / Published Wednesday, September 4, 2013 11:57 pm
| | 487. | CHARLES E. IVEY
KNIGHTDALE —Charles Edward Ivey, 74, died Monday, June 25, 2012. Funeral services were held Friday at Christ Holiness Church in Wake Forest. Interment was at Riley Hill Baptist Church cemetery.
Published Friday, June 29, 2012 11:50 pm
| | 488. | RUBY P. WRIGHT
CASSELBERRY, FL-Ruby Earline Pittman Wright, 86, formerly of Spring Hope, died Saturday, June 25, 2016. Funeral services will be Friday, July 1, at 11 a.m. at Spring Hope Funeral Home Chapel, with the Rev. Kevin Moore officiating. Visitation will precede the service at 10 a.m. at the funeral home. Interment will follow at Oak Dale Cemetery, Spring Hope.
Published Wednesday, June 29, 2016 4:50 pm
| | 489. | DEBORAH MAY GILL
FRANKLINTON - Deborah May Gill, 58, of Franklinton, died Saturday November 9, 2013 at her residence. She was born in Franklin County, the daughter of the late Ethel Dickerson May and Stanford May. She was preceded in death by a brother, Ernest May.
Published Tuesday, November 12, 2013 11:36 pm
| | 490. |  BIRTH: Connor Brice Norris
Brian and Kellie Norris of Kittrell are proud to announce the birth of their son, Connor Brice Norris, born June 26, 2009 at Maria Parham Hospital in Henderson. He weighed 7 pounds, 4 ounces and was 20 inches long.
Maternal grandparents are Richard Aman of Clinton and the late Shirley Aman.
Paternal grandparents are Larry and Karen Norris of Kittrell.
Paternal great-grandmother is Dorcas Ann Norris of Cary.
Published Tuesday, June 30, 2009 11:33 pm
| | 491. |  VGCC BLET Class 88 graduates fifteen
Fifteen cadets graduated Dec. 16 from the Basic Law Enforcement Training (BLET) course at Vance-Granville Community College in a ceremony held in the Civic Center on Main Campus. After passing the state certification exam, all 15 are authorized to work in any law enforcement agency in North Carolina.
Published Wednesday, December 23, 2009 12:11 am
| | 492. | TERESA O. DARK
YOUNGSVILLE —Teresa Gail O’neal Dark, 54, died Friday morning, Dec. 7, 2012 at WakeMed. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m., Sunday Dec. 9, in the Chapel of Bright Funeral Home. Burial will follow in Woodland Baptist Church cemetery.
Published Saturday, December 8, 2012 12:13 am
| | 493. |  Franklinton businessman murdered
FRANKLINTON -- John Morgan, a man apparently fueled by a history of drugs, alcohol and his own demons, confessed to killing his 83-year-old father last weekend.It has left the friends of Richard Morgan Jr. mourning the passing of a longtime businessman and even better friend."He was a good businessman and he helped a lot of people," said Joe Cutchins, a man who called Richard Morgan his neighbor for 30 years.
CAREY JOHNSON, Times Staff Writer / Published Thursday, November 30, 2017 12:11 am
| | 494. | RUTH S. LEE
WAKE FOREST - Ruth Snyder Lee, 92, died Wednesday, May 23, 2012 at William M. Dunlap Center. A celebration of her life will be held at 3 p.m. Sunday, May 27, at Unity Baptist Church, Youngsville.
Published Friday, May 25, 2012 11:15 pm
| | 495. | HONORS
Missouri Baptist
Emily Jean Edington of Franklinton has been named to the honor roll at Missouri Baptist University for the fall 2007 semester.
Qualified students must achieve a grade point average between 3.40 and 3.75 during a semester. Edington was honored at MBU’s convention March 6, along with other high-achieving collegiate scholars.
Published Tuesday, April 1, 2008 11:54 pm
| | 496. | MILTON L. GOFF
YOUNGSVILLE - Milton Lloyd Goff, 68, died Monday, March 20, 2006 at his residence. A memorial service will be conducted Saturday, March 25, in the chapel of Bright Funeral Home, Wake Forest, with the Rev. Scott Cook officiating.
Published Wednesday, March 22, 2006 9:51 am
| | 497. | ORA MAE KING
BUNN - Ora Mae King, 77, died Sunday, April 25, 2010. Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. today (Saturday, May 1) at Gethsemane Missionary Baptist Church in Bunn. Burial will follow at Meeks Cemetery in Spring Hope.
Published Friday, April 30, 2010 11:29 pm
| | 498. | H. “BUDDY” W. PEARCE
FRANKLINTON- Howard “Buddy” Winston Pearce, 73, died Sunday afternoon, April 13, 2008 at WakeMed. in Raleigh. Graveside services will be conducted at 11 a.m. today (Wednesday, April 16) at Mt. Olivet Baptist Church cemetery, with the Rev. Carl Hunter presiding.
Published Wednesday, April 16, 2008 12:30 am
| | 499. | Jane Smiley Griffin
Centerville, NC--Jane Smiley Griffin, 83, of Centerville died Friday, June 21, 2024. She was born on September 25, 1940 in Warren County to the late Bernard and Lillian Gibson Smiley. In addition to her parents, Jane was predeceased by her husband, Richard Laverne Griffin; brothers, Theodore "Ted" Smiley, Arthur Smiley, and B. P. Smiley; and a niece.
Published Wednesday, June 26, 2024 3:46 pm
| | 500. | CHRISTINE MAY HILL
YOUNGSVILLE - Christine May Hill, 92, formerly of Youngsville, died Tuesday, July 3, 2007 at Mayview Convalescent Center in Raleigh. Funeral services were conducted Friday, July 6, at Flat Rock Baptist Church, with the Rev. Gary McNair officiating. Burial was in the church cemetery.
Published Saturday, July 7, 2007 12:01 am
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