NASHVILLE - Funeral services for Beatrice "Bear" Alston, age 76, who died on January 14, 2019, will be held on Saturday, January 19, 2019 at 11a.m. from the Tri-Faith Ministries in Rocky Mount with Apostle Matthew Tillery officiating. Burial will follow in the Philadelphia Church Cemetery. She is survived by one daughter, Sandra Pittman of the home; two sons, Willie Earl and Reginald Alston, both of Rocky Mount; five grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. The family will receive friends Saturday morning from 10 until 11 a.m. at Tri-Faith Ministries in Rocky Mount. Arrangements by Richardson Funeral Home.