ROCKY MOUNT –– Benjamin Drake, Jr., 62, of Rocky Mount, died on Friday, April 27, 2012, at Nash General Hospital in Rocky Mount.

Funeral services were held at 1 p.m. on Saturday, May 5, 2012 at First Baptist of Battleboro in Battleboro.  Rev. Nelson Johnson officiated.  The interment took place immediately following the service in the Gardens of Gethsemane Cemetery in Rocky Mount.