SHARPSBURG - Paul Thomas Battle, Sr., 66, died Tuesday, May 12, 2009 at Nash General Hospital in Rocky Mount.

Funeral services were at 1 p.m.  Sunday, May 17, 2009 at Washington Branch Baptist Church, located at 700 N. Railroad St., Macclesfield. Interment followed immediately after the service at the Johnson family cemetery in Pinetops.

Visitation was 5 - 7 p.m. on Saturday, May 16 at the Rocky Mount location of H.D. Pope Funeral Home.

These professional services have been entrusted to H.D. Pope Funeral Home.

Condolences may be sent via e-mail to www.hdpopefuneralhome.com.