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Glenda Mae Wakefield, 61, passed away Tuesday, January 13, 2015.  She was born in Franklin County July 10, 1953 to the late John Andrew and Clara Griffin Cothran.  In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by a brother, Dewey Andrew Cothran and a sister, Frances Cothran Wood.

Patricia Daughtridge Bone, passed away on Wednesday, January 14, 2015. She was born on December 14, 1927, the daughter of the late James Richard Daughtridge and Mary Moore Daughtridge. She was also preceded in death by her sisters, Hazel Sams, Mildred Williams Chilton, Margie Williams and by her brothers, Charles Edward Daughtridge and Julian Ray Daughtridge.

Matthew Scott Varnell, passed away on Tuesday, January 13, 2015. He was born on November 30, 1975, the son of William Council “W.C.” Varnell, Jr. and Patricia Ann Rose Varnell. Matthew was preceded in death by his brother, Kim Varnell.

Tyler Wayne Joyner, age 24, passed away on Monday, January 12, 2015. He was born on October 21, 1990, the son of Ronald Wayne Joyner and Becky Winstead Joyner.

Susan Bryant Ennis passed away January 8, 2015. At her request, Susan is making an anatomical gift as part of the Duke Medical Research for Alzheimer’s Disease and other medical programs. Susan was preceded in death by her husband Lloyd.

Alphonso Canady, Jr. age 63 of Nashville, passed away on Wednesday, January 15, 2015.

Vernice Horton, age 89 of Wendell, passed away on Thursday, January 15, 2015.

Chessie Wiggins Sr., 82, of Raleigh, passed away on Wednesday January 14, 2015.

Shirley Davis Walker, 72, of Rocky Mount, died on Monday, January 19, 2015. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by the Rocky Mount location of H.D. Pope Funeral Home. 

Lou (Susie) Durham Batts, 72, passed away January 13, 2015. She was born, March 2, 1942, in Nash County.  She is preceded in death by her husband, Guy (Toby) Staton Batts, father, Walter Rudolph Durham and mother, Pattie Bottoms Durham.

ROCKY MOUNT - Larry Donald Cooper, 58, of Rocky Mount, died on January 21, 2015.

NASHVILLE - Margaret Edwards Moore, 87, passed away on Saturday, January 17, 2015.

INCIDENTS
A simple assault was reported on 1/14/15 at 112 McCoy Drive
A hit and run was reported on 1/16/15 in the Richardson Funeral Home parking area on S. Alston Street
A larceny was reported on 1/17/15 at 403 S. Alston Street

A possession with intent to sell and deliver cocaine was reported on 1/12/15 at Old Bailey Highway and Rose Loop Road
A breaking, entering and larceny was reported on 1/13/15 at 6099 Archibell Road
Found property was reported on 1/13/15 at 4927 Harrison Road

What would you do if you only had a short time to live?
Anyone who has been to a corporate retreat, or watched a Lifetime Channel movie has probably faced that question before. While both of those activities are designed to steal your life-force, there is really a simple, Solomon-like answer.
We all have only a short time to live. Some folks are shorter than others, but for most folks, you’re looking at 76 years (men) or 81 years (women). As we age, those numbers seem awfully low.

If you go to the Graphic’s website and do a search for “Meredith Holland,” you’ll come up with more results than you can see.
If you do a search for “My Sister’s House,” you’ll get just as many results and most of them will include Meredith Holland.

To the Editor:
Everyone reaches a crossroad in their lives where difficult decisions must be made. It can be a decision that will be life changing and requires much thought and meditation. It can be a decision that can be thought-consuming and one that keeps you up at night. But, never the less it must be made.

The nation’s first Republican president explained what democracy ought to be: a government of the people, by the people, and for the people. But Abraham Lincoln’s vision will remain a distant mirage if a money-drenched elections system devalues individual American’s votes by auctioning off legislative seats, governors and judges to the highest bidder.

RURITAN OFFICERS FOR 1978 –– This photo originally published in The Graphic March 3, 1977. Eddie Bullard (right) of Benvenue was elected chairman of the Ruritan Clubs of Nash County for 1978 at the group’s annual meeting in Rocky Mount.

Homemade Ribs for Super Bowl! A great Super Bowl party includes lots of food. Snack foods like tortilla chips and pretzels are standard Super Bowl party fare, but those who want to go the extra mile can impress their guests with the following recipe for “World Championship Ribs” from Karen Putman and Judith Fertig’s “Championship BBQ Secrets for Real Smoked Food” (Robert Rose).

The Nashville Graphic had special visitors on Tuesday as seven members from Nashville Cub Scout Pack 76 and another from Troop 516 in Rocky Mount visited the office to learn about a newspaper. Pictured above are members of Pack 76. On the front row (L-R) is: Joseph Gibson, Steven Jeans and Cole Ezzell. Pictured on the back row, left to right, is Harrison Jones, Dynovan Marshmon, Conner Ezzell and Britt Bobbitt.

Middlesex Commissioners had a brief discussion last week about the possibility of paying back monies to the general fund that were borrowed to pay water and sewer debt.
The item was listed under old business and was discussed at the board’s regular meeting last Monday night, January 12.

The Board of Nash Health Care appointed new members to the Foundation board at its regular board meeting held on Thursday, January 8. The Nash Health Care Foundation, which was established in the year 2000, has as its avowed goal the desire “to advance the mission of Nash Health Care through advocacy, education, fundraising, relationships, and stewardship.”

Online applications for entrepreneurs and aspiring entrepreneurs will be accepted now through January 31. Apply online at springboardnc.com and compete for part of this year’s $15,000 purse.
The competition is modeled after the popular television show “Shark Tank,” and provides an opportunity for aspiring entrepreneurs to showcase innovative ideas and concepts that will be the building blocks for our future economy.

Nash Community College recently announced that the following students achieved academic honors during the 2014 Fall Semester.
To qualify for the Dean’s List, students must earn a perfect 4.0 grade point average (all A’s) while taking 12 or more semester hours.