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ROCKY MOUNT –- Roderick Monroe Perry, 28, of Battleboro, passed away October 11, 2014.

ROCKY MOUNT - Thomas Washington Sumner, Jr., 86, of Rocky Mount, North Carolina, died on October 9, 2014 He was born in Roselle, New Jersey on June 9, 1928, son of the late Thomas, Sr. and Margaret Sumner.  He was predeceased by his son, Terrance J. Sumner; brother, Kenneth Sumner; and sisters: Camille McKenzie, Elizabeth Dixon and Diane Donald. He will surely be missed.

ROCKY MOUNT –– Gracie Mae Taylor, 74, of Rocky Mount, passed away on October 11, 2014.

FARMINGTON, MN –- Joshua Tomlin, 30, of Farmington, Minnesota, passed away on October 6, 2014 in Saint Paul, MN.

LOUISBURG - Wilson “Captain” Williams, 74, passed away on Monday, October 6, 2014.

Peggy Chappell Pridgen, 80, passed away, Friday, October 10, 2014. She was born in Nash County to the late Arthur Harvey and Georgia Christine Chappell. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by a son, Al Pridgen.

Lela Mae Coppedge, 81, passed away, Thursday, October 9, 2014. She was born October 28, 1932 in Nash County to the late Nona and Fannie Carpenter Rackley. Lela was preceded in death by her husband, Otho Coppedge and a grandson, Timothy Turner, great-great granddaughter, Jaylee Lynch.

Doris Skinner Long, 82, passed away, Thursday, October 9, 2014. She was born October 13, 1931 in Wilson County to the late Robert and Lillian Nichols Skinner.  Doris was preceded in death by her husband, Charles Douglas Long and brother, R. L. Skinner, Jr.

John Warren Lynn, Jr., 83, passed away, Wednesday, October 8, 2014. He was born November 14, 1930 in Durham County to the late John, Sr. and Noila Terry Lynn. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by a sister, Edna Cook.

Mozelle Morgan Amspacher, 93, of Middlesex passed away Wednesday, October 8, 2014.  A graveside service was held Sunday, October 12, 2014 in Hollywood Cemetery, Middlesex.  The Rev. Rusty Russell officiated.

NASHVILLE - Carolyn Jean Stample, 67, passed away on Saturday, October 12, 2014.

Ruby Lee Gupton passed away, Monday, October 13, 2014. She was the daughter of the late Glenwood and Bertha Lancaster Shearin. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband, Myron Gupton, a son, James R. Gupton, a daughter, Carolyn Villasenor.

A resisting, obstruct, delay LEO was reported on 10/6/14 at Straight Gate and Watson Seed Farm Road
A breaking, entering and larceny of an outbuilding was reported on 10/6/14 at 8781 Millbranch Road
A larceny from a trailer was reported on 10/6/14 at 8906 S NC 58
A robbery with a dangerous weapon and soliciting prostititution was reported on 10/7/14 at 2353 Briwig Road

INCIDENTS
A larceny was reported on 10/6/14 by Nash Rocky Mount Schools at 300 Richardson Court
A damage to property (vandalism) was reported on 10/6/14 at 904 Brake Street
A communicating threats was reported on 10/7/14 at 112 Aviation Avenue

Nash County Planning and Inspections issued the following building permits from October 6 through October 10

Remember back in the 1990s when we laughed a little at the silliness of political correctness? Remember those politicians and groups who determined that long-time references or names could possible offend .00000001 of the population and thus should be eliminated?
Many of us took this “PC” stuff lightly and laughed at the nonsense as a passing fade. Some of us wrote columns about it.

Sometimes there are just not enough words.
The Elm Grove Community, along with many folks across Nash County, are mourning the loss of an incredible lady who touched many lives while here on Earth.
Mrs. Jo Anne Baines passed away Sunday.

It was with some sense of counterpoint I felt necessary to comment on the October 9th  opinion, “...afraid to take a stand?”
Regarding the comments in this mode, there is an agenda that claims to be “party neutral” but actually ignores things in critique. I believe “we stand up” quite often for things we pay - but could take a pass on.

FESTIVAL–– This photo was found in The Graphic’s 1961 archives. Pictured is a float in the 1961 Nash County Harvest Festival which was held annually in downtown Nashville.

Benvenue Country Club in Rocky Mount will once again be home to the “Reaching for the Green” Golf Tournament. The Fifth Annual event will be teeing up on Saturday, October 25 to benefit the Lupus Foundation of American, North Carolina Chapter (LFANC).
Hosted by Regional Materials Recovery, Inc (RMR), registration for “Reaching for the Green” kicks off at 10:30 a.m.

Mary P. Wells
Age: 78
Professional or background: retired business owner Dry Cleaners
Family: Husband Talmage married for 59 years, 4 children, James, Royce, Tammy and David, 11 grandchildren

Peter H. Gilliland
Profession: Minister
Family: Wife of almost 40 years, Patsy Johnson Gilliland (former Miss North Carolina and Conductor of the Tar River Children’s Chorus);Son, Matt, NCCU Law Graduate and on-line Educational Director for Liberty. He is married to Meghan Harrison Gilliland, of Nashville.

Barbara High Tyre
Age: 64
Professional Background: United Methodist Minister and  Retired Educator
Family: widow – two step sons – one in animal science research and one in Public Safety
Hobbies -   music,   history.