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Cancer doesn’t stop for rain and Nash County Relayers showed they don’t stop for it either.
Though organizers of the 20th Annual Relay for Life had to eventually call off Friday night events, they held off for as long as possible.
Survivors were able to start the survivor walk but as the rain started to fall  harder, thunder and lightning also became a part of the mix, forcing relayers to seek shelter.

Annette Denise Taylor-Okafor, 50, of Rocky Mount, died on Saturday, April 26, 2014.

LOUISBURG - Funeral services for Leroy Tisdale, 51, who died Sunday, April 20, 2014, were held Saturday, April 26, at Mitchell Baptist Church, with the Rev. Dan Lilly officiating. Burial followed in the church cemetery.

BROOKLYN, NY—Funeral services for Janice M. Perry of Brooklyn, N.Y., formerly of Louisburg, who died Wednesday, April 16, 2014, were held Wednesday, April 23, at Perry’s Missionary Baptist Church, with the Rev. Randolph Alston officiating. Burial followed in the church cemetery.

NASHVILLE - Connie Fulford Keen, 60, passed away on Sunday, April 20, 2014.

NASHVILLE - Dollie Rae Langley Bradley, age 81, passed away on April 26, 2014. 

ROCKY MOUNT –– Jennifer Cherry, 52, of Tarboro,  died on Thursday, April 24, 2014.

ROCKY MOUNT - Dorothy Mae Hines-Cousar, 81, of Rocky Mount, died on Friday, April 25, 2014.

Angela Eileen Whitley passed away Sunday, April 27, 2014.  Angie was born on July 25, 1963 in Rocky Mount.  She was preceded in death by her father, Rudolph Frankin Whitley as well as an infant grandson, Tanner Whitley.

Dennis “Bud” Ray Godwin, 51, passed away, Friday, April 25, 2014. He was born October 4, 1962 in Nash County to the late Ollie and Annie Mae Winstead Godwin.

James Redden “J.R.” Wordsworth passed away Friday, April 25, 2014.  He was born February 19, 1921 in Edgecombe County at Leggett, to the late James R. and Alice J. Wordsworth.

Peggy Darlene Baker-Wheeless, 53, passed away, Tuesday, April 22, 2014. She was born May 10, 1960 in Nash County to the late Jimmy Baker Sr. and Inez Joyner Baker.

Thelma Bergendahl Lundy, 98, passed away on Monday, April 21, 2014. Thelma was born to the late Oscar E. and Cora C. Bergendahl on April 16, 1916 in Roanoke County, Va. She was also preceded by her husband, Claude V. “Bill” Lundy.

Bobby Clifton Farmer, age 74. Passed away on Saturday, April 26, 2014. Bobby was born in Durham, on March 1, 1940. He was the son on the late Clifton Curtis Jones and Ethel Mae Thomas.

Johnny Harris Phillips, age 74, passed away on Tuesday, April 22, 2014. He was born in Hertford, NC on November 16, 1939 to the late Ennis T. Phillips and Lillian Harris Phillips.

Yvonne Boseman age 60 passed away Sunday April 20, 2014.  Yvonne was preceded in death by her husband Phil Boseman. She is survived by her son Phillip Boseman and wife Kristin and daughter Amy Abrams and husband Jandon  and 5 grandchildren.

Elmer Moore, Jr., 73 of Spring Hope,  passed away  April 22, 2014.

Forest Gibbons, Jr., 73 of Spring Hope, passed away April 20, 2014.

ROCKY MOUNT - Lee Thomas Barnes, Sr., 81, of Rocky Mount, formerly of Tarboro, died on Tuesday, April 22, 2014.

The sound of the screen door slamming shut and floor boards creaking are just one way Nashville’s General Store takes you back in time.
The store also offers the opportunity for customers to enjoy a coca cola straight out of the bottle as well as some edible treats that will remind you of days past.

Nash Health Care recently acquired Carolina Otolaryngology---the medical practice of Dr. Michael Crawford, Dr. Robert Hendrix and Dr. Bennie Jarvis. The practice moved to its new location in the Medical Office Building on the Nash Medical Arts Mall on April 15. 

“Uh-huh, uh-huh, uh-HUH,” that’s how a nightly ritual begins with my youngest son, right after his bath. After a lengthy time of coercion, he at least does the rest of the family the courtesy of putting on underwear as he dances and gyrates near his pajamas before falling over laughing at his hysterics.
Sometimes, his sister or brother will throw something at him, but have learned by now that neither words nor sticks or stones can hurt Lowell.

Good grief! It’s already time for the Nashville Blooming Festival! Can you believe it?
This year’s festival will definitely be an exciting one.
Being a part of The Nashville Graphic gives me a little insight on how Nashville’s festival is put together and let me tell you, it’s not an easy process that happens overnight.

Congratulations are in order to Nashville, its leaders, town staff and citizens, for being named to the top 50 Safest Cities in North Carolina by the SafeWise report. Nashville was listed as number 30 on the list.
Nashville Police Chief Tom Bashore and his staff are to be commended for their work, on and off duty, in our community.