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ROCKY MOUNT, –– Davin La’Vont “Debo” Bryant, 36, of Rocky Mount, passed away Sunday, March 2, 2014.

ROCKY MOUNT–– Lee Edward Harrison, 61, of Rocky Mount,  passed away Saturday, March 1, 2014. Funeral Services were held  Saturday, March 8, 2014 at St. Marks AME Church in Rocky Mount. The Interment took place immediately after the Service, in Baker’s Cemetery in Rocky Mount.  Arrangements by H.D. Pope Funeral Home in Rocky Mount.

ROCKY MOUNT –– Charles Rodricuz Brown, 36, of Rocky Mount, passed away Sunday, March 2, 2014. Funeral Services were held  Saturday, March 8, 2014 at Greater Mount Hermon in Rocky Mount.  Arrangements by H.D. Pope Funeral Home in Rocky Mount.

Mary Burkett Bauer, 83, passed away  Sunday, March 9, 2014.

Brenda Sue Warner Hamm, 50, passed away Friday, March 7, 2014. She was born in Richmond Virginia on June 7, 1963 to Gerald Edward Warner, Sr. and Joyce Annette Parker Lewis. Her parents preceded her in death.

HATTERAS - Stacey McKenney Cunningham, age 46, passed away Wednesday, March 5, 2014. Born in Portsmouth VA on July 31, 1967, she was the daughter of Hunter Ray McKenney and Hilary Rossow McKenney of Red Oak. She was preceded in death by her two brothers, Eric Christopher “Chris” McKenney and Michael Ray McKenney.

Lawrence Cortel Fisher, “Coy” passed away Thursday, March 6, 2014. He was born October 5, 1936 in Tarboro, the son of Charles Wesley Fisher, Sr. and Ada Woodruff Fisher. He was preceded in death by both parents; stepmother, Ida May Fisher; sisters, Dorothy Fisher and Alma Jane Fisher Henderson; and brother, Charles Wesley Fisher, Jr.

NASHVILLE - Johnnie Glenn Vick, Jr., age 77, passed away Thursday, March 6, 2014. Born in Nash County on October 16, 1936, he was the son of the late Johnnie Glenn Vick, Sr. and Ruby Whitley Vick.

Addie Coley Hill, 93, passed away Sunday March 9, 2014. She was born March 2, 1921 in Nash County to the late Andrew and Minnie Register Coley. In addition to her parents she is preceded in death by her husband David V. Hill.
She is survived by two sons; Charles Hill and wife Gracie, Mitchell Hill and wife Sally, one daughter, Carolyn Weeks and husband Ed, one brother, Garland Coley and wife Corine, five grandchildren; five great-grandchildren.

Rebecca Snipes Coggin, 71, passed away Sunday, March 9, 2014. She was born June 1,1942 in Rock Hill, SC daughter of the late James Alexander Snipes and Rebecca Harper Snipes.

Tammy Ray Evans was born June 30, 1977 and passed away March 2, 2014.

Tracey Lynn Lamm, 33, of Bailey passed away March 7, 2014.

Wyatt Earl Williams, 66, of Middlesex passed away Thursday, March 6, 2014.  A funeral service was held Saturday, March 8, 2014 at the Middlesex Church of God. Interment followed in Hollywood Cemetery, Middlesex.

Elizabeth Ann Glover Whitley, 83, of Bailey passed away Tuesday, March 4, 2014.

Ella Horrison, 82 of Spring Hope, passed away  March 4, 2014. Funeral services were held  Friday, March 7, 2014   at the St. Hope Missionary Baptist Church, Spring Hope. Burial, Church Cemetery. 

SPRING HOPE –- Jimmie Ruth N. Bass, age 86, passed away Saturday, March 8, 2014.

Nash County Commissioners recognized the success of Project Lifesaver on Monday along with two commendations the program received.
The two commendations were for rescues made in May of last year.
Project Lifesaver is a program that was started in November 2010 that allows law enforcement to search for missing persons with cognitive impairments who are prone to wander away.

If you have any Irish in your heritage, or if you wish you did, or if you are a college student aged 21-26, then you know a significant holiday comes this weekend.
It’s known as St. Patrick’s Day, The Feast of St. Patrick, St. Paddy’s Day or St. Patty’s Day.
The holiday is also recognized by the Catholic Church, the Lutheran Church, the Anglican Church, and the Eastern Orthodox Church.

Today is March 12. To most, it’s just another day but for me, it’s a day I tend to spend in mourning.
Today marks the seventh anniversary of my best friend’s death.
She died rather unexpectedly and though my memory isn’t as good as it used to be, I can remember that day like it was yesterday.

Dear editor:
My wife and I have been through a terrible series of events since our son was harassed and threatened with bodily harm at the end of his lunch period the first week of January. The principal’s investigation, the superintendent’s review, the board’s review have all attempted to diminish the threat and change the situation.

PERFECT SUNDAY SCHOOL ATTENDANCE RECORDS –– This photo originally published in The Graphic October 4, 1956. These Sunday School members were accorded special recognition at Nashville Baptist church for perfect attendance records ranging from one to 13 years. Pins were presented to 48 members by Edgar Batchelor, secretary of the Sunday School. Youngsters far out-numbered adults in setting the perfect attendance records.

The Nash County Sheriff’s Office arrested three individuals involved in a heroin investigation on March 4.
As part of the investigation, deputies seized eight bindles of heroin after a vehicle stop. The vehicle was operated by 22-year-old Ashleigh Carole Morgan, of Rocky Mount. Morgan and her passenger, Antica Lashaye Hart, 22, of S. Charles Boulevard, Greenville, were both charged with possession of heroin.

A Whitakers and Weldon man were arrested and charged with a string of commercial break-ins that have occurred over the past year in Nash and surrounding counties.
The Nash County Sheriff’s Office were investigating 12 commercial break-ins that occurred over the past year, where numerous cartons of cigarettes were stolen.

INCIDENTS
An assault on a female was reported on 3/3/14 on Richardson Court
A breaking and entering a commercial, damage to property (vandalism), larceny after a breaking and entering, breaking and entering a motor vehicle and breaking and entering a commercial was reported on 3/4/14 at Glasgow Sign Service, 506 S. Alston Street

A larceny of a firearm was reported on 3/4/14 at 8446 Seven Paths Road
A narcotics violation was reported on 3/4/14 at Collie Street and Nashville Road
A narcotics violation was reported on 3/4/14 at Amos Street
An identity theft was reported on 3/5/14 at an online bank (Tiaa Bank)