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Margie Daylon Joyner Bailey, 73, of Nashville passed away Monday, July 29, 2013.. She was born February 22, 1940. A memorial service will be conducted 7 p.m. Thursday, August 1, 2013 at Joyner’s Funeral Home. The Rev. Mark E. Bateman will officiate.
Ronald Cecil Smith, 66, passed away, Wednesday, July 24, 2013. He was born May 1, 1947 in Montgomery County to the late Carmie Cecil and Nell Freeman Smith. Ronald was preceded in death by his wife, Billie Smith; sister, Phyllis Dunn; and a brother, Dennis Smith.
ROCKY MOUNT –– Wilbert Junius Ricks, 59, of Rocky Mount, died on Monday, July 22, 2013 at Duke Medical Center in Durham.
Barbara Glover Tyson, born April 3, 1933, passed away on July 25, 2013. She was preceeded in death by her husband Thurman E. Tyson, Sr., son Thruman E Tyson, Jr., great grandson Ayden Jones, parents Gladys and Ellie Glover, sisters Mae Kuhn and Zelma Hammock.
Cherie Small, 44, of Rocky Mount, died on Friday, July 26, 2013.
SANDY CROSS –– Frances Baker Joyner, 79, of Sandy Cross passed away Saturday, July 27, 2013 at Nash General Hospital. She was born in Nash County on April 23, 1934 to Letha Viverette Baker and Sam Calvin Baker. She was preceded in death by her parents, brother, Futrell Baker, and sisters, Dorothy Davis and Sybil Baker.
Barbara Blue, 62, of Rocky Mount, died on Friday, July 26, 2013.
Ruth “Hazel” Matthews Smith passed away on Saturday July 27, 2013. She was born January 31, 1924 in Nash County to the late Charles Daniel Matthews Sr. and Mary Menda Rich Matthews.
Donovan Earl Griffin, age 59, passed away Wednesday, July 24, 2013. Born in Nash County on July 15, 1954, he was the son of the late Edgar Taylor Griffin Jr. and Geraldine Strong Griffin.
Eula Mae Mears, age 93, passed away on Tuesday, July 23, 2013. Born in Nash County on November 09, 1919, she was the daughter of the late Levy J. Anderson and Rosa Taylor Anderson. She was also preceded in death by her husband, John G. Mears; sons, Albert Williams and Charles Williams; brothers, Bill Anderson, James Anderson and Authur Anderson; and sisters, Mary Denton, Mildred Batchelor, Betty Everette, Ruth Jackson and Odell Wood.
Bruce Edward Colbert, age 45, passed away Tuesday, July 23, 2013. A native of Rocky Mount, he was born on February 1, 1968, the son of Ponola Faircloth Colbert of Rocky Mount and the late James Edward Colbert.
Ruth Boykin Bissette, 90, of Bailey passed away Saturday, July 27, 2013 at Wilson Medical Center. A graveside service was held Tuesday, July 30, 2013 in Bailey Town Cemetery. The Rev. Jerry W. Turner and the Rev. Darrell Davis officiated.
NASHVILLE - Funeral services for Magdalean R. Hunter, 81, who died Monday, July 22, 2013, were held Friday, July 26, at noon at Union Hill Baptist Church, with the Rev. Paul Davis officiating. Burial followed in the Philadelphia Baptist Church cemetery.
Mr. Luverne Macklin, 55, of Rocky Mount, died on Thursday, July 25, 2013.
Mrs. Willia Mae Hunter, 67, of Rocky Mount, died on Wednesday, July 24, 2013.
Donovan Earl Griffin, age 59, passed away Wednesday, July 24, 2013. Born in Nash County on July 15, 1954, he was the son of the late Edgar Taylor Griffin Jr. and Geraldine Strong Griffin.
Thelma Mae Alston Moody, age 98, passed away on July 27, 2013.
Woodrow Vester and William Winstead (L-R) recently reconnected at Autumn Care in Nashville, as the two had a chance to be roommates for a while. Vester, 97, and Winstead, 96, have known each other since the 40’s and grew up just a few miles from one another in the Sandy Cross area. The two have spent a lot of time reminiscing during their time at Autumn Care.
Patsy Jones of Nashville won first place at the Farmers Market Biggest Tomato Contest held July 27th. Jones’ tomato weighed 1 lb., 12.4 oz. The contest is conducted annually with the help of Nash County’s Master Gardener Volunteers.
The N.C. Department of Transportation has awarded a $2.3 million contract to Barnhill Contracting Co. of Tarboro for the widening of Kingston Avenue in Rocky Mount.
The project is currently scheduled to begin Aug. 19, weather permitting, and includes plans to widen Kingston Avenue between N.C. 97 and U.S. 301 Business from two to three lanes, including a center turn lane.
Nash Arts is seeking locally told ghost stories for its annual Ghost Walk which will be held in October.
Board member and organizer of this year’s event Ana Joyner is asking anyone in Nashville or nearby areas to contact her with stories. She hopes to use locally told ghost stories for this year’s event and possibly publish them in pamphlet or book.
I’ve never been a “cat person.”
Never under any circumstance, would I ever, never, ever have a cat in the house.
You can’t trust a cat.
I’m allergic to cats.
You know how you wake up one day and you’re older? Older, wider and just a tiny bit out of shape?
Well, that happened to me.
I knew things were getting larger but I was hopeful that maybe someone had swapped out my mirror with one of those circus mirrors.
Then I blamed it on the babies.
By: A PICTORIAL LOOK INTO THE PAST
SAFETY PATROL ––This photo originally published in The Graphic on November 12, 1970. Pictured are members of the safety patrol which had been formed at Nashville Elementary School through the cooperation of the Nashville Police Department.
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