Mr. Billy Ray Glover, age 80, of Nashville, NC passed away in his home. He was born June 4, 1930 in Wake County, North Carolina to the late Jimmy and Ada Hopkins Glover. He was preceded in death by his brothers, Bobby, Harold, Jimmy, Clint, Willis.
Rocky Mount- William C. Moody died January 2, 2011. Funeral arrangements to be announced. Arrangements by Stokes Mortuary, Inc.
Rocky Mount - Troy Byron Warner died December 31, 2010. Funeral services were Saturday, January 8, 2010 at 1 p.m. at North End Missionary Baptist Church. Viewing/ visitation was Friday, January 7, 2010 from 3-7 pm.
Mrs. Elizabeth Bettie Mae Avent, 89, formerly of Franklin County, departed this life on January 1, 2011 in Maryland.
Rocky Mount - Mrs. Annie L. Perry, 82, of Rocky Mount, passed away Monday, January 3, 2011 at Nash General Hospital in Rocky Mount.
Nashville - Mr. Paul Marcel Wardrick, 46, of Nashville died on Tuesday, January 4, 2011.
Rocky Mount - Mr. Willie Lee Ross, 35, of Rocky Mount, died on Tuesday, January 4, 2011 at UNC Hospital in Chapel Hill.
Rocky Mount - Mrs. Effie Williams, 81, of Rocky Mount, died on Wednesday, December 29, 2010.
Rocky Mount - Mr. Thomas Lee Cooper, 75, of Rocky Mount, passed away Sunday, January 2, 2011 at his residence in Rocky Mount.
Erma Rae Wilder Patterson, 88, passed away Saturday, January 8, 2011. She was the wife of the late J.B. Patterson and daughter of James Ermon and Sallie Lou Wilder.
Rocky Mount - Mrs. Antoinette Viola Deans, 35, of Rocky Mount, departed this life on Saturday, January 8, 2011 at Nash General Hospital in Rocky Mount.
Jo Lynn Beddingfield Bone, 58, of Sandy Cross, passed away Monday, January 10, 2011.
Finally, it seems, we’re past the major holidays and heading back to “normalcy.” The Soapbox hopes to have its Christmas tree down by St. Patrick’s Day, but otherwise, it is a clean slate for 2011. Except for …
With all the things to write about in December and January, the Inbox here piled up with content and observations by readers.
There is something about doughnuts that can brighten just about anyone’s day and not just any doughnut, but a Krispy Kreme glazed doughnut.
I can’t remember a time that I didn’t like doughnuts and when I was younger, I liked any and all doughnuts. I was a kid and I didn’t know about the “hot” sign and the distinct difference between those fresh, hot Krispy Kreme ones and all the other ones.
Living out in the country has a lot of advantages. As a matter of fact, the country life is the life I’ve always known and loved.
But one huge disadvantage is having to deal with irresponsible hunters this time of year.
In the past, our experiences with hunters have routinely been having to remind them that our land is private and we don’t allow hunting.
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A PICTORIAL LOOK INTO THE PAST
This photo was found in The Graphic’s 1961 archives. Looks like this young lady was treated to a little taste of snow!
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Letters to the Editor:
My father once shared an old saying that, “a locked door keeps an honest man honest.” I always struggled with the meaning of this because I still felt a handshake, a person’s word and a shut door would still suffice. This election year the two political parties decided to inject themselves into the “NON-PARTISAN” School Board elections.
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Letters to the Editor:
We have a problem and we have a solution. The problem is that we are killing around 200 pets a month at the Nash County Animal Shelter. The thing is, many of these are really good pets. You read this and you think what can you do? LOTS! You could, of course, adopt. Or you could open up your heart and home to Foster.
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Elizabeth Rackley, Nashville Graphic Subscriber
The snow was so pretty falling
So hard you could hardly see
All of it was God’s work
Everything He does is for you and for me.
Nash Arts has kicked off the New Year with a full calendar of events including local and national artists, The Nashville Opry and Nash County’s Got Talent Showdown.
Rocky Mount Native Jared Wood will perform at a sing-a-long event Sunday, January 16 at 7 p.m. Admission is $10 ($8 for members..)
The Love Church helds its first free Clothing Giveaway on December 4, 2010 with over 50 people coming out to select clothes, coats, accessories and shoes that were donated by members of the Showers of Blessing Christian Center (SBCC) members and others from the Love Church community.
There were 99 in Sunday school recently. Caleb Whitford read the Bible verse for today. “Thank you.”
Our choir sang “For God So Loved The World/The Family of God”. Atlee Matthews prayed the prayer of invocation. Algie Jones, Jr. led the service as Pastor Rogerson prepared for another baptismal service.
Our service began Sunday morning with special music by sister and brother, Pam Peele and Wallace Edwards, as they sang “Turn Your Eyes Upon Jesus”.
Student Pastor Dan Crumley read scripture from Acts 2:40-47. Pastor David Eidson’s message from that scripture was “When God Comes to Church”.
We want to say thank you to everyone who came to the fish fry last Friday night. We really enjoyed seeing you again and always appreciate your support and enjoy the fellowship. I want to thank those also who worked at the fish fry. It takes all of you to make it a success each month. Without all of you we could not accomplish this. Again, thank you all.
On December 16, 2010, the Brooklyn Area Community Watch partnered with the Nashville Boys & Girls club in having a Christmas party. There were a host of activities available for the children, all going on at the same time. One group was making gingerbread houses, using graham crackers, M&M candy, and icing.
