FRANKLINTON — Ben Louis Barnette, 54, died Wednesday, Oct. 26, 2011 at Hospice at the Meadowlands in Hillsborough.  Graveside services will be held at 3 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 30, at Mt. Olivet Baptist Church, with the Rev. Carl Hunter officiating.

Surviving: son, Craven Jackson Barnette of Youngsville; parents, Ben & Cornelia Barnette of Franklinton; two aunts and uncles; five cousins; and former wife, Brenda Barnette of Youngsville.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Duke Home Care & Hospice, Office of Development, 4321 Medical Park Drive, Suite 101, Durham, NC 27704 or to Mt. Olivet Baptist Church, 1245 Mt. Olivet Church Road, Franklinton, NC 27525.

Friends may visit with the family at the home of Ben & Cornelia Barnette, 665 Mt. Olivet Church Road, Franklinton.

A service of Bright Funeral Home & Cremation Center, Wake Forest.

www.brightfunerals.com