FRANKLINTON— Funeral services for James Arthur Mangrum Sr., 80, who died Monday, Jan. 2, 2011, will be held at noon on Saturday, Jan. 7, at Greater Ransom Way of the Cross Temple in Henderson, with Apostle Johnny Lee Alston officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery.

Surviving: wife, Lizzie Mae Mangrum of the home; daughters, Synthia Richardson, Elvira and Sharon Mangrum, all of Franklinton, Bonita Williams of Henderson, Natalie White of Stone Mountain, Ga., Stephanie Harris of Franklinton, Dorethea Alston of Phoenix City, Ala., Yulanda Henderson, Joyce Mangrum and Judy Williams, all of Franklinton; sons, James Arthur Mangrum Jr. and Cordero Morgan, both of Franklinton; sisters, Alice Carter of Long Island, N.Y., and Virginia Bailey of Washington, D.C.; brother, Moses Mangrum of Danville, Va.; 20 grandchildren; and 17 great-grandchildren.

Arrangements by Richardson Funeral Home, Louisburg.