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CASTALIA - Funeral services for Clara Mae Alston, 80, who died Monday, Sept. 28, 2015, will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 3, at Hickory Grove Baptist Church in Castalia. with the Rev. Bobby Thomas officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery.

LOUISBURG - Funeral services for Clyde Lee Branch 63, who died Monday, Sept. 28, 2015, will be held Thursday, Oct. 1, at 1 p.m. at Concord Baptist Church in Kittrell, with the Rev. Debra Taylor officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery.

NASHVILLE - Funeral services for Daisy V. Mitchell, 83, who died Sunday, Sept. 27, 2015, will be held Saturday, Oct. 3, at 1 p.m. at Helping Hand Church in Rocky Mount, with the Rev. Robin Atwater officiating. Burial will follow in the New St. John Church cemetery.

MIDDLESEX - Eli David "Smokey" Medlin, 68, died Saturday, Sept. 26, 2015. A graveside funeral service was held at 3 p.m., Monday, Oct. 28, at Bunn-Alford-Upchurch cemetery.

PHILADELPHIA, PA - Funeral services for Hattie Brake, 93, who died Sunday, Sept. 20, 2015, will be held Thursday, Oct. 1, at 11 a.m. at Richardson Funeral Home in Nashville Burial will follow in Oakland Cemetery.

NASHVILLE - Funeral services for James Curtis Copeland, 78, who died Saturday, Sept. 26, 2015, will be held Friday, Oct. 2, at 2 p.m. at Outreach Christian Center in Rocky Mount, with the Rev. Howard Kendrick officiating. Burial will follow in the Baker cemetery.

KINSTON - Ruby Edwards Wester, 84, of Kinston, passed away Sunday, September 27, 2015 at the home of her daughter.

LOUISBURG - Funeral services for Sarah Elizabeth Foster, 67, of Asheville, formerly of Louisburg, who died Saturday, Sept. 26, 2015, will be held Sunday, Oct. 4, at 2 p.m. at Haywood Baptist Church, with the Rev. Douglas Harris officiating.

ROCKY MOUNT -- Judging by the final score, it was hard to believe that, midway through the second stanza, Bunn and Nash Central were tied during Monday's non-league gridiron tussle at The Dawg Pound on the NCHS campus.
However, Bunn was just getting started en route to delivering a 77-37 decision over the homestanding Bulldogs.
The score was tied at 23-23 before the Wildcats took the lead for good courtesy of a 2-yard plunge from Davante Caldwell at the 4:48 mark of the second quarter.

FRANKLINTON -- Few fans in attendance -- if any -- figured that Granville Central and Franklinton would combine to register just one touchdown during Monday's non-conference football showdown. The clubs have a history of playing high-scoring games in the past, and both squads once again boast a variety of skill-position options this fall. But defense would rule the proceedings on a rainy night at FHS, with the visiting Panthers needed just a single tally to slip past the Red Rams by a 7-6 margin.