FRANKLINTON--Marie Brodie Tharrington, 86, died Thursday, Oct. 4, 2018.Services were held Sunday, Oct. 7, at Hawkins Chapel Missionary Baptist Church, Franklinton, with the Rev. Kenneth Williams officiating. Interment followed in the church cemetery.
Given the fact that Franklinton was facing what appeared to be a hopeless 28-point deficit in the second half, those words from first-year football coach Jimmy Williams might have sounded a bit desperate and hollow -- though only to those unfamiliar with the deep respect that Williams has earned from his players (and vice versa) in such a short period of time.
