SPRING HOPE, NC--Mrs. April Hodge Mullen, 70, of Spring Hope passed away on Tuesday, July 16, 2024, at her home. She was born on June 24, 1954, in Franklin County, NC to the late Bloies and Marie Goodwin Hodge.
Franklinton, NC--Funeral services for Raymond "Smooth Groove" Cooke, Jr., age 45, who died on Monday, July 15, 2024, will be held on Wednesday, July 24, 2024 at 12 p.m. from the Richardson Funeral Home Chapel in Louisburg with Elder Shelton Wilkins officiating. Burial will follow in the Cooke Family Cemetery.