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Five area men charged with theft
Five men have been arrested over the past month for stealing farm equipment and selling the parts for scrap metal.
Captain Pat Joyner, of the Nash County Sheriff’s Office, said scrap metal prices are increasing, which he attributes to the thefts. More ...
Amanda Clark, Graphic Staff Writer |
WHITAKERS HOUSE FIRE
HOUSE FIRE –– Area firefighters combat a house fire at 4301 Swift Creek School Road, Whitakers, on Monday afternoon. Fire departments from Salem, Red Oak, Castalia, Battleboro and Whitakers were on the scene fighting the blaze for over two hours. Nash County EMS and the Sheriff’s Department were also on location. No additional details were available at press time. More ...
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Dispute sparks gunfire
A family dispute between a man and his nephew led to one man being shot.
According to Investigator George Bottoms, of the Nashville Police Department, 40-year-old Stewart Gray, of Apache Drive in Nashville, and 22-year-old Kenneth Beckles, of Arrowwood Drive in Nashville, got into an argument around 9:30 p.m. on February 27. More ...
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Census says no to town
The Town of Nashville’s challenge against the most recent Census figures was not upheld, Town Manager Preston Mitchell told council members last Tuesday at the board’s regular meeting.
The 2010 Census results, which were released in mid-2011, show Nashville’s population at 5,352, which is a significant increase from the 2000 Census figures, which show the population at 4,417. More ...
Amanda Clark, Graphic Staff Writer |
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Moore retires from County
Last Monday morning, Wayne Moore sat through his last Nash County Board of Commissioners meeting as the Assistant County Manager and Clerk to the Board.
After 37 years with the county, Moore is retiring.
Nash County Manager Bob Murphy made the announcement last Monday morning at the regular Board of Commissioners meeting. More ...
Amanda Clark, Graphic Staff Writer |
Myers to fill vacated school board seat
Thomas E Myers, Jr., will take Greg Camp’s seat on the Nash-Rocky Mount Schools (NRMS) board in May. The only candidate from NRMS board district 5 who expressed interest in the position, Myers told the board his “personal goal is to work toward a day when our school system becomes a primary economic development tool for our community.” More ...
Michele A. Cruz, Graphic Correspondent |
Local man forms new Sons of Confederate Veterans Chapter
The local chapter of the Sons of Confederate Veterans has started a gravesite location project to help document the graves of Confederate soldiers.
The project is the first major project for the newly formed Robert Henry Ricks Camp #75 of the Sons of Confederate Veterans (SCV). The camp received its charter in November 2011. More ...
Amanda Clark, Graphic Staff Writer |
Study reveals sewer system project too costly for Castalia
Castalia commissioners met last Tuesday to review the latest updates to a sewer study commissioned by the town last year. Mark Russell, an engineer with Mack Gay and Associates, and Dennis Patton, a planner for the League of Municipalities were on hand to present the study and to interpret its results at the regular business meeting held March 6. More ...
Amelia Harper, Graphic Correspondent |
NASHVILLE POLICE BRIEFS
ARRESTS
Kenneth Audroy Beckles - 2/28/12 - charged with assault with a deadly weapon inflicting serious injury
William Edward Flowers - 2/29/12 - charged with resist, obstruct, delay
Shaun Ray Shackleford - 2/29/12 - charged with resisting public officer (fictitious info) More ...
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Water project attracts new residents to Nashville
Nashville Town Council members approved two resolutions last week that will start the process for two annexations.
Both annexations are a result of the town’s Breedlove Connector Project, which will loop the town’s water system from the Cottonwood Subdivision on Womble Road to the Winwood Subdivision on First Street Extension. More ...
Amanda Clark, Graphic Staff Writer |
St. Baldrick’s
Coopers Fire and Rescue is hosting is annual St. Baldrick’s event on Saturday, March 17 from 3 until 7 p.m. to help fight childhood cancer. This year, a cornhole tournament will also be held during the event, to benefit the St. Baldrick’s Foundation. The cost is $20 per team and the funds raised will be split between the foundation and as cash prizes. More ...
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Coopers Elementary third graders celebrate reading
Coopers Elementary School ESL Teacher Mirta Beasley (standing at left) acts out a part in The Cat in the Hat while reading the book in Spanish to the students. Amayrani Cuesta-Sakeda (at right) read the book in English and Ms. Beasley read it in Spanish. (Graphic photo by Amanda Clark) More ...
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ENGAGED
Garry and Cindy Gibson of Nashville announce the engagement of their daughter, Amanda Lane Gibson, to Lee Coppedge, both of Nashville. He is the son of Michael and Faye Coppedge, also of Nashville. The wedding is planned for March 24, 2012 at Momeyer Baptist Church. More ...
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KIWANIS STUDENT OF THE WEEK
Cadet Cristian Resendiz, left, a ROTC Flight Commander at Northern Nash High School who was recently promoted to 2nd Lieutenant, was named Student of the Week on March 1 by the Kiwanis Club. The 17-year-old 11th grader in the Air Force Junior Reserve Officers Training Corps was presented his certificate by Kiwanis President Ed Vann. More ...
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W.L. Greene students complete portrait of President Obama
Students at W.L. Greene recently completed a gridded portrait of President Barack Obama. The project was part of a Black History Month class project.
Art teacher Alyssa Damroth started the project with a 24”X 36”poster from President Obama’s campaign. The poster was cut into 4” X 4” squares and the students worked individually with one small piece at a time so they would not become overwhelme with a large section. More ...
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Got to Be NC
The N.C. Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services’ newest marketing vehicle, the Got to Be NC RV, made an appearance in Bailey on Friday, March 9 at the Bailey Piggly Wiggly. The RV and the Big Cart, a Jeep which travels with the RV, are traveling to raise awareness of North Carolina-made food products. More ...
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Nash Central Navy Junior ROTC Cadet wins award
Cadet LCDR Amber Rushton, student at Nash Central High School, has been named winner of this year’s NJROTC Joseph C. Gilliam Award. Cadet Rushton has an excellent academic record, ranking in the top 3 percent of her class, with a long list of extracurricular activities both inside and outside of NJROTC. She is a plank owner of the Nash Central NJROTC unit and has been the Commanding Officer the last two years. Rushton is a leadership academy graduate and was also a cadre last summer. More ...
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Pictured left to right are Luke Lesson, Bryson Jenkins, Gabe Winham and Andrew Dabila-Cole with PE teacher Linda Weinstein. |
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Jump Rope for Heart at Red Oak Elementary
Students at Red Oak Elementary School jumped over heart disease and stroke by participating in “Jump Rope for Heart,” a national fundraising program that promotes physical activity, heart healthy living, and community service to children. Red Oak students raised $5,309 for the American Heart Association, which funds research, programs and education to fight heart disease and stroke, our nation’s No. 1 and No. 3 killers. More ...
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Halifax Community College honor students
Halifax Community College has announced its listing of students who have made the President’s List and the Dean’s List for the fall 2011 semester.
Nashville resident Kari Wheeler was named to the President’s List at Halifax Community College. More ...
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Nash Central Middle News
Nash-Rocky Mount Public School System is utilizing the latest infusion of technology to deliver quality instruction to students. At Nash Central Middle School, 8th grade science students do not need to miss lessons when a teacher must be out of the classroom due to illness. More ...
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NCC CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER HONORS BIRTHDAY OF DR. SEUSS
Nash Community College’s Betsy B. Currin Child Development Center preschool and pre-k students wore silly socks and read books written by Dr. Seuss last week in honor of the beloved author’s birthday. The activity was part of the National Education Association’s Read Across America program, an annual reading motivation and awareness program encouraging all children to celebrate reading on March 2. More ...
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NORTHERN NASH FLYING HIGH FOR STEM
Northern Nash High School students are having fun with STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math.) Students designed, built and tested balsa gliders and were flying high. In the process, students learned about Bernoulli’s theory of lift by pressure differential. More ...
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MOUNT ZION FWB CHURCH NEWS
Brother Robert Tyner welcomed everyone to Sunday school. We had 89 in attendance. Brandon Bass read the Bible verse for today.
Our choir sang “I Just Keep Trusting My Lord” for the call to worship. Bobby Farmer prayed the invocation. Pastor Bogle welcomed everyone to church, Hymns of worship were “This is My Father’s World” and “Give of Your Best to the Master.” More ...
ROSALENE BASS |
BEULAH COMMUNITY NEWS
I hope everyone remembered to set their clocks ahead one hour on Saturday night. I wonder how many of you got to church one hour late in Sunday.
But if you did, it’s better late than not at all! Flowers Sunday were placed in Beulah Church of Christ by Ellen Walker in memory of Boe (Harvey) Daniels and Gene Daniels. They were really pretty. More ...
WILMA ENROUGHTY |
RED OAK NEWS
“Whatever it Takes” was the theme for the North American Mission Study at Red Oak Baptist Church on Wednesday, March 7. The emphasis was on church planting and doing whatever it takes to reach the lost. The preschoolers had a separate study led by Dot Griffin. The children, youth, and adults were mixed together for their study which involved rotating between 2 sessions focused on 2 NAMB missionaries. More ...
SUZY PEARCE |
Church on the Rise to host Silver Ring Thing Saturday
Teenagers are having sex and it’s no secret. Also not a secret? An international organization that believes they can wait until marriage before hopping into bed. As featured on Good Morning America, MTV, 60 Minutes, The Discovery Channel, BBC and more, Silver Ring Thing (SRT) is establishing abstinence as the norm, rather than the exception. More ...
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PEACHTREE COMMUNITY NEWS
On Sunday morning the emphasis of the worship service at Peachtree was the North American Missions and Annie Armstrong Easter Offering. A short video was viewed showing mission work in Miami, [the birth place of Pastor Whitehouse]. The needs there are enormous and Pastor Whitehouse was acquainted with some of the missionary personnel there. The sermon topic was “Hope for the Hurting” based on scripture from Mark 2:1-11. More ...
BARBARA HARDISON |
Nash County Blood Drives for March 2012
Thursday, March 15 from 12 until 6 p.m. at Englewood Presbyterian, 100 South Englewood Drive
Friday, March 16 from 11 a.m. until 5 p.m. at Englewood Presbyterian, 100 South Englewood Drive
Wednesday, March 21 from 8 a.m. until 1 p.m. at Faith Christian School in the gym, 1333 Faith Christian School Drive More ...
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CORRECTION
In last week’s edition of The Nashville Graphic, in our coverage of the Nash-Rocky Mount School Board meeting, it was incorrectly stated that the Edwards Middle School String Orchestra led the school board meeting with a mini-concert. It was actually the Parker Middle School Strings Students who provided school board members with a mini-concert. We apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused. More ...
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Basketball titles and new perspectives
My daughter Holly pointed out to me –– on the day Carolina ended the ACC regular season by pounding Duke –– that if the Tar Heels made the championship game, they would win it on her birthday this year.
I had to smile. Holly is a casual fan at best, just recently finding a new desire to play basketball since getting the chance to have PE at her new school everyday this year. More ...
Mike Brantley |
Baby stuff can be pretty gross
Having a little one around is a pretty neat experience. But it’s not all fun and games. Babies can be kind of gross too.
My little boy, who is now 41 weeks old, is the grossest of gross at times.
He likes to put his mouth on everything, no matter what it is. He licks tables at restaurants, he likes to give sample licks to floors and if you aren’t careful about your placement of diapers once you’ve chan More ...
Amanda Clark |
Commissioners are not listening to the voters of Nash County
Nash County was dealt a devastating blow at the last public meeting of the Nash County Commissioners on March 5. Five of the county commissioners were determined to vote in favor of a resolution to approve a Sanderson Farms chicken processing plant in Nash County. Kudos to Billy Morgan and Wayne Outlaw who knew the facts and voted in opposition. More ...
Letters to the Editor: |
Please support our community college by voting for the bond referendum in May
In 1968 I left Viet Nam and completed the law enforcement training at NCC. Even in 1968, NCC had a balanced curriculum that matched the needs of the community. We need that same balance of training for jobs now and the way for us to get that balance now is to vote for the Bond Referendum in May. Training, certification and recertification at NCC will determine one’s value in the job market. More ...
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Backward Glances
We found this photo in The Graphic’s 1961 archive. If you recognize anyone, call us at 459-7101. More ...
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Nash County Animal Friends’ Notebook
When I was growing up, nobody fixed their pets unless there was a problem. Well, these days, we DO have a problem. There are so many pets that they are DYING at the Shelter. Just this week, several litters of puppies were received. One owner said that their puppies were from the 2nd litter. The thing is, they had an appointment to get the dog fixed and then the dog got pregnant again. More ...
Carol Vierela, Nash County Animal Friends |
TORI TAKES OVER. Southern Nash’s Tori Parker (with ball) advances in the midfield during last Thursday’s soccer victory against host Louisburg. |
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A Scoring Spark
LOUISBURG -- Before the match, Southern Nash coach John Matthews bemoaned his club’s lack of goal scoring during the early portion of the 2012 girls soccer campaign.
Seemingly on cue, the Ladybirds were able to deliver a trio of tallies during last Thursday’s road victory against the Louisburg Lady Warriors at Joyner Park. More ...
GEOFF NEVILLE, Graphic Sportswriter |
HE LIKES IT. Southern Nash’s Matthew May follows the flight of his approach shot on the 9th hole during the Firebirds’ golf tri-match against Bunn and Southern Wayne last Thursday at The River GC at Lake Royale. |
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MAY’S DAY FOR SNHS
LOUISBURG -- Three slight strokes proved to make a big difference during last Thursday’s tri-match links event at The River Golf Course at Lake Royale.
The River, with is tricky greens, serves as the home layout for both Bunn and Southern Nash, so those clubs held a built-in advantage over Southern Wayne, the third team as part of the three-way dance. More ...
GEOFF NEVILLE, Graphic Sportswriter |
LOOSE BALL. Southern Nash first baseman Dillon Bissette (left) tries to come up with a pickoff throw Monday against Bunn in diamond action. |
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Southern Shut Out
BUNN -- Two days after their initial meeting was postponed, backyard rivals Bunn and Southern Nash were finally able to convene on the baseball diamond Monday on the BHS campus.
The wait proved to be worth it for the host Wildcats, who scored a 5-0 shutout over the Firebirds in the non-league showdown. More ...
GEOFF NEVILLE, Graphic Sportswriter |
Southern sparkles on field
BUNN-- Amanda Wood pitched a complete game and didn’t walk a batter as Southern Nash defeated host Bunn by a 12-2 margin last Thursday in a non-conference high school softball event.
Southern, now 3-1 overall, completed a two-game season sweep against the Ladycats.
Mariah Gray, Wood, Morgan Foster and Danyelle Noland drove in two runs apiece for the Ladybirds, while Morgan Tyson also came through with an RBI. More ...
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Tom O’Brien Appears
LOUISBURG -- Tom O’Brien wasn’t interested in addressing the audience from the head table.
Instead, O’Brien opted to stand in between rows of tables while talking to fans during his appearance in Louisburg last Tuesday night as part of the North Carolina State University Wolpack Caravan.
O’Brien, who just completed his fifth year as NC State’s football coach, was more than happy to answer questions from over 80 red-clan fans as part of the event at Green Hill Country Club. More ...
GEOFF NEVILLE, Graphic Sportswriter |
STATE FINALS HOOPS RESULTS
CHAPEL HILL -- Listed are last Saturday’s results for the North Carolina High School Athletic Association State Basketball Championships: More ...
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County Line begins its 2012 racing sked
ELM CITY -- A beautiful, sunny day paved the way to a perfect night of racing at County Line Raceway for the season opener $2000 to win DRU Inc. Open Wheel Modified special.
Also on tap were the Rapid Red Racing Thunder & Lightning and the Barnes Equipment Inc. Late Model divisions. More ...
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Canes offer packages
RALEIGH -- Kyle Prairie, Director of Ticket Sales for the National Hockey League’s Carolina Hurricanes, has announced changes to season ticket pricing and incentives for the 2012-13 season at PNC Arena.
The Hurricanes will reduce costs for full-season tickets in several areas of the arena for the 2012-13 season.
The popular $9.99 FanZone will add six new sections, spanning from section 308 to 320. More ...
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Pirates take tourney in Alabama
TUSCALOOSA, ALA. -- No. 29 East Carolina University (11-3) scored four runs with two outs in the second inning and added a pair in the last two frames to claim the 2012 DRASH Alabama Baseball Classic Title by defeating No. 20 Louisville (10-4) Sunday afternoon 9-4 at Sewell-Thomas Stadium. More ...
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GREAT SEASON FOR EAGLES
ROCKY MOUNT ACADEMY EAGLES SOAR ON THE HARDWOOD. Rocky Mount Academy enjoyed an amazing 2011-12 boys basketball campaign that was capped off by a first-place finish at the Eastern Plains Independent Conference Tournament. The Eagles went 19-4 overall and 9-1 in the EPIC. RMA was successful by playing strong defense -- allowing just 42 points per game. More ...
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Big East releases basketball teams
NASH COUNTY -- Nash County athletes dominated the 2011-12 Big East Conference All-Conference Basketball teams, which were released Monday.
On the boys’ list, Big East regular season and tournament champion Rocky Mount (27-3) led the way with three players selected. More ...
CHARLES ALSTON, Graphic Correspondent |
Clark Catapults NCWC
ROCKY MOUNT -- Junior catcher Tyler Clark drove in the game-tying run in the 9th and game-winning run in the 11th to lift his North Carolina Wesleyan College baseball team to a 2-1 upset of #23 Shenandoah on Sunday afternoon at Bauer Field. More ...
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Rocky Mount earns state hoops crown
CHAPEL HILL -- Rocky Mount’s boys’ basketball team ran into little trouble en route to the NCHSAA 3-A State Championship title game last Saturday evening with Hickory.
In its previous five state playoff games, it had won them by an average of 14 points. More ...
CHARLES ALSTON, Graphic Correspondent |
NC State a winner against Georgia Tech
RALEIGH -- Freshman Logan Jernigan utterly silenced No. 10 Georgia Tech, no-hitting the Jackets through six innings and tying a career-high with nine strikeouts, as North Carolina State University took the series-deciding game from Tech 8-3 Sunday at Doak Field at Dail Park. More ...
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NASH ARTS CENTER NEWS
The True Grit Band featuring Bill Lyerly and Clyde Mattocks will perform Tuesday, March 13 at 7 p.m. $15 General Admission ($10 for Nash Arts members.)
Russ Varnell and His Too Country Band will perform March 31. General admission is $12 ($10 for members.) More ...
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Pictured, Frances Nowell leads students in the Parker Middle School Strings program at the March 5 Nash-Rocky Mount School Board meeting. |
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NRMS Board celebrates the arts
Violins, cellos, sketches, and watercolor scenes were all a part of the Nash-Rocky Mount School Board Meeting on Monday, March 5 as students, parents, teachers, and administrators joined together to celebrate Youth Art Month. According to the Council for Art Education, Inc., March is recognized as Youth Art Month, an “annual observance each March to emphasize the value of art education for all children and to encourage support for quality school art programs.”
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JEAN BOYKIN FLORA
Jean Boykin Flora, 84, died Tuesday, March 6, 2012. She was born August 17, 1927 in Wilson County, daughter of the late William and Neppie Renfrow Boykin. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by brothers Robert and Roy Boykin and a sister, Doris B. Bunn. More ...
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FRANKLIN D. “PETE” WINSTEAD
Franklin D. “Pete” Winstead, age 79, passed away on Tuesday, March 6, 2012. Born in Nash County on June 22, 1932, he was the son of the late Buddy Cecil Winstead and Maude Batchelor Winstead. He was also preceded in death by four brothers, Odell, D.H., George and Herbert; and two sisters, Earline Taylor and Juanita Cockrell. More ...
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DANNY “PREACHER MAN” JAMES
Danny “Preacher Man” James, 55 passed away Saturday, March 10, 2012. He was born in Pitt County April 2, 1956 to the late Jennis Lee and Nellie Cobb James.
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DOUG POWELL
Doug Powell, 91, passed away on March 10, 2012. Doug was born in Tarboro on November 21, 1920 to the late, Edward and Sallie Powell. Doug was preceded in death by his wife Mary Edith Branton Powell and 10 siblings. More ...
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BILLY RAY COLEY
Billy Ray Coley, 76, died Saturday, March 10, 2012 at Three River Health and Rehab in Windsor, NC. He was born December 17, 1935 in Nash County son of the late William Andrew, Sr. and Minnie Lee Register Coley. He was preceded in death by a son Billy Ray Coley, Jr., sisters, Edna Coley Waters, Nettie Coley Jacobs and a brother, William Andrew (Buddy) Coley, Jr. More ...
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CLARICE LLOYD FLOWERS
Clarice Lloyd Flowers, 79, passed away on March 11, 2012. He was born in Nash County June 21, 1932 to the late Wiley Robert and Myrtie Bryant Flowers. More ...
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MILDRED ELIZABETH KING
Mildred Elizabeth King died on March 6, 2012. She was born on May 9, 1923 to the late Robert Allen King and Mildred Thorp King. More ...
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THRISTON LEE BRODIE
NASHVILLE - Funeral services for Thriston Lee Brodie, 15, who died on Tuesday, March 6, 2012 were Saturday, March 10, at 11 a.m. at the Richardson Funeral Home Chapel. More ...
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