Samuel Battle, Sr., 79, of Rocky Mount, died on Saturday, December 24, 2016.

A visitation will be held from 4 to 6 p.m. on Friday, December 30, 2016, in the Rocky Mount Chapel of H.D. Pope Funeral Home. Funeral Services will be held at 11 am on Saturday, December 31, 2016, at New Hope Baptist Church (Drake Community), 7798 Red Oak Battleboro Road, in Rocky Mount. The Interment will take place immediately after the Service in New Hope Baptist Church Cemetery in Battleboro.

Arrangements by H.D. Pope Funeral Home in Rocky Mount.