Joseph Patrick Olivieri, 51, of Franklinton, NC, passed away on Wednesday, April 24, 2024. The family will receive friends on Monday, April 29, 2024 from 5-7 PM at Bright Funeral Home, 405 S. Main St. Wake Forest, NC 27587.  A funeral mass will be held at 2 PM on Tuesday, April 30, 2024 at Our Lady of the Rosary Catholic Church, 2227 NC 39 Highway N, Louisburg, NC 27549. Burial will follow at Oakwood Cemetery in Louisburg, NC.  A complete obituary will be made available...

Florence Dale “Terry” Hayes, 74, of Youngsville, NC passed away peacefully on April 24, 2024 from ALS with her children at her side. Terry, who went by Florence until her college years, was born to the late Rev. T.O. Terry and Louise Terry in Nashville, TN. She was preceded in death by her husband of 49 years, Larry “Mack” Hayes. Those left to cherish her memories are her son, Jason Hayes (Michelle) of Wake Forest, daughters Amanda Hayes King (JR) of Wake Forest and...

Mr. Harold Smith “Hal” Atkinson, Jr. went to be with his Lord and Savior on Sunday, April 21, 2024 in Raleigh, NC at the age of 80. Born on May 11, 1943 in Franklin, VA to Harold “Big Daddy” and Mary Ellen Atkinson, Hal began his lifelong dedication to the fire service as a volunteer fireman with the Franklin Fire Department at the age of 16. He was also active in the Boy Scouts of America and was proud to achieve the rank of Eagle Scout. Hal attended NC State...

William Earl Wall, 91, of Wake Forest, NC, passed away on Saturday, April 20, 2024.  A graveside service with military honors will be held at 2 PM on Friday, April 26, 2024 at Wake Forest Cemetery, 400 N. White St. Wake Forest, NC 27587.  Please leave condolences to the family.  Bright Funeral Home is serving the Wall family.   

Arturo Antonio Granados Leon (80) passed away peacefully on Friday, April 19, 2024, with his family lovingly by his side. Arturo aka “Arturito, Artie, Papi, Abuelo, Hermano, Primo, Tio, Querido Amigo” was born in San Jose, Costa Rica on October 22, 1943 to Baby Leon and Arturo Granados, Sr. As the oldest of 10, Arturo embodied the responsible, protective, independent, disciplined, and connector of the family with an always adventuring spirit. At the age of 18, Arturo moved to...

Laura Jean Mauney, 96, of Youngsville, NC, formerly of Shelby, passed away on Sunday, April 14, 2024. Jean was born in Bessemer City, NC on December 10, 1927 to the late Lawrence Gerald and Mary Ella Rhyne. She graduated from Bessemer City High School and Shelby Hospital School of Nursing.  After passing the state board for her Registered Nurse’s License, she worked at Shelby Hospital and later retired from PPG Industries as their Occupational Nurse. In her free time, she enjoyed...

  Billy Helson George, age 89, entered into rest peacefully on Saturday, April 13, 2024 in Smithfield, North Carolina. He is survived by his loving wife of 70 years, Antonia Lee (Jones) George. Bill was born January 22,1935 in Hominy Falls West Virginia, the son of Herbert and Mamie (O’Dell) George. He married his high school sweetheart, Toni Jones, and they moved to Niagara Falls, New York. After retiring from the Niagara Falls police department as a detective, he then worked...

Chukwuemeka Simeon Ugo 65, of IMO state Nigeria passed away peacefully in His sleep on Saturday, April 13, 2024. Chukwuemeka was born in Imo state , Nigeria on March 15, 1958 to the late Nze Dennis Chukwuemeka Njoku and Lolo Rose Njoku . He was a very kind, happy, generous, and hardworking man who loved his family and friends with all his heart. He was a loving husband, father, brother, and uncle. He is survived by his wife, daughter, Sahanah, brothers, Ogbonna and Okeychukwu, and sister,...

  "You trusted me to love you in life. Now you can trust me to honor you in death. I will not let you down. I will not let you go." Lori Pursley Charalidis passed away Friday, April 12, 2024, after courageously battling cancer.  She was born July 14, 1967, in Huntington Park, California to Evelyn Burroughs (Bro Bro) and Darwin Pursley. After high school, she attended Cerritos College in California, and then went on to work as a headhunter before she became a...

Patricia Ann (Stainback) Hart, 79, of Louisburg passed away on Thursday April 11, 2024 in Henderson. She was born in Wilmington, North Carolina, the daughter of George “Preacher” Graham Stainback and Wilma Grey Dean Stainback. She was a farmer, primarily of tobacco, and a loving wife and mother.   A graveside memorial service will be held Friday April 19, 2024 at 2 o’clock at the Flat Rock Baptist Church Cemetery 1529 Flat Rock Church Rd, Louisburg, NC 27549. An...