The Reverend Monsignor James Patrick Keaney, 87, a retired priest of the Diocese of Raleigh, died Monday, October 17, 2011, at his residence in Southern Pines, NC.  Father Keaney was born in Arlington, MA on May 14, 1924.  He served in the U. S. Army during WWII.  After his discharge he was accepted at St. John’s Home Missions Seminary in Little Rock, AR, where he trained to serve in the missions of the southern and western United States.  Bishop Vincent S. Waters visited the seminary seeking priest candidates for the Diocese of Raleigh, and he ordained Father Keaney to the Priesthood in 1954.

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William Frederick “Fred” Hockaday, 74, of Roanoke Rapids died Wednesday, October 12, 2011, at Halifax Regional Medical Center.

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Lloyd Naff Edwards 84, Hillsborough died Wednesday October 5, 2011. Mr. Edwards a native of Southampton County Virginia was the son of the late Claude and Eunice Grizzard Edwards, he was also preceded in death by his wife Carrie Edwards.

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William Thurston “Pete” Webb of Efland formerly of Weldon died Saturday at the VA Hospital in Durham.

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Ernestine Smith Stephenson, 83, died Monday, October 3, 2011 at Halifax Regional Medical Center.  She was a life-long member of Rosemary Baptist Church. She was retired from the Roanoke Rapids Graded School District as a teacher’s assistant and is fondly remembered by many former students.

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