Franklin County Names Business Retention & Expansion andWorkforce Manager 
History of Community Police Departments 
Elsie L. Harrison
July 16, 1932 – November 17, 2024 Elsie Law Harrison, age 92 of Rocky Mount…
Ruth Meador
June 28, 1939 – November 16, 2024 Ruth Meador, age 85 of Wirtz passed Saturday,…
Eldon Lee Bowman
January 16, 1949 – November 15, 2024 Eldon Lee Bowman born January 16, 1949, departed…
Betty Jane Lawson
April 20, 1949 – November 15, 2024 Betty Jane Lawson, age 75 of Rocky Mount…
Lauretta Louise Robertson Ellis
April 1, 1939 – November 14, 2024 Lauretta Louise Robertson Ellis, age 85 of Hardy,…
Barbara Diane Wilcox
December 9, 1938 – November 14, 2024 Barbara Diane Wilcox, age 85 of Moneta died…
Virginia Dorthea “Ginny” Hairston
January 27, 1948 – November 13, 2024 Virginia Dorthea Hairston “Ginny”, age 76 of Rocky…
Pattie L. English Amos
March 6, 1967 – November 13, 2024 On the morning of November 13, 2024, Pattie…
Carl Edward Farris
November 9, 1952 – November 13, 2024 Carl Edward Farris, age 72 of Rocky Mount…