Franklin County Names Business Retention & Expansion andWorkforce Manager 
History of Community Police Departments 
Raymond R. Drude
May 21, 1955 – February 15, 2025 Raymond R. Drude, 69, passed Saturday, February 15,…
Wade Mahlon Howell
March 16, 1943 – February 15, 2025 Wade Mahlon Howell, age 81 of Rocky Mount…
Fleta “Genie” Peake
August 7, 1936 – February 15, 2025 Fleta “Genie” Peake, of Asheville, NC died Saturday,…
Gloria Leah Prillaman
October 13, 1956 – February 15, 2025 Gloria Leah Prillaman, age 68 of Callaway passed…
Harvey Nichols
April 17, 1948 – February 14, 2025 Harvey Nichols, age 76 of Callaway died Friday,…
Henry Lee Patterson
July 13, 1956 – February 14, 2025 On the morning of Friday, February 14, 2025,…
Edward James Applegate
May 19, 1943 – February 13, 2025 Edward James Applegate, age 81 of Rocky Mount…
Gloria Williams Saunders
June 10, 1929 – February 13, 2025 Gloria Williams Saunders, age 95 of Bedford, passed…
Clarence Youmans
July 28, 1928 – February 13, 2025 Clarence Youmans, age 96 of Rocky Mount and…