LOUISBURG - Funeral services for Horace J. “Shorty” Perry, 77, who died Wednesday, Dec. 5, 2012, will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 9, at Haywood Baptist Church, with the Rev. Douglas Harris officiating. Burial will follow in the Mitchell Baptist Church cemetery.

Surviving: wife, Carey M. Perry of the home; daughters, Annette P. Green and Kattie P. Brown, both of Louisburg; son, Jeffrey E. Perry of Louisburg; sister, Elizabeth P. White of Louisburg.

Open visitation will be held from 3 to 8 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 8, at Richardson Funeral Home in Louisburg.