LOUISBURG-Funeral services for Thomas "Tom" Hedgepeth, 69, who died Monday, May 2, 2016, will be held Saturday, May 7, at 2 p.m. at Mitchell Baptist Church in Louisburg, with Pastor Dan Lilly officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery.

Surviving: daughters, Pattie Yasmina and Octavia Yvette Hayes, both of Shreveport, La.; sons, Reginald Hedgepeth of Goldsboro, Thomas Hedgepeth and Dashon Frierson, both of Shreveport, La.; sisters, Mary Lou Hedgepeth of Plainfield, N.J., Susie Owens (Clarence) of Newark, N.J., Minister Berdie Briggs of Louisburg, and Mary Coleman of Kittrell; one brother, Larry Hedgepeth of Henderson; nine grandchildren and a host of nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.

Open visitation will be held Friday from 3 until 7 p.m. at Richardson Funeral Home 607 S. Main St. Louisburg.