Funeral For Raleigh Drowning Victim
A funeral will be held Labor Day for a Raleigh man who drowned in Lake Gaston in Halifax County in the early morning hours Aug. 28.  Karl Besas, 24, drowned when he went for a midnight swim with friends. His body was found Wednesday afternoon after an intense search.  A spokesman for the family told NBC-17 News the funeral will be held at Peace Presbyterian Church in Cary at 10 a.m. Friends and ... Published: 9/4/2010

Funeral for Brooklyn Girl
After her funeral, pallbearers dressed in white carried the body of 11-year-old Briana Ojeda in a white casket, followed by her family. They, too, were dressed in white to symbolize the innocence of the little girl they called an angel. They laid her casket in a white and glass hearse adorned with pink and peach flowers drawn by white horses. Published: 9/1/2010

Ginger Armstrong
Funeral services for Ginger Armstrong, 43, of Hinton were held Sept. 1, 2010, at First United Methodist Church in Hinton with the Rev. Kyle Kiner officiating. Services were under the direction of Turner Funeral Home in Hinton. Published: 9/5/2010

Charles “Bubba” Robb, 75, of Memphis, Tenn.
Charles “Bubba” Robb, 75, of Memphis, Tenn., died Monday, August 23, 2010, at his home. Visitation was from 10-11 a.m. Friday at Brantley Funeral Home in Olive Branch with funeral services following at 11 a.m. Burial was Saturday at 11 a.m. at Drew Cemetery in Drew. Published: 9/6/2010

Community matriarch honored
Dozens of flowers surrounded the white wooden casket of legendary community matriarch Mattie Mae Reynolds, called “mother” by many, at a funeral service Friday afternoon. Nearly 400 people gathered to honor Reynolds, who died Aug. 28 at her Eugene home surrounded by family. She was 91. “It makes my heart … Published: 9/4/2010

Official: Honduran helped massacre survivor flee
A photograph of Miguel Angel Carcamo sits among flowers on top of the coffin containing his body during his funeral in his home in the town of El Guante Cedros, Honduras, Thursday Sept. 2, 2010. Carcamo was one of the 72 migrants who were killed, allegedly by the Zetas drug gang, in August in northern Mexico while trying to reach the U.S. border. (AP Photo/Fernando Antonio) Published: 9/3/2010

Lopez funeral today
The funeral Mass for Chicago Heights Mayor Alex Lopez is scheduled for 11 a.m. today at St. Agnes Church, 1501 Chicago Road, Chicago Heights. Interment will follow at Assumption Cemetery in Glenwood. Lopez, 44, died Friday of hypertensive cardiovascular disease and diabetes. He was watching his daughter's basketball practice when he suffered a heart attack and collapsed. Minutes later, he was ... Published: 9/2/2010

Last Modified: 9/6/2010