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*The Wake Forest Farmers Market will be open from 10 a.m. to noon this Saturday, Feb. 16, in the employee parking lot along South Taylor Street behind Wake Forest Town Hall. Local farmers and artisans will have meats, seasonal vegetables, bread, baked good and other local wares for sale. See the market’s Facebook page for information about the vendors and sign up for a weekly notice about the offerings that Saturday. Remember the Wake Forest Farmers Market is unusual in that it is owned by the farmers who sell their wares there. *Monday Night Bingo at The Factory is hosted by the Wake Forest Kiwanis Club in the Mill Room from 7 to 9:30 p.m. every Monday night. All profits support the club’s projects for children. Visit www.wakeforestbingo.com for more information. *Tri-Area Ministry Food Pantry at 149 East Holding Avenue is now open from 9 to 11 a.m. every third

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Obituaries

Lucille Green Cooper Wake Forest Lucille Green Cooper, 97, of Wake Forest died Thursday, February 7, 2019, at her home. She was born in Franklin County, the daughter of the late Henry M. Green and Pearl Estes Green, and was a member of Youngsville Baptist Church where she served as a deacon. Funeral services were held at 2 o’clock Saturday afternoon, February 9, 2019, at Youngsville Baptist Church with the Rev. Charles Stratton officiating. Burial followed in Pine Forest Memorial Gardens. Mrs. Cooper is survived by her daughters, June Bonnette of Youngsville and Myra Bradley and husband, David, of Newport; sons, Robert Cooper and wife, Betty, of Wake Forest and Randall Cooper of Wake Forest; grandchildren, Monica Ford and husband, Derek, of Wake Forest, Rob Horton and wife, Leslie, of Youngsville, and Lauren Bradley of Morehead City; and great-grandchildren, Emily, Dylan, and Ashlea Ford and Brantley Horton. She was preceded

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