Franklinton, NC
Funeral services for William Edward Alston, age 68, who died on Saturday, September 19, 2026, will be held on Saturday, October 3, 2026 at 2:00 p.m. from the Hawkins Chapel Missionary Baptist Church in Franklinton, NC, with Bishop Tony Long presiding. Burial will follow in the Hawkins Chapel Missionary Baptist Church cemetery.
He is survived by his sisters, Cheryl Lynn Parham (Roscoe) of Oxford, NC, Sherry Harris Osagie (Lyobosa) of Browns Summit, NC, Valeria Harris Atwater (Chris) of Greensboro, NC, brothers, Bennie T. “Tom” Alston of Jamaica, NY, Elliott McCoy Alston (Birtha) of Wake Forest, NC, Kenneth Green (Audrey) of Oakland, CA, Larry Green of Fresno, CA, and Jerome Hawkins (Clara) of Youngsville, NC, along with a host of relatives and friends.
The viewing will be held at the Richardson Funeral Home chapel in Louisburg, NC, on Friday, October 2, 2026, from 5:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.
4 Comments
Viola Kearney
My condolences to the family! We use to ride the same school bus. He was my next door neighbor back in the day. I am truly sorry for your loss. God bless and keep you through this time.🙏🏿🙏🏿🙏🏿🙏🏿🙏🏿🙏🏿🙏🏿
Austina Simmons
My condolences to the family… Mr. Alston was one of Bojangles (Andrew Ave) regular customer, he will be truly miss.
Tawanda Carter
My condolences to the family 🙏🙏
Rodney Edgerton
Missing my cousin soooo much already,seems so un real,but everyone born to this world must take that same trip home.