Stories from Monday, February 8, 2016

Bedford County Schools will be closed Tuesday due to weather. The School-Age Care Program will be open.

James Walter "Bearman" Brinkley, 87, of Shelbyville died Sunday, Feb. 7, 2016 at Harton Regional Medical Center after an extended illness. Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Thursday at Doak-Howell Funeral Home with Jeff Rasnick officiating. Burial will follow at Powell Cemetery. Visitation will be from 4-8 p.m. Wednesday.

Clifford Huston Haynes, 69, of Unionville died Sunday, Feb. 7, 2016. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday at Lawrence Funeral Home in Chapel Hill with the Rev. David Wall officiating. Burial will follow at Simpson Cemetery. VIsitation will be from 4-8 p.m. Wednesday.

Angela Floyd Akins, 51, of Shelbyville died Sunday, Feb. 7, 2016, at Heritage Medical Center. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Friday at Hillcrest Funeral Home with the Rev. Bobby McGee officiating. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens. Visitation will begin at noon.

Charles E. Dalton, 74, of Hendersonville died Saturday, Feb. 6, 2016. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Lawrence Funeral Home and Cremation Services in Chapel Hill. Burial will follow at Elliott Cemetery. Visitation will begin at noon.