First Posted: 1/15/2009

James Earl Roper, 70, of 301 E. Sunset Drive, Red Springs, died Wednesday at his home.
The funeral will be 1 p.m. Saturday at Laurel Hill Baptist Church, the Rev. Larry M. Simmons officiating. Burial will follow at Community Rest Cemetery.
Surviving are his wife, Mae Roper of the home; three sons, Ricky Roper of the home, Ronnie Roper of Raeford and Earl Roper Jr. of Rex, Ga.; a daughter, Debbie Gray of Red Springs; seven grandchildren; and a great-grandchild.
The family will receive friends today from 1 to 7:30 p.m. at L.E. Floyd Funeral Home in Red Springs.