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Congregation mourns Helms

Gov. Mike Easley has ordered all North Carolina state flags to be flown at half-staff in honor of Jesse Helms. Funeral services for the former senator, who died Friday at the age of 86, will be held Tuesday at Hayes-Barton Baptist Church.
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Gov. Mike Easley has ordered all North Carolina state flags to be flown at half-staff in honor of Jesse Helms. Funeral services for the former senator, who died Friday at the age of 86, will be held Tuesday at Hayes-Barton Baptist Church.

Reporter : Erin Coleman
Photographer : Greg Hutchinson
Posted 2008-07-06T20:04:00-0400 - Updated 2016-03-09T15:14:28-0500