Franklin – Kathy Pope Darden, 63, passed away August 27, 2020. She was a native of Southampton County and was predeceased by her father Junius "Kingfish" Pope and her brother David Earl Pope.

Kathy was a former Southampton Memorial Hospice Volunteer, and an avid knitter of socks, beanies, baby blankets for newborns and stocking caps for cancer patients and a collector of sea glass. She was a part time employee of Knitting Addiction in Nags head, NC.

Kathy is survived by her husband of 35 years Hunter Darden III, three sons, John Casey Mulder (Patty), Jerimy William Mulder and Hunt Darden IV (Christii), her mother Charlotte Williams Rasnake, her sister Robin P. Powell (Edwin), her brother Dale Henry Pope (Debbie), her sister-in-law Sherry Pope, five grandchildren, James, Cody, Sidney, Makinleigh and Christopher, father and mother-in-law, Hunter Darden, Jr. and Jean H. Darden, sister-in-law Sharon D. Kasper and brother-in-law Ricky Darden (Cindy) and a special friend Elizabeth Del Vecchio and her two children, Joe and Dominic.

A Funeral Service will be held at 7 PM Sunday, August 30, 2020 in Wright Funeral Home, Franklin with Pastor Randy Wright officiating. A viewing will be held from 9 AM to 5 PM Sunday prior to the service. Memorial donations may be made to Sycamore Baptist Church or Harvest Christian Fellowship.

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