ESPN's Stuart Scott to be buried in Raleigh

Posted Jan 7, 2015
ESPN sportscaster and UNC-Chapel Hill alum Stuart Scott will be laid to rest Saturday in Raleigh. Scott passed away Sunday after a seven-year battle with cancer. He was 49 years old. According to his obituary, a visitation will be held Friday from 4 until 8 p.m. at Providence Baptist Church on Glenwood Avenue. A funeral service will be held Saturday at 11 a.m. (WNCN)

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