FRANKLIN – Elder Joseph R. Cross, 78, of Franklin, Va., passed away August 30, 2013 at Courtland Health & Rehab Ctr., Courtland, Va. Funeral services will be conducted on Saturday September 7, 2013 at 1:00 p.m. at Bethel Worship Center, Suffolk,Va. Burial will follow in Southview Cemetery. Arrangements are handled by Elvin N. Vaughan Funeral Home, Franklin.