John Franklin Darnell, 84 of Pembroke, died Tuesday, Jan. 14, at Bradford Heights Nursing & Rehab of natural causes. A Caldwell County native, he worked for Roger Groups and IMI. He was a U.S. Army Reserves veteran and a member of St. John Methodist Church. Joint funeral services for John Franklin Darnell and his son, J. Todd Darnell, will be at 2 p.m. Monday, Jan. 20, at Maddux-Fuqua-Hinton Funeral Home with burial to follow in Rosedale Cemetery. Visitation will be from 11 a.m. until the funeral hour.