N. Carolina Republican candidate Jim Snyder dead at 76

LEXINGTON, N.C. — A memorial service will be held Friday for Jim Snyder Jr., an attorney, author and conservative candidate for statewide office in North Carolina. Snyder, 76, died Sunday at his Lexington home after an extended illness, daughter Elizabeth Snyder Lancaster said Thursday. Snyder kept the family’s law firm in Lexington going after his father’s death and practiced law until 2018, Lancaster said. A larger-than-life figure who stood at 6 feet, 7 inches, Snyder also wrote nearly 20 books, including novels, recollections and “The Conservative Mind: A New Model for Government.” The service was scheduled for 1 p.m. Friday at First Baptist Church in Lexington.