YANCEYVILLE, N.C. — A former funeral home director is under investigation after two bodies were found in a home in rural Caswell County early Monday evening.

Investigators were contacted Monday about a faint odor coming from a residential property in the Semora township.

“It wasn’t too long after we arrived to that area that the corpses were discovered,” according to a sheriff’s department spokesman.

Deputies are investigating 40-year-old Jeremiah Randall Whitt, the former funeral home director for Harrelson Funeral Services, which is no longer in service.

Whitt, who lists a Milton address, faces a felony charge of obtaining property by false pretense. Media outlets report that he is currently in the hospital receiving medical attention.

Deputies responded to the report and the two bodies were found on residential property in Semora. The exact address has not been disclosed.

Neighbors say they were shocked to learn of the discovery.

The State Bureau of Investigation is assisting the sheriff’s office.

Deputies say this is an active investigation.