He was a retired damaged-auto appraiser and attended Ephesus Baptist Church.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Friday in the chapel of Johnson Funeral Home with Brother Olin Kern and the Rev. Paul Hogue officiating. Burial will be in Fairview Cemetery in Newbern.
The family will receive visitors at 6-8 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home.
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