JOHN ALLEN SNELL III
March 22, 1950-July 1, 2015
John Alden Snell III, 65, Goldsboro, passed away Wednesday, July 1, 2015, at Wayne Memorial Hospital.
John was born in Buffalo, N.Y., March 22, 1950, to the late John Alden Snell Jr. and Helene Graham Snell.
He proudly served his country as a technical sergeant in the United States Air Force, and was a veteran of the Vietnam War.
John was a graduate of Wayne Community College, and was a member of Stoney Creek Free Will Baptist Church.
A service celebrating John's life will be held Monday, July 6, 2015, at 7 p.m. at Stoney Creek Free Will Baptist Church, with the Rev. Barry Williamson officiating.
The family will receive friends Monday following the service at the church.
John is survived by his wife, Phyllis D. Snell; daughters, Megan Snell and fiancé, Nicholas Goldberg, and Meredith Snell and fiancé, Sterling Gehn; grandsons, Logan, Maxon and Colsyn; sisters, Barbara Buyalos, JoAnn Noland and Robin Williamson and husband, Edward, all of Virginia; sister-in-law, Joy Roberts of South Carolina; and several nieces and nephews.
In lieu of flowers, the family suggests memorials be given to the Pet Food Pantry of Eastern North Carolina, P.O. Box 2492, Greenville, N.C., 27836.
Online condolences may be sent to the family at www.seymourfuneralhome.com.
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Published in Obituaries on July 3, 2015 1:50 PM