DONNELL W. GUY
April 4,1933-Dec. 26, 2015
Donnell Wilbur "Don" Guy Sr., 82, of Calypso, passed away Saturday afternoon, Dec. 26.
His life will be remembered in a worship service to be held Monday, Dec. 28, at 3 p.m. at Calypso Baptist Church with Dr. Gregory A. Day officiating, followed by burial in Calypso Cemetery. The Guy family will receive friends at the church from 1:30 p.m. until service time Monday. At other times, they will be at the home of Suzanne and Ralph Britt, 1111 N.C. Hwy. 403 West, Mount Olive.
Mr. Guy was a veteran of the United States Air Force. He was retired from civil service in the base supplies department at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base. He was a member of Calypso Baptist Church where he had served as deacon and Sunday school superintendent amongst other callings and duties. He had been a volunteer with 30 years of service with Calypso Fire Department before his retirement, and he had been very involved in Boy Scouts in years past. In his retirement years, he had been a gatekeeper at Number One Builders Supply in Mount Olive, and was known for his daily trips to Pro-Med in Calypso where he joined friends and neighbors at the "round table" for discussions, story-telling, and solving of the world's problems. He enjoyed fishing, especially at the coast, was a loving husband, father, grandfather, brother, uncle and friend. His quick wit will long be remembered, and so will be his "smart mouth," with immediate "come-backs" and his determination to not be "outdone."
He was preceded in death by his son, Donnell W. "Donnie" Guy Jr.; an infant brother, Jack Guy; and his parents, Leonard S. Guy and Mattie Barwick Guy.
Survivors include his wife, Nellie Outlaw Guy, of the home; a daughter and son-in-law, Suzanne Guy Britt and Ralph Britt Jr. of Mount Olive; a daughter-in-law, Abby Shealy Guy of Fuquay Varina; four grandchildren, Matt Guy and wife, Brie, of Albuquerque, New Mexico, Emily Guy Parker and husband, Matt, James Ralph Britt III and Luke Donnell Britt, all of Mount Olive; a sister, Doris Guy Avery and husband, Paul, of Gastonia; two brothers, L. S. Guy Jr. and wife, Barbara, of Faison, and Doug Guy and wife, Charlotte, of Riverdale, Ga.; and several nieces and nephews.
Flowers are welcome, or memorial gifts are requested to be made to Calypso Baptist Church or Calypso Fire Department (both in care of Roger Davis, P.O. Box 56, Calypso, N.C. 28325).
Arrangements are with Tyndall Funeral Home.
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Published in Obituaries on December 27, 2015 11:39 AM