DONALD R. PRICE
Nov. 6, 1935-March 6, 2017
Donald R. Price, 81, resident of Jacksonville and native of Seven Springs, passed away peacefully Monday, March 6, 2017, at Onslow Memorial Hospital.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Millard and Nettie Mae Alphin; former wife, Wilma H. Price; son, Delbert Ray Price; brothers, Kenneth Price and Jimmy Alphin; and sister, Linda Brown.
Survivors include his wife, Retha Price; his children to include a daughter, Donna Pipkin and husband, Billy, son, David Price, daughter, Dale Johnson, son, Johnny Huggins and wife, Linda, and daughter, Kathy Barwick and husband, Joe; numerous grandchildren and great-grandchildren; and a sister, Carolyn Jones and husband, Emmett.
Mr. Price served in the United States Army with duty in Korea, had a career in law enforcement for more than 12 years, which included being chief of police in Fountain and also serving in LaGrange as a policeman, and he was chief engineer for several radio stations in area towns, including Goldsboro, Kinston, New Bern and Washington.
Funeral services will be Wednesday, March 8, at 6 p.m. at Tyndall Funeral Home in Mount Olive, officiated by the Rev. Emmett Jones, with visitation immediately following.
At other times, family and friends will be received at the home of Kathy and Joe Barwick.
Burial will be Thursday, March 9, at 11 a.m. at Pineview Cemetery of Seven Springs.
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Published in Obituaries on March 8, 2017 9:58 AM