April 23, 93,
William Benjamin “Bill” Mallory, Sr., age 93, Mount Olive resident, died peacefully at home on April 23, after a long battle with Parkinson’s Disease.
A native of Martin County, he attended Oak City High School and N. C. State College. He was a veteran of World War II, having served in the 100th Army Brigade, 397 Battalion, Company L.
He served as a deputy sheriff, a Boy Scout Troop Leader, and a Soil and Water Conservation Supervisor. He was the farm foreman for R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company on its Avoca Farm for 30 years. He and his wife were residents of Plymouth for many of their working years. In retirement, they came to Mount Olive, she being a native of the area, and were members of First Baptist Church of Mount Olive.
He was preceded in death by his parents, William Sidney Mallory and Effie Taylor Mallory; brothers, Sidney, Lou Basil, and Dick Mallory; and sisters, Sudie M. Daniels and Mary Ruth M. Overton.
Surviving are his wife of 66 years, Isabelle Goodson Mallory; son, William Mallory, Jr.; daughter, Erma Jean M. Jones, and grandchildren, Olivia, Rebecca, and Joshua Jones, all of Mount Olive, and Sydney Jones of Concord, NH.
Funeral services will be held Saturday, April 27, at 2 p.m. at Tyndall Funeral Home with the Rev. Paul Rose officiating, followed by visitation. Burial will be at 4 p.m. in the Maplewood Cemetery in Mount Olive. Flowers will be appreciated, or memorial gifts may be made to Home Health & Hospice (3-HC), 2402 Wayne Memorial Drive, Goldsboro NC 27534.
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