December 7, 86, Mount Olive
Charles Richard Bruce, 86, resident of Mount Olive, and formerly of the Mooresville area, passed away quietly at home Wednesday morning, December 7, 2016.
A service of remembrance will be held Tuesday, December 13, at 2 p.m. at Tyndall Funeral Home in Mount Olive, with visitation to follow. A graveside service will be Wednesday, December 14, at 1 p.m. at Gethsemane Cemetery and Memorial Gardens, Charlotte, N.C.
In lieu of flowers, memorial gifts may be sent to Love Memorial Baptist Church, 192 Woodland Church Road, Goldsboro, N.C. 27530.
Mr. Bruce, a veteran of the United States Army, had been employed with Southern Railways, was a master mechanic, and was a member of Love Memorial Baptist Church.
He was preceded in death by his son, Brian Bruce; two wives, Peggy and Annie, and is survived by his wife, Sybil DeLoach Safrit Bruce, of the home; and numerous step-children and their families from his three marriages.