Thomas Rudolph Fennell, 63, of Arthur Majette Road, Aulander, died Tuesday, November 10, 2009 at Pitt County Memorial Hospital in Greenville.
A native of Hertford County, he was retired from the Newport News Shipyard in Newport News, Va. He was a member of St. John Second Baptist Church, Aulander, and served in the U.S. Army.
Survivors include his wife, Lillie Fennell of the home; a daughter, Melissa R. Fennell of Aulander; two sons, Reginald E. Fennell and Darrell L. Fennell, both of Aulander; three brothers, Willie V. Fennell of Ahoskie, John Russell Fennell of Aulander and James McCoy Fennell of Hampton, Va.; three sisters, Ethel Barnes of Hampton, Va., Queen Britt of Murfreesboro and Vera Lorraine Britt of Ahoskie; and seven grandchildren.
A funeral will be held at 1 p.m. on Saturday, November 14, 2009 at St. John Second Baptist Church, Aulander with Rev. Roy Sharpe officiating. Burial will take place in the church cemetery.
Wilder’s Funeral Home Inc., Aulander, is handling the arrangements.