Daniel Webster Lassiter, age 94, of Aulander died Wednesday, December  8, 2010 at Guardian Care of Ahoskie.

He was born April 20, 1916 in Hertford County to the late William Lanzy Lassiter and Ella Lassiter Lassiter.

He was retired from the North Carolina Department of Transportation, a member of Aulander Baptist Church, and was a founding member of the Aulander Fire Department and Rescue Squad, serving 33 years. He was an avid hunter and was a loving husband, father and grandfather.

A Celebration of Life service will be held Saturday, December 11, 2010 at 2 p.m. at Aulander Baptist Church. Burial will follow in Aulander Cemetery. Rev. Jerry Johnson and Rev. Robbie Parker will officiate.

Left to cherish his memory is his loving wife of 75 years, Goldie Bradley Lassiter of the home; a daughter, Marion Dilday and her husband, Robert, of Powellsville; two sons, Daniel E. Lassiter and his wife, Susan, and Wayne Lassiter and his wife, Betty, all of Aulander; grandchildren, Joyce Brown and her husband, Braxton, Karen Hoggard and her husband, Greg, Kelly Tibbitt, Dana Lassiter and his wife, Greta, and Michael Wayne Lassiter and his wife, Connie; and six great grandchildren.

The family will receive friends Friday evening from 7-8:30 p.m. at the Garrett-Jones Funeral Home in Ahoskie. Memorials may be made to the Aulander Baptist Church.

Friends and family may send online condolences to www.garrettjonesfh.com.

Garrett-Jones Funeral home is serving the Lassiter family.