Jerry Wayne Willard, 58, died

Willard attended Bertie County Schools and was a retail salesperson with Lowes of Greenville.

A funeral service was conducted Monday in the chapel of Walker Funeral Home by the Rev. Mike Peele. Burial was in the Hoggard family cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to the Bertie County Humane Society, P.O. Box 516, Powellsville, NC 27969.

Survivors include his sisters, Mary Nichols of Edenton, Etta Hoggard of Windsor and Kathy Hoggard, also of Windsor; and one brother, Gilbert Willard of Kinston.