Mr. Gene Autry Strouth, 75

ROSEBORO Mr. Gene Autry Strouth, 75 of 3969 Hayne Stretch Road, Roseboro, died on Thursday, October 10, 2013 at The Kitty Askins Hospice Center in Goldsboro. A memorial graveside will be held at 12:00 noon on Thursday, October 17, 2013 at Sandhills State Veteran's Cemetery in Spring Lake. Mr. Strouth was born on January 14, 1938, in Alamance County, NC, to the late John and Mary Lacy Strouth. He is also preceded in death by: two sisters, Helen Fasciola and Evelyn Tolbert and three brothers, Lewis, Leonard and Johnny. He was a retired Army Veteran. He is survived by: his wife, Marjorie Elaine Strouth of Roseboro, NC; three children, Yvonne Rupert and husband Fritz of Spring Hill, Fl, Gene Strouth, Jr. and wife K-Ronica of Wichita Falls, TX, and Marylynn Purvis of Hope Mills, NC; six sisters, Margaret Hutchens of Monroe, NC, Peggy Tolbert of Dunn, NC, Janice Wall and husband Bill of Burlington, NC, Earlene Lee and husband Jesse of Clinton, NC, Doris Strouth of Burlington, NC, and Goldie Murphy of Burlington, NC; and two brothers, William Strouth and wife Elizabeth of Clayton, NC, and John Curtis Strouth and wife Connie of Clinton, NC; 8 grandchildren and 15 great grandchildren. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society, P.O. Box 22718, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, 73123-1718. Services entrusted to Butler Funeral Home 401 W. Roseboro Street, Roseboro.~ Graveside ~ Sandhills State Veteran's Cemetery Spring Lake, NC Thursday, October 17, 2013 12:00 Noon ~ Memorials ~ American Cancer Society P.O. Box 22718 Oklahoma City, OK 73123-1718