Donald Ray Salmon

Benson, NC:  Mr. Donald "Donnie" Ray Salmon age 66 of 304 Carolyn Dr. died Sunday at UNC Hospital in Chapel Hill. Funeral services will be 11:00AM Wednesday at the Rose & Graham Funeral Home Chapel in Benson. Officiating will be Rev. Glenn McCullen. Entombment will follow in Roselawn Cemetery, Benson with military honors. Mr. Salmon was born September 23, 1949 in Johnston County to the Edna Barefoot Marshall of Benson and the late William T. Marshall. Mr. Salmon was a retired officer with the NC Department of Corrections. He was also a US Army Veteran of Vietnam Conflict and a member of American Legion Banner Post 109. Surviving, in addition to his mother, is his wife, Diane McLeod Salmon; children & spouse, Reneé & Barry Duquette, Deanna Salmon, and Denise S. Norris, all of Benson; brother & sister-in-law, Bobby & June Salmon of Dunn; and grandchildren, Dylan Duquette, Skylar Duquette, and Jennifer Norris. The family will receive friends from 6:00PM to 8:00PM Tuesday at Rose & Graham Funeral Home in Benson. Flowers are welcomed or memorials may be made to American Diabetes Foundation of NC, 2418 Blue Ridge Road, Raleigh, NC  27607.