George Gaudioso, Sr.

Benson, NC:  Mr. George Ronald Gaudioso, Sr., age 72, of 4254 Bryant Pond Road died Monday, September 9, 2013, at SECU Hospice House in Smithfield.  Funeral Services will be 3:00PM Wednesday, September 11, 2013, at Rose & Graham Funeral Chapel in Benson. Officiating will be the Rev. John Gupton.  Burial will follow in Roselawn Cemetery.     Mr. Gaudioso was born on February 23, 1941 in Rochester, NY to the late George and Bertha Peoples Gaudioso.  He retired from the U. S. Army and served during the VietNam Conflict.  Mr. Gaudioso was an automotive mechanic.     Surviving are wife, Della Smith Gaudioso; daughters, Anita Ford of Dunn, Rita Herrington of Raleigh, Kiku Gaudioso of Kentucky, and Tabitha Pacheco of Four Oaks; sons, George R. Gaudioso, Jr., of Dunn, Kenneth Gaudioso of Washington, and Johnathan Maynard of Smithfield; 18 grandchildren; and 13 great grandchildren.     Family will receive friends at Rose & Graham Funeral Home in Benson, NC Tuesday, September 10, 2013, from 6:00PM to 8:00PM.