Benson, NC: Mr. J. B. Dail, age 79, of 1084 Byrdtown Road died Monday,October 21, 2013, at Wake Medical Center in Raleigh. Funeral services will be 11:00AM Wednesday, October 23, 2013, at Benson Grove Baptist Church. Officiating will be Rev. Dr. Billy Cashwell and Rev. Gary Wood. Entombment will follow in Devotional Gardens in Dunn.
Mr. Dail was born December 29, 1933 in Lenoir County to the late Edward Earl and Mary Lee Wade Dail. He served in the U. S. Army during the Korean Conflict. Mr. Dail was a truck driver for Com-Tech Trucking Company and was a member of Benson Grove Baptist Church where he served as a deacon. He was an avid Tarheel fan.
Surviving are wife of 57 years, Gwendolyn Stroud Dail; daughters & sons-in-law, Joannie & Claude Pope of Coats, Jean & Dale Hatton of Raleigh, Kaye & Kirk Hatch of Clayton, and Donna & Donald Lebedynsky of PA; son & daughter-in-law, Michael & Teresa Dail of Wake Forest; 12 grandchildren; 21 great grandchildren; 2 great great grandchildren; sisters, Catherine Gelhar of Knightdale and Carolyn Bell of Smithfield; and brother, David Dail of WVA.
The family will receive friends at Benson Grove Baptist Church, 6966 NC Hwy 50 North, Benson from 6:00PM to 8:00PM Tuesday, October 22, 2013.
Flowers are welcomed; however, memorials may be made to the American Kidney Fund, 6110 Executive Boulevard, #1010, Rockville, MD 20852,