Coats, NC: Mr. Johnny Ray Pope, age 56, passed away Monday at Universal Health Care in Lillington. Funeral Service will be 11:00 A.M. Thursday at Coats Community Church in Coats. Burial will follow in Lakeside Memorial Gardens. Officiating will be Rev. Dr. Jim Cochran.
Mr. Pope was born August 12, 1957 in Harnett County to John Rex Pope of Angier and the late Kathleen Wells Pope. He was a residential carpenter.
Surviving, in addition to his father, are Son and daughter-in-law, Johnny Clayton and Amanda Pope of Angier; Grandchildren, Mason Pope and Kaitlyn Pope; Sister and Brother-In-Law, Ann P. and Don Bennett of Lillington; Brother and Sister-In-Law, Douglas K. and Glenda Pope of Angier; Nieces and Nephews.
Family will receive friends 6:00P.M.-8:00P.M. Wednesday at Rose & Graham Funeral Home in Coats and other times at the home of John Rex Pope 36 Fox Trot Lane Angier, NC 27501.
Flowers are welcomed; however, memorials may be made to the National MS Society. P.O. Box 4527, New York, NY 10163.