Roland Gilchrist

Benson, NC:  Mr. Roland Herbert Gilchrist, age 73, of 199 Stephenson Farm Lane died Tuesday, July 2, 2013, at Central Harnett Hospital in Lillington. Funeral services will be 11:00AM Friday, July 5, 2013, at Coats Community Church in Coats. Officiating will be Dr. Jim Cochran. Entombment will follow in Roselawn Cemetery in Benson. Mr. Gilchrist was born September 4, 1939 in Wake County to the late Clyde Herbert and Mildred Grey Gilchrist. He was a retired refrigeration mechanic. Mr. Gilchrist was a member of the Coats Community Church where he was a deacon and served in many capacities. Surviving include his Wife of 53 years, Gloria Simpson Gilchrist; Daughters & Son-In-Law, Gloria Denise Gilchrist of Deltona, FL, and April Lynn & Brian Hollowell of Lillington; Son & Daughter-In-Law, Roland H. “Rod” & Delania Gilchrist of Hampstead; Brothers, Robert Gilchrist of Mercall, TX., and Kenneth Gilchrist of Coats; Sisters, Mildred Presley of Thomaston, GA., and Becky Kleaver of Benson; Seven Grandchildren; and Five Great Grandchildren. Family will receive friends at Rose & Graham Funeral Home in Coats from 6:00PM to 8:00PM Thursday, July 4, 2013. Flowers are welcomed; however memorials may be made to Coats Community Church Missions Fund, P. O. Box 488, Coats, NC  27521.