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2009-11-16 / Obituaries

Robert Hambright Jr.

BLACKSBURG – Robert "Junebug" Hambright Jr., 74, of 407 Hardin St., passed away Saturday, Nov. 14, 2009, at Upstate Carolina Medical Center.

Born in Gaffney, Mr. Hambright was the husband of Selma "Kat" Hambright of the home and son of the late Robert E. Lee and Lois Pennington Hambright. He worked as a spinner in textiles and attended Nazareth Baptist Church.

In addition to his wife, he is survived by two sons, Buddy Wayne Hambright and Ricky Nelson Hambright; two stepsons, Jerry Dean Martin and Leonard Martin, all of Blacksburg; two daughters, Linda Dianne Hodge of Blacksburg and Kimberly Ann Duckett of Gaffney; a brother, Larry Lee Hambright of Kings Mountain; four sisters, Mary Hambright of Statesville, N.C., Imogene Hambright, Gloria Hambright, both of Kings Mountain, N.C., and Brenda Getty of Grover, N.C.; 11 grandchildren; four step-grandchildren; 14 great-grandchildren; and five great-great-grandchildren.

Services will be held Tuesday, Nov. 17, at 2 p.m. in Gordon Mortuary Chapel with the Revs. Willie Lanier and Sidney Norton officiating. Interment will follow in Clingman Memorial Gardens.

Pallbearers will be Jason Mathis, Scott Mathis, Dustin Mathis, Jerry Martin Jr., Bryon Duncan, Shannon Duncan, Brooks Duncan, Phillip Martin and Matthew Martin.

The family will receive friends Monday, Nov. 16, from 6-7:30 p.m. at Gordon Mortuary.

The family will be at the residence.

The Book of Memories is available at www.gordonmortuary. com.

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