Asher Sullenburger, Jr.

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Submitted by: Wanda Purcell

Asher Sullenburger, Jr. 86 years of Fulquay-Varina, North Carolina died Tuesday following a long illness.

He was born November 24, 1906 in Waco, Texas, the son of Asher Nunn and Lucy Wilcheck Sullenburger.

Graveside services were at 2;00 p.m. Thursday in Pinecrest Memorial Gardens, Clayton, North Carolina with Rev. L. E. Godwin officiating.

He was a U.S. Army Veterian of World War II.

Asher was a brother of Myrtle Stark Helms of Branson, North Carolina.

He was a member of the Reydon Masonic Lodge and Eastern Star.

Surviving him are his wife Gertrude, three sisters and two brothers.

Asher and Gertrude were residents of the Reydon area for many years.