LELAND — Buren Dean Harrelson, 47, went home to be with his heavenly Father Friday, Aug. 4, 2017. Buren was born on June 22, 1970, to Lawrence Buren Harrelson and Vickie Lewis Harrelson of Leland.
He was a 1989 graduate of North Brunswick High School and acquired his associate’s degree at Brunswick Community College and a B.A. degree at St. Andrews University. Buren was a faithful employee of Walmart for 10 years, where he never met a stranger. He was one of a kind. He always greeted people with a smile and was kind-hearted. He loved NASCAR, and he loved his family. If you knew Buren, you knew a great man who will be missed by many.
Buren was preceded in death by his father, Lawrence Buren Harrelson. He is survived by his mother, Vickie Lewis Harrelson of the home; brother, William (Hope) Harrelson of Kelly; sister, Deanna (Joe) Matthews of Leland; four nephews, William Charles Harrelson, Nathan Harrelson, Joey Matthews and Dakota Ryan Lewis; three nieces, Cheyenne Harrelson, Isabella Harrelson and Jenna-Ann Matthews. Buren was known best by his nieces and nephews as Uncle BoBo. He will be missed beyond measure.
Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m., Tuesday, Aug. 8, at Wilmington Funeral Chapel. Funeral services will be held 11 a.m., Wednesday, Aug. 9, at Union Grove Pentecostal Free Will Baptist Church. Burial will be held in the Harrelson Family Cemetery, 6730 Palmatier Trail, Leland. The family will receive friends other times at the home. Pallbearers will be Mickey Thompson, Jeff Watson, Richard Blaine, Stephen Mintz, Lee Stewart, Dennis Watson, Chris Byrd and Andres Abarua. Honorary pallbearers will be D.J. Peterson, Richard Hazel, Bart Long, Joel Ray Robinson and Jamie McGee.
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