LELAND — Harry S. Pope, 92, of Maco Road, passed away Monday, Aug. 12, 2019.
Harry was born Nov. 8, 1926, in Hallsboro to the late James L. Pope and Lela Shipman Pope.
Harry was a proud veteran of the U.S. Navy and served in World War II. He had a long career as a welder and pipefitter with Babcock and Wilcox and later American Crane. He enjoyed fishing in all of our coastal waters.
Harry is survived by his wife of 67 years, Inez Skipper Pope; three sons, Ray Pope, and his wife, Sue, Bruce Pope, and his wife, Sheila, and Terry Pope; three grandchildren, Tara Nicole Watkins (Jeremy), and Kimberly Brooke Messick (Jamey) and Melanie Shonka; five great-grandchildren, Easton, Garrett, Kinley, Brayden and Oakley; and special cat, “Puny.”
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m., Friday, Aug. 16, at the Skipper Family Cemetery, Maco Road, Leland.
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