Priest, Marcus

Marcus B. Priest of Laurel Hill passed away on Friday, November 19, 2010 at the age of 85. Funeral services will be held at 3:00 p.m. on Sunday, November 21, 2010 at the Woodville Pentecostal Holiness Church officiated by Pastor Jerry Goins and Pastor Dale Deese. Burial will follow in the Woodville Church Cemetery. Mr. Priest was born in Scotland County on April 30, 1925. He was the son of the late Dollonnie Priest and the devoted husband of the late Mary Magaline Butler Priest. He was a retired farmer and a longtime faithful member of the Woodville Pentecostal Holiness Church. He enjoyed tinkering and gardening and especially loved spending time with family. He was also preceded in death by a son, James Marcus “Buddy” Priest. Marcus is survived by two sons, David “Tommy” Priest and wife Myra of Wagram, Terry “Wayne” Priest and wife Rena of Marston; his daughters, Alice Medlin of Hamlet and Irene Douglas and husband Wayne of Laurel Hill; twelve grandchildren and seventeen great grandchildren. Visitation will be held from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. on Saturday, November 20th at Richard Boles Funeral Service.