November 23, 2020, 82, Goldsboro

Jerry Defee, 82, passed away at Wayne UNC Healthcare on Monday, November 23, 2020. Graveside services will be held Saturday, November 28, at 2:00 p.m. at Shallow Well Church of Christ Cemetery in Sanford, NC. Covid precautions will be followed.

Jerry is preceded in death by his parents and a sister and brother in law. He is survived by a niece, two nephews, and several cousins.

Jerry had resided at O’Berry Center since 1988, and during that time made many, many close friends of peers and staff alike. He had such a colorful personality which endeared himself to everyone he met. He leaves behind a very large family of friends from over the years and will truly be missed by his caregivers and friends alike.