July 5, 2022, 59, Dudley –

Charles Allen Saylor, 59, better known as Charlie, of the Indian Springs Community, Dudley, went home to be with his Lord and Savior early Tuesday, July 5, 2022, surrounded by loved ones, after a long, courageous battle with lung cancer.

Funeral services will be Friday, July 8, at 2 p.m. at Tyndall Funeral Home and will be conducted by the Rev. Ralph Parker. Burial will follow at Wayne Memorial Park. The family will receive friends during the hour before the service.

Charlie is survived by his devoted wife of 39 years, Lisa Potter Saylor; a god-daughter, Kaylee Marie Dillard, of the home; a daughter, Jennifer Saylor Price and husband, Steven Price, and granddaughter, Olivia Grace Price, all of Dudley; god-daughter, Riley Elizabeth Jernigan of Grantham; his mother, Annette Boseman Saylor of Dudley; a brother, Jeff Saylor of Goldsboro; a sister, Vicky S. Stamatis of Pikeville; and his special fur baby, Bella.

He was preceded in death by his son, Marcus Allen Saylor; his father, Thurman Earl Saylor; a brother, Gregory Earl Saylor; and a sister, Toni Lynn Stephens.

Charlie, a graduate of Southern Wayne Senior High School, had been a truck driver for the better part of his life. While he had worked with various companies in his earlier trucking career, he ultimately owned his dump truck and company, Saylor Sand and Gravel, and lastly he was employed with Wayne UNC Healthcare until declining health forced his retirement. He was a member of Wayne’s Chapel Church of God of Prophecy.