March 26, 2024, 84, Goldsboro —

Austin Wilbert Perry, Jr., age 84, passed away on Tuesday, March 26th at his residence with his daughter, Sparky, and granddaughter, Michelle, and her children by his side. Born in Durham County, he was the son of the late Austin Wilbert Perry and Penny Catherine Smith Perry and husband of the late Mary Gatta Perry. He worked for over thirty years at Kemp Furniture Company.

No services will be held at this time.

Mr. Perry is survived by his children, Loretta Kay Reid, Marion Irene Prest, Mona Lisa Arroyo, and Sparky Carter; his cousins, John Perry and Maye Murat; and numerous grandchildren and great-grandchildren.

Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home & Crematory is serving the Perry family and online condolences may be directed to www.shumate-faulk.com