July 21, 2026, 80, Warsaw – Wayne Nunn, age 80, of Warsaw, passed away Tuesday evening, July 21, 2026, while receiving comfort and care at Kitty Askins Hospice Center in Goldsboro.
Mr. Nunn was a native of the Greensboro area and was the son of the late Waco Nunn and Mattie Delree Nunn. He graduated from Pembroke College. As a school teacher and coach, his first teaching assignment was at Warsaw School, after which he joined the staff of E. E. Smith Middle School in Kenansville, and from there he retired.
A true outdoorsman and sports fan, he enjoyed golfing, fishing, and all sports. He loved beach music, going to yard sales and flea markets which dubbed him being a junk man. He also loved a vegetable garden, complete with the gathering, canning and freezing of its bounty.
Mr. Nunn leaves behind his wife, Gail Rackley Nunn, of the home; a son, David W. Nunn, Jr. and wife, Brenda Padgett Nunn, of Mount Olive; a step-son, Robbie Kelly of Faison; a granddaughter raised as a daughter, Scarlet Rhaye Kelly, and her significant other, Joshua Larkin Fowler, of Gastonia; a grandson, David Jeremiah “D.J.” Nunn; a sister, Mattie Sue Byerly; and four great-grandchildren, Hazel Mae Fowler, Paisley Nunn, Aubrey Nunn, Deckling Nunn, and Oakland Nunn.
A gathering at which to celebrate the life of Coach Nunn will be Sunday, July 26, at 2 p.m. at Tyndall Funeral Chapel in Mount Olive. Fellow educator, coach, and friend Pat Matthis will preside. Following the service, a time of fellowship and greeting the family will take place.
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