Doris Byrd Gurganus
Obituary
Doris B. Gurganus, 78, of Wilmington, NC, formerly of Ocean Isle Beach, NC died on March 22, 2021.
Born in Sampson County, NC on August 21, 1942, she was a daughter of the late Charles Whitchard Byrd and Blanche Matthews Byrd. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Robert H. Gurganus, Jr., and a sister, Gwendolyn Byrd Cooper.
She was a retired insurance agent.
Surviving are sons, Billy Franklin Parker (Beth), Wilmington, NC and Lt. Col. Retired Thomas Whitchard Parker (Rebecca), North Prairie, WI; daughters, Gwen Parker Lee (Billy), Burgaw, NC, Jacqueline Gurganus Speilman (Bernard), Baltimore, MD, and Kimberly Gurganus, Abilene, TX; brother, Charles Byrd (Karen), Ocean Isle Beach, NC, and ten grandchildren.
Private burial services will be in Brunswick Memorial Gardens.
Online condolences may be made at www.brunswickfuneralservice.com
Brunswick Funeral Service, Shallotte
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