Norwood Benton Pender, Sr.

Pikeville – Mr. Norwood Benton Pender, Sr., 76, of 921-B Airport Road, died Tuesday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center.

A native of Wayne County, he was the son of the late Wiley Pender and Cornelia Howell Pender. Mr. Pender was a contractor in the Wayne County area and was a member of Pleasant Grove Free Will Baptist Church. He was also a member of the Wayne County Home Builders Association and a past member of the Pikeville Lions Club.

Funeral services will be held Wednesday at 7:00 p.m. at Seymour Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Greg Day officiating. Interment will be Thursday at 11:00 a.m. at the Pikeville Cemetery.

Mr. Pender is survived by his wife, Mary Powell Pender; his sons, Wiley Pender and wife, Debra of Pikeville, Norwood B. Pender, Jr. and wife Jackie of Pikeville and Danny Pender and wife Teresa of Mount Olive; his grandchildren, Todd Pender, Christi Pender, Chris Jones, J.W. Pender, Kyle Pender, and Danielle Pender; and his great-grandchildren, Hayley Pender and Nate Pender.

He was preceded in death by his brother, Charles H. Pender.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Kitty Askins Hospice Center, 2402 Wayne Memorial Drive, Goldsboro, NC 27534.

The family will receive friends following the service at Seymour Funeral Home and other times at his residence.