Robert "Earl" Lemons, Sr.

Robert “Earl” Lemons, Sr. AKA Dodaddy, age 66 of 772 Thornton Street, Eden, NC passed away on Saturday evening at UNC Rockingham Health Care.

A funeral service will be held 4 pm Wednesday at Fair Funeral Home Chapel with burial to follow at Overlook Cemetery.  A visitation will be held one hour prior to the service from 3 – 4 pm. The family will receive friends at other times at the home.

Earl was born June 1, 1953 in Eden.  He was self-employed-retired. He was a Christian and loved spending time with his family and his grandchildren held a special place in his heart.

Preceding him in death was his father, Robert Marvin Lemons.

Surviving are wife of 49 years, Fonda Bolick Lemons of the home; sons, Robert “Earl” Lemons, Jr. (Cathy) and Matthew “Matt” Lemons (Margaret); grandchildren, Chase,Jackson, Aubree and Landon; great-granddaughter, Lacey;  sister, Ann Denny, (Rodger); brother, Mike Lemons (Nina) all of Eden; sister, Kathy Lindsay (Tommy) of Bladenboro, NC; mother, Helen Kallam Lemons of Eden.

Online condolences offered to www.fairfuneralhome.com