Luther Paul Gillikin

Luther Paul Gillikin, 86, of Williston, passed away Friday, May 24, 2019, at the Crystal Coast Hospice House.

His funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. on Sunday, May 26, 2019, at Munden Funeral Home, officiated by Rev. Robbie Strickland. Interment will follow at Gethsemane Memorial Park.

He is survived by his sisters, Esther Knudsen and husband Lester of Bettie, Linda Patten and husband Thomas of Port Charles, FL; brother, Joseph Gillikin, Jr. and wife Sherry of New Jersey; sister-in-law, Violet Ray Gillikin of Otway; nieces and nephews, Thomas Lawrence and fiancé Karen Long, Debra Guthrie, Anthony Lawrence and wife Doreen, Ella Gillikin and husband Kendall, Theodore Charles Lord, Charles Ferrell Lord, Helen Ozturk, Frances Straugh and husband Francis, Thomas Patton, Jr., Wayne Patton, Stephen Patton, Randy Gillikin, Ryan Gillikin, Delfridea Garner and husband Bobby, Shanna Chunn and husband Mike, Latricia Middlemiss and husband Bryan, Kyle Gillikin and wife Violet and Sandy Gillikin; great nephew, Linwood Chestnut; step-daughters, Kathleen Fredo of Pennsylvania, Charleen Fredo of New Jersey, Peggy Fredo of Delaware, Angela Fredo of New Jersey, Katie Winberry of Jacksonville, Rita Willis of Maysville and Delinda Montague of Jacksonville; and step-son, Perry Guthrie and wife, Linda, of Broad Creek.

He was preceded in death by his wife, Marguerite Gillikin; parents, Joseph and Earle Dean Gillikin; sisters, Janice Lord, Golda Gillikin; brothers, Ross Gillikin, Hubert Gillikin, E.P. Gillikin; nephews and nieces, John Hancock, Craig Gillikin, Deana Lawrence, Joanne Lawrence, Charlotte Daniels, Betty Wood, Lizzie Lawrence.

Family will receive friends from 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. on Sunday, May 26, 2019, at Munden Funeral Home.

Flowers are welcome or memorial donations may be made to the Crystal Coast Hospice House at P.O. Box 640, Newport, NC 28570.

The family would like to thank his caregivers, Teresa Salter and Ella Gillikin, for their compassion, kindness and diligence in caring for Luther.

Family and friends are welcome to submit online condolences at www.mundenfuneralhome.net

Arrangements by Munden Funeral Home and Crematory in Morehead City, NC.