The funeral service for Gregory Eldridge Pickering will be 11 a.m., Friday, September 6, at Damascus Baptist Church, with burial in the church cemetery. Visitation is from 5-8 p.m., Thursday, September 5, at Riverwood Family and will resume Friday from 10 a.m. until the time of service at Damascus.
Mr. Pickering, 64, of Wilmington, NC, died August 28, 2024, at UNC Medical Center in Chapel Hill, NC. He was born in Brookhaven, MS, on December 4, 1959, to J.E. Pickering and JoyAnn Grice Pickering.
Mr. Pickering worked as a Mill Wright with the International Paper Company. He was a member of Port City Community Church in Wilmington. In his free time, Greg enjoyed hunting and fishing. He was entertained by watching the Western Channel on television as well as watching Ole Miss Football. He will be greatly missed by his family and all who loved him.
He is preceded in death by his father; and his grandparents, RJ and Mellie Grice and Judd and Rhoda Pickering.
Those left to cherish his memory are his wife of 28 years, Laura Pickering; his mother; children, Hayley Pickering and Kaycee Pickering; brothers, Barry Pickering (Robbie) and Kerry Pickering (Julie); one grandchild, Bella Pickering; his dog, Nola Jeaux Pickering; brother-in-law, Bill Thomas (Candi); nieces, Morgan Shepard (Chance), Mackenzie Thomas (Chris Gabriele), Libby Trout (Tyler), Chelsea Young (Daniel); nephews, Kerry Pickering, Jr. (Alex Brown), Blake Pickering (Nicole) and a host of other family and friends.
The family would like to thank the UNC Chapel Hill MICU staff for their gracious care and compassion for Greg.
