Phillip Allen Gore: Clarendon

1956 – 2025

     Phillip “Phil” Allen Gore of Clarendon died Monday, Aug. 18. He was 68.

     Born November 12, 1956 in Columbus County, he was the son of the late Daniel Joseph Gore and Annie Jane Richardson Gore.

     He was a veteran of the United States Marines Corp.

     He is survived by his wife, Diane Ezzell Gore of the home; a daughter, Aubrie Gore Taylor (Ben) of Leland; one son, Jacob Allen Gore (Anna Kay Nance) of Clarendon; three brothers, Joseph Gore (Dorothy) and Jackson Gore of Whiteville, and Eugene Gore (Sandy) of Lake Waccamaw; and numerous nieces and nephews.

     Funeral services were planned for 2 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 21, in Sweet Home Missionary Baptist Church, burial following in the Gore Cemetery. Serving as pall bearers: Mark Shelley, Marc Gore, John Fowler, David Babson, Greg Norman Hewett, and Brent Watts.

     Family plans to receive friends during the hour preceding the service in the church.

In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to Sweet Home Missionary Baptist Church, 3111 Walter Todd Road, Clarendon, NC 28432.

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