CASTALIA – Rhodes Wayne “Pete” Shearin, 78, of Castalia, died Friday morning at his home.

Pete was a son of the late Garnet Lee and Hannah Connor Shearin. He was preceded in death by his sister, Nanny West, and brother, George L. Shearin. He was a retired boiler technician from the Navy and was a member of Red Bud Baptist Church.

A funeral service will be held 2 p.m. Wednesday at Red Bud Baptist Church, with the Rev. Gary Shugart officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery with military honors. The family will receive friends immediately following the service.

Pete is survived by his former wife, Kimie Shearin; daughter, Terresa Shearin Harrison; son, Freddy Shearin, all of Charlotte; brothers, Cecil Shearin of Charlotte, David Lee Shearin of Fort Mill, SC; grandchildren, Jason, Terry and A.J.; sister-in-law, Barbara Mayhall; niece, Tonja Philbeck; nephews, Frank Steed and Harlen Steed, all of Castalia.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Wounded Warrior Project, 4200 Morganton Road, Suite 300, Fayetteville, NC 28314.  

Arrangements are by Strickland Funeral Home & Crematory, Louisburg, www.stricklandfuneralhome.net.

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