SPRING HOPE – Henry Newell Colbert, 73, died Saturday morning, Nov. 23, 2013. A funeral service was held Monday, Nov. 25, at Duke Memorial Baptist Church. Burial followed in Lancaster Memorial Park.

He was a son of the late Eugene and Geneva P. Colbert. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his sisters, Virgie Halstead and Agnes Layton, and a brother, Malcolm Colbert.

Surviving: wife, Frances M. Colbert; daughter, Tracey (Jamie) Pearce of Spring Hope; son, Terry Colbert of Roanoke Rapids; brother Furman (Kaye) Colbert of Apex; three grandchildren; and one great-granddaughter.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Duke Memorial Baptist Church, Building Fund, 3976 NC 581 Hwy., Spring Hope, NC 27882.

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