William Edmund Bond, Jr.

   William Edmund “Bill” Bond, Jr., 85, of 1219 South Virginia Dare Trail, Kill Devil Hills, NC, passed away on Tuesday, October 23, 2018.

   Mr. Bond was born in Chowan County on July 22, 1933, and was the son of the late William E. Bond, Sr. and Emma Pruden Bond. He attended Randolph Macon College in Ashland, VA, served in the United States Army, and was the retired Vice-President of Purchasing with Fieldcrest Mills Karastan Carpeting.

   Surviving are his wife, Jewel Farmer Bond; two daughters, Sherry Porter and husband, Richard, of Richmond, VA, and Beverly White and husband, Owen, of Raleigh; a sister, Harriet Mitchener of Winston-Salem; and a brother, Linwood Bond of Edenton. Also surviving are Jewel’s daughters, Leah Abbott and Beth O’Leary, both of Atlanta, GA. Together Bill and Jewel shared six grandchildren, Walt and Bennett Porter, Darden White, John O’Leary, and Katie and Ezzi Abbott.

   A graveside service with military honors will be held Saturday at 2:00 p.m. in Beaver Hill Cemetery, Edenton, and will be conducted by Terry Jones. Immediately following the service, friends are invited to join the family at Bill’s childhood home, now the home of Lin and Amelia Bond, 667 Virginia Road, Edenton.

   In lieu of flowers, the family suggests memorial contributions be made to the National Kidney Foundation, Inc., 30 East 33^rd Street, New York, NY 10016, or online at www.kidney.org.

   Miller Funeral Home & Crematory, 735 Virginia Road, Edenton, is assisting the family and online condolences may be made by visiting www.millerfhc.com.