William Derwood Lupton

Capt. William Derwood Lupton, 78, of Hobucken passed away Sunday, March 30, 2014, at CarolinaEast Medical Center.

He served in the U.S. Army and retired from commercial fishing.

He is survived by his wife of nearly 56 years, Rita V. Lupton; one son, Alton Derwood Lupton and wife, Misty, of Alliance; two daughters, Teal Lupton Sadler and husband, Doran, of Hobucken and Wendy Lupton Honeycutt and husband, Jeff, of Vanceboro; one sister, Ella Lupton Bullock and husband, Melvin, of New Bern; seven grandchildren, Derwood Glenn Lupton, Savannah Morgan Lupton, Doran Thomas Sadler, Erica Sadler-Young(Scott), Nicole Sadler Ecker (John), Teal Yvonne Sadler, and Andrew Dylan Hardy; and three great-grandchildren, John Noah Ecker, Lillian Marie Ecker and Wyatt Knox Young.

His funeral will be held at 11 a.m., Tuesday, April 1, at Bryant Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Wesley Taylor and the Rev. Earl Sadler Jr. officiating. Interment will be in Barnett Cemetery, Hobucken.

The family will receive friends and relatives at any time at the home, 15552 Hwy 304 N, Hobucken.