August 25, 1943 ~ September 5, 2024 (age 81)
Rev. Daniel “Junior” Tyler, 81, of the Emerson Community of Tabor City, went home to be with his Lord and Savior on Thursday, September 5, 2024, at his residence, surrounded by his family.
Junior was born on August 25, 1943, in Columbus County, son of the late Daniel Elisha Tyler and Mary Katherine Brewer Tyler. He was preceded in death by his wife, Joyce Nobles Tyler; his son, James Daniel “Danny” Tyler; siblings, Alice Pearl Thompson, Bernice Norris, James Tyler, Paul Kenny Tyler, Raleigh Tyler, Carlie Tyler, Homer Tyler, Tomlin Tyler, Pet Norris, Selinda Kennedy, Matty Mae Branch, and Rose Nealy.
Funeral services will be conducted on Saturday, September 7, 2024 at 3:00 p.m. at Worthington Funeral Home Chapel with Pastor Cory Boyd and Pastor Tim Holden officiating. Burial will follow in the Myrtle Green Cemetery in Tabor City.
Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service from 2:00-2:45 p.m. in the chapel.
Junior was a faithful soldier in the army of the Lord. He was a minister of the gospel, never failing to share the good news of Jesus Christ with others.
Junior leaves behind his daughter, Melinda T. Price (Kevin) of Tabor City; grandchildren, Kendell Harrelson (Hailey), Trey Benton, Kendra Wilson (Glenn), Jessica Guyton (Nathan), Kayla Tyler; great-grandchildren, Wayland Benton, Wyatt Benton, Grayson Benton, Millie Benton, Brantley Hobbs, Gunner Hobbs, Elizabeth Guyton, and Autumn Wilson; siblings, Betty Sue Tyler Cartrette of Tabor City, Joseph Tyler of Cerro Gordo, and Stella Tyler Hayden of Thomasville.
