Dr. Lubin Fletcher Bullard Jr.

DR. LUBIN FLETCHER BULLARD, JR. Dr. Lubin F. Bullard, Jr., of Wilmington, passed away at his home on Tuesday, September 2, 2014. Lubin was born on June 12, 1928, in Parkersburg, Sampson County, NC, son of the late Lubin Fletcher Bullard and Annie Laurie Reeves Bullard. He was a lifelong resident of southeastern North Carolina. Lubin was a graduate of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and Duke University School of Medicine. After internship at Rex Hospital in Raleigh, Lubin served for two years as a medical officer in the Navy assigned to the Second Marine Division at Camp Lejeune. He then practiced General Medicine in Shallotte for five years before returning to Duke University Medical Center where he completed specialty training in Ophthalmology. He and his family then relocated to Wilmington where he practiced Ophthalmology for thirty years before retiring in 1994. Lubin is survived by Lona Worrell Bullard, his wife of 60 years; two sons, Wayne A. Bullard and wife, Holly, and Norman D. Bullard; four grandchildren, Trent, Alex, Michael, and Katherine, all of Wilmington; and brother, Bill Bullard and family. He was preceded in death by his oldest son, Thomas L. Bullard. A graveside service will be held at Oleander Memorial Gardens at 12:00 noon on Friday, September 5, 2014. Condolences to the family at www.andrewsmortuary.com Andrews Market Street Chapel