Ernest R. Lund

FAYETTEVILLE - U.S. Army Retired Sgt. 1st Class Ernest Richard Lund, 72, of 1203 Martindale Drive, passed away Wednesday, Sept. 1, 2010, in Carroll S. Roberson Hospice Center. He leaves behind to cherish his memory his wife, Mary O'Tuel Lund of the home; brothers-in-law, Elliott Thompson of Westmoreland, N.H., and Ike O'Tuel and wife Kay of Raeford; sister-in-law, Betty Ann Tyson of Myrtle Beach, S.C.; nephews, William Thompson and wife, Felicia of Pilot Mountain, Daniel Thompson of Westmoreland, John W. O'Tuel III and wife Michele of Chapel Hill, and Sammy Tyson of Myrtle Beach; nieces, Sandra Newell and husband Jimmy of Sullivan, N.H.; Lauren Hurley and husband Ian of Westmoreland, Sandy Cogdell and husband Charles of Fayetteville, and Shannon O'Tuel McDonald and husband Tommy of Monroe. He was preceded in death by his parents, Willie Byron Lund and Mary Elizabeth Alexander Lund; and sister, Dorothy Thompson. The family will receive friends from 1:45 to 2:45 p.m. today, Friday, Sept. 3, 2010, at Rogers and Breece Funeral Home in Fayetteville. The funeral service will follow at 3 p.m. in Rogers and Breece Funeral Home chapel with the Rev. Archie Barringer officiating. Mr. Lund will be laid to rest in Cumberland Memorial Gardens with full military honors. In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorials be made to the Salvation Army at P.O. Box 514, 220 E. Russell St., Fayetteville NC 28302. Services entrusted to Rogers and Breece Funeral Home of Fayetteville.