Jerry Royal

Jerry "Bo" Royal Jr. GRANITE FALLS Jerry "Bo" Ray Royal Jr., 36, passed away Monday, April 22, 2013, at Caldwell Hospice after a long battle with cancer. He is preceded in death by his maternal grandparents, Ted and Clercie Shepherd Hall; paternal grandparents, James Clifford Royal and Irene Adams Royal, all of Wilkesboro. He is survived by his parents, Audrey Hall Lyda and husband, Lentz, of Granite Falls and Jerry Ray Royal Sr., of Hickory; sister, Theresa Royal Carpenter and husband, Troy, of Iron Station; Katherine Hedrick, of Hickory; two brothers, Lentz J. Lyda and wife, Brandy, of Claremont and Cary RA Lyda and wife, Teresa, of Hickory; and a number of nieces and nephews. He was a member of Shining Light Baptist Church in Drexel. He was a 1994 graduate of South Caldwell High School and was a member of the JROTC. He was cub master of Pack 241 of Hudson. He loved God and started going to churches giving his testimony touching many people's lives. Jerry was a part of Cops for Christ with brother Lance Wilson. He loved preaching God's word and was an evangelist since Oct. 2012. He loved seeing the power of God work through his family with his daughter, Aleah and son, Nathanuel, being saved. Pastor Danny Castle and Pastor Van Proffitt will be officiating the service which will be held in the chapel of Evans Funeral Service Thursday, April 25, at 11 a.m. Interment will be at Freedom Independent Baptist Church Cemetery. Visitation will be in the chapel of Evans Funeral Service this evening (Wednesday, April 24), from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Bo respectfully requested that memorials be sent to the Cancer Center, Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center, P.O. Box 571021, Winston-Salem, NC 27157-1021 or Caldwell Hospice, 902 Kirkwood St., Lenoir, NC 28645. Online condolences may be sent to the Royal family at www.evans funeralservice.com. Evans Funeral Service & Crematory of Lenoir is serving the Royal family.