Hugh Dennis "Butch" Best

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Miller & Van Essendelft Funeral Homes & Crematory - Gatesville

Posted event

February 23, 2026

Feb

Graveside service

2:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.

Damascus Christian Church Cemetery

84 NC-32, Sunbury, NC 27979

Miller & Van Essendelft Funeral Homes & Crematory - Gatesville

Posted an obituary

February 23, 2026

Hugh Best Obituary

Hugh Dennis “Butch” Best, 81, of Sunbury, North Carolina, passed away peacefully at his home, surrounded by his daughters, son-in-law, and his best friend. Born in Portsmouth, Virginia, Butch lived a life defined by passion, determination, laughter... Read Hugh Best's Obituary