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V. E. "Junior" Poe, Jr.

August 9, 1936 — February 4, 2024

V. E. "Junior" Poe, Jr., 87, of Asheboro, passed away Sunday, February 4, 2024 at Randolph Health in Asheboro.


Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Wednesday, February 7, 2024, at the Ridge Funeral Home Chapel, with Rev. Arnold Luther and Rev. Robert Armstrong officiating. Burial will follow at Oaklawn Cemetery. Military Honors will be provided by the Randolph County Honor Guard.


Mr. Poe was born August 9, 1936, the son of the late Vun Erman Poe, Sr. and Frances Barnes Poe. He retired from Eveready after 43 years of service. Mr. Poe was a member of Central Wesleyan Church, where he was a board member and Sunday school teacher. He loved golfing and was an avid NC State Wolfpack fan.


In addition to his parents, Junior was preceded in death by his sisters, Patricia Swistowski, Betty Jean Ritter, and wife, Myrtle Frances Poe


Surviving are his wife of 27 years, Shirley Poe, of the home; daughter, Darlene Poe (friend Christian Harris), of Asheboro; and stepdaughter, Alisa Thompson (Paul), of Asheboro.


Mr. Poe will lie in repose on Wednesday from 11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m., and the family will receive friends from 1:00 - 2:00 p.m., at Ridge Funeral Home, prior to the funeral service.


Memorials can be made to the Randolph County Honor Guard. P.O. Box 1672, Asheboro, NC, 27204.

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