Cover photo for Willard Suggs Jr.'s Obituary
Willard Suggs Jr. Profile Photo
1955 Willard 2020

Willard Suggs Jr.

March 8, 1955 — July 28, 2020

CREEDMOOR- Mr. Willard Lee “Buddy” Suggs, Jr., 65, passed away on Tuesday, July 28, 2020.

Mr. Suggs was born on March 8, 1955 to Willard and Ruby Suggs in Durham, NC. Willard worked in the grocery industry for Food Lion and Winn Dixie, he also worked as a security guard at IBM for many years. He attended Bible Baptist Church and was a member of the Wellons Village Bowling league. Willard was an avid hunter and fisherman. He will be remembered as a loving husband, step-father, brother, and step-brother.

Mr. Suggs was preceded in death by his father, Willard Lee Suggs, Sr.; step-son, Victor Jones; and his step-brother, Joey Mangum. He is survived by his mother, Ruby Hopkins Mangum of Butner, NC; step-father, Earl Mangum of Butner, NC; wife, Yvonne Jones Suggs of Wake Forest, NC; step-sons, Harold and Chris Jones both of Wake Forest, NC; brothers, Ronnie Suggs of Person County, NC, and Billy Suggs of Dandridge, TN; step-brothers, Dale Mangum of Butner, NC, and Earl Mangum, Jr. of Hillsborough, NC; sisters, Susan Lane of Creedmoor, NC, and Joan Brown of Longs, SC; and step-sister, Cynthia Brown of Durham, NC.

A funeral service will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Friday, July 31, 2020 at Hudson Funeral Home Chapel. Officiating will be Pastor Phil Clark. Visitation will be held an hour prior to the service from 1:00 to 2:00 p.m. at Hudson Funeral Home.

Flowers are acceptable, or memorial contributions can be made to the American Diabetes Association at  https://www.diabetes.org/donate.

Hudson Funeral Home will be observing social distancing for the funeral service, and asks everyone in attendance to wear a mask and practice social distancing.

To order memorial trees or send flowers to the family in memory of Willard Suggs Jr., please visit our flower store.

Service Schedule

Past Services

Visitation

Sunday, July 31, 2022

1:00 - 2:00 pm (Eastern time)

Enter your phone number above to have directions sent via text. Standard text messaging rates apply.

Service

Sunday, July 31, 2022

Starts at 2:00 pm (Eastern time)

Hudson Funeral Home Chapel

211 S Miami Blvd, Durham, NC 27703

Enter your phone number above to have directions sent via text. Standard text messaging rates apply.

Guestbook

Visits: 48

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the
Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

Service map data © OpenStreetMap contributors

Send Flowers

Send Flowers

Plant A Tree

Plant A Tree