Windsor, NC – Carlton Everette Pope, 74, passed away October 8, 2019 in Vidant Chowan Hospital in Edenton.  Born in Severn, NC, and raised in Boykins, VA, he was a son of the late James Pope and Hazel Louise Johnson Pope.  Carlton was a 1963 graduate of Southampton High School and was a retired chemical lab technician at Hercules.  He enjoyed metal detecting, hunting and fishing.  Carlton loved spending time with his great grandson, Tucker.

Left to cherish his memory is his wife Lillie Byrum Pope; a daughter Donna Pope Lafferty (Bryan) of Littleton, NC; two step-sons Ernie Byrum of Newport News, VA and Thomas Byrum (Robin) of Windsor, NC; two grandchildren Kayla Brooke White and James Dansey White, Jr.; four step-grandchildren Niki Hale (Austin), Casey Ford (Calvin), and Sophie and Jennifer Byrum; a great grandson Tucker Dansey White; a brother Dale Pope (Donna) of Boykins, VA;  a niece Samantha Dowd (Josh); a nephew Matt Pope (Kaitlyn); and three great nieces Logan and Kamryn Dowd and Kloee Pope.

A funeral service will be held at 2 PM Friday, October 11, 2019 in Wright Funeral Home, Boykins with Rev. David Henson officiating.  Burial will follow in Beechwood Cemetery in Boykins. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 PM Thursday in the funeral home in Boykins and at other times at 18301 Virginia Avenue, Boykins, VA, and suggests that memorial donations be made to Boykins Vol. Fire Department.  www.wrightfuneralhome.org.