January 1, 2025, 84, Mount Olive —

Bobby Kriger, 84, resident of the Beautancus community, Mount Olive, passed away Wednesday, January 1, 2025, at Wayne UNC Hospital.

Mr. Kriger was raised in Warsaw.  He had been a mechanic, a store operator, have operated heavy equipment, and had served as a foreman with a landscaping company.

He was preceded in death by his wife, Becky Southerland Kriger; his parents, Edmund and Norma Blackburn Kriger; and a brother, Raymond Kriger.  He is survived by three sons, Carson Kriger of Mount Olive, Steve Kriger of Wilson, and Brian Kriger of Florida; two daughters, Melanie McKee of Colorado, and Lisa Jones of Mount Olive; several grandchildren to include Emmett Kriger and Phoebe Kriger, and Jordan Jones and Michaela Jones; and a brother, David Kriger of Goldsboro.

Mr. Kriger’s family will remember him in a family gathering.