March 18, 2025, 66, Grantham/Mar-Mac —
Pat Kornegay St. Cyre passed away Tuesday, March 18, 2025, at her home in the Grantham/Mar-Mac area of Wayne County, with loved ones and closest friends gathered close around.
Patricia Louise Kornegay St. Cyre was a native of Mount Olive. She was a member of the 1976 graduating class of Southern Wayne Senior High School. Pat had been employed at a variety of career choices which include the Faison Produce Market, Mount Olive Piggly Wiggly Produce Department, Sonoco where she was on the ERT team and had acquired many accolades, Mortex Manufacturing, a sewing factory in Faison, and Walmart Market on Tommy’s Road was her last place of employment. She was a member of Calvary Baptist Church in Goldsboro.
Pat is survived by her husband of 24 years, Walter F. “Buz” St. Cyre II; her mother, Annie Frances Kornegay of Mount Olive; her twin sister, Pamela “Pam” K. Best and husband, John, of Mount Olive; her brother, Johnny Daniel “Danny” Kornegay and wife, Jo, of Princeton; her mother-in-law and father-in-law, Betty and Ray Strickland of Mar-Mac; her father-in-law and mother-in-law, Walter “Buz” and Nancy St. Cyre of Warrenburg, Missouri; a sister-in-law, Wendy Lamm and husband, Stephen, of Castle Rock, Colorado; a brother-in-law, Chad Strickland and wife, Carli, of Princeton; nephews, Michael Best and wife, Jenna, Blake Kornegay and wife, Meghan, Evan Lamm, Gavin Gray, and Hunter Peacock; nieces, Kelly Minnich and Chalie Strickland; four great-nephews; three great-nieces; and two great-great-nieces.
She was preceded in death by her father, Bobby Ray Kornegay, and a great-nephew, Patrick Best.
Pat’s family wishes to express deep gratitude to Gentiva Hospice, especially staff Nikki Wolfe and Ayana Tucker, for exemplary care and support, and also to dear family friend, Tracy Coker Millard, and family members Jenna Best and Pam Best, for all that they did to provide comfort and care.
The life of Pat St. Cyre will be remembered on Saturday, March 22, at a service at 1:00 p.m. in the chapel of Tyndall Funeral Home in Mount Olive. Pastor Rudolph West will preside. Visitation with the family will follow the service. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests that memorial gifts be made to Calvary Baptist Church, PO Box 951, Goldsboro, NC 27530; Cure for the Colors, c/o Southeastern Cancer Center, 203 Cox Blvd., Goldsboro, NC 27534; or provide funds, food, and/or bedding supplies for a local animal shelter or animal rescue mission.
