[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ theme_builder_area=”post_content” _builder_version=”4.27.6″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.27.6″ _module_preset=”default” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_column _builder_version=”4.27.6″ _module_preset=”default” type=”4_4″ theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.6″ _module_preset=”default” theme_builder_area=”post_content” hover_enabled=”0″ sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n
[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}”]Ronder Guerry Barbee, 77, of Greenville, North Carolina, passed away on May 8, 2026, at Hospice House in Greenville, surrounded by family and friends.<\/p>\n
Born on April 1, 1949, Guerry lived a life defined by faith, service, and a deep love for both his family and community. He was a graduate of North Mecklenburg High School and continued his education at Western Carolina University and East Carolina University graduating with a Masters Degree.<\/p>\n
Guerry was a lifelong educator and mentor, beginning his career teaching carpentry and electricity at Farmville Central High School. He later served as Department Chairman of Electrical Installation and went on to become Dean of Construction and Industrial Technology Division at Pitt Community College, where he influenced generations of students through both his knowledge and his steady, encouraging presence.<\/p>\n
Guerry also answered a calling to ministry, serving for a time as pastor of Hooker Memorial Christian Church. His faith remained a cornerstone of his life, and he was most recently a member of Falkland Presbyterian Church.<\/p>\n
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A true gentleman , Guerry\u2019s life reflected a wide range of talents and passions. He was a husband, father, grandfather, teacher, school bus driver, pastor, outdoorsman, and trusted friend to many. He found great joy in fishing, cooking, and bringing people together. During his retirement years, he cherished his time as a \u201csnowbird\u201d at Big Cypress Seminole RV Resort in South Florida, where for 14 years he welcomed friends each season, cooked for the campground, and built a close-knit winter family.<\/p>\n
Guerry also loved travel and adventure, exploring the country from coast to coast in his RV with his wife and his friends, Gary and Kathy Jarman. One of his favorite simple pleasures was spending early mornings at Las Olas Beach Club in Cocoa Beach, Florida, watching the sunrise with his coffee and camera in hand.<\/p>\n
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He was known for his tremendous sense of humor, his kindness, and his unwavering willingness to help others. Guerry left a lasting impression on everyone he met, and his legacy lives on in the many lives he touched as a teacher, mentor, and friend.<\/p>\n
He was a proud Mason with William Pitt Lodge in Greenville NC and a member of the Sudan Shriners Club in New Bern, NC.<\/p>\n
He is survived by his loving wife of 25 years, Maggie Barbee; his children, Scott Barbee and Blair French; his cherished granddaughter, Kinsley Barbee; his sister, Nancy Owens (Gene); his brother, Jim Barbee (Becky); and his nephews, Rick Owens, Sean Owens, and Guerry Newton Barbee and many grand nieces and nephews.<\/p>\n
Guerry was preceded in death by his parents, Ronder Walter Barbee and Doris Edna Guerry and his nephew, Bob Owens.
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Ronder Guerry Barbee, 77, of Greenville, North Carolina, passed away on May 8, 2026, at Hospice House in Greenville, surrounded by family and friends.<\/p>
Born on April 1, 1949, Guerry lived a life defined by faith, service, and a deep love for both his family and community. He was a graduate of North Mecklenburg High School and continued his education at Western Carolina University and East Carolina University graduating with a Masters Degree.<\/p>
Guerry was a lifelong educator and mentor, beginning his career teaching carpentry and electricity at Farmville Central High School. He later served as Department Chairman of Electrical Installation and went on to become Dean of Construction and Industrial Technology Division at Pitt Community College, where he influenced generations of students through both his knowledge and his steady, encouraging presence.<\/p>
Guerry also answered a calling to ministry, serving for a time as pastor of Hooker Memorial Christian Church. His faith remained a cornerstone of his life, and he was most recently a member of Falkland Presbyterian Church.<\/p>
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A true gentleman , Guerry\u2019s life reflected a wide range of talents and passions. He was a husband, father, grandfather, teacher, school bus driver, pastor, outdoorsman, and trusted friend to many. He found great joy in fishing, cooking, and bringing people together. During his retirement years, he cherished his time as a \u201csnowbird\u201d at Big Cypress Seminole RV Resort in South Florida, where for 14 years he welcomed friends each season, cooked for the campground, and built a close-knit winter family.<\/p>
Guerry also loved travel and adventure, exploring the country from coast to coast in his RV with his wife and his friends, Gary and Kathy Jarman. One of his favorite simple pleasures was spending early mornings at Las Olas Beach Club in Cocoa Beach, Florida, watching the sunrise with his coffee and camera in hand.<\/p>
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He was known for his tremendous sense of humor, his kindness, and his unwavering willingness to help others. Guerry left a lasting impression on everyone he met, and his legacy lives on in the many lives he touched as a teacher, mentor, and friend.<\/p>
He was a proud Mason with William Pitt Lodge in Greenville NC and a member of the Sudan Shriners Club in New Bern, NC.<\/p>
He is survived by his loving wife of 25 years, Maggie Barbee; his children, Scott Barbee and Blair French; his cherished granddaughter, Kinsley Barbee; his sister, Nancy Owens (Gene); his brother, Jim Barbee (Becky); and his nephews, Rick Owens, Sean Owens, and Guerry Newton Barbee and many grand nieces and nephews.<\/p>
Guerry was preceded in death by his parents, Ronder Walter Barbee and Doris Edna Guerry and his nephew, Bob Owens.\u00a0<\/p>","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[140,86],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-12489","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-140","category-obituaries"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/affiliate.wcu.edu\/classnotes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12489","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/affiliate.wcu.edu\/classnotes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/affiliate.wcu.edu\/classnotes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/affiliate.wcu.edu\/classnotes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3396"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/affiliate.wcu.edu\/classnotes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=12489"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/affiliate.wcu.edu\/classnotes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12489\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":12492,"href":"https:\/\/affiliate.wcu.edu\/classnotes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12489\/revisions\/12492"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/affiliate.wcu.edu\/classnotes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/10223"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/affiliate.wcu.edu\/classnotes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12489"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/affiliate.wcu.edu\/classnotes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=12489"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/affiliate.wcu.edu\/classnotes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=12489"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}