Andrew Garland Allgood Jr.

“Once a Marine Always a Marine”

Andrew Garland Allgood, Jr., 67, of Roanoke Rapids, NC, died Wednesday, May 15, 2019, at his residence.

Andrew was born in Roanoke Rapids, NC, the son of the late Andrew G. Allgood, Sr. and Lula Edmonds Allgood. He served in the United States Marine Corps and was a retired employee of the Virginia Department of Corrections.

Surviving are: his wife, Debra Clay Allgood; a daughter, Lynn Allgood Harper and her husband Daniel of Elizabeth City, NC; a son Andrew Garland “Gary” Allgood, III, of Roanoke Rapids, NC: a sister, Jeraldine A. Briggs, of Roanoke Rapids, NC; a niece, Beth Ottinger of Chattanooga, TN; three nephews, Jason Briggs of Roanoke Rapids, NC, Brian Briggs, of Chapel Hill, NC, and Andy Briggs of Hickory, NC; his mother-in-law, Carolyn Jordan Clay of Garysburg, NC; lifelong best friend Ronnie Lee and his wife Phyllis of Roanoke Rapids, NC, and his beloved pet, Chloe.

The family will receive at Wrenn Clarke & Hagan Funeral and Cremation Service at 1015 West Fifth Street, Roanoke Rapids, NC, Saturday, May 18, 2019, from Noon to 2:00 PM, Funeral Services will follow at 2:00 PM, in the Funeral Home Chapel, with Dr. Julian Mills officiating. Interment will follow in Crestview Memorial Cemetery, with Military Honors.

Flowers are welcome or Memorial donations may be made to: St. Jude Children’s Hospital, P.O. Box 1000, Dept 142, Memphis, TN 38101-9908