Gerald Alexander Tyner, age 78, of Lumberton, NC, passed away on Saturday, August 29, 2020, at Southeastern Hospice House in Lumberton, NC.

He was preceded in death by his parents, Elias Wilby Tyner and Hilda Adelaide Odum Tyner; his first wife, Carrie Joyce Hand Tyner; and one daughter, Anita Tyner.

He is survived by his wife, Ada Beatrice Burchett Tyner; one son, James Wilkins and wife Linda of Lumberton; two daughters, Carrie Sonia Samuelson of St. Louis, MO and Sara B. Tyner of Kansas City, MO; four brothers: Stanley Tyner and wife Frances of Lumberton, Lloyd Tyner and wife Barbara of Murrels Inlet, SC, Rev. Tim Tyner and wife Nancy of Lumberton, NC, and Steve Tyner and wife Martha of Franklin, NC; three sisters, Anita Shaw and Wanda Kelley, both of Lumberton, and Norma Bullock and husband Ned of Orrum, NC; one grandchild, Alex Samuelson; and a host of nieces and nephews.

A time of visitation will take place prior to the service on Tuesday, September 1, 2020, from 1:00-2:00 PM at Baltimore Baptist Church in Fairmont. Following the visitation, a funeral service will be held at 2:00 PM.