Mr. John Cabriel Breckenridge Regan III, 68, of Holden Beach, NC, formerly of Lumberton, died Monday, June 29, 2009, at New Hanover Regional Medical Center.
The funeral service will be at 10:00 AM on Thursday, July 2, 2009 at Chestnut Street United Methodist Church in Lumberton with Dr. Stan Smith officiating. Burial will be at Fisher Family Cemetery on Shaw Mill Road in St. Pauls. The family will receive friends Wednesday night from 7:00 until 9:00 at Floyd Mortuary & Crematory, Inc. in Lumberton.
Breck was born on September 2, 1940 in St. Pauls, NC. He graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1962, served in the United States Navy for three years and graduated from Wake Forest University law school in 1968. He practiced law in Lumberton until retiring to Holden Beach in 2004. Breck was an active member of Chestnut Street United Methodist Church where he taught Sunday School for 20 years. He was Chairman of the Board, Chairman of the Trustees and was also Chairman of the Finance Committee. He served on two State committees for the Bar, Disciplinary Hearing Commission and also a Counselor for the State Bar.
He was preceded in death by his parents, John C.B. Regan, Jr. and Mary Ann Regan of St. Pauls and his brother, Steve Regan of Raleigh.
He is survived by his wife of 29 years, Sharron; his daughters, Susan Regan Kitchen of Chapel Hill and son-in-law, Jim; and Catherine Regan Walsh of Charlotte and son-in-law, David; and four grandchildren, Kenan and Karsen Kitchen and Connor and Taylor Walsh; his siblings, Mary Brewer Regan of Raleigh, Maynette Regan and George Regan, both of St. Pauls and Cabell Regan of Pittsboro. He is also survived by his brother and sister-in-law, Ed and Donna Hodges of Fairmont and their children, Edward, Jim and wife, Julie, and Rose and Gary Simmons; brother-in-law, Bobby Owens and wife, Kathy of Charlotte and their son, Michael.
Should you wish, donations may be made in Breck??s name to Chestnut Street United Methodist Church, 200 East 8th Street, Lumberton, NC 28358 or Holden Beach Chapel, 107 Rothschild Street, Holden Beach, NC 28462.