Mrs. Pamela Byrd Rancke, age 56, of Wilmington, formerly of Lumberton, passed away on Wednesday, December 26, 2012 at the Lower Cape Fear Hospice in Wilmington. She was born on April 20, 1956 in Sanford, NC and attended UNC-Chapel Hill. She graduated from UNC-Pembroke and had a banking career with BB&T for 25 years.

Mrs. Rancke is preceded in death by her parents, Larry Foster Byrd and Peggy Saunders Byrd.

She is survived by her husband, John M. Rancke, Jr. of the home; her daughter, Lindsay Rancke Chadwick and husband, J.B. of White Lake, NC; her brother, David Michael Byrd and wife, Leigh Ann of Blowing Rock, NC; her sister, Bridget Byrd Joyce and husband, Bob of Sanford, NC; her in-laws, John and Bunky Rancke of Lumberton; her sister-in-law, Margaret Stephens and husband, Bobby of Lumberton and Nancy King and husband, Wayne of Raleigh, NC; one granddaughter, Ayden Caroline Chadwick; three nephews, Brian King, Blake King and Carson Cameron and three nieces, Parker Cameron, Blake Byrd and Brooke Byrd.

A memorial service will be held on Saturday, December 29, 2012 at 1:00PM at First Presbyterian Church in Lumberton with Dr. Matt Rich and Rev. Randy Andrews officiating. A time of visitation will immediately follow the service in the church fellowship hall.

The family requests that in lieu of flowers, memorials be made to: The Robesonian 2013 Empty Stocking Fund, P.O. Box 1028, Lumberton, NC 28359 or to The Lower Cape Fear Hospice of Wilmington, 1414 Physicians Drive, Wilmington, NC 28401.