Richard Allen "Dick" Snow, age 93, of Lumberton, passed away Monday, July 9, 2018, at his home at Wesley Pines Retirement Community in Lumberton. He was born April 26, 1925 in Marblehead, MA to the late Donald Augustus Snow and the late Lois Catherine Haskell Snow. He was raised in a Christian home on a dairy farm in Haverhill, MA. Dick graduated from MIT with a degree in chemical engineering and was employed by the B.F. Goodrich Co. in Boston, MA. He was a veteran of the US Navy, having served from 1944-1946. On April 8, 1950, he married Carolyn Mansfield Smith of Marblehead, MA. Dick moved his family to Lumberton, NC in 1966. He worked as a rubber chemist for B.F. Goodrich Co., Manning Corp., and Eaton Corp., from which he retired in 1990.

Before relocating to Lumberton, Dick was an active member of the Philanthropic Lodge of Marblehead, MA. He was a member of the First Presbyterian Church of Lumberton for 50 years, serving as a deacon and elder (Elder Emeritus, 2002), teaching Sunday School, and leading Bible studies. He was a Boy Scout leader and in his later years, he became a devoted Stephen Minister. After retirement, in addition to Stephen Ministry, he was committed to delivering Meals on Wheels to shut-ins, driving the church van, and volunteering twice weekly as a reading tutor at West Lumberton Elementary School.

Richard Snow is survived by his wife of 68 years, Carolyn M. Snow of Wesley Pines Retirement Community in Lumberton; a daughter, Judith Lennon (John) of Raleigh; a son, Richard Mansfield Snow of Chesapeake, VA; a granddaughter, Hannah Carroll Lennon of Raleigh; two grandsons: Evan Patterson Lennon (Katie) of Raleigh and Benjamin Richard Lennon (Jill) of Tallahassee, FL; and four great-grandsons: Will, Walker, Sam, and Andrew Lennon.

A funeral service will be held on Thursday, July 12, 2018, at 11:00 AM at First Presbyterian Church in Lumberton with Rev. David Ruth and Rev. Eva Ruth officiating. Visitation will follow in the Fellowship Hall.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to First Presbyterian Church, PO Box 1061, Lumberton, NC 28359, or to Wesley Pines Benevolent Care Fund, 1000 Wesley Pines Road, Lumberton, NC 28358.