Paul Junior Waddell Iii

MR. PAUL JUNIOR "PJ" WADDELL, III, 38 of Mt. Gilead, NC, passed away Tuesday, August 10, 2021.

Graveside service will be  11:00 a.m. Saturday, August 14, 2021 at Chestnut AME Zion Church Cemetery, 7093 Grassy Island Road, Mount Gilead, NC.

:Public viewing will be Friday, August 13, 2021 from 2:00 p.m. until 6:00 p.m. at Harris Funeral Home and Cremations of Mt. Gilead, NC.

Due to Covid-19, please wear a mask or a face covering when entering the funeral home chapel.  Also use the Hand Sanitizing Station upon entering and exiting the funeral home for the safety of our  families and our staff.

Paul Junior Waddell III affectionetly called "PJ" by family and friends, was called home to be with the Lord on Tuesday, August 10, 2021. "PJ " was the son of Paul Junior Waddell and Cleveann Goode, was born on Saturday, July 30, 1983 in Montgomery County, North Carolina.

"PJ" attended the public schools of Montgomery County and was a graduate of West Montgomery High School Class of 2001.  He was also a graduate of Stanly Community College in Albemarle, NC.  He was formerly employed with DHA and Monarch, where he was a CNA. He attended Chestnut A.M.E. Zion Church.

"PJ" was preceded by his grandparents, 'Dewey Goode and Mary and Paul Waddell, Sr.

Those left to cherish his memories are his daughters, Skyla Waddell and Sienna Waddell; step-son, Jayden Cooper; mother, Cleveann Goode; father, Paul Junior Waddell (Gina); sisters, Aja Goode, Treasure Lammonds and Kamya Waddell; brothers, Dadrian Waddell, Kaleb Waddell, Kaden Waddell and Chance Lammonds; grandmother, Frances Knott; two aunts, Regina Crouch and Henrietta Waddell Foust; three uncles, Noah Crouch, Tracey Benjamin and Cornelius Knott; great uncle, J.C. Little; great-aunt, Betty Knott (Fred) and a host of cousins and friends.