SALISBURY - Earnest Pye Sr. died Friday, Feb. 2, 2018, at his home in Salisbury. Born in Valdosta, Ga., he was the son of the late Otis and Viola Marshall Pye.
He first made his home in Salisbury in the late 1970s and was formerly employed as a cook with the former Johnny and Sammy's Restaurant and IHOP, both in Salisbury.
He was a member of New Dimensions Ministries in Salisbury.
He is survived by his wife, Dorothea Pye of Salisbury; four children, Loretta Daniels of Fort Bragg, N.C., Kiesha Pye, Voncia Pye and Earnest Pye Jr., all of Georgia; three stepchildren, LoMar and Shawn Belote and Theodore James Ballard Jr., all of Salisbury; ten grandchildren; nine step-grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; nine siblings, Robert and James Pye and Mary Lee, all of Dade City, Fla., George and Jimmy Pye and Frankie Mae Berrian, all of Valdosta, Ga., Artis Pye of Lake Butler, Fla., Annie Grace Hall of Orlando, Fla., and Mamie Hall of Salisbury; and several nieces and nephews. A brother, Johnny Pye, and a sister, Rosie Mae Pye, preceded him in death.
A funeral service will be held at 11 a.m., Friday, Feb. 16, 2018, at New Dimensions Ministries in Salisbury, where friends may view one hour prior to service. Interment will be in Green Acres Memorial Park in Salisbury. Arrangements are in the care of Jolley Memorial Chapel in Salisbury.