MIDDLESEX - James Taybron, age 78, passed away May 9, 2023.

A funeral service was held May 13, 2023 at William Toney's Funeral Home, Spring Hope. Interment followed at Taybron Family Cemetery, Middlesex.

He is survived by his son, Wallace Smith of Wendell and daughter, Ira Smith of Raleigh; seven grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren; sister, Judy Kay Taybron of Middlesex; many nieces, nephews, other relatives and many friends.