Joseph Roland Flory

He was a 4-H agent in Kansas, where he was born and raised.

He came to North Carolina and continued his work with 4-H with the NC State Agricultural Extension Service. During this, he oversaw all the NC 4-H camps.

When he "retired," he managed the Scottish Hills Recreational Club and managed a local Christmas tree lot each year.

Roland and Connie’s 50th year wedding anniversary would have been on November 8th. He enjoyed working with plants, curating an impressive back yard that he loved to show off, worked at Plant Delights Nursery, and led volunteer-guided tours at the JC Raulston Arboretum. He also enjoyed watching his grandchildren at their baseball games and dance recitals.

He was preceded in death by his son, Timothy Dean Flory.

He is survived by his wife, Connie Wells Flory, of Cary; son, Joseph Daniel Flory and his wife, Caroline Eve Hinson Flory, of Apex; son, Wesley Marlin Flory, of Halstead, KS; son, Kurt Duane Flory, of Weston, MA; daughter, Cynthia Jolene Barnes, of Valley Center, KS; and daughter, Debra Jeanene Koerner, of Newton, KS; and many grandchildren.

Funeral services will be held at Kirk of Kildaire Presbyterian Church in Cary, NC, at 2:00pm on Friday, November 15th, 2019. A graveside service will be held at Rockfish Memorial Cemetery in Wallace, NC at 11:00am on Saturday, November 16th, 2019.

In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to JC Raulston Arboretum in Raleigh, NC.