Cecil Dixon Reynolds, Jr.

Cecil Dixon Reynolds, Jr. (C.J.), 77, of Candor, passed away peacefully at home on Sunday, March 12, 2023.

Born December 8, 1945, in Troy, North Carolina, he was the son of the late Cecil Dixon Reynolds, Sr., and Mary Frances Donathan Reynolds.  C.J. grew up in Biscoe and graduated from East Montgomery High School in 1964.  He attended Chowan College and then joined the United States Air Force.  After serving in the Air Force, he graduated from Virginia Commonwealth University and returned home to Montgomery County, where he raised his family and lived the remainder of his life.  C.J. was a businessman and owner/operator of Tobacco Stick Hunting Preserve.  He was an avid outdoorsman and conservationist and loved training dogs, bird hunting, and in his later years, trout fishing.  C.J. loved people and never met a stranger.  He was his happiest sharing stories and always looked for a way to help a friend or neighbor.

C.J. is survived by his loving wife of 55 years, Marsha Porter Reynolds; children, Elizabeth (Lisa) Reynolds Strickland and husband Michael of Moultrie, Georgia, and Cecil “Dixon” Reynolds, III of Buffalo, New York; grandchildren, Sara Elizabeth Strickland and Andrew Reynolds Strickland.  His five siblings also survive him; Sandra Tedder and husband Jim of Mt. Gilead; Sue Reynolds of Troy; Joe Reynolds and wife Betsy of Biscoe; Roger Reynolds of Biscoe and Brian Reynolds and wife Susan of Star.  He is also survived by brother and sisters-in-law Greg and Becky Porter of Midlothian, Virginia, and Susan Agnew of Arlington, Virginia, along with many nieces, nephews, and a number of extended family members and dear friends.

A graveside inurnment service will be 2:00 PM Saturday, May 27, 2023 at the Biscoe Cemetery, with Rev. Thomas Simpson officiating.  A reception following the service will in the Biscoe Presbyterian Church Fellowship Hall.

Memorial contributions may be made to Candor United Methodist Church.

Briggs-Candor Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.