William Reid Honeycutt

William Reid Honeycutt, Jr., 90, of Mt. Pleasant passed away Thursday October 29, 2020 at St. Andrews Assisted Living. Funeral services will be held 3pm Sunday, November 1 at Gordon Funeral Home of Mt. Pleasant. Burial will follow in the Mt. Pleasant United Methodist Church Cemetery. Mr. Honeycutt will lie in state from 9am-3pm Sunday; the family will be present from 1-3 prior to the service to receive friends. Mr. Honeycutt was born in Cabarrus County, December 13, 1929 to the late William Reid Honeycutt, Sr. and Edith Kathleen Eudy Honeycutt. He served his country in the U.S. Army as a field wireman. Upon his return from service, he continued in the communications field as a construction foreman for Concord Telephone Company for 40 plus years. He was a member of Mt. Pleasant United Methodist Church. He enjoyed spending time outdoors while hunting, fishing and working on the family farm. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by his wife of 65 years Betty Neal Honeycutt in 2015; sisters Mae Block and Edith Eagle; and brother J. David Honeycutt. Mr. Honeycutt is survived by a son William Reid “Bill” Honeycutt III (Jewel) of Arizona; two daughters, Diane Johnston (Bruce) of McAdenville, and Linda Aube (Earle) of Concord; four grandchildren, Benjamin Johnston (Heather), Earle Aube, III (girlfriend Sarah Dehart), Anna Johnston Murphy (Sean), Reid Aube (fiancé Sydney Blue), step grandchildren Stephanie and Adam; great grandson Knox Johnston; and numerous nieces and nephews. The Honeycutt family would like to extend a special thanks to the staff of St. Andrews Assisted Living for their care of Mr. Honeycutt over the past year. Memorial contributions in William’s honor may be directed to Mt. Pleasant United Methodist Church Cemetery Fund, PO Box 237, Mt. Pleasant, NC 28124.