James Jeffery Gore, 39, of Wilmington, NC passed from his earthly life on Sunday, July 17, 2022.  He was born on January 4, 1983 in Milwaukee County, Wisconsin.  He is preceded in death by his mother—Deborah McCumbee; sister—Kayla Lee Richie; and grandfather—Donald Lee Gore.

Left to cherish his memory are his uncle who raised him—Jeffery Lee Gore and wife Lori of Wallace; grandmother—Charleene Benzel and husband Jerry of Union Grove (WI); cousin—Jeffery Lee Gore, Jr. of Wallace; godmothers—Sherry Jefferson and Mary Green of Wisconsin; and many family members in Wisconsin who loved him very much.  He was a painter by trade and worked for several paint contractors in the area during his life.

Funeral services are pending at Padgett Funeral & Cremation Services of Wallace, NC.