Carl Delray Cayton Sr.

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Published: Friday, October 23rd, 2026 @ 9:53 am
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    Mr. Carl Delray Cayton, Sr., age 82, a resident of Aurora, NC, died Wednesday October 21, 2026, at his home.

    A memorial service will be held at 3:00 p.m. Sunday, October 25, 2026, at Mary's Chapel Christian Church officiated by Eddie Gurganus. A private interment will be held later.

    The family will receive friends from 2:00 p.m. until the funeral hour on Sunday at the church.

    Mr. Cayton was born in Beaufort County on November 3, 1943, son of the late Robert Browning Cayton and the late Rowena Pauline Hollowell. He was a 1962 graduate of Aurora High School, continuing his education at East Carolina University, earning his bachelor's degree in business. His 1967 graduating class was the first to graduate from East Carolina University, following its transition from East Carolina College. On July 7, 1968, he married the former Billie Annette Holliday who survives. Mr. Cayton retired from PCS Phosphate in Aurora as a purchasing agent. He loved watching NASCAR racing, UNC Basketball, and ECU football. Mr. Cayton was known for his five-mile walk every day and enjoyed surveying crops as well as talking with those in the community who stopped him along the way. He was also a past member of the Lions Club, a lifelong member of Mary's Chapel Christian Church, and an attendant of White Hill Free Will Baptist Church.

    Surviving along with his wife, Billie of the home, and his children: Carl D. Cayton, Jr. and his wife Amy of Smithfield, and Wendy Cayton Whisner and her husband Ben of Grimesland; sisters-in-law: Peggy W. Cayton and Debra R. Cayton, both of Aurora; grandchildren: Christian Cayton, Zachary Cayton, Taylor Monsour, Carlee Monsour, Tyler Whisner and his wife Alexis, Lexi Whisner Wilson and her husband Josh, and Jacob Whisner; and two great-grandchildren.

    Mr. Cayton was predeceased, along with his parents, by two brothers: Reverend Dr. Robert Burns Cayton and Darrell Browning Cayton, Sr.

    In lieu of flowers the family kindly asks for memorial contributions be made to Mary's Chapel Christian Church, c/o Dalton Walker, 2160 Walker Road, Aurora, NC 27806 or White Hill Free Will Baptist Church, P.O. Box 519, Aurora, NC 27806.

    Online condolences may be offered to the family by visiting www.paulfuneralhome.com

    Paul Funeral Home & Crematory of Washington is honored to serve the Cayton family.

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