David Edwin Stringer, 67, of Henderson passed away in Henderson on Sept. 16, 2026.
He was born in Cherry Point, N.C., on Jan. 24, 1959, son of the late Walter Edward, Jr. and Doris Evelyn Copeland Stringer.
After school, he began working with his father building boats and later got into plumbing. He was a simple man and was a hard worker.
He enjoyed reading anything sci-fi and loved listening to jazz and blues.
He also enjoyed movies about powerful women and westerns. Most importantly, he loved to coon and squirrel hunt. Being in the woods was the closest he ever felt to God.
He is survived by two daughters, Melissa (Harold Estabrook) Permiceo of Jackson and Sarah (Cassie Graham) Stringer of Saulsberry; sister, Barbara Flowers of North Carolina; brother, Jeff Stringer of North Carolina; four grandchildren, Andrea and Christopher Junior Permiceo and Breanna and Hailey Martin; and two great grandchildren, Raven Permiceo and Paisley Martin.
He was preceded in death by his parents and a brother, Larry Stringer.
