He is survived by his father Bernie Alfred of New Bern; son Blade Lanier of New Bern; daughter Ivy Lanier of New Bern; brother Kenneth Hacker, II of New Bern and step brother Nathan Alfred of Jackson, Mississippi; sisters Amy Pollock of Maysville and Brittany Davis of James City; and grandmother Elise H. Lanier; nieces and nephews, Ethan, Evan, Alisha, Austin, Emmett, Isaac and Sarah Beth.
Funeral service will be 11:00 a.m. Saturday, June 20 at Cotten Funeral Home Chapel. Family will receive friends one hour prior to the service. Burial will follow the service at New Bern Memorial.
Arrangements are by Cotten Funeral Home and Crematory.