Archie Ray McKenzie, 85, passed away Tuesday, May 16, 2023, at FirstHealth Moore Regional Hospital in Pinehurst.
Born Aug. 9, 1937, in Moore County, he was a son of the late Archie Hannon and Vera Moore McKenzie.
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