US Army SFC Darryl James Brake, 33, of Spring Lake, died Sunday, June 16, 2019.

Darryl was a graduate of Harnett Central High School.  He has been serving in the US Army for the past 12 years; during which he has served in both the Afghanistan and Iraq Wars.  He served with the 3rd Infantry Regiment Old Guard, 82nd Airborne and was also a Ranger instructor.

A funeral service will be held on Saturday, June 22, 2019 at 11 am in O'Quinn-Peebles-Phillips Funeral Home Chapel.  The burial will follow in Lakeside Memorial Gardens with military honors.

Darryl is survived by his two daughters, Kiley and Charlotte of Angier; mother, Sheryl Frost of Sumter, SC;  father, Arthur Brake and wife, Kyung, of Yongsan, Korea; step-father, Carl Larson of Sumter, SC; fiancée, Raven Chappell of Spring Lake; siblings, Elizabeth Jovanovich, Alexandrea Richards and husband, Jason, Chloe Brake, Matthew Brake, Josh Brake and Matthew Larson; his children's mother, Haley Brake; three nieces, Madison, Macy and McKenzie; and a nephew, Mason.

The family will receive friends prior to the service on Saturday from 10 to 11 am at the funeral home.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Wounded Warrior Project, P.O. Box 758516, Topeka, Kansas 66675-8516.