Lawrence Talton Dark III

Lawrence Talton Dark Ill, "Talton" left this life on August 3, 2025, in his 72 year to be with our Lord and Savior. He will be deeply missed until we are reunited at the resurrection.

Talton was born and raised in Siler City, NC, as the son of the late L.T. Dark, Jr. and Christine W. Dark. After graduating from Jordan Matthews High School, Class of 1971, where he played football, he went on to Appalachian State University, where he received his BSBA in 1975. Following in his father's footsteps, Talton went on to Wake Forest University Law School for his J.D. in 1979. While at Wake Forest, Talton was an active rugby player and an avid skier. Following law school and having passed the bar exam, Talton held various legal positions until he found his calling as an assistant district attorney in Morganton from 1983 to 1994. In 1995, he opened his private practice in Morganton, from which he retired in 2020 to his home at Lake James.

Talton is survived by his sisters, Christina D. Grady of Richmond, VA and Marcia D. Coreth (Chuck) also of Richmond, VA.; his nieces, Kathryn Geitner (John) of Hickory NC, Anna Noell (Jay) of Conover, NC and Alex Coreth of Denver, CO.; his great-niece Ava Grace Noell of Conover, NC and great-nephews Will Noell of Ashville, NC and Jack Geitner of Hickory, NC.

In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his nephew, Christopher Coreth.

A graveside service will be held on Saturday, August 23, 2025, at 11:30 AM at Chatham Memorial Park in Siler City, NC.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made in Talton's memory to Friends for Animals Humane Society of Burke County.

Please sign the online guestbook at www.caringcremations.net. The Dark family has entrusted arrangements to Caring Cremations Life Celebrations and Funerals at 828-855-3350.