Source: Ken Conners, GOLDSBORO DAILY NEWS, 4/6/21


It is a sad days for fans of Eastern North Carolina barbecue.  Wilber Shirley passed away Monday at the age of 90. Shirley opened the iconic Wilber’s Barbecue in Goldsboro in 1962, with a plan to serve Eastern North Carolina-style barbecue cooked the old-fashioned way – whole hog, over a wood-fired pit. Over the years, Wilber’s gained popularity as one of the few barbecue restaurants that still used the traditional pit cooking process. Generations of families have lined up for hushpuppies and BBQ at the landmark restaurant.

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