Troy Featherson
Troy, the love of my life, left a void that can never be filled. Although he was here for a very short time (62 years), he lived a full, satisfying life.
Troy did not have any hobbies other than work. He was a workaholic. Whatever job or career he was pursuing at the time, he made it his priority. He owned a jewelry store, sold furniture, sold cars, worked for Xerox, sold insurance, managed a McDonald’s, was a newspaper carrier and shined shoes. Troy was an intellect and knew a little about every thing.
He loved sports, particularly baseball, basketball and football. Usually, if he was watching television, he was watching a game. I had to call “dibs” to get to watch anything other than sports. “Dibs” was our way of having control of what we watched on television during the evening.
Troy really enjoyed engaging others in lively, thought-provoking conversations. His topics ranged from politics to yard work.
Family was important to him. He loved his family, and was the best husband a woman could ever have. Yes, it is better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all.
I miss you so very much, and will always love you.
Your wife, Helen
Eddie C. Fidler
Eddie was a very special person. Born with cerebral palsy, he had severe mental retardation. He made verbal sounds, but could not talk or walk on his own, and had very limited use of his hands, not even able to feed himself.
But – those big beautiful brown eyes of his were so special. His mother and I always said he had “eyes in the back of his head” because there was no way to sneak around and get a snack out of the cabinet, even if he was in another room. He knew you were getting something to eat, and Eddie really loved to eat.
He loved the outdoors and sitting outside in his wheelchair watching an airplane pass, or, his most favorite thing, watching birds fly by, or land on the bird house or power lines.
We used to go camping in our “pop top” camper, which Eddie loved. He was really a very intelligent person, and so special.
Thank you, Eddie, for helping someone else to see.
Love you and miss you,
Mom and Dad
Lester (L. C.) Cleveland Flowers, Sr.
Lester Cleveland Flowers, Sr., known to family and friends as L. C., was a veteran of the US Army, having served in the Korean Conflict. He received a Korean Service Medal with a Bronze Service Star, United Service Medal, National Defense Service Medal, ROK Presidential Unit Citation, and a Good Conduct Medal.
Mr. Flowers was a retired employee of Thiele-Engdhal, Inc., where he was an ink specialist and sand-mill operator. He was a member of the National Geographic Society. He loved classical music, especially Beethoven. He also enjoyed baseball and collecting old coins.
Being a zealous worker for company and family, and a self-sacrificing willingness for country, friends, and even strangers, Mr. Flowers made his way in this world appreciated and loved by all who knew him.
L.C. will be greatly missed!
William Michael Foreman
William Michael Foreman was born on July 6, 1989, in Okinawa Japan. He was a very happy go lucky kid. He got to see some of the world from Scotland to England, and part of the United States.
He always had a smile on his face. He was very close to his brother, Robert. They did all kinds of things together, like playing video games, playing basketball in the front yard, waiting for the bus to come and take them to school, and riding their bikes.
Billy also liked to skateboard. He was always trying to do new tricks, like flipping the board and doing 360 degree turns. He broke his arm once when trying to do the new tricks. He played basketball for a couple of years, and he also liked to play soccer. He was on the soccer team for 3 years.
Billy was a very energetic little boy. He was always on the move. He had a lot of friends and was always invited to spend nights with them. He really liked going to amusement parks. We would always to go Busch Gardens a lot, and he always wanted to ride the roller coasters as many times as he could. He would ride them over and over. He never got tired of them.
Billy was very special. He meant a great deal to us, and is greatly missed. He was a very loving boy. We miss him and his loving smile so much.
Dale and Sue Foreman
Dana Leonard FormanDana Leonard Forman was born to Leonard and Virginia Forman on August 8, 1947, in Greensboro, NC. He graduated from Grimsley Senior High School, and served in Vietnam where he received the Army Commendation Medal for Meritorious Service at Fort Lee, Virginia, in 1969.
He met Billie Staley at a very early age at Calvary Methodist Church. They began dating when he returned from Vietnam and were married in 1972. He was very proud of his son, Jeffrey Leonard Forman. Jeffrey and his wife, Cretia Hawkins, have a son, Cole Alexander Forman, who was the apple of Dana’s eye.
Dana was a salesman in the paint and wall covering industry for many years. He also was administrative assistant to Smith Stokes of Smith Stokes Chrysler/Dodge/Jeep in Reidsville, NC.
Dana loved cars all his life. He was an avid reader of car literature and was very knowledgeable about Chrysler, Plymouth and Dodge products. He collected car models and car sales brochures. He was a charter member and secretary of the Piedmont Mopar Club of Greensboro. He restored a 1970 Challenger R/T and a l972 Challenger. He enjoyed showing them at car shows and won numerous first and second place trophies. His love of the Fifties was shown when he purchased “Bertha,” a 1956 Dodge Custom Royal D-500, which he was in the process of restoring before he died.
Dana was known for his humor and quick wit. He was always able to see the positive side of things and never let his illness stop him from doing the things he enjoyed. All his family and friends will sorely miss him.
Kent Frailey
Vacation is a time to relax and enjoy life. Kent was doing just that when he suffered a heart attack and died unexpectedly at the Outer Banks. The questions were asked, including if he had signed an organ donor card. Sad to say, the answer was “no”, but Kent had made his wishes known to his wife several months before. He knew how important it was to become a donor, for his own brother had become a recipient of a heart valve several months before. Without someone making the decision to give the gift of life, his brother’s life would be very different today.
Kent was only 55 at the time he died, but he spent his life giving to other people. He was a teacher and enjoyed the challenges of his profession. He was the dad of two sons who shared his love of sports and the great outdoors. Hours were spent fishing, deer hunting, and planning the hunt for the big buck!
His love of football, basketball and baseball was witnessed, as you would see him up in the stands at all the games, cheering on the home team. He coached kids for years in all the sports. As a volunteer, he taught hunter safety classes and became an instructor for the state sponsored program. There was never a question if he had enough time to do this – he wanted kids to learn the right way to hunt and enjoy the great outdoors.
His greatest love though, was the time spent with family and friends. His quiet sense of humor, his laughter, the tall tales of the big buck that got away, and the special “twinkle” in his eyes will be missed in the days, weeks, and years to come.
But it was Kent’s nature to give, and the opportunity to help others was always foremost in his mind. With that, his wife and sons never questioned what Kent would want to do, which was give the gift of life to others.
