JOHN ROBERT VERNON, SR. REIDSVILLE - John Robert Vernon, Sr., 84, of 1022 Cypress Dr., died Thursday, March 4, 1999, at Birmingham, Ala., after a long illness.
The funeral will be conducted at 11 a.m. Monday, March 8, 1999, at First Baptist Church Chapel with Dr. David Moore officiating. Burial will follow at 1:30 p.m., in the United Methodist Church Cemetery in Goldston.A native of Rockingham County, he was the son of the late Martin and Eugenia Vernon and had lived in Detroit, Mich. most of his life. He was a retired employee with American Motors Co.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Frances Ellis Vernon; three sisters, Ruth McCollum, Gray Knight and Mary Tillman; two brothers, Thomas Vernon and Samuel Vernon.
Surviving are his son, John Robert Vernon, Jr. of Dallas, Texas; one daughter, Judith Michaels of Birmingham, Ala.; six grandchildren, Stuart Mullins, Christian Vernon, Justin Vernon, Anne Michaels, John Michaels and David Michaels; one great-grandchild, Margaret Frances Michaels; three sisters, Evelyn Smith of Reidsville, Eugenia Blair of Burlington, and Rachel Bame of Kure Beach; and many nieces and nephews.
The family will receive friends from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Sunday, March 7, 1999, at Citty Funeral Home and at other times, they will be at 636 Parkway Blvd.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Leukemia Society at 5624 Executive Center Office, Suite 100, Charlotte, NC 28212.
The funeral will be conducted at 11 a.m. Monday, March 8, 1999, at First Baptist Church Chapel with Dr. David Moore officiating. Burial will follow at 1:30 p.m., in the United Methodist Church Cemetery in Goldston.A native of Rockingham County, he was the son of the late Martin and Eugenia Vernon and had lived in Detroit, Mich. most of his life. He was a retired employee with American Motors Co.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Frances Ellis Vernon; three sisters, Ruth McCollum, Gray Knight and Mary Tillman; two brothers, Thomas Vernon and Samuel Vernon.
Surviving are his son, John Robert Vernon, Jr. of Dallas, Texas; one daughter, Judith Michaels of Birmingham, Ala.; six grandchildren, Stuart Mullins, Christian Vernon, Justin Vernon, Anne Michaels, John Michaels and David Michaels; one great-grandchild, Margaret Frances Michaels; three sisters, Evelyn Smith of Reidsville, Eugenia Blair of Burlington, and Rachel Bame of Kure Beach; and many nieces and nephews.
The family will receive friends from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Sunday, March 7, 1999, at Citty Funeral Home and at other times, they will be at 636 Parkway Blvd.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Leukemia Society at 5624 Executive Center Office, Suite 100, Charlotte, NC 28212.
JOHN ROBERT VERNON, SR. REIDSVILLE - John Robert Vernon, Sr., 84, of 1022 Cypress Dr., died Thursday, March 4, 1999, at Birmingham, Ala., after a long illness.
The funeral will be conducted at 11 a.m. Monday, March 8, 1999, at First Baptist Church Chapel with Dr. David Moore officiating. Burial will follow at 1:30 p.m., in the United Methodist Church Cemetery in Goldston.A native of Rockingham County, he was the son of the late Martin and Eugenia Vernon and had lived in Detroit, Mich. most of his life. He was a retired employee with American Motors Co.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Frances Ellis Vernon; three sisters, Ruth McCollum, Gray Knight and Mary Tillman; two brothers, Thomas Vernon and Samuel Vernon.
Surviving are his son, John Robert Vernon, Jr. of Dallas, Texas; one daughter, Judith Michaels of Birmingham, Ala.; six grandchildren, Stuart Mullins, Christian Vernon, Justin Vernon, Anne Michaels, John Michaels and David Michaels; one great-grandchild, Margaret Frances Michaels; three sisters, Evelyn Smith of Reidsville, Eugenia Blair of Burlington, and Rachel Bame of Kure Beach; and many nieces and nephews.
The family will receive friends from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Sunday, March 7, 1999, at Citty Funeral Home and at other times, they will be at 636 Parkway Blvd.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Leukemia Society at 5624 Executive Center Office, Suite 100, Charlotte, NC 28212.
The funeral will be conducted at 11 a.m. Monday, March 8, 1999, at First Baptist Church Chapel with Dr. David Moore officiating. Burial will follow at 1:30 p.m., in the United Methodist Church Cemetery in Goldston.A native of Rockingham County, he was the son of the late Martin and Eugenia Vernon and had lived in Detroit, Mich. most of his life. He was a retired employee with American Motors Co.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Frances Ellis Vernon; three sisters, Ruth McCollum, Gray Knight and Mary Tillman; two brothers, Thomas Vernon and Samuel Vernon.
Surviving are his son, John Robert Vernon, Jr. of Dallas, Texas; one daughter, Judith Michaels of Birmingham, Ala.; six grandchildren, Stuart Mullins, Christian Vernon, Justin Vernon, Anne Michaels, John Michaels and David Michaels; one great-grandchild, Margaret Frances Michaels; three sisters, Evelyn Smith of Reidsville, Eugenia Blair of Burlington, and Rachel Bame of Kure Beach; and many nieces and nephews.
The family will receive friends from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Sunday, March 7, 1999, at Citty Funeral Home and at other times, they will be at 636 Parkway Blvd.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Leukemia Society at 5624 Executive Center Office, Suite 100, Charlotte, NC 28212.
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