William Lewis Acree, 89, died Tuesday, September 16, 2008, at Friends Homes at Guilford.
A graveside service will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, September 20, at Forest Lawn Cemetery in Greensboro.
Bill was born September 6, 1919, in Atlanta, Georgia. He graduated from Virginia Polytechnic Institute, served in the U.S. Navy and was married to Dorothy Virginia Allen on April 30, 1944. He worked 26 years at Burlington Industries as a textile chemist and researcher earning several patents for the company before retiring in 1984.
He is survived by his wife, Dorothy Allen Acree of Greensboro; sons, William A. Acree of Dumfries, Virginia, Thomas Acree of Denver, Colorado, David Acree of Greensboro and John Acree of Oak Ridge, N.C.; nine grandchildren and 10 great- grandchildren.
Published in the News Record on 9/18/2008
A graveside service will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, September 20, at Forest Lawn Cemetery in Greensboro.
Bill was born September 6, 1919, in Atlanta, Georgia. He graduated from Virginia Polytechnic Institute, served in the U.S. Navy and was married to Dorothy Virginia Allen on April 30, 1944. He worked 26 years at Burlington Industries as a textile chemist and researcher earning several patents for the company before retiring in 1984.
He is survived by his wife, Dorothy Allen Acree of Greensboro; sons, William A. Acree of Dumfries, Virginia, Thomas Acree of Denver, Colorado, David Acree of Greensboro and John Acree of Oak Ridge, N.C.; nine grandchildren and 10 great- grandchildren.
Published in the News Record on 9/18/2008
William Lewis Acree, 89, died Tuesday, September 16, 2008, at Friends Homes at Guilford.
A graveside service will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, September 20, at Forest Lawn Cemetery in Greensboro.
Bill was born September 6, 1919, in Atlanta, Georgia. He graduated from Virginia Polytechnic Institute, served in the U.S. Navy and was married to Dorothy Virginia Allen on April 30, 1944. He worked 26 years at Burlington Industries as a textile chemist and researcher earning several patents for the company before retiring in 1984.
He is survived by his wife, Dorothy Allen Acree of Greensboro; sons, William A. Acree of Dumfries, Virginia, Thomas Acree of Denver, Colorado, David Acree of Greensboro and John Acree of Oak Ridge, N.C.; nine grandchildren and 10 great- grandchildren.
Published in the News Record on 9/18/2008
A graveside service will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, September 20, at Forest Lawn Cemetery in Greensboro.
Bill was born September 6, 1919, in Atlanta, Georgia. He graduated from Virginia Polytechnic Institute, served in the U.S. Navy and was married to Dorothy Virginia Allen on April 30, 1944. He worked 26 years at Burlington Industries as a textile chemist and researcher earning several patents for the company before retiring in 1984.
He is survived by his wife, Dorothy Allen Acree of Greensboro; sons, William A. Acree of Dumfries, Virginia, Thomas Acree of Denver, Colorado, David Acree of Greensboro and John Acree of Oak Ridge, N.C.; nine grandchildren and 10 great- grandchildren.
Published in the News Record on 9/18/2008
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