Frank David Burge (Frank), 90, died peacefully at his home on November 21, 2015. He was born in Winston Salem on July 24, 1925 to William Ernest Burge and Margaret Juanita Johnson Burge. He graduated from Old Town High School and attended North Carolina State University. As a member of our Greatest Generation, Frank proudly served his country in the European Theater as a member of the Army Air Corps where he was a tail gunner in a B-24 Bomber. He was discharged as Staff Sergeant. Upon his return to Winston Salem, he married Eleanor Shouse Burge on July 24, 1948. Frank owned and operated Burge Transfer & Storage for many years and later owned and operated Crown Cordage until his retirement. Frank was an active member of Beck"s Baptist Church, as long as his health allowed, where he served as a Deacon, the Chairman of the Board of the Deacons, and as a member of the choir. He was active in his community where he was a member of and served as President of the Old Town Civic Club. He loved his Lord, his family, his friends and sporting events of all kinds. Frank"s Christian motto was simply "Just Be Ready." Frank was predeceased by his parents and by an infant sister, Joanne Burge. He is survived by his loving wife of 67 years, Eleanor Shouse Burge; his son, Barry Burge and wife, Rhonda, of Winston Salem; his daughter, Betsy B. Kreeger and husband Wayne, of Greenville; his grandchildren, Elizabeth B. Traxler and husband, Josh, of Pineville; Katie B. Davis and husband, Dustin, of Clemmons; and Patrick Kreeger, of New York City, New York; and his great grandson, Turner Barrett Davis. The family would like to extend special thanks to Dr. Hal Atkinson at the Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center Geriatric Clinic, and to loving care-givers, Mary Brown, Jean Douthit, Wilhelmina Fielder, Druscilla Fogle, Nacina Johnson, Wilhelmina Martin, Anna Partlow and Betty Wyatt. Services will be held at 2:00 pm on November 30, 2015 at Beck"s Baptist Church with Dr. Karl Minor officiating. The family will receive friends prior to the service at the church from 1:00 - 2:00 pm. The burial will be at Forsyth Memorial Park with military honors. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that memorials be made to Beck"s Baptist Church, 5505 Beck"s Church Road, Winston-Salem, NC 27106. Online condolences may be sent to www.salemfh.com.