GREENSBORO - William Albert Best Jr., 84, died peacefully Thursday, January 10, 2008, at Moses H. Cone Memorial Hospital in Greensboro of complications from pneumonia. He passed away surrounded by loved ones.
Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Sunday, January 13, at Mt. Pisgah United Methodist Church, 2600 Pisgah Church Road, Greensboro. Senior Minister Hank Thompson will officiate. A Masonic graveside service will follow at Stokesdale United Methodist Church, 8305 Loyola Dr., Stokesdale.
Born April 18, 1923, the Dare County native fought heroically during World War II as a sergeant in the U.S. Army's 78th Lightning Division. He served in the European Theater, engaging in combat in the Ardennes, the Rhineland, the Battle of the Bulge, and Berlin.
Following the war, Will attended East Carolina University, and was the first member of his family to graduate from college. He earned a Master of Education degree from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. During his 30-year career in public education, he became an award-winning teacher and principal. He taught at schools in Stokesdale, Oak Ridge, Randleman, and Greensboro.
Always working selflessly to do his "Pillsbury's Best," Will was a member of Mt. Pisgah United Methodist Church and the Laws Parks Sunday School Class, a member of Stokesdale Chapter No. 202 Order of the Eastern Star, and a Master Mason in Stokesdale Lodge No. 428. Will's gentle spirit, faithful heart, love of nature, and down-home cooking touched many lives as an educator, neighbor, friend, husband, and father.
Surely, the stars in Heaven will shine brighter now that our precious Will has gone to spend eternity among their Brilliance.
Will was the beloved husband of Frances Simpson Best of Greensboro and survived by Bobbie and Mark Cook of Raleigh, Dean and Jackie Best of Walnut Cove, Joe and Alyson Best of Greensboro, Hudson Best of Greensboro, and Mary Best and James Ellington of York, S.C. Also surviving are grandchildren, Todd Cook of Greenville, Justin Cook of Blacksburg, Va., Hannah Best of Greensboro, J.J. Solano of Walnut Cove, and Maria Fulp of Kernersville.
He was preceded in death by his parents, William Albert and Lucy Cuthrell Best; brothers, Alton, Guy, Woodrow, and Dick Best; and sisters, Mabel Payne and Irene Wise all of Stumpy Point, N.C. He was also predeceased by his infant grandson, James William Ellington of York, S.C.
The family will receive friends from 6 until 8 p.m. Saturday, January 12, at Forbis and Dick Funeral Services, 5926 W. Friendly Ave. in Greensboro.
Memorials may be made to the Mt. Pisgah United Methodist Church Children's and Youth Fund, 2600 Pisgah Church Road, Greensboro, NC 27455.
Online condolences may be sent to www.forbisanddick.com
Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Sunday, January 13, at Mt. Pisgah United Methodist Church, 2600 Pisgah Church Road, Greensboro. Senior Minister Hank Thompson will officiate. A Masonic graveside service will follow at Stokesdale United Methodist Church, 8305 Loyola Dr., Stokesdale.
Born April 18, 1923, the Dare County native fought heroically during World War II as a sergeant in the U.S. Army's 78th Lightning Division. He served in the European Theater, engaging in combat in the Ardennes, the Rhineland, the Battle of the Bulge, and Berlin.
Following the war, Will attended East Carolina University, and was the first member of his family to graduate from college. He earned a Master of Education degree from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. During his 30-year career in public education, he became an award-winning teacher and principal. He taught at schools in Stokesdale, Oak Ridge, Randleman, and Greensboro.
Always working selflessly to do his "Pillsbury's Best," Will was a member of Mt. Pisgah United Methodist Church and the Laws Parks Sunday School Class, a member of Stokesdale Chapter No. 202 Order of the Eastern Star, and a Master Mason in Stokesdale Lodge No. 428. Will's gentle spirit, faithful heart, love of nature, and down-home cooking touched many lives as an educator, neighbor, friend, husband, and father.
Surely, the stars in Heaven will shine brighter now that our precious Will has gone to spend eternity among their Brilliance.
Will was the beloved husband of Frances Simpson Best of Greensboro and survived by Bobbie and Mark Cook of Raleigh, Dean and Jackie Best of Walnut Cove, Joe and Alyson Best of Greensboro, Hudson Best of Greensboro, and Mary Best and James Ellington of York, S.C. Also surviving are grandchildren, Todd Cook of Greenville, Justin Cook of Blacksburg, Va., Hannah Best of Greensboro, J.J. Solano of Walnut Cove, and Maria Fulp of Kernersville.
He was preceded in death by his parents, William Albert and Lucy Cuthrell Best; brothers, Alton, Guy, Woodrow, and Dick Best; and sisters, Mabel Payne and Irene Wise all of Stumpy Point, N.C. He was also predeceased by his infant grandson, James William Ellington of York, S.C.
The family will receive friends from 6 until 8 p.m. Saturday, January 12, at Forbis and Dick Funeral Services, 5926 W. Friendly Ave. in Greensboro.
Memorials may be made to the Mt. Pisgah United Methodist Church Children's and Youth Fund, 2600 Pisgah Church Road, Greensboro, NC 27455.
Online condolences may be sent to www.forbisanddick.com
GREENSBORO - William Albert Best Jr., 84, died peacefully Thursday, January 10, 2008, at Moses H. Cone Memorial Hospital in Greensboro of complications from pneumonia. He passed away surrounded by loved ones.
Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Sunday, January 13, at Mt. Pisgah United Methodist Church, 2600 Pisgah Church Road, Greensboro. Senior Minister Hank Thompson will officiate. A Masonic graveside service will follow at Stokesdale United Methodist Church, 8305 Loyola Dr., Stokesdale.
Born April 18, 1923, the Dare County native fought heroically during World War II as a sergeant in the U.S. Army's 78th Lightning Division. He served in the European Theater, engaging in combat in the Ardennes, the Rhineland, the Battle of the Bulge, and Berlin.
Following the war, Will attended East Carolina University, and was the first member of his family to graduate from college. He earned a Master of Education degree from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. During his 30-year career in public education, he became an award-winning teacher and principal. He taught at schools in Stokesdale, Oak Ridge, Randleman, and Greensboro.
Always working selflessly to do his "Pillsbury's Best," Will was a member of Mt. Pisgah United Methodist Church and the Laws Parks Sunday School Class, a member of Stokesdale Chapter No. 202 Order of the Eastern Star, and a Master Mason in Stokesdale Lodge No. 428. Will's gentle spirit, faithful heart, love of nature, and down-home cooking touched many lives as an educator, neighbor, friend, husband, and father.
Surely, the stars in Heaven will shine brighter now that our precious Will has gone to spend eternity among their Brilliance.
Will was the beloved husband of Frances Simpson Best of Greensboro and survived by Bobbie and Mark Cook of Raleigh, Dean and Jackie Best of Walnut Cove, Joe and Alyson Best of Greensboro, Hudson Best of Greensboro, and Mary Best and James Ellington of York, S.C. Also surviving are grandchildren, Todd Cook of Greenville, Justin Cook of Blacksburg, Va., Hannah Best of Greensboro, J.J. Solano of Walnut Cove, and Maria Fulp of Kernersville.
He was preceded in death by his parents, William Albert and Lucy Cuthrell Best; brothers, Alton, Guy, Woodrow, and Dick Best; and sisters, Mabel Payne and Irene Wise all of Stumpy Point, N.C. He was also predeceased by his infant grandson, James William Ellington of York, S.C.
The family will receive friends from 6 until 8 p.m. Saturday, January 12, at Forbis and Dick Funeral Services, 5926 W. Friendly Ave. in Greensboro.
Memorials may be made to the Mt. Pisgah United Methodist Church Children's and Youth Fund, 2600 Pisgah Church Road, Greensboro, NC 27455.
Online condolences may be sent to www.forbisanddick.com
Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Sunday, January 13, at Mt. Pisgah United Methodist Church, 2600 Pisgah Church Road, Greensboro. Senior Minister Hank Thompson will officiate. A Masonic graveside service will follow at Stokesdale United Methodist Church, 8305 Loyola Dr., Stokesdale.
Born April 18, 1923, the Dare County native fought heroically during World War II as a sergeant in the U.S. Army's 78th Lightning Division. He served in the European Theater, engaging in combat in the Ardennes, the Rhineland, the Battle of the Bulge, and Berlin.
Following the war, Will attended East Carolina University, and was the first member of his family to graduate from college. He earned a Master of Education degree from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. During his 30-year career in public education, he became an award-winning teacher and principal. He taught at schools in Stokesdale, Oak Ridge, Randleman, and Greensboro.
Always working selflessly to do his "Pillsbury's Best," Will was a member of Mt. Pisgah United Methodist Church and the Laws Parks Sunday School Class, a member of Stokesdale Chapter No. 202 Order of the Eastern Star, and a Master Mason in Stokesdale Lodge No. 428. Will's gentle spirit, faithful heart, love of nature, and down-home cooking touched many lives as an educator, neighbor, friend, husband, and father.
Surely, the stars in Heaven will shine brighter now that our precious Will has gone to spend eternity among their Brilliance.
Will was the beloved husband of Frances Simpson Best of Greensboro and survived by Bobbie and Mark Cook of Raleigh, Dean and Jackie Best of Walnut Cove, Joe and Alyson Best of Greensboro, Hudson Best of Greensboro, and Mary Best and James Ellington of York, S.C. Also surviving are grandchildren, Todd Cook of Greenville, Justin Cook of Blacksburg, Va., Hannah Best of Greensboro, J.J. Solano of Walnut Cove, and Maria Fulp of Kernersville.
He was preceded in death by his parents, William Albert and Lucy Cuthrell Best; brothers, Alton, Guy, Woodrow, and Dick Best; and sisters, Mabel Payne and Irene Wise all of Stumpy Point, N.C. He was also predeceased by his infant grandson, James William Ellington of York, S.C.
The family will receive friends from 6 until 8 p.m. Saturday, January 12, at Forbis and Dick Funeral Services, 5926 W. Friendly Ave. in Greensboro.
Memorials may be made to the Mt. Pisgah United Methodist Church Children's and Youth Fund, 2600 Pisgah Church Road, Greensboro, NC 27455.
Online condolences may be sent to www.forbisanddick.com
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