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Roe John Deal

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Roe John Deal Veteran

Birth
Brasstown, Clay County, North Carolina, USA
Death
17 Mar 2015 (aged 93)
Marion, Marion County, South Carolina, USA
Burial
Cremated, Other Add to Map
Memorial ID
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WORLD WAR II

Son of John and Evelyn Mary Scroggs Deal. Roe married Lucile Watson Rose on July 16, 1946.

MARION - Roe John Deal, 93, of Hendersonville, NC and Marion, SC passed away Tuesday, March 17, 2015. Born in Hiddenite, NC of John Deal and Evelyn Scroggs Deal. He was reared in Brasstown, NC.

He is survived by his wife of 69 years, Lucile Rose Deal; three children, Rosemary Deal Lisby (Greg), David Robert Deal and Martha Jane Deal McLeod (Frank); four siblings, William Gray Deal of Charlotte, NC, Pauline Deal Gammon of Forest City, NC, Edith Deal Johnson (Hal) of Chelsea, OK and Lillie Deal Emory of Asheville, NC; 4 grandchildren; and 2 great-granddaughters.

Mr. Deal was preceded in death by a son, Kenneth McKoy Deal and a sister, Pansie Deal.

Mr. Deal graduated from Hayesville High School in 1939 and was the recipient of a 4-year scholarship to NC State University as the 4-H Club Member of the year for the state of North Carolina. He graduated from NC State University with a degree in Poultry Science. Mr. Deal served in the U.S. Army Air Corps for three years as a fighter pilot. In 1943, he met his wife on a blind date to church at Winthrop College, Rock Hill, SC. He worked for Helms Poultry Farm as a poultry geneticist. And in 1950 he did graduate work at the University of Maryland. Mr. Deal and his family moved to Marion, SC where he worked for the Soil Conservation Service and with his father-in-law at Rose's Evergreen Farm.

Thos. Shepherd and Son Funeral Directors and Cremation Memorial Center is in charge of arrangements. A memorial service will be held at a later time in Marion, SC.
WORLD WAR II

Son of John and Evelyn Mary Scroggs Deal. Roe married Lucile Watson Rose on July 16, 1946.

MARION - Roe John Deal, 93, of Hendersonville, NC and Marion, SC passed away Tuesday, March 17, 2015. Born in Hiddenite, NC of John Deal and Evelyn Scroggs Deal. He was reared in Brasstown, NC.

He is survived by his wife of 69 years, Lucile Rose Deal; three children, Rosemary Deal Lisby (Greg), David Robert Deal and Martha Jane Deal McLeod (Frank); four siblings, William Gray Deal of Charlotte, NC, Pauline Deal Gammon of Forest City, NC, Edith Deal Johnson (Hal) of Chelsea, OK and Lillie Deal Emory of Asheville, NC; 4 grandchildren; and 2 great-granddaughters.

Mr. Deal was preceded in death by a son, Kenneth McKoy Deal and a sister, Pansie Deal.

Mr. Deal graduated from Hayesville High School in 1939 and was the recipient of a 4-year scholarship to NC State University as the 4-H Club Member of the year for the state of North Carolina. He graduated from NC State University with a degree in Poultry Science. Mr. Deal served in the U.S. Army Air Corps for three years as a fighter pilot. In 1943, he met his wife on a blind date to church at Winthrop College, Rock Hill, SC. He worked for Helms Poultry Farm as a poultry geneticist. And in 1950 he did graduate work at the University of Maryland. Mr. Deal and his family moved to Marion, SC where he worked for the Soil Conservation Service and with his father-in-law at Rose's Evergreen Farm.

Thos. Shepherd and Son Funeral Directors and Cremation Memorial Center is in charge of arrangements. A memorial service will be held at a later time in Marion, SC.


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