Rev. Mark Madison Norman Vickers
Mark Madison Vickers, 60 gained his angel wings after battling a rare infectious disease on March 24, 2022 surrounded by his family. Mark was born August 21, 1961 to Hugh and Joan Vickers in Madison, Indiana.
Mark graduated from Earlham College, Richmond, IN; Duke Divinity, Durham, NC; and Fayetteville Community College, Fayetteville, NC. Mark began his call to ministry early in his life by volunteering and serving his local church and community. Mark served in the Western North Carolina Conference of the United Methodist Church. Due to family circumstances, Mark changed his career direction and became the Chaplain and a funeral director for Forbis & Dick Funeral Service in Greensboro, NC, where he remained for 18 years.
After the death of his first wife, Mark returned to the ministry in 2015, where he served as a lead pastor for the congregations of St. Timothy's UMC, Greensboro, NC; Bethpage UMC, Kannapolis, NC; and most recently of New Hope UMC, Winston Salem, NC. He also served as past Chaplain for the North Carolina Funeral Directors Association.
Mark was an active Mason for many years. Mark joined the Stokesdale Lodge #428 in 2003 and was also a valued member of the Wilkerson College Lodge #0760, Sophia Lodge #0767, Lux Libertas Lodge #0772 and most recently, the Royal White Hart Lodge #0002. Mark has also served as the Grand Chaplain for two past Grand Masters of the North Carolina Grand Line. Mark received his 33rd degree from the Supreme Council of the Scottish Rite Southern Jurisdiction of the United States of America and was a member of the Greensboro Scottish Rite Valley.
Mark loved the outdoors, biking, hunting and fishing with family and friends. He was an avid reader. You could always find Mark engrossed in two or three books at one time. Mark was a man of faith. He loved God! He loved life! He loved BIG! To know Mark, was to love Mark. His contagious love, laugh and smile will all be missed.
Mark is survived by his son, Thompson Vickers; wife, Mari Ed Vickers; mother, Joan Vickers; and bonus daughter, Kaitlyn Zimmerman; sisters-in-law Carla Morgan (Doug); Cindy Wilhoit (Tom); and Marti Stegall; nephews, Paul Wilhoit (Sherry); Zachary and Noah Morgan, nieces, Krista Plowman (Shane), Elizabeth Phillips (Cramer) and Jaimee Stegall; four great nieces and nephews; aunts, Patricia Ann Zwiefel (Jim) and Martha Vickers; cousins, Rene Block(Jim) and Michele Sitzberger (Carl). Mark is preceded in death by his first wife, Susan Norman Vickers, father, Hugh A. Vickers and nephew Seth Morgan.
The family would like to extend the most gracious of THANK YOUS to the nurses, doctors, case manager and palliative care teams at Forsyth Medical Center for the love, devotion and care they gave to Mark during his time in the hospital.
A Celebration of Life will be held on Saturday, April 2, 2022 at 2:00 pm in the Sanctuary of Christ United Methodist Church, 410 N. Holden Road, Greensboro, NC 27410. This service will also be live streamed on the church's You-Tube channel and Facebook page. A private, family Scottish and Masonic Rite Inurnment Service will be led by past Grand Master, Gene Cobb.
In lieu of flowers, contributions in Mark's memory may be made to the NC Scottish Rite Foundation, P.O. Box 19908, Charlotte, NC 28219 or Global Ministries UMCOR, GPO, P.O. Box 9068 New York, NY 10087-9068 or to your own church's Youth Program.
Forbis & Dick Funeral Service, Guilford Chapel is entrusted with the care of the Vickers family.
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Celebration of Life for Mark Madison Vickers, Saturday, April 2; 2 pm; Christ United Methodist Church, 410 N. Holden Rd., Greensboro; Visitation to follow the service.
Services will be on: https://youtube.com/c/ChristUnitedMethodistChurchGreensboro and Facebook Live: https://www.facebook.com/CUMCHoldenRoad/
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North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979
Name: Mark Madison Vickers
Event Type: Marriage
Event Date: 7 Sep 1985
• Event Place: Winston-Salem, Forsyth, North Carolina, United States •
Event Place (Original): Winston-Salem
Sex: Male
Age: 24
Birth Year (Estimated): 1961
Father's Name: Hugh A Vickers
Mother's Name: Joan Thompson
Spouse's Name: Susan Elaine Norman
Spouse's Sex: Female
Spouse's Age: 27
Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated): 1958
Spouse's Father's Name: Vernon G Norman
Spouse's Mother's Name: Betty Troutman
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He was mentioned in his fathers obituary:
Mr. Hugh Arnold Vickers, 90, died peacefully on February 2, 2022. Hugh was born in Muncie, Indiana to the late Vera (Gilbert) and Lester Vickers.
He was a graduate of Waukegan Township High School in Waukegan, IL. He graduated from Earlham College, Richmond, Indiana in 1953. He received his Masters from Indiana University in 1957. Hugh was a veteran of the U.S. Army and retired teacher with 40 years of service in public education.
He was a member of New Garden Friends in Greensboro, and former long-time member of First Friends Meeting in Marion, Indiana.
Hugh was an active Mason through out his adult life. Joining Griggsville Lodge, #45 AF & AM, Griggsville, Ill. in 1954, then transferred to Samaritan Lodge #105 F & AM in Marion, IN., in 1978 and was currently a member of Stokesdale Lodge #428, Stokesdale, NC. He was a 33rd Degree Mason in the Valley of Ft. Wayne, in the Orient of Indiana in the Northern Masonic Jurisdiction. Hugh had also been very active in the Scottish Rite Choir in the Ft. Wayne Valley, and leadership roles in the Grant County York Rite Bodies. He received his 60 year award in Masonry in 2014 and his 60 year York Rite Certificate in 2019.
Hugh enjoyed the outdoors, fishing and hunting with family and friends and was a master woodworker.
He is survived by his wife, Joan Thompson Vickers of the home, son, The Reverend Mark M. Vickers (Mari Ed) of Winston-Salem, NC; grandson, Thompson Gray Vickers of Raleigh, NC; sister, Patricia Ann Zweifel Delemater (Jim) of Madison, WI; sister-in-law, Martha Vickers of Peoria, AZ ; and two nieces, Rene' Block (Jim) of Grand Marais, MN and Michele Sitzberger (Carl) of Benton, TN.
A Masonic Memorial Service will be held on Friday, February 25th at 11:00am in the Greensboro Masonic Temple, 426 W. Market St., Greensboro, NC 27401, with The Rev. Dr. A. Gene Cobb and Ill. Brother Don Keheler presiding.
Memorial Contributions may be made to The North Carolina Scottish Rite Foundation, PO Box 19908, Charlotte, NC 28219-0908.
Forbis and Dick Guilford Chapel is entrusted with the arrangements.
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Mark Madison Vickers, 60 gained his angel wings after battling a rare infectious disease on March 24, 2022 surrounded by his family. Mark was born August 21, 1961 to Hugh and Joan Vickers in Madison, Indiana.
Mark graduated from Earlham College, Richmond, IN; Duke Divinity, Durham, NC; and Fayetteville Community College, Fayetteville, NC. Mark began his call to ministry early in his life by volunteering and serving his local church and community. Mark served in the Western North Carolina Conference of the United Methodist Church. Due to family circumstances, Mark changed his career direction and became the Chaplain and a funeral director for Forbis & Dick Funeral Service in Greensboro, NC, where he remained for 18 years.
After the death of his first wife, Mark returned to the ministry in 2015, where he served as a lead pastor for the congregations of St. Timothy's UMC, Greensboro, NC; Bethpage UMC, Kannapolis, NC; and most recently of New Hope UMC, Winston Salem, NC. He also served as past Chaplain for the North Carolina Funeral Directors Association.
Mark was an active Mason for many years. Mark joined the Stokesdale Lodge #428 in 2003 and was also a valued member of the Wilkerson College Lodge #0760, Sophia Lodge #0767, Lux Libertas Lodge #0772 and most recently, the Royal White Hart Lodge #0002. Mark has also served as the Grand Chaplain for two past Grand Masters of the North Carolina Grand Line. Mark received his 33rd degree from the Supreme Council of the Scottish Rite Southern Jurisdiction of the United States of America and was a member of the Greensboro Scottish Rite Valley.
Mark loved the outdoors, biking, hunting and fishing with family and friends. He was an avid reader. You could always find Mark engrossed in two or three books at one time. Mark was a man of faith. He loved God! He loved life! He loved BIG! To know Mark, was to love Mark. His contagious love, laugh and smile will all be missed.
Mark is survived by his son, Thompson Vickers; wife, Mari Ed Vickers; mother, Joan Vickers; and bonus daughter, Kaitlyn Zimmerman; sisters-in-law Carla Morgan (Doug); Cindy Wilhoit (Tom); and Marti Stegall; nephews, Paul Wilhoit (Sherry); Zachary and Noah Morgan, nieces, Krista Plowman (Shane), Elizabeth Phillips (Cramer) and Jaimee Stegall; four great nieces and nephews; aunts, Patricia Ann Zwiefel (Jim) and Martha Vickers; cousins, Rene Block(Jim) and Michele Sitzberger (Carl). Mark is preceded in death by his first wife, Susan Norman Vickers, father, Hugh A. Vickers and nephew Seth Morgan.
The family would like to extend the most gracious of THANK YOUS to the nurses, doctors, case manager and palliative care teams at Forsyth Medical Center for the love, devotion and care they gave to Mark during his time in the hospital.
A Celebration of Life will be held on Saturday, April 2, 2022 at 2:00 pm in the Sanctuary of Christ United Methodist Church, 410 N. Holden Road, Greensboro, NC 27410. This service will also be live streamed on the church's You-Tube channel and Facebook page. A private, family Scottish and Masonic Rite Inurnment Service will be led by past Grand Master, Gene Cobb.
In lieu of flowers, contributions in Mark's memory may be made to the NC Scottish Rite Foundation, P.O. Box 19908, Charlotte, NC 28219 or Global Ministries UMCOR, GPO, P.O. Box 9068 New York, NY 10087-9068 or to your own church's Youth Program.
Forbis & Dick Funeral Service, Guilford Chapel is entrusted with the care of the Vickers family.
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Celebration of Life for Mark Madison Vickers, Saturday, April 2; 2 pm; Christ United Methodist Church, 410 N. Holden Rd., Greensboro; Visitation to follow the service.
Services will be on: https://youtube.com/c/ChristUnitedMethodistChurchGreensboro and Facebook Live: https://www.facebook.com/CUMCHoldenRoad/
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North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979
Name: Mark Madison Vickers
Event Type: Marriage
Event Date: 7 Sep 1985
• Event Place: Winston-Salem, Forsyth, North Carolina, United States •
Event Place (Original): Winston-Salem
Sex: Male
Age: 24
Birth Year (Estimated): 1961
Father's Name: Hugh A Vickers
Mother's Name: Joan Thompson
Spouse's Name: Susan Elaine Norman
Spouse's Sex: Female
Spouse's Age: 27
Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated): 1958
Spouse's Father's Name: Vernon G Norman
Spouse's Mother's Name: Betty Troutman
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He was mentioned in his fathers obituary:
Mr. Hugh Arnold Vickers, 90, died peacefully on February 2, 2022. Hugh was born in Muncie, Indiana to the late Vera (Gilbert) and Lester Vickers.
He was a graduate of Waukegan Township High School in Waukegan, IL. He graduated from Earlham College, Richmond, Indiana in 1953. He received his Masters from Indiana University in 1957. Hugh was a veteran of the U.S. Army and retired teacher with 40 years of service in public education.
He was a member of New Garden Friends in Greensboro, and former long-time member of First Friends Meeting in Marion, Indiana.
Hugh was an active Mason through out his adult life. Joining Griggsville Lodge, #45 AF & AM, Griggsville, Ill. in 1954, then transferred to Samaritan Lodge #105 F & AM in Marion, IN., in 1978 and was currently a member of Stokesdale Lodge #428, Stokesdale, NC. He was a 33rd Degree Mason in the Valley of Ft. Wayne, in the Orient of Indiana in the Northern Masonic Jurisdiction. Hugh had also been very active in the Scottish Rite Choir in the Ft. Wayne Valley, and leadership roles in the Grant County York Rite Bodies. He received his 60 year award in Masonry in 2014 and his 60 year York Rite Certificate in 2019.
Hugh enjoyed the outdoors, fishing and hunting with family and friends and was a master woodworker.
He is survived by his wife, Joan Thompson Vickers of the home, son, The Reverend Mark M. Vickers (Mari Ed) of Winston-Salem, NC; grandson, Thompson Gray Vickers of Raleigh, NC; sister, Patricia Ann Zweifel Delemater (Jim) of Madison, WI; sister-in-law, Martha Vickers of Peoria, AZ ; and two nieces, Rene' Block (Jim) of Grand Marais, MN and Michele Sitzberger (Carl) of Benton, TN.
A Masonic Memorial Service will be held on Friday, February 25th at 11:00am in the Greensboro Masonic Temple, 426 W. Market St., Greensboro, NC 27401, with The Rev. Dr. A. Gene Cobb and Ill. Brother Don Keheler presiding.
Memorial Contributions may be made to The North Carolina Scottish Rite Foundation, PO Box 19908, Charlotte, NC 28219-0908.
Forbis and Dick Guilford Chapel is entrusted with the arrangements.
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Rev. Mark Madison Norman Vickers
Mark Madison Vickers, 60 gained his angel wings after battling a rare infectious disease on March 24, 2022 surrounded by his family. Mark was born August 21, 1961 to Hugh and Joan Vickers in Madison, Indiana.
Mark graduated from Earlham College, Richmond, IN; Duke Divinity, Durham, NC; and Fayetteville Community College, Fayetteville, NC. Mark began his call to ministry early in his life by volunteering and serving his local church and community. Mark served in the Western North Carolina Conference of the United Methodist Church. Due to family circumstances, Mark changed his career direction and became the Chaplain and a funeral director for Forbis & Dick Funeral Service in Greensboro, NC, where he remained for 18 years.
After the death of his first wife, Mark returned to the ministry in 2015, where he served as a lead pastor for the congregations of St. Timothy's UMC, Greensboro, NC; Bethpage UMC, Kannapolis, NC; and most recently of New Hope UMC, Winston Salem, NC. He also served as past Chaplain for the North Carolina Funeral Directors Association.
Mark was an active Mason for many years. Mark joined the Stokesdale Lodge #428 in 2003 and was also a valued member of the Wilkerson College Lodge #0760, Sophia Lodge #0767, Lux Libertas Lodge #0772 and most recently, the Royal White Hart Lodge #0002. Mark has also served as the Grand Chaplain for two past Grand Masters of the North Carolina Grand Line. Mark received his 33rd degree from the Supreme Council of the Scottish Rite Southern Jurisdiction of the United States of America and was a member of the Greensboro Scottish Rite Valley.
Mark loved the outdoors, biking, hunting and fishing with family and friends. He was an avid reader. You could always find Mark engrossed in two or three books at one time. Mark was a man of faith. He loved God! He loved life! He loved BIG! To know Mark, was to love Mark. His contagious love, laugh and smile will all be missed.
Mark is survived by his son, Thompson Vickers; wife, Mari Ed Vickers; mother, Joan Vickers; and bonus daughter, Kaitlyn Zimmerman; sisters-in-law Carla Morgan (Doug); Cindy Wilhoit (Tom); and Marti Stegall; nephews, Paul Wilhoit (Sherry); Zachary and Noah Morgan, nieces, Krista Plowman (Shane), Elizabeth Phillips (Cramer) and Jaimee Stegall; four great nieces and nephews; aunts, Patricia Ann Zwiefel (Jim) and Martha Vickers; cousins, Rene Block(Jim) and Michele Sitzberger (Carl). Mark is preceded in death by his first wife, Susan Norman Vickers, father, Hugh A. Vickers and nephew Seth Morgan.
The family would like to extend the most gracious of THANK YOUS to the nurses, doctors, case manager and palliative care teams at Forsyth Medical Center for the love, devotion and care they gave to Mark during his time in the hospital.
A Celebration of Life will be held on Saturday, April 2, 2022 at 2:00 pm in the Sanctuary of Christ United Methodist Church, 410 N. Holden Road, Greensboro, NC 27410. This service will also be live streamed on the church's You-Tube channel and Facebook page. A private, family Scottish and Masonic Rite Inurnment Service will be led by past Grand Master, Gene Cobb.
In lieu of flowers, contributions in Mark's memory may be made to the NC Scottish Rite Foundation, P.O. Box 19908, Charlotte, NC 28219 or Global Ministries UMCOR, GPO, P.O. Box 9068 New York, NY 10087-9068 or to your own church's Youth Program.
Forbis & Dick Funeral Service, Guilford Chapel is entrusted with the care of the Vickers family.
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Celebration of Life for Mark Madison Vickers, Saturday, April 2; 2 pm; Christ United Methodist Church, 410 N. Holden Rd., Greensboro; Visitation to follow the service.
Services will be on: https://youtube.com/c/ChristUnitedMethodistChurchGreensboro and Facebook Live: https://www.facebook.com/CUMCHoldenRoad/
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North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979
Name: Mark Madison Vickers
Event Type: Marriage
Event Date: 7 Sep 1985
• Event Place: Winston-Salem, Forsyth, North Carolina, United States •
Event Place (Original): Winston-Salem
Sex: Male
Age: 24
Birth Year (Estimated): 1961
Father's Name: Hugh A Vickers
Mother's Name: Joan Thompson
Spouse's Name: Susan Elaine Norman
Spouse's Sex: Female
Spouse's Age: 27
Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated): 1958
Spouse's Father's Name: Vernon G Norman
Spouse's Mother's Name: Betty Troutman
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He was mentioned in his fathers obituary:
Mr. Hugh Arnold Vickers, 90, died peacefully on February 2, 2022. Hugh was born in Muncie, Indiana to the late Vera (Gilbert) and Lester Vickers.
He was a graduate of Waukegan Township High School in Waukegan, IL. He graduated from Earlham College, Richmond, Indiana in 1953. He received his Masters from Indiana University in 1957. Hugh was a veteran of the U.S. Army and retired teacher with 40 years of service in public education.
He was a member of New Garden Friends in Greensboro, and former long-time member of First Friends Meeting in Marion, Indiana.
Hugh was an active Mason through out his adult life. Joining Griggsville Lodge, #45 AF & AM, Griggsville, Ill. in 1954, then transferred to Samaritan Lodge #105 F & AM in Marion, IN., in 1978 and was currently a member of Stokesdale Lodge #428, Stokesdale, NC. He was a 33rd Degree Mason in the Valley of Ft. Wayne, in the Orient of Indiana in the Northern Masonic Jurisdiction. Hugh had also been very active in the Scottish Rite Choir in the Ft. Wayne Valley, and leadership roles in the Grant County York Rite Bodies. He received his 60 year award in Masonry in 2014 and his 60 year York Rite Certificate in 2019.
Hugh enjoyed the outdoors, fishing and hunting with family and friends and was a master woodworker.
He is survived by his wife, Joan Thompson Vickers of the home, son, The Reverend Mark M. Vickers (Mari Ed) of Winston-Salem, NC; grandson, Thompson Gray Vickers of Raleigh, NC; sister, Patricia Ann Zweifel Delemater (Jim) of Madison, WI; sister-in-law, Martha Vickers of Peoria, AZ ; and two nieces, Rene' Block (Jim) of Grand Marais, MN and Michele Sitzberger (Carl) of Benton, TN.
A Masonic Memorial Service will be held on Friday, February 25th at 11:00am in the Greensboro Masonic Temple, 426 W. Market St., Greensboro, NC 27401, with The Rev. Dr. A. Gene Cobb and Ill. Brother Don Keheler presiding.
Memorial Contributions may be made to The North Carolina Scottish Rite Foundation, PO Box 19908, Charlotte, NC 28219-0908.
Forbis and Dick Guilford Chapel is entrusted with the arrangements.
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Mark Madison Vickers, 60 gained his angel wings after battling a rare infectious disease on March 24, 2022 surrounded by his family. Mark was born August 21, 1961 to Hugh and Joan Vickers in Madison, Indiana.
Mark graduated from Earlham College, Richmond, IN; Duke Divinity, Durham, NC; and Fayetteville Community College, Fayetteville, NC. Mark began his call to ministry early in his life by volunteering and serving his local church and community. Mark served in the Western North Carolina Conference of the United Methodist Church. Due to family circumstances, Mark changed his career direction and became the Chaplain and a funeral director for Forbis & Dick Funeral Service in Greensboro, NC, where he remained for 18 years.
After the death of his first wife, Mark returned to the ministry in 2015, where he served as a lead pastor for the congregations of St. Timothy's UMC, Greensboro, NC; Bethpage UMC, Kannapolis, NC; and most recently of New Hope UMC, Winston Salem, NC. He also served as past Chaplain for the North Carolina Funeral Directors Association.
Mark was an active Mason for many years. Mark joined the Stokesdale Lodge #428 in 2003 and was also a valued member of the Wilkerson College Lodge #0760, Sophia Lodge #0767, Lux Libertas Lodge #0772 and most recently, the Royal White Hart Lodge #0002. Mark has also served as the Grand Chaplain for two past Grand Masters of the North Carolina Grand Line. Mark received his 33rd degree from the Supreme Council of the Scottish Rite Southern Jurisdiction of the United States of America and was a member of the Greensboro Scottish Rite Valley.
Mark loved the outdoors, biking, hunting and fishing with family and friends. He was an avid reader. You could always find Mark engrossed in two or three books at one time. Mark was a man of faith. He loved God! He loved life! He loved BIG! To know Mark, was to love Mark. His contagious love, laugh and smile will all be missed.
Mark is survived by his son, Thompson Vickers; wife, Mari Ed Vickers; mother, Joan Vickers; and bonus daughter, Kaitlyn Zimmerman; sisters-in-law Carla Morgan (Doug); Cindy Wilhoit (Tom); and Marti Stegall; nephews, Paul Wilhoit (Sherry); Zachary and Noah Morgan, nieces, Krista Plowman (Shane), Elizabeth Phillips (Cramer) and Jaimee Stegall; four great nieces and nephews; aunts, Patricia Ann Zwiefel (Jim) and Martha Vickers; cousins, Rene Block(Jim) and Michele Sitzberger (Carl). Mark is preceded in death by his first wife, Susan Norman Vickers, father, Hugh A. Vickers and nephew Seth Morgan.
The family would like to extend the most gracious of THANK YOUS to the nurses, doctors, case manager and palliative care teams at Forsyth Medical Center for the love, devotion and care they gave to Mark during his time in the hospital.
A Celebration of Life will be held on Saturday, April 2, 2022 at 2:00 pm in the Sanctuary of Christ United Methodist Church, 410 N. Holden Road, Greensboro, NC 27410. This service will also be live streamed on the church's You-Tube channel and Facebook page. A private, family Scottish and Masonic Rite Inurnment Service will be led by past Grand Master, Gene Cobb.
In lieu of flowers, contributions in Mark's memory may be made to the NC Scottish Rite Foundation, P.O. Box 19908, Charlotte, NC 28219 or Global Ministries UMCOR, GPO, P.O. Box 9068 New York, NY 10087-9068 or to your own church's Youth Program.
Forbis & Dick Funeral Service, Guilford Chapel is entrusted with the care of the Vickers family.
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Celebration of Life for Mark Madison Vickers, Saturday, April 2; 2 pm; Christ United Methodist Church, 410 N. Holden Rd., Greensboro; Visitation to follow the service.
Services will be on: https://youtube.com/c/ChristUnitedMethodistChurchGreensboro and Facebook Live: https://www.facebook.com/CUMCHoldenRoad/
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North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979
Name: Mark Madison Vickers
Event Type: Marriage
Event Date: 7 Sep 1985
• Event Place: Winston-Salem, Forsyth, North Carolina, United States •
Event Place (Original): Winston-Salem
Sex: Male
Age: 24
Birth Year (Estimated): 1961
Father's Name: Hugh A Vickers
Mother's Name: Joan Thompson
Spouse's Name: Susan Elaine Norman
Spouse's Sex: Female
Spouse's Age: 27
Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated): 1958
Spouse's Father's Name: Vernon G Norman
Spouse's Mother's Name: Betty Troutman
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He was mentioned in his fathers obituary:
Mr. Hugh Arnold Vickers, 90, died peacefully on February 2, 2022. Hugh was born in Muncie, Indiana to the late Vera (Gilbert) and Lester Vickers.
He was a graduate of Waukegan Township High School in Waukegan, IL. He graduated from Earlham College, Richmond, Indiana in 1953. He received his Masters from Indiana University in 1957. Hugh was a veteran of the U.S. Army and retired teacher with 40 years of service in public education.
He was a member of New Garden Friends in Greensboro, and former long-time member of First Friends Meeting in Marion, Indiana.
Hugh was an active Mason through out his adult life. Joining Griggsville Lodge, #45 AF & AM, Griggsville, Ill. in 1954, then transferred to Samaritan Lodge #105 F & AM in Marion, IN., in 1978 and was currently a member of Stokesdale Lodge #428, Stokesdale, NC. He was a 33rd Degree Mason in the Valley of Ft. Wayne, in the Orient of Indiana in the Northern Masonic Jurisdiction. Hugh had also been very active in the Scottish Rite Choir in the Ft. Wayne Valley, and leadership roles in the Grant County York Rite Bodies. He received his 60 year award in Masonry in 2014 and his 60 year York Rite Certificate in 2019.
Hugh enjoyed the outdoors, fishing and hunting with family and friends and was a master woodworker.
He is survived by his wife, Joan Thompson Vickers of the home, son, The Reverend Mark M. Vickers (Mari Ed) of Winston-Salem, NC; grandson, Thompson Gray Vickers of Raleigh, NC; sister, Patricia Ann Zweifel Delemater (Jim) of Madison, WI; sister-in-law, Martha Vickers of Peoria, AZ ; and two nieces, Rene' Block (Jim) of Grand Marais, MN and Michele Sitzberger (Carl) of Benton, TN.
A Masonic Memorial Service will be held on Friday, February 25th at 11:00am in the Greensboro Masonic Temple, 426 W. Market St., Greensboro, NC 27401, with The Rev. Dr. A. Gene Cobb and Ill. Brother Don Keheler presiding.
Memorial Contributions may be made to The North Carolina Scottish Rite Foundation, PO Box 19908, Charlotte, NC 28219-0908.
Forbis and Dick Guilford Chapel is entrusted with the arrangements.
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