Married Annie Collins in Winston-Salem, NC on 20 Aug 1945.
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WALNUT COVE, NC ~ Elder Jeannie Ashburn, 79, died Sunday, Nov. 3, 2002, at Stokes-Reynolds Memorial Hospital.
He was born in Surry County to the late William Ashburn and Mary Ann Rachels.
He was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II, retired from Hooker Furniture, was an ordained minister of the Primitive Baptist faith and a member and former pastor of Pleasant Grove Primitive Baptist Church.
Preceding him in death were his daughter, Wanda Lee Ashburn; a sister; and two brothers.
Surviving are his wife of 57 years, Annie Ruth Collins Ashburn of the home; six children, Dottie (Wayne) Stephens, Donald Ashburn, David Ashburn, Dwight (Delores) Ashburn, Rebecca (Dexter B.) Joyce and Darlene (Ronnie) Southern; a sister, Alice Casstevens; three brothers, Harden Ashburn, Ernest Ashburn and Lindsay (Janie) Ashburn; 10 grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren.
A 2:00 p.m. funeral service will be held Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2002, at Burroughs Funeral Home Chapel. Elder Milton Gunter, Elder James Wilkins and Elder David C. Edwards will officiate with a special eulogy by Mr. Herbert Mabe. Burial will follow at Volunteer Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery.
The family will receive friends from 7 to 9 p.m. this evening at the funeral home and other times at the home.
Memorials may be made to Volunteer Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery Fund, c/o Ruby Brown, 145 Helsabeck Road, King, NC 27021.
A special thank you to Elder Milton Gunter and his wife, Betty, and to all our other friends and neighbors who supported us through everything.
(Winston-Salem Journal ~ November 5, 2002)
Married Annie Collins in Winston-Salem, NC on 20 Aug 1945.
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WALNUT COVE, NC ~ Elder Jeannie Ashburn, 79, died Sunday, Nov. 3, 2002, at Stokes-Reynolds Memorial Hospital.
He was born in Surry County to the late William Ashburn and Mary Ann Rachels.
He was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II, retired from Hooker Furniture, was an ordained minister of the Primitive Baptist faith and a member and former pastor of Pleasant Grove Primitive Baptist Church.
Preceding him in death were his daughter, Wanda Lee Ashburn; a sister; and two brothers.
Surviving are his wife of 57 years, Annie Ruth Collins Ashburn of the home; six children, Dottie (Wayne) Stephens, Donald Ashburn, David Ashburn, Dwight (Delores) Ashburn, Rebecca (Dexter B.) Joyce and Darlene (Ronnie) Southern; a sister, Alice Casstevens; three brothers, Harden Ashburn, Ernest Ashburn and Lindsay (Janie) Ashburn; 10 grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren.
A 2:00 p.m. funeral service will be held Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2002, at Burroughs Funeral Home Chapel. Elder Milton Gunter, Elder James Wilkins and Elder David C. Edwards will officiate with a special eulogy by Mr. Herbert Mabe. Burial will follow at Volunteer Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery.
The family will receive friends from 7 to 9 p.m. this evening at the funeral home and other times at the home.
Memorials may be made to Volunteer Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery Fund, c/o Ruby Brown, 145 Helsabeck Road, King, NC 27021.
A special thank you to Elder Milton Gunter and his wife, Betty, and to all our other friends and neighbors who supported us through everything.
(Winston-Salem Journal ~ November 5, 2002)
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