William Randolph Mabe Obit
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William Randolph Mabe Obit
| mabeone (View posts) | Posted: 3 Jul 2009 7:58AM GMT |
Classification: Obituary
GREENSBORO - William Randolph Mabe, 89, formerly of High Point died Saturday, June 27, 2009.
Born December 26, 1919 in Danbury, Mr. Mabe was a son of the late James Tenzie Mabe and the late Agnes Sands Mabe.
A graduate of Lawsonville High School, he was raised a tobacco farmer and moved to High Point in 1947. He worked in the sample department at Burlington Industries for 38 years retiring in 1987.
In 1943 he married Iris Ailene Mabe who died April 8, 2009.
Surviving are two sons, Dwight Mabe of Greensboro and Mark Mabe and his wife Ann of Stedman and three grandchildren, Laura Ashley Mabe of Asheboro, Sean Michael Mabe of Sedona, AZ and Amy Bradshaw of Stedman. Also surviving is a sister, Josephine Ratz of Rural Hall.
Funeral services for Mr. Mabe will be held at 4:00 p.m., Tuesday, in Saint' s Delight Primitive Baptist Church in Winston-Salem, with Elder David Hogan officiating. Interment will follow in the church cemetery. The family will greet friends at the church one hour prior to the service. Online condolences may be made at www.cumbyfuneral.com. Arrangements by Cumby Family Funeral Service in High Point.
Published in the Winston-Salem Journal on 6/30/2009
Born December 26, 1919 in Danbury, Mr. Mabe was a son of the late James Tenzie Mabe and the late Agnes Sands Mabe.
A graduate of Lawsonville High School, he was raised a tobacco farmer and moved to High Point in 1947. He worked in the sample department at Burlington Industries for 38 years retiring in 1987.
In 1943 he married Iris Ailene Mabe who died April 8, 2009.
Surviving are two sons, Dwight Mabe of Greensboro and Mark Mabe and his wife Ann of Stedman and three grandchildren, Laura Ashley Mabe of Asheboro, Sean Michael Mabe of Sedona, AZ and Amy Bradshaw of Stedman. Also surviving is a sister, Josephine Ratz of Rural Hall.
Funeral services for Mr. Mabe will be held at 4:00 p.m., Tuesday, in Saint' s Delight Primitive Baptist Church in Winston-Salem, with Elder David Hogan officiating. Interment will follow in the church cemetery. The family will greet friends at the church one hour prior to the service. Online condolences may be made at www.cumbyfuneral.com. Arrangements by Cumby Family Funeral Service in High Point.
Published in the Winston-Salem Journal on 6/30/2009