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HIGH POINT, NC — Mr. Edgar Jackson "Jack" Venable, 78, of 3213 Woodview Drive, died Friday, October 24, 2009, at Hospice Home of High Point.
A native and lifelong resident of Guilford County, he was born May 16, 1931, a son of Edgar Marvin and Ellen Shelton Venable.
He became an Eagle Scout in 1947 with Troop 11 in High Point and received his private pilot's license in 1947 and owned his own plane.
He graduated from Jamestown High School in 1949 where he was on the wrestling team. Jack graduated from High Point College in 1953 and was a member of the Sigma Phi Epsilon Fraternity.
He was veteran of the US Army.
In 1956 he married the former Mary Katherine Page at Green Street Baptist Church and retired as a senior customer engineer from IBM in 1991, after 35 years.
Jack is survived by his wife, Mary Katherine Page Venable, of the home; children, Mary Ellen Wilkerson (Reid) of Charlotte, Charles Alan Venable (Delese) of Kernersville, Mark Edgar Venable (Jill) of Boone, and Linda Gail Venable
(fiancé Felix Moreno) of Vienna, VA; a sister, Margaret Marie Cavaletto (Bert) of Seagrove; grandchildren, Forrest and David Wilkerson, Scott and Joey Venable and Matthew and Annie Venable.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a sister, Anna Rose Venable, in 1935.
Funeral services were conducted at 2 pm on Monday, October 26, at Green Street Baptist Church with Rev. Frank Hensley officiating. Burial followed in Floral Garden Park Cemetery.
Memorials may be directed to:
Green Street Baptist Church
1701 Westchester - Suite 620
High Point, NC 27262
or to
Hospice of the Piedmont
1801 Westchester Drive
High Point, NC 27262
or to
National Parkinson's Disease Foundation
1501 Northwest 9th Avenue
Miami, FL 33136
Arrangements were by Cumby Family Funeral Service in High Point.
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~ SOURCE: News & Record (October 25, 2009)
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HIGH POINT, NC — Mr. Edgar Jackson "Jack" Venable, 78, of 3213 Woodview Drive, died Friday, October 24, 2009, at Hospice Home of High Point.
A native and lifelong resident of Guilford County, he was born May 16, 1931, a son of Edgar Marvin and Ellen Shelton Venable.
He became an Eagle Scout in 1947 with Troop 11 in High Point and received his private pilot's license in 1947 and owned his own plane.
He graduated from Jamestown High School in 1949 where he was on the wrestling team. Jack graduated from High Point College in 1953 and was a member of the Sigma Phi Epsilon Fraternity.
He was veteran of the US Army.
In 1956 he married the former Mary Katherine Page at Green Street Baptist Church and retired as a senior customer engineer from IBM in 1991, after 35 years.
Jack is survived by his wife, Mary Katherine Page Venable, of the home; children, Mary Ellen Wilkerson (Reid) of Charlotte, Charles Alan Venable (Delese) of Kernersville, Mark Edgar Venable (Jill) of Boone, and Linda Gail Venable
(fiancé Felix Moreno) of Vienna, VA; a sister, Margaret Marie Cavaletto (Bert) of Seagrove; grandchildren, Forrest and David Wilkerson, Scott and Joey Venable and Matthew and Annie Venable.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a sister, Anna Rose Venable, in 1935.
Funeral services were conducted at 2 pm on Monday, October 26, at Green Street Baptist Church with Rev. Frank Hensley officiating. Burial followed in Floral Garden Park Cemetery.
Memorials may be directed to:
Green Street Baptist Church
1701 Westchester - Suite 620
High Point, NC 27262
or to
Hospice of the Piedmont
1801 Westchester Drive
High Point, NC 27262
or to
National Parkinson's Disease Foundation
1501 Northwest 9th Avenue
Miami, FL 33136
Arrangements were by Cumby Family Funeral Service in High Point.
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~ SOURCE: News & Record (October 25, 2009)
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HIGH POINT, NC — Mr. Edgar Jackson "Jack" Venable, 78, of 3213 Woodview Drive, died Friday, October 24, 2009, at Hospice Home of High Point.
A native and lifelong resident of Guilford County, he was born May 16, 1931, a son of Edgar Marvin and Ellen Shelton Venable.
He became an Eagle Scout in 1947 with Troop 11 in High Point and received his private pilot's license in 1947 and owned his own plane.
He graduated from Jamestown High School in 1949 where he was on the wrestling team. Jack graduated from High Point College in 1953 and was a member of the Sigma Phi Epsilon Fraternity.
He was veteran of the US Army.
In 1956 he married the former Mary Katherine Page at Green Street Baptist Church and retired as a senior customer engineer from IBM in 1991, after 35 years.
Jack is survived by his wife, Mary Katherine Page Venable, of the home; children, Mary Ellen Wilkerson (Reid) of Charlotte, Charles Alan Venable (Delese) of Kernersville, Mark Edgar Venable (Jill) of Boone, and Linda Gail Venable
(fiancé Felix Moreno) of Vienna, VA; a sister, Margaret Marie Cavaletto (Bert) of Seagrove; grandchildren, Forrest and David Wilkerson, Scott and Joey Venable and Matthew and Annie Venable.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a sister, Anna Rose Venable, in 1935.
Funeral services were conducted at 2 pm on Monday, October 26, at Green Street Baptist Church with Rev. Frank Hensley officiating. Burial followed in Floral Garden Park Cemetery.
Memorials may be directed to:
Green Street Baptist Church
1701 Westchester - Suite 620
High Point, NC 27262
or to
Hospice of the Piedmont
1801 Westchester Drive
High Point, NC 27262
or to
National Parkinson's Disease Foundation
1501 Northwest 9th Avenue
Miami, FL 33136
Arrangements were by Cumby Family Funeral Service in High Point.
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~ SOURCE: News & Record (October 25, 2009)
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HIGH POINT, NC — Mr. Edgar Jackson "Jack" Venable, 78, of 3213 Woodview Drive, died Friday, October 24, 2009, at Hospice Home of High Point.
A native and lifelong resident of Guilford County, he was born May 16, 1931, a son of Edgar Marvin and Ellen Shelton Venable.
He became an Eagle Scout in 1947 with Troop 11 in High Point and received his private pilot's license in 1947 and owned his own plane.
He graduated from Jamestown High School in 1949 where he was on the wrestling team. Jack graduated from High Point College in 1953 and was a member of the Sigma Phi Epsilon Fraternity.
He was veteran of the US Army.
In 1956 he married the former Mary Katherine Page at Green Street Baptist Church and retired as a senior customer engineer from IBM in 1991, after 35 years.
Jack is survived by his wife, Mary Katherine Page Venable, of the home; children, Mary Ellen Wilkerson (Reid) of Charlotte, Charles Alan Venable (Delese) of Kernersville, Mark Edgar Venable (Jill) of Boone, and Linda Gail Venable
(fiancé Felix Moreno) of Vienna, VA; a sister, Margaret Marie Cavaletto (Bert) of Seagrove; grandchildren, Forrest and David Wilkerson, Scott and Joey Venable and Matthew and Annie Venable.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a sister, Anna Rose Venable, in 1935.
Funeral services were conducted at 2 pm on Monday, October 26, at Green Street Baptist Church with Rev. Frank Hensley officiating. Burial followed in Floral Garden Park Cemetery.
Memorials may be directed to:
Green Street Baptist Church
1701 Westchester - Suite 620
High Point, NC 27262
or to
Hospice of the Piedmont
1801 Westchester Drive
High Point, NC 27262
or to
National Parkinson's Disease Foundation
1501 Northwest 9th Avenue
Miami, FL 33136
Arrangements were by Cumby Family Funeral Service in High Point.
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~ SOURCE: News & Record (October 25, 2009)
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