James Roy Wilhelm

EAST BEND - Mr. James Roy Wilhelm, 100, passed away Thursday, April 24, 2003, at the Sticht Center at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center. He was born Feb. 28, 1903, in Yadkin County, to Philip Luther and Florence Allen Wilhelm. Mr. Wilhelm farmed his entire life in addition to working at Dixie and Growers tobacco warehouses. He served Yadkin County as a deputy sheriff for 20 years. He was a member of East Bend Baptist Church. He was happily married to his wife, Mamie Perry Wilhelm for 77 years. He was preceded in death by his parents; a brother, Marler Wilhelm; his wife, Mamie Perry Wilhelm; and a son, Perry L. Wilhelm. Surviving are two daughters, Lou Ray (Gray) Etchison of Clemmons and Nell (Athalee) Dinkins of East Bend; a son, Jim (Florence) Wilhelm of Kernersville; a half sister, Mrs. Lucille Moir of Virginia Beach, Va.; 10 grandchildren; and 12 great-grandchildren. The funeral service will be conducted at 4 p.m. today, April 26, 2003, at the Huff Funeral Home Chapel in East Bend by the Rev. Jim Cohn. Burial will follow in the East Bend Baptist Church Cemetery. Memorials may be made to the East Bend Baptist Church Building Fund, c/o Dorothy Potter, 501 Fairground Road, East Bend, NC 27018 or to the East Bend Public Library Building Fund, c/o Donna Love, 5944 Donnaha Park Road, East Bend, NC 27018. The family would like to express their appreciation for the splendid care of Mr. Wilhelm while at the Yadkin Nursing Care Center.