Dr. Frank H. Hulcher

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. - Dr. Frank Hope Hulcher passed away Dec. 3, 2008.
He was born March 12, 1926, in Hampton, Va., to Charles Augustus and Elizabeth Jane Hulcher. He attended and graduated from Hampton High School. He served in the Army Air Corp from 1944 – 1946. He attended and graduated from Virginia Polytechnic Institute with a B.S. in Biochemistry. He received his Masters Degree from VPI. He went on to complete his studies at Yale in New Haven, Conn., and received a PhD in Biochemistry. He worked as an Associate Professor at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center, Bowman Gray School of Medicine for 36 years where he was involved in research, publishing numerous papers and teaching medical students.
Dr. Hulcher is preceded in death by his wife, Louise Long Hulcher; and his son, Alex David Hulcher.
He is survived by his sons, Mark Charles Hulcher and his wife, Donna Shaw Hulcher of Clemmons and Frank Alan Hulcher and his companion, Rebecca Vanhoy of Winston-Salem as well as three grandsons, Zachary Hulcher, Jonathan Hulcher and Benjamin Hulcher of Clemmons. He also leaves behind his sister, Metta Delk of Hampton, Va., Betty and Slade Dunn of Gloucester, Va., and Donald and Suzanne Long of Carrollton, Va., as well as many nieces and nephews.
A funeral service for Dr. Hulcher will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 7, at the Frank Vogler & Sons Reynolda Road Chapel, Winston-Salem, N.C. Interment will follow in Forsyth Memorial Park. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 6, at the Reynolda Road Chapel.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Winston-Salem Rescue Mission. View and post condolences on our online guestbook at dailypress.com/guestbooks.