James Nestor Rawleigh Jr.

RAWLEIGH, JAMES NESTOR, JR., 85, of Prospect, died Tuesday, January 18, 2005. Mr. Rawleigh, a native of Chicago, IL, was educated at the Lawrenceville (NJ) School and Yale University. He served in the US Army during World War II, attaining the rank of captain. He lived in High Point, NC, for many years, where he was a founder and president of the J.N. Rawleigh Company, later Southern General Factors. He was active in North Carolina politics and chaired the statewide Citizens for Eisenhower and Citizens for Better Government in North Carolina. He moved to Louisville in 1972, where he retired. He is survived by his wife of 62 years, the former Florence Booker; three children, Elizabeth R. Forbush of Baltimore, MD, J. Thomas Rawleigh of High Point and Michael K. Rawleigh of Gettysburg, PA; eight grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; and a brother, William B. Rawleigh of Naples, FL. A memorial service will be held at 2:30 p.m. Saturday, January 22, 2005, at Pearson's, 149 Breckenridge Ln. Burial will be private. The family will receive visitors from 3-7 p.m. Friday January 21, 2005, at Pearson's. In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorial donations be made to the Healing Place, 1020 West Market St., Louisville, KY 40202 or to the charity of the donor's choice.