Thomas E. Gresham

Thomas E. Gresham Thomas E. Gresham, 78, passed away on Sunday evening, Dec. 31, 2007, from complications of diabetes. Born on Sept. 29, 1929, in Granville County; he was the son of the late Irvin and Olene Thomasson Gresham. He served in the U.S. Navy for 4 years during the Korean Conflict and was stationed on the islands of Guam and Kwajalein and in Japan. He was a deacon and Sunday school teacher in the Christian Missionary Alliance Church on Buffaloe Road. Thomas retired as Supervisor for Garner Wholesale out of Greenville for many years and a District Manager and VP for J.B. Long Company in Raleigh. He loved his dogs, TJ and the late Ginger, hunting, fishing, going to the beach and the Atlanta Braves. He is survived by his wife, Jean Wall Gresham; children, Stephen Lee Gresham and wife, Judy, and Lisa Gayle Gresham Perillo and husband, David; grandson: Gregory Morris; siblings, Dallas W. Gresham and wife, Opal, and Mary Nell Hastings; nephews, Lewis King, David King and Dallas Gresham; and by other family and friends. He was preceded in death by his parents and by his brother, William H. Gresham. Family will receive friends at Brown-Wynne Funeral Home, 300 St. Mary's Street, on Wednesday from 7-9 p.m. Funeral service, officiated by Pastor Aaron Eriksen, will be held on Thursday at 11 a.m. in the funeral home chapel. Interment with Military Honors, will follow at Raleigh Memorial Park. Flowers are appreciated; however, memorials may be made to SPCA of Wake County - 200 Petfinders Lane - Raleigh, NC 27603. Condolences may be sent to www.brownwynne.com.