John Walter Self

EDEN John Walter Self, age 95, formerly of Eden, passed away on Monday morning, October 3, 2016 at Jacobs Creek Nursing and Rehabilitation Center.A funeral service will be held 1 pm Saturday, October 8 at Fair Funeral Home Chapel with burial to follow at Overlook Cemetery with full military honors provided by the Rockingham County Honor Guard. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service from 12 till 1 pm.Mr. Self was born November 7, 1920 in the Leaksville section of Eden to the late Royal Silas Self and Minnie Bryant Self. He was a World War II U.S. Army Air Corps veteran and served in the China-Burma-Indian theater of war. He retired from Fieldcrest Mills and worked in the engineering department. John was an avid golfer at the former Meadows Greens Country Club. He was a member of St. Luke's Episcopal Church.He was preceded in death along with his parents by his wife, Jane Nelson Self; sons, Roy Self and Marty Self; brothers, Lee and Frank Self; sisters, Eva S. Neal and Kathryn S. Broadwell; daughter-in-law, JoAnn Self.Surviving are son, John Self-Medlin and wife Brenda of Gainesville, FL, daughter, Debby Self Scott and husband Gary of Warsaw, NC; sister, Gladys Frederick of Texas; daughter-in-law, Sandra Burnett Self of Eden; five grandchildren and two step-grandchildren, numerous great-great-grandchildren.In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be offered to St. Luke's Episcopal Church, 600 Morgan Road, Eden, NC 27288.Online condolences may be offered to the family at www.fairfuneralhome.com.