Donald Max Beaver

Mr. Donald Max Beaver, Sr., 78, of Sunset Circle, died Wednesday, May 3, 2017, at Forsyth Medical Center in Winston-Salem. He was born May 19, 1938, in Davie County, to the late Paul Jerry Beaver and Stella Elizabeth Adams Beaver Campbell. Mr. Beaver was a member of Cooleemee First Baptist Church where he had served as a deacon. He had also served in the National Guard. Mr. Beaver retired from KOSA with 33 years of service. He was known to the family and friends as “Pap” and was a very loving husband, father and grandfather. Mr. Beaver enjoyed rabbit hunting and tending to his chickens. He was a family man who loved the Lord. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by 10 siblings, Norman Beaver, Jerry Beaver, Oscar Beaver, Kenneth Beaver, David Beaver, Sarah Sands, Maxine Diggs, Mary Johnson, Gordon Beaver and Edwin Beaver. Survivors include his wife of 55 years, Nancy Hendrix Beaver of the home; two children, Gina Burton (David) and Donald Max “Bub” Beaver, Jr. (Lenora Redmond), all of Mocksville; three granddaughters, Alisha Waller (Randy), Ashlee Edwards (Martin) and Ana Burton; three great-grandsons, Kamden and Jarrett Waller and Blake Edwards; two brothers, Marshall Beaver (Betty) of Myrtle Beach, SC and Jimmy Campbell of Mocksville; and several nieces and nephews. A funeral service will be conducted at 2 p.m., Saturday, May 6, at Cooleemee First Baptist Church with Rev. Allen Mullins, Rev. Ted Tuggle and Rev. Jimmy Lancaster officiating. The body will be placed in the church thirty minutes prior to the service. Interment will follow in Dutchman Creek Baptist Church Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m., Friday, May 5, at Eaton Funeral Home. They request that memorials be considered for Cooleemee First Baptist Church Building Fund, P.O. Box 518, Cooleemee, NC 27014. Online condolences may be made at www.eatonfuneralservice.com.