James Raeford Tuttle

TUTTLE GERMANTON - Mr. James Raeford Tuttle, 82, died Saturday morning, June 23, 2007, at the Kate B. Reynolds Hospice Home. He was born in Stokes County to Paul Hubert and Nina Rutledge Tuttle on Feb. 16, 1925. He was a World War II Army veteran and a prisoner of war. Retiring from Hanes Corporation in 1986, he had 36 years of service with the company. Raeford was an extremely active member of Germanton United Methodist Church and was a founding member of Germanton Park, continuing to support both his church and the park until his illness prevented him from doing so. He will be remembered for his thoughtfulness and his willingness to always help others. In addition to his parents, his brother, Alton Tuttle, preceded him in death. Surviving are his wife of 62 years, Opal Montgomery Tuttle; his daughter and son-in-law, Rae Ann and Harvey Guy Tedder; two grandchildren, Jennifer (Tyler) Shore and Jon Tedder; a great-grandson, Tate Shore; two sisters, Vivian Carter and Ronda Tuttle; two brothers, Carlton (Earline) Tuttle and Arzell (Doris) Tuttle; and numerous nieces and nephews. An 11 a. m. funeral service will be held Monday, June 25, at Burroughs Funeral Home Chapel with burial following in the Germanton United Methodist Church Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 this evening, June 24, at the funeral home and other times at the Tuttle home. Memorials may be made to Germanton United Methodist Church, c/o Megan Smith, 3652 NC 8 & 65, Germanton, N.C. 27019.