Raymond Lester Deal Jr.

DEAL HIGH POINT - Raymond Lester Deal, Jr., of High Point, died Wednesday, September 30, 2009. A native of High Point, he was born on January 16, 1929 to Raymond Lester and Ellen Anderson Deal. He attended local schools and graduated from High Point College. He was president of Thomasville-Drexel, Inc., formerly Thomasville Fiber Company, founded by his father. He is survived by his wife, Doris Price Deal. Also surviving are three daughters, Ellen Whitlock, Ann Proctor, and Leslie Hill (Tom); and two stepdaughters, Elizabeth Hurley and Anna Holmes Hurley. At Raymond' s request, there will be no Services. Instead, friends are invited to the home from 5-7 p.m. on Saturday, October 3, 2009. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Friends with Flowers, Inc., P.O. Box 29332, Greensboro, NC 27429. F.W.F.' s mission is to provide flowers to the terminally ill hospice patients on a weekly basis, including Hospice Home of High Point.