Roger Hester Sloop

SLOOP SWANSBORO - Mr. Roger Hester Sloop, formerly of Rural Hall, passed away Tuesday, May 12, 2009 at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center. He was born in Wilkes County, NC on July 25, 1931 to the late Richard Wright Sloop and Mary Brame Sloop Vlk. Mr. Sloop proudly served his country in the United States Air Force during the Korean Conflict. He was a graduate of the University of North Carolina School of Pharmacy at Chapel Hill. When Mr. Sloop retired from Winston-Salem Health Care Plan in 1995, he and his wife, Kathleen moved to the NC coast. Mr. Sloop was a member of Chapel by the Sea in Emerald Isle and was an avid golfer. In addition to his parents, Mr. Sloop was preceded in death by his brother, Richard Brame Sloop. Surviving are his wife of 57 years, Kathleen Burcham Sloop of Swansboro, NC; one daughter, Amanda Brame Sloop of Chicago, IL; one son, Roger Burcham Sloop and wife, Betty Sue of Moultrie, GA; and two grandsons, Julian K. Sloop and Cory T. Sloop both of Wilmington, NC. A graveside service will be conducted at 11:00 A.M. Friday, May 15 at Crestview Memorial Park in Rural Hall. There will be a memorial service held at Chapel by the Sea in Emerald Isle at a later date. In lieu of flowers, the family asks that memorials be made to Chapel by the Sea Building Fund, 6712 Emerald Drive, Emerald Isle, NC 28594.