My beloved grandfather, Mr. Claude S. Wyrick, Sr. was born January 30, 1896 in Ossipee, Alamance County, to the late Jacob Robert Wyrick and Mary Catherine Wyrick. In June of 1917 he honorably signed up to be drafted into the U.S. Army of WWI but he fortunately did not have to serve. He worked many years as a textile loom fixer at Cone Mills White Oak Plant along side his wife Nellie Bumgarner Wyrick who was a denim weaver at the time. They had four children one having died upon birth. His sons were Claude S. Wyrick, Jr. born in 1920, Francis Aaron Wyrick in 1922, and Garland Theodore Wyrick in 1924; all of who served in the military. Claude was a life long member of Carraway United Methodist Church. Being a farmer at heart he was known for his huge gardens planted on either side of his property on a dirt and gravel road called Yarbrough Drive. In 1941 with the help of his neighbor, Reuben Yarbrough (thus the street's namesake as Reuben was the first street resident at the time) his was the second house built on Yarbrough Drive. He worked long and hard in his fields which included everything from corn to beans and blackberries, and since he had a big heart he didn't mind sharing the crops when they came in. He planted an apple orchard, and grew bean plants in a specially built "incubator" to jump start the plants before planting them in the ground. He also raised chickens and hogs, and was especially fond of beagles. Even when his eyesight began to fail grandpa would somehow make it to the gardens and on his hands and knees plant seeds in the various rows and tend to them later on. He craftily built a true log cabin in the back yard along with a cinder block meat house. So well did he build these that they are still standing to this day. A loving and gentle man who loved God and family succumbed to lung cancer after a courageous battle on April 8, 1976. He was 80 years old. Such a loving soul of a man, he was often described as "the salt of the earth." His funeral was held at Carraway United Methodist Church. Rest in peace Grandpa.
Addendum: It should be noted that Paul Lindsey Wyrick Sr. was a half sibling of my grandfather. It has not been noted in his memorial as of date. His father was Jacob, but his mother was Molly Westbrook as noted in Paul's memorial. TheKeeperoftheFlowers
Addendum: It should be noted that Paul Lindsey Wyrick Sr. was a half sibling of my grandfather. It has not been noted in his memorial as of date. His father was Jacob, but his mother was Molly Westbrook as noted in Paul's memorial. TheKeeperoftheFlowers
My beloved grandfather, Mr. Claude S. Wyrick, Sr. was born January 30, 1896 in Ossipee, Alamance County, to the late Jacob Robert Wyrick and Mary Catherine Wyrick. In June of 1917 he honorably signed up to be drafted into the U.S. Army of WWI but he fortunately did not have to serve. He worked many years as a textile loom fixer at Cone Mills White Oak Plant along side his wife Nellie Bumgarner Wyrick who was a denim weaver at the time. They had four children one having died upon birth. His sons were Claude S. Wyrick, Jr. born in 1920, Francis Aaron Wyrick in 1922, and Garland Theodore Wyrick in 1924; all of who served in the military. Claude was a life long member of Carraway United Methodist Church. Being a farmer at heart he was known for his huge gardens planted on either side of his property on a dirt and gravel road called Yarbrough Drive. In 1941 with the help of his neighbor, Reuben Yarbrough (thus the street's namesake as Reuben was the first street resident at the time) his was the second house built on Yarbrough Drive. He worked long and hard in his fields which included everything from corn to beans and blackberries, and since he had a big heart he didn't mind sharing the crops when they came in. He planted an apple orchard, and grew bean plants in a specially built "incubator" to jump start the plants before planting them in the ground. He also raised chickens and hogs, and was especially fond of beagles. Even when his eyesight began to fail grandpa would somehow make it to the gardens and on his hands and knees plant seeds in the various rows and tend to them later on. He craftily built a true log cabin in the back yard along with a cinder block meat house. So well did he build these that they are still standing to this day. A loving and gentle man who loved God and family succumbed to lung cancer after a courageous battle on April 8, 1976. He was 80 years old. Such a loving soul of a man, he was often described as "the salt of the earth." His funeral was held at Carraway United Methodist Church. Rest in peace Grandpa.
Addendum: It should be noted that Paul Lindsey Wyrick Sr. was a half sibling of my grandfather. It has not been noted in his memorial as of date. His father was Jacob, but his mother was Molly Westbrook as noted in Paul's memorial. TheKeeperoftheFlowers
Addendum: It should be noted that Paul Lindsey Wyrick Sr. was a half sibling of my grandfather. It has not been noted in his memorial as of date. His father was Jacob, but his mother was Molly Westbrook as noted in Paul's memorial. TheKeeperoftheFlowers
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