THOMASVILLE--Mr. James B. Hoover, 89, died Saturday morning, June 12th, 2010. He was the fifth child of the late Charles Moses and Eva Leach Hoover and was born March 21, 1921.
Graveside service will be at Thomasville City Cemetery on Wednesday, June 16, 2010 at 3 p.m. with Rev. Peggy Finch officiating.
Mr. Hoover attended Thomasville City Schools and West Nothingham Academy in Colora, Maryland and a school founded in 1744 and is the oldest boarding school in America.
During World War II, Hoover served in the U.S. Army and he was stationed in Australia. His united followed General MacArthur into Japan. Following his military service, he entered the family furniture manufacturing business in Lexington, N.C. The business was Hoover Chair Company. Among his responsibilities were showroom preparations in Chicago and New York. He was the last president of the company. He was a descendent of the Leach and Lewis families who were early supporters and leaders of the Methodist church and Trinity College, which later became Duke Univeristy. He enjoyed the genealogy of his Hoover family. His ancestor moved to Rowan County, N.C. following the American Revolutionary War. He was consulted by many historians of Davidson County of his knowledge of history. Mr. Hoover was a collector of Wedgewood and N. C. pottery. His sea shell collection and Christmas decorations were shared with friends and family and he was a quest speaker at the Phil Beta Club on several occasions. The family wishes to express gratitude to his care giver, Mrs. Louise Davis.
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Janet Hickman - [email protected]
Graveside service will be at Thomasville City Cemetery on Wednesday, June 16, 2010 at 3 p.m. with Rev. Peggy Finch officiating.
Mr. Hoover attended Thomasville City Schools and West Nothingham Academy in Colora, Maryland and a school founded in 1744 and is the oldest boarding school in America.
During World War II, Hoover served in the U.S. Army and he was stationed in Australia. His united followed General MacArthur into Japan. Following his military service, he entered the family furniture manufacturing business in Lexington, N.C. The business was Hoover Chair Company. Among his responsibilities were showroom preparations in Chicago and New York. He was the last president of the company. He was a descendent of the Leach and Lewis families who were early supporters and leaders of the Methodist church and Trinity College, which later became Duke Univeristy. He enjoyed the genealogy of his Hoover family. His ancestor moved to Rowan County, N.C. following the American Revolutionary War. He was consulted by many historians of Davidson County of his knowledge of history. Mr. Hoover was a collector of Wedgewood and N. C. pottery. His sea shell collection and Christmas decorations were shared with friends and family and he was a quest speaker at the Phil Beta Club on several occasions. The family wishes to express gratitude to his care giver, Mrs. Louise Davis.
Contributor:
Janet Hickman - [email protected]
THOMASVILLE--Mr. James B. Hoover, 89, died Saturday morning, June 12th, 2010. He was the fifth child of the late Charles Moses and Eva Leach Hoover and was born March 21, 1921.
Graveside service will be at Thomasville City Cemetery on Wednesday, June 16, 2010 at 3 p.m. with Rev. Peggy Finch officiating.
Mr. Hoover attended Thomasville City Schools and West Nothingham Academy in Colora, Maryland and a school founded in 1744 and is the oldest boarding school in America.
During World War II, Hoover served in the U.S. Army and he was stationed in Australia. His united followed General MacArthur into Japan. Following his military service, he entered the family furniture manufacturing business in Lexington, N.C. The business was Hoover Chair Company. Among his responsibilities were showroom preparations in Chicago and New York. He was the last president of the company. He was a descendent of the Leach and Lewis families who were early supporters and leaders of the Methodist church and Trinity College, which later became Duke Univeristy. He enjoyed the genealogy of his Hoover family. His ancestor moved to Rowan County, N.C. following the American Revolutionary War. He was consulted by many historians of Davidson County of his knowledge of history. Mr. Hoover was a collector of Wedgewood and N. C. pottery. His sea shell collection and Christmas decorations were shared with friends and family and he was a quest speaker at the Phil Beta Club on several occasions. The family wishes to express gratitude to his care giver, Mrs. Louise Davis.
Contributor:
Janet Hickman - [email protected]
Graveside service will be at Thomasville City Cemetery on Wednesday, June 16, 2010 at 3 p.m. with Rev. Peggy Finch officiating.
Mr. Hoover attended Thomasville City Schools and West Nothingham Academy in Colora, Maryland and a school founded in 1744 and is the oldest boarding school in America.
During World War II, Hoover served in the U.S. Army and he was stationed in Australia. His united followed General MacArthur into Japan. Following his military service, he entered the family furniture manufacturing business in Lexington, N.C. The business was Hoover Chair Company. Among his responsibilities were showroom preparations in Chicago and New York. He was the last president of the company. He was a descendent of the Leach and Lewis families who were early supporters and leaders of the Methodist church and Trinity College, which later became Duke Univeristy. He enjoyed the genealogy of his Hoover family. His ancestor moved to Rowan County, N.C. following the American Revolutionary War. He was consulted by many historians of Davidson County of his knowledge of history. Mr. Hoover was a collector of Wedgewood and N. C. pottery. His sea shell collection and Christmas decorations were shared with friends and family and he was a quest speaker at the Phil Beta Club on several occasions. The family wishes to express gratitude to his care giver, Mrs. Louise Davis.
Contributor:
Janet Hickman - [email protected]
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