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Obituary Online notes for William Joseph PRICE
Mr. Price died Thursday, June 23, 2011.
Born in Forest City, NC, he was the son of the late Oscar Timmons Price and Sue Pearl Moore Price.
Mr. Price was a graduate of Greensboro High School, Greensboro, NC. He served in the U.S. Army 94th Infantry Division during World War II in France and Germany. He had retired from the U.S. Army Reserve, was a member of the S.C. State Guard, a graduate of the U.S. Army War College, and a member of the Confederate Sons of America. Mr. Price was a member of State Street Baptist Church and had retired from Whaley Electric Company. He was a member and Past Master of Cayce Masonic Lodge #384, a member of the Scottish Rite, and Jamil Shrine, and a member of American Legion Post 130.
Surviving are his wife of 59 years, Betty Prichett Price; daughter and son-in-law, Marcia Price and Wayne Wadford, and daughter-in-law, Gail Hinson Price; sister and brother-in-law, Dorothy Price and Michael Evans of Portsmouth, VA; four grandchildren, Billy Gardner (Conni), Beth Gardner, Michael Nix (Jennifer) and Ashley Price; three great-grandchildren, Cecilia Gardner, Will Nix and Lance Lambert; nieces, Alexa Modderno (David Fernandez) and Judith Evans; and nephew, Tim Thompson (Darlene).
Mr. Price was preceded in death by his son, Lee Price; sisters, Gloria Modderno and Charlotte Thompson; granddaughter, Leslie Elizabeth Price; and lifelong friend, Banks C. Durham. 470, William Joseph “Bill” Price