BROWNS SUMMIT
William Garland Gerringer, 84, of 7181 Browns Summit Road, died Tuesday, July 10, 2001, at Moses Cone Hospital, Greensboro.
The funeral will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday, July 12, 2001, at Monticello United Church of Christ, Monticello, conducted by the Rev. Gary Owens and the Rev. John Jolly. Burial will be in the church cemetery.
A native and lifelong resident of Guilford County, William Gerringer was born Oct. 21, 1916, to the late Flossie Andrews Gerringer and Lacy Gerringer.
Mr. Gerringer was a former member of the Northeast Civitans and a member of the Stokesdale Masonic Lodge 428, A.F.&A.M., where he also served as master.
Mr. Gerringer was a member of Monticello United Church of Christ, where he served as deacon, and deacon emeritus, Sunday school superintendant, a trustee, and a member of the cemetery committee.
During his career as a high school teacher, Mr. Gerringer taught carpentry at Northeast Guilford High School for 19 years.
Survivors are his wife, Theda Herbin Gerringer of the home; daughter, Kay Wagner and husband, Frankie of Browns Summit; sons, Doug Gerringer and wife, Beth of Lewisville, Randy Gerringer and wife, June of Browns Summit; grandchildren, Amanda Thompson, Shannon Law, Matthew Wagner, Max Gerringer, Elley Gerringer; and great-grandchildren, Reid Thompson and Caleb Law.
The family will receive friends from 7 to 9 p.m. Wednesday, July 11, 2001, at Lambeth-Troxler Funeral Service and at other times, at the residence.
Memorials may be made to the Masonic Home for Children at Oxford, 600 College St., Oxford, N.C. 27565. Edition: ALL
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