George C. Farrow

Mr. GEORGE C. FARROW PASSED AWAY INTO HIS LORD’S KINGDOM ON DECEMBER 22, 2010.

A SERVICE OF REMEMBRANCE WILL BE HELD ON THURSDAY, DECEMBER 30, 2010 AT 1:45 P. M. AT THE GUILFORD PARK PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH, 2100 FERNWOOD DRIVE, GREENSBORO. THE FAMILY WILL RECEIVE FRIENDS FOR A RECEPTION FROM 12:30 UNTIL 1:30 PM PRIOR TO THE SERVICE IN THE CHURCH FELLOWSHIP HALL. THE INTERMENT WILL BE AT WESTMINISTER GARDENS CEMEMTERY ON 3601 WHITESHURST RD.

GEORGE WAS BORN IN HENDERSON, N.C. ON MARCH 22, 1918 TO THE LATE CARRIE WICKER AND GEORGE W. FARROW. HE SERVED IN THE ARMY DURING WORLD WAR II AS A STAFF SERGENT AND WAS THE INSTRUCTOR FOR ANTI AIRCRAFT GUNS, AND TO JUDGE THE ALTITUDE AND SPEED OF THE ENEMY AIRCRAFT. HE MET HIS BRIDE TO BE WHILE SHE WAS WORKING FOR THE GOVERMENRT IN WASHINGTON, D.C. THEY LATER MARRIED MAY 22, 1943.

HE WAS A MEMBER OF GUILFORD PARK CHURCH AND A PAST DEVOTED LEADER AT ST. PAUL PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH AND GLENWOOD PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH. HE SEVERED AS A CHOIR MEMBER, SUNDAY SCHOOL TEACHER, YOUTH ADVISOR, DEACON AND ELDER. HIS LIFE WAS CENTERED ON HIS FAMILY AND SERVING THE LORD. HIS WARM SMILE AND GIVING HEART AND HIS DESIRE TO GIVE IN SERVICE AND THOSE IN NEED LEAVES A LEGACY OF LOVE FOR US ALL TO EMULATE. HE WAS A CHARTER MEMBER OF THE GLENWOOD LIONS CLUB AND AN EYE DONOR. HE WAS THE NATIONAL, REGIONAL, AND LOCAL PRESIDENT MANY TIMES OVER DURING HIS YEARS OF SERVICE. WE ARE THANKFUL FOR HIS CHRISTIAN LIFE AND WONDERFUL MEMORIES HE LEFT FOR ALL WHO KNEW AND LOVED HIM. THE ONE THING HE WANTED TO BE REMEMBERED FOR WAS THAT HE WAS A CHRISTIAN.

HE WORKED AT TAL WILLIAMS AUTO BODY FOR OVER 37 YEARS AND HAD HIS OWN BODY SHOP FOR OVER 30 YEARS. HE RETIRED ENDLESS OF TIMES DOING WORK FOR THOSE WHO NEEDED HIM. FINALLY HE RETIRED INDEFINITELY FROM AVIS CAR RENTAL IN 2008 AT THE AGE OF 90. HE WAS AN ADVID GOLFER AND ENJOYED PLAYING CARDS AND GAMES. HE WAS AN ACCOMPLISHED INVENTOR AND CRAFTSMAN AT BUILDING OF BOATS AND AN AIRPLANE AND RECEIVED HIS PIOLT LICESENE AT 68 YEARS OLD. HE WAS ONE WHO KNEW A LITTLE SOMETHING ABOUT EVERYTHING.

MR. FARROW WAS PRECEDED IN DEATH BY HIS PARENTS AND HIS WIFE, KATHLEEN HUFFMAN FARROW, DAUGHTERS, SUSAN FARROW RUSSELL AND MARGARET FARROW SLUDER AND BROTHER JOHN FARROW AND SISTER HELEN CHOULAS.

HE IS SURVIVED BY HIS DAUGHTER, Mary F. Jones (RON) GREENSBORO AND GRANDCHILDREN, KENNETH SIMONS III (DENISE), LARA LYNN ALTIZER (WAYNE), JOHN CHANDLER PATTON (REGINA) AND TWO GREAT GRANDCHILDREN SHELBY YARBROUGH AND KATHRYN STEPHENS ALL OF MYRTLE BEACH, S.C.AND CHRISTINE SIMONS. HE IS ALSO SURVIVED BY FOUR STEP GRANDCHILDREN AND THREE STEP GREAT GRANDCHILDREN. HE IS ALSO SURVIVED BY TWO BROTHERS WALTER FARROW FROM SILVER SPRINGS, MD., KENNETH FARROW FROM ST. AUGUSTINE, FL. AND BROTHER-IN-LAW JAMES CHOULAS OF KENSINGTON, M.D. AND MANY NEPHEWS AND NIECES.

THE FAMILY EXTENDS A SPECIAL THANK YOU TO HIS PRIMAY PHYSICAN, DR. PETER KWIATKOWSKI AND STAFF, HIS CARDIOLOGIST, DR. AL LITTLE AND STAFF AND ALSO TO HOSPICE AND PALLATIVE CARE OF GREENSBORO.

IN LIEU OF FLOWERS DONATIONS CAN BE MADE TO THE GUILFORD PARK PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH YOUTH PROGRAM AT 2100 FERNWOOD DR. GREENSBORO, N.C. 27408 OR TO ST.PAUL PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH YOUTH PROGRAM AT 2300 OLD CHAPMAN STREET, N.C. 27403.