Thurman Grayson Haynes

Mr. Thurman Grayson Haynes, age 97, of Jamestown, died Thursday, May 29th, at the residence of his son, following a brief illness.

A native of Davidson County, Mr. Haynes was born January 12th, 1917, a son of the late Herman and May Kennedy Haynes. He had been a resident of this area all his life and was a member of Spring Hill United Methodist Church where he held many positions in the church, including membership in the Fellowship Sunday School Class. On November 6th, 1937 he married the former Doris Moore who died May 1st, 2008. He was employed by Watts Bakery (now Flowers Bakery) in Jamestown for ten years and retired in 1981 from Jamestown Mills, where he worked for thirty one years. A school, Meredith Leigh Haynes - Bennie Lee Inman Education Center, was built on his property in 2009 and was named (in part) for his granddaughter, Meredith. Mr. Haynes volunteered daily at the school until his health failed in 2014. During his four years at Haynes-Inman Mr. Haynes was voted Volunteer of the year for Guilford County Schools, State Senior Volunteer and National Senior Volunteer for 2014, sponsored by Home Instead. Mr. Haynes, called “Grandpa” by the children at Haynes-Inman, loved the staff and children and his association with Haynes-Inman. His devotion to special needs students was a labor of love and defined his life. In addition to his wife and parents, Thurman was also preceded in death by his granddaughter, Meredith Leigh Haynes, three sisters, Alice Swaim, Ruth Byerly and Grace Rankin; five brothers, infants Ocran and Ralph and Colon, Clark and George Haynes.

Mr. Haynes is survived by two sons, Norris Haynes and his wife Susan of Greensboro and Gary Haynes and his wife Sharon of High Point

Funeral services, to celebrate Thurman’s life, will be held at 3:00 p.m. Sunday at Spring Hill United Methodist Church with the Reverend Donna Friddle and the Reverend Dr. Donald W. Haynes officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. The family will receive friends from 6:00 pm until 8:00 pm Saturday at Sechrest Funeral Service.

Students, faculty and staff of Haynes-Inman Education Center are invited to sit as a group at the funeral service on Sunday and are asked to be at the church by 2:30 pm.

The family would like to expresses their love to everyone at Haynes-Inman and special thanks to Vickie Simmons for their care and concern for Mr. Haynes.

Memorials may be made to Haynes-Inman Education Center, 200 Haynes Road, Jamestown, NC 27282.

Online condolences can be at www.sechrestfunerals.com. Arrangements by Sechrest Funeral Service in High Point.