Bill Huffman, 93, son of the late Burt and Mamie Huffman died unexpectedly at the Yadkin Nursing Care Center on Wednesday, November 4, 2015. He was a graduate of Old Town High School and served in the Army during WWII; then he enlisted in the U.S. Air Force and when he completed 20 years of service, he returned to Winston-Salem and worked for Wachovia Bank until his retirement in 1985. In the fall of 2014 following the death of his wife, Nancy Stoltz Huffman, he moved from the Konnoak Hills… area to an independent living facility.
Bill was an avid baseball fan and was pleased that an American League team won the World Series. He remained alert and spent his days reading his Bible, 2 daily newspapers, doing his prescribed exercises, watching or listening to newscast and conversing with anyone who came by his room.
He was preceded in death by brothers: Bax, Rob, Felix and Joe Huffman and sisters: Rebecca H. Winfrey, Bertie H. Poindexter, Mary Sue H. Shields and Katherine H. Gough, and many other relatives. He is survived by one sister: Ruby H. Reich and several nephews and nieces including the two he thought of as his sisters, Sally and Mary Ward Huffman. Also surviving are former co-workers and a special friend, Brack Bailey.
The family will receive friends one hour before the funeral service which will be conducted by Rev. John Bishop and Rev. Robert Huffman on Sunday, November 8, 2015 at 2:00pm at Hayworth-Miller Silas Creek Chapel. Interment will be at the National Cemetery in Salisbury, NC on Tuesday, November 10, 2015 at 12:00pm.
In lieu of flowers the family requests that donations be made to: Second Harvest Food Bank of Northwest NC, 3655 Reed Street, Winston-Salem, NC 27107-5428 or to a charity of the donor’s choice. Read More »