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John William Burwell
July 27, 1930 - Dec. 9, 2018
John William Burwell, 88, died Sun., Dec 9, 2018 in W-Salem, NC. He was born July 27, 1930 in Spindale, NC to James Horace and Mozelle Hunt Burwell. He was precided in death by his parents; his wife of 60 years, Patsy Brinson Burwell, and three brothers, John Franklin, Burwell, Robert Hunt Burwell, and James Horace Burwell, Jr. Survivors include his children Jane Hunt Burwell Loftis (Daniel) of W-Salem, and John William Burwell, Jr of Charlotte; 3 nieces: Merri Burwell Oxley (Jamie), Anne Burwell Schley (Bob of Rutherfordton, NC and Margaret Burwell (Billy Martin ) of Raleigh, NC.
John graduated from UNC Chapel Hill where he was a member of the Lambda Ch Alpha Fraternity. He received a Master's Degree in retailing from NYU.
He served in the US Army in Korea where he was awarded a Korean Service Medal with One Bronze Star a United Nations Sevice Medal, a National Defense Service Medal, ROK Presidential Unit Citation, and a Good Conduct Medal.
John was a member of Centenary United Methodist in W-Salem.
He was a Senior Vice President at Wachovia Bank.. When he retired in 1990 he was manager of the NC Personal Trust Dept. He was also a founding member of the National Trust Real Estate Association and had served as president.
John enjoyed traveling, reading, and spending time on the New River in Grayson County, Va.
The family would like to give special thanks to Comforcare In Home Care and Elder Services, and Trellis Supportive Care for providing excellent caregivers and continuous support for him and our family.
In lieu of flowers memorials can be made to:
Centenary United Methodist Church
P O Box 658
Winston-Salem, NC 27101
Trellis Supportive Care
101 Hospice Lane
Winston-Salem, NC 27103
Comforcare In Home Care and Elder Services
8005 N. Point Blvd, Suite H
Winston-Salem, NC 27106
Children's home Society of NC
P O Box 14608
Greensboro NC 27415
The memorial service will be at 2pm on Sat., Jan 5, 2019 @ Centenary United Methodist Church, 656 West 5th St., WS, followed by a reception in Memorial Auditorium.
Salem Funeral Home is serving the family.
www.salemfh.com
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Ray Cope
John was one of the kindest people that I had the pleasure to work with. He was liked and respected by all who knew him. I know he will be missed by many people.
O. C. (Lee) Martin
John was my first boss at Wachovia and one of the best. We seemed always in sync. He was very smart but low key and very effective.
He did believe in the dress code. The first year I was at WB I showed up on the day after Thanksgiving in a blue blazer, gray slacks and tie. John commented, “My, aren’t we casual today!” John was a good friend and a true gentleman.
LeRoy Martin
John Burwell was one of the nicest gentlemen I ever knew at Wachovia. He was most effective and had a fantastic ability to make mole hills out of mountains.
David Cotterill
A True Gentleman and strong leader,, loved by his clients and fellow employees.
Art Kiser
good man and tremendous colleague. very solid work in support of our clients. art