Robert Winfield Gregg (1925 - 2013)

Born 30 Mar 1925 in Buncombe County, North Carolina, USA

Ancestors

Died 19 Sep 2013 at age 88 in Barnardsville, Buncombe County, North Carolina, USA

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Biography

Robert Winfield Gregg was born in 1925. He was the son of Noble Gregg and Sue Munday. He passed away in 2013.^[1]

Birth

Name: Robert Gragg

Event Type: Birth

Event Date: 30 Mar 1925

Event Place: Buncombe, North Carolina

Other Event Place: Reems Creek

Father's Name: Noble E Gragg

Source Reference: 13^[2]

Obituarey

"Robert "Bob" Winfield Gregg, 88, went home to be with the Lord Thursday, September 19, 2013.

Bob was preceded in death by his son, Ervin Gregg, from a tragic accident. He worked with the Buncombe County School System as Custodian at TC Roberson High School until he retired. He attended Swannanoa Free Will Baptist Church in Swannanoa. Bob was a special man who made an impact during his life on a multitude of friends and family through his kind, caring, teasing and gentle spirit. He will be remembered by his family as a warm, loving, and devoted husband, father and Pap-Paw who will definitely be missed.

He was survived by his wife Thelma Irene Gregg of 65 years, two daughters, Helen Robinson of Weaverville, Carolyn and husband Stanley Williams of Black Mountain; a son, Robert "Curly" Gregg of Weaverville; three grandchildren, Nicholas Gregg of the home, Fermor Williams of Black Mountain and Tammy Roberts of Asheville and two great-grandchildren; sisters, Cathy Stirewalt of Weaverville, Edna Whitt of Raleigh, Florence Willis of Mars Hill and Virginia Crawford of Weaverville and a brother Ted Gregg of Weaverville.

A funeral service was held 2:00 pm Saturday, September 21, 2013 at Robbie Capps Memorial Chapel of Blue Ridge Funeral Service. Officiating was Rev. Jack Ward and Rev. Philip Wilson. The burial was in the Maney Cemetery . The family received friends one hour prior to the service at Blue Ridge Funeral Service, 7626 Hwy 213, Mars Hill NC .

The family would like to thank the many friends and family for the love, support and prayers over the past several months. Thanks to Tommy Morgan whom he thought was the greatest nurse at St. Joseph. Also, thanks to the Hospice Solace Center who made his last days comfortable.""^[3][4]

Burial

Name: Robert Winfield Gregg

Event Type: Burial

Event Date: 2013

Event Place: Barnardsville, Buncombe, North Carolina, United States of America

Photograph Included: Y

Birth Date: 30 Mar 1925

Death Date: 19 Sep 2013

Affiliate Record Identifier: 117387174

Cemetery: Maney Cemetery^[5]

Sources

1. ↑ https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/117387174
2. ↑ "North Carolina Birth Index, 1800-2000," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VHKH-J34 : 8 December 2014), Robert Gragg, 30 Mar 1925; from "North Carolina, Birth and Death Indexes, 1800-2000," database and images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2005); citing vol. 13, p. 1637, Buncombe, North Carolina, North Carolina State Archives, Raleigh.
3. ↑ The News-Record; Publication Date: 25/ Sep/ 2013; Publication Place: Marshall, North Carolina, United States of America; URL: https://www.newspapers.com/image/113374074/?article=93f1fd73-5ce8-4e22-910a-053620d0e6f9&focus=0.27083665,0.4261254,0.50364494,0.83491445&xid=2378
4. ↑ https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&dbid=61843&h=651352984&tid=&pid=&usePUB=true&_phsrc=lmU4434&_phstart=successSource
5. ↑ Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVG6-T5RM : 13 December 2015), Robert Winfield Gregg, 2013; Burial, Barnardsville, Buncombe, North Carolina, United States of America, Maney Cemetery; citing record ID 117387174, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.

• The National Archives at Atlanta, Georgia; Atlanta, Georgia; WWII Draft Registration Cards for North Carolina, 10/16/1940 - 03/31/1947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 141

• https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?dbid=2238&h=1453451&indiv=try&o_vc=Record:OtherRecord&rhSource=61843

• "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X39B-1WZ : accessed 3 November 2019), Robert Gregg in household of Noble E Gregg, Reems Creek, Buncombe, North Carolina, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 57, sheet 1B, line 79, family 17, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 1676; FHL microfilm 2,341,410.

• https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33S7-9RC9-RYL?i=1&cc=1810731&personaUrl=%2Fark%3A%2F61903%2F1%3A1%3AX39B-1WZ

• "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KW9J-XDJ : 28 July 2019), Robert Gregg in household of N E Gregg, Reems Creek Township, Buncombe, North Carolina, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 11-84, sheet 2A, line 15, family 22, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 2879.

• https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-89MB-Y8RM?i=2&cc=2000219&personaUrl=%2Fark%3A%2F61903%2F1%3A1%3AKW9J-XDJ

• "North Carolina Birth Index, 1800-2000," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VHKH-J34 : 8 December 2014), Robert Gragg, 30 Mar 1925; from "North Carolina, Birth and Death Indexes, 1800-2000," database and images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2005); citing vol. 13, p. 1637, Buncombe, North Carolina, North Carolina State Archives, Raleigh.