Gary Wilburn Haithcock

Gary Wilburn Haithcock, 74, of Jamestown, died unexpectedly Tuesday, September 19, 2017, at Moses Cone Hospital.

Born December 19, 1942, in Troy, Gary was the son of the late Baxter Wilburn and Alma Bonnalyne “Bonnie” Meacham Haithcock. In addition to his parents, he was also preceded in death by his brother, Randy Haithcock.  Gary graduated from Allen Jay High School in 1961 and North State Business College in 1963. He also attended Western Carolina College. He was a member of Archdale United Methodist Church and the Adult Fellowship Class.

Gary owned and operated Cloverleaf Supermarkets until his retirement. He served on the Board of Directors for the Jamestown ABC Store, and was a member and served on the Board of Directors at Associated Grocers Mutual in Charlotte. He was a member and served on the Board of Directors for the High Point Merchants Association and was chosen as Member of the Year in 1990.

Gary was an avid fisherman and a member of the Piedmont Off Shore Fishing Club, where he was Fisherman of the Year in 1981. That year, he also placed 3rd in the Arthur Smith Fishing Tournament in Morehead City.

On October 2, 1965, at Springfield Friends Meeting, Gary married the former, Linda Sheffield, who survives of the home. Also surviving are two daughters, Kim Haithcock Lester (Mike), of High Point, and Kristy Haithcock Schrock (Jon), of Winston-Salem; and three grandsons, Tyler Mastrogianakis, Ryan Lester and Dylan Lester.

The family will receive friends Friday night from 6 until 8 at Cumby Family Funeral Service in Archdale. Funeral will be 2:00 p.m. Saturday in the chapel of Cumby Family Funeral Service in Archdale, officiated by Rev. Harold Shives and Mr. Gary Hunt. Interment will follow at Guilford Memorial Park Cemetery.

Gary was a devoted husband, loving father, doting papaw, as well as a caring uncle, cousin and friend. We cannot fully express the loss being felt right now and for a lifetime to come. Please pray for peace for our mother, Linda Haithcock, who lost the love of her life after 52 years of marriage, Kim and Kristy, who lost the most loving father anyone could have, and Tyler, Ryan and Dylan, who will greatly miss their Papaw who cared for them so deeply.

Goodbye our sweet angel. It’s time for you to fish again and finally catch “the big one” without the pain you have had for far too long. May you forever enjoy the beaches and oceans of Heaven as you rejoin those who have been lost before you. “We Love You Daddy.”

Thank you Gary for making my life more wonderful than I ever thought possible. Love Always, Linda.

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