Mr. Bartlett "Bart" Roper Burgwyn, 93, died Thursday, July 4, 2002, at Halifax Regional Medical Center in Roanoke Rapids.
Mr. Burgwyn's life is a historic testament to his dedication and untiring efforts as a "mover and shaker" in Northampton County's economic and political life since he returned to his hometown of Jackson from World War II following five years duty in the Army where his organizational skills earned him the rank of captain.
Born May 29, 1909, the son of the late George Pollok Burgwyn and Emily Roper Burgwyn, he graduated from Jackson High School and attended William and Mary College where he was a member of Kappa Alpha fraternity.
In 1934, he organized Weldon Production Credit Association (now merged with Tar Heel Farm Credit) before becoming assistant credit manager for Production Credit Corporation of Columbia, S.C. He went from Columbia to Wachovia Bank of Raleigh. At the time he was called into the Army he was working as supervisor of the delinquent accounts section of the N.C. Employment Commission.
In the Army he served first in the Fort Jackson, S.C., Finance Department before attending Officers School where he graduated as a second lieutenant. His first assignment was in the Inspector General Department at Charleston S.C., then as manager of the Manifest Section before he was promoted to captain and assigned as Transport Officer for trips overseas.
After the war, he came home. Initially he opened Burgwyn Trading Post, which dealt in hardware and furniture and later became Burgwyn-Bowers. Then he farmed for 10 years before opening Burgwyn Insurance Agency and Tax Accounting, a business he sold in 1986.
He was busy in 1965 successfully getting names on the petition to vote on ABC stores, which he felt would bring more revenue to the county he loved. He was appointed the first ABC board chairman, a post he labored at in building a profitable system of ABC stores for the county for nearly 30 years before retiring in December 1995, at age 86.
All the while, he also was spearheading other projects in his quiet, behind-the-scenes manner. These included Valley Pines Country Club, of which he was a charter member and served two terms as director. His dedicated work with the Northampton County Museum and, of course, serving on the Vestry at his church, sponsoring the motion to establish the permanent church cemetery fund. He donated the east and south stone cemetery wall to his beloved church and the center flag pole for the Veterans Memorial at the historic Northampton County Courthouse.
He is survived by his sister-in-law, Mary B. Burgwyn of Jackson; one brother, Nathaniel T. Burgwyn of Richmond, Va.; eight nieces and nephews; and a beloved friend, Rachel Little of Seaboard.
Graveside services will be held at 2 p.m., today, July 7, at The Church of The Saviour in Jackson, with the Rev. Duncan Jones officiating.
Mr. Burgwyn's life is a historic testament to his dedication and untiring efforts as a "mover and shaker" in Northampton County's economic and political life since he returned to his hometown of Jackson from World War II following five years duty in the Army where his organizational skills earned him the rank of captain.
Born May 29, 1909, the son of the late George Pollok Burgwyn and Emily Roper Burgwyn, he graduated from Jackson High School and attended William and Mary College where he was a member of Kappa Alpha fraternity.
In 1934, he organized Weldon Production Credit Association (now merged with Tar Heel Farm Credit) before becoming assistant credit manager for Production Credit Corporation of Columbia, S.C. He went from Columbia to Wachovia Bank of Raleigh. At the time he was called into the Army he was working as supervisor of the delinquent accounts section of the N.C. Employment Commission.
In the Army he served first in the Fort Jackson, S.C., Finance Department before attending Officers School where he graduated as a second lieutenant. His first assignment was in the Inspector General Department at Charleston S.C., then as manager of the Manifest Section before he was promoted to captain and assigned as Transport Officer for trips overseas.
After the war, he came home. Initially he opened Burgwyn Trading Post, which dealt in hardware and furniture and later became Burgwyn-Bowers. Then he farmed for 10 years before opening Burgwyn Insurance Agency and Tax Accounting, a business he sold in 1986.
He was busy in 1965 successfully getting names on the petition to vote on ABC stores, which he felt would bring more revenue to the county he loved. He was appointed the first ABC board chairman, a post he labored at in building a profitable system of ABC stores for the county for nearly 30 years before retiring in December 1995, at age 86.
All the while, he also was spearheading other projects in his quiet, behind-the-scenes manner. These included Valley Pines Country Club, of which he was a charter member and served two terms as director. His dedicated work with the Northampton County Museum and, of course, serving on the Vestry at his church, sponsoring the motion to establish the permanent church cemetery fund. He donated the east and south stone cemetery wall to his beloved church and the center flag pole for the Veterans Memorial at the historic Northampton County Courthouse.
He is survived by his sister-in-law, Mary B. Burgwyn of Jackson; one brother, Nathaniel T. Burgwyn of Richmond, Va.; eight nieces and nephews; and a beloved friend, Rachel Little of Seaboard.
Graveside services will be held at 2 p.m., today, July 7, at The Church of The Saviour in Jackson, with the Rev. Duncan Jones officiating.
Mr. Bartlett "Bart" Roper Burgwyn, 93, died Thursday, July 4, 2002, at Halifax Regional Medical Center in Roanoke Rapids.
Mr. Burgwyn's life is a historic testament to his dedication and untiring efforts as a "mover and shaker" in Northampton County's economic and political life since he returned to his hometown of Jackson from World War II following five years duty in the Army where his organizational skills earned him the rank of captain.
Born May 29, 1909, the son of the late George Pollok Burgwyn and Emily Roper Burgwyn, he graduated from Jackson High School and attended William and Mary College where he was a member of Kappa Alpha fraternity.
In 1934, he organized Weldon Production Credit Association (now merged with Tar Heel Farm Credit) before becoming assistant credit manager for Production Credit Corporation of Columbia, S.C. He went from Columbia to Wachovia Bank of Raleigh. At the time he was called into the Army he was working as supervisor of the delinquent accounts section of the N.C. Employment Commission.
In the Army he served first in the Fort Jackson, S.C., Finance Department before attending Officers School where he graduated as a second lieutenant. His first assignment was in the Inspector General Department at Charleston S.C., then as manager of the Manifest Section before he was promoted to captain and assigned as Transport Officer for trips overseas.
After the war, he came home. Initially he opened Burgwyn Trading Post, which dealt in hardware and furniture and later became Burgwyn-Bowers. Then he farmed for 10 years before opening Burgwyn Insurance Agency and Tax Accounting, a business he sold in 1986.
He was busy in 1965 successfully getting names on the petition to vote on ABC stores, which he felt would bring more revenue to the county he loved. He was appointed the first ABC board chairman, a post he labored at in building a profitable system of ABC stores for the county for nearly 30 years before retiring in December 1995, at age 86.
All the while, he also was spearheading other projects in his quiet, behind-the-scenes manner. These included Valley Pines Country Club, of which he was a charter member and served two terms as director. His dedicated work with the Northampton County Museum and, of course, serving on the Vestry at his church, sponsoring the motion to establish the permanent church cemetery fund. He donated the east and south stone cemetery wall to his beloved church and the center flag pole for the Veterans Memorial at the historic Northampton County Courthouse.
He is survived by his sister-in-law, Mary B. Burgwyn of Jackson; one brother, Nathaniel T. Burgwyn of Richmond, Va.; eight nieces and nephews; and a beloved friend, Rachel Little of Seaboard.
Graveside services will be held at 2 p.m., today, July 7, at The Church of The Saviour in Jackson, with the Rev. Duncan Jones officiating.
Mr. Burgwyn's life is a historic testament to his dedication and untiring efforts as a "mover and shaker" in Northampton County's economic and political life since he returned to his hometown of Jackson from World War II following five years duty in the Army where his organizational skills earned him the rank of captain.
Born May 29, 1909, the son of the late George Pollok Burgwyn and Emily Roper Burgwyn, he graduated from Jackson High School and attended William and Mary College where he was a member of Kappa Alpha fraternity.
In 1934, he organized Weldon Production Credit Association (now merged with Tar Heel Farm Credit) before becoming assistant credit manager for Production Credit Corporation of Columbia, S.C. He went from Columbia to Wachovia Bank of Raleigh. At the time he was called into the Army he was working as supervisor of the delinquent accounts section of the N.C. Employment Commission.
In the Army he served first in the Fort Jackson, S.C., Finance Department before attending Officers School where he graduated as a second lieutenant. His first assignment was in the Inspector General Department at Charleston S.C., then as manager of the Manifest Section before he was promoted to captain and assigned as Transport Officer for trips overseas.
After the war, he came home. Initially he opened Burgwyn Trading Post, which dealt in hardware and furniture and later became Burgwyn-Bowers. Then he farmed for 10 years before opening Burgwyn Insurance Agency and Tax Accounting, a business he sold in 1986.
He was busy in 1965 successfully getting names on the petition to vote on ABC stores, which he felt would bring more revenue to the county he loved. He was appointed the first ABC board chairman, a post he labored at in building a profitable system of ABC stores for the county for nearly 30 years before retiring in December 1995, at age 86.
All the while, he also was spearheading other projects in his quiet, behind-the-scenes manner. These included Valley Pines Country Club, of which he was a charter member and served two terms as director. His dedicated work with the Northampton County Museum and, of course, serving on the Vestry at his church, sponsoring the motion to establish the permanent church cemetery fund. He donated the east and south stone cemetery wall to his beloved church and the center flag pole for the Veterans Memorial at the historic Northampton County Courthouse.
He is survived by his sister-in-law, Mary B. Burgwyn of Jackson; one brother, Nathaniel T. Burgwyn of Richmond, Va.; eight nieces and nephews; and a beloved friend, Rachel Little of Seaboard.
Graveside services will be held at 2 p.m., today, July 7, at The Church of The Saviour in Jackson, with the Rev. Duncan Jones officiating.
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