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John Slaughter Upshaw

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John Slaughter Upshaw

Birth
Villa Rica, Carroll County, Georgia, USA
Death
28 Aug 2004 (aged 90)
Fairview, Buncombe County, North Carolina, USA
Burial
Fairview, Buncombe County, North Carolina, USA Add to Map
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John Slaughter Upshaw, 90, a longtime resident of Fairview, died Saturday, August 28, 2004, at the Fairview Health Care Center.

Mr. Upshaw, the son of James Bruce and Elizabeth Candler Upshaw. He was born in Villa Rica, GA.

During World War II, Mr. Upshaw saw action aboard a Navy Destroyer assigned to duty in the Atlantic. Following his retirement from the US Navy as a Chief Petty Officer he became a resident of Fairview, which was home for his sisters Ruth Alexander and Annie Florence Eberhart.

Jack loved the mountains of Western North Carolina and the Fairview community. He was preceded in death by sisters, Elizabeth Bird, Ruth Alexander, Annie Florence Eberhart, Mallie Argo and brother William Upshaw.

Burial: Old Fairview Sharon United Methodist Church.

Old Fairview Sharon UMC Cemetery
Fairview, NC US 28730
John Slaughter Upshaw, 90, a longtime resident of Fairview, died Saturday, August 28, 2004, at the Fairview Health Care Center.

Mr. Upshaw, the son of James Bruce and Elizabeth Candler Upshaw. He was born in Villa Rica, GA.

During World War II, Mr. Upshaw saw action aboard a Navy Destroyer assigned to duty in the Atlantic. Following his retirement from the US Navy as a Chief Petty Officer he became a resident of Fairview, which was home for his sisters Ruth Alexander and Annie Florence Eberhart.

Jack loved the mountains of Western North Carolina and the Fairview community. He was preceded in death by sisters, Elizabeth Bird, Ruth Alexander, Annie Florence Eberhart, Mallie Argo and brother William Upshaw.

Burial: Old Fairview Sharon United Methodist Church.

Old Fairview Sharon UMC Cemetery
Fairview, NC US 28730


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