TABOR CITY, N.C. -- Robert Charles Soles, Sr., age 98, died Thursday morning (May 27, 2010) in Loris Healthcare. He was born in Columbus County, the son of the late Charlie Calvin Soles and Flowers Garrell Soles. Mr. Soles was owner/operator of several businesses in North and South Carolina for many years. He was a lifetime member of Tabor City Baptist Church; served on the City Council; served as Mayor of Tabor City for ten years; member of the Rotary Club; an active member of Chamber of Commerce and Merchants Association; First Lifetime Trustee of Campbell University; served on the Board of Southern National Bank; First Investors Bank and First Citizens Bank.
He is survived by one son: Senator Robert C. Soles, Jr. of Tabor City, N.C.; daughter: Darcus Soles Woody and husband James Woody, Jr. of Roxboro, N.C.; Two grandchildren: Deanne Woody Maynard and husband Rob of Greensboro, N.C.; James Jennings Woody, III and wife Heather of Oak Island, N.C.; two great-grandchildren: Hayleigh Maynard of Greensboro, N.C.; Robert Campbell Woody of Oak Island, N.C.; Two Special Friends: Kenneth Harold Jordan and Lorraine Todd, both of Tabor City, N.C.
He was preceded in death by his wife of 76 years, Myrtle Norris Soles; and a brother, Dewey Wallace Soles.
Funeral services will be Saturday (May 29, 2010) at 11:00 AM in Tabor City Baptist Church, conducted by Dr. David Coleman, Rev. Charles Bullock and Pastor Bruce Schmidt.
The family will receive friends immediately after the service with a luncheon in the fellowship hall.
The Committal Service will be at 2 PM in the Myrtle Green Cemetery, Tabor City, N.C.
Memorials may be made to: Tabor City Baptist Church, 200 Live Oak St., Tabor City, NC 28463; Robert & Myrtle Soles Endowment Fund at Southeastern Community College, 4564 Chadbourn Hwy., Whiteville, NC 28472; Robert & Myrtle Soles Endowment Fund at Campbell University, P.O. Box 567, Buies Creek, N.C. 27506. Guest book is available at www.inmanfuneralhome.com
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He is survived by one son: Senator Robert C. Soles, Jr. of Tabor City, N.C.; daughter: Darcus Soles Woody and husband James Woody, Jr. of Roxboro, N.C.; Two grandchildren: Deanne Woody Maynard and husband Rob of Greensboro, N.C.; James Jennings Woody, III and wife Heather of Oak Island, N.C.; two great-grandchildren: Hayleigh Maynard of Greensboro, N.C.; Robert Campbell Woody of Oak Island, N.C.; Two Special Friends: Kenneth Harold Jordan and Lorraine Todd, both of Tabor City, N.C.
He was preceded in death by his wife of 76 years, Myrtle Norris Soles; and a brother, Dewey Wallace Soles.
Funeral services will be Saturday (May 29, 2010) at 11:00 AM in Tabor City Baptist Church, conducted by Dr. David Coleman, Rev. Charles Bullock and Pastor Bruce Schmidt.
The family will receive friends immediately after the service with a luncheon in the fellowship hall.
The Committal Service will be at 2 PM in the Myrtle Green Cemetery, Tabor City, N.C.
Memorials may be made to: Tabor City Baptist Church, 200 Live Oak St., Tabor City, NC 28463; Robert & Myrtle Soles Endowment Fund at Southeastern Community College, 4564 Chadbourn Hwy., Whiteville, NC 28472; Robert & Myrtle Soles Endowment Fund at Campbell University, P.O. Box 567, Buies Creek, N.C. 27506. Guest book is available at www.inmanfuneralhome.com
A Service of Inman Funeral Home of Tabor City.
Online condolences at StarNewsOnline.com
Published in the Wilmington Star-News on May 28, 2010
TABOR CITY, N.C. -- Robert Charles Soles, Sr., age 98, died Thursday morning (May 27, 2010) in Loris Healthcare. He was born in Columbus County, the son of the late Charlie Calvin Soles and Flowers Garrell Soles. Mr. Soles was owner/operator of several businesses in North and South Carolina for many years. He was a lifetime member of Tabor City Baptist Church; served on the City Council; served as Mayor of Tabor City for ten years; member of the Rotary Club; an active member of Chamber of Commerce and Merchants Association; First Lifetime Trustee of Campbell University; served on the Board of Southern National Bank; First Investors Bank and First Citizens Bank.
He is survived by one son: Senator Robert C. Soles, Jr. of Tabor City, N.C.; daughter: Darcus Soles Woody and husband James Woody, Jr. of Roxboro, N.C.; Two grandchildren: Deanne Woody Maynard and husband Rob of Greensboro, N.C.; James Jennings Woody, III and wife Heather of Oak Island, N.C.; two great-grandchildren: Hayleigh Maynard of Greensboro, N.C.; Robert Campbell Woody of Oak Island, N.C.; Two Special Friends: Kenneth Harold Jordan and Lorraine Todd, both of Tabor City, N.C.
He was preceded in death by his wife of 76 years, Myrtle Norris Soles; and a brother, Dewey Wallace Soles.
Funeral services will be Saturday (May 29, 2010) at 11:00 AM in Tabor City Baptist Church, conducted by Dr. David Coleman, Rev. Charles Bullock and Pastor Bruce Schmidt.
The family will receive friends immediately after the service with a luncheon in the fellowship hall.
The Committal Service will be at 2 PM in the Myrtle Green Cemetery, Tabor City, N.C.
Memorials may be made to: Tabor City Baptist Church, 200 Live Oak St., Tabor City, NC 28463; Robert & Myrtle Soles Endowment Fund at Southeastern Community College, 4564 Chadbourn Hwy., Whiteville, NC 28472; Robert & Myrtle Soles Endowment Fund at Campbell University, P.O. Box 567, Buies Creek, N.C. 27506. Guest book is available at www.inmanfuneralhome.com
A Service of Inman Funeral Home of Tabor City.
Online condolences at StarNewsOnline.com
Published in the Wilmington Star-News on May 28, 2010
He is survived by one son: Senator Robert C. Soles, Jr. of Tabor City, N.C.; daughter: Darcus Soles Woody and husband James Woody, Jr. of Roxboro, N.C.; Two grandchildren: Deanne Woody Maynard and husband Rob of Greensboro, N.C.; James Jennings Woody, III and wife Heather of Oak Island, N.C.; two great-grandchildren: Hayleigh Maynard of Greensboro, N.C.; Robert Campbell Woody of Oak Island, N.C.; Two Special Friends: Kenneth Harold Jordan and Lorraine Todd, both of Tabor City, N.C.
He was preceded in death by his wife of 76 years, Myrtle Norris Soles; and a brother, Dewey Wallace Soles.
Funeral services will be Saturday (May 29, 2010) at 11:00 AM in Tabor City Baptist Church, conducted by Dr. David Coleman, Rev. Charles Bullock and Pastor Bruce Schmidt.
The family will receive friends immediately after the service with a luncheon in the fellowship hall.
The Committal Service will be at 2 PM in the Myrtle Green Cemetery, Tabor City, N.C.
Memorials may be made to: Tabor City Baptist Church, 200 Live Oak St., Tabor City, NC 28463; Robert & Myrtle Soles Endowment Fund at Southeastern Community College, 4564 Chadbourn Hwy., Whiteville, NC 28472; Robert & Myrtle Soles Endowment Fund at Campbell University, P.O. Box 567, Buies Creek, N.C. 27506. Guest book is available at www.inmanfuneralhome.com
A Service of Inman Funeral Home of Tabor City.
Online condolences at StarNewsOnline.com
Published in the Wilmington Star-News on May 28, 2010
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