Rev. Jessie Douglas Thurman, 89 went home to be with his heavenly Father and those loved ones who had gone on before him, on Saturday, September 24, 2010. Funeral services will be held on 2 pm Tuesday at Pleasant View Baptist Church with burial to follow in Ridgeview Memorial Gardens. Rev. Thurman was a member of King Memorial Baptist Church and attended Pleasant View Baptist Church since 2002. During his tenure at King Memorial he served as a Sunday School Teacher, Superintendent of the Sunday School , Treasurer of the building committee and was an ordained Deacon and became an ordained minister in the mid seventy's. He was a volunteer for the Council on Aging serving four nurtrition sites in Rockingham County. Rev. Thurman attended the sites on a monthly basis providing devontionals and prayers. He also was the first recipient of the Spirit & Intergrity award in honor of Cass Forkin, the founder of The Twilight Wish Foundation located in Doylestown, Pa. in 2007. Rev. Thurman retired from Ridgway Clocks at the age of 76 where he was involved in engineering and design. After his retirement, he built grandfather clocks and repaired clocks in his spare time. During his entire career of working in the furniture industry, he continued his education and designed and created the Woodworking Classes availabel in N.C. colleges. He was preceded in death by his wife of 61 years, Cornelia Smith Thurman, son; Richard Alton Thurman , two brothers; Robert and Carnice Thurman of Martinsville, Va. and parents John Henry Tazwell Thurman and Ada Blankenship Thurman also of Martinsville. He is survived by daughters; Eunice Rice and Glenda Seigner and husband Connie, son; Roger Thurman and wife Gail all of Eden, sisters; Kat Spencer and Edna Keys of Martinsville and Mamie Ross of Rocky Mount, Va. His remaining survivors are grandchildren Tanya Smith and husband Ken, Sonya Vernon and husband Jerry, Chris Rice and wife Angie, all of Eden, Jennifer Parish and husband Winfield of Yanceyville, Contessa Seigner of Holly Springs, Rodney Thurman and wife Mandy of Surprise, Arizonia, Tiffany Morrison and husband Ryan of Cary, Cynthia Hubbard of Hildebran, N.C., L. J. Thurman and wife Brandi of Conover, N.C., and Jesse Thurman of Charleston, S.C., great grandchildren, Heather Crawford and husband Willie, Kayla & Kaysi Vernon, Josh & Christoher Rice, Ryan Burroughs and husband Brook, MaKenna Jones, B.J. Smith all of Eden, Frankie Burroughs II and Brandon Benge of Greensboro, NC, Josh and Jacob Thurman of Surprise Az, Yves, Alyssa & Kyra Morrison of Cary, Jacob, Serena and Emily Thurman of Conover, great-great-grandchildren; Maddy Crawford, Ryalyn and Bentley Burroughs and Jaylon Warren all of Eden, Macy Chrismon of Greensboro, and numerous nieces and nephews throughout the United States. Visitation will be held on Monday evening from 6-8 pm at Fair Funeral Home and other times at his home on 924 Overlook Ave. Online condolences may be made to the family at www.fairfuneralhome.com
Chris, Angie & Josh: We are sorry about the loss of your grandfather and great grandfather. We know you loved him very much and will miss him very much. We never had the pleasure of meeting Mr. Thurman, but it sounded like he was a wonderful Christian influence to his family, and that his legacy will continue on. Hold on to all of those great memories until you see him again in Heaven. He is finally home. Our love and prayers to our special friends: Chris, Angie & Josh Rice Tommy, Tammy, Makenzie & Aaron Davis
Tommy & Tammy Davis
Glenda & Connie, May God bless you and your family in this time of sorrow.
Larry & Sarah Crowder McClure
Eunice and family, I am so sorry to read about the death of your father. Dad's are special. Will be thinking of you and keeping you in my prayers. Love Irene Soyars
Irene Soyars
Roger and Gail, I am so sorry for your loss. I pray that God gives you the strength to make it through this difficult time. If you need anything just let me know. May God bless yall... - Matt Norman
Matt Norman
We are thinking of you all during this time. Mr. Thurman was a wonderful man who touched many lives. We will remember him fondly (as will our children) as the man who could make anything out of wood. We will be praying for you all. Love Wade & Dana
Dana Rorrer
I'm so sorry to hear of Mr. Thurman's passing. I will keep all of you in my prayers.
Trudy Roberts Simpson
Roger, Gail and Thurman family, We want to express our deepest sympathy to you during this time of the loss of your loved one. While our hearts are saddened at times like this we can take comfort when our loved one was in the Lord and we know we will see them again someday in a much better place. We always enjoyed having Roger as our mailman and we will keep you in our thoughts and prayers during these difficult times you are going through. God bless you all.
Ken, Margaret & Scott Hall
Eunice, Praying for you and the entire family during this change in your life - God will provide the strength needed for the days ahead -
Susan Stultz & Juanita Stewart
Dear Eunice and family, Our love and prayers go out to your family during this difficult time. Sincerely, Brenda Griffith and Nikki (Griffith) Doherty
Nikki Doherty
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