William Rufus Kiser, Sr. of Twin Lakes, Burlington and formerly of Eden, passed away on Saturday evening July 2, 2011. Funeral service will be held 2 pm Tuesday at Fair Funeral Home in Eden with burial to follow at Roselawn Memorial Gardens. Mr. Kiser was born December 31, 1920 in Asheville to the late Horace and Sallie Kiser. He attended Clemson University and entered the Army Air Corps and served during WWII from 1942 -46. Following his Honorable Discharge he attended Barnes Textile Associates, Inc. in Boston Mass. He later attended the University of North Carolina Executive Program in 1956 and then worked for Fieldcrest Mills, Inc. as Divisional Vice President of the Industrial Engineering Transportation Distribution in Eden, NC. "Bill" married Sallie Bates Brailsford of Orangeburg, SC in 1945. Surviving is wife; Sallie Kiser of the home, daughter; Sallie Kirven and husband John Kirven, Jr. of Edisto Island, SC, sons; William R. Kiser, Jr. and wife Margaret Dickson Kiser of Holly Springs, NC, James W. Kiser and wife Susan McElhannon Kiser from Chapel Hill, NC. , 8 grandchildren, 7 great grandchildren. Family will receive friends one hour prior to the service from 1 - 2 pm. Memorial contributions may be made to Hospice Palliative Care of Alamance County, 914 Chapel Hill Road, Burlington, NC 27215 Online condolences may be made to the family at www.fairfuneralhome.com
We are thinking of you during this time. Your dad and grandfather had a wonderful life as is evident in his children and their families. Our thoughts and prayers will continue to be with you in the coming days.
Richard & Kaye Powell
No life passes without a purpose... Wishing for all of you beautiful memories, comfort, love and togetherness in your loss of "Papa". With sincerest sympathy, Ruth Jones
Ruth Jones
Our sincerest condolences to the family. JBA Benefits.
JBA Benefits
Always enjoyed our visits with & talking to "Big Bill". We will miss him. All of you are in our thoughts & prayers. John & Hummie
John & Hummie Munn
Sallie, I am sitting at my computer at 2:04pm Tuesday and just saw on an email that Bill had died and his funeral is happening now. I am so sorry I did not know and missed seeing you and your family. What a classy guy he was! Sylvia and Johnny
sylvia grogan
Dearest Kiser's, please know that you are all in our thoughts and prayers. As I told Jimmy on Sunday, what a wonderful legacy in each of you that Mr. Kiser has left. We always have and continue to love your wonderful family. God bless you all. Love, Dan, Phyllis and Brett Garrett
Dan, Phyllis and Brett Garrett
Eventhough I never had the pleasure of meeting Mr. Kiser, having worked with both Jim and Bill Jr at MassMutual, I'm sure he was a very fine, upstanding member of the community and will be greatly missed. My thoughts and prayers are with you all at this time of great sadness.
Wanda Vernon
Dear Jim, Bill, and family, My heartfelt sympathy and prayers during this time of loss. Best regards always, Brenda & Domingo Garcia
Brenda Garcia
Sorry to hear about Bill's passing. He was a great guy. We certainly had a lot of good times in the good old days. All the best to the family. Chuck & Barbara Horn
Chuck Horn
Bill (and family), Sorry to hear about your dad's passing. You guys are in our prayers. greg moore (and family)
greg moore
Dear Bill, Margartet and Family We were out of town when we heard of your fathers passing. We are deeping sorry for your loss. Mr. & Mrs. Kiser were so generous to us when we were looking for a place to live in Eden and they offered their home for the weekend. We would have loved to send our condolences in another way - but finding someone who knows your new address is not easy. So please forgive us for sending our sympathy email and remember us if you should visit Eden. Sincerely - the Widels
Katie & Terry Widel
To the whole Kiser Family,we are so sorry for your loss
Brenda and David Barksdale
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