George Wendell Sloan Obituary

George Wendell Sloan, 71, passed away Thursday, June 28, 2007, at Iredell Memorial Hospital. He was born on April 11, 1936, to the late Chester Cornish and Maggie Mullis Sloan. Mr. Sloan was a retired truck driver and also served in the U.S. Army. He was preceded in death by his parents, two half-sisters, Viola Whitlock and Ella Holcomb; and four brothers, E.E. Sloan, Kermit Sloan, Milton Sloan and Cornish Sloan; and two half-brothers, Bander Sloan and Floyd Sloan. Surviving are his wife of 47 years, Hilda Josey Sloan of the home; three daughters, Doris (Darrel) Reavis, and Janice "Jan" Sloan, both of Hamptonville, and Denise Roark (fiancee Alton Clifton), of Statesville; a son, Dale (Cynthia) Sloan, of Hamptonville; grandchildren Rhiannon Roark, Ethan Sloan and Austin Sloan; stepgrandchildren Katie and Andrew Clifton; a sister, Wilma Godfrey, of Statesville; and a brother, Fred Sloan, of Hamptonville. Mr. Sloan will have no public visitation. His funeral will be conducted at 3 p.m. Sunday at Gentry Family Chapel by the Rev. Chris Flanagan. Burial will follow at Hunting Creek Friends Church Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Gordon Hospice House, 2341 Simonton Road, Statesville, NC 28625. Gentry Family Funeral Service in Yadkinville is serving the Sloan family.

Published by Statesville Record & Landmark on Jun. 30, 2007.