Family Card - Person Sheet
Family Card - Person Sheet
NameWilliam Hinton “Bill” Scales 
Birth6 Apr 1925, Salisbury, Rowan County, NC
Death21 Dec 2016
Burial28 Dec 2016, Chestnut Hill Cemetery, Salisbury, Rowan County, NC
Spouses
Birth15 Aug 1926
Death4 Nov 2002
BurialChestnut Hill Cemetery, Salisbury, Rowan County, NC
FatherJonah Allen Page (1890-1977)
MotherCarrie Lou Dennis (1892-1958)
Marriage1951
ChildrenLou Anne
William Hinton
Notes for William Hinton “Bill” Scales
William Hinton Scales
William Hinton Scales, 91, of Raleigh passed away on December 21, 2016. William, or Bill to his friends, was born on April 6, 1925 in Salisbury and was a graduate of Boyden High School.
Enlisted in the Navy at the age of 18, Bill served during WWII in North Africa, Europe, Japan, and China aboard the USS Delta. He celebrated his 21st birthday in Shanghai.
Bill later had a 38 year career in the insurance industry adjusting claims and investigating insurance fraud. In 1967, he received the North Carolina Insurance Adjuster of the Year Award. In 1990, he retired as Vice President of State Capital Insurance Company. After retirement, Bill enjoyed golf, travel, and volunteering with local community organizations including the American Legion.
Bill was married for 51 years to his beloved wife Kathleen Page Scales, with whom he is now reunited. Bill is survived by his loving children, Lou Anne Scales and William Hinton Scales Jr., daughter-in-law Robin Scales, and loving grandchildren, Nathaniel Hinton Scales and Philip William Scales.
Bill was a kind, charming soul and a loving father, grandfather, and stranger to none. He will be greatly missed.
Graveside Services will be held at Chestnut Hill Cemetery in Salisbury, NC, on Wednesday, December 28, 2016 at 2:00 pm. Military Honors will be accorded by the Lyerly Volunteer Honor Guard. A Memorial Service in Raleigh to be announced.
Lyerly Funeral Home is serving the Scales family.
William Hinton Scales, 91, of Raleigh passed away on December 21, 2016. William, or Bill to his friends, was born on April 6, 1925 in Salisbury and was a graduate of Boyden High School.
Enlisted in the Navy at the age of 18, Bill served during WWII in North Africa, Europe, Japan, and China aboard the USS Delta. He celebrated his 21st birthday in Shanghai.
Bill later had a 38 year career in the insurance industry adjusting claims and investigating insurance fraud. In 1967, he received the North Carolina Insurance Adjuster of the Year Award. In 1990, he retired as Vice President of State Capital Insurance Company. After retirement, Bill enjoyed golf, travel, and volunteering with local community organizations including the American Legion.
Bill was married for 51 years to his beloved wife Kathleen Page Scales, with whom he is now reunited. Bill is survived by his loving children, Lou Anne Scales and William Hinton Scales Jr., daughter-in-law Robin Scales, and loving grandchildren, Nathaniel Hinton Scales and Philip William Scales.
Bill was a kind, charming soul and a loving father, grandfather, and stranger to none. He will be greatly missed.
Graveside Services will be held at Chestnut Hill Cemetery in Salisbury, NC, on Wednesday, December 28, 2016 at 2:00 pm. Military Honors will be accorded by the Lyerly Volunteer Honor Guard. A Memorial Service in Raleigh to be announced.
Lyerly Funeral Home is serving the Scales family.