Family Card - Person Sheet
Family Card - Person Sheet
NameWalter Clyde Koontz Jr.
Birth29 Jun 1943, Rowan County, NC
Death22 Jan 2014, Salisbury, Rowan County, NC
FatherWalter Clyde Koontz (1922-2005)
MotherMary Louise “Dolly“ Harris (1918-2007)
Spouses
Birth28 Jun 1945, Rowan County, NC
Death5 Apr 2002
Burial9 Apr 2002, Liberty UMC Cemetery, Liberty, Rowan County, NC
FatherRalph Adolphus Jackson (1922-2006)
Marriage12 Nov 1965
ChildrenWalter Darren (1967-)
 Webster Brian (1968-)
Marriage14 Sep 2002
Notes for Walter Clyde Koontz Jr.
Walter C. Koontz Jr.

SALISBURY - Mr. Walter Clyde Koontz Jr., 70, of Salisbury, passed away Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2014, at Novant Health Rowan Medical Center.

Born June 29, 1943, in Rowan County to the late Mary Louise Harris Koontz and Walter Clyde Koontz Sr., he graduated from high school in 1961. Mr. Koontz worked in barbecue restaurants for 37 years and owned the Big Pig until he retired.

He was a Mason and Past Master of the Andrew Jackson Lodge. He was of the Methodist faith.

He was preceded in death by his wife, Joyce Jackson Koontz, on April 5, 2002; brother David Lee Koontz; and sister Mary Ann Koontz.

Surviving are his wife, Alice Laman Koontz, who he married Sept. 14, 2002; sons Walter Darren Koontz of Sparta and Webster Brian Koontz of Columbia, S.C.; daughter-in-law Mary Ellis Koontz; brother John Michael Koontz of Salisbury; and three grandchildren, Johnathan, Heather and William Koontz.

Arrangements: A memorial service will be at 3 p.m. Sunday (Jan. 26) at Andrew Jackson Lodge 576. The family will receive friends following the service.

Memorials: May be made to National Kidney Foundation.

Summersett Funeral Home is serving the Koontz family.

Salisbury Post, 24 Jan 2014
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