Family Card - Person Sheet
Family Card - Person Sheet
NameVirgil Adam Earnhardt
Birth15 Mar 1922, Rowan County, NC
Death15 Dec 2010, Trinity Oaks, Salisbury, Rowan County, NC
Burial17 Dec 2010, Rowan Memorial Park Mausoleum, Salisbury, Rowan County, NC
FatherClaude Adam Earnhardt (1898-1967)
MotherBessie Lucille Beck (1899-1992)
Spouses
Birth10 Jul 1924, Rowan County, NC
Death25 Sep 2015, Rowan Medical Center, Salisbury, Rowan County, NC
Burial27 Sep 2015, Rowan Memorial Park, Salisbury, Rowan County, NC
MotherMaggie Lee Goodman (1896-1973)
Marriage25 May 1941
Divorce
ChildrenBrenda Carol (1942-2020)
Marriage1968
Notes for Virgil Adam Earnhardt
Virgil Adam Earnhardt

SALISBURY - Virgil Adam Earnhardt, 88, of Salisbury, passed away Wednesday, Dec. 15, 2010, at Lutheran Home at Trinity Oaks.

Born March 15, 1922, in Rowan County, he was the son of the late Bessie Beck Earnhardt Hartman and Claude Adam Earnhardt.

Mr. Earnhardt's employment years included Simpson-Peacock Wholesale Grocery, Fisher-Thompson Hardware and Atlantic Oil Company, from where he retired.

A former member of Messiah Lutheran Church, he was currently a member of St. Paul's Lutheran Church, where he was active as long as his health allowed.

In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a brother and wife, John and Virginia Earnhardt; sister Mildred E. Lyerly; and infant granddaughter Bailey Grace Earnhardt.

Survivors include his wife of 42 years, Betty Sue Foster Earnhardt; son Eric Dean Earnhardt (Tammy) of Carolina Beach; daughters Brenda E. Anderson (Robert), Bobbie E. Earnhardt (Greg) of Granite Quarry; four grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; two step-grandchildren, Michael and Savannah Crainshaw; brothers and sisters-in-law Ronnie Foster (Marty), Judy Pratt (Bruce) and Nadine Holleman (Ray), all of Mocksville; numerous nieces and nephews; and special cousin Mary E. Powlas of Salisbury.

Visitation and Service: Visitation is 2-3 p.m. Friday, Dec. 17 at St. Paul's Lutheran Church, 205 St. Paul's Church Road, Salisbury, NC. The family will be at the residence at other times. The service will begin at 3 p.m. in the sanctuary, conducted by the Rev. William Ketchie and the Rev. Floyd Bost. Entombment will follow in Rowan Memorial Park Mausoleum.

Memorials: St. Paul's Parish Nurse Fund; or Abundant Living Adult Day Care, Salisbury, NC.

The family extends a special thank you to the staff of Trinity Oaks Assisted Living, Lutheran Home at Trinity Oaks and Abundant Living Adult Day Care for the loving care given Mr. Earnhardt, during his stay.

Lyerly Funeral Home is serving the Earnhardt family.

Salisbury Post, 16 Dec 2010
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