NameDonald Lee Hoffner
Birth6 Jul 1934, Rowan County, NC
Death2 Jan 2007, Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center, Winston-Salem, Forsyth County, NC
Burial5 Jan 2007, Immanuel Lutheran Church Cemetery, Rockwell, Rowan County, NC
Spouses
Birth9 Jan 1939
BurialImmanuel Lutheran Church Cemetery, Rockwell, Rowan County, NC
Notes for Donald Lee Hoffner
Donald Lee Hoffner
GOLD HILL - Donald Lee Hoffner, 72, of Gold Hill, died Tuesday, Jan. 2, 2007, at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center, Winston-Salem. He had been in declining health for two years and seriously ill for four weeks.
Mr. Hoffner was born July 6, 1934, in Rowan County, a son of the late Johnnie Mack Hoffner and Lottie "Lucille" Basinger Hoffner. He was educated in the Rowan County schools and attended Rockwell High School.
Mr. Hoffner was a veteran of the United States Navy and served during the Korean War. He retired from the North Carolina Department of Corrections, where he worked as a Correctional Officer in Mount Pleasant.
Mr. Hoffner was a member of Immanuel Lutheran Church, a life member of Rockwell Amvets Post 845 and a member of the North Carolina Law Enforcement Association.
Mr. Hoffner is survived by his wife, Betty Jacobs Hoffner; son Jamie Hoffner and wife Bonnie of Gold Hill; granddaughter Wendy Eller and husband David; great-granddaughter Katelyn Eller of Gold Hill; and sisters Betty Jean Holshouser of Rockwell and Hilda Ann Morgan of Gold Hill.
Mr. Hoffner was preceded in death by a sister, Martha Jo Almond.
Service: 11 a.m. Friday at Immanuel Lutheran Church, Rockwell, with the Rev. Bruce Sheets officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery.
Visitation: Visitation will be tonight from 7-8:30 at Powles Funeral Home and at the residence the remainder of the time.
Memorials: Immanuel Lutheran Church, Memorial Fund, Rockwell.
Salisbury Post, 4 Jan 2007