This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: RonCollins10 Surnames: Sale, Lewis, Brown, Dobbins, Skidmore, Ingrao, Stokes, Cothran, Johnson, McDowell, Dobbins Classification: obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.northcarolina.counties.yadkin/4460/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Nelson Lewis Sale, age 91 died June 1, 2010 in High Point Regional Hospital. Mr. Sale was born in Yadkin County on April 3, 1919, to Finley Clinton and Mary Charlotte Lewis Sale. He served with the Army in the European Theatre during World War II, and was employed for forty-nine years with Thomas Built Buses. Mr. Sale was a member of Union Cross Baptist Church, a Sunday school teacher, and was honored with the church's Deacon Emeritus Award. On October 8, 1938 he married the former Berline Brown who preceded him in death on December 26, 1996. He was also preceded in death by his eight siblings and a granddaughter, Kim Veeann Dobbins. Surviving are his daughters: Carol Skidmore and husband Bobby, and Sylvia Ingrao, both of High Point. He has one sister, Gertie Stokes, and one brother, Thomas "Pete" Sale and wife Pat. Mr. Sale has three grandchildren: Peter Jay Ingrao and wife Stacey, Cathy Cothran and husband Steve, and Lewis Johnson and wife Nancy. There are three great gran! dchildren: Kelli McDowell and husband "J. J.," James Dobbins and Logan Johnson. He could build a toy fort like no other, and our hopes and joys for the future are built on his foundation. Funeral services will be conducted Saturday, 2:00 p.m. in Sechrest Funeral Chapel on E. Lexington Avenue by the Reverend Dr. H. Mark Ashworth. Interment will follow in Floral Garden Memorial Park Cemetery. Visitation will be at the funeral home on Friday evening from 6:30 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. Please share your condolences with the family at www.sechrestfunerals.com. Published in Winston-Salem Journal on June 3, 2010 Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.