This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: RonCollins10 Surnames: Fleming, Brendle, Gunter, Riddle, Pinnix Classification: obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.northcarolina.counties.yadkin/4503/mb.ashx Message Board Post: BOONVILLE: Kent Fleming Brendle Sr. passed away Saturday July 24, 2010 at his home after a lengthy illness. He was born June 21, 1931 to Dolphus Monroe and Mattie Lee Fleming Brendle in Elkin, North Carolina. He graduated from Boonville High School and High Point College (1954) where he majored in history, served as vice president of the Student Body, president of McCulloch Hall, and vice president of Delta Alpha Epsilon. He also attended Wake Forest University, the Institute of Government at University of North Carolina, and participated in the Experimental Farm Production program at NC State University. He married Pattie Lee Gunter in 1953. They were married for 51 years before she passed away in 2005. Mr. Brendle was employed by the NC Employment Security Commission as a labor analyst for Forsyth and Stokes Counties before accepting a position with the Yadkin County Board of Education as a teacher at Fall Creek Elementary School. In 1970 he joined the staff of Surry Community College as Adult Continuing Education Extension Coordinator, serving first in Boonville and then in Mt. Airy until his retirement in 1988. He enjoyed teaching and coaching and seemed to never forget any of his students. He was a member of Boonville Baptist Church and was very active in their Relay for Life team. He was a past president of the Boonville Lions Club and Yadkin County Chapter of North Carolina Association of Educators. He was preceded in death by his parents and his wife. He is survived by three children: Kent F. (Pam) Brendle, Jr. of Boonville, Michael R. (Leanne) Brendle of Boonville, and Eva Patricia B. (Joey) Riddle of Winston-Salem. Four grandchildren: Joseph C. Riddle, Jr. of El Paso, Texas; Sharon E. Riddle of Valdosta, GA; Paxton F. Brendle and Greysen M. Brendle of Boonville. He is also survived by a sister Janie Lee B. (Bill) Pinnix of Winston-Salem. The family would like to extend a special thanks to his friends for their support. And thanks to the in home caregivers, the nurses and staff of Mountain Valley Hospice and Hugh Chatham Nursing Center and Hospital. The family will receive friends at Gentry Family Funeral Service in Yadkinville on Tuesday from 6:00 - 8:00. The funeral will be Wednesday at 2:00 at Boonville Baptist Church conducted by Reverend Ken Boaz and Reverend Jack Gentry. The body will lie in state 30 minutes prior to the service. Burial will follow at Boonville Cemetery. Memorials may be made to Boonville Baptist Church Capital Campaign Building Fund PO Box 429 Boonville, NC 27011, or to Mountain Valley Hospice PO Box 1267 Yadkinville, 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.