Robert Wilson Beane

Robert Wilson Beane, age 87, of 332 Lambert Dr., Asheboro died Wednesday, August 29, 2007 at Moses H. Cone Memorial Hospital, Greensboro. Funeral services will be held Saturday, September 1, 2007 at 2:00 pm at Oakhurst Baptist Church, 2225 South Fayetteville Street, Asheboro with Dr. Richard Crider and Rev. Todd McDonald officiating. Burial will be in Randolph Memorial Park with military honors by the Randolph County Honor Guard. Mr. Beane was a native of Haywood County and an Army veteran of WWII. He was a member of Oakhurst Baptist Church and retired in 1981 from General Electric after 30 years of service. Mr. Beane was devoted to his family and was a kind, gentle and loving husband, father, pawpaw and grandpa. He is survived by his wife of 64 years, Nellie Mae Lucas Beane; daughter Betty Ann McDonald and her husband Ray of Asheboro; grandson, Rev. Todd McDonald and his wife Amy of Reidsville; great grandsons, Nathan and Ridge McDonald. The family will receive friends Friday from 7 to 9 pm at Pugh Funeral Home, Asheboro, other times at his daughter's home, 713 Fairwood Trail, Asheboro. Memorials may be made to Oakhurst Baptist Church, 2225 South Fayetteville Street, Asheboro, NC 27205 or Covington Wesleyan Church, 3218 Vance St. Ext., Reidsville, NC 27320.