Clancy Bostian

Clarence "Clancy" Leonard Bostian, Jr. , 83, of Spencer passed away Wednesday, September 28, 2016 at Novant Health Rowan Medical Center from heedless complications following surgery. He died surrounded by his family and with the strength and dignity he possessed throughout his life.

He was born in Salisbury, North Carolina, October 28, 1932 to the late Clarence Leonard Bostian, Jr. and Vergie Cranford Bostian.

In his early years, he was active in the Boy Scouts of America where he earned the degree of Eagle Scout at age twelve. He was a graduate of Boyden High School, class of 1951, where he played coronet in the marching band and was voted "Most Likely to Succeed" by his classmates. His dream was to attend Duke University to become a doctor, but winning the prestigious Erlanger Scholarship at North Carolina State University put him in the business of textile research and development. He graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Textile Technology from NCSU and was a member of Sigma Chi fraternity.

Clancy served in the Army in the Philippines during the "Cold War" in the area of Army Intelligence and then returned to Salisbury where he worked for Piedmont Mill Supply. He then moved to Wilmington, Delaware where he began his textile career with Bancroft Corporation and then to New York City to work with United Merchants and Manufacturers, Inc.

He developed fibers and designed fabrics and holds five patents for his work. He also designed fibers and clothing fabric for famed designers such as Stan Herman, Anne Klein and Rudy Gernreich. Later he traveled across the United States, Canada and Mexico working as a textile consultant. After leaving New York, he moved to Gastonia to help open Smyre Textile Mill.

Clancy was a Renaissance man who excelled in whatever he chose to pursue whether it be cooking, singing, dancing, plumbing, building boats and mechanical toys for his children or electrical work. He was a lover of fine things: Good German food, music and art. He loved his family, his friends, and his church and was dearly loved back by all who knew him.

Ann and Clancy at the 45th class reunion in 2006

At the time of his death, he was a member of St. John's Lutheran Church where he was a member of the Martin Luther Sunday School Class, the St. John's Men's Chorus, the Golden Opportunity Club, was a lay reader for services, had served on various committees and the Church Council.

Preceding him in death, in addition to his parents, were two children Clarence Leonard "Lenny" Bostian, III (1964-1985) and Melissa Ruth Bostian (1969-1970).
Those left to cherish his memory are his wife, Ann Stoner Bostian, whom he married June 22, 2008; daughter, Ilona Bostian Bastidas and husband, Arthur of Athens, Georgia; daughter, Lynne Kepley Robinson and husband, Doug of Salisbury; granddaughter, Helayna Bostian; great-grandchildren, Leviticus "Levi" Price Bostian and Illyra Adrianne Money all of Salisbury.

Visitation and Service: There will be a service of celebration of his life at St. John's Lutheran Church, 200 West Innes Street, Salisbury, North Carolina on Monday, October 3, 2016 at 2:00 pm. The family will receive friends in Peeler Hall (St. John's Faith Center) from 12:00 to 1:30 pm prior to the funeral. Burial will be in the Christiana Lutheran Church cemetery beside his parents and children.

Memorials: In lieu of flowers, the family would appreciate donations in his memory to go to St. John's Lutheran Church, Generation2Generation Building Fund, 200 West Innes Street, Salisbury, North Carolina 28144 or to Athens Canine Rescue, PO Box 7064, Athens, Georgia 30604.

Powles Staton Funeral Home is assisting the Bostian family.

Jimmy Kluttz - GQHS 1955

Note: I'm including this obit because Jimmy Kluttz was a rather exceptional graduate of Granite Quarry High School. He was 6 years ahead of our class. -- Lavon Page

Jimmy Kluttz grew up in the stone house across Stokes Ferry Rd from the Mose Kluttz family home place. The next house on Jimmy’s side of the road toward Salisbury was where Nancy Kesler (GQHS 1957 lived).

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Jimmy H. Kluttz, 79, of Atlanta Ga., died Aug. 14, 2016. “Jimmie”, son of Mattox and Mabel Kluttz, passed away after a long battle with Alzheimers.

He is survived by two daughters, Heather Barber (Jay) of Richmond Va., Ashley Jennings (Glenn) of Charleston S.C., and four grandchildren. He is also survived by a sister, Saundra Fesperman of Salisbury, and a brother, Richard Kluttz (Judy) of Granite Quarry; as well as nieces and nephews.

He attended Granite Quarry High School. He received a Bachelors degree in Design from North Carolina State University and a Masters degree in Landscape Architecture from Harvard University. Jimmy studied with Hideo Sasaki, worked for Edward Durrell Stone, and taught the inaugural classes of the School of Environmental Design at Louisiana State University. He moved to Atlanta to work with John Portman before founding his own practice in 1968.

Jim was a landscape architect by profession, but was also an artist, a builder, a horticulturalist and a farmer. Shiloh Tree Farm, the culmination of many years of hard work, was a true manifestation of these skills. At Shiloh, he cultivated and hybridized numerous plant specimens, designed and built his home, and pioneered ecologically sensitive landscape nursery practices. He has shared his passion for design through endowments to his alma maters.

Jim's family and friends considered him a lovable eccentric, but as Johann Wolfgang von Goethe noted, “people of uncommon abilities generally fall into eccentricities when their sphere of life is not adequate to their abilities.”

Service: A graveside service will be held Sept. 17, at 1 p.m., Christiana Lutheran Church, Salisbury NC. A celebration of his life will be held Oct. 22, 2016, Shiloh Tree Farm, Cumming GA.

Bobby Joe Beaver - Rockwell HS 1956

Bobby Beaver was one of the greatest football players in the history of the Rockwell football team. My brother Nelson sent his obit along with his personal comment about Bobby ...

"Bobby Beaver was the was the cause of my most pathetic failed attempt at an open field tackle. It was in the 1955 football game between Granite Quarry and Rockwell."

-- Lavon Page

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Bobby Joe Beaver, 78, of Myrtle Beach, S.C., passed away peacefully on Wednesday, June 22, 2016, at Hope Arbor Assisted Living in Loris, S.C. Born and raised in Rockwell, he was the youngest of eleven children of George Robert Lewis Beaver and Irene Miller Beaver. Bob graduated from Rockwell High School in 1956. He then attended Appalachian State University on a football scholarship until he was injured and transferred to Catawba College. His love of football led him to become a high school football official and a lifelong Green Bay Packer fan. Bob worked for Winn Dixie, Bank of Rockwell, Retail Credit, and in 1974 he joined Bluefield Casket Company as a sales manager and moved his family to Bluefield, Va., on a snowy April day. Bob retired as a sales rep from Batesville Casket Company after 17 years. While at BCC he was inducted into the Batesville Master's Club. After 24 years living in Bluefield and Salem, Va. he moved to Myrtle Beach, S.C., with his 2T to live out their golden years with their toes in the sand. He was preceded in death by his parents; four brothers; and four sisters. He is survived by his high school sweetheart and wife of 58 years, Mary Virginia Holshouser Beaver; two daughters, Leslie Beaver Pittges and husband Jeff Pittges and Laurel Irene Beaver; two grandchildren, Ainslie Marie Pittges (14) and Duncan Joe Pittges (12); two sisters, Mary Frances Beaver Holshouser and Nell Jacqueline Beaver Bernhardt; many nieces; nephews; great-nieces; and great-nephews; great-great-nephews; and cousins. Bob was very proud of his many years as a member of the Shrine Club and Masonic Lodge. He was an avid tennis player and golfer. Visitation: The family will receive friends on Sunday, June 26, from 3 to 5 p.m., at Powles Staton Funeral Home in Rockwell. Service: The funeral will be held on Monday, June 27, at 11 a.m., at the Powles Staton Funeral Home Chapel, conducted by Rev. Catherine Costello, Pastor of Ursinus United Church of Christ and Rev. Bruce Sheeks, Pastor of Immanuel Lutheran Church. Memorials: In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in his honor to Shriners Children's Hospitals 2900 N. Rocky Point Drive, Tampa, FL 33607 or Alzheimer's Organization. Powles Staton Funeral Home of Rockwell, honored provider of Veterans Funeral Care is assisting the Beaver family. Online condolences may be made at www.powlesfuneralhome.com. - See more at: http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/salisburypost/obituary.aspx?pid=180439461#sthash.xjINQ0oW.dpuf