Harold Monroe Thrower Sr., of Red Springs and Raeford, died Wednesday, February 13, at the age of 89.
He was born September 28, 1923, in Red Springs, the youngest son of the late Fairley and Pearl Currie Thrower. He was a graduate of Red Springs High School and attended the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. During World War II he attended the Army Specialized Training Program at the University of Rhode Island, and later served in the Army Air Forces.
He was the owner and proprietor of Thrower's General Store for more than half a century. An elder at Philadelphus Presbyterian Church for many years, he was the author of "The History of Raft Swamp and Philadelphus Presbyterian Churches," which received an award from the North Carolina Presbyterian Historical Society. He was a dedicated local historian, an occasional columnist for the Red Springs Citizen, a farmer, and a private pilot.
He was preceded in death by his wife of 62 years, Jane Brown Thrower. Survivors include his daughters, Elizabeth T. Kane of Red Springs, and Marie Thrower and her husband Charles Rowe of Charleston, South Carolina; his son, Harold "Hal" Thrower Jr. and his wife Janet of Raeford; grandson Graham Rowe of Chandler, Arizona; and step-grandson Miles Rowe of Durham.
Visitation will be from 4-6 p.m. Saturday, February 16, 2013 at Crumpler Serenity Funeral Home, 220 E. 4th Ave, Red Springs
The funeral will be at 3 p.m. Sunday, February 17, 2013 at the Philadelphus Presbyterian Church with the Rev. Mike McGehee officiating. Burial will be in the Alloway Cemetery.
Memorials may be made to the Salvation Army, or McMillan Memorial Library, 205 E. 2nd Avenue, Red Springs, NC 28377
Online condolences may be made at www.crumplerserenity.com