Forest Roper Rutherfordton, North Carolina Obituary

Forest Roper

Forest Dean “Duck” Roper, age 72, husband of Juanita Ayers Roper, of Farmside Dr. Forest City died Wednesday, March 26, 2014 at the Charles George VA Center in Asheville after a brief illness. He was a native of Rutherford County, a veteran of the Vietnam War serving in the First Infantry where he received the Purple Heart and numerous other service medals. He was preceded in death by his parents Kelly and Rosie J. Roper and 5 brothers and 2 sisters. Left to cherish his memory in addition to his wife Juanita is his daughter Angela Roper Flack and husband Aaron R. Flack of Forest City; several nieces and nephews and coffee club friends at Deb’s Mini Mart on Oakland Rd. Services will be at 3 PM Sunday at Crowe’s Funeral Chapel with the Rev. Mike Snelgrove officiating. Burial will be in the Western North Carolina Veterans Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 2-3 PM prior to the service. The Rutherford County Veterans Honor Guard will provide military honors.
March 4, 1942 - March 26, 201403/04/194203/26/2014
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Forest Dean “Duck” Roper, age 72, husband of Juanita Ayers Roper, of Farmside Dr. Forest City died Wednesday, March 26, 2014 at the Charles George VA Center in Asheville after a brief illness. He was a native of Rutherford County, a veteran of the Vietnam War serving in the First Infantry where he received the Purple Heart and numerous other service medals. He was preceded in death by his parents Kelly and Rosie J. Roper and 5 brothers and 2 sisters. Left to cherish his memory in addition to his wife Juanita is his daughter Angela Roper Flack and husband Aaron R. Flack of Forest City; several nieces and nephews and coffee club friends at Deb’s Mini Mart on Oakland Rd. Services will be at 3 PM Sunday at Crowe’s Funeral Chapel with the Rev. Mike Snelgrove officiating. Burial will be in the Western North Carolina Veterans Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 2-3 PM prior to the service. The Rutherford County Veterans Honor Guard will provide military honors.

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Mar
30
Service
Sunday, March 30 2014
03:00 PM
Crowe's Funeral Chapel
118 College Avenue
RUTHERFORDTON, NC 28139
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