Thomas Byron YOW, Sr.

Notes:

CENSUS RECORDS

1920 Federal Census
Name: Byron Yow
Age: 1 year 3 months
Birth Year: abt 1919
Birthplace: North Carolina
Home in 1920: Morehead, Guilford, North Carolina
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Son
Marital Status: Single
Father's Name: Carl H Yow
Father's Birthplace: North Carolina
Mother's name: Lena O Yow
Mother's Birthplace: North Carolina
Able to Speak English: Yes
Household Members:
Carl H Yow 31
Lena O Yow 30
John L Yow 9
Howard Yow 7
Fleta H Yow 5
Byron Yow 1 year 3 months

1930 Federal Census
Name: Thomas You [Yow]
Gender: Male
Birth Year: abt 1918
Birthplace: North Carolina
Race: White
Home in 1930: Morehead, Guilford, North Carolina
Marital Status: Single
Relation to Head of House: Son
Father's Name: C H You [Yow]
Father's Birthplace: North Carolina
Mother's name: Lena You [Yow]
Mother's Birthplace: North Carolina
Household Members:
C H Yow 41
Lena Yow 40
John L Yow 19
Howard Yow 17
Fleta Yow 16
Thomas Yow 12
Carl J Yow 9
Hadley Yow 7
Hinckle Yow 2


MILITARY RECORDS

Name: Thomas Byron Yow
Birth Year: 1918
Race: White, citizen (White)
Nativity State or Country: North Carolina
State of Residence: North Carolina
County or City: Guilford

Enlistment Date: 30 Jul 1945
Enlistment State: North Carolina
Enlistment City: Fort Bragg
Branch: No branch assignment
Grade: Private
Grade Code: Private
Source: Civil Life

Education: 4 years of high school
Civil Occupation: Skilled compositors and typesetters
Marital Status: Married


OBITUARY

Greensboro News & Record; 16 August 2011

GREENSBORO - Thomas Byron Yow Sr. passed away on Sunday, August 14, 2011.

A Celebration of his Life will be held on Thursday, 2 p.m. at Hanes Lineberry Sedgefield Chapel with Pastor Kevin Bauswell officiating. Burial will follow at Guilford Memorial Park.

Thomas was born on March 19, 1918, one of seven children of Carl Hampton and Lena Osborne Yow. He served as a private in the US Army during WW II. He was employed with the Greensboro News-Record from 1936 until 1975 as Foreman of the Composing Room. Thomas was a lifetime member of the printers union, CWA Printing, Publishing and Media Workers. He also was a charter member of Spring Garden Friends Meeting and a lifetime member of the Society of Friends..

Thomas was proud of his military service and his career in publishing. He loved his family, driving road trips, his church, Ford automobiles, the beach, country music, NASCAR racing, "No mercy" checkers, the Democratic Party, construction projects and his home. He was fiercely independent to his last day.

Those left to cherish his memory are his loving wife of 72 years, Vardelle D. Yow; one brother, Rev. Howard Yow of Friends Home; two sons, Thomas B. Yow Jr. and Barry D. Yow and wife Mary Ann, all of Asheboro, NC; two daughters, Brenda Y. Parker and husband Dr. H.R. Parker and Dianne Y. Porter and husband James, all of Greensboro, NC; four grandsons; Herman R. Parker III and wife Sonya of Madison, NC, Robert E. Parker of East Lansing, MI, Stiles and Keillor Fifield, both of Greensboro, NC and Cheryl Parker, widow of grandson Phillip Parker who predeceased him, of Summerfield, NC; seven great grandchildren and two great-great grandchildren.

Birth:
North Carolina, Birth Indexes, 1800-2000
Name: Thomas Byron Yow
Event Type: Birth
Birth Date: 19 Mar 1918
Birth County: Guilford
Parent1 Name: Carl H Yow
Roll number: NCVR_B_C046_66001
Volume: 98
Page: 156

Buried:
Grave location, obituary, and tombstone photo:
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=117244438

Died:
Social Security Death Index
Name: Thomas B. Yow
Last Residence: 27410 Greensboro, Guilford, North Carolina
BORN: 19 Mar 1918
Died: 14 Aug 2011
State (Year) SSN issued: North Carolina (Before 1951)

Thomas married Vardell Dedmond. Vardell was born 12 Nov 1920, Guilford Co. NC; died 28 Oct 2012, Asheboro, Randolph Co. NC; was buried , Guilford Memorial Park, Greensboro, Guilford Co. NC. [Group Sheet]

Brenda married Dr. Herman R. Parker, Jr.. [Group Sheet]

Diane married James Porter. [Group Sheet]