G. Howard Allred
HIGH POINT — The Reverend Doctor Howard Allred, of 3212 Rolling Road, High Point, died Oct. 12, 2009, at Moses Cone Hospital, Greensboro.
He was born May 28, 1922 in Greensboro, second of the five sons of W. Fletcher and Etta Ritter Allred, charter members of Newlyn Street United Methodist Church.
He was married for 59 years to the late Florence Oakley of Greensboro. Howard and Florence had three children, Donald Howard Allred and his wife, Pat, of Asheboro, Susan Allred Singletary and her husband, Ron, of Jacksonville, and Laura E. Allred of Wilmington. They had six grandchildren, Dustin Allred and his wife, Evelyn, of Indianapolis, Ind., Cathryn Ronan and her husband, David, of Spartanburg, S.C., Beth Allred, Lauren Singletary, Samantha Allred and Zackary Allred of Wilmington. They had three great-grandchildren, David and Griffin Allred of Indianapolis, Ind., and Cormac Ronan of Spartanburg, S.C.
On June 15, 2002, Mr. Allred married the former Ann Mayo Morris of High Point, a native of Plymouth. She and the late John Morris are parents of twin daughters, Martha Morris Bunch and her husband, Thomas, of Greensboro and Susan Morris Doss and her husband Randy, of Greensboro. They have two grandchildren, John Bunch and Caroline Doss of Greensboro.
During World War II, 1st Lt. Howard Allred was a photographic reconnaissance pilot in the Mediterranean Theater. Flying the P-38 and B-25 aircraft, he was awarded the Air Medal five times and, for valor, the Distinguished Flying Cross. Nine days before his death he had a joyous trip to the World War II Memorial on The Triad Flight of Honor.
Mr. Allred earned a Bachelor of Arts from Guilford College, a Master of Divinity from Duke University and a Doctor of Divinity (honorary) from High Point University.
Mr. Allred served 43 years in the Western North Carolina Conference of the United Methodist Church. His pastorates included Pelham, Eden, Gastonia, Concord, Asheboro, Thomasville, Superintendent of the Northeast District, and High Point. In 1995, he was elected Pastor Emeritus of First United Methodist Church, High Point
In 1980, 1984 and 1988, Mr. Allred was a delegate to the Southeastern Jurisdictional Conference of The United Methodist Church. He was a delegate to the General Conference in 1984 in St. Louis and 1988 in Baltimore. He was also a delegate to the World Methodist Conference in Nairobi, Kenya in 1986.
Mr. Allred served on the Board of Advisors, Hayworth Chapel, High Point University. He was a Paul Harris Fellow in Rotary International, a life member of Optimist International and a member of the American Legion.
Founder of the television ministry at First United Methodist in 1990 (Sundays 7 am WGHP-Fox-8), he received the Holt McPherson Communication Award in Public Media in 1991 "for excellence in presenting the Christian message on television."
During his pastorate in Concord, Mr. Allred served as track chaplain for the Charlotte Motor Speedway. In October 2000 he was selected by the "Independent Tribune" in Concord as one the "100 Most Influential People over the last 100 years" in Cabarrus County.
Mr. Allred was a 33rd Degree Mason and served as State Chaplain for the Grand Masonic Lodge of North Carolina.
To all those who knew him, Howard was very intelligent, very talented, very energetic and very kind. As far as anybody could tell, he never had a bad day.
Services to honor Reverend Allred's life will be held on Saturday, Oct. 17, 2009 at 3 p.m. at First United Methodist Church of High Point. The Reverend Christopher A. Fitzgerald, the Reverend Fran Moran and the Reverend Dermont Reid will officiate. Inurnment with Masonic Rites will be at Forest Lawn Cemetery in Greensboro prior to the service at the church. Visitation with the family will be from 6-8 p.m. Friday, Oct. 16, 2009 at Cumby Family Funeral Service, 1015 Eastchester Drive, High Point, NC 2726 and other times at the residence.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the TV Ministry, First United Methodist Church, 512 North Main Street, High Point, NC 27260.
Arrangements by Cumby Family Funeral Service in High Point.
HIGH POINT — The Reverend Doctor Howard Allred, of 3212 Rolling Road, High Point, died Oct. 12, 2009, at Moses Cone Hospital, Greensboro.
He was born May 28, 1922 in Greensboro, second of the five sons of W. Fletcher and Etta Ritter Allred, charter members of Newlyn Street United Methodist Church.
He was married for 59 years to the late Florence Oakley of Greensboro. Howard and Florence had three children, Donald Howard Allred and his wife, Pat, of Asheboro, Susan Allred Singletary and her husband, Ron, of Jacksonville, and Laura E. Allred of Wilmington. They had six grandchildren, Dustin Allred and his wife, Evelyn, of Indianapolis, Ind., Cathryn Ronan and her husband, David, of Spartanburg, S.C., Beth Allred, Lauren Singletary, Samantha Allred and Zackary Allred of Wilmington. They had three great-grandchildren, David and Griffin Allred of Indianapolis, Ind., and Cormac Ronan of Spartanburg, S.C.
On June 15, 2002, Mr. Allred married the former Ann Mayo Morris of High Point, a native of Plymouth. She and the late John Morris are parents of twin daughters, Martha Morris Bunch and her husband, Thomas, of Greensboro and Susan Morris Doss and her husband Randy, of Greensboro. They have two grandchildren, John Bunch and Caroline Doss of Greensboro.
During World War II, 1st Lt. Howard Allred was a photographic reconnaissance pilot in the Mediterranean Theater. Flying the P-38 and B-25 aircraft, he was awarded the Air Medal five times and, for valor, the Distinguished Flying Cross. Nine days before his death he had a joyous trip to the World War II Memorial on The Triad Flight of Honor.
Mr. Allred earned a Bachelor of Arts from Guilford College, a Master of Divinity from Duke University and a Doctor of Divinity (honorary) from High Point University.
Mr. Allred served 43 years in the Western North Carolina Conference of the United Methodist Church. His pastorates included Pelham, Eden, Gastonia, Concord, Asheboro, Thomasville, Superintendent of the Northeast District, and High Point. In 1995, he was elected Pastor Emeritus of First United Methodist Church, High Point
In 1980, 1984 and 1988, Mr. Allred was a delegate to the Southeastern Jurisdictional Conference of The United Methodist Church. He was a delegate to the General Conference in 1984 in St. Louis and 1988 in Baltimore. He was also a delegate to the World Methodist Conference in Nairobi, Kenya in 1986.
Mr. Allred served on the Board of Advisors, Hayworth Chapel, High Point University. He was a Paul Harris Fellow in Rotary International, a life member of Optimist International and a member of the American Legion.
Founder of the television ministry at First United Methodist in 1990 (Sundays 7 am WGHP-Fox-8), he received the Holt McPherson Communication Award in Public Media in 1991 "for excellence in presenting the Christian message on television."
During his pastorate in Concord, Mr. Allred served as track chaplain for the Charlotte Motor Speedway. In October 2000 he was selected by the "Independent Tribune" in Concord as one the "100 Most Influential People over the last 100 years" in Cabarrus County.
Mr. Allred was a 33rd Degree Mason and served as State Chaplain for the Grand Masonic Lodge of North Carolina.
To all those who knew him, Howard was very intelligent, very talented, very energetic and very kind. As far as anybody could tell, he never had a bad day.
Services to honor Reverend Allred's life will be held on Saturday, Oct. 17, 2009 at 3 p.m. at First United Methodist Church of High Point. The Reverend Christopher A. Fitzgerald, the Reverend Fran Moran and the Reverend Dermont Reid will officiate. Inurnment with Masonic Rites will be at Forest Lawn Cemetery in Greensboro prior to the service at the church. Visitation with the family will be from 6-8 p.m. Friday, Oct. 16, 2009 at Cumby Family Funeral Service, 1015 Eastchester Drive, High Point, NC 2726 and other times at the residence.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the TV Ministry, First United Methodist Church, 512 North Main Street, High Point, NC 27260.
Arrangements by Cumby Family Funeral Service in High Point.
G. Howard Allred
HIGH POINT — The Reverend Doctor Howard Allred, of 3212 Rolling Road, High Point, died Oct. 12, 2009, at Moses Cone Hospital, Greensboro.
He was born May 28, 1922 in Greensboro, second of the five sons of W. Fletcher and Etta Ritter Allred, charter members of Newlyn Street United Methodist Church.
He was married for 59 years to the late Florence Oakley of Greensboro. Howard and Florence had three children, Donald Howard Allred and his wife, Pat, of Asheboro, Susan Allred Singletary and her husband, Ron, of Jacksonville, and Laura E. Allred of Wilmington. They had six grandchildren, Dustin Allred and his wife, Evelyn, of Indianapolis, Ind., Cathryn Ronan and her husband, David, of Spartanburg, S.C., Beth Allred, Lauren Singletary, Samantha Allred and Zackary Allred of Wilmington. They had three great-grandchildren, David and Griffin Allred of Indianapolis, Ind., and Cormac Ronan of Spartanburg, S.C.
On June 15, 2002, Mr. Allred married the former Ann Mayo Morris of High Point, a native of Plymouth. She and the late John Morris are parents of twin daughters, Martha Morris Bunch and her husband, Thomas, of Greensboro and Susan Morris Doss and her husband Randy, of Greensboro. They have two grandchildren, John Bunch and Caroline Doss of Greensboro.
During World War II, 1st Lt. Howard Allred was a photographic reconnaissance pilot in the Mediterranean Theater. Flying the P-38 and B-25 aircraft, he was awarded the Air Medal five times and, for valor, the Distinguished Flying Cross. Nine days before his death he had a joyous trip to the World War II Memorial on The Triad Flight of Honor.
Mr. Allred earned a Bachelor of Arts from Guilford College, a Master of Divinity from Duke University and a Doctor of Divinity (honorary) from High Point University.
Mr. Allred served 43 years in the Western North Carolina Conference of the United Methodist Church. His pastorates included Pelham, Eden, Gastonia, Concord, Asheboro, Thomasville, Superintendent of the Northeast District, and High Point. In 1995, he was elected Pastor Emeritus of First United Methodist Church, High Point
In 1980, 1984 and 1988, Mr. Allred was a delegate to the Southeastern Jurisdictional Conference of The United Methodist Church. He was a delegate to the General Conference in 1984 in St. Louis and 1988 in Baltimore. He was also a delegate to the World Methodist Conference in Nairobi, Kenya in 1986.
Mr. Allred served on the Board of Advisors, Hayworth Chapel, High Point University. He was a Paul Harris Fellow in Rotary International, a life member of Optimist International and a member of the American Legion.
Founder of the television ministry at First United Methodist in 1990 (Sundays 7 am WGHP-Fox-8), he received the Holt McPherson Communication Award in Public Media in 1991 "for excellence in presenting the Christian message on television."
During his pastorate in Concord, Mr. Allred served as track chaplain for the Charlotte Motor Speedway. In October 2000 he was selected by the "Independent Tribune" in Concord as one the "100 Most Influential People over the last 100 years" in Cabarrus County.
Mr. Allred was a 33rd Degree Mason and served as State Chaplain for the Grand Masonic Lodge of North Carolina.
To all those who knew him, Howard was very intelligent, very talented, very energetic and very kind. As far as anybody could tell, he never had a bad day.
Services to honor Reverend Allred's life will be held on Saturday, Oct. 17, 2009 at 3 p.m. at First United Methodist Church of High Point. The Reverend Christopher A. Fitzgerald, the Reverend Fran Moran and the Reverend Dermont Reid will officiate. Inurnment with Masonic Rites will be at Forest Lawn Cemetery in Greensboro prior to the service at the church. Visitation with the family will be from 6-8 p.m. Friday, Oct. 16, 2009 at Cumby Family Funeral Service, 1015 Eastchester Drive, High Point, NC 2726 and other times at the residence.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the TV Ministry, First United Methodist Church, 512 North Main Street, High Point, NC 27260.
Arrangements by Cumby Family Funeral Service in High Point.
HIGH POINT — The Reverend Doctor Howard Allred, of 3212 Rolling Road, High Point, died Oct. 12, 2009, at Moses Cone Hospital, Greensboro.
He was born May 28, 1922 in Greensboro, second of the five sons of W. Fletcher and Etta Ritter Allred, charter members of Newlyn Street United Methodist Church.
He was married for 59 years to the late Florence Oakley of Greensboro. Howard and Florence had three children, Donald Howard Allred and his wife, Pat, of Asheboro, Susan Allred Singletary and her husband, Ron, of Jacksonville, and Laura E. Allred of Wilmington. They had six grandchildren, Dustin Allred and his wife, Evelyn, of Indianapolis, Ind., Cathryn Ronan and her husband, David, of Spartanburg, S.C., Beth Allred, Lauren Singletary, Samantha Allred and Zackary Allred of Wilmington. They had three great-grandchildren, David and Griffin Allred of Indianapolis, Ind., and Cormac Ronan of Spartanburg, S.C.
On June 15, 2002, Mr. Allred married the former Ann Mayo Morris of High Point, a native of Plymouth. She and the late John Morris are parents of twin daughters, Martha Morris Bunch and her husband, Thomas, of Greensboro and Susan Morris Doss and her husband Randy, of Greensboro. They have two grandchildren, John Bunch and Caroline Doss of Greensboro.
During World War II, 1st Lt. Howard Allred was a photographic reconnaissance pilot in the Mediterranean Theater. Flying the P-38 and B-25 aircraft, he was awarded the Air Medal five times and, for valor, the Distinguished Flying Cross. Nine days before his death he had a joyous trip to the World War II Memorial on The Triad Flight of Honor.
Mr. Allred earned a Bachelor of Arts from Guilford College, a Master of Divinity from Duke University and a Doctor of Divinity (honorary) from High Point University.
Mr. Allred served 43 years in the Western North Carolina Conference of the United Methodist Church. His pastorates included Pelham, Eden, Gastonia, Concord, Asheboro, Thomasville, Superintendent of the Northeast District, and High Point. In 1995, he was elected Pastor Emeritus of First United Methodist Church, High Point
In 1980, 1984 and 1988, Mr. Allred was a delegate to the Southeastern Jurisdictional Conference of The United Methodist Church. He was a delegate to the General Conference in 1984 in St. Louis and 1988 in Baltimore. He was also a delegate to the World Methodist Conference in Nairobi, Kenya in 1986.
Mr. Allred served on the Board of Advisors, Hayworth Chapel, High Point University. He was a Paul Harris Fellow in Rotary International, a life member of Optimist International and a member of the American Legion.
Founder of the television ministry at First United Methodist in 1990 (Sundays 7 am WGHP-Fox-8), he received the Holt McPherson Communication Award in Public Media in 1991 "for excellence in presenting the Christian message on television."
During his pastorate in Concord, Mr. Allred served as track chaplain for the Charlotte Motor Speedway. In October 2000 he was selected by the "Independent Tribune" in Concord as one the "100 Most Influential People over the last 100 years" in Cabarrus County.
Mr. Allred was a 33rd Degree Mason and served as State Chaplain for the Grand Masonic Lodge of North Carolina.
To all those who knew him, Howard was very intelligent, very talented, very energetic and very kind. As far as anybody could tell, he never had a bad day.
Services to honor Reverend Allred's life will be held on Saturday, Oct. 17, 2009 at 3 p.m. at First United Methodist Church of High Point. The Reverend Christopher A. Fitzgerald, the Reverend Fran Moran and the Reverend Dermont Reid will officiate. Inurnment with Masonic Rites will be at Forest Lawn Cemetery in Greensboro prior to the service at the church. Visitation with the family will be from 6-8 p.m. Friday, Oct. 16, 2009 at Cumby Family Funeral Service, 1015 Eastchester Drive, High Point, NC 2726 and other times at the residence.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the TV Ministry, First United Methodist Church, 512 North Main Street, High Point, NC 27260.
Arrangements by Cumby Family Funeral Service in High Point.
Inscription
WORLD WAR II
DISTINGUISHED FLYING CROSS
Family Members
Sponsored by Ancestry
Advertisement
Advertisement
