Horace Renfrow

LUCAMA - Leslie Horace Renfrow, 78, died Thursday, April 12, 2007. He was born in Wilson County to the late Leslie Alvah and Veva Veda Renfrow. A sister, Laurene Harn, preceded him in addition to his wife, Ann Jackson Renfrow, who died in 1995. Horace graduated from Lucama High School and attended Duke University where he played on the JV basketball team and was a member of Kappa Alpha Fraternity. As president of the former Serv-All Oil Company and Renfrow Supply in Lucama, he found time to enjoy additional civic and business interests. He served on the Heritage Bank Board of Directors from 1977 to 2001 and as president of the Heritage Insurance Agency from 1990 to 1994. He served on the county Board of Elections before being named to Wilson Memorial Hospital board in 1969 where he served in various leadership capacities including chairman. He continued through the years of change to Wilson Medical Center, retiring in 2002. Horace was a member of the Wilson Elks Lodge and the Lucama AF & AM Lodge 527 who will accord burial rites. Funeral, Sunday, 3:00 PM, Little Rock FWB Church, conducted by Dr. DeWayne Eakes and Rev. Kristen Williams. Interment, Maplewood Cemetery, Wilson. Surviving is his wife, Tina Gay Renfrow; son, Leslie H. Renfrow, Jr,