Rev. Dr. Henry Franklin Flowers

Rev. Dr. Henry Franklin Flowers, 78 of Hillside Park, Thomasville died Friday February 22, 2008 at Forsyth Medical Center in Winston-Salem. A memorial service will be held at 2:00 pm Tuesday in the Davidson Funeral Home, Lexington Chapel, with Rev. Howard Allred and Mr. Tom Turner officiating. The family will receive friends following the service. There will also be a memorial service held at 4:00 pm Saturday, March 1, 2008 at Bethpage United Methodist Church in Kannapolis. Rev. Flowers was born November 27, 1929 in Spartanburg, SC to Vernon Flowers and Lottie Sullivan Flowers. He was a graduate of Young Harris College, Birmingham Southern College, Duke University Divinity School, and Trinity Evangelical Seminary where he received his Doctorate of Divinity. Rev. Flowers served several churches including; Bethpage UMC in Kannapolis, Oakview UMC in High Point, Skyland UMC in Skyland, and Fair Grove UMC in Thomasville, he also served several churches in South Carolina and built St. Paul’s Waccamaw UMC in Litchfield, SC, where he was named Pastor Emeritus in 2001. Rev. Flowers authored three books; Heartburst, Stones By The River, and Discovery. He served as the Superintendent of the Oxford Orphanage from 1973-74. He was Past Grand Chaplin for the Grand Lodge of North Carolina Free Masons, a member of the Rhododendron Civitan Club of Asheville, and a member of the Lion’s Club. Rev. Flowers was especially proud of his service in the US Marine Corp where he served during the Korean Conflict and was a member of the elite “Frozen Chosin”. He was honorably discharged and awarded the Purple Heart, Korean National Citation, five battle stars, a Division Citation, and a Good Conduct Citation. He enjoyed golf, Duke basketball, but preaching was his love. Rev. Flowers was preceded in death by three brothers. Rev. Flowers is survived by his wife Helen Thomason Flowers of the home, a son Hal Timothy Flowers and wife Susan of Asheville; a daughter Julia Flowers Lewis and husband Stacy of Ft. Mill, SC; a grandson David Weston Flowers, a sister Dorothea Poindexter of Vinton, VA; a step-son Rodney Perdue and wife Angela of Clemmons, three step daughters Kimberly Wood and husband Michael of Burlington, Ashley Perdue of Welcome, and Lee Ann Bethel of High Point, ten step-grandchildren Lauren West, Adam West, Jordan West, Nathan Wood, Emily Wood, Anna Bethel, Sarah Elise Bethel, Jonathan Bethel, Kristina Perdue and Katherine Perdue; and several nieces and nephews. Memorials may be made to; Good News, 308 East Main St., Box 150, Wilmore, KY 40390; or to Young Harris College, PO Box 68, Young Harris, GA 30582.