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John Wesley Kurfees

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Birth	:	12 Nov 1868 Davie County, North Carolina, USA
Death	:	11 Aug 1948 Winston-Salem, Forsyth County, North Carolina, USA
Burial	:	Saint Bridgets Cemetery, Great Barrington, Berkshire County, USA
Coordinate	:	42.2497300, -73.3659400
Description	:	John Wesley Kurfees, Sr., was born November 12, 1868, in Davie County, N. C. He was married to the former Miss Flora Petree, October 25, 1891. Brother Kurfees made many contributions to the welfare of his generation. A part of his early life was devoted to teaching school in Stokes County, N. C. Later he was in the mercantile business in King, N. C. For thirty-nine years he served as sales representative for the Kurfees Paint Company, of Louisville, Ky., from which he retired in 1938. His greatest contributions and those he will be remembered by were made in the... Read More	John Wesley Kurfees, Sr., was born November 12, 1868, in Davie County, N. C. He was married to the former Miss Flora Petree, October 25, 1891. Brother Kurfees made many contributions to the welfare of his generation. A part of his early life was devoted to teaching school in Stokes County, N. C. Later he was in the mercantile business in King, N. C. For thirty-nine years he served as sales representative for the Kurfees Paint Company, of Louisville, Ky., from which he retired in 1938. His greatest contributions and those he will be remembered by were made in the Lord’s kingdom. Obeying the gospel under the preaching of his brother, the late M. C. Kurfees, at the early age of fourteen years, he faithfully served the Lord the remainder of his life. His love and zeal for the faith once delivered unto the saints caused him to spend a great deal of his time in teaching the gospel publicly, privately, and by means of the pen. Perhaps due to this teaching and influence more than any other one person, the church in Winston-Salem remained loyal when all around churches were being swept away by the digressive movement. His devotion to the New Testament church was evident from his faithfulness to its services. His last Lord’s day on this earth found him assembled with the saints of God around the Lord’s table to commemorate the Lord’s death and to worship God in spirit and in truth. Surviving are his wife, three sons (Clifton S., Marshal C., and John W. Kurfees, Jr.), one daughter (Mrs. Ralph S. Church), two grandchildren, all of Winston-Salem, N. C.; three brothers (J. F., Sr., and M. M. Kurfees, of Louisville, Ky., and J. Lee Kurfees, of Mocksville, N. C.). He was a faithful and loyal husband; a kind, wise, and devoted father; an excellent provider; a faithful, understanding, and sympathetic brother in the Lord. His presence will be missed by all who knew him, but his influence for good will be felt for years to come. Funeral services were conducted by the writer, August 12, at Corinth, in Stokes County, and interment was in the church cemetery there. The host of friends, brethren, and relatives, with the beauty and abundance of flowers, bespoke the esteem in which he was held. Cecil L. Derryberry, 923 Holland Street, Winston-Salem, N. C. - Gospel Advocate, September 2, 1948, page 860. Son of John Peter and Mary Roberts Kurfees. Husband of Flora Petree Kurfees, who he married Oct. 25, 1891. Father of three sons and one daughter, who were Clifton S. Kurfees, Marshall C. Kurfees, and John W. Kurfees, all of Winston-Salem; and Mrs. Ralph Church of Winston-Salem. Mr. Kurfees spent his early life in Davie County, and later taught school in Stokes County. He was in the mercantile business in King for several years.

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John Wesley Kurfees's memorial is located at: Saint Bridgets Cemetery, Great Barrington, Berkshire County, USA.
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John Wesley Kurfees death on 11 Aug 1948 in Winston-Salem, Forsyth County, North Carolina, USA
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Latitude: 42.2497300
Longitude: -73.3659400

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Flora Petree Kurfees

(1873 - 1960)

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Clifton Samuel Kurfees

(1894 - 1964)

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