William Rufus Kiser, Sr.

William Rufus Kiser, Sr. of Twin Lakes, Burlington and formerly of Eden, passed away on Saturday evening July 2, 2011. Funeral service will be held 2 pm Tuesday at Fair Funeral Home in Eden with burial to follow at Roselawn Memorial Gardens. Mr. Kiser was born December 31, 1920 in Asheville to the late Horace and Sallie Kiser. He attended Clemson University and entered the Army Air Corps and served during WWII from 1942 -46. Following his Honorable Discharge he attended Barnes Textile Associates, Inc. in Boston Mass. He later attended the University of North Carolina Executive Program in 1956 and then worked for Fieldcrest Mills, Inc. as Divisional Vice President of the Industrial Engineering Transportation Distribution in Eden, NC. "Bill" married Sallie Bates Brailsford of Orangeburg, SC in 1945. Surviving is wife; Sallie Kiser of the home, daughter; Sallie Kirven and husband John Kirven, Jr. of Edisto Island, SC, sons; William R. Kiser, Jr. and wife Margaret Dickson Kiser of Holly Springs, NC, James W. Kiser and wife Susan McElhannon Kiser from Chapel Hill, NC. , 8 grandchildren, 7 great grandchildren. Family will receive friends one hour prior to the service from 1 - 2 pm. Memorial contributions may be made to Hospice Palliative Care of Alamance County, 914 Chapel Hill Road, Burlington, NC 27215 Online condolences may be made to the family at www.fairfuneralhome.com