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Obituary for John Arthur Friend Jr.

John Arthur Friend, Jr. age, 75, of 125 Hedrick Dr. Chatham, VA died Thursday, January 5, 2012 following a brief illness. He was born on October 20, 1936, in Pittsylvania County, VA, the son of the late John Arthur Friend and the late Bessie Carter Friend. He served as Audit Supervisor for the Department of Taxation, Sales and Use Division for 33 years.
Mr. Friend played an active role and was very interested in his community having served on the Board of Deacons as well as a member of the Board of Trustees of Chatham Baptist Church, a member of the Danville/Pittsylvania County Incubator Board, the Pittsylvania County Economic Development Board, a member of the Woodlawn Academy Board of Directors, and the Chatham Beautification Committee. He was also an avid sportsman and duck hunter.
He is survived by his wife, Huntley Bass Friend of Chatham; one daughter, Laine Friend Moore and her husband Thomas Shealer Moore of Birmingham, AL; one son, John Arthur Friend, III of Richmond, VA; six grandchildren, Benjamin Huntley Moore, Grayson Owen Moore, Elizabeth Rose Moore, Ashley Mae Moore, Caroline Ashton Moore, all of Birmingham, AL and John Arthur Friend, IV of Greensboro, NC; one sister, Jean Friend Bunnell of Mineral, VA; as well as three nephews and one niece.
A memorial service will be conducted at Chatham Baptist Church on Saturday January 7, 2012 at 12:00 p.m. with the Rev. Charles Warnock, III officiating. The family will receive friends at the church one hour prior to the service and at other times will be at the residence. Scott Funeral Home in Chatham is respectfully serving the Friend family.

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