Mr. Gerald Funderburk  

It is with a heavy heart that we share with you the passing of Mr. Gerald Funderburk.  Mr. Gerald had been suffering from dementia for the better part of four years, and he is now pain-free and rejoined with his beloved Sue.

JEFFERSON - Mr. Gerald A. Funderburk, age 84, died Saturday, March 8, 2014.

He was born May 10, 1929, in Wadesboro, NC, a son of the late Hazel Willis and Annie Coppedge Funderburk. He was the retired owner and operator of G.A. Funderburk Company and was a watermelon broker. Mr. Funderburk was a former member and past president of both the S.C. Watermelon Association and the National Watermelon Association. He was a former Lynches River Electric Coop. board member and a former member of the S.C. National Guard. G.A. was a lifelong, faithful, member of the Jefferson United Methodist Church. He enjoyed gardening, working in his yard and watermelons. In addition to his parents, he was also preceded in death by his wife, Sue Smith Funderburk; his brother, Tony Funderburk; and a sister, Pat F. Hogan. Mr. Funderburk is survived by two daughters; Suzanne Mills of Hartsville, SC, and Jane Clark of Jefferson, SC; a grandson, Jason Mills of Columbia, SC; and a sister-in-law, Mary Funderburk of Jefferson, SC Funeral service will be held

3:00 p.m. Monday, March 10, 2014, at Jefferson United Methodist Church and interment will follow in Jefferson Town Cemetery. The family will receive family and friends any time at the home. Memorials may be made to Hospice of Chesterfield County, P.O. Box 293, Chesterfield, SC 29709 or to Jefferson United Methodist Church, c/o Lawanna Johnson, P.O. Box 1, Jefferson, SC 29718. Miller-Rivers-Caulder Funeral Home of Chesterfield, SC  is serving the Funderburk family.  http://www.mrcfuneralhome.com/

Jefferson United Methodist Church, 303 Main Street, Jefferson, SC 29718  (843) 658-3040

  


33rd North Carolina Watermelon Association
Annual Convention

Holiday Inn Sunspree, Wrightsville Beach, NC
March 14-15, 2014

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North Carolina Shines at the NWA Convention!

NCWA Queen Allyson Brake was first runner-up at the National Watermelon Convention held this past week in Savannah, GA.  Florida Watermelon Queen, Brandi Harrison, won the National Watermelon Queen crown and will serve as the industry's ambassador to the world in 2014. Jordan Skipper, representing Alabama, was second runner-up!

Don Hiller, Class Produce Group, Baltimore, MD and NCWA Executive Council member was elected to serve as President of the National Watermelon Association.  

Congratulations to both Allyson and Don!

 
Got To Be NC Agriculture!
  

Welcome to the NCWA!

CONGRATULATIONS!
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Ingles Markets Inc, Black Mountain NC

The North Carolina Watermelon Association was organized in 1975 as the "N. C. Watermelon Growers and Distributors Association".

Reorganized in 1982 with the present name, NCWA is the North Carolina Chapter of the National Watermelon Association, which also includes organizations from Maryland-Delaware, South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, Texas-Oklahoma, Missouri, Indiana, Illinois, and California-Arizona.

NCWA is made up of members from both inside and outside of North Carolina. An annual meeting of members is held yearly in March where, with a traditional pageant, a state queen is chosen to represent the association.