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Mr. Otto Carl Langhurst, 90, of
Yadkinville, passed away Thursday, July 26, 2012 at
Forsyth Medical Center. He was born January 1, 1922
in Pittsburgh, PA to Otto Carl Langhurst, Sr. and
Helen Griffith Langhurst. Mr. Langhurst was first
and foremost a Christian, and a member of Faith
Baptist Church in Yadkinville.
He served in the U.S. Army during
WWII in the 508 Parachute Corps. He was retired from
the U.S. Postal Service, and was a member of
Wilshire Golf Club.
Mr. Langhurst was preceded in
death by his parents; two sons, Stephen and Richard
Langhurst; a brother, Wylie Langhurst; and a sister,
Lola Davitt. Surviving are his wife of 67 years,
Mable Martin Langhurst; four daughters, Beverly
Casper (Rubin) of Kernersville, Carolyn Green of
East Bend, Marilyn Mullis of Ronda, and Michele
Mullis (Gray) of Yadkinville; 18 grandchildren; 29
great grandchildren; 3 great-great grandchildren;
and a special nephew, James Morelli.
Funeral services will be held at
11:00 a.m. Saturday, July 28 at Hayworth-Miller
Silas Creek Chapel with Pastor Monroe Otto and the
Rev. John Moxley officiating. Burial will follow in
Oaklawn Memorial Gardens. The family will receive
friends from 6-8 p.m. Friday at the funeral home.
Memorials may be made to Faith Baptist Church, 3917
Old US 421 Hwy E, Yadkinville, NC 27055. |
(courtesy of 'DebbieLee')
Grave marker for Otto C. Langhurst in
the Oaklawn Memorial Gardens, Winston-Salem (Forsyth
county), North Carolina.
Otto enlisted in the Army at
Akron, OH on 24 November 1942 and was assigned to
the Headquarters Company, 3rd Battalion, 508th.
Pvt Langhurst was wounded in
action on 23 September 1944 in Holland and was
evacuated to a field hospital. On 27 November,
he was transferred to the hospital at Ft
Benning, GA for further treatment. |
