PATRICK COUNTY, VA - OBITUARIES - George Carter Tudor, Sr., 2 Aug 1934
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GEORGE CARTER TUDOR Sr
September 12, 1876-August 2, 1934 


Surnames: TUDOR, HANES, LEE, FRANCE, CARTER, CORBIN, JOYCE, BREWER, PENN
  
TWIN-CITY SENTINEL August 2, 1934-front page
GEORGE TUDOR SR.DIES SUDDENLY AT OFFICE HERE

He Was One of City's Most Successful Business Men; Native of Virginia. 

George C. Tudor Sr., one of Winston-Salem's best known and most successful
business men, died suddenly in his office in the O'Hanlon Building about 9
o'clock Thursday morning. He was 58 years old. He resided at 1100 West Fourth
Street. Aside from his active connection as general agent ofthe Mutual Benefit
Life Insurance Company, of Newark, N. J., he was engaged in other business
and other business enterprises in the city and took a great interest in the
civic development of the community. He was one of the most prominent insurance
men in North Carolina.  Mr. Tudor suffered a slight heart attack at the post
office Thursday morning en route to his office. Arriving at his office he
complained of a "stuffy" feeling, not being able to breathe properly. He
suffered a series of heart attacks then and and medical attention was called.
Doctors were able to revive him and it was thought he was getting along nicely
when another series of attacks started and he died about 9 o'clock. The
deceased was born in Patrick County, Virginia on September 12, 1876, son of
William A. and Martha J. Tudor. He came to Winston-Salem in 1893, having taken
a position in the leaf department of the P. H. Hanes Tobacco Company. In
October, 1902, Mr Tudor entered the insurance business under the late John C.
Drewry. He gained wide experience in this line,  and upon the death of Mr.
Drewry, October 2, 1916, Mr Tudor was promoted to general agent of the company
for Western North Carolina and Southwestern Virginia. The company has
progressed under his leadership, until it is one of the strongest life
insurance agencies in the country. In addition to his insurance connection,
Mr. Tudor has taken an active interest in other businesses of the city and in
the civic life of the community. He has served in various capacities with
financial institutions, being at the time of his death a Director of the First
National Bank of Winston-Salem. He has served previous to this time as Vice
President and Director of the Farmers National Bank and Trust Company and was
instrumental in the organization of the First National Bank. He was a member
of the Board of Directors of the Winston-Salem Automobile Club and served as a
member of the Board of Directors of the Chamber of Commerce in 1928, 1930,
1931, 1932. Mr Tudor was a member of the Winston Lodge 167. A. F. and A. M.
He was Secretary of the Planters Holding Company. He was a past President of
the state-wide federation of insurance agents; a former Director of the North
Carolina Railroad and Director of the First Industrial Bank when this
institution merged with the Morris Plan Bank some time ago. Surviving are his
widow , who was Miss Bessie Hanes, and whom he married March 21, 1900; three
sons, George C. Tudor Jr., of Charlotte, and Bynum E. Tudor and William Drew
Tudor. of Winston-Salem; one daughter, Shirley Ann Tudor, of Winston-Salem;
one grandson, Bynum E. Tudor Jr.; five brothers, Robert L. Tudor and D. G.
Tudor of New York; Walter P. Tudor of Danville, Va.; W. M. Tudor of Roanoke,
Va., and JohnA. Tudor of Mayodan; two sisters,  Mrs C. R. Joyce. of Mayodan,
and Mrs Ella Corbin of Roanoke, Va. Funeral services will be conducted from
the home, 1100 West Fourth Street, Saturday morning at 11o'clock. Bishop J. K.
Pfohl and Dr. D. H. Wilcox will conduct the services and interment will be in
Salem Cemetery[Winston-Salem, Forsyth County, North Carolina]

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