After the loss of Annabel, Carl continued to host and prepare large meals for family holiday get-togethers until health intervened. He loved spending time with his family playing Scrabble, Rook and Gin Rummy. Carl and Annabel instilled the value of education in their children and sent all of them to college.Ĭarl was a member of the Lynwood Club and an avid golfer, playing into his late 70s. After college, Carl worked as a bookkeeper for Prilliman and Pace, then as a production supervisor for DuPont and as a general manager for Bassett Mirror Company until his retirement. Bill and graduated with a bachelor’s degree in business in 1959. Once discharged, they married and settled in Figsboro before later moving to Collinsville.Ĭarl attended Virginia Tech on the G.I. ![]() He met his future wife Annabel at the Liberty Heights Swimming Pool and corresponded with her throughout his time in the service. Carl served in Korea during the war, managing the household of the commanding general of the Air Force. He was a star baseball pitcher, once pitching a no-hitter against Franklin County and unsuccessfully trying out for a Brooklyn Dodgers scout.Ī few weeks after his eighteenth birthday, he joined the U.S. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Annabel Lavinder Wingfield sisters, Christine Compton Gregory, Virginia Frith, Bea Adkins, Dot Turner, Carolyn Hallum, Janice Gregory, and Arbutus Wingfield and brothers, Bernice Wingfield and Vernon Wingfield.Ĭarl was a 1950 graduate of Martinsville High School, where he was a three sport athlete. William Carl Wingfield, 90, formerly of Collinsville, Virginia passed away on Wednesday, November 2, 2022, in Roanoke, Virginia.Ĭarl was born on December 18, 1931, in Martinsville, Virginia, to the late William Webster Wingfield and Pearl Rakes Wingfield. Norris Funeral Services, Martinsville, Virginia is serving the Wingfield family. on Saturday, November 12, 2022, at Norris Funeral Services, Martinsville Chapel with a graveside service following at 2:00 p.m. Carl was a past member of McCabe Memorial Baptist Church.He is survived by his daughter, Teresa Wingfield of Mountain View, California sons, Bill Wingfield (Julie) of Roanoke, Virginia, Steve (Lea Anna) Wingfield of Ridgeway, Virginia, and Randy Wingfield of Christiansburg, Virginia and brother, Bobby Wingfield of Chesapeake, Virginia Also surviving are seven grandchildren, Elizabeth, Allison, Baxter, Rachael, Emily, Kelsey and Dylan Wingfield.The family wishes to express its appreciation for the comfort and care that extended family, friends, neighbors, and assisted living, nursing facility and healthcare professionals provided during the final years of his life.A visitation will be held from 12:30 until 1:45 p.m. He was a devoted son, husband, father, grandfather, brother and friend. He was a loyal Hokie, following both the men’s and women’s teams in many sports.Carl maintained a positive, youthful outlook throughout his life. Carl and Annabel instilled the value of education in their children and sent all of them to college.Carl was a member of the Lynwood Club and an avid golfer, playing into his late 70s. Once discharged, they married and settled in Figsboro before later moving to Collinsville.Carl attended Virginia Tech on the G.I. ![]() He was a star baseball pitcher, once pitching a no-hitter against Franklin County and unsuccessfully trying out for a Brooklyn Dodgers scout.A few weeks after his eighteenth birthday, he joined the U.S. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Annabel Lavinder Wingfield sisters, Christine Compton Gregory, Virginia Frith, Bea Adkins, Dot Turner, Carolyn Hallum, Janice Gregory, and Arbutus Wingfield and brothers, Bernice Wingfield and Vernon Wingfield.Carl was a 1950 graduate of Martinsville High School, where he was a three sport athlete. ![]() William Carl Wingfield William Carl Wingfield, 90, formerly of Collinsville, Virginia passed away on Wednesday, November 2, 2022, in Roanoke, Virginia.Carl was born on December 18, 1931, in Martinsville, Virginia, to the late William Webster Wingfield and Pearl Rakes Wingfield.
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