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- GREENSBORO, N.C. — Edwin Taft Bare, 83, peacefully went to be with his Lord on Saturday, July 9, 2016. Edwin was born on April 10, 1933 in Elizabethton, Tenn., the son of Howard Taft and Dorothy Hale Bare.
Edwin served his country in the U.S. Air Force while stationed in Saudi Arabia, helping build their communication system.
Following his military service, he worked a short time in the communications field. He went on to form Truck Service of Greensboro and retired from there after 23 years of ownership. He loved to rebuild cars and street rods and was awarded many trophies for his restorations. He founded and led Bussin' Buddies, at Sumner Baptist Church, keeping hundreds entertained and laughing for years. He was a member of Masonic Lodge 642 in Greensboro and loved to water ski. In 2015, he was voted into the Carter County Hall of Fame in his home county in Tennessee for football records that have not been beat to this day. He has also been honored at the Carolina Field of Honor for his service in the U.S. Air Force. Of all the accomplishments he earned during his lifetime, the greatest is the legacy he will leave behind. He showed love and kindness to everyone, always seeing the best in people even when others didn't. He loved and supported his family no matter what, constantly putting them first over himself. He was a devout Christian, loving husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather, brother and friend. He will be deeply missed.
Edwin is survived by the love of his life, his wife of 60 years, Dixie Bare; son, Danny Bare; grandchildren, Christos Corkhill and husband Jonathan and Justin Bare; great-grandchildren, Londyn and Harper Corkhill; brothers, J.D. Bare and Grady Bare; sisters, Bonnie Ray and Vivian Johnson; and numerous nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be held on Wednesday, July 13, at 11 a.m. at Hanes Lineberry Sedgefield Chapel with burial to follow with full military rites at Guilford Memorial Park.
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1933 - 2016 (83 years)
