John M. Sherrod Salsbury

John M. Sherrod Salsbury, Jr., 90, of 115 Powe St. in Morganton died Wednesday February 15, 2006 at his residence.

Mr. Salsbury’s life will be celebrated at a memorial service to be held at 11:00 a.m., Saturday, February 18, 2006 at the First United Methodist Church where he was a long time member. The family will receive friends in the church fellowship hall immediately following the memorial service.

Born in High Point, NC on July 10, 1915, he was the youngest of four children of John M. Sherrod Salsbury and Mary Baker Salsbury. He was a graduate of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1936 where he was a member of Phi Delta Theta fraternity. Mr. Salsbury began his textile and apparel career with Vanity Fair Mills and made parachutes during World War II. In 1946 he located to Morganton and started Shadowline, Incorporated, a manufacturer of ladies intimate apparel.

At age 15, he was the youngest eagle scout in his High Point Troop #4. During his working career, he gave generously of his time to several boards and foundations. He was a long time member of Blue Bell, Inc.’s Board of Directors in Greensboro, a member of the Board of Trustees at Salem College, an advisory board member of the Kate B. Reynolds Charitable Trust; a member of Grace Hospital’s Board of Directors, a member of Wachovia Bank of Morganton’s Board of Directors; a member of the advisory council of Appalachian State University’s College of Business; and a fifty year member of the Morganton Parks and Recreation Foundation.

Mr. Salsbury was preceded in death by his wife, Margaret Bundy Salsbury; and is survived by a daughter, Bunnie Burgin and her husband, Charles, of Marion, NC; two sons, Sherrod Salsbury, III and his wife, Jeanie, and Robert Salsbury and his wife, Mary Marcia, of Morganton; seven grandchildren, Lucy Hunt, Ellen Burgin, Kelly Gessner, Anne Biggers, Baker Salsbury, Katy Edmondson, and John Salsbury; and eight great-grandchildren.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the First United Methodist Church, 200 N. King St., Morganton, NC 28655. Sossoman Funeral Home is assisting the family with the arrangements.