Visitation and Memorial Service will be held -
Thursday, May 10th
at First Baptist Church, 714 North Main Street, Mount Airy, North Carolina.
Visitation - 11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
Service - 1:00 p.m.

fron news-record.com

MOUNT AIRY — Mr. John Bill Haynes, Jr. age 63, of Mount Airy, passed away at the University of Alabama-Birmingham Hospital on Saturday May 5, 2012.

Mr. Haynes was born in Surry County, August 2, 1948, the son of the late John Bill Haynes, Sr. and Catherine Belton Haynes. He graduated from Mount Airy High School and got his degree in business from Appalachian State University, and became a certified public accountant.. Mr. Haynes was a founding partner of Haynes, Strand and Company with offices in Mount Airy and Greensboro. He was past president and a member of the Mount Airy Rotary Club. He was the District Governor of Rotary District # 7690 from 1999 to 2000.Mr. Haynes served as president of the Mount Airy Chamber of Commerce, and treasurer of the Mount Airy Museum of Regional History. He was currently serving as treasurer of the Surry Medical Ministries, and was currently serving on the board of directors of the Southeastern Kidney Council. He was a member of the First Baptist Church in Mount Airy where he loved attending the Emmanuel Sunday School Class. He also loved attending Central United Methodist Church in Mount Airy with his wife, Barbara. The most important thing in his life was his family. He was a loving husband, father and grandfather who was deeply loved and will be deeply missed. John was an inspiration to so many including his associates at Haynes Stand and all the many clients he has served through the years. Mr. Haynes is survived by his wife of 17 years, Barbara Erickson Haynes of the home; his son, John Belton Haynes of the home; his step children, whom he loved as his own, Beth Etringer Hudson and her husband, Andy of Charlotte and James Lee Etringer of Mount Airy; his step grandchildren, Zach and Alec Hudson of Charlotte; his special aunt, Lydia Gibson and her husband, Zeb of Arbor Acres in Winston Salem; his cousins, Jewal and Ann Haynes of Hickory; and their children, Jonathan and Lyvonda Haynes and their children, Nathan and Taylor Rae all of Mount Airy, and Meredith and Michael Boughman of Durham, NC, Jeannne Tucker of Knoxville, TN, Richard and Donna Gibson of Florence, SC, and Alan and Catherine Gibson of Asheville, NC, and their children; sister-in-law, Gail Cafferata and her husband Robert of Santa Rosa, CA, and their children; Lisa and Derek Zurn of Sudburg, MA and their children Declan and Annika and Heather Cafferata of Santa Rosa, CA; Dianne Sharpe Haynes, mother of his son John Belton Haynes.

Funeral services will be held Thursday May 10, 2012 at 1 p.m. at the First Baptist Church in Mount Airy with Dr. Roger Gilbert officiating. Interment will follow in Skyline Memory Gardens in Mount Airy, NC.

The Haynes family will receive friends in the Fireside Room at First Baptist Church from 11:30 a.m. until 1 p.m.

In lieu of flowers memorials may be made to the First Baptist Church 714 North Main St. Mount Airy, NC 27030, Central United Methodist Church 1909 North Main St. Mount Airy, NC 27030, Rotary Foundation at 14280 Collections Center Drive, Chicago, IL 60693, and Southeastern Kidney Council at 1000 St. Albany Drive, Suite 270, Raleigh, NC 27609, Mount Airy Museum of Regional History at 301 N. Main St. Mount Airy, NC 27030.

5/6/2012 - John Haynes passed away shortly after midnight last night.  He had suffered from post-surgical complications after a kidney transplant followup surgery and was at a hospital in Birmingham, AL. He is the step-father of our club member James Etringer; was a past president of the MA Rotary Club; and was a past district governor of our Rotary district. Any of you who knew John can attest to what a true gentleman and scholar he was.  He was a survivor and burn victim of the Flat Rock school fire; but never let that get in the way of doing what he was capable of doing.  An incredibly talented accountant and financial advisor. No plans are known at this time; but our minister said this morning that a Wednesday service was likely. Please keep James, Barbara, and Belton (his son)  and their family in your prayers. - Richard Loftis, Surry Sunrise RC.

Dear Phil, Thank you. John and Barbara have been neighbors for many years. John has always been a quiet, but thoughtful presence in Mount Airy, so admired, so humble, so amazing. We will all miss his ready smile and his grace in all things.  Warm regards, Kate, President, Mount Airy Rotary Club