Henry Warren, Jr.

Mr. Henry Harrison Warren, Jr., 87, of Clemmons, passed away Monday, December 13, 2021. He was born December 2, 1934 in Wilkes County, NC to Nannie Mae Shaver Warren and Henry Harrison Warren, Sr. Mr. Warren served as a paratrooper in the U.S. Army after high school graduation. He retired after thirty-two years at R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company then worked as a contractor for Universal Tobacco for several years afterwards. He was an active member of Center Grove Baptist Church for over 30 years where he faithfully and joyfully sang in the choir that he dearly loved. He enjoyed sports, especially ACC basketball and football (Go Wake Forest Demon Deacons!) and watched every Atlanta Braves baseball he could. Mr. Warren traveled the world extensively during his years with RJR and Universal, making friends wherever he went, on almost every continent. He was preceded in death by his parents; his five older sisters; daughter, Jane Louise Warren (4 months); and a son, Joseph Franklin Warren (56 yrs). Surviving are his wife of 65 years, Frances B. Warren; two daughters, Judy Herman (Mark) and Jan Warren; five grandchildren, Katie Atwood (Graham), Thomas Harper (Joy), Andrew Harper (Katie), Grace Warren Rucker and Jackson Warren Rucker; four great grandchildren, Molly, Morgan, Henry (Katie) and Grayson (Tommy & Joy); and one brother, Dr. Holland Warren. The family will receive friends from 2:00 – 4:00 p.m. Sunday, December 19, 2021, at Hayworth-Miller Silas Creek Chapel.