Walling D. Vreeland,, M.D. Jr.

Walling Douglas Vreeland, Jr., M.D., (Wally) was called home to be with his Lord on March 16, 2009. Wally was born in Fayetteville, NC on May 16, 1927 to Walling Douglas Vreeland, Sr. and Dorothy Hawley Vreeland. He was preceded in death by both parents and a sister, Mildred Vreeland Gamber. He is survived by his wife of forty years, Joan Bovender Vreeland of Farmington; three children, Karen Vreeland Kennedy and husband Paul of Roswell, GA; Walling Douglas Vreeland, III ""Van"" and wife Denise of Raleigh; and Douglas Ross Vreeland of Winston-Salem; a sister, Phyllis Vreeland Roberts of Charlotte; and six grandchildren; Susan Kennedy Pryor, John Fleming Kennedy, Paul Thomas Kennedy, Jr., Valerie Danielle Vreeland; Vanessa Vreeland Link and Aaron Vaughn Vreeland. Wally served his country in the United States Army during World War II. After the war he attended the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill where he played varsity soccer. He then attended the Bowman-Gray School of Medicine of Wake Forest University. He served as a Family Practice physician in Winston-Salem for over thirty-five years. He also served as Forsyth County's Medical Examiner. Wally was a member of St. Timothy's Episcopal Church. Wally spent his final days in the peace and comfort of the Kate B. Reynolds Hospice Home in Winston-Salem. A funeral service will be held 2:00 P.M. Thursday, March 19, 2009 at Hayworth-Miller Kinderton Chapel, located on Hwy. 158 across from Bermuda Run with Rev. E. Sealy Cross officiating. Burial will follow at Westlawn Gardens of Memory. The family will receive friends 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, March 18, 2009 at the funeral home. The family requests that, in lieu of flowers, memorials be made in Wally's name to the Hospice & Palliative Care Center, 101 Hospice Lane, Winston-Salem, NC 27103. The family would like to thank his dedicated caregivers, particularly David Meyer, M.D., Aniko Toth-Bagi, M.D., and Charles Stinson, M.D., and the other physicians, nurses and staff of Forsyth Medical Center. The family also would like to recognize the entire staff of Hospice for their love, kindness and support. Online condolences may be made at www.hayworth-miller.com.

Memorials:
Memorials be made in Wally's name to the Hospice & Palliative Care Center, 101 Hospice Lane, Winston-Salem, NC 27103

Cemetery:
Westlawn Gardens of Memory

Visitation:
06:00pm - 08:00pm on March 18, 2009 at Kinderton Chapel

Service:
Service at 02:00pm on March 19, 2009 at Hayworth-Miller Kinderton Chapel