Hillra Hoyt (Bubber) Felty, Jr.
Published 11:05 am Tuesday, December 19, 2017
Hillra Hoyt (Bubber) Felty, Jr.
December 17, 2017
Mr. H.H. (Bubber) Felty, Jr. passed away peacefully at Kate B. Reynolds Hospice Home in Winston-Salem, N.C . on December 17, 2017. He was born on May 25, 1937 in Bainbridge, Georgia, the son of Hillra Hoyt Felty and Elizabeth (Liz) S. Felty. He graduated from Bainbridge High School, and received a Bachelor’s Degree from the The Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta, Georgia. He then served in the US Air Force for six and one-half years where he was a navigator on a KC-135. After the military, he attended the University of Georgia in Athens, Georgia, where he received a Master’s Degree. He moved to Winston-Salem in 1972, to work for the Veteran’s Administration as an adjudicator, retiring after 30 years.
In 1974 he married Judy Marie Kelley. They enjoyed a wonderful life together until her death in 2010. They were members of Knollwood Baptist Church. The friends at the Shepherd’s Center, where Bubber regularly played in multiple bridge groups, made life without Judy more bearable.
Bubber participated in numerous mission trips to Central and South America with the medical team from Knollwood Baptist Church. He was also a faithful and dedicated volunteer at the Community Care Center for over 15 years.
His final weeks were spent doing what he loved, tending his spectacular garden and prized day lilies, which provided immense beauty for the whole neighborhood. Bubber and Judy will be remembered as gracious and caring neighbors.
He was preceded in death by his parents and by his dear wife, Judy K. Felty. His loving son, Christopher M. Felty, Sr. and his beloved grandson, Christopher M. Felty, Jr., a sister, Bert Moore, a sister-in-law, Viviane Stark, as well as seven nieces, three grand-nephews and two grand-nieces, survive him.
A memorial service celebrating his life will be held at Knollwood Baptist Church in Winston-Salem, NC on Wednesday, December 20, 2017 at 3 pm.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Knollwood Baptist Church, 330 Knollwood St., Winston-Salem, NC 27104.
