Arthur Phillip Wourms, III
March 1, 1961 ~ March 16, 2004
Resided in:
Canton, NC
Asheville Butterfly Trail
Arthur Phillip Wourms, III, 43, of 55 Crazy Creek Lane, Canton, died Tuesday, March 16, 2004, at Mission/St. Joseph’s Hospital.
A native of Columbia, SC, he was a son of Bethel Smith Wourms of Columbia and the late Arthur Phillip Wourms, Jr. He was an operation systems analyst with Mission Hospital and was a US Air Force veteran.
In addition to his mother, Mr. Wourms is survived by his fiancee, Linda Stroud Dodson of Canton; a daughter, Celeste Wourms of Canton; two sons, Nic Dodson and Josh Dodson of Canton; four sisters, Deborah Groves, Pamela Self, Nanette Walters and Mary Wourms, all of Columbia; one nephew and several nieces.
Funeral services will be held at 3:00 pm Friday in the Patton Avenue chapel of Groce Funeral Home. His family will receive friends from 7:00-8:30 pm Thursday at the funeral home.
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I’ve know Art for 14 years, he was a close friend. I was very sad to see him go. He was a great friend to have and always lots of fun to be around. I pray for Celeste and all of his family, I know he is truely missed. The Lord will be with you all and give you strength to get through these hard times. God Bless. Heidi
Art worked with us at Coastal Federal Credit Union for many years. We always enjoyed his sense of humor and fellowship. Our thoughts of sympathy and love goes out to his family as well as our prayers for God’s comfort for all that they are going through.
Art was a wonderful person to work with. He was always bright and cheerful, and made us laugh. I consider it a privilege to have worked with him for several years. We will miss Art. My sincere prayer is that you may be conforted in your time of grief.
Fred.
Art is a dear person whom we were blessed to know. My prayers and sympathies are sent to everyone in his family.
Sally
My deepest sympathy, he was a great
person.
Melvin Holloway
You will surely be missed. Our hearts go out to you and your family and we will be praying for them. You are with the Lord now.
My deepest sympathy goes out to your family. My prayer is that God will lift you up in your time of sorrow. Art was a great co-worker and friend.
He was a good friend and co-worker, and I’ll miss him deeply. My sympathies go to Art’s family and love ones. You all will be in my prayers.
Art, we will miss you, words can’t describe how much your support helped me through my time of grief with the loss of a loved one. You understood as you had endured the same pain and surrounding circumstances that I had. Even though I know you are still near, your physical presence will be sorely missed by all.
Lord please embrace and comfort this family at this time of loss.
Art’s infectious smile and humor brightened my days at work. I will cherish those memories as I keep his family and friends in my prayers.
Art will truley be missed here at Mission, he was always willing to help anyone in any way he could. Know that my thoughts and prayers are with the family, friends and all his coworkers.
Art will truly be missed. He was a joy to know and I am blessed to have been able to experience his humor and laughter. My prayer is that his family finds the Peace of the Lord during this difficult time.
Art was such a pleasure to work with. I consider myself blessed to have known him. He will be greatly missed. Your family will be in our thoughts and prayers.
My sincere condolences to the family of Art. I know this is a tremendous shock to you as it is to the Computer Services Department and to Mission Hospitals. Art was an exceptional individual and will be sorely missed by his many friends here at Mission. Please let us know if there is any way we can help during this time.
Arlo Jennings, Ph.D.
Vice President & CIO
Art was the most full of like person you will ever meet. He was a customer of Medical Center Pharmacy were I work and every time he came into the pharmacy he always had a smile on his face. I will always remember how sweet of a person he was. I will keep the family in my prayers.
Tracy House
I spoke with Art on the phone about twice a month for the past 3 years at work. I never got to met him face to face. Art was always very patient. He was a very caring person. Once you talked to him you’d always remember his distinished voice. You don’t have to see someone to know them and see what kind of person they are. He was very Christ-like in his words. He will be missed. I offer my condolences to his family. Matthew 5:4 John 14:18,26-27 May you find peace in Jesus Chris, and know you will all be together someday in heaven.
As many of us at Mission Hospitals do, I frequently called Art for help or changes to one of my previous requests. Not once did I speak with Art when he wasn’t pleasant and helpful. He was a wonderful person and I will miss him dearly. My thoughts and prayers will be with his family during their time of grief.
Art’s presence will be missed by Mission Hospitals and Computer Services for a very long time. We will remember his smiles and positive attitude. His short life has touched us all.Our hearts go out to Celeste who has lost so much and Linda, who has lost her best friend.
Art was a very special person and I will miss his quick smile, his delightful sense of humor and his joy for life. I am honored to have had the opportunity to know him and work with him. He was greatly loved and is greatly missed.
With heartfelt sympathy, you remain in my thoughts and prayers.
Linda, Celeste, & family of Art,
Although I won’t be able to be there tomorrow, I would like to express my deepest sympathies in the loss of Art. I know it is a great shock and loss. Just last week, he emailed me and was so excited about the upcoming wedding, and you and he have always seemed such good friends. I don’t have anything sensible to say, other than that I will pray for you and your family…that God will comfort you in your loss of such a great man. Linda, anytime you would like to visit, or email or simply vent, you are always welcome to call, email, or visit. My door is always open to you and when you can, email me or give me a call. You and Art were my favorite people when I was there, and I am so sorry you have to go through this.
Teresa
I will miss Art’s smile and zany
sense of humor. Whenever I had
a bad day at work i could always
count on Art ‘s sense of humor to bring a smile to my face. We could always talk about ‘ THE MAN’ and working for ‘ THE MAN’. He was a dear friend who I will never forget .
I send my deepest heart -felt
condlences to Art’s family and friends…..HE was one of a kind.
Sincerely
Alan
It was a pleasure to know and work with Art for several years; he will be greatly missed.
It is my prayer that the God of all Comfort will be with family and friends at this difficult time.
Art helped me many times while I was in Radiology and since after coming to CI. My prayers and sympathy to his family. His willingness to help and wonderful smile will be missed by all
Wherever Art was, laughter was to be found. No matter the situation, a quick word or look from him, and all would be giggling. I am grateful to have known him.
My thoughts are with his family and friends.
dear celeste
ih i am very sorry about Art i relly liked him .well i love you like a sister and if you need any thing you know my number and were i live .i know you loved him alot .but every one has a time to go . and i know you lost your mom not long ago .but Linda,josh.nic will tack care of you . and you alway’s have a frind when you need her I LOVE YOU
love your
friend,
samantha ,
terry,
donna,
jackson jones
Linda, I am so sorry to hear of your loss. Please know you all are in my thoughts and prayers. May God be with you all. We love you. Helen Wiggins
Linda, I’m truley sorry for the lose of such a love that the two of you shared in everything in life that together you touched–from the children you love dearly to dogs that need your love dearly. If you ever need me, or if you guys ever need a friend–Katie & Major can find us for each other as they have found love and kindness for themselves in you and yours. Call anytime and I’ll be there for you as you were there for us. With Love and Hope And Kindness for All,
Kathy
I so enjoyed working with Art. I appreciate all he did to make my job easier. His humor and laughter often brightened my days. I most treasure the conversation we had a few years ago concerning his relationship with the Lord Jesus Christ.
I miss Art, but rest in the blessed hope that I will see him again some day.
I never once saw Art without a smile on his face. He was always upbeat and kept everyone else that way too. He was kind, helpful, sweet and very, very funny. He will truly be missed by everyone in Computer Services. It was a blessing and a honor to have know him. My prayers will be with his family.
While I didn’t know Art well, we shared a March 1st birthday. We’d always wish each other well on our special day. May God bless all his family, friends, and coworkers.