Heywood Barden

Dr. Heywood L. Barden, Jr., better known as Hank, of Jefferson died Saturday, May 17, 2008 at Watauga Medical Center in Boone, NC. Dr. Barden was born in Wilmington, NC on March 20, 1943 to the late Heywood Lamb Barden Sr. and Juanita Pierce Barden. He was a member of the First Presbyterian Church in Wilmington, and Jefferson United Methodist Church. He attended UNC Chapel Hill where he was the Co-captain of the football team. After completion of dental school at Carolina in 1974, he began his practice of family dentistry in Wilmington. Hank was an avid sailor, pilot, loved to sing, but most of all he loved his family and grandchildren. Along with his parents he was preceded in death by one son Heywood Lamb Barden III. A memorial service will be held on Thursday, May 22, 2008 at 4pm at Jefferson United Methodist Church by the Rev. Dr. Keith Franklin. A memorial service will also be held Thursday, May 29, 2008 at First Presbyterian Church in Wilmington, NC by the Rev. Dr. Ernest T. Thompson III. The family will receive friends at the church in Gilmore Hall following the memorial service. Dr. Barden is survived by, his wife Barbara "Bobbie" Hayes Barden, two sons: Pierce Barden and wife Courtney and Chris Barden and wife Mande both of Wilmington, NC. His three grandchildren, Alec, Reid and Hunter also survive. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society/ Prostate Research, P.O. Box 22718, Oklahoma City, OK 73123, www.cancer.org, or First Presbyterian Church of Wilmington, 125 S. Third St., Wilmington, NC 28401. Badger Funeral Home of West Jefferson was entrusted with Dr. Barden?s arrangements. Condolences can be sent to the family and can be viewed through our website www.badgerfuneralhome.com.