OAK ISLAND — Thomas Jackson Winstead, 77, peacefully passed away Thursday, June 13, 2019, at SECU Hospice of Brunswick while surrounded by his loved ones.
Mr. Winstead was born June 1, 1942, in Greenville, son of the late Howard Walton Winstead and Josephine Jackson Winstead. He obtained a degree in accounting from University of North Carolina at Charlotte and in business administration from East Carolina University. Mr. Winstead retired from Burlington Industries after 38 years as a human resources manager.
In his retirement, he obtained his North Carolina realtor’s license, where he practiced for 11 years. While living in Oak Island, Mr. Winstead was active in the Oak Island Lions Club, Oak Island Senior Center and a member of Ocean View United Methodist Church. His hobbies included hunting, camping, fishing and cooking. He was a loving, concerned neighbor who enjoyed spending time with friends and family, serving others and striving to live out his faith in Christ. Sharing life with those around him was his greatest joy, as long as it didn’t mean sharing the remote as well.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Martha Ellen Winstead.
Survivors include his children, Tracie Miles of Indian Trail, Christie Widenhouse, and her husband, Alex, of Indian Trail, the Rev. Thomas “Tommy” Winstead, and his wife, Tammy, of Charlotte and Wade Adler, and his wife, Ashley, of Wilmington; girlfriend, Janice Finchum of Oak Island; sisters, JoEllen Kalat, and her husband, Jim of Cary and Gay Licko, and her husband, Ben, of Swansboro; and grandchildren, Morgan, Kaitlyn, Michael, Sydney, Alex, Banks, Parks, Berkley and Jackson.
A graveside service will be held at 2 p.m., Sunday, June 23, at Cape Fear Memorial Park, 4763 Southport-Supply Road SE, Southport.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Oak Island Senior Center, 5918 E. Oak Island Drive, Oak Island, NC 28465.
Share online condolences with the family at Peacock-Newnam & White Funeral and Cremation Service.
