FENTON THOMAS COURTNEY, 60, of Ashboro, North Carolina, passed away on Sunday, November 12, 2017 at home. He was born July 12, 1957 in Tiffin, Ohio, a son of the late Herman and Mabel Mollohan Courtney. He was employed by Ashboro Elastics, enjoyed working in his yard and his flowers, watching birds, and loved riding his Harley-Davidson Motorcycle especially in the Christmas Toy Runs. He is survived by a daughter Danielle and grandchildren, all of North Carolina; a sister, Karen Courtney of Reedy, West Virginia; two brothers, Ron Postalwait of Ravenswood, West Virginia and Charles Postalwait of Peniel, West Virginia; several nieces, nephews, and cousins; his aunts, Effie Cooper of Parkersburg, West Virginia and Bonnie (Pat) Worstell of Marietta, Ohio; his uncle Ervin Courtney of Charleston, West Virginia.; good friends, John Dillon and family of Archdale, North Carolina and Vince Metz of Spencer; and good neighbors, Helen and Bill Parsons of Archdale. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a sister, Mary Parsons of Texas; aunts, Audrey Cassell, Eleanor Cantral, Fran Nielsen, Gertrude Stout, Ruth Kuhn, Nell Lowe, and Hallie Cunningham; uncles, Charlie and George Courtney, and Arnold Mollohan; maternal grandparents, Lanty and Maude Mollohan; and paternal grandparents, F.T. Courtney and Dixie (Arthur) Cottrell. Service will be at 12:00 noon on Saturday, November 18, 2017 at the Taylor-Vandale Funeral Home in Spencer with visitation starting at 11:00am. As per Tom's wishes he will then be cremated and his remains buried at the Epling Chapel Cemetery in Looneyville, West Virginia. In lieu of flowers, Tom's request was to make a donation to the Juvenile Diabetes Association, 26 Broadway, 14th Floor, New York, NY 10004.