The chief of the Forbush Volunteer Fire Department in Yadkinville, N.C., was found dead at his home Tuesday after having responded to an EMS run and fire call earlier in the day. He was 61.
Chief Ricky Wooten Doub died of an as yet undisclosed cause, according to the U.S. Fire Administration in an announcement of his passing.
The USFA said Doub was found deceased at his East Bend home by his wife at about 5 p.m. Tuesday evening.
According to his obituary, filed with the Gentry Family Funeral Services, Doub was born on Feb. 2, 1953, in Yadkin County and was the owner and operator of William Doub and Son Excavating.
He had been a member of the Forbush Fire Department for 29 years and served as its chief for the past eight years. He is survived by his wife Judy his mother, brothers, nieces and nephews. He was predeceased by his father, William Doub,
Funeral services will be held Friday, Dec. 19, at the Baltimore United Methodist Church in East Bend. Burial will follow in the church cemetery.
