Whitesell-Somers Family Web Project - Person Sheet
Whitesell-Somers Family Web Project - Person Sheet
BirthDec 8, 1922, Alamance County, North Carolina [1], [77], [117]
DeathFeb 27, 1982, Alamance County, North Carolina [1], [116], [117], [124]
BurialSaint Marks Church Cemetery, 1230 St. Mark’s Church Road, Elon, North Carolina [121]
FlagsUS Military
FatherRobert Franklin WHITESELL (1883-1970)
MotherDora Nancy McPHERSON (1900-1981)
Spouses
BirthJul 29, 1920, Alamance County, North Carolina [599]
DeathFeb 28, 2009, Alamance County, North Carolina [599]
BurialSaint Paul's Lutheran Church, 2719 Belmont-Alamance Road, Alamance County, North Carolina [600]
FatherJoseph Hubert ISLEY (1895-1934)
MotherViola MURRAY (1896-1977)
Divorce1971 [600]
Obituary Online notes for Mary Christine (Spouse 1)
3/1/2009

Mary Christine Isley Whitesell

    MEBANE — Mary Christine Isley Whitesell, 88, passed away Saturday, February 28, 2009 at Alamance Regional Medical Center. Ms. Whitesell was born July 29, 1920 in Alamance County to the late Joseph Hubert Isley and Viola Murray Isley. Christine was a homemaker raising six children. She grew up at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church and was of the Lutheran faith.
    Survivors include two daughters, Beth Whitesell Cook and her husband John of Mebane, and Beverly Brown and her husband Joel of Burlington; three sons, Bobby Whitesell and his wife Bonnie of Goldsboro, Billy Whitesell and his wife Sandy of Roswell, Ga, and Barry Whitesell of Albemarle, NC; eleven grandchildren; five great grandchildren; and a daughter-in-law, Janice Whitesell of Burlington.
    She was preceded in death by her parents; a son, Jacob "Butch" Whitesell; a brother, Bud Isley; a sister, Ruth Teague.
    A private funeral service will be held on Monday, March 2, 2009.
    Memorials can be made to St. Paul’s Lutheran Church 2719 Bellemont Alamance Road, Burlington, NC 27215.
    You may sign the online register book at
www.lowefuneralhome.com [599]
Last Modified Dec 28, 2019Created Sep 25, 2026 by Terry M. Whitesell, using Reunion for Macintosh
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