Whitesell-Somers Family Web Project - Person Sheet
Whitesell-Somers Family Web Project - Person Sheet
NameMary Ruth WHITESELL 24,3, John W. Whitesell,3, Mr. David Elmo Whitesell,3, Betty Whitesell Faucette,143, Obituary - Mrs. Frances Whitesell Fender,3, Mary Ruth Whitesell Mansfield,404, North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979 (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QP9V-436X : 28 November 2018), Elizabeth Mae Whitesell in entry for Abner C Mansfield and Mary Ruth Whitesell, 21 Dec 1946; citing Burlington, Alamance, NC,134, BIRTH: MANSFIELD, ALAN CHRISTIAN ,404, North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979 (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QP9V-436X : 28 November 2018), Elizabeth Mae Whitesell in entry for Abner C Mansfield and Mary Ruth Whitesell, 21 Dec 1946; citing Burlington, Alamance, NC,470, William M Whitesell-Obituary,470, Lizzie Whitesell Gerringer-Obituary
BirthMay 12, 1926, Alamance County, North Carolina3, Mary Ruth Whitesell Mansfield,404, North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979 (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QP9V-436X : 28 November 2018), Elizabeth Mae Whitesell in entry for Abner C Mansfield and Mary Ruth Whitesell, 21 Dec 1946; citing Burlington, Alamance, NC,404, North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979 (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QP9V-436X : 28 November 2018), Elizabeth Mae Whitesell in entry for Abner C Mansfield and Mary Ruth Whitesell, 21 Dec 1946; citing Burlington, Alamance, NC,404, Mary Ruth Whitesell-Female-12 May 1926 – 27 December 2008-•-G4HG-5D3
DeathDec 27, 2008, Alabama3, Mary Ruth Whitesell Mansfield
BurialUnknown
FatherWilliam WHITESELL (1870-1942)
Spouses
BirthFeb 2, 1922404, North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979 (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QP9V-436X : 28 November 2018), Elizabeth Mae Whitesell in entry for Abner C Mansfield and Mary Ruth Whitesell, 21 Dec 1946; citing Burlington, Alamance, NC,404, North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979 (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QP9V-436X : 28 November 2018), Elizabeth Mae Whitesell in entry for Abner C Mansfield and Mary Ruth Whitesell, 21 Dec 1946; citing Burlington, Alamance, NC,470, Abner Christian Mansfield, Jr
BurialBarrancas National Cemetery, 1 Cemetery Road, Pensacola, Escambia County, Florida470, Abner Christian Mansfield, Jr
FatherAbner Christian MANSFIELD (1881-1942)
Mother“Mamie” Mary Ann COE (1884-1946)
MarriageDec 21, 1946, Burlington, Alamance County, North Carolina404, North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979 (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QP9V-436X : 28 November 2018), Elizabeth Mae Whitesell in entry for Abner C Mansfield and Mary Ruth Whitesell, 21 Dec 1946; citing Burlington, Alamance, NC,404, Mary Ruth Whitesell-Female-12 May 1926 – 27 December 2008-•-G4HG-5D3
Obituary Online notes for Mary Ruth WHITESELL
12/30/2008


Mary Ruth Whitesell Mansfield


    OPP, Ala. — Mary Ruth Whitesell Mansfield, 82, of 216 W. Hart Ave. and formerly of Burlington, died Saturday, Dec. 27, 2008, at Mizell Memorial Hospital following several years of declining health.

    A homemaker and native of Alamance County, she was the wife of the late Abner C. (A.C.) Mansfield and daughter of William Whitesell and Lizzie Mcintyre Whitesell Gerringer, both deceased.

    Survivors include two sons, Alan Christian (Chris) Mansfield of Opp, Ala., and Steven (Steve) David Mansfield of Pensacola, Fla.; granddaughter, Corey Elizabeth Mansfield of Santa Fe, N.M.; as well as a niece and several nephews in the Burlington area.

    Other than her husband and parents, she was preceded in death by brothers, John W. Whitesell and David E. Whitesell; and sisters, Frances W. Fender and Betty W. Faucette.

    Memorials may be made to the donor’s chosen charity.
Information furnished by Lowe Funeral Home and Crematory Inc. 3, Mary Ruth Whitesell Mansfield
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