Whitesell-Somers Family Web Project - Person Sheet
Whitesell-Somers Family Web Project - Person Sheet
DeathMay 26, 2017, Alamance County, North Carolina3, Howard Ellis Kernodle, Sr.
BurialMount Zion Christian Church, 3210 Mt. Zion Church Road, Cedar Grove Twp, Orange County, North Carolina3, Howard Ellis Kernodle, Sr.
FlagsKorean War, US Army
MotherDaisy Bell PICKETT (1903-1967)
Spouses
DeathJul 5, 20163, Alma Modlin Kernodle
BurialMount Zion Christian Church, 3210 Mt. Zion Church Road, Cedar Grove Twp, Orange County, North Carolina3, Alma Modlin Kernodle
Father“Ed” Edward Paul MODLIN (1916-1993)
MotherIda Jane Alene JONES (1914-1988)
ChildrenHoward Ellis
 Barry Lynn (1964-2017)
Obituary Online notes for Howard Ellis KERNODLE Sr.
5/29/2017

Howard Ellis Kernodle, Sr.


EFLAND - Mr. Howard Ellis Kernodle, Sr., 85, of Efland, passed away on Friday, May 26, 2017 at the Hospice Home of Burlington.
A native of Orange County, NC, he was the son of the late Robert Otis and Daisy Bell Pickett Kernodle.

Howard was a proud veteran of the US ARMY, serving in the Korean War. After his time in the service, he went to work with Whites Furniture Company in Mebane which he retired from with 45 years of service.

Howard was an avid outdoorsman as he loved to farm, fish, deer and rabbit hunt, but most importantly, he was a loving husband, father, grandfather, brother and friend to many.

Survivors include his children, Junior Kernodle (Rhonda) and Wanda Roberson (George); daughter in law, Diane Cook Kernodle; 10 grandchildren; 16 great-grandchildren; sister, Mildred Carmichael (JE), and many loving nieces and nephews.

In addition to his parents, he is preceded in death by his son, Barry Kernodle; grandchildren, Lynn Kernodle and Joshua Denton; two great-grandchildren; and brothers and sisters, Georgie Carmichael, Annalee Moore, Paul Kernodle, James Kernodle, and Luther Kernodle.

A funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. on Thursday, June 1, 2017 at the McClure Funeral Home Chapel in Mebane with the Pastor Jim Florence officiating. Burial will follow in Mt. Zion Christian Church Cemetery.

The family will receive friends from 6 p.m. until 8 p.m. on Wednesday, May 31, 2017 at the McClure Funeral Home in Mebane.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Hospice of Alamance-Caswell at 914 Chapel Hill Rd. Burlington, NC 27215.

Online condolences may be offered at
www.mcclurefuneralservice.net. 3, Howard Ellis Kernodle, Sr.
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