Whitesell-Somers Family Web Project - Person Sheet
Whitesell-Somers Family Web Project - Person Sheet
NameMargeret Mozelle GARRISON [1], [807], [1071], [1072], [1073], [1074], [1076]
BirthAug 23, 1916, Alamance County, North Carolina [1], [862], [1071]
DeathDec 28, 2005, Alamance County, North Carolina [1071]
BurialAlamance Memorial Park, 4039 S Church St, Alamance County, North Carolina [1071]
OccupationRetired From Copland Fabrics [1071]
FatherLacy Lee GARRISON (1894-1959)
MotherBertha Eula SAUNDERS (1894-1979)
Spouses
BirthJun 24, 1913 [1], [862], [807]
DeathMay 11, 1979 [1], [862], [807]
BurialAlamance Memorial Park, 4039 S Church St, Alamance County, North Carolina [1075]
FatherJohn William BECKOM (1874-1963)
MotherMary Ida WHITESELL (1875-1955)
MarriageOct 13, 1934 [1], [807]
Obituary Online notes for Margeret Mozelle GARRISON
12/29/2005

Mozelle  Garrison Beckom 

    BURLINGTON — Mozelle  Garrison Beckom , 89, of 2875 Mine Creek Road, died on Wednesday, Dec. 28, 2005, at Alamance Regional Medical Center. She was born in Alamance County, daughter of the late Lacy Lee and Bertha Saunders Garrison and was married to the late James Washington Beckom .

Mrs. Beckom  was a loving wife, mother and grandmother, and a member of Bethel United Methodist Church where she was active in the Women’s Circle, the Young at Heart Seniors Group, the Joy Sunday School Class. She also made banners for every liturgical season in the church. Mozelle  retired from Copland Fabrics and was a former Cub Scout Den Mother.

    She is survived by her sons and daughters-in-law, Jimmie Lee and Susan Beckom  of Raleigh and Bobby Neal and Constance Beckom  of Midlothian, Va.; grandchildren, James Edgar Beckom , Jonathan Sadler Beckom , Thomas Neal Beckom , Samuel Waddell Beckom  and Margaret Singleton Beckom ; great-grandchildren, Kaitlin Beckom , Sydney Beckom , Anna Beckom  and Ashton Beckom ; sisters, Nellie Kraemer and Ruth Oakley, both of Burlington and Jean Weathers of Lakeland, Fla.; and brothers, Raymond Garrison and Vernon Garrison, both of Burlington.

She was preceded in death by her husband, parents, and brothers, Aubrey and Odell Garrison.

    The funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. Friday, Dec. 30, 2005, at Bethel United Methodist Church with Rev. Renee Burnette officiating.

Interment will follow in Alamance Memorial Park.

    The family will receive friends from 5 to 7 p.m. Thursday at Lowe Funeral Home and Crematory and other times at the home.
    In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Bethel United Methodist Church, 1421 Bethel Methodist Church Road, Burlington, N.C. 27217.
    Condolences may be sent to the family at info@lowefuneralhome.com [1071]
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