Whitesell-Somers Family Web Project - Person Sheet
Whitesell-Somers Family Web Project - Person Sheet
Spouses
BirthNov 9, 1937, Alamance County, North Carolina24,261, Janie Marie Crouse Whitesell
DeathFeb 27, 2023, Alamance County, North Carolina261, Janie Marie Crouse Whitesell
BurialSaint Marks Church Cemetery, 1230 St. Mark’s Church Road, Elon, North Carolina261, Janie Marie Crouse Whitesell
FatherEverett Brower CROUSE (1890-1960)
MotherMinnie Blanche WHITT (1900-1943)
MarriageJun 24, 195624,311
ChildrenUNNAMED (Died as Infant) (1957-1957)
 David Robert (1961-2011)
Obituary Online notes for “Bob” George Robert WHITESELL
9/26/2020

George R. “Bobby” Whitesell

Mr. George R. “Bobby” Whitesell, 89, of Kimesville Road, Burlington passed away at his residence on Thursday, September 24, 2020. Arrangements are incomplete at Rich & Thompson Funeral and Cremation
Service in Burlington.




George R. "Bobby" Whitesell

July 20, 1931 ~ September 24, 2020 (age 89)

Mr. George R. “Bobby” Whitesell, 89, of Kimesville Road, Burlington passed away at his residence on Thursday, September 24, 2020.

A native of Alamance County, he was the husband of Janie Crouse Whitesell, who survives and the son of Junius George Whitesell and Hattie Whitfield Whitesell, both deceased.

Mr. Whitesell was a veteran of the U. S. Air Force serving during the Korean Conflict and a retired general contractor. He was a member of the Homebuilders Association. Bobby was a lifetime member of St. Mark’s Church where he served as a Deacon and an Elder. He was a member of the Cemetery Committee at the church and the Christian Workers’ Sunday School Class.

In addition to his wife of their home, survivors include a daughter, Lynn Whitesell Moore and husband Charles of Burlington; a brother, Jack Whitesell (JoAnn) of Charlotte; two grandsons, Jacob Moore and Patrick Moore; and many loving nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by a son, David R. Whitesell; an infant daughter; two brothers, Charles Whitesell and Harold Whitesell; and a sister, Willa Gray McQueen.

A graveside service will be conducted at St. Mark’s Church Cemetery on Sunday, September 27, 2020 at 2:00 p.m.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to St. Mark’s Church, 1230 Saint Marks Church Rd, Burlington, NC 27215 or AuthoraCare Collective Hospice Home, 914 Chapel Hill Road, Burlington, NC 27215.
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