Whitesell-Somers Family Web Project - Person Sheet
Whitesell-Somers Family Web Project - Person Sheet
NameBen Dexter CLAPP 
24,143, Obit- Ernest D. Whitesell,3, Ben Dexter Clapp,3, Hilda Whitesell Baites,3, Laura L. Whitesell Clapp
24,143, Obit- Ernest D. Whitesell,3, Ben Dexter Clapp,3, Hilda Whitesell Baites,3, Laura L. Whitesell ClappBirthJan 10, 1919, Guilford County, North Carolina24,3, Ben Dexter Clapp
DeathAug 23, 2006, Guilford County, North Carolina3, Ben Dexter Clapp
BurialMount Hope United Church Of Christ, 2400 Mount Hope Church Rd, Whitsett, North Carolina3, Ben Dexter Clapp
OccupationRetired From Newman Machine Company3, Ben Dexter Clapp
ReligionMember Of Mt. Hope United Church Of Christ3, Ben Dexter Clapp
FlagsUS Military, US Navy, World War II
FatherErnest Esley CLAPP (1886-1965)
MotherCarrie Lee GORRELL (1892-1973)
Spouses
1Laura Lucille WHITESELL 24,143, Obit- Ernest D. Whitesell,3, Ben Dexter Clapp,3, Hilda Whitesell Baites,3, Laura L. Whitesell Clapp
24,143, Obit- Ernest D. Whitesell,3, Ben Dexter Clapp,3, Hilda Whitesell Baites,3, Laura L. Whitesell ClappBirthFeb 19, 1923, Guilford County, North Carolina24,3, North Carolina, Birth Index, 1800-2000," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VHT3-3NS : accessed 29 August 2015), Laura Lucile Whitesell, 19 Feb 1923; from "North Carolina
DeathAug 28, 2015, Guilford County, North Carolina3, Laura L. Whitesell Clapp
BurialMount Hope United Church Of Christ, 2400 Mount Hope Church Rd, Whitsett, North Carolina3, Laura L. Whitesell Clapp
FatherErnest David WHITESELL Sr. (1894-1982)
MotherFlossie Caroline GERRINGER (1897-1977)
MarriageApr 6, 194024
Obituary Online notes for Ben Dexter CLAPP
8/24/2006
Ben Dexter Clapp
WHITSETT — Mr. Ben Dexter Clapp , 87 years of age, of 6556 Foster Road, Whitsett, died Wednesday, August 23, 2006 at Clapp’s Nursing Center in Pleasant Garden, N.C.
Mr. Clapp was a Guilford County native, a retired employee of Newman Machine Company, Greensboro, and long time member of Mt. Hope United Church of Christ. Known for a quick wit and always speaking his mind, Mr. Clapp will also be remembered for his love of maintaining a large lawn and vegetable garden, most notably tomatoes.
Mr. Clapp was a proud U.S. Naval Veteran of World War II, having served on a destroyer.
Surviving Mr. Clapp are his wife, Laura Whitesell Clapp of the home; and three sons, A. Ronald Clapp and wife, Doris Johnson Clapp , of Julian, N.C., Gerry D. Clapp of Charlotte, N.C., and Bradley N. Clapp of Atlanta, Ga. He is also survived by a grandson, Christopher L. Clapp and wife, Leslie Robinson Clapp , and their son, Carson H. Clapp of Wilmington, N.C.
Mr. Clapp was the last surviving child of the late Ernest and Carrie Gorrell Clapp . He was preceded in death by four brothers, Roy, Wilson, Otis, and Bill; and one sister, Cleo Clapp Bradsher.
The funeral service will be conducted at Mt. Hope United Church of Christ on Friday, August 25, 2006 at 2 p.m. by the Rev. Dr. Walter Patten and the Rev. Dr. Lawrence Clapp . Burial will follow in Mt. Hope Church cemetery.
The family will receive friends at the Rich & Thompson Mortuary in Burlington from 7 to 8:30 this evening, and at other times, the family will be at the residence.
Memorial contributions may be sent to Mt. Hope United Church of Christ, 2400 Mt. Hope Church Road, Whitsett, N.C. 27377 or to Bryan Alzheimer’s Disease Research, c/o DUMC, 2200 West Main Street, Suite A-230, Durham, N.C. 27705 or to a charity of your choice.
Condolences may be sent to info@richandthompson.com 3, Ben Dexter Clapp
Ben Dexter Clapp
WHITSETT — Mr. Ben Dexter Clapp , 87 years of age, of 6556 Foster Road, Whitsett, died Wednesday, August 23, 2006 at Clapp’s Nursing Center in Pleasant Garden, N.C.
Mr. Clapp was a Guilford County native, a retired employee of Newman Machine Company, Greensboro, and long time member of Mt. Hope United Church of Christ. Known for a quick wit and always speaking his mind, Mr. Clapp will also be remembered for his love of maintaining a large lawn and vegetable garden, most notably tomatoes.
Mr. Clapp was a proud U.S. Naval Veteran of World War II, having served on a destroyer.
Surviving Mr. Clapp are his wife, Laura Whitesell Clapp of the home; and three sons, A. Ronald Clapp and wife, Doris Johnson Clapp , of Julian, N.C., Gerry D. Clapp of Charlotte, N.C., and Bradley N. Clapp of Atlanta, Ga. He is also survived by a grandson, Christopher L. Clapp and wife, Leslie Robinson Clapp , and their son, Carson H. Clapp of Wilmington, N.C.
Mr. Clapp was the last surviving child of the late Ernest and Carrie Gorrell Clapp . He was preceded in death by four brothers, Roy, Wilson, Otis, and Bill; and one sister, Cleo Clapp Bradsher.
The funeral service will be conducted at Mt. Hope United Church of Christ on Friday, August 25, 2006 at 2 p.m. by the Rev. Dr. Walter Patten and the Rev. Dr. Lawrence Clapp . Burial will follow in Mt. Hope Church cemetery.
The family will receive friends at the Rich & Thompson Mortuary in Burlington from 7 to 8:30 this evening, and at other times, the family will be at the residence.
Memorial contributions may be sent to Mt. Hope United Church of Christ, 2400 Mt. Hope Church Road, Whitsett, N.C. 27377 or to Bryan Alzheimer’s Disease Research, c/o DUMC, 2200 West Main Street, Suite A-230, Durham, N.C. 27705 or to a charity of your choice.
Condolences may be sent to info@richandthompson.com 3, Ben Dexter Clapp