Whitesell-Somers Family Web Project - Person Sheet
Whitesell-Somers Family Web Project - Person Sheet
NameSherman McKinley WHITESELL [1], [2035], [2036], [2043], [1613], [2037], [2062], [2063]
BirthDec 16, 1929, Alamance County, North Carolina [1], [1613], [2037], [1634], [2063]
DeathMar 12, 2009, Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center, Winston-Salem, Forsyth County, North Carolina [2037], [2063]
BurialAlamance Memorial Park, 4039 S Church St, Alamance County, North Carolina [2037]
MotherGeneva Elizabeth MURRAY (1894-1970)
Spouses
BirthMay 7, 1937, Guilford County, North Carolina [1], [1613], [2062]
DeathMar 6, 2015, Alamance County, North Carolina [2062]
BurialAlamance Memorial Park, 4039 S Church St, Alamance County, North Carolina [2062]
FatherJames Bryan BUTLER (1900-1960)
MotherEthel HAMILTON (1918-2006)
MarriageJul 21, 1955 [1]
ChildrenDeborah (Died as Infant) (1958-1958)
 Sherman Mark (Died as Infant) (1959-1959)
Obituary Online notes for Sherman McKinley WHITESELL
3/14/2009

Sherman McKinley Whitesell
    BURLINGTON — Sherman McKinley Whitesell, 79, of 4314-C Williams Mill Road, Burlington, died Thursday, March 12, 2009 at The Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center.
    A native of Alamance County, Mr. Whitesell was the husband of Patricia Butler Whitesell, who survives, and the son of the late Marshall Whitesell and the late Geneva Murray Whitesell.
    Mr. Whitesell was a former employee of Cone Mills and retired from Elastex Inc.
    He attended Emmanuel Baptist Church.
    In addition to his wife, Patricia, of the home, he is survived by his son, Mitchell Dean Whitesell; his grandson, Justin Todd Whitesell and his sister, Doris Johnson, all of Elon.
    He was preceded in death by his daughter, Debbie; his son, Mark; two sisters and one brother.
    A funeral service will be held Sunday, March 15, 2009 at 4 p.m. in the Rich and Thompson Chapel in Burlington. Burial will follow in Alamance Memorial Park. Officiating will be the Rev. Delton Agnor.
    The family will receive friends at Rich and Thompson Funeral and Cremation Service in Burlington Saturday evening from 6 until 8.
    The guest book may be signed at www.richandthompson.com [2037]
Obituary Online notes for Helen Patricia (Spouse 1)
3/7/2015

Patricia Butler Whitesell
 

 
 BURLINGTON — Patricia Butler Whitesell, 77, died at the Hospice Home in Burlington on Friday, March 6, 2015, at 1 a.m.
 
 A native of Guilford County she was the wife of the late Sherman McKinley Whitesell and the daughter of James Bryan Butler and Ethel Hamilton Butler, both deceased. She worked as a legal secretary for Western Electric and Lucent Technologies. She was a member of Emmanuel Baptist Church.
 
 Patricia is survived by a son, Mitchell Dean Whitesell (Lisa Thrift) of Burlington; a grandson, Justin Todd Whitesell; two sisters, Sue Willet and Sarah Berrier; two brothers, Butch Butler and Wally Butler; and special friends, Pat Tucker, Debbie Wooten, Virgie Bruner, Mandy Frissell, and Linda and Rick Roberts.
 
 In addition to her husband and parents she was preceded in death by a son, Mark Whitesell; a daughter, Debbie Whitesell; and a sister, Becky Ring.
 
 A funeral service will be held at Emmanuel Baptist Church on Monday,
 
March 9, 2015, at 11 a.m. by Pastor Kevin Smith. Burial will follow at Alamance Memorial Park.
 
 The family will receive friends at the Rich & Thompson Funeral Home in Burlington on Sunday, March 8, 2015, from 4 until 6 p.m.
 
 Memorials may be made to Hospice and Palliative Care of Alamance–Caswell, 914 Chapel Hill Road, Burlington, NC 27215.
 
 Condolences may be offered atwww.richandthompson.com. [2062]
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